1ST SHEFFORD SCOUT GROUP

Charity number: 274417
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Shefford Scouts is part of the UK Scout Association. We currently run Beavers, Cubs, Scout and Explorer sections.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £21,793
Total expenditure: £22,522

People

5 Trustee(s)

18 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 November 1977: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alexandra Maycock Chair 22 June 2016
None on record
Alexandra Claire Ballantine Cowan Trustee 11 January 2026
None on record
Christopher George Trustee 21 April 2020
None on record
Sarah Castlo Trustee 10 September 2019
None on record
Richard James Lowe Trustee 01 August 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £27.48k £17.77k £11.33k £18.61k £21.79k
Total expenditure £6.59k £8.79k £12.60k £35.52k £22.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £20.24k £8.00k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 23 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 12 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

ROYAL CHARTER 04 JANUARY 1912 04 JAN 1912

Charitable 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

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
3 Arnhem Place
SHEFFORD
SG17 5UJ
Phone:
07394012046
Email:
treasurer@sheffordscouts.org.uk
Website:

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