GORDANO DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 289643 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

GORDANO DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, AS PART OF THE NATIONAL SCOUT ASSOCIATION, ACTIVELY ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY

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

£101k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's funds are in a very healthy position, with approximately £50,000 held in the District account and £24,000 held by Glenny Wood Campsite. Income broadly matched expenditure during the year, resulting in a slight reduction in cash funds. The trustees confirm that all units have sufficient funds to carry out their scouting activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Paying staff
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Abigail Purvis
Angus Russell Wardle
Anthony Tween
Jacob James Goodliffe
Nicole Anne Jelliss
Philip Sydney Savage
Steven John Woolley Woolley

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

Operates in: North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£101k	£101k
31/12/2023	£116k	£113k
31/12/2022	£106k	£105k
31/12/2021	£100k	£77k
31/12/2020	£86k	£99k

Common questions

Is GORDANO DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's funds are in a very healthy position, with approximately £50,000 held in the District account and £24,000 held by Glenny Wood Campsite. Income broadly matched expenditure during the year, resulting in a slight reduction in cash funds. The trustees confirm that all units have sufficient funds to carry out their scouting activities. Its FY2024 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	28/03/2007	£2k	Avon Scouts Georgian Bath Celebrations

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 BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	1	£0

Charities like this

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

LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £470k
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £439k
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £101k
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £198k
MEDWAY TOWNS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £146k
AVON COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £681k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GORDANO DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£470k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£439k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£101k	—	above	—	no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£198k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MEDWAY TOWNS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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