MID SUSSEX DISTRICT SCOUTS

Registered charity 305841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAYWARDS HEATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Youth development in Mid Sussex in accordance with Scout Association rules.

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £960,168 at 31 March 2026, which the trustees confirm exceeds their policy target of covering at least three months of anticipated expenditure, noting the charity had over 13 months of free reserves. The charity reported a net income of £489,422 for the year, driven largely by donations and legacies, with total funds carried forward increasing significantly from the previous year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mid Sussex District Scouts (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~12.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charlotte Anderson
• Daniel Sumner
• Frederick Thomas
• Hannah Shorrocks
• Isabelle Searle
• Keith Anthony Waller
• Michael Larcombe
• Paul Bilton
• Stephen Hudson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Zoe Johnson

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL.

• WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £195k
• SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £160k
• BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £210k
• CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £431k
• BLACKDOWN DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £163k
• COTSWOLD EDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £112k

Side by side with its peers

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