Dorking District Scout Council
Trustees’ Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026
Dorking District Scout Council
Trustees’ report for the year ended 31 March 2026
Administrative details
The Dorking District Scout Council is registered as a charity with The Charity Commission for England and Wales as charity number 291556. It is also registered with The Scout Association as number 15405. The following people served as trustees of the charity during the year and remain in office unless otherwise stated:
D Barrett J Bulloch A Collett (appointed 30 June 2025) A Fairbrother P Johnson C Pike M Pike A Street C Wheeler
Structure, governance and management
The objectives of the District Council are as a unit of the Scout Association responsible for the Dorking District. The aim of the Scout Association is 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. The method of achieving the aim of the Association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership.
The specific aims of the District Council are to:
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help to maintain financially healthy and therefore viable scout groups in the Dorking District;
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help each such group to achieve the aims and objectives of its development programme;
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provide and encourage appropriate training programmes for leaders and helpers;
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manage the District budget;
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hold regular meetings to manage the District;
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hold an annual general meeting;
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produce annual accounts.
The District Council is a trust established under the rules which are common to all scout groups.
Trustees are appointed in accordance with the policy, organisation and rules of The Scout Association.
Subscriptions are charged by the District Council to scout groups within the district to cover the immediate running costs of the District and are set at a level such that they do not unduly restrict membership. Financial Review A financial review of the year is given in the treasurer's rert. Funds held on behalf of others The District Council holds no funds as custodian trustee on behalf of others. Public Benefit Statement Two key principles demonstrate that Scouts'ng's aims are for the public benefit and that through the Scout method young people develop towards their full potential and that there is a clear link between the benefits for young people and the purpose of Scouting. The safety of young people is taken very seriously and the benefits provided by Scouting activities far OUe1gh the risks. Any private benefits from Scouting are incidental, other than to those as a beneficiary. Signed on behalf of the Trustees A Fairbrother, Group Lead Volunteer, 14 May 2026
Dorking District Scout Council
Treasurer’s report for the year ended 31 March 2026
Subscription income receivable by the District (excluding the allocation to the Jamboree Fund) was 23% higher at £19,317 whilst youth headcount (the start of the year figure which is the basis for capitation) increased by 1% from 371 to 374. The disparity between these two percentages arose mainly from the 13% increase in the subscription to UK HQ and a reduction in the amount of subscriptions needing to be allocated to the Jamboree fund. The full net subscription charged by District increased from £6.00 to £6.50 and that passed on to County (including UK Headquarters) rose from £46.25 to £51.50. Broadly speaking, the costs of the District are expected to be covered by the income from Pixham and Ranmore, with the bulk of the District subscription paying for the Jamboree costs which are borne two-thirds by District and one third by the individual. After the payment to County, we made a small surplus on subscriptions of £90 compared with a deficit of £1,242 the previous year.
Premises income was a little higher at both sites: overall, Pixham made a deficit of £1,941 (including £750 of backdated rent, £690 for a manhole replacement and an increase in electricity costs from £1,051 to £1,921) and Ranmore a surplus of £36. We spent £299 on St George’s Day (2025), £227 on the Beavers’ 40[th] badges and £78 on training. We made a donation of £320 to The Lucy Rayner Foundation from our St George’s Day service.
We are still trying to move towards selling the Charlwood hut which makes a small loss and has no current scouting use but progress is very slow.
Administration costs were lower at £1,677 but included only one topup for Online Youth Manager for the whole District. Website hosting was £200.
Apart from a small amount of interest received, the only movements on restricted and designated funds were a £400 payment from the hardship fund towards a scout’s travel to a meeting in Sweden and the usual movements on the Jamboree fund. We continue to hold the money form 3[rd] Dorking (Pixham) which is currently not operating.
Overall, we made a deficit of £3,846 on general funds and a surplus of £155 on designated and restricted funds. We closed the year with general funds of £9,368 and total funds of £40,358 compared with £44,049 the previous year.
The gross District subscription for 2026/2027 was increased to £7.50 and should be able to stay the same for the following year.
