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durham scout county council

The charity supports children and young people. Durham Scout County Council is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Houghton Le Spring and operates in Gateshead, South Tyneside, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Our charity is a County Scout Council which operates in the County of Durham and the local authority areas of Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Darlington. We are responsible for the governance, delivery and support of Scouting in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association and we operate and manage an adventurous activity centre outside of Durham.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£672,556
Latest Expenditure
£650,995

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 30.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 31.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 73.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,357
Charitable Activities £140,514
Other Trading £511,226
Investments £15,384
Other Income £75

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £207,857
Raising Funds £443,138
Governance £35,194
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£672,556£650,995£207,857£1,033,710£75,00024 / 1600
2024£686,190£647,288£334,277£1,005,498£75,00017 / 1781
2023£570,196£535,080£224,146£961,585£75,00019 / 1842
2022£459,080£416,6690 / 1842
2021£331,779£248,5870 / 1908

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers