Harborough District Scout Council

Registered charity 521764 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARKET HARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, MARKET HARBOROUGH BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

Provides administration and financial support to Scouting within a defined geographical area.

Objects

MARKET HARBOROUGH BOY SCOUTS AND GUIDES

Area of benefit: MARKET HARBOROUGH

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

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Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District adopted accruals-based accounting for the 2024/25 year and reported a slight loss. The trustees note that while excess funds appeared in bank accounts, these were earmarked for specific spends such as the Kandersteg Camp and membership fees, and the District holds reserves to ensure continuity of activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: member fees and other fundraising

“The District is primarily reliant upon income from member fees and other fundraising.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months

“The District Trustee Board considers that the District should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Derek Cattchair
Alistair Helm · trustee of 1 other charity
Benjamin Reed
EDDIE HARMAN
ERIC STANLEY GAMBLE · trustee of 1 other charity
Georgie Dove
JEAN WEBB
PHILIP REED
Paul Allenby
Peter Dove

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£112k	£79k
31/03/2024	£127k	£116k
31/03/2023	£88k	£94k
31/03/2022	£58k	£44k
31/03/2021	£44k	£35k

Common questions

Is Harborough District Scout Council financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the District adopted accruals-based accounting for the 2024/25 year and reported a slight loss. The trustees note that while excess funds appeared in bank accounts, these were earmarked for specific spends such as the Kandersteg Camp and membership fees, and the District holds reserves to ensure continuity of activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/06/2010	£1k	Colonel Mustard Pedal Car Project

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £212k
WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £136k
WATFORD NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £112k
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £139k
HUDDERSFIELD NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £103k
HARROGATE AND NIDDERDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £188k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Harborough District Scout Council	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
WATFORD NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£139k	—	above	—	no doubt
HUDDERSFIELD NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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