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BOSTON DISTRICT SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 508364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOSTON DISTRICT EXECUTIVE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

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Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £15,623.04 for the year, reducing its bank balances from £48,988.81 to £33,365.77. The trustees note that the district holds reserves equivalent to 12 months of running costs, approximately £21,000, to ensure continuity of activities. The financial review indicates that the district is primarily reliant on subscriptions and fundraising income to meet its expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £21k (held: £33k)
“The District Trustee Board considers that the District should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £21k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£39k£55k
31/12/2024£34k£35k
31/12/2023£44k£47k
31/12/2022£33k£39k
31/12/2021£39k£34k

Common questions

Is BOSTON DISTRICT SCOUT ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £15,623.04 for the year, reducing its bank balances from £48,988.81 to £33,365.77. The trustees note that the district holds reserves equivalent to 12 months of running costs, approximately £21,000, to ensure continuity of activities. The financial review indicates that the district is primarily reliant on subscriptions and fundraising income to meet its expenditure.