BANSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1036740 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To help provide the resources needed to enable Scout Leaders and administrators to deliver Scouting to as many young people as possible in the District.

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 - IN PRACTICE, REIGATE AND BANSTEAD

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 · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an underlying surplus of £4,353 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with unrestricted cash balances standing at £56,189. The trustees report that the charity is in a healthy financial position with sufficient resources to meet commitments as they fall due. Reserves are held well above the stated policy target of £12,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“As usual, the principal sources of income in the year were (i) young person membership subscriptions, (ii) rental income from the hire of the Park Farm headquarters buildings and camping facilities to scouting groups and other organisations involved with young people and (iii) donations and grants.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least £12,000 (held: £56k)
“The policy of the Trustee Board is to hold cash reserves of at least £12,000, which is a level that the Trustees consider to be adequate in order to meet any unexpected and adverse costs that might arise during the financial year.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£55k£41k
31/03/2025£36k£31k
31/03/2024£29k£34k
31/03/2023£45k£36k
31/03/2022£39k£33k

Common questions

Is BANSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an underlying surplus of £4,353 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with unrestricted cash balances standing at £56,189. The trustees report that the charity is in a healthy financial position with sufficient resources to meet commitments as they fall due. Reserves are held well above the stated policy target of £12,000. Its FY2026 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 Fund10/02/2023£2kUse of Solar Power for Hot Water