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Registered charity · No. 508681 · North TynesideiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Northumberland County Scout Council

Income
£146k
▼ 70.5% on 2024
Expenditure
£138k
▼ 72.2% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
11
3.2y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
1,640
▼ 17 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

Northumberland County Scout Council's network

11 people6 organisationsi11 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Northumberland County Scout Council. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

11 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Dr Helen PatersonChair2024
2 yrs
Alan KellyTrustee2023
3 yrs
Daniel ThirlawayTrustee2023
3 yrs
John HarveyTrustee2023
3 yrs
Joycelyn Isabel CollieTrustee2023
3 yrs
Logan Jake O'HaraTrustee2024
2 yrs
Mark BeckwithTrustee2023
3 yrs
Norma PigeonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Board

The board

11 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Dr Helen PatersonChair2024
2 yrs
Alan KellyTrustee2023
3 yrs
Daniel ThirlawayTrustee2023
3 yrs
John HarveyTrustee2023
3 yrs
Joycelyn Isabel CollieTrustee2023
3 yrs
Logan Jake O'HaraTrustee2024
2 yrs
Mark BeckwithTrustee2023
3 yrs
Norma PigeonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Paul Andrew CoulsonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Peter ThorpTrustee2023
3 yrs
Sean MulliganTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
2.8y
median 3y
Longest tenure
3y
since 2023
Over 6 years
0
of 11 on the board
Years in governance
5.1y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
11
of 11 on the board

11 trustees on the board

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 10Amateur Sport 3Other Charitable Purposes 2General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 1The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1Professional services 1

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Northumberland County Scout Council. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k20252024202320222021£146.20k£10.00k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Northumberland County Scout Council has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£112.75k£76.81k£84.61k£495.04k£146.20k
Total expenditure£89.80k£94.12k£82.72k£497.16k£138.10k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£10.00kNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Northumberland County Scout Council has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 20267 January 20267 January 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 202519 November 202419 November 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 202420 December 202320 December 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202231 January 202324 January 202324 January 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202131 January 202212 November 202112 November 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

17 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 9 December 2005 to 13 March 2020.
Total from published grants
£535k
£535,479
Grants
17
published to 360Giving
Funders
5
distinct funders
Latest grant
Mar 2020
13 March 2020

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

5 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund5£274,2122005 to 2014
The National Lottery Heritage Fund6£205,4002006 to 2013
Northern Rock Foundation1£42,0002007
Community Foundation North East4£13,3672015 to 2016
Virgin Money Foundation1£5002020

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
13 March 2020Virgin Money FoundationGrant to 6th Cramlington Scout Group£500
3 March 2016Community Foundation North EastTowards John Muir Award Environmental programme£1,782
9 January 2016Community Foundation North EastHigh Sheriff of Northumberland Award£750
24 June 2015Community Foundation North EastTowards Funding towards their Explore! Programme£7,415
16 June 2015Community Foundation North EastTowards Moor Maniacs group£3,420
8 January 2014The National Lottery Community FundExplore!£9,619
24 June 2013The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Exploring the landscape and heritage of South Tynedale Railway"£37,800
18 April 2012The National Lottery Community FundBack on Track£9,750
24 August 2011The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Geordie at war"£37,900
8 March 2011The National Lottery Community FundGetting Connected£244,845
24 August 2009The National Lottery Heritage Fund"From coal to cod - a proud history of a proud people"£43,900
11 December 2007Northern Rock FoundationGrant awarded to Project Northumberland (North East)£42,000
25 June 2007The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Nature on Track at Alston"£49,300
29 January 2007The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Northumberland Scouts Centenary Exhibition"£16,000
24 November 2006The National Lottery Community Fundproject northumberland£4,998
8 February 2006The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Mines it all"£20,500
9 December 2005The National Lottery Community FundProject Northumberland£5,000

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

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

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • People with disabilities

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
Local authorities: Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland
Area of benefit
NORTHUMBERLAND as filed
Governing document
ROYAL CHARTER DATED 4 JANUARY 1912 as filed
Register history
Previous names
Northumberland Scouts, Northumberland Scouts and Guides

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.northumberlandscouts.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1979

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