DARTFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 303367 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DARTFORD BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

Dartford District Scout Council develops, manages and supports scouting in the Dartford area through the provision of activities, training for young people and adult leaders and general support for Scout groups in the district.The district supports 12 groups, 6 Explorer units, a District Network, Active Support unit and Shop

Objects

DARTFORD BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: DARTFORD

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £39,000 at year end, which is above the trustee-stated policy target of four months' running costs (circa £3,000). The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters coming to attention.

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 5 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
• Paying staff
• 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

• Neil Gearing · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neil John Brunsdon
• Philip Swanston
• Stephen Newton
• TERESA GORDON

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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