Torbay District Scout Council

Registered charity 1027059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TORBAY BOROUGH SCOUT COUNCIL

Supporting Scouting in Torbay to aid the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual development of young people so that they may take a constructive part in their local , national and international communities.

Objects

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.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Torbay, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £151,736, which the trustees consider to be at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, thereby maintaining their stated reserves policy. The charity reported a net expenditure of £19,443 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £172,821 to £153,378.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £152k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2026 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (06/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexander Richards
Douglas Eltham
Emma Smith
JOSEPH ANDREW SPALDING · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicola Ann Spalding
Nicolette Ann Cardall
Rebecca Christine Hallows
Sarah Pearce · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£78k	£99k
31/03/2025	£49k	£57k
31/03/2024	£62k	£80k
31/03/2023	£72k	£89k
31/03/2022	£102k	£91k

Common questions

Is Torbay District Scout Council financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £151,736, which the trustees consider to be at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, thereby maintaining their stated reserves policy. The charity reported a net expenditure of £19,443 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £172,821 to £153,378. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £101k
WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL income £415k
TONBRIDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £80k
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £198k
TORFAEN SCOUT COUNCIL income £41k
TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Torbay District Scout Council	£78k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£101k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£415k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TONBRIDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£80k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£198k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
TORFAEN SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£41k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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