FENLAND SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 300724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Objects

WISBECH BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: WISBECH

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

£246k

Latest spending

£20k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £364,386 at year-end, meeting its stated policy target of three years' running costs (circa £45,000). The charity reported a net increase in cash funds and generated income from membership, bank interest, and the sale of property, while expenditure was primarily directed towards charitable activities and campsite operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years of unrestricted expenditure (held: £364k)

“The District's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District for 3 years should income fall short. The District Trustee Board considers that the District should hold a sum equivalent to 3 years running costs, circa £45,000.” — page 6

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Katie Elisabeth Leachchair
DAVID DRIVER
GRAHAM MARTIN
Gregory John Holmes
Ian Bullard
Norman Douglas Flatt

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£246k	£20k
31/03/2024	£46k	£57k
31/03/2023	£42k	£58k
31/03/2022	£43k	£14k
31/03/2021	£51k	£13k

Common questions

Is FENLAND SCOUTS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £364,386 at year-end, meeting its stated policy target of three years' running costs (circa £45,000). The charity reported a net increase in cash funds and generated income from membership, bank interest, and the sale of property, while expenditure was primarily directed towards charitable activities and campsite operations. Its FY2025 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
FUNDERS IN GOOD	1	£92k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREATER LONDON NORTH EAST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL.

GREATER LONDON NORTH EAST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £167k
13TH STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE (1ST ALSAGER) SCOUT GROUP income £109k
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £439k
DARLINGTON AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £100k
THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION income £46.9m
RICHMOND UPON THAMES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £341k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FENLAND SCOUTS ASSOCIATION	£246k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GREATER LONDON NORTH EAST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£167k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
13TH STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE (1ST ALSAGER) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£109k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£439k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DARLINGTON AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£100k	—	0	above	—	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.