GREATER MANCHESTER EAST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1014742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Act as area support for Scout Groups and Districts in Manchester, Stockport and Tameside which are affiliated to the national Socout movement.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP

Area of benefit: GREATER MANCHESTER

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£342k
Latest spending
£371k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £830,699, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover liabilities for at least 12 months. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £30,502 for the year, driven largely by a £79,899 operating deficit at its Linnet Clough campsite. Despite this, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs of the campsite and county, and provisional amounts relating to restricted funds circa £250,000 (held: £831k)
“The County Trustee Board considers that the County should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs of the campsite and county, and provisional amounts relating to restricted funds circa £250,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Stockport · Tameside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£342k£371k
31/03/2024£354k£388k
31/03/2023£318k£318k
31/03/2022£258k£216k
31/03/2021£236k£194k

Common questions

Is GREATER MANCHESTER EAST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £830,699, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover liabilities for at least 12 months. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £30,502 for the year, driven largely by a £79,899 operating deficit at its Linnet Clough campsite. Despite this, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.