1ST Combs Scout Group
Registered charity 1018301 Registered since 1993
Operates: Suffolk
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Ivan Keith Deakin Chair since 2022
- Cherelle Letter since 2025
- Christopher Frost since 2018
- Lindsay Vernon since 2025
- Lisa Brown since 2020
- Mitchell Billing since 2023
- Rebecca Flack since 2023
- Zoe Hyde since 2020
4y median 3.5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Frost since 2018
- Lisa Brown since 2020
- Zoe Hyde since 2020
4.1y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Ivan Keith Deakin Chair since 2022
- Cherelle Letter since 2025
- Christopher Frost since 2018
- Lindsay Vernon since 2025
- Mitchell Billing since 2023
- Rebecca Flack since 2023
- Zoe Hyde since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Lisa Brown since 2020
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company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 8
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£34k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
Qualified
Auditor's opinioniAuditor's opinionThe accounts_qualified flag on the latest filed annual return is True - the auditor qualified their opinion. A register flag, shown as filed.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
- First Finchampstead Scout Group Similar size; both Education
- Blean PRE-School Similar size; both Education
- Christ Church School Association (Lichfield) Similar size; both Education
- Brighton, Hove & District Early Childhood Project Similar size; both Education
- Friends of OLC Similar size; both Education
- Horniman Primary School Parent Teacher Association Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | https://1stcombs.co.uk/our-sections/ |
| GSL@1stcombs.co.uk | |
| Phone | 07837399834 |
| Address | 1st Combs Scout Group, Combs Wood Drive, Stowmarket, IP14 2RJ |
Finances
£82,081 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £28,700 | £32,300 |
| 2022 | £28,700 | £23,900 |
| 2023 | £34,276 | £29,242 |
| 2024 | £34,230 | £31,000 |
| 2025 | £82,081 | £78,065 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Provides ServicesCharitable objects
UNIT THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION 4 JANUARY 1912
Trustees (8)
8trustees
0aged 70+
- Ivan Keith Deakin Chair since 2022
- Cherelle Letter since 2025
- Christopher Frost since 2018
- Lindsay Vernon since 2025
- Lisa Brown since 2020
- Mitchell Billing since 2023
- Rebecca Flack since 2023
- Zoe Hyde since 2020
Connected charities (1)
- Woodlands (CIO) 1 shared trustee
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