BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 520168 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRKENHEAD BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

The District oversees and supports the Scout Groups within its area. It organises Scouting activities, such as camps, training and competitions, for the members of its Scout Groups, usually for Beaver Scout, Cub Scout and Scout Sections separately but sometimes jointly.The District also runs a successful Explorer Scout Section. All Scout Groups and Sections are available to boys and girls.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: BIRKENHEAD

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total gross income was £81,229 against total gross expenditure of £84,781, resulting in a net deficit of £3,552 for the year. Per the statement of assets and liabilities, unrestricted cash funds stood at £79,480, while quoted investments decreased in value due to macroeconomic events before recovering in the new financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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 expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Simon Mark Richardschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Beverley Mary Sanders
• Emma Birch
• Heather Margaret Gathercole
• LESLEY JANE RICHARDS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Leslie William Kelly
• Paul David Jones
• Yvonne Joan Hazelhurst

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

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Redbridge District Scout Council.

• Redbridge District Scout Council income £158k
• WEST LONDON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £123k
• PENNINE SCOUT DISTRICT GM income £166k
• SOUTHEND ESTUARY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £130k
• WILTSHIRE NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £209k
• ITCHEN DISTRICT SCOUTS income £310k

Side by side with its peers

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