MALLING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 308139 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting the Scout Groups within Malling District of Kent.

Objects

A UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: MALLING

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£158k

Latest spending

£160k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,422 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total cash funds from £260,314 to £257,892. The trustees report indicates that reserves were increased to meet the policy target of £15,000, which is held in cash. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of non-discretionary running costs and 50% of discretionary running costs (held: £15k)

“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 the District should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months of non-discretionary running costs and 50% of discretionary running costs, now held at £15,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Adam Ray · trustee of 2 other charities
Craig Worcester · trustee of 1 other charity
Darren Matthew Palmer
Deborah Hadley · trustee of 1 other charity
Denis Spiller · trustee of 2 other charities
Hannah Browning
Isobel Rose Warrington
Mark Gordon · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Paramor · trustee of 1 other charity
Thomas Dafydd Llewellyn

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£158k	£160k
31/03/2025	£123k	£224k
31/03/2024	£218k	£151k
31/03/2023	£200k	£184k
31/03/2022	£171k	£81k

Common questions

Is MALLING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,422 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total cash funds from £260,314 to £257,892. The trustees report indicates that reserves were increased to meet the policy target of £15,000, which is held in cash. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MALLING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MALLING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL as a grant recipient include THE SHANLY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHANLY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£45k

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
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION	1	£50k
E F BULMER TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

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

GRAVESHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £143k
MID SUSSEX DISTRICT SCOUTS income £584k
WEALD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £161k
SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £122k
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £160k
COTSWOLD EDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £112k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MALLING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£158k	—	above	—	no doubt
GRAVESHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MID SUSSEX DISTRICT SCOUTS FY2026	£584k	—	above	—	no doubt
WEALD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt

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