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WATFORD SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 302599 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WATFORD CENTRAL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Provides advice and support for the Scout groups within the area designated as Watford South by the Scout Association.

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: WATFORD CENTRAL

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 · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the District ended the financial year with total funds of £38,997.96, representing a surplus for the year. The Trustees note that the General Fund remained stable by design due to existing significant reserves, although the District faces ongoing financial pressures from property maintenance and rising costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Subscriptions (73% of income)
“The major part of our income is derived from the subscriptions we raise from our Groups using the annual census return before paying County the Capitation fee so that in 2024 the surplus was £4,357.95 increased from £3,999.50 in 2023 despite subsidising one Group by £810.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£55k£53k
31/12/2023£50k£66k
31/12/2022£73k£63k
31/12/2021£9k£16k
31/12/2020£9k£7k

Common questions

Is WATFORD SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the District ended the financial year with total funds of £38,997.96, representing a surplus for the year. The Trustees note that the General Fund remained stable by design due to existing significant reserves, although the District faces ongoing financial pressures from property maintenance and rising costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.