EAST DORSET DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 301230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VALE OF ALLEN DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, WIMBORNE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

COORDINATES ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERS OF FOURTEEN SCOUT GROUPS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SCOUTING MOVEMENT

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: WIMBORNE DISTRICT

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £23,469 at year-end, calculated by subtracting restricted and earmarked funds from the total closing balance of £79,189.29. This figure is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of six months' running costs, which is circa £3,000. The surplus is attributed to anticipated needs for future projects such as a district store and camp site.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

• John Godberchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Barry Michael John Curtis
• Claire Mitchell
• Nigel Emsen
• Richard Caddy
• Sheenagh Dunbar Bradford
• Trevor James Middleton

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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