BARNSLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 514094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARNSLEY BOROUGH SCOUT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Barnsley District Scout Council exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. This includes the supervision of scout groups in Barnsley district and the management of a scout campsite.

Objects

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.

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.

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Latest income

£59k

Latest spending

£58k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the District held unrestricted reserves of approximately £132,383 at year end, which the Trustees consider commensurate with their policy of holding a minimum of twelve months' operating costs. The District reported a net surplus of £466.91 for the year, with total gross income of £58,351.12 against total gross expenditure of £57,884.21.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of twelve months operating costs (held: £132k)

“The District Trust Board considers that the District should hold a sum equivalent to a minimum of twelve months operating costs.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian Egglestonchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Amelia Eggleston
Ann Oxley
Diana Greaves
George Akid
Helen Elizabeth Arthur
MELVYN LUNN
Simon Peter Alliott · trustee of 3 other charities
Timothy James Robinson

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

Operates in: Barnsley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£59k	£58k
31/03/2025	£59k	£58k
31/03/2024	£60k	£56k
31/03/2023	£6k	£4k
31/03/2022	£19k	£13k

Common questions

Is BARNSLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the District held unrestricted reserves of approximately £132,383 at year end, which the Trustees consider commensurate with their policy of holding a minimum of twelve months' operating costs. The District reported a net surplus of £466.91 for the year, with total gross income of £58,351.12 against total gross expenditure of £57,884.21. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.