GRANTHAM AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 522369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRANTHAM & DISTRICT SCOUTS, GRANTHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

The aim of the District Scout Council is that of the Scout Association; to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: GRANTHAM

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £35,911.33 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider adequate to cover intended expenditure. The charity reported a retained surplus for the year, indicating that income exceeded expenditure during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• 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
• 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

• MALCOLM LEONARD HALLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Abigail Anne Jodhan-Singh
• GEOFFREY BEDENHAM
• Jacob Simeon Wand
• MRS E BOOTH
• RACHEL SCOFFIELD
• ROBERT MARTYN HOLLAND
• STUART PROSSER
• Sue Newbatt · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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