BE PREPARED - THE STORY OF SCOUTING MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1070181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To educate the public via our website and visitors to our Scout and Guide Museum on the history and development of the Scout and Guide Movements.To inspire our members that they are part of a World Movement with amazing history and a great future.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCOUT AND GUIDE MOVEMENTS

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £1,585,780 at year-end, with £77,532 identified as the balance available for general running costs. The charity reported a net income of £62,993, driven largely by investment gains, while charitable expenditure was £18,984. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints 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
• 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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Jan Thorntonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Col Michael John Glover · trustee of 3 other charities
• Colin Henk Knightley
• ELAINE MCGOUGAN
• Jack McGrath
• KEITH MARTIN JAMIESON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Patricia Brandwood · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter John David Bird · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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