GREENFORD AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1046044 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Greenford & District Scout Council is the umbrella organisation covering 11 Scout groups. Currently it has a youth membership of 625, with over 200 voluntary adults. All leaders receive training in accordance with The Scout Association's manual - Policy, Organisation and Rules.

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: IN PRACTICE, GREENFORD, NORTHOLT, PERIVALE AND SOUTHALL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£83k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £714,549, which the trustees believe is sufficient to support the charity for at least 12 months. The charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £32,790 for the year, primarily driven by investment losses, while total income was £72,933 and total expenditure was £96,826.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds readily available to support Groups, Leaders, Members and all premises for which we are responsible (held: £715k)
“The District’s policy on reserves is to hold sufficient funds readily available to support Groups, Leaders, Members and all premises for which we are responsible.”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent · Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£83k£86k
31/03/2025£73k£97k
31/03/2024£66k£80k
31/03/2023£67k£93k
31/03/2022£78k£191k

Common questions

Is GREENFORD AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £714,549, which the trustees believe is sufficient to support the charity for at least 12 months. The charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £32,790 for the year, primarily driven by investment losses, while total income was £72,933 and total expenditure was £96,826. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.