BRISTOL SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1091301 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRISTOL SOUTH EAST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

The objectives of Bristol South are as a unit of the Scout Association.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,by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training,guided by adult leadership.

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. IN PRACTICE SOUTH EAST BRISTOL POST CODES BS4 AND BS14

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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Latest income

£107k

Latest spending

£100k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the district finished the year with a cash-rich position, holding approximately £139,392 in unrestricted funds against a reserves policy target of around £20,000. The trustees note that this balance is partly due to lower-than-anticipated uptake of activity grants and an unanticipated boost from the closure of a scout group, rather than deliberate design. Despite dropping interest rates, the district remains financially stable with no material uncertainties reported.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years of unrestricted expenditure (held: £139k)

“In essence being sufficient funds to continue to pay non deferable or fixed debts/costs for a period of three years without funding being received from the usual income streams. This usually amounts to being in the region of £20k.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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
Volunteer management

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Tina Symons Mrschair
Aaron Wheatley
Cathy Harding
James Blackmore
Nick Winter
Paul Harper
TONY REES

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£107k	£100k
31/03/2024	£92k	£108k
31/03/2023	£129k	£123k
31/03/2022	£99k	£85k
31/03/2021	£89k	£70k

Common questions

Is BRISTOL SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the district finished the year with a cash-rich position, holding approximately £139,392 in unrestricted funds against a reserves policy target of around £20,000. The trustees note that this balance is partly due to lower-than-anticipated uptake of activity grants and an unanticipated boost from the closure of a scout group, rather than deliberate design. Despite dropping interest rates, the district remains financially stable with no material uncertainties reported. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/03/2007	£6k	"This District Scout Council Will Use An Award To Attend A St George'S Day Event In Bath To Celebrate 100 Years Of Scouting. The Event Is An"
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/03/2007	£3k	Avon Scouts Georgain Bath Celebrations

Charities like this

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

CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £110k
CITY OF NEWCASTLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £164k
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £439k
BRADFORD SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £106k
NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £262k
RICHMOND UPON THAMES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £341k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRISTOL SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£107k	—	above	—	no doubt
CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY OF NEWCASTLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£164k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£439k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£262k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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