SHROPSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 524499 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Shropshire Scouts

The aim of the Shropshire County Scout Council is to further the work of The Scout Association in Shropshire by encouraging 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.

Objects

SHROPSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Area of benefit: SHROPSHIRE

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 · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £172,540, with the trustees agreeing it is prudent to retain £25k in general reserves for unanticipated challenges. The charity reported a net income of £16,587 for the year, supported by donations, investments, and other income, while expenditure on charitable activities totaled £29,404.

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 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
• 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
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Shelmerdinechair
• Catherine Turpin
• Emma Hodge · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Windler · trustee of 1 other charity
• Justin Turpin
• Nicola Phillips
• RICHARD PARKES
• Wendy Anne Garratt

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

Operates in: Shropshire · Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

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