Redbridge District Scout Council

Registered charity 303803 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ILFORD EAST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, ILFORD EAST LOCAL ASSOCIATION BOY SCOUTS

The District has 33 Scout Groups for young people from 6 to 14 years and 8 Explorer Scout Units for those between 14 and 18 years. Regular meetings both indoor and outdoor enable members to enjoy varied and progressive activities while learning to work together, make decisions and take responsibility for their actions in partnership with adult leaders.

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Latest income

£158k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £50,232.36 for the period ending 31st January 2025, with total income of £150,281.22 against expenses of £100,048.86. The trustees report that the District holds adequate reserves to ensure continuity of activities, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: Delay in final approved sets of Accounts due to Treasurer not receiving necessary information from Groups.

“The delay in getting sign off has been caused due to the Treasurer not receiving the necessary information from Groups – we would urge all members to provide timely responses to the treasurer in future.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Adam Joiner · trustee of 1 other charity
Charles Edward George Paddon
Matthew Balchin
Melanie Jane Knight · trustee of 1 other charity
Phillip Merchant
RUSSELL VAUGHAN
Shabana Shaukat
Tahir Mahmud
Tina Isherwood

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

Operates in: Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£158k	£134k
31/01/2024	£97k	£86k
31/01/2023	£232k	£113k
31/01/2022	£270k	£48k
31/01/2021	£44k	£63k

Common questions

Is Redbridge District Scout Council financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £50,232.36 for the period ending 31st January 2025, with total income of £150,281.22 against expenses of £100,048.86. The trustees report that the District holds adequate reserves to ensure continuity of activities, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts. 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 GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY	1	£10k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £106k
BRADFORD SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £106k
TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £132k
WEST LONDON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £123k
33RD NORWICH SCOUT GROUP income £131k
8TH NORWICH (NORWICH SCHOOL) SEA SCOUT GROUP income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Redbridge District Scout Council	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
WEST LONDON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£123k	—	above	—	no doubt
33RD NORWICH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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