WANDSWORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1145948 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of the Scout Association and it?s constituent bodies is 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.

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

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 unrestricted funds decreased from £66,954 to £63,046 due to an expenditure exceeding income by £3,908. The treasurer reports the district is in 'good health' with a cash balance of £67,496 at year-end and no creditors. The financial statements were approved by the trustee on 8 December 2025.

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 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
• 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
• 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

• Benjamin Jon Ensomchair
• Andrew Mole
• James Vernon Parker · trustee of 1 other charity
• Matthew John Smith
• Peter Nicholas Hapgood · trustee of 3 other charities
• Song Hak Thomas Bartlett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Suze Shardlow
• Victoria Petal Kernahan

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

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