KIBBLESTONE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 524533 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOKE ON TRENT AND NEWCASTLE DIVISIONAL SCOUT COUNCIL, STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE BOY SCOUT LOCAL ASSOCIATION

To support young people to promote their development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society by operating Kibblestone International Scout Camp, based on the values of Scouting and complying with the strict safeguarding and safety policies of the Scout Association. The principle activity is to operate and develop Kibblestone and manage its property portfolio.

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Latest income

£394k

Latest spending

£387k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £1,969,052 due to a £204,000 devaluation of investment properties, though underlying operations generated a small surplus. Free reserves stood at £277,777, which the Trustees consider sufficient to comply with their policy target of six months' historic cash expenses. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months historic cash expenses (held: £278k)

“The Trustees interpret this target to be a level of free reserves equivalent of six months historic cash expenses.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kibblestone District Scout Council (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£645k

Total spending

£717k

Cost of raising funds

£67k

Reserves (reported)

£133k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 10.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

James Michael Lewischair
Adrian Bloor
CLIVE LEADER · trustee of 1 other charity
David Michael Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Jacqueline Margaret Brocklehurst · trustee of 1 other charity
Jonathan Bailey
Naomi Wood
Roger John Bannard
Shay George Norman · trustee of 2 other charities
Simon Christopher Gough

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£394k	£387k
31/12/2024	£476k	£464k
31/12/2023	£303k	£431k
31/12/2022	£645k	£717k
31/12/2021	£224k	£309k

Common questions

Is KIBBLESTONE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £1,969,052 due to a £204,000 devaluation of investment properties, though underlying operations generated a small surplus. Free reserves stood at £277,777, which the Trustees consider sufficient to comply with their policy target of six months' historic cash expenses. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KIBBLESTONE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KIBBLESTONE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL as a grant recipient include SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE	FY2022	£200	Kingsfield Singers

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	03/10/2019	£10k	Tree-top house

Charities like this

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

WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £136k
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £139k
CROMWELL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £119k
MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £212k
ICKNIELD (LUTON) DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £141k
WOKING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £106k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KIBBLESTONE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£394k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WARWICK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£139k	—	above	—	no doubt
CROMWELL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ICKNIELD (LUTON) DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£141k	—	above	—	no doubt

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