WEALD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1093742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As part of the Scout Association, we support the activities of Scout Groups and Units in the part of Kent generally known as the Weald.

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Latest income

£161k

Latest spending

£69k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £14,053, which is below the previous year's £15,210. The charity holds a specific contingency reserve of £10,000 to cover running costs, while total unrestricted funds are significantly lower than its total assets of £159,436, which include non-monetary assets like land. The trustees note reliance on membership fees and maintain a risk-averse cash strategy for investments.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: A Contingency reserve of £10,000 is held to cover the District’s running costs, should income fall short or costs unexpectedly increase (held: £14k)

“A Contingency reserve of £10,000 is held to cover the District’s running costs, should income fall short or costs unexpectedly increase” — page 3

Per its FY2026 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 (09/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD DAVID BARSLEYchair
Alexander Marc Dawes
CATHERINE MUMMERY · trustee of 3 other charities
JANET ASHLEY · trustee of 2 other charities
Jess Gould
MICHAEL BROOK-FOSTER MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
PHILIP JOHN HARRIS · trustee of 1 other charity
ROBERT APLIN · trustee of 1 other charity
SALLY MICHELLE HARRIS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2026	£161k	£69k
28/02/2025	£15k	£14k
29/02/2024	£19k	£21k
28/02/2023	£38k	£17k
28/02/2022	£5k	£6k

Common questions

Is WEALD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £14,053, which is below the previous year's £15,210. The charity holds a specific contingency reserve of £10,000 to cover running costs, while total unrestricted funds are significantly lower than its total assets of £159,436, which include non-monetary assets like land. The trustees note reliance on membership fees and maintain a risk-averse cash strategy for investments. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SSP FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

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

RUNNYMEDE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £109k
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £104k
GREATER MANCHESTER WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £133k
GREATER LONDON, SOUTH WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £202k
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £185k
Chester and District Scout Council income £149k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEALD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RUNNYMEDE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£104k	—	below	—	no doubt
GREATER MANCHESTER WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£133k	—	above	—	no doubt
GREATER LONDON, SOUTH WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£202k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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