ELSTREE AND DISTRICT SCOUTS

Registered charity 1189643 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELSTREE AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, ELSTREE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, ELSTREE DISTRICT SCOUTS

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

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Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£90k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the district remains financially sound with unrestricted cash funds of £77,295 at year-end, despite a reduction from the previous year due to planned programme investments and asset purchases. Per the trustees' report, the district is well-governed and stable, having resolved recent banking and software access issues that delayed the AGM.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £77k)

“The District does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity of activities should there be a major reduction in income.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Late filing admitted

“I want to begin by directly addressing why this AGM is taking place significantly later than usual. Earlier in the year, the district experienced a series of unexpected administrative and operational challenges involving both our banking partner and our accounting software provider.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Moley Brownchair
David Arthur Cox · trustee of 2 other charities
David Smith
James Joseph Pugh · trustee of 1 other charity
Julie Brennan
Robert Harris

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£46k	£90k
31/03/2024	£28k	£24k
31/03/2023	£24k	£30k
31/03/2022	£19k	£17k
31/03/2021	£13k	£12k

Common questions

Is ELSTREE AND DISTRICT SCOUTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the district remains financially sound with unrestricted cash funds of £77,295 at year-end, despite a reduction from the previous year due to planned programme investments and asset purchases. Per the trustees' report, the district is well-governed and stable, having resolved recent banking and software access issues that delayed the AGM. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.