EAST CLEVELAND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1015637 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST CLEVELAND SCOUT DISTRICT

The provision of Scouting to young people between 6 and 25 years of age

Objects

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 £66,426.75, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £11,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The trustees report that the district is in a 'very healthy position' with no liabilities and a low-risk cash-based investment strategy.

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 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Hornerchair
• Bethany Flower
• Joseph Wilmot
• Lisa Sidgwick
• Mark Lightfoot · trustee of 2 other charities
• Michael Fountain
• SUSAN PINDER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sean Champion · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sharon Baldam

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire · Redcar And Cleveland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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