ISLE OF WIGHT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 302138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISLE OF WIGHT SCOUT ASSOCIATION

The IW Scout Council provides advice, guidance, information and training to the Scout Groups on the Isle of Wight, to enable them to undertake a varied programme of activities for our young people in line with the principles and objectives of the Scouting movement.

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Latest income
£230k
Latest spending
£229k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated without running into deficit during the year, with total receipts of £230,277 and payments of £229,478. The trustees consider the free reserves of £43,043 to be adequate against a policy target of eighteen months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
The majority of the County fund raising comes from subscriptions levied on each young person (age 6 to 17) in the County.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: eighteen months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £43k)
The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately eighteen months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Isle of Wight Scouts (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£230k£229k
31/12/2023£217k£179k
31/12/2022£195k£165k
31/12/2021£85k£50k
31/12/2020£94k£110k

Common questions

Is ISLE OF WIGHT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated without running into deficit during the year, with total receipts of £230,277 and payments of £229,478. The trustees consider the free reserves of £43,043 to be adequate against a policy target of eighteen months of unrestricted expenditure.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2005£5kImprovements to Climbing Tower
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2004£674Safety equipment for water based activities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ISLE OF WIGHT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ISLE OF WIGHT SCOUT COUNCIL£230k0aboveno doubt
ISLE OF WIGHT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£712k0belowno doubt
ISLE OF WIGHT YOUTH TRUST FY2025£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£191k0belownoted
ISLE OF WIGHT YOUTH FOR CHRIST FY2024£127k0unclearno doubt
WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£158k0unclearno doubt

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