Paul Johnson, 14 May 2026
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| Accounts for theyear ended 31 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| General | Designated | Restricted | Total | Total | ||||||||||
| Note | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | |||||||||
| INCOME | ||||||||||||||
| Membership Subscriptions | 19,317 | - | - | 19,317 | 15,731 | |||||||||
| Less paid | (19,227) | - | - | (19,227) | (16,973) | |||||||||
| 90 | - | - | 90 | (1,242) | ||||||||||
| Premises income | 1 | 4,766 | - | - | 4,766 | 4,375 | ||||||||
| Activities | 3 | 315 | 2,517 | - | 2,832 | 2,547 | ||||||||
| Other income | 5 | - | - | - | - | 40 | ||||||||
| 5,081 | 2,517 | - | 7,598 | 6,962 | ||||||||||
| Donations andgrants received | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Interest | 1,214 | - | 238 | 1,452 | 2,849 | |||||||||
| Income tax | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| TOTAL INCOME | 6,385 | 2,517 | 238 | 9,140 | 8,569 | |||||||||
| EXPENDITURE | ||||||||||||||
| Premises | 2 | 6,671 | - | - | 6,671 | 24,168 | ||||||||
| Activities | 3 | 1,782 | 2,200 | - | 3,982 | 2,024 | ||||||||
| Other expenditure | 5 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | ||||||||
| 8,473 | 2,200 | - | 10,673 | 26,192 | ||||||||||
| Administration | 6 | 1,677 | - | - | 1,677 | 2,147 | ||||||||
| Donations and grants made | 29 | 400 | - | 429 | 40 | |||||||||
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 10,179 | 2,600 | - | 12,779 | 28,379 | |||||||||
| RESERVE TRANSFERS | (52) | - | - | (52) | - | |||||||||
| NET INCOME | (3,846) | (83) | 238 | (3,691) | (19,810) | |||||||||
| Funds brought forward | 13,214 | 24,769 | 6,066 | 44,049 | 63,859 | |||||||||
| Net income | (3,846) | (83) | 238 | (3,691) | (19,810) | |||||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 9,368 | 24,686 | 6,304 | 40,358 | 44,049 | |||||||||
| Bank | 2,504 | - | - | 2,504 | 2,640 | |||||||||
| Deposits | 6,864 | 24,686 | 6,304 | 37,854 | 41,409 | |||||||||
| 9,368 | 24,686 | 6,304 | 40,358 | 44,049 | ||||||||||
| The above accounts were approved by the Trustees on 14 May | 2026 and signed on their behalf by: | |||||||||||||
| Colleen Wheeler | Paul Johnson | |||||||||||||
| Chairman | Treasurer | |||||||||||||
| Dorking District Scout Council | ||||||
| Year ended 31st March 2026 | ||||||
| Notes to the accounts | ||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| 1 | Premises income | |||||
| Pixham-scouts | - | - | ||||
| Pixham-other | 2,925 | 2,662 | ||||
| Ranmore-scouts | 1,607 | 1,689 | ||||
| Ranmore-other | 234 | 24 | ||||
| 4,766 | 4,375 | |||||
| 2 | Premises expenditure | |||||
| Pixham | ||||||
| Rent | 1,563 | 21 | ||||
| Insurance | 47 | - | ||||
| Running expenses | 2,282 | 1,340 | ||||
| Repairs | 974 | 685 | ||||
| 4,866 | 2,046 | |||||
| Ranmore | ||||||
| Rent | 780 | 5,610 | ||||
| Insurance | - | - | ||||
| Running expenses | 1,025 | 472 | ||||
| Repairs | - | 16,040 | ||||
| 1,805 | 22,122 | |||||
| Total premises | 6,671 | 24,168 | ||||
| 3 | Activities | |||||
| 2026: | Income | Expenditure | Net | |||
| Beavers | - | 246 | (246) | |||
| Cubs | - | 209 | (209) | |||
| Scouts | - | - | - | |||
| Explorers | - | 24 | (24) | |||
| Other | - | 452 | (452) | |||
| St George's Day | 315 | 614 | (299) | |||
| Training | - | 78 | (78) | |||
| Insurance | - | 159 | (159) | |||
| Jamboree (note 8) | 2,517 | 2,200 | 317 | |||
| 2,832 | 3,982 | (1,150) | ||||
| 2025: | Income | Expenditure | Net | |||
| Beavers | 66 | 172 | (106) | |||
| Cubs | - | - | - | |||
| Scouts | - | - | - | |||
| Explorers | - | 80 | (80) | |||
| Other | - | 300 | (300) | |||
| St George's Day | 251 | 571 | (320) | |||
| Training | - | 612 | (612) | |||
| Insurance | - | 289 | (289) | |||
| Jamboree | 2,230 | - | 2,230 | |||
| 2,547 | 2,024 | 523 | ||||
| 4 | Donations and grants received | |||||
| General | - | - | ||||
| Pixham | - | - | ||||
| Ranmore | - | - | ||||
| - | - | |||||
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| Notes to the accounts | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Other income | |||||||||||||||
| 2026: | Income | Expenditure | Net | |||||||||||||
| Scout shop | - | 20 | (20) | |||||||||||||
| Equipment hire | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Fund raising | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| - | 20 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025: | Income | Expenditure | Net | |||||||||||||
| Scout shop | 40 | - | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Equipment hire | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Fund raising | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 40 | - | 40 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Administration | |||||||||||||||
