PLYMOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1053886 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLYMOUTH NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

SCOUTING ACTIVELY ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY.

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Latest income

£57k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £657,313.61 to £644,926.24. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further understanding of the accounts. The trustees acknowledged previous accounting errors were resolved during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: The document states accounts had errors and required going back to basics to resolve them.

“As those who were here last year know the accounts weren’t right, and we had to go back to basics to find and resolve errors from previous years”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Neill Morton
Helen Williams
Julie Ann Jury
Martin Andrew Limburn · trustee of 2 other charities
Paul Reginald Roberts
Rachael Mason
TREVOR DAVID RICHARDS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£57k	£65k
31/03/2024	£339k	£60k
31/03/2023	£50k	£49k
31/03/2022	£51k	£43k
31/03/2021	£33k	£4k

Common questions

Is PLYMOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £657,313.61 to £644,926.24. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further understanding of the accounts. The trustees acknowledged previous accounting errors were resolved during the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.