NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL
Registered charity 524708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH RIDING COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL, NYCSC
To support over 6300 young people and 2200 adult volunteers in England's largest geographical county to learn vital skills for life through adventure and the great outdoors.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £51,510 and free reserves of £15,210. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting £100,000 as a contingency reserve to cover 12 months of normal operating costs. Per the trustees' report, the charity has adopted a low-risk investment strategy and holds surplus funds in UK bank deposits.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £100000 as a contingency reserve to cover 12 months of normal operating costs (held: £15k)
“The Trustee Board considers that the County should hold £100000 as a contingency reserve to cover 12 months of normal operating costs.” — page 20
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 — North Yorkshire Scouts (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £51,510 and free reserves of £15,210. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting £100,000 as a contingency reserve to cover 12 months of normal operating costs. Per the trustees' report, the charity has adopted a low-risk investment strategy and holds surplus funds in UK bank deposits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL as a grant recipient include THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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