HORSHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1076603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HORSHAM WEALD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

We are an organisation geared to helping children of all ethnic and cultral background in the way of supporting one another and living together -through camping, authorised activities and projects run by the Scout Organisation.

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

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.

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Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £46,452 for the year, depleting unrestricted reserves from £104,856 to £58,404. The trustees report that the remaining reserves of £58,404 are above their stated policy target of circa £25,000 (equivalent to 12 months' running costs). The deficit was largely driven by significant capital investments in the district campsite, including a climbing wall and an all-terrain vehicle.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Net Capitation (17% of income)

“Income was received as follows: Net Capitation after payments to County (£7,148)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £25,000 (reserves figure: £58k)

“The Trustee Board considers that the Charity should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £25,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Premises audits incomplete

“To date after several reminders only eight out of 16 venues have reported completing one, that leaves 50% still in progress which doesn’t give a good impression to County but, more importantly, leaves the District in a vulnerable position in that it cannot provide 100% assurance that all audits have been completed.”

“accidents that occur at District events or within the Explorer Unit activities, which District are responsible for, are not being adequately recorded or scrutinized at District level. There is generally a lack of reporting which needs to improve.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Incident recording inadequate

“To date after several reminders only eight out of 16 venues have reported completing one, that leaves 50% still in progress which doesn’t give a good impression to County but, more importantly, leaves the District in a vulnerable position in that it cannot provide 100% assurance that all audits have been completed.”

“accidents that occur at District events or within the Explorer Unit activities, which District are responsible for, are not being adequately recorded or scrutinized at District level. There is generally a lack of reporting which needs to improve.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 450

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 450

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 650

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (01/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (01/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (05/05/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Deborah Caroline Laddschair · trustee of 1 other charity
ALISON JANE STYLES · trustee of 1 other charity
ANTHONY SMITH
BRIAN BARKER
Christopher Adam Michael Styles
IRENE ELIZABETH ORFORD
Joseph Charles Triccas
OLIVER RUPERT PELBROUGH SMITH
Phillip North
Timothy Charles Taylor
William Power

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£41k	£88k
31/12/2024	£60k	£41k
31/12/2023	£47k	£41k
31/12/2022	£40k	£44k
31/12/2021	£23k	£84k

Common questions

Is HORSHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £46,452 for the year, depleting unrestricted reserves from £104,856 to £58,404. The trustees report that the remaining reserves of £58,404 are above their stated policy target of circa £25,000 (equivalent to 12 months' running costs). The deficit was largely driven by significant capital investments in the district campsite, including a climbing wall and an all-terrain vehicle. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BRIGHOUSE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £52k
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £104k
HARLOW DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £56k
LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £470k
SOLIHULL COLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £96k
CITY OF NOTTINGHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HORSHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£41k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BRIGHOUSE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£52k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£104k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
HARLOW DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£56k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£470k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOLIHULL COLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£96k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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