GREATER LONDON MIDDLESEX WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL
Scouting engages & supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. In partnership with adults, young people take part in fun indoor & outdoor activities, they learn by doing, by sharing in spiritual reflection and by taking responsibility. They make choices, undertake new & challenging activities and they live their Scout Promise.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity reported a net income of £31,049 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £2,269,120. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting approximately £50,000 for general contingencies and £175,000 for the PACCAR Scout Camp, noting that their strong reserves policy has allowed them to maintain reasonable membership fees despite cost-of-living challenges.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investment
- 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
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Cathy Muxlow — County Lead Volunteer
- Chad Lake — County Chair
- John Arnold — Deputy County Chair
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/10/2021)
Trustees
- CHAD LAKEchair
- Alkesh Shah
- Catherine Stephenie Joyce Muxlow
- Christopher John Nicholas
- Claire Katie Shannon Muxlow
- DAVID CARLEN
- David James Browning
- Dr ALEXANDER NORORI-MCCORMAC
- JOHN ARNOLD
- PHIL POWER
- Paul Richard Dickson
- Susan Margaret Chick
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £1.0m | £997k |
| 31/03/2025 | £960k | £881k |
| 31/03/2024 | £823k | £842k |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.1m | £865k |
| 31/03/2022 | £762k | £600k |
Common questions
Is GREATER LONDON MIDDLESEX WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £31,049 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £2,269,120. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting approximately £50,000 for general contingencies and £175,000 for the PACCAR Scout Camp, noting that their strong reserves policy has allowed them to maintain reasonable membership fees despite cost-of-living challenges. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 19/02/2013 | £32k | Paccar Scout Camp Rifle Range |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/11/2010 | £6k | Project EEZ |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER LONDON MIDDLESEX WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL | £1.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £198k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KENT COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AVON COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL | £681k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL | £101k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £470k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |