ELY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 301094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELY AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

The District arranges events and support across the all the zones of the Scouting programme.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£52k

Latest spending

£78k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £25,450.55 at year-end, meeting the trustees' stated policy target of holding at least £9,000 (equivalent to 12 months running costs). The charity reported a net income for the year of £20,874.74, with total receipts of £52,458.46 against payments of £52,987.27, resulting in a slight decrease in overall cash balances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £9,000 (held: £25k)

“The District Executive Committee considers that the District should hold a sum equivalent to at least 12 months running costs, circa £9,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Abigail Ruth Alice Wells
Adam Mark Thorpe
Bob Groom
Elaine Lindsay Chamberlain · trustee of 1 other charity
Graham Robert Smith
Ian Kendall Weatherall · trustee of 1 other charity
Katy Bond
Louise Smith
Stuart Wheatley Cree

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£52k	£78k
31/12/2023	£49k	£28k
31/12/2022	£35k	£33k
31/12/2021	£6k	£7k
31/12/2020	£11k	£11k

Common questions

Is ELY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £25,450.55 at year-end, meeting the trustees' stated policy target of holding at least £9,000 (equivalent to 12 months running costs). The charity reported a net income for the year of £20,874.74, with total receipts of £52,458.46 against payments of £52,987.27, resulting in a slight decrease in overall cash balances. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.