73RD DERBY (ALLESTREE) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 520628 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 73RD DERBY (ALLESTREE) BOY SCOUT GROUP

As a member of the UK Scout Association, the group provides a full Scouting programme for young people aged 4 to 14 years old living in Allestree and surrounding areas. Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

Objects

73RD DERBY (ALLESTREE) SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: ALLESTREE AND DISTRICT

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

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Registered contact address: Derby, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£68k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net increase in funds of £13,677.12 for the year, resulting in group level reserves of £40,538.93. The trustees note that the group holds a general reserve to cover six months of expenditure as best practice, which is currently well above that target. The financial position is described as stable, with the group relying on subscriptions, fundraising, and rental income to cover operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of expenditure (reserves figure: £41k)
“Hold a general reserve to cover 6 months expenditure, as best practice” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 59

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 58

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 48

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2021 (received 20/07/2022, 20 days after the 30/06/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£68k£54k
31/08/2024£61k£72k
31/08/2023£42k£42k
31/08/2022£49k£52k
31/08/2021£23k£22k

Common questions

Is 73RD DERBY (ALLESTREE) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net increase in funds of £13,677.12 for the year, resulting in group level reserves of £40,538.93. The trustees note that the group holds a general reserve to cover six months of expenditure as best practice, which is currently well above that target. The financial position is described as stable, with the group relying on subscriptions, fundraising, and rental income to cover operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2006£5kCanoeing equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2005£9kExpand toilets from male only to cater for females and disabled

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 103RD READING (OXFORD ROAD) SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
73RD DERBY (ALLESTREE) SCOUT GROUP£68k—0unclear—no doubt
103RD READING (OXFORD ROAD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£35k—0below—no doubt
1ST ASHTEAD (PELHAM) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£84k—0unclear—no doubt
SELBY DISTRICT SCOUTS FY2026£64k——unclear—no doubt
9TH NORTH WATFORD (WOODSIDE) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
7TH ROYSTON (BARKWAY) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt

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