GREENFORD AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
- IAN DAVID CHICKchair
- ANDREW KEITH NORMAN
- BRYAN KEITH PAYNE
- Gangaveer Singh Hunjan
- HITESH SHAH
- JAYANTI SOLANKI
- Jenna Chick
- MARIAN CATHERINE MELHUISH
- Michael Kiley
- PAUL GRAHAM MELHUISH
- THOMAS O'LEARY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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.