SOUTHAMPTON CITY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1117805 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Co-ordinate and support scouting activities in the Southampton City area according to the charter and policy, organisation and rules of the scout association.

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 SOUTHAMPTON

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
£125k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District maintains a reserves policy target of £25,000 to sustain cash flow needs. The filing confirms that independent examiners found no material matters requiring attention, indicating that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records. The District reports a healthy return to bookings for its campsite and successful acquisition of a new outdoor centre.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £25,000
“The District’s policy on reserves is to hold an amount of £25,000 to enable it to sustain cash flow needs and support the sections over a projected 2 year rolling programme.” — page 20
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£125k£101k
31/03/2024£93k£82k
31/03/2023£101k£77k
31/03/2022£52k£44k
31/03/2021£33k£26k

Common questions

Is SOUTHAMPTON CITY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the District maintains a reserves policy target of £25,000 to sustain cash flow needs. The filing confirms that independent examiners found no material matters requiring attention, indicating that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records. The District reports a healthy return to bookings for its campsite and successful acquisition of a new outdoor centre. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST1£0

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTHAMPTON CITY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL£125k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST SOMERSET DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£104k—0below—no doubt
SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£191k—0below—noted
NORTH LEEDS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£131k—0below1.0%no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024£185k—0unclear—no doubt

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