WHARFEDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 524827 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHARFEDALE BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

Wharfedale District Scout Council administers the rules of the Scout Association for the Scout Groups in the following communities in Wharfedale - Addingham/Ilkley/Ben Rhydding/Burley/Menston and Otley. [The first 5 named are in Bradford MDC area & Otley is in Leeds CC area]. It also manages the Curly Hill Activity Centre and has oversight of the Reva Water Activity Centre.

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Latest income
£138k
Latest spending
£210k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trustees consider management costs to be minimal and not reported separately. The trustees are of the opinion that funds are sufficient to continue activities through the ensuing year, with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 75% and 100% of one year's gross expenditure
“Reserves are being held to ensure that the level of activity can be maintained for at least one year, without income through a policy to hold between 75% and 100% of one year's gross expenditure.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — REVA Scouts Water Activity Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£138k£210k
31/03/2024£92k£114k
31/03/2023£84k£78k
31/03/2022£83k£82k
31/03/2021£88k£65k

Common questions

Is WHARFEDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trustees consider management costs to be minimal and not reported separately. The trustees are of the opinion that funds are sufficient to continue activities through the ensuing year, with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£10kRedevelopment of Curly Hill Campsite & Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2005£5kCurly Hill Activity Centre

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LYTHAM SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£296k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE COMMUNITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WHARFEDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL£138k—0unclear—no doubt
BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
ILKLEY & DISTRICT GOOD NEIGHBOURS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt
UPPER WHARFEDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2024£215k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CLARKE FOLEY CENTRE FY2025£327kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
FYLDE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt

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