DERBYSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1019079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDES AN UMBRELLA EXECUTIVE TO SCOUTING IN DERBYSHIRE

Objects

TO PROMOTE 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

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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Latest income
£360k
Latest spending
£380k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds and free reserves stood at £97,505, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year's fixed expenditure of approximately £60,000. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £20,852 for the year, with total net assets decreasing from £390,184 to £369,332. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership subscriptions (93% of income)
“Membership subscriptions 383,727” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year's fixed expenditure (held: £98k)
“The trustees consider that the amount held in the general reserve should be sufficient to cover one year's fixed expenditure, which is currently running at approximately £60,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity is affiliated to the Scout Association, on whose behalf it collects membership subscriptions as shown in Note 5
“The charity is affiliated to the Scout Association, on whose behalf it collects membership subscriptions as shown in Note 5” — page 18
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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — Derbyshire Scouts (matched by registered charity number).

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£360k£380k
31/12/2024£298k£314k
31/12/2023£292k£255k
31/12/2022£287k£319k
31/12/2021£230k£115k

Common questions

Is DERBYSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds and free reserves stood at £97,505, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year's fixed expenditure of approximately £60,000. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £20,852 for the year, with total net assets decreasing from £390,184 to £369,332. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2015£10kClimbing Wall Project