COTSWOLD EDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1127669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes grants to individualsProvides human resourcesProvides buildings/facilities/open spaceProvides advocacy/advice/informationActs as umbrella or resource body

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, LOCAL

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

£112k

Latest spending

£124k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,685.37 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total receipts of £111,988.69 against payments of £123,674.06. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy target of six months' running costs, and the charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £62,001.36. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months running costs (held: £62k)

“The District’s policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District should income and fundraising activities fall short, equivalent to 6 months running costs.” — page 6

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cotswold Edge District Scout Council (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (25/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Arnold Richard Tucker · trustee of 3 other charities
Christopher Harris
DEREK JOHN FORWARD
Jason Newton
Nicholas Gingell
Sarah Gingell
YVONNE ANDOW · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£112k	£124k
31/03/2024	£112k	£124k
31/03/2023	£144k	£165k
31/03/2022	£233k	£226k
31/03/2021	£114k	£82k

Common questions

Is COTSWOLD EDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,685.37 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total receipts of £111,988.69 against payments of £123,674.06. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy target of six months' running costs, and the charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £62,001.36. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. 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 Community Fund	14/01/2022	£10k	Building Demolition and Eco Rebuild
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/03/2007	£3k	"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 - Georgian Bath Celerbrations

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
SSP FOUNDATION	1	£2k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £185k
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £160k
GREATER LONDON, SOUTH WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £202k
Chester and District Scout Council income £149k
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £431k
BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £210k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COTSWOLD EDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt
GREATER LONDON, SOUTH WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£202k	—	above	—	no doubt
Chester and District Scout Council FY2024	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£431k	—	within	—	no doubt

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