WEST YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 524829 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST YORKSHIRE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

Within West Yorkshire, to contribute to 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.

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Latest income
£269k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £64,237 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £470,602 to £406,365. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Related-party transaction: The charity is the sole guarantor for WYS Trading Limited, a company limited by guarantee making the company a wholly owned subsidiary. The registered office is Bradley Wood Scout Camp, Shepherds Thorn Lane, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3TU. WYS Trading Limited manages Bradley Wood on behalf of the County. Accommodation/room hire charges of £27,522 (2024: £8,305) were paid to WYS Trading Limited. At the year end £3,427 (2024: £459) was owed to WYS Trading Limited.
The charity is the sole guarantor for WYS Trading Limited, a company limited by guarantee making the company a wholly owned subsidiary. The registered office is Bradley Wood Scout Camp, Shepherds Thorn Lane, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3TU. WYS Trading Limited manages Bradley Wood on behalf of the County. Accommodation/room hire charges of £27,522 (2024: £8,305) were paid to WYS Trading Limited. At the year end £3,427 (2024: £459) was owed to WYS Trading Limited. — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: WYS Trading Limited
The charity is the sole guarantor for WYS Trading Limited, a company limited by guarantee making the company a wholly owned subsidiary. The registered office is Bradley Wood Scout Camp, Shepherds Thorn Lane, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3TU. WYS Trading Limited manages Bradley Wood on behalf of the County. — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

WYS TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one years include £90,814 owed to group undertakings (Note 9). Additionally, £7,404 is owed to group undertakings within one year (Note 8). After the year end, a loan agreement was signed for the repayment of these amounts.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£269k£333k
31/03/2024£484k£493k
31/03/2023£435k£453k
31/03/2022£269k£324k
31/03/2021£331k£216k

Common questions

Is WEST YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £64,237 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £470,602 to £406,365. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England26/06/2015£10kStart Sailing (for 14 to 18 year olds).

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEST YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL£269k0unclearno doubt
WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£158k0unclearno doubt
SOUTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£572k0unclearno doubt
NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£916k0unclearno doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£431k0withinno doubt
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£195k0unclearno doubt

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