DURHAM SCOUT COUNTY COUNCIL

Registered charity 520719 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DURHAM COUNTY SCOUT ASSOCIATION, DURHAM COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL, DURHAM SCOUT COUNTY ASSOCIATION

Our charity is a County Scout Council which operates in the County of Durham and the local authority areas of Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Darlington. We are responsible for the governance, delivery and support of Scouting in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association and we operate and manage an adventurous activity centre outside of Durham.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £28,212 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £672,556 and total expenditure of £650,995. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were in line with the stated policy target of between six and twelve months of administrative expenses, which is currently assessed to be £75,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• W.A. Handley Charity Trust — “W.A. Handley Charity Trust Development funding, to be used in our Tyneside Scout Districts and Scout Groups (on-going)” (source page)
• Outward Bound Trust — “Outward Bound Trust Funding to support our Explorer Scouts attend Outward Bound residential courses (on-going)” (source page)
• Sir John Priestman Charity Trust — “Sir John Priestman Charity Trust Funding to support our general development work, and to support our Explorer Scouts attend Outward Bound …” (source page)
• The William Leech Charity — “The William Leech Charity Capital to make interest free loans available to local Scout Groups in need of financial support (on-going)” (source page)
• Barbour Foundation — “Barbour Foundation Funding to support the on-going work of the charity (2020)” (source page)
• Lottery Community Fund — “Lottery Community Fund Support from the Youth Investment Fund, to support the growth and development of Scouting in Darlington and Sunderl…” (source page)
• Durham Community Foundation — “Durham Community Foundation Support from the National Emergencies Trust, for supporting our ‘Scouting from Home’ initiative during the cor…” (source page)
• Bernard Sunley Foundation — “Bernard Sunley Foundation Funding support pledged to improve access and disabled facilities at Moor House Adventure Centre (2020)” (source page)
• Clothworker’s Foundation — “Clothworker’s Foundation Funding support pledged to improve access and disabled facilities at Moor House Adventure Centre (2020)” (source page)
• Ecclesiastical Movement for Good — “Ecclesiastical Movement for Good Funding support to improve site services and facilities at Moor House Adventure Centre (2020)” (source page)
• Durham County Ladies Golf Association — “Durham County Ladies Golf Association Funding to support the on-going work of the charity (2019)” (source page)
• St James Place Charitable Foundation — “St James Place Charitable Foundation Funding to support camping facilities at Moor House Adventure Centre (2020)” (source page)
• Leslie Sell Charitable Trust — “Leslie Sell Charitable Trust Funding to support camping facilities at Moor House Adventure Centre (2020)” (source page)
• The Wakeham Trust — “The Wakeham Trust Funding to preserve and promote wildlife at Moor House Adventure Centre (2020)” (source page)
• Sir James Knott Trust — “Sir James Knott Trust Funding to support the on-going work of the charity (2020)” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (76% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 65.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hilary Stubbschair
• BRYAN JOHNSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Caroline Howarth
• GREGORY PISKOSZ
• James Elliott
• Jennifer Daisy Wendy Thompson
• MARK IRELAND · trustee of 2 other charities
• NICHOLAS IAN MCCORMICK
• Philip Neal Harnby
• RYAN DAVID CURRAH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL.

• NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £146k
• NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £916k
• GATESHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £301k
• HUMBERSIDE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £208k
• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £267k
• Point North Community Foundation income £16.1m

Side by side with its peers

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