ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 303466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS DISTRICT SCOUT ASSOCIATION, TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

Promote the aims of scouting in Tunbridge Wells.

Objects

TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: TUNBRIDGE WELLS

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 the charity achieved a significant surplus of £111,552 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a large insurance payment for flood damage and capitation income. Unrestricted reserves of £306,564 are held, which the trustees confirm are in excess of their stated reserves policy target. The charity holds substantial non-monetary assets valued at £836,433, primarily land and buildings.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian Donald Wadeychair
• Anna Carter
• David Hobden
• MR NICK BURGESS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mr Steve Dennis
• Stuart Traquair Watt

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

Operates in: Kent

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