CABOT SCOUT DISTRICT

Registered charity 1205644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Acts as an umbrella organisation for Scout Groups within Cabot Scout District

Objects

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

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
£244k
Latest spending
£227k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £117,369 at year end, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue charitable activities should income fall short. The district reported a net surplus of £17,610.93 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £175,283.58. The trustees note that the financial and Scouting activity status of constituent groups remains stable and positive.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership fees (Groups)
“Membership fees (Groups) 126,335.50”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£244k£227k

Common questions

Is CABOT SCOUT DISTRICT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £117,369 at year end, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue charitable activities should income fall short. The district reported a net surplus of £17,610.93 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £175,283.58. The trustees note that the financial and Scouting activity status of constituent groups remains stable and positive.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION1£50k
E F BULMER TRUST1£15k
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST1£0

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CABOT SCOUT DISTRICT£244k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024£185k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026£160k—0above—no doubt
MEDWAY TOWNS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW GREENWICH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
COTSWOLD EDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt

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