BEXLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 25 March 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £302,160
Latest expenditure: £261,621
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Mayplace HQ, 85 Mayplace Road West, Bexleyheath, DA7 4JL

Website recorded by the regulator: bexleyscouts.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing Scouting for young people within the London Borough of Bexley

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £302,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £261,621

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £281,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £330,017

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £171,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,471

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £81,607
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,663

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £144,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £96,940

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £302,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £261,621
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 942

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £281,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £330,017
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £171,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,471
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 720

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £81,607
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,663
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £10,668
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2800

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £144,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £96,940
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Grants: £73,163
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2658

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bexley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BEXLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-03-25T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONVEYANCE DATED 16TH MAY 1960, UPON THE TRUSTS OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION TRUST DEED 1955.AS AMENDED ON 04 JUL 2017 as amended on 07 Apr 2022 as amended on 07 Apr 2022
Charitable Objects: FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BEXLEY HEATH AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION
Area Of Benefit: BEXLEY HEATH

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 267149
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE BEXLEY HEATH AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION

Charity Name Id: 267127
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BEXLEY-HEATH DISTRICT SCOUT GROUP

Charity Name Id: 267138
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BEXLEYHEATH AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling