GREATER LONDON SOUTH COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Charity number: 303883
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Greater London South County Scout Council, known as South London Scouts, supports and manages Scouting across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Royal Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth, & Wandsworth. Providing strategic direction and operational support to its member Scout Districts which mirror the London Borough boundaries.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2025

Total income: £255,499
Total expenditure: £292,190

People

10 Trustee(s)

50 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
  • Religious Activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bexley
  • Bromley
  • Greenwich
  • Lambeth
  • Lewisham
  • Southwark
  • Wandsworth

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 January 1992: Standard registration
  • 28 July 1994: Removed
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SOUTH LONDON SCOUT CENTRE (Working name)
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
  • 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 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID DOWLE Chair 19 July 2025
None on record
Wendy Hutcheson Trustee 19 July 2025
None on record
Judith Eleanor Freeman Trustee 01 September 2024
CRAY VALLEY DISTRICT LOCAL ASSOCIATION OF THE GIRL GUIDES
Received: On time
Russell Kevin Zaple Trustee 13 July 2024
BROMLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Received: On time
Timothy John Birse Trustee 13 July 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ORPINGTON
Received: On time
William Gunn Trustee 13 July 2024
None on record
Joseph James Shippam Trustee 13 July 2024
None on record
Ben Ensom Trustee 31 July 2018
None on record
Susan Cheryl Stonebridge Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
RUSSELL JONES Trustee 01 October 2011
BATTERSEA SCOUT CENTRE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/01/2025
Total gross income £146.73k £144.25k £450.45k £315.60k £255.50k
Total expenditure £144.76k £183.99k £302.17k £366.18k £292.19k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £25.00k N/A 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 January 2025 02 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2025 02 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 08 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 November 2024 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 05 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 August 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.

ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 04/01/1912

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF BERNARD SUNLEY ACTIVITY CENTRE AT CROMFORD AND IN SO FAR AS THE PROPERTY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE AFORESAID MAY APPLY IT FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE GREATER LONDON SOUTH SCOUT COUNCIL

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 303883-1 TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCOUT COUNTY OF GREATER LONDON SOUTH
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 17 APRIL 1991
Charitable objects
(1) TO APPLY THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY IN OR TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THE BERNARD SUNLEY ACTIVITY CENTRE, AT CROMFORD, IN THE COUNTY OF DERBYSHIRE. (2) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE SAID PROPERTY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION IN MANNER AFORESAID THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY THE SAME FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE GREATER LONDON SOUTH COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 10 January 1992 : Standard registration
  • 28 July 1994 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
South London Scouts
South London Scout Centre
Grange Lane
LONDON
SE21 7LH
Phone:
08432 890 712
Email:
contact.us@southlondonscouts.org.uk
Website:

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