Registered charity · Dartford
Ninth Dartford Scout Group
- 11 trustees
- Income £28k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Desmond Peter HarrisTrustee · since 2013
- Jack FordTrustee · since 2019
- Julie SouthcottTrustee · since 2019
- Justin WatsonTrustee · since 2025
- Leigh HunterTrustee · since 2022
- Liam FensomeTrustee · since 2025
- Neil Christopher GearingTrustee · since 2013
- Pauline Lindsey Claire DalyTrustee · since 2013
- Shaun FordTrustee · since 2016
- Simon SearTrustee · since 2023
- Wilson CouchmanTrustee · since 2015
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.kentscouts.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1976
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£28k£27k
- 2024£21k£20k
- 2023£26k£28k
Earlier years
- 2022£39k£40k
- 2021£28k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Desmond Peter Harris since 2013
- Jack Ford since 2019
- Julie Southcott since 2019
- Justin Watson since 2025
- Leigh Hunter since 2022
- Liam Fensome since 2025
- Neil Christopher Gearing since 2013
- Pauline Lindsey Claire Daly since 2013
- Simon Sear since 2023
- Wilson Couchman since 2015
- Shaun Ford since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Desmond Peter Harris since 2013
- Jack Ford since 2019
- Julie Southcott since 2019
- Neil Christopher Gearing since 2013
- Pauline Lindsey Claire Daly since 2013
- Wilson Couchman since 2015
- Shaun Ford since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Jack Ford since 2019
- Julie Southcott since 2019
- Justin Watson since 2025
- Leigh Hunter since 2022
- Liam Fensome since 2025
- Neil Christopher Gearing since 2013
- Pauline Lindsey Claire Daly since 2013
- Simon Sear since 2023
- Wilson Couchman since 2015
- Shaun Ford since 2016
Portfolio (1)
- Desmond Peter Harris since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 271270
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER DATED 4TH JANUARY 1912
- Contact on the register
- 01322279469 · philhamblin@yahoo.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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