BUTCHERS COPPICE SCOUT CAMP

Registered charity 302206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOURNEMOUTH BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION, BOURNEMOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, BOURNEMOUTH NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, BOURNEMOUTH STOUR DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Butchers Coppice Scout Camp welcomes Scout and Guide groups, schools and other bona-fide youth organisations from around the World for residential experiences and adventurous activities, helping to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

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

Latest income

£191k

Latest spending

£238k

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net reserves decreased from £166,660.45 to £120,150.53 due to a deficit of £52,595.55, driven by increased maintenance and staff costs. The charity reported total income of £157,583.48 against total expenditure of £210,179.03 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

John Owen Slade · trustee of 3 other charities
MRS S MARSH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£191k	£238k
31/12/2023	£175k	£161k
31/12/2022	£180k	£141k
31/12/2021	£132k	£117k
31/12/2020	£79k	£95k

Common questions

Is BUTCHERS COPPICE SCOUT CAMP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that net reserves decreased from £166,660.45 to £120,150.53 due to a deficit of £52,595.55, driven by increased maintenance and staff costs. The charity reported total income of £157,583.48 against total expenditure of £210,179.03 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Its FY2024 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	01/07/2010	£10k	Access Improvements
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/04/2009	£4k	Butchers Coppice
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/07/2006	£52k	Project 2007 - New toilet block
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/06/2005	£5k	Project 2007 - Indoor Shooting Range

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BELCHAMPS SCOUT CENTRE.

BELCHAMPS SCOUT CENTRE income £192k
CROMWELL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £119k
WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL income £158k
KENNET DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £124k
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £198k
THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION income £46.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUTCHERS COPPICE SCOUT CAMP	£191k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BELCHAMPS SCOUT CENTRE FY2024	£192k	—	below	—	no doubt
CROMWELL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KENNET DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£198k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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