NORFOLK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1095452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support Scout Groups within Norfolk District Scout's area.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL; AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SOUTH SHEFFIELD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £10,000 at year end, which the trustees consider above the level required for operating expenses. The charity's total cash funds increased to £55,228, supported by net membership subscriptions and donations, while total gross expenditure was £35,379. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate risks such as reduced income or loss of volunteers, ensuring the continuity of charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District's should income and fundraising activities fall short (held: £10k)

“The District's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District's should income and fundraising activities fall short.” — page 5

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
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
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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTONY WILLIAMS
Amy Widdowson · trustee of 1 other charity
GRAHAM SORSBY
JAMES BODEN
JONATHAN ROWBOTHAM
Matthew David Hardman · trustee of 3 other charities
PAUL HOWE

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£40k	£29k
31/03/2024	£39k	£35k
31/03/2023	£29k	£30k
31/03/2022	£28k	£25k
31/03/2021	£26k	£23k

Common questions

Is NORFOLK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £10,000 at year end, which the trustees consider above the level required for operating expenses. The charity's total cash funds increased to £55,228, supported by net membership subscriptions and donations, while total gross expenditure was £35,379. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate risks such as reduced income or loss of volunteers, ensuring the continuity of charitable activities. Its FY2025 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
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION	1	£50k
E F BULMER TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

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

SOLIHULL COLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £96k
CITY OF NOTTINGHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £85k
DUNSTABLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £33k
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £160k
NUNEATON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £162k
NEWARK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £33k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORFOLK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£40k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOLIHULL COLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£96k	—	above	—	no doubt
CITY OF NOTTINGHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£85k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DUNSTABLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£33k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt
NUNEATON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£162k	—	above	—	no doubt

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