Dorset County Scout Council

Registered charity 301214 Registered since 1965

Operates: Dorset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.9y median 5y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.8y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 9Economic/community Development/employment 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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East Dorset District Scout Council 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	dorsetscouts.org.uk
Email	countyoffice@dorsetscouts.org.uk
Phone	07444745264
Address	Dorset Scouts County Office, Buddens Scouts Centre, Puddletown Road, Wareham, BH20 7NU

Finances

£200,477 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£81,005	£64,689
2022	£102,815	£86,672
2023	£280,311	£243,975
2024	£315,862	£302,440
2025	£200,477	£71,518

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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 JAN 1912AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 28 MAR 1949AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 18 FEB 1959AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 05 MAY 1967AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 19 JUL 1991

Trustees (9)

9trustees

0aged 70+

Benjamin James Howard since 2023
Brendan Booth since 2016
Christopher Root since 2020
Claire Louise Mitchell since 2023
Ebony Benfield since 2021
John Godber since 2017
Robin Henry Charles Hill since 2024
Russell Charles Taplin since 2025
Shirley Marden since 2021

Connected charities (1)

East Dorset District Scout Council 1 shared trustee

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