HINCKLEY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 506796 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £122,155 as of 28 February 2026, a decrease from £157,770 in the prior year. The trustees have established designated funds, including £10,000 plus accrued interest for contingency reserves and specific project funds, to manage risks such as capital equipment failure at the campsite. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue charitable activities and notes no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hinckley and District Scout Council (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Martin Staffordchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Arran Stephen Lee Smith
• Christopher Sansome
• David Mark Payne
• Jack Cousins
• Jett Noah Semak
• Martin Broughton
• Philip Woolaston

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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