ROMFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 303701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROMFORD AND DISTRICT LOCAL ASSOCIATION BOY SCOUTS

THE PROVISION OF SCOUTING TO THE YOUTH OF HAVERING

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Latest income

£685k

Latest spending

£96k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity sold its district headquarters in August 2024 and invested the proceeds in one-year instruments to mitigate inflation while seeking a new building. The charity reports stability, with membership exceeding pre-pandemic levels and a new minibus purchased for over £53,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The District’s role is to offer support to Groups and Units within its area of operation. It does this through supporting the development of Scouting, the provision of training and other services, and the running of events and activities for young people.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£685k

Total spending

£96k

Reserves (reported)

£1.2m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~146.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ben Pardon
Chris Bennett
Colin Shepherd
Dean Jefferys
Elizabeth Godden
Geoffrey Frederick Hutton · trustee of 2 other charities
Jack Tape
Julien Rawle
PENELOPE WILLIAMS
Reece Wiltshire

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

Operates in: Havering

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£685k	£96k
31/03/2024	£78k	£71k
31/03/2023	£56k	£89k
31/03/2022	£41k	£47k
31/03/2021	£47k	£35k

Common questions

Is ROMFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity sold its district headquarters in August 2024 and invested the proceeds in one-year instruments to mitigate inflation while seeking a new building. The charity reports stability, with membership exceeding pre-pandemic levels and a new minibus purchased for over £53,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION	1	£50k
E F BULMER TRUST	1	£15k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ICKNIELD (LUTON) DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

ICKNIELD (LUTON) DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £141k
NEW GREENWICH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £120k
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £272k
GRAVESHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £143k
LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £470k
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £431k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROMFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£685k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ICKNIELD (LUTON) DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£141k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW GREENWICH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£272k	—	above	—	no doubt
GRAVESHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£470k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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