WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1193812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF A LOCAL SCOUT DISTRICT.

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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Latest income

£136k

Latest spending

£151k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £15,221.89 for the year, primarily due to the depletion of the Endurance ESSU savings account to cover Kandersteg camp costs. Despite this loss, the trustees report that the district holds reserves sufficient for at least six months of annual operating costs, which they believe enables the district to continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months of annual operating costs (held: £75k)

“The District holds reserves for at least 6 months of annual operating costs” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Audit opinion: qualified

“I was unable to obtain sufficient evidence to verify the year-end balance of £1057 held in the Climbing Wall account.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Independent examiner was unable to verify the year-end balance of the Climbing Wall account due to lack of supporting documentation.

“I was unable to obtain sufficient evidence to verify the year-end balance of £1057 held in the Climbing Wall account. The account holder was contacted, but a statement or other supporting documentation had not been provided at the time of my examination.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
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
Investment
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

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Trustees · trustee networks

MARTIN LESLIE RUSSELLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Caroline Ann Rickard
Jennifer Ann Stockbridge · trustee of 1 other charity
Megan Louise Kendall
Peter John Dunn
Tristan Drew McNeill

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£136k	£151k
31/05/2024	£163k	£141k
31/05/2023	£113k	£93k
31/05/2022	£57k	£49k

Common questions

Is WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £15,221.89 for the year, primarily due to the depletion of the Endurance ESSU savings account to cover Kandersteg camp costs. Despite this loss, the trustees report that the district holds reserves sufficient for at least six months of annual operating costs, which they believe enables the district to continue its operations. 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
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRENT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

BRENT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £140k
CROMWELL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £119k
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £431k
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £160k
SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £122k
WATFORD NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £112k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRENT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CROMWELL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£431k	—	within	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt
SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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