1ST RUDDINGTON SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 522462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST RUDDINGTON GROUP BOY SCOUT GROUP

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THE METHOD OF ACHIEVING THE AIM IS BY YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADULTS

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.

Area of benefit: RUDDINGTON AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£3k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £70,000, which the trustees state is above the required level of £20,000 (equivalent to six months' running costs), largely due to savings for Scout Hut renovations. The accounts show a significant increase in cash funds from £72,793 to £102,408 year-end, supported by increased membership subscriptions and donations. The trustees report that costs have increased due to inflation but maintain that resources are adequate to continue charitable activities.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership subscriptions (53% of income)
“Net membership subscriptions retained 17,351”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' running costs, circa £20,000 (held: £70k)
“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months' running costs, circa £20,000.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£32k£3k
31/03/2025£12k£8k
31/03/2024£18k£9k
31/03/2023£13k£15k
31/03/2022£28k£7k

Common questions

Is 1ST RUDDINGTON SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £70,000, which the trustees state is above the required level of £20,000 (equivalent to six months' running costs), largely due to savings for Scout Hut renovations. The accounts show a significant increase in cash funds from £72,793 to £102,408 year-end, supported by increased membership subscriptions and donations. The trustees report that costs have increased due to inflation but maintain that resources are adequate to continue charitable activities. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST RUDDINGTON SCOUT GROUP£32k——above—no doubt
1ST STANSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026£36k—0above—no doubt
1ST CAMELSDALE SCOUT GROUP FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST UPTON-BY-CHESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£26k—0above119.8%no doubt
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt

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