BLACKPOOL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Scouting - within Blackpool
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the district reported a net deficit of £352,207 for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in free reserves falling to £3,527. This figure is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target, which requires maintaining free reserves equivalent to nine months of annual costs. The district relies heavily on member income and has limited capacity for other fundraising.
What the accounts disclose
“the trustees will initiate additional fund raising when free reserves fall to below the equivalent of nine months annual costs measured against the latest Trustee Income and Expenditure account or the forward budget plan.”
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Trustees
- Christopher Michael Hardychair
- Andrew David Inglis
- Elizabeth Abbott
- Holly Louise Brookfield
- JOAN SWAN
- Janet Hardy
- Joanna Hacking
- Lesley Meddings
- Matthew Philip Hornby
- Peter Rumley
- Robert John Ward
- Victoria Kenmare
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £159k | £512k |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.0m | £992k |
| 31/03/2023 | £981k | £152k |
| 31/03/2022 | £76k | £59k |
| 31/03/2021 | £68k | £64k |
Common questions
Is BLACKPOOL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the district reported a net deficit of £352,207 for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in free reserves falling to £3,527. This figure is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target, which requires maintaining free reserves equivalent to nine months of annual costs. The district relies heavily on member income and has limited capacity for other fundraising. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Charities like this
- BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FUND AND RELATED CHARITIES
- BRENT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
- VOLUNTEER CENTRE BLACKPOOL WYRE AND FYLDE
- SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
- CHORLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
- BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKPOOL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £159k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FUND AND RELATED CHARITIES | £941k | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRENT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £140k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VOLUNTEER CENTRE BLACKPOOL WYRE AND FYLDE | £626k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SUTTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £119k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHORLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £180k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |