11TH/9TH CAMBRIDGE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 308261 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing Scouting to the Local Comunity

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: CAMBRIDGE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Cambridgeshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£70k

Latest spending

£49k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds reserves of approximately £50,000, which aligns with its stated policy of holding 12 months' running costs. The trustees have adopted a risk-averse investment strategy, keeping all funds in cash to prevent erosion through inflation. The group reports no material deficits and maintains insurance coverage for its property and activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months’ running costs, circa £50,000 (reserves figure: £50k)

“The Trustees consider that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months’ running costs, circa £50,000, considering the growth of the group and rising costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 43

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 55

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 50

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Deborah Mullinger
Dr FRANK LEE
Matthew James Wood
Robert Peter Forrest
Sanchia Norris

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£70k	£49k
31/12/2024	£71k	£52k
31/12/2023	£62k	£50k
31/12/2022	£57k	£43k
31/12/2021	£59k	£29k

Common questions

Is 11TH/9TH CAMBRIDGE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds reserves of approximately £50,000, which aligns with its stated policy of holding 12 months' running costs. The trustees have adopted a risk-averse investment strategy, keeping all funds in cash to prevent erosion through inflation. The group reports no material deficits and maintains insurance coverage for its property and activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SHANLY FOUNDATION	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 10TH FINCHLEY (SCOTTISH) SCOUT GROUP.

10TH FINCHLEY (SCOTTISH) SCOUT GROUP income £42k
9TH BRACKNELL (SOUTH HILL) SCOUT GROUP income £24k
2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP income £45k
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP income £45k
1ST IBSTOCK BOY SCOUT GROUP income £36k
9TH AYLESBURY SCOUT GROUP income £29k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
11TH/9TH CAMBRIDGE SCOUT GROUP	£70k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
10TH FINCHLEY (SCOTTISH) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£42k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
9TH BRACKNELL (SOUTH HILL) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£24k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£45k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST IBSTOCK BOY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.