CRAWLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 305875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRAWLEY BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

Physical, spritual, mental development of young people 6 to 25 years of age

Objects

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

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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Latest income

£139k

Latest spending

£93k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District finances were in a stable condition and made a small surplus at the end of the year. This surplus allowed the District Trustee Board to maintain the Capitation Levy at the previous year's level. The Independent Examiner's report is noted as being available online.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Every badge bought helps to fund Crawley District Scouts” — page 24

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

David Stuart Palmerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRISTINE HOBBS · trustee of 1 other charity
Edward Ellis Hills · trustee of 1 other charity
Emma Ellison · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Michael Pearse
Jake Sawyer
Kevin Ives
Michael James Hill
PAUL MASTERS · trustee of 2 other charities
Phoebe Woolard · trustee of 1 other charity
Robin Peter Lawrence
Sean Edwards
Simon John Maddocks
Timothy Hall

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£139k	£93k
31/12/2024	£121k	£111k
31/12/2023	£113k	£91k
31/12/2022	£109k	£95k
31/12/2021	£46k	£21k

Common questions

Is CRAWLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the District finances were in a stable condition and made a small surplus at the end of the year. This surplus allowed the District Trustee Board to maintain the Capitation Levy at the previous year's level. The Independent Examiner's report is noted as being available online. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/03/2022	£9k	Stanford Scout Campsite - Maintenance Equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/04/2011	£9k	Campsite Equipment and Building Renovation

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WREXHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

WREXHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £304k
BASINGSTOKE EAST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £269k
SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £191k
HARROGATE AND NIDDERDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £188k
Redbridge District Scout Council income £158k
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £439k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CRAWLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£139k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WREXHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£304k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BASINGSTOKE EAST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£269k	—	above	—	no doubt
SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£191k	—	below	—	noted
HARROGATE AND NIDDERDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£188k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Redbridge District Scout Council FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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