EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 272863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

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.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£198k

Latest spending

£153k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £44,759, increasing total reserves to £570,286. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £56,237, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover their stated policy target of approximately twelve months' expenditure (£50,000). The charity holds significant tangible assets valued at £480,111 and maintains a bank loan secured on its freehold property.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately twelve month’s expenditure, £50,000 (held: £56k)

“liquid funds of approximately twelve month’s expenditure, £50,000, would be sufficient to manage an unexpected reduction in income or increase in operating costs. Free reserves of the charity amounted to £56,237 at the year end, and they are therefore satisfied that the reserves at the year end are sufficient to cover this.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee received £1,080 for management services; two trustees received £92 in reimbursed expenses.

“During the year the charity reimbursed expenses of £92 to two trustees (2024: £103 to two trustees) and paid £1,080 to one trustee for management services (2024: Nil).” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Council received membership subscriptions totalling £56,225, of which £43,250 was paid over to The Scout Association. The Council's share of these memberships of £12,975 is included as income.

“The Council received membership subscriptions totalling £56,225 (2024: £51,780), of which £43,250 (2024: £40,326) was paid over to The Scout Association. The Council's share of these memberships of £12,975 (2024: £11,454) is included as income in the accounts.” — page 13

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Exeter & District Scouts (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Martin Jan Kolaszynskichair
Alison Eirene Angela Kolaszynska
Bradley William Kingwell
Hannah Aimie Clarkson
Mark Peter BENDELL BSc
Mrs Jo MANVILLE
Rev Matthew Anthony Clayton
Rhian Lowri Luxton
Valerie Susan Drew

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£198k	£153k
31/03/2024	£159k	£139k
31/03/2023	£110k	£106k
31/03/2022	£68k	£51k
31/03/2021	£68k	£51k

Common questions

Is EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £44,759, increasing total reserves to £570,286. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £56,237, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover their stated policy target of approximately twelve months' expenditure (£50,000). The charity holds significant tangible assets valued at £480,111 and maintains a bank loan secured on its freehold property. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/11/2018	£9k	Headquarters Extension
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/12/2011	£8k	Headquarters Refurbishment

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 DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY	1	£5k
ST. NICHOLAS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£600

Charities like this

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

KENNET DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £124k
KENT COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £1.1m
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £101k
CITY OF NEWCASTLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £164k
THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION income £46.9m
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £146k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£198k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KENNET DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KENT COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£101k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CITY OF NEWCASTLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£164k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION FY2025	£46.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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