CUMBRIA COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL
Registered charity 520617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CUMBRIA DISTRICT 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. It does this through an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training based on the Scout Promise and Law.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £12,561 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves amounting to £586,793. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient resources to continue its activities, noting an operating cost reserve equivalent to approximately 12 months of normal running costs. The document confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 12 months normal running costs, determined to be £50,000 (held: £117k)
“The County Trustee Board considers that the County should hold an Operating Cost Reserve equivalent to approximately 12 months normal running costs, determined to be £50,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
- John Martin Porterchair
- ALAN CLARK · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ben David Walker
- Carolyn Otley
- David Charles Mason
- Derek James Gilfillan
- Edward James Ward
- Joshua Harry Musgrave
- Rebecca Susan Coates · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CUMBRIA COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £12,561 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves amounting to £586,793. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient resources to continue its activities, noting an operating cost reserve equivalent to approximately 12 months of normal running costs. The document confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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