CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1046049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT SCOUTS, CAMBRIDGE SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Scouting activities for young people within Cambridge

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.

Area of benefit: CAMBRIDGE CITY SOUTH OF THE RIVER CAM PLUS THE VILLAGES OF FENDITTON AND FULBOURN.

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £107,495, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £25,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £3,422 for the year, with total incoming resources of £62,137 against resources expended of £58,715.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Incoming resources from charitable activities
“Incoming resources from charitable activities 3 51,075 - 51,075 54,859” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £25,000 (held: £107k)
“This equates to approximately £25,000.” — page 5
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cambridge District Scouts (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£62k£59k
31/03/2024£66k£74k
31/03/2023£63k£73k
31/03/2022£43k£31k
31/03/2021£32k£18k

Common questions

Is CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £107,495, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £25,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £3,422 for the year, with total incoming resources of £62,137 against resources expended of £58,715. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.