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SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 303841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUTTON AND CHEAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, SUTTON AND CHEAM LOCAL ASSOCIATION OF BOY SCOUTS

To promote and assist in the running of scouting in the London Borough of Sutton.

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Latest income
£122k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
1961
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District incurred a deficit of £9,570 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a deficit of £5,392 in the prior year. Per the Trustees' report, the General Fund balance stood at £189,975, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £30,000 (equating to twenty-four months of running costs for properties). The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue in business with no material uncertainty disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twenty-four months running costs for the District’s properties excluding associated income, which is approximately £30,000 (held: £190k)
“It is considered that the minimum reserve to be held at any one time should equate to twenty-four months running costs for the District’s properties excluding associated income, which is approximately £30,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: Surrey · Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£122k£128k
31/12/2024£119k£126k
31/12/2023£76k£78k
31/12/2022£68k£79k
31/12/2021£63k£43k

Common questions

Is SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the District incurred a deficit of £9,570 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a deficit of £5,392 in the prior year. Per the Trustees' report, the General Fund balance stood at £189,975, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £30,000 (equating to twenty-four months of running costs for properties). The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue in business with no material uncertainty disclosed. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION1£50k
E F BULMER TRUST1£15k
THE MILLS CHARITY1£5k
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST1£250

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL£122k—0unclear—no doubt
WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£136k—0above—no doubt
BRENT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME-START SUTTON FY2025£284k—0unclear—noted
SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£191k—0below—noted
SUTTON BOROUGH CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£1.9m—0below—no doubt

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