SOLIHULL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 505527 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOLIHULL COUNTY SCOUT ACTIVE SUPPORT, SOLIHULL COUNTY SCOUT NETWORK, SOLIHULL GANG SHOW

A full range of activities designed 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.

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Latest income

£246k

Latest spending

£242k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £89,202, representing a net increase from the previous year's £84,933. The charity reported total incoming resources of £246,334 against total resources expended of £242,064, resulting in a positive net movement in funds of £4,270. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Note 17

“During the financial year the County has paid onward annual membership fees received from Groups and Districts to the Scout Association (see Note 3). The County has entered into no other transactions with related parties in respect of remuneration or benefits, loans or other transactions.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Solihull County scouts (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (27/09/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Michelle Turnellchair
Andrew Penhallurick
Benjamin Peter Jones
Daniel James Robinson
GREG DODD · trustee of 1 other charity
Kenneth Meeson · trustee of 1 other charity
MAT SPENCER
Paul Ian Webb
Robert James Fear · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert John Swindell

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£246k	£242k
31/03/2024	£146k	£153k
31/03/2023	£96k	£90k
31/03/2022	£48k	£35k
31/03/2021	£35k	£13k

Common questions

Is SOLIHULL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £89,202, representing a net increase from the previous year's £84,933. The charity reported total incoming resources of £246,334 against total resources expended of £242,064, resulting in a positive net movement in funds of £4,270. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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
NORMAN GARON TRUST	1	£1.0m

Charities like this

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

RICHMOND UPON THAMES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £341k
CUMBRIA COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £104k
DARLINGTON AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £100k
ESSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £3.1m
CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £110k
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £120k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOLIHULL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL	£246k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND UPON THAMES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£341k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CUMBRIA COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DARLINGTON AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£100k	—	above	—	no doubt
ESSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£3.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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