LODDON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 276613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing Scouting activities.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

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.

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Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total assets decreased to £165,129 from £187,502 in the prior year, primarily due to a £50,000 repayment to Earley Charities regarding the Paddicks Patch building project. Despite an overall deficit for the year, the trustees confirm that the district continues to meet its own policy of holding reserves equivalent to 12 months of running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs (held: £41k)

“The District Executive Committee considers that the district should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs in reserve and we continue to meet this requirement.” — page 11

Per its FY2026 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 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — LODDON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Katja Stoutchair
Bhargavi Nadella
Geoff Barnes · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Louise Price
Jennifer Ann Lamprell
Michael Reginald Stocks
Robin George Phillips
Stuart Albert James Johnson

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£112k	£134k
31/03/2025	£123k	£64k
31/03/2024	£57k	£49k
31/03/2023	£50k	£39k
31/03/2022	£40k	£37k

Common questions

Is LODDON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total assets decreased to £165,129 from £187,502 in the prior year, primarily due to a £50,000 repayment to Earley Charities regarding the Paddicks Patch building project. Despite an overall deficit for the year, the trustees confirm that the district continues to meet its own policy of holding reserves equivalent to 12 months of running costs. Its FY2026 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
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	1	£0

Charities like this

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

SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £160k
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £104k
HARROGATE AND NIDDERDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £188k
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £185k
SOUTHEND ESTUARY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £130k
ITCHEN DISTRICT SCOUTS income £310k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LODDON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£112k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£104k	—	below	—	no doubt
HARROGATE AND NIDDERDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£188k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHEND ESTUARY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£130k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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