| Printing, postage and stationery | 71 | 122 | ||||||||||||||
| Publicity | 974 | 1,623 | ||||||||||||||
| AGM | 152 | 285 | ||||||||||||||
| Bank charges | 60 | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| Sundry | 420 | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| 1,677 | 2,147 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | General Funds | |||||||||||||||
| District | 9,368 | 13,214 | ||||||||||||||
| Explorers | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| 9,368 | 13,214 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Designated Funds | |||||||||||||||
| 3rd Pixham | Hardship | Jamboree | Pixham | Ranmore | Total | |||||||||||
| Opening balance | 3,482 | 9,057 | 2,230 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 24,769 | ||||||||||
| Transfers | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Income | - | - | 2,517 | - | - | 2,517 | ||||||||||
| Expenditure | - | (400) | (2,200) | - | - | (2,600) | ||||||||||
| Closingbalance | 3,482 | 8,657 | 2,547 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 24,686 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Restricted Funds | |||||||||||||||
| Pixham | Ranmore | Bradshaw | Total | |||||||||||||
| disabled | memorial | |||||||||||||||
| Opening balance | 3,394 | 1,277 | 1,395 | 6,066 | ||||||||||||
| Income | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 133 | 50 | 55 | 238 | ||||||||||||
| Expenditure | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Closingbalance | 3,527 | 1,327 | 1,450 | 6,304 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Trustees' expenses | |||||||||||||||
| A total of £584.34 (2025: £1,315.06) was reimbursed to four of the Trustees in respect of amounts paid out on behalf | of the District. | |||||||||||||||
| None of the Trustees has received any remuneration for work done for the District. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year ended 31st March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes to the accounts | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Other income | |||||||||||||||
| 2026: | Income | Expenditure | Net | |||||||||||||
| Scout shop | - | 20 | (20) | |||||||||||||
| Equipment hire | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Fund raising | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| - | 20 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025: | Income | Expenditure | Net | |||||||||||||
| Scout shop | 40 | - | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Equipment hire | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Fund raising | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 40 | - | 40 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Administration | |||||||||||||||
| Printing, postage and stationery | 71 | 122 | ||||||||||||||
| Publicity | 974 | 1,623 | ||||||||||||||
| AGM | 152 | 285 | ||||||||||||||
| Bank charges | 60 | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| Sundry | 420 | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| 1,677 | 2,147 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | General Funds | |||||||||||||||
| District | 9,368 | 13,214 | ||||||||||||||
| Explorers | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| 9,368 | 13,214 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Designated Funds | |||||||||||||||
| 3rd Pixham | Hardship | Jamboree | Pixham | Ranmore | Total | |||||||||||
| Opening balance | 3,482 | 9,057 | 2,230 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 24,769 | ||||||||||
| Transfers | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Income | - | - | 2,517 | - | - | 2,517 | ||||||||||
| Expenditure | - | (400) | (2,200) | - | - | (2,600) | ||||||||||
| Closingbalance | 3,482 | 8,657 | 2,547 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 24,686 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Restricted Funds | |||||||||||||||
| Pixham | Ranmore | Bradshaw | Total | |||||||||||||
| disabled | memorial | |||||||||||||||
| Opening balance | 3,394 | 1,277 | 1,395 | 6,066 | ||||||||||||
| Income | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 133 | 50 | 55 | 238 | ||||||||||||
| Expenditure | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Closingbalance | 3,527 | 1,327 | 1,450 | 6,304 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Trustees' expenses | |||||||||||||||
| A total of £584.34 (2025: £1,315.06) was reimbursed to four of the Trustees in respect of amounts paid out on behalf | of the District. | |||||||||||||||
| None of the Trustees has received any remuneration for work done for the District. | ||||||||||||||||
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