IPSWICH SCOUT DISTRICT LIASON COMMITTEE

Registered charity 305661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUFFOLK COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL AND IPSWICH BOY SCOUTS LOCAL

To provide scouting facilities for the two Ipswich scout districts. The site is also available for hire to other scout groups, and in fact all young peoples oganisations, including disabled people, for the purpose of training and recreation. l

Objects

INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP

Area of benefit: SUFFOLK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £529,239, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining sufficient reserves to maintain the site for at least one year. The organization generated a net income of £44,454 from charitable activities and investment gains, resulting in a positive movement in funds for the year.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least one year (held: £529k)
“The trustees will maintain sufficient reserves on general fund to maintain the site for at least one year in case of difficulties.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£140k£98k
31/12/2023£124k£102k
31/12/2022£99k£134k
31/12/2021£81k£56k
31/12/2020£48k£97k

Common questions

Is IPSWICH SCOUT DISTRICT LIASON COMMITTEE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £529,239, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining sufficient reserves to maintain the site for at least one year. The organization generated a net income of £44,454 from charitable activities and investment gains, resulting in a positive movement in funds for the year. Its FY2024 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 BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 11TH IPSWICH SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IPSWICH SCOUT DISTRICT LIASON COMMITTEE£140k—0above—no doubt
11TH IPSWICH SCOUT GROUP FY2026£150k—0above—no doubt
MEDWAY TOWNS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt
ITCHEN DISTRICT SCOUTS FY2026£310k—0above—no doubt
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£104k—0below—no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024£185k—0unclear—no doubt

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