WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1025277 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting actively engages and supports young people in their personal development empowering them to make a positive contribution to society

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Latest income

£158k

Latest spending

£232k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £73,795 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £800,100 to £726,305. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £657,066, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £40,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £40,000 (held: £657k)

“The County’s policy on reserves has been to hold the equivalent of a year’s lettings plus funds be able to continue with our development work on growing the movement. This equates to £40,000.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JUSTIN PURKISchair
Daniel Bavister
David Leonard Waspe · trustee of 1 other charity
De Jones
Dr Thomas John Dobson · trustee of 1 other charity
Elinor Wood
Richard John Skerrett Holmes · trustee of 1 other charity
Steve Tibbert
Thomas Peter Roberts

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£158k	£232k
31/03/2024	£218k	£286k
31/03/2023	£103k	£118k
31/03/2022	£50k	£57k
31/03/2021	£77k	£48k

Common questions

Is WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £73,795 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £800,100 to £726,305. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £657,066, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £40,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILTSHIRE NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

WILTSHIRE NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £209k
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £101k
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £195k
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £198k
LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £470k
KENNET DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£209k	—	above	—	no doubt
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£101k	—	above	—	no doubt
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£195k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£198k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£470k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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