DORSET COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 301214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DORSET COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION, DORSET SCOUT COUNCIL

The training of young people. Mission statement:Scouting actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

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Latest income

£200k

Latest spending

£72k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,108,493 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £237,500, indicating strong financial stability. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £128,959 for the year, with tangible fixed assets valued at £660,403. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes with no material uncertainties noted.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses reimbursed

“During the year, expenses of £852 were reimbursed to Trustees (2024 - £629)” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Benjamin James Howard
Brendan Booth
Christopher Root
Claire Louise Mitchell
Ebony Benfield
John Godber · trustee of 1 other charity
Robin Henry Charles Hill
Russell Charles Taplin
Shirley Marden

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£200k	£72k
31/03/2024	£316k	£302k
31/03/2023	£280k	£244k
31/03/2022	£103k	£87k
31/03/2021	£81k	£65k

Common questions

Is DORSET COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,108,493 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £237,500, indicating strong financial stability. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £128,959 for the year, with tangible fixed assets valued at £660,403. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes with no material uncertainties noted. 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
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY	1	£5k
ST. NICHOLAS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£600

Charities like this

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

KENT COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £1.1m
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £101k
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £195k
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £146k
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £198k
CUMBRIA COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £104k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DORSET COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL	£200k	—	above	—	no doubt
KENT COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£101k	—	above	—	no doubt
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£195k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£146k	—	above	—	no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£198k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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