KINGSWOOD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 302142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE KINGSWOOD AND ST GEORGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Scouting in Kingswood Area of Bristol

Objects

INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Area of benefit: KINGSWOOD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Gloucestershire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£55k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,788.77 for the year ended 31st March 2025, increasing its bank balance to £49,262.50. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of approximately £18,000 are held, which is above the stated policy target of £5,000. The charity maintains a risk-averse investment strategy, holding all funds in cash to ensure liquidity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of £5,000 (held: £18k)

“The District Trustee Board considers that the District should hold a minimum of £5,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Eileen Frances Rands
Em Masters
Harry Beamish
Kim Vickery · trustee of 1 other charity
NICHOLAS PAUL BOX · trustee of 1 other charity
Nigel Paul Thomas
Robert John Luckett
Robert ian Sellar
SIMON BUDD · trustee of 1 other charity
Samiul Akbar Shellard

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£55k	£41k
31/03/2024	£38k	£38k
31/03/2023	£43k	£50k
31/03/2022	£30k	£23k
31/03/2021	£24k	£12k

Common questions

Is KINGSWOOD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,788.77 for the year ended 31st March 2025, increasing its bank balance to £49,262.50. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of approximately £18,000 are held, which is above the stated policy target of £5,000. The charity maintains a risk-averse investment strategy, holding all funds in cash to ensure liquidity.

Charities like this

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

BANSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £55k
ROYAL KINGSTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £210k
BERKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £214k
BEXLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £302k
BIGGLESWADE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £207k
ASHFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £85k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KINGSWOOD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£55k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BANSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£55k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL KINGSTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£210k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BERKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£214k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEXLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£302k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BIGGLESWADE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£207k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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