SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Registered charity 521368 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEREFORD CITY LOCAL ASSOCIATION OF BOY SCOUTS, HEREFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Scouting.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a cash surplus of £21,943 for the year, with unrestricted reserves of £115,823 held in cash. The trustees confirm that these reserves are sufficient to meet the stated policy target of 12 months' running costs and unexpected asset expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 12 months running costs and to meet unexpected expenditure on the District’s freehold assets, circa £25000 (held: £116k)
“The District Executive Committee considers that the District should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs and to meet unexpected expenditure on the District’s freehold assets, circa £25000.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Herefordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a cash surplus of £21,943 for the year, with unrestricted reserves of £115,823 held in cash. The trustees confirm that these reserves are sufficient to meet the stated policy target of 12 months' running costs and unexpected asset expenditure. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL as a grant recipient include THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION, E F BULMER TRUST.
Known funders
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