British Scouting Overseas Area Scout Council

Registered charity 1151702 Registered since 2013

Operates: Bahrain, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Luxembourg

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.3y median 2y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.5y

average years in governance

9 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 12Amateur Sport 1Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1Other services 1Property 1

Boards that share trustees

Wirral and Chester Area Quaker Meeting 1 shared trustee
Chester Plus 1 shared trustee
Enfield District Scouts Council 1 shared trustee
Warwickshire Scout Council 1 shared trustee
Chester and District Scout Council 1 shared trustee

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Enfield District Scouts Council 1 shared trustee
Chester and District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
Wirral and Chester Area Quaker Meeting 1 shared trustee
Warwickshire Scout Council 1 shared trustee
Chester Plus 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.britishscoutingoverseas.org.uk
Email	secretary@britishscoutingoverseas.org.uk
Phone	01244676059
Address	69 FIVE ASHES ROAD, CHESTER, CH4 7QS

Finances

£118,592 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£79,592	£186,395
2022	£163,999	£147,146
2023	£287,347	£225,220
2024	£138,546	£132,520
2025	£118,592	£194,410

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young People

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL,NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 04/01/1912AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 28/03/1949AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 18/02/1959AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 05/05/1967AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 19/07/1991

Trustees (12)

12trustees

54median age

0aged 70+

Christopher Paul Wall Chair since 2026
Andrew Peter Sangster since 2025
Benjamin Atkins since 2024
Charlotte Emma Thompson since 2020
David Bull OBE since 2012
David Clark since 2024
Graham William John Eden since 2024
Ian Mark Silvesterage 49 since 2025
Martin William Payneage 58 since 2025
Matt Lightfoot since 2015
Robin Chow Shiun Ngeow since 2022
Sandro Pace-Bonello since 2018

Connected charities (5)

Enfield District Scouts Council 1 shared trustee
Chester Plus 1 shared trustee
Chester and District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
Warwickshire Scout Council 1 shared trustee
Wirral and Chester Area Quaker Meeting 1 shared trustee

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