BLACKTOFT BEACON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Training Young People to become good citizens, by teaching life skills using the Scout Method.Providing camping facilities for Scouts; Guides; external organisations and local people
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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that district membership levels remain strong with consecutive post-Covid growth in youth members, although participation in Cubs and Scouts saw a drop. Overall volunteer numbers remained flat year on year, and the district is undergoing a culture change through The Scouts' transformation programme.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- SCOTT MILLARDchair
- Andrew Jonathan Wales
- Carlton Cooper
- Claire Margaret Norman
- Elizabeth Jane Fraser
- Frank Cook
- Gayle Tomlin
- JOHN ROBERT JOBLING
- JOY MILESTONE
- Joshua Robert Morablanco
- Linda Thelwell
- MRS JO COOK
- PATRICIA WENDY MACADAM
- Rory Kershaw
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £34k | £21k |
| 31/03/2024 | £37k | £34k |
| 31/03/2023 | £31k | £24k |
| 31/03/2022 | £14k | £14k |
| 31/03/2021 | £3k | £6k |
Common questions
Is BLACKTOFT BEACON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that district membership levels remain strong with consecutive post-Covid growth in youth members, although participation in Cubs and Scouts saw a drop. Overall volunteer numbers remained flat year on year, and the district is undergoing a culture change through The Scouts' transformation programme. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.