SURREY COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL
Registered charity 305819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SURREY SCOUTS
To actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Surrey Scouts reported a net operating income of £92,474 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a surplus at Bentley Copse offset by lower donations compared to the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,729,555, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £300k, which covers twelve months of normal fixed expenditure. The trustees consider the charity to be a viable going concern with adequate resources to manage adverse situations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Surrey Scouts (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~13.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/04/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (21/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Daniel Robert Benjamin
- Gary Ernest · trustee of 2 other charities
- HUGH ROBERT GOSTLING · trustee of 1 other charity
- Helen Lutton
- Joseph Sean Casey
- Julia Kielstra · trustee of 1 other charity
- Kelvin James Freeman
- Kewin Kobylski
- MARTIN GERRARD QPM DL
- Marcus Martin-Burns
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Surrey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SURREY COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Surrey Scouts reported a net operating income of £92,474 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a surplus at Bentley Copse offset by lower donations compared to the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,729,555, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £300k, which covers twelve months of normal fixed expenditure. The trustees consider the charity to be a viable going concern with adequate resources to manage adverse situations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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