RUSHCLIFFE DISTRICT SCOUT ASSOCIATION
Supporting Scouting in the Rushcliffe District
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
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £67,995, which the trustees state is well above their policy target of six months' running costs (circa £5,000). The trustees describe the district as financially secure, noting that high funding levels have allowed them to keep the district levy at a minimum.
What the accounts disclose
“Membership subscriptions 85,727”
“The Trustee Board considers that the charity should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £5,000.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/12/2022)
Trustees
- ALAN SURRAGE HUBBER
- Clare Elizabeth Deeming
- DAVID JAMES PENROSE SNOWDEN
- ENA-MARIE SCOTT
- Father Simon Gillespie
- MATTHEW STEPHEN GARRARD
- NIGEL PETER MORGAN NURSE
- Neil Hartley
- PATRICIA JOAN SHEPHERD
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £27k | £20k |
| 31/03/2025 | £32k | £31k |
| 31/03/2024 | £26k | £13k |
| 31/03/2023 | £44k | £35k |
| 31/03/2022 | £9k | £10k |
Common questions
Is RUSHCLIFFE DISTRICT SCOUT ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £67,995, which the trustees state is well above their policy target of six months' running costs (circa £5,000). The trustees describe the district as financially secure, noting that high funding levels have allowed them to keep the district levy at a minimum. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| E F BULMER TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST | 1 | £0 |
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- REIGATE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
- WORTHING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
- SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
- CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
- DUNSTABLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSHCLIFFE DISTRICT SCOUT ASSOCIATION | £27k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| RUNNYMEDE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £109k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REIGATE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £42k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WORTHING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £79k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £160k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £104k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |