CHORLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1024746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide opportunities within the the Chorley area for young people to participate in the Scout Association

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Latest income
£180k
Latest spending
£186k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £117,619 at the end of the financial year, which is below the stated policy target of 18 months of support. The district reported a net expenditure over income of £1,322 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in consolidated funds from £126,688 to £125,376.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Fees
Total Membership fees including District Levy (All Groups & Explorers): £74,258.00 — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£180k£186k
31/03/2024£142k£152k
31/03/2023£137k£186k
31/03/2022£65k£61k
31/03/2021£65k£39k

Common questions

Is CHORLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £117,619 at the end of the financial year, which is below the stated policy target of 18 months of support. The district reported a net expenditure over income of £1,322 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in consolidated funds from £126,688 to £125,376. 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 Fund13/03/2009£5kActivity Summer
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2006£5kLeader Training and Archery

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 CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION1£50k
E F BULMER TRUST1£15k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Chester and District Scout Council.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHORLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL£180k0unclearno doubt
Chester and District Scout Council FY2024£149k0unclearno doubt
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£104k0belowno doubt
MEDWAY TOWNS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£146k0unclearno doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£272k0aboveno doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£431k0withinno doubt

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