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SOUTHERN NORWICH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1149767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHERN NORWICH EXPLORER SCOUTS

Southern Norwich District Scout Council provides support at "district" level for training and leadership of local scout groups in Southern Norwich.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£77k
Latest spending
£88k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £11,401 for the year ended 5 April 2025, primarily due to unpaid membership fees, timing differences in event income and expenditure, and a deficit on the Cooper Lane campsite. Despite this deficit, the District held unrestricted reserves of £24,649 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue charitable activities should income fall short. The funds are held in cash using mainstream banks or building societies under a risk-averse strategy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs (held: £25k)
“The District Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£77k£88k
05/04/2024£81k£84k
05/04/2023£88k£96k
05/04/2022£75k£77k
05/04/2021£41k£55k

Common questions

Is SOUTHERN NORWICH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £11,401 for the year ended 5 April 2025, primarily due to unpaid membership fees, timing differences in event income and expenditure, and a deficit on the Cooper Lane campsite. Despite this deficit, the District held unrestricted reserves of £24,649 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue charitable activities should income fall short. The funds are held in cash using mainstream banks or building societies under a risk-averse strategy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.