BERKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Charity number: 1015269
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £213,525
Total expenditure: £177,751

People

13 Trustee(s)

80 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 November 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
IAN AITKEN Chair 06 July 2017
THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP
Received: On time
Filipe Jorge Bras Alves Trustee 03 July 2025
1ST SOUTH ASCOT SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time
DOUGLAS CONRAD WALROND Trustee 03 July 2024
None on record
Karanvir Mehra Trustee 04 July 2023
SOUTH EAST BERKSHIRE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Received: On time
Xavier Davis Trustee 04 July 2023
None on record
Conor Chippendale Trustee 16 January 2023
None on record
Simon Pickett Trustee 06 July 2022
None on record
Megan Elizabeth Currie Trustee 06 July 2022
None on record
Andrew Williamson Trustee 04 July 2019
None on record
Stuart Ford Trustee 06 March 2018
WINDSOR AND ETON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Received: On time
ROBIN MICHAEL KENT Trustee 07 July 2015
89TH READING (MILESTONE WOOD) SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time
NIGEL GRAHAM BEVAN Trustee 07 July 2014
None on record
IAN MAY Trustee 08 January 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £188.40k £111.17k £315.17k £172.74k £213.53k
Total expenditure £176.41k £218.50k £353.63k £203.70k £177.75k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £22.34k £6.50k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 18 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 18 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 12 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

ROYAL CHARTER OF 4 JANUARY 1912 AND SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTERS DATED 28 MARCH 1949, 18 FEBRUARY 1959, 5 MAY 1967 AND 19 JULY 1991

Charitable objects

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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BERKSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
BERKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUTS
SINDLESHAM COURT
MOLE ROAD
SINDLESHAM
WOKINGHAM
RG41 5EA
Phone:
01182282958
Email:
countyadmin@berkshirescouts.org.uk
Website:

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