GLOUCESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 302111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLOUCESTER BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

Scouting

Objects

GLOUCESTER BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: GLOUCESTER

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

£150k

Latest spending

£124k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £25,526 for the year, maintaining a strong financial position with total funds carried forward of £135,732. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to 12 months' expenditure, which the document confirms has been sustained throughout the year. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources to support its functions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Scout activities (84% of income)

“The main sources of income during the year were membership fees, subscriptions and income from letting Murray Hall. The total income for the year was £149,924” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months' expenditure (held: £136k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees that funds that have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to 12 months' expenditure.” — page 12

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael John Seamarkschair
ALAN FAULKNER
Felicity Mary Sang
Fraiser James Thomas
HEATHER TAYLOR
Kathryn Turner
Nicholas Harris
Nicola Hughes
Paul Duncan Trott

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£150k	£124k
31/03/2024	£170k	£143k
31/03/2023	£106k	£102k
31/03/2022	£82k	£77k
31/03/2021	£35k	£12k

Common questions

Is GLOUCESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £25,526 for the year, maintaining a strong financial position with total funds carried forward of £135,732. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to 12 months' expenditure, which the document confirms has been sustained throughout the year. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources to support its functions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/12/2010	£10k	Replacement of Old Doors and Windows
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/02/2007	£7k	Snowdon 100

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 CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION	1	£50k
E F BULMER TRUST	1	£15k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £160k
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £185k
6TH GOSPORT (ROWNER) SCOUT GROUP income £123k
GREATER MANCHESTER WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £133k
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £431k
STROUD AND TETBURY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £103k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GLOUCESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£150k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
6TH GOSPORT (ROWNER) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREATER MANCHESTER WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£133k	—	above	—	no doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£431k	—	within	—	no doubt

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