Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
City of Newcastle District Scout Council
City of Newcastle District Scout Council is a registered charity (number 522413) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Dr Peter John Avery since 2018. Latest income £164k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 12 trustees
- Income £164k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Peter John AveryChair · since 2018
- Andrew Graham BassettTrustee · since 2011
- Benjamin Andrew SkaifeTrustee · since 2023
- Daniel MercerTrustee · since 2014
- Elinor Catherine Amy BarwickTrustee · since 2023
- George Thomas WillinghamTrustee · since 2026
- Joseph IngramTrustee · since 2025
- Loraine Hazel MetcalfTrustee · since 2021
- Luan Rhodes MorrisTrustee · since 2026
- Paul CoulsonTrustee · since 2022
- VIX WallisTrustee · since 2013
- Will CharltonTrustee · since 2026
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, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- Where
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- Website
- www.newcastlescouts.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£164k£135k
- 2024£147k£162k
- 2023£101k£178k
Earlier years
- 2022£127k£214k
- 2021£105k£67k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
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.
Grants received
4 grants · £17,204 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
- Community Foundation North East · £17,204 (4 grants)
Most recent
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Dr Peter John Avery Chair since 2018
- Andrew Graham Bassett since 2011
- Benjamin Andrew Skaife since 2023
- Daniel Mercer since 2014
- Elinor Catherine Amy Barwick since 2023
- George Thomas Willingham since 2026
- Joseph Ingram since 2025
- Loraine Hazel Metcalf since 2021
- Luan Rhodes Morris since 2026
- Paul Coulson since 2022
- VIX Wallis since 2013
- Will Charlton since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Peter John Avery Chair since 2018
- Andrew Graham Bassett since 2011
- Daniel Mercer since 2014
- VIX Wallis since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Dr Peter John Avery Chair since 2018
- Andrew Graham Bassett since 2011
- Benjamin Andrew Skaife since 2023
- Daniel Mercer since 2014
- Elinor Catherine Amy Barwick since 2023
- George Thomas Willingham since 2026
- Joseph Ingram since 2025
- Loraine Hazel Metcalf since 2021
- Luan Rhodes Morris since 2026
- VIX Wallis since 2013
- Will Charlton since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Paul Coulson since 2022
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
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
- 522413
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 11/03/1936DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27/11/1961
- Contact on the register
- 07759245751 · treasurer@newcastlescouts.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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