AVON COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Charity number: 302146
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Scouting actively engages and supports 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 2024

Total income:
£596,611

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Donations and legacies £7.96k
Charitable activities £581.81k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £1.84k
Other £5.00k

Total expenditure:
£527,924

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £527.92k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £527.92k
Retained for future use £68.69k

People

8 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

160 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
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 June 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • AVON COUNTY SCOUTS (Working name)
  • THE SCOUT COUNTY OF AVON (Working name)
  • BRISTOL BOY SCOUTS COUNTY ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
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
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert George Symons Chair 19 September 2024
None on record
Stephanie Helen Francis Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Edward Burke Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Kevin FitzGerald Trustee 12 September 2023
None on record
Stephen Patrick McKenna Trustee 12 September 2023
None on record
David Milton Trustee 12 September 2023
None on record
Ethan Harwood Trustee 27 September 2022
None on record
Clive Robert Sandrey Trustee 27 September 2022
None on record
Antony William Rees Trustee 15 September 2020
None on record
GARY JOHN BARRON Trustee 01 June 2020
None on record
Alan James Dempster Trustee 10 September 2019
POLAR MINIBUS ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
SPANIORUM TRUST
Received: On time
Mohammed Azir Razzak Trustee 19 September 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £185.12k £164.21k £219.29k £499.11k £596.61k
Total expenditure £145.67k £87.33k £160.70k £438.80k £527.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £40.24k £16.31k £5.76k £1.50k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £7.96k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £581.81k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.84k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £5.00k
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £527.92k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £216.95k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £574.06k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £57.22k

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 2024 17 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 November 2020 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 DATED 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 POTENTIALS 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.

FORMER COUNTY OF AVON

Contact information

Address:
Woodhouse Park
Fernhill
Almondsbury
Bristol
BS32 4LX
Phone:
01454613006
Email:
office@avonscouts.org.uk
Website:

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