STAMFORD AND BOURNE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 522366 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAMFORD AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Training young people in Social,Sports,Citizenship and Outward Bound skills.

Objects

SCOUT DISTRICT

Area of benefit: STAMFORD, BORNE, MARKET DEEPING AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES

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 · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£118k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District's reserves policy is to hold sufficient resources to cover 12 months of annual running costs. The document notes ongoing challenges including leadership shortages, recruitment difficulties, and the need to bring mains power to Shacklewell, but confirms that the District remains active and supported by its team.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The District’s policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District should income and fundraising activities fall short.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months of annual running costs

“The District’s policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District should income and fundraising activities fall short. The District Trustee Board unanimously approved that the District’s reserves should be held at the annual running cost for the District for 12 months.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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 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
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

Alistair Wemyss Cobbold
Andrew Tagg
Angela Anderson
Catherine Herron
Martin Neil Siddle · trustee of 1 other charity
Michelle Nelson
Stephen Mark Canham
TREVOR KEITH WATSON

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Lincolnshire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£118k	£112k
31/03/2024	£80k	£67k
31/03/2023	£101k	£98k
31/03/2022	£74k	£50k
31/03/2021	£41k	£34k

Common questions

Is STAMFORD AND BOURNE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the District's reserves policy is to hold sufficient resources to cover 12 months of annual running costs. The document notes ongoing challenges including leadership shortages, recruitment difficulties, and the need to bring mains power to Shacklewell, but confirms that the District remains active and supported by its team.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BOOTH CHARITIES	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £136k
HUDDERSFIELD NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £103k
Harborough District Scout Council income £112k
MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £212k
BASINGSTOKE EAST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £269k
MEDWAY TOWNS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £146k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STAMFORD AND BOURNE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£118k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
HUDDERSFIELD NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Harborough District Scout Council FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BASINGSTOKE EAST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£269k	—	above	—	no doubt

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