HAMPSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1015788 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of Hampshire County Scout Council are as a unit of the Scout Association. The purpose of the Scouting is to contribute to 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.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,170 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds increasing to £1,550,067. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One trustee received total remuneration (including pension) for their operations role of £25,876.
“No trustee received any remuneration during the year for their role as trustee. One trustee received total remuneration (including pension) for their operations role of £25,876 (2023: £51,332).” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~12.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Portsmouth City · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2023£2.3m£2.3m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2021£644k£632k
31/12/2020£392k£515k

Common questions

Is HAMPSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,170 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds increasing to £1,550,067. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England09/06/2014£10kKayaking for the community

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£572k—0unclear—no doubt
GREATER LONDON NORTH EAST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£167k—0above—no doubt
CUMBRIA COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026£142k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF NEWCASTLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£164k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.