BASILDON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Registered charity 801684 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASILDON AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Supporting scout groups in Basildon.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTIONS 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 · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the District ran a cash surplus of £56,475 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by surpluses from specific activities like BEAST, Explorers, and the Netherlands event. The trustees report that reserves are healthy and sufficient to allow the District to continue supporting scouting in Basildon, with major designated funds holding significant balances such as £27,767 for Explorers and £20,305 for BEAST.

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 3 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/07/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam Coles
• DIANE BROWN
• Gary Brown
• Helen Cambridge
• Joe Louis Coward
• Karen Batman
• Mark Burr
• Natalie Anne Botha

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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