SEVENOAKS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Charity number: 303435
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Purpose of Scouting: To actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. Values of Scouting: Scouts are guided by the values of Integrity, Respect, Care, Belief and Co-operation. Scout Method: Scouting takes place when young people, in partnership with adults, work together based on the values of Scouting.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £55,713
Total expenditure: £110,776

Total income includes £250 from 1 government grant(s)

People

12 Trustee(s)

192 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 March 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • SEVENOAKS AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anthony Paul Hitchings Chair 13 June 2017
6TH SEVENOAKS (KEMSING) SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time
Martin Frederick Cox Trustee 07 May 2025
None on record
Richard Mark Williams Trustee 29 September 2024
None on record
Ruth Helen Huppach Trustee 29 September 2024
None on record
Nicola Crawford Trustee 11 September 2021
None on record
Nigel Patrick Maurice Rainey Trustee 10 December 2020
None on record
Michael Brendan Randall Trustee 12 March 2019
None on record
Erik Jonathan Barrow Trustee 26 June 2018
12TH SEVENOAKS (1ST EDENBRIDGE) SCOUT GROUP
Received: 63 days late
Jennifer Baker-Hirst Trustee 26 June 2018
None on record
Joanna Gail Brookbank Trustee 13 June 2017
4TH SEVENOAKS (ST JOHNS) SCOUT GROUP
Charity reporting is overdue by 1609 days
Nicholas Geoffrey Roberts Trustee 13 June 2017
1ST SEVENOAKS SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time
Michael Herbert Schwarz Trustee
7TH SEVENOAKS (HALSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time

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 £71.24k £67.69k £39.46k £241.52k £55.71k
Total expenditure £54.52k £33.04k £44.69k £193.25k £110.78k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £21.05k £10.67k £20.27k £250

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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 February 2024 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 February 2024 13 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 March 2022 37 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 March 2022 37 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 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.

LAND CERTIFICATE DATED 27TH JUNE 1949, AND CONVEYANCE DATED 16TH OCTOBER 1957, UPON THE TRUSTS OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION TRUST DEED 1935.

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENOAKS AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit

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

SEVENOAKS AND DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
9 The Glebe Field
Shoreham Lane
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 3DR
Phone:
07806 601995
Email:
dc@sevenoaksscouts.org.uk
Website:

sevenoaksscouts.org.uk