Hitchin District Scout Council
Registered charity 302546 Registered since 1968
Operates: Hertfordshire
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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
- Michael Wells Chair since 2020
- Colin Wilson since 2024
- Craig Wilson since 2019
- Denise Wells since 2019
- Geraint Edwards since 2015
- Henry Harrison since 2018
- Kevin Hankin since 2023
- Max Pearson since 2025
- Tony Hankin since 2015
6.2y median 7y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Michael Wells Chair since 2020
- Craig Wilson since 2019
- Denise Wells since 2019
- Geraint Edwards since 2015
- Henry Harrison since 2018
- Tony Hankin since 2015
6.5y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Michael Wells Chair since 2020
- Colin Wilson since 2024
- Craig Wilson since 2019
- Denise Wells since 2019
- Henry Harrison since 2018
- Kevin Hankin since 2023
- Max Pearson since 2025
- Tony Hankin since 2015
Portfolio (1)
- Geraint Edwards since 2015
0
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 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
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.
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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£78k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
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
- Hitchin Youth Trust 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Mentmore Road Under Fives Similar size; both Education
- ST John's PRE-School Merrow Similar size; both Education
- ST Helen's Playgroup Similar size; both Education
- Page Park Playgroup Similar size; both Education
- Newcastle Children's Centre Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.hitchinscouts.org |
| dlv@hitchinscouts.org | |
| Phone | 07943225484 |
| Address | 32 Kershaws Hill, HITCHIN, Hertfordshire, SG4 9AQ |
Finances
£77,569 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £64,437 | £26,696 |
| 2021 | £42,726 | £69,172 |
| 2022 | £125,344 | £82,071 |
| 2023 | £118,915 | £130,446 |
| 2024 | £77,569 | £80,286 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Other Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
Governing document: ASSIGNMENT DATED 10TH OCTOBER, 1967 UPON THE TRUSTS OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION TRUST DEED 1955
Trustees (9)
9trustees
0aged 70+
- Michael Wells Chair since 2020
- Colin Wilson since 2024
- Craig Wilson since 2019
- Denise Wells since 2019
- Geraint Edwards since 2015
- Henry Harrison since 2018
- Kevin Hankin since 2023
- Max Pearson since 2025
- Tony Hankin since 2015
Connected charities (1)
- Hitchin Youth Trust 1 shared trustee
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