Hawk District Scout Council

Registered charity 1005128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAVANT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Providing support and assistance to Scout Groups within the south east corner of Hampshire mainly within the local government boundaries of Havant Borough Council and East Hants District Council.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: HAVANT

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £130,000, which is well above its stated policy target of circa £20,000. The trustees report that the district is primarily reliant on income from the Scout Shop, interest, and gift aid, and have plans to maintain financial stability through subscription increases and cost reviews.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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
• 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/01/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian Terence Rowneychair
• Carolyn Hargreaves
• Daniel Cooper
• Dr Ian Alec Wright
• Julie Ann Stacey
• Michael John HENWOOD · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicola Karen Garrard
• Russell James Nestor · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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