SHEFFIELD SHEAF DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 702823 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHEAF DISTRICT, SHEAF DISTRICT SCOUTS, THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION SHEAF DISTRICT, THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION SHEFFIELD SHEAF DISTRICT

As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life. Sheaf Scout District supports Explorer Scout Units and the Scout Groups across south Sheffield to encourage the young people to do more, learn more and be more. Each week, we support our members by providing the opportunity to enjoy fun and adventure while developing the skills they need to succeed.

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Latest income

£143k

Latest spending

£166k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £139,117 and restricted reserves were £182,423 at the year end. The trustees report that these funds are in line with their reserves policy, which targets holding sufficient liquid resources equivalent to 12 months of running costs. The charity's total incoming resources exceeded its outgoing expenditures, resulting in a net increase in cash funds for the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document discloses a transaction where £11,500 was due to Woodseats Explorers from District Main due to transfer errors. It also notes that Rathbones are retained as Investment advisors for the Brian Sellars Fund. However, specific amounts for the advisor fees or the nature of the relationship beyond service provision are not detailed as related party transactions with amounts in the standard sense. The £11,500 is a debtor/creditor balance, not necessarily a 'transaction' in the sense of income/expense, but it is a related party balance.

“At 31st March 2025, a total of £11,500 was due to Woodseats Explorers from District Main.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/03/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Russell John Wilkschair
DAVID THOMAS HOAR · trustee of 3 other charities
David Hedley Tuck · trustee of 1 other charity
Grace Batley
Jake Ryan Parfitt
Matthew David Hardman · trustee of 3 other charities
Richard Thomas Hollingworth
Stephen Francis Winnard

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£143k	£166k
31/03/2024	£114k	£146k
31/03/2023	£70k	£76k
31/03/2022	£60k	£61k
31/03/2021	£40k	£3k

Common questions

Is SHEFFIELD SHEAF DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £139,117 and restricted reserves were £182,423 at the year end. The trustees report that these funds are in line with their reserves policy, which targets holding sufficient liquid resources equivalent to 12 months of running costs. The charity's total incoming resources exceeded its outgoing expenditures, resulting in a net increase in cash funds for the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHEFFIELD SHEAF DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHEFFIELD SHEAF DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL as a grant recipient include THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k

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 BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	1	£0

Charities like this

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

WILTSHIRE NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £209k
215TH SHEFFIELD (1ST TOTLEY) SCOUT GROUP income £135k
BRADFORD SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £106k
105TH SHEFFIELD (HIGH GREEN) SCOUT GROUP income £557k
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £104k
MEDWAY TOWNS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £146k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHEFFIELD SHEAF DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL	£143k	—	above	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£209k	—	above	—	no doubt
215TH SHEFFIELD (1ST TOTLEY) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£135k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD SOUTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
105TH SHEFFIELD (HIGH GREEN) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£557k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHICHESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£104k	—	below	—	no doubt

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