ALDERLEY AND KNUTSFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Provide scouting activities for young people in the area between Holmes Chapel and Handforth in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association.
Objects
THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity remains in a sound financial position with closing unrestricted funds of £95,419.34, which the trustees consider well above the level required for ongoing operating expenses. The charity is run entirely by volunteers with no salaried staff, and the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention.
What the accounts disclose
“The District Trustee Board's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District should income and fundraising activities fall short.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 300
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 300
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 327
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 08/05/2024, 98 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/02/2024)
Trustees
- Martin Reltonchair
- Anthony James Harrison
- Bruce Tulley
- Catherine Gasparini
- IAN ANTONY ROSS
- JANET HELEN WILLIAMSON
- Jane Johnson
- Janet Anne Nicholson
- Katie Davies
- MR WILLIAM BURNHAM
- Roger Edwin Turner
- Stephen Roger Wilkinson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £53k | £42k |
| 31/03/2025 | £35k | £23k |
| 31/03/2024 | £69k | £52k |
| 31/03/2023 | £0 | £132 |
| 31/03/2022 | £6k | £5k |
Common questions
Is ALDERLEY AND KNUTSFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a sound financial position with closing unrestricted funds of £95,419.34, which the trustees consider well above the level required for ongoing operating expenses. The charity is run entirely by volunteers with no salaried staff, and the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDERLEY AND KNUTSFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £53k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ISLE OF ANGLESEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £26k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EAST SCARSDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £31k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CHORLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £200k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| BROMLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £188k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEVERLEY AND HORNSEA DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £65k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |