DON DISTRICT SCOUTS

Registered charity 1038919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity operates in Sheffield and acts in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout movement providing support, coordination, training and District activities for Scouting groups that form part of the Don District within the South Yorkshire County of the Scout movement within the UK.

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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets for the district were £163,973 as of the reporting date, with cash funds totaling £148,973. The document notes a contingent liability in the form of a £20,000 loan outstanding to the 14th Grenoside group. Per the trustees' report, the financial accounts were accepted and approved by the Scout Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Steven Claytonchair
• Andrew Walker
• Dave Bristow
• Edwin Buttimer
• Janette Mellor
• MICHAEL PEARS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Matthew David Hardman · trustee of 3 other charities
• PETER BLAKEMORE · trustee of 1 other charity
• SYLVIA WEST
• William Irving Hancock · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

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