Waltham Forest Scout District

Registered charity 1119788 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WALTHAM FOREST SOUTH SCOUT DISTRICT, WALTHAMFOREST SOUTH SCOUT DISTRICT

The District is part of the Greater London North East Scout County which provides Scouting to young people in the London Boroughs north east of the river Thames.The District seeks to provide advice and support for Scout Groups and Explorer Scout Units in the Borough of Waltham Forest.

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: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE WALTHAM FOREST

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £355,323, which is above the policy target of six months' running costs. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient funds to meet its obligations for at least 12 months, indicating a stable going concern status despite a small net loss for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Waltham Forest Scouts (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mark Millerchair
• Alan Leslie Towler
• Cameron David Chalmers
• Colin Trevor Wreyford
• Jacob Anish Middleton
• James Edward Billingham
• James Edwards
• Rachael Marie Kersey
• William Joseph Hurlock

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

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