MID GLAMORGAN AREA SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 515965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MID GLAMORGAN COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING IS 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.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

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: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£143k

Latest spending

£142k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained financial control, keeping membership fees stable without increase. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds cash reserves and has a policy to hold 12 months of running costs, though specific unrestricted reserve figures are not explicitly quantified in the narrative text provided.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Fees (60% of income)

“Membership Fees 85,362” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs

“The Area Trustee Board considers that the Area should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Gareth Haywood
Helen Higgs
John Edward Charles · trustee of 5 other charities
KEN HINTON · trustee of 1 other charity
Lowry Harris
Ronald James Davies · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Bailey · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bridgend · Merthyr Tydfil · Rhondda Cynon Taff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£143k	£142k
31/05/2024	£137k	£135k
31/05/2023	£127k	£132k
31/05/2022	£101k	£125k
31/05/2021	£46k	£34k

Common questions

Is MID GLAMORGAN AREA SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained financial control, keeping membership fees stable without increase. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds cash reserves and has a policy to hold 12 months of running costs, though specific unrestricted reserve figures are not explicitly quantified in the narrative text provided. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/08/2016	£5k	Plas Dolygaer
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/07/2015	£5k	Plas Dolygaer
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/02/2014	£5k	Plas Dolygaer
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/05/2012	£5k	New Horizons
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/02/2010	£5k	Training The Leaders Of Tomorrow

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
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

CROSBY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £55k
CHEDDINGTON SCOUT GROUP income £30k
CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £110k
BRUNEL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £135k
CITY OF BATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £85k
1ST SID VALE (SIDMOUTH) SCOUT GROUP income £49k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MID GLAMORGAN AREA SCOUT COUNCIL	£143k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CROSBY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£55k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHEDDINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£110k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRUNEL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£135k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CITY OF BATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£85k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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