HERTFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 302543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERTFORD AND DISTRICT BOYS SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

To provide guidance & facilities to the 6 scout groups within Hertford District to promote the ideals of the scout movement.

Objects

PURPOSES OF THE HERTFORD AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: HERTFORD AND DISTRICT

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District's financial position started the year healthy and ended slightly more so, with surplus operating funds held in a Gold account and investments performing well. The District Treasurer notes that while some expenses like OSM licences and National/County subscriptions increased, the minibus continues to pay for itself and the overall financial management is described as healthy.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Cinnamonchair
• Arthur Richard Lewis · trustee of 1 other charity
• Chris Searle
• Debbie Christine Ryan
• Elizabeth Carolyn Clark
• Geraldine Jane O'Brien
• Helen Claire Miller
• Ian Paul Austin Smith
• Rosalyn Jean Burroughs

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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