CATERHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 305693 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CATERHAM AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION, CATHERHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Supporting Scout Groups in The Caterham Scout District

Objects

PURPOSES OF THE CATERHAM AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: CATERHAM AND DISTRICT

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

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Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased to £92,910, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of circa £20,000. The trustees confirmed that neither audit nor independent examination requirements applied, opting instead for a scrutiny process by a chartered accountant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: circa £20,000 (held: £93k)
“The District's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District should income and fundraising activities fall short. The District Trustee Board considers that the District should hold a sum, circa £20,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£76k£26k
31/03/2024£19k£19k
31/03/2023£33k£39k
31/03/2022£15k£11k
31/03/2021£18k£7k

Common questions

Is CATERHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased to £92,910, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of circa £20,000. The trustees confirmed that neither audit nor independent examination requirements applied, opting instead for a scrutiny process by a chartered accountant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.