SCOUTSCYMRU

Registered charity 522572 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCOUTS WALES, WELSH SCOUT COUNCIL

Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. ScoutsCymru is a not for profit organisation which works to support the provision of the Scout Youth Programme within Wales and improve the quality of its delivery.

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Latest income

£882k

Latest spending

£838k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that ScoutsCymru reported a net income of £33,440 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets of £977,420. The charity maintains free reserves of £710,349, which the Trustees consider to be just under 12 months of revenue expenditure, indicating a relatively stable financial position. The outlook is described as positive, supported by a secured three-year grant and sufficient cash resources to meet obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“£60,001 - £70,000 1 -” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £710k; policy: 12 months current revenue expenditure)

“Free reserves therefore stood at just under 12 months of revenue expenditure meaning ScoutsCymru is in a relatively stable financial position.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ScoutsCymru (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

BCB International Ltd — “Our wonderful partners at BCB International Ltd have been supporting ScoutsCymru since 2024, offering discounted prices to the Scouting move…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£882k

Total spending

£838k

Cost of raising funds

£25k

Reserves (reported)

£710k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Kirsty Ann Palmerchair
Benjamin Exton
Billy Calladine · trustee of 2 other charities
Callum Dylan Smith
Georgia Murray · trustee of 1 other charity
Jonathan Lee Williams
Lowri Mair Williams
Matthew Daniel Ray Wilkins
Natalie Lanagan · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicolas Hamer
Nigel Christopher Steward
Rhys Williams

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£882k	£838k
31/03/2024	£990k	£977k
31/03/2023	£673k	£616k
31/03/2022	£422k	£591k
31/03/2021	£613k	£536k

Common questions

Is SCOUTSCYMRU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that ScoutsCymru reported a net income of £33,440 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets of £977,420. The charity maintains free reserves of £710,349, which the Trustees consider to be just under 12 months of revenue expenditure, indicating a relatively stable financial position. The outlook is described as positive, supported by a secured three-year grant and sufficient cash resources to meet obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of SCOUTSCYMRU earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

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	25/05/2011	£218k	Today's Young People - Tomorrow's Citizens
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/04/2008	£142k	Leading the Way - 'Tomorrow's Leaders'

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 DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY	1	£5k
ST. NICHOLAS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£600

Charities like this

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

CROMWELL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £119k
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £101k
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £198k
KENT COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £1.1m
THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION income £46.9m
LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £470k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SCOUTSCYMRU	£882k	£60,001 - £70,000	—	below	—	no doubt
CROMWELL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£101k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£198k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KENT COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION FY2025	£46.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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