CROSBY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 521549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CROSBY BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

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.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: CROSBY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sefton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £14,609.02, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of £10,000. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity is volunteer-led with no paid staff and relies on membership fees and grants to fund its operations and facility maintenance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £15k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain a minimum of £10,000 in unrestricted reserves to provide financial stability and ensure the charity can meet its ongoing commitments.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Conwy · Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£55k£92k
31/03/2024£233k£205k
31/03/2023£36k£60k
31/03/2022£29k£32k
31/03/2021£30k£11k

Common questions

Is CROSBY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £14,609.02, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of £10,000. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity is volunteer-led with no paid staff and relies on membership fees and grants to fund its operations and facility maintenance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY OF BATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CROSBY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL£55k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF BATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£85k—0below—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£458k—0unclear—no doubt
BRUNEL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£135k——above—no doubt
DORSET COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026£143k—0above—no doubt
SOUTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£572k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.