NEWARK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1031735 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Within the structure of the scout movement, to provide leadership, advice and support for the scout groups in the Newark Scout district and to promote the development of scouting.

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.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £89,169 at the end of the financial year, with the Treasurer noting that reserves remained healthy. The District Lead Volunteer confirmed the accounts remain healthy within the district, though recruitment of volunteers continues to be a challenging prospect.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the Newark District should income and fundraising activities fall short (held: £89k)
“The Scout Councils policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the Newark District should income and fundraising activities fall short.” — page 4
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 — Newark District Scouts (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£33k£27k
31/03/2024£40k£35k
31/03/2023£48k£51k
31/03/2022£17k£25k
31/03/2021£6k£2k

Common questions

Is NEWARK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £89,169 at the end of the financial year, with the Treasurer noting that reserves remained healthy. The District Lead Volunteer confirmed the accounts remain healthy within the district, though recruitment of volunteers continues to be a challenging prospect. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST1£0

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWARK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL£33k—0unclear—no doubt
NORFOLK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£40k—0above—no doubt
WORCESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£95k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF NOTTINGHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024£85k—0unclear—no doubt
NUNEATON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£162k—0above—no doubt
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£104k—0below—no doubt

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