EATON VALE SCOUT & GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1073816 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EATON VALE ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED, EVAC

The Charity's activities are in line with those of the Scout and Guide Associations. It aims to provide facilities for the leisure time occupation of children and young people which will assist them to grow to full maturity as individuals and as members of society and so that their conditions of life may be improved in so doing.

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Latest income
£646k
Latest spending
£701k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £66,355 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by growth in charitable activity income. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £455,177 comfortably exceed the stated policy target of £42,000, representing three months of turnover. The filing confirms no material uncertainties exist 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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£646k
Total spending
£701k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£420k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~7.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£646k£701k
31/12/2024£664k£598k
31/12/2023£776k£559k
31/12/2022£513k£482k
31/12/2021£622k£724k

Common questions

Is EATON VALE SCOUT & GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £66,355 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by growth in charitable activity income. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £455,177 comfortably exceed the stated policy target of £42,000, representing three months of turnover. The filing confirms no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EATON VALE SCOUT & GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EATON VALE SCOUT & GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY, THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITYFY2022£10kNew kitchen at Iceni House
THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/09/2019£10kRoof repairs
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2011£10kPurpose Built Mobile Climbing Tower
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2006£5kCanoes

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EATON VALE SCOUT & GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED£646k—0above—no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
CUMBRIA COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026£142k—0unclear—no doubt
Berkshire Youth LTD FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
14TH HOVE (ST ANDREWS PORTSLADE) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt
RICHMOND UPON THAMES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£341k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.