CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 702621 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFON DISTRICT, AFON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, WENALLT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING IS TO PROMOTE 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.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£110k
Latest spending
£109k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £78,051.30 as of 31 December 2025, representing a slight increase from the previous year. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy to hold six months of running costs, with actual unrestricted reserves of £25,000 explicitly stated alongside a separate Development Fund balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £25k)
“The District Board of Trustees considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£110k£109k
31/12/2024£59k£44k
31/12/2023£56k£55k
31/12/2022£47k£52k
31/12/2021£38k£35k

Common questions

Is CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £78,051.30 as of 31 December 2025, representing a slight increase from the previous year. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy to hold six months of running costs, with actual unrestricted reserves of £25,000 explicitly stated alongside a separate Development Fund balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST1£1k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL£110k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF NEWCASTLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£164k—0unclear—no doubt
CUMBRIA COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026£142k—0unclear—no doubt
GREATER LONDON NORTH EAST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£167k—0above—no doubt
RICHMOND UPON THAMES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£341k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£262k—0unclear—no doubt

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