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BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 300480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting

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.

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Latest income
£210k
Latest spending
£232k
Registered
1962
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FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £10,502 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted income of £191,133 and unrestricted expenditure of £214,664. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £188,939, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £165,000 (12 months' running costs).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months' running costs (approximately £165,000) (held: £189k)
“The charity’s reserves policy is to hold 12 months’ running costs in reserves in order to ensure uninterrupted operation during a time of adjustment. This equates to approximately £165,000 of unrestricted free reserves.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£210k£232k
31/12/2024£216k£226k
31/12/2023£318k£319k
31/12/2022£165k£180k
31/12/2021£147k£142k

Common questions

Is BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £10,502 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted income of £191,133 and unrestricted expenditure of £214,664. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £188,939, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £165,000 (12 months' running costs). Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION1£50k
E F BULMER TRUST1£15k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL£210k—0above—no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026£160k—0above—no doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£431k—0within—no doubt
WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
STROUD AND TETBURY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt

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