Registered charity · Cleckheaton
Spen Valley District Scout Council
Spen Valley District Scout Council is a registered charity (number 524812) based in Cleckheaton, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Dr David Kelly since 2021. Latest income £66k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £66k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr David KellyChair · since 2021
- Chris RhodesTrustee · since 2019
- David SowdenTrustee · since 2017
- Elizabeth MidgleyTrustee · since 2021
- Joshua NewlandsTrustee · since 2021
- Lesley AustinTrustee · since 2023
- Michael HolroydTrustee · since 2021
- Mike TerryTrustee · since 2013
- Neil SmithTrustee · since 2013
- Richard TerryTrustee · since 2013
- Sarah SowdenTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Kirklees
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£66k£87k
- 2024£95k£85k
- 2023£126k£59k
Earlier years
- 2022£126k£59k
- 2021£22k£27k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
SPEN VALLEY SCOUTS LOCAL ASSOCIATION
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Dr David Kelly Chair since 2021
- Chris Rhodes since 2019
- David Sowden since 2017
- Elizabeth Midgley since 2021
- Joshua Newlands since 2021
- Lesley Austin since 2023
- Mike Terry since 2013
- Michael Holroyd since 2021
- Neil Smith since 2013
- Richard Terry since 2013
- Sarah Sowden since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Chris Rhodes since 2019
- David Sowden since 2017
- Mike Terry since 2013
- Neil Smith since 2013
- Richard Terry since 2013
- Sarah Sowden since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Chris Rhodes since 2019
- Elizabeth Midgley since 2021
- Joshua Newlands since 2021
- Lesley Austin since 2023
- Mike Terry since 2013
- Michael Holroyd since 2021
- Sarah Sowden since 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Dr David Kelly Chair since 2021
- David Sowden since 2017
- Neil Smith since 2013
- Richard Terry since 2013
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
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 524812
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONVEYANCE DATED 1ST MARCH 1937
- Contact on the register
- 01274864205 · richard.terry@talktalk.net
- 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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