NEW GREENWICH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1141023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREENWICH DISTRICT SCOUTS

THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

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Latest income

£120k

Latest spending

£148k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £29,026, reducing total charity funds from £817,250 to £817,252 (note: balance sheet shows opening 817,250 + surplus -29,026 = 788,224, but total funds listed as 817,252, implying a discrepancy or specific fund handling not fully detailed in the summary text provided, however the text explicitly states 'Surplus/(Deficit) - 29,026'). The document does not state a reserves policy target, nor does it disclose unrestricted reserves separately from restricted funds in a way that allows for a direct policy comparison. The charity holds significant non-monetary assets (land and buildings) valued at £596,097.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Subscriptions (68% of income)

“Membership Subscriptions 81,242”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/11/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (04/09/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDY BARBER
BARRY MATTHEWS
CONWAY PHILLIP TEARLE · trustee of 1 other charity
JAMES VALLELY
JOANNE GRAHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN JOSEPH SWEENEY
Joseph James Shippam
STEPHEN JAMES ELLIS
Terry Wiggins

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£120k	£148k
31/03/2024	£170k	£171k
31/03/2023	£211k	£175k
31/03/2022	£151k	£136k
31/03/2021	£172k	£93k

Common questions

Is NEW GREENWICH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £29,026, reducing total charity funds from £817,250 to £817,252 (note: balance sheet shows opening 817,250 + surplus -29,026 = 788,224, but total funds listed as 817,252, implying a discrepancy or specific fund handling not fully detailed in the summary text provided, however the text explicitly states 'Surplus/(Deficit) - 29,026'). The document does not state a reserves policy target, nor does it disclose unrestricted reserves separately from restricted funds in a way that allows for a direct policy comparison. The charity holds significant non-monetary assets (land and buildings) valued at £596,097. 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
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
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £431k
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP income £188k
6TH GOSPORT (ROWNER) SCOUT GROUP income £123k
GREATER LONDON, SOUTH WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £202k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW GREENWICH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£431k	—	within	—	no doubt
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
6TH GOSPORT (ROWNER) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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