BASINGSTOKE WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1042738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing facilities and support for Scouting in North Hampshire covering West Basingstoke, Oakley and Overton and neighbouring villages. Putting on the biennial Basingstoke Gang Show and involved with and supporting the shop run by Basingstoke Scouting Supplies.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL, 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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£104k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,768 for the year, reducing total reserves from £189,590 to £173,822. The trustees note that the general fund historically remains high compared to their policy target of covering Gang Show exposure, and they are actively using reserves for long-term development. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gang Show receipts (39% of income)

“38,070 Gang Show receipts” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: to maintain the General Fund at a level that will cover the full District’s exposure in a Gang Show production year (held: £174k)

“The District’s policy on reserves is to maintain the General Fund at a level that will cover the full District’s exposure in a Gang Show production year.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
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Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Paying staff
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Basingstoke West District Scout Council (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Sarah Thomaschair
ALAN BIRTLES
Ben Robert Wright
Hazel Muzvidziwa
Ian Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity
Kirsty Holdsworth
Michael Webb
NEIL MACINTOSH · trustee of 1 other charity
Richard Kiy
Robert Leon Gath · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£104k	£120k
31/12/2024	£96k	£76k
31/12/2023	£67k	£97k
31/12/2022	£51k	£67k
31/12/2021	£43k	£35k

Common questions

Is BASINGSTOKE WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,768 for the year, reducing total reserves from £189,590 to £173,822. The trustees note that the general fund historically remains high compared to their policy target of covering Gang Show exposure, and they are actively using reserves for long-term development. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BASINGSTOKE EAST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £269k
BASINGSTOKE GYMNASTICS CLUB income £1.6m
BASINGSTOKE VOLUNTARY ACTION income £555k
EASTBOURNE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £367k
BASINGSTOKE AND DISTRICT COUNSELLING SERVICE income £429k
SOUTHAMPTON CITY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £125k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BASINGSTOKE WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£104k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BASINGSTOKE EAST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£269k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BASINGSTOKE GYMNASTICS CLUB FY2025	£1.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BASINGSTOKE VOLUNTARY ACTION FY2025	£555k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTBOURNE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£367k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BASINGSTOKE AND DISTRICT COUNSELLING SERVICE FY2025	£429k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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