SWANSEA SCOUT AND GUIDE HEADQUARTERS

Registered charity 524947 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWANSEA DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

To provide accommodation for scout and guide pack holidays. To provide meeting rooms for scouts and guides, and adult volunteers. To promote social activities for the benefit of scouts and guides.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP

Area of benefit: SWANSEA

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Swansea, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a final surplus of £2,106.17 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following an operating deficit that was fully offset by interest earned on bank deposits. Accumulated funds stood at £134,106.39 at year-end, with the trustees noting that the charity does not currently have a reserves policy but continues to build funds for further building refurbishment.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEXANDRA BRADFORD LANG · trustee of 2 other charities
Diane Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Kate Organ
Mathew Paul John Hayward
Nicola Jane Thomas
Paula Morris · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Jane Merrifield
Steven Jones

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£41k	£39k
31/03/2025	£32k	£31k
31/03/2024	£27k	£27k
31/03/2023	£18k	£44k
31/03/2022	£5k	£26k

Common questions

Is SWANSEA SCOUT AND GUIDE HEADQUARTERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a final surplus of £2,106.17 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following an operating deficit that was fully offset by interest earned on bank deposits. Accumulated funds stood at £134,106.39 at year-end, with the trustees noting that the charity does not currently have a reserves policy but continues to build funds for further building refurbishment. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	1	£11k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SWANSEA CATS AND KITTENS.

SWANSEA CATS AND KITTENS income £242k
THE SWANSEA CENTRE FOR DEAF PEOPLE income £87k
SWESA UK income £25k
WYMONDLEY WOOD SCOUT AND GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE income £32k
BEDALE SCOUTS income £58k
BANSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £55k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SWANSEA SCOUT AND GUIDE HEADQUARTERS	£41k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SWANSEA CATS AND KITTENS FY2025	£242k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SWANSEA CENTRE FOR DEAF PEOPLE FY2025	£87k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SWESA UK FY2025	£25k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
WYMONDLEY WOOD SCOUT AND GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE FY2025	£32k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEDALE SCOUTS FY2025	£58k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

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