Registered charity · Blackburn
East Lancashire County Scout Council
- 10 trustees
- Income £146k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Cosima Cecilia TowneleyChair · since 2025
- Andrew PattonTrustee
- Christopher Robert TaylorTrustee · since 2023
- Craig Peter FishwickTrustee · since 2020
- Howard David Alderson-PerkinsTrustee · since 2026
- Karen Elizabeth TaylorTrustee · since 2026
- Leslie RidingsTrustee · since 2025
- Melanie WaltonTrustee · since 2026
- Richard John MarshallTrustee · since 2026
- Robert Louis MasonTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Lancashire, Blackburn With Darwen
- Website
- www.eastlancashirescouts.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£146k£333k
- 2024£107k£96k
- 2023£178k£154k
Earlier years
- 2022£78k£73k
- 2021£58k£53k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
EAST LANCASHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL
Grants received
3 grants · £37,160 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £20,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £17,160 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Cosima Cecilia Towneley Chair since 2025
- Andrew Patton
- Christopher Robert Taylor since 2023
- Craig Peter Fishwick since 2020
- Howard David Alderson-Perkins since 2026
- Karen Elizabeth Taylor since 2026
- Leslie Ridings since 2025
- Melanie Walton since 2026
- Richard John Marshall since 2026
- Robert Louis Mason since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Craig Peter Fishwick since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Cosima Cecilia Towneley Chair since 2025
- Andrew Patton
- Christopher Robert Taylor since 2023
- Craig Peter Fishwick since 2020
- Howard David Alderson-Perkins since 2026
- Karen Elizabeth Taylor since 2026
- Leslie Ridings since 2025
- Melanie Walton since 2026
- Richard John Marshall since 2026
- Robert Louis Mason since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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
- 521711
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONVEYANCE DATED 7 MAY 1965 UPON THE TRUSTS OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION TRUST DEED 1955
- Contact on the register
- 01254877573 · countyoffice@eastlancashirescouts.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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