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ESSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 302097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESSEX SCOUTS

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £193,058 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with unrestricted reserves held at £1,150,733. The trustees' report confirms that these reserves are sufficient to cover one year’s expenditure and contingencies, exceeding the stated policy minimum of £200,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: absolute minimum figure of £200k (held: £1.2m)
“it was agreed that the level of reserves held should be an absolute minimum figure of £200k”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees donated £1,238 to the charity.
“The Trustees have donated £1,238 (2022/23 - £759) to the Charity without conditions.” — page 46
“Two of the Trustees are also Trustees of the Norman Garon Trust (registered charity 1120656) which donated £300,000 to Essex County Scout Council during the year” — page 46
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Norman Garon Trust, of which two trustees are members, donated £300,000.
“The Trustees have donated £1,238 (2022/23 - £759) to the Charity without conditions.” — page 46
“Two of the Trustees are also Trustees of the Norman Garon Trust (registered charity 1120656) which donated £300,000 to Essex County Scout Council during the year” — page 46
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wendy Bye, wife of County Lead Volunteer Bob Bye, was paid £10,260 for bookkeeping services.
“The Trustees have donated £1,238 (2022/23 - £759) to the Charity without conditions.” — page 46
“Two of the Trustees are also Trustees of the Norman Garon Trust (registered charity 1120656) which donated £300,000 to Essex County Scout Council during the year” — page 46
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Edmund Carr LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£200k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea · Thurrock

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£2.5m
31/03/2024£1.7m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.1m£807k
31/03/2022£470k£293k
31/03/2021£319k£312k

Common questions

Is ESSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £193,058 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with unrestricted reserves held at £1,150,733. The trustees' report confirms that these reserves are sufficient to cover one year’s expenditure and contingencies, exceeding the stated policy minimum of £200,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Edmund Carr LLP.

Who funds ESSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ESSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL as a grant recipient include NORMAN GARON TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
NORMAN GARON TRUSTFY2024£300k
NORMAN GARON TRUSTFY2023£300k
NORMAN GARON TRUSTFY2022£300k
NORMAN GARON TRUSTFY2021£125k

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 DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY1£5k
ST. NICHOLAS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£600

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