NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Supporting and promoting scouting in the Newcastle-under-Lyme area
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 FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds of £90,618 are held, which the trustees consider adequate to meet aims including project funding, running costs, and equipment. The charity received grants totaling £5,352 and had net receipts of £6,371 for the year, resulting in cash funds of £130,426 at the end of the period.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- VERA BLOORchair
- GRAHAM BADDELEY
- Jay Lindsey Aukland
- Judith Ann Edgeley
- KAREN LESLEY EMMENS
- Laura Dorothy Boyles
- Leah Emma Carvell
- Lorraine Ann Drayton Mrs
- Madeline Rose Hill
- Owen Rhys Dyde
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £63k | £54k |
| 31/12/2024 | £85k | £79k |
| 31/12/2023 | £47k | £25k |
| 31/12/2022 | £20k | £20k |
| 31/12/2021 | £8k | £8k |
Common questions
Is NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds of £90,618 are held, which the trustees consider adequate to meet aims including project funding, running costs, and equipment. The charity received grants totaling £5,352 and had net receipts of £6,371 for the year, resulting in cash funds of £130,426 at the end of the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/03/2006 | £5k | Castle Capers Gang Show |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/04/2005 | £5k | Activities |