HEREFORD AND WORCESTER SCOUT COUNTY
Registered charity 505004 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEREFORD AND WORCESTER COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL, HEREFORD AND WORCESTER SCOUTS
TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP SCOUTING IN HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION POLICY, ORGANISATION & RULES. THIS INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS.TO PROVIDE CAMPING AND ACTIVITY FACILITIES AT KINVER, STAFFORDSHIRE.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held net current assets of £182,436, which the Trustees confirmed was equivalent to 10 months of expenditure. This figure is below the Trustees' stated policy aim to hold a reserve equivalent to 12 months of operating costs. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £96,808 to £74,956.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £182k; policy: 12 months of operating costs)
“At the 31st March 2025, the charity had funds (Net Current Assets) equivalent to 10 months of expenditure.
The Trustees' aim is to hold a reserve equivalent to 12 months of operating costs” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Scouts Hereford & Worcester (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 ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
- ROBERT GEOFFREY CHARLES WILLIAMSchair
- ALAN JAMES DEAN · trustee of 1 other charity
- Bryndley Jones
- Darren Lloyd Schrouder
- Felicity Jones
- Fern Louise Harkness Fellowes-Day
- IAN NEWMAN
- Mark Bache
- Nathan Craig Hood
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Herefordshire · Staffordshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEREFORD AND WORCESTER SCOUT COUNTY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held net current assets of £182,436, which the Trustees confirmed was equivalent to 10 months of expenditure. This figure is below the Trustees' stated policy aim to hold a reserve equivalent to 12 months of operating costs. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £96,808 to £74,956. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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