Registered charity · Hertfordshire
Hitchin District Scout Council
Hitchin District Scout Council is a registered charity (number 302546) based in Hertfordshire, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Michael Wells since 2020. Latest income £78k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £78k (2024)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.hitchinscouts.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1968
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£78k£80k
- 2023£119k£130k
- 2022£125k£82k
Earlier years
- 2021£43k£69k
- 2020£64k£27k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
Grants received
2 grants · £11,230 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £7,730
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £3,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
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
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
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
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
- 302546
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- ASSIGNMENT DATED 10TH OCTOBER, 1967 UPON THE TRUSTS OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION TRUST DEED 1955
- Contact on the register
- 07943225484 · dlv@hitchinscouts.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 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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