Hillingdon West District Scout Council

Registered charity 1026901 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UXBRIDGE AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Scouting activities for young people aged from 6 - 18 years

Objects

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

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE UXBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING DISTICT

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

£171k

Latest spending

£139k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the district holds total unrestricted and restricted funds of £7,217 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £85,000. The district does not undertake fundraising activities and relies on investment income, rentals, and subscriptions to fund its charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The District does not undertake any fundraising activities but relies on income from investments, rentals and subscriptions to fund various activities which it organises.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £7k; policy: Total reserve £85,000)

“The District's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District should income and fundraising activities fall short. The District Trustee Board considers that the district should hold the following reserves. Reserves to cover the designated funds we hold: £68,000 Reserves for normal district activity: £17,000 Total reserve £85,000” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The Charity Commission suggested changes because governance was not as it should be.

“He said many were at the request of the Charity Commission because our governance was not as it should be so they suggested some changes, which have changed the way our AGM was conducted tonight, for example.” — page 6

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN STACK · trustee of 4 other charities
Darren Butcher · trustee of 1 other charity
David James Browning · trustee of 1 other charity
HILARY ANN STACK · trustee of 1 other charity
Jacqueline Hannah Turner
Jennipher Marshall Jenkinson
Karen Suzanne Tempest
Kiera Shayna Patel
Michael Leslie Harrison
Sandeepkumar Jashbhai Patel
YVONNE SHARP

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£171k	£139k
31/03/2024	£102k	£91k
31/03/2023	£80k	£78k
31/03/2022	£82k	£76k
31/03/2021	£16k	£12k

Common questions

Is Hillingdon West District Scout Council financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the district holds total unrestricted and restricted funds of £7,217 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £85,000. The district does not undertake fundraising activities and relies on investment income, rentals, and subscriptions to fund its charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.