Durham Scout County Council
Registered charity 520719 Registered since 1963
Operates: Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington
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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
- Hilary Stubbs Chair since 2021
- Bryan Johnson since 2018
- Caroline Howarth since 2025
- Gregory Piskosz since 2014
- James Elliott since 2023
- Jennifer Daisy Wendy Thompson since 2025
- Mark Ireland since 2017
- Nicholas IAN Mccormick since 2018
- Ryan David Currah since 2014
6.6y median 8y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Bryan Johnson since 2018
- Gregory Piskosz since 2014
- Mark Ireland since 2017
- Nicholas IAN Mccormick since 2018
- Ryan David Currah since 2014
8.6y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Hilary Stubbs Chair since 2021
- Caroline Howarth since 2025
- Gregory Piskosz since 2014
- James Elliott since 2023
- Jennifer Daisy Wendy Thompson since 2025
- Nicholas IAN Mccormick since 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Bryan Johnson since 2018
- Mark Ireland since 2017
- Ryan David Currah since 2014
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 9Amateur Sport 2
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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£673k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
1.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
24 from 19 in 2023
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
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
- 2ND Annfield Plain Scout Group 1 shared trustee
- Seaham District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- Derwentside District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- Bishop Auckland District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- 1ST Leadgate Scout Group 1 shared trustee
- 28TH South Shields, 4TH East Boldon Scout Group 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.durhamscouts.org.uk |
| info@durhamscouts.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01915841703 |
| Address | Durham Scout County Association, Moor House, Rainton Gate, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 6QY |
Finances
£672,556 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £331,779 | £248,587 |
| 2022 | £459,080 | £416,669 |
| 2023 | £570,196 | £535,080 |
| 2024 | £686,190 | £647,288 |
| 2025 | £672,556 | £650,995 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
DURHAM COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL
Governing document: (A) CONVEYANCE DATED 3RD DECEMBER 1948 UPON THE TRUSTS OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION TRUST DEED 1935; (B) CONVEYANCE DATED 2ND AUGUST 1965 UPON THE TRUSTS OF THE BOY SCOUTS
Trustees (9)
9trustees
57median age
0aged 70+
- Hilary Stubbs Chair since 2021
- Bryan Johnson since 2018
- Caroline Howarth since 2025
- Gregory Piskosz since 2014
- James Elliott since 2023
- Jennifer Daisy Wendy Thompson since 2025
- Mark Irelandage band 55-59 since 2017
- Nicholas IAN Mccormick since 2018
- Ryan David Currah since 2014
Connected charities (4)
- Bishop Auckland District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- 28TH South Shields, 4TH East Boldon Scout Group 1 shared trustee
- Seaham District Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- 2ND Annfield Plain Scout Group 1 shared trustee
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