Faversham District Scout Council

Registered charity 284893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAVERSHAM DISTRICT SCOUTS COUNCIL, FAVERSHAM SCOUTS COUNCIL, Faversham District Scouts, Shepherd Park Scout Activity Centre

In accordance with the aims and objectives of the Scout Association, activities are provided by trained volunteer leaders and are for young people aged 4 - 25 years. These include indoor and outdoor activities at weekly meetings and camps, to promote teamwork, comradeship and appreciation of the natural world and to make them responsible citizens of this world.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District reported a cash surplus of £451 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Free reserves stood at £166,504, which the trustees note represents approximately 48 months' operational expenditure, well above their stated policy minimum of 18 months. The charity is considered a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cllr Trevor John Martinchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alison Eardley
• Andrew James White
• Ash Bohme-Fox
• David Kirsch-Mills
• Dr Jessica Boyle
• Faith James-Blay
• Jools Ethan Elliott
• KELLY ANNE BARKER
• Simon Paul Moore

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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