MALLING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 308139 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting the Scout Groups within Malling District of Kent.

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Latest income

£123k

Latest spending

£224k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £100,489 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total cash funds from £360,803 to £260,314. The trustees' report indicates that reserves were increased to meet the stated policy target of holding funds equivalent to 12 months of non-discretionary running costs and 50% of discretionary running costs, which was held at £14,800.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: UK & international camps (29% of income)

“UK & international camps 60,222”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

“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 £14,800.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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
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
31/03/2025	£123k	£224k
31/03/2024	£218k	£151k
31/03/2023	£200k	£184k
31/03/2022	£171k	£81k
31/03/2021	£149k	£79k

Common questions

Is MALLING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £100,489 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total cash funds from £360,803 to £260,314. The trustees' report indicates that reserves were increased to meet the stated policy target of holding funds equivalent to 12 months of non-discretionary running costs and 50% of discretionary running costs, which was held at £14,800. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 £133k
WEALD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £161k
SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £119k
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £272k
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	£123k	—	above	—	no doubt
GRAVESHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MID SUSSEX DISTRICT SCOUTS FY2025	£133k	—	above	—	no doubt
WEALD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£272k	—	above	—	no doubt

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