Salford District Scout Council

Registered charity 514098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOWRY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, LOWRY SCOUT DISTRICT

Indoor/Outdoor activity,Training.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£212k
Latest spending
£209k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District's financial policy is to control spending to an amount equal to its income, resulting in a stable position with unrestricted reserves of £29,003. The trustees report that the operational result was an income over expenditure of £3,480, and the district remains on a sustainable footing through careful stewardship.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: control spending to an amount equal to its income (held: £29k)
“The District’s financial policy remains to control spending to an amount equal to its income” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CAF BANK
“CAF BANK A trading subsidiary of the Charities Aid Foundation”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£212k£209k
06/04/2024£93k£104k
06/04/2023£42k£26k
06/04/2022£39k£45k
06/04/2021£19k£2k

Common questions

Is Salford District Scout Council financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the District's financial policy is to control spending to an amount equal to its income, resulting in a stable position with unrestricted reserves of £29,003. The trustees report that the operational result was an income over expenditure of £3,480, and the district remains on a sustainable footing through careful stewardship. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Salford District Scout Council?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Salford District Scout Council as a grant recipient include THE BOOTH CHARITIES.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BOOTH CHARITIESFY2023£2kObject 4 - Educational facilities
THE BOOTH CHARITIESFY2023£2kObject 3 - Recreation and Leisure

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH LEEDS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Salford District Scout Council£212k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH LEEDS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£131k—0below1.0%no doubt
WATFORD NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024£112k—0unclear—no doubt
HUDDERSFIELD NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026£103k—0unclear—no doubt
Harborough District Scout Council FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHGATE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2023£307k—0unclear—no doubt

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