1ST HARTFORD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 520202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A scout group registered with and governed by policy, organisation and rules of Scout Association. The beaver, cub, scout sections plan and execute annual programme of creative activity to meet the purpose of scouting.

Objects

Area of benefit: HARTFORD

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheshire West and Chester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£56k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £47,782 for the year, increasing total funds to £138,062. Unrestricted reserves stood at £83,682, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 12 months of running costs and fund future building projects. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts fairly represent the underlying transactions with no identified differences.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, approximately £10,000 (held: £84k)

“The Group’s policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the Group should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Trustee Board considers that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, approximately £10,000.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Conflicting interests
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

jonathan robert flatmanchair
Danny Michael Clarke
KATE HARFORD
Katy Gifford
Nicola Sian Brown

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£103k	£56k
31/03/2024	£60k	£60k
31/03/2023	£38k	£47k
31/03/2022	£55k	£29k
31/03/2021	£31k	£16k

Common questions

Is 1ST HARTFORD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £47,782 for the year, increasing total funds to £138,062. Unrestricted reserves stood at £83,682, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 12 months of running costs and fund future building projects. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts fairly represent the underlying transactions with no identified differences. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/01/2006	£5k	Provision of safe flooring to Scout Hall
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/09/2004	£5k	Storage

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST HERTFORD SCOUT GROUP.

1ST HERTFORD SCOUT GROUP income £66k
1ST HARPENDEN (METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP income £40k
1ST GREAT SUTTON SCOUT GROUP income £58k
1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP income £27k
1ST CUFFLEY SCOUT GROUP income £27k
1ST COWFOLD SCOUT GROUP income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST HARTFORD SCOUT GROUP	£103k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST HERTFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£66k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HARPENDEN (METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST GREAT SUTTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£58k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CUFFLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£27k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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