CITY OF BATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 800699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

The purpose of Scouting is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, 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 IN PRACTICE BATH

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

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Registered contact address: Bath and North East Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £13,401, which is below its stated policy target of circa £50,000 (12 months' running costs). The trustees note that reserves will increase to this level in the medium term due to increased income streams, but the charity remains reliant on property rentals and holds reserves to ensure continuity of activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• GEOFFREY WARD
• HELEN DAVY · trustee of 1 other charity
• JEFFREY WILKINSON
• TREVOR RAYMOND COOK
• Timothy Clifford Sellick · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £458k
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• 82ND BRISTOL (ST BERNADETTE) SCOUT GROUP income £30k
• KENNET DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £124k
• CITY OF NEWCASTLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £164k

Side by side with its peers

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