Biggleswade District Scout Council
Registered charity 300458 Registered since 2013
Operates: Central Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedford
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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.
9 trustees on the board
- Peter Cheney Chair since 2021
- Ben Whittle since 2022
- Christopher Joseph Dodds since 2020
- David Bridges since 2016
- Graham Thorpe since 2021
- Joseph William Febery-Watts since 2023
- Margaret Anne Porter since 2018
- Robert Matthew Pullinger since 2018
- Tracey Murrell since 2017
6.4y median 6y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- David Bridges since 2016
- Margaret Anne Porter since 2018
- Robert Matthew Pullinger since 2018
- Tracey Murrell since 2017
7.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Peter Cheney Chair since 2021
- Ben Whittle since 2022
- Christopher Joseph Dodds since 2020
- David Bridges since 2016
- Graham Thorpe since 2021
- Joseph William Febery-Watts since 2023
- Margaret Anne Porter since 2018
- Tracey Murrell since 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Robert Matthew Pullinger since 2018
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 9Recreation 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Retail and trade 1
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£207k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Bedfordshire County Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- Lions International Blood Research Appeal 1 shared trustee
- The Weatherley Centre CIO 1 shared trustee
- South East B.I. Virtual Lions Club (CIO) 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation Similar size; both Education
- NEW Studio PRE-School Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.biggleswadedistrictscouts.org.uk |
| info@biggleswadedistrictscouts.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07989987147 |
| Address | Boyd Scout Campsite & Activity Centre, Boydfield, Church Road, HENLOW, Bedfordshire, SG16 6AN |
Finances
£206,516 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £61,741 | £63,846 |
| 2022 | £119,335 | £141,548 |
| 2023 | £139,549 | £131,766 |
| 2024 | £185,397 | £149,880 |
| 2025 | £206,516 | £188,399 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
HENLOW BOY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION.
Governing document: CONVEANCE DATED 30TH JUNE 1966 UPON THE TRUSTS OF THE BOY SCOUT ASSOCIATION TRUST DEED 1955
Trustees (9)
9trustees
30median age
0aged 70+
- Peter Cheney Chair since 2021
- Ben Whittleage band 30-34 since 2022
- Christopher Joseph Dodds since 2020
- David Bridges since 2016
- Graham Thorpe since 2021
- Joseph William Febery-Watts since 2023
- Margaret Anne Porter since 2018
- Robert Matthew Pullinger since 2018
- Tracey Murrell since 2017
Connected charities (4)
- Bedfordshire County Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- The Weatherley Centre CIO 1 shared trustee
- South East B.I. Virtual Lions Club (CIO) 1 shared trustee
- Lions International Blood Research Appeal 1 shared trustee
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