Stafford District Scout Council

Registered charity 524528 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAFFORD BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION, STAFFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL STAFFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

The objectives of the group are as a unit of the Scout Association.The Aim of The Scout Association is 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.

Objects

STAFFORD BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: STAFFORD

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stafford, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £167,413, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £8,000 (six months' running costs). The charity reports a net surplus for the year, with total income of £123,326 exceeding total expenditure of £117,672. The trustees confirm that systems of internal controls are in place to ensure reasonable assurance against material mismanagement or loss.

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 3 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
• 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

• ROLAND SMITHchair
• Andrew Clode
• Andrew Hill
• Catherine Louise Hordern
• GRAHAM SMITH
• Gemma May Phillips
• KEVIN LEA HEWITT
• PAUL ASKEY
• STEPHEN SMITH
• Sharon Hill

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• BROADSTONE SCOUT GROUP income £91k
• STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £458k
• 1ST ASHTON (LORD GERARD'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP income £97k
• STOCKTON, THORNABY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £71k
• SOUTHEND WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £25k
• 2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP income £83k

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