British Scouting Overseas Area Scout Council

British Scouting Overseas is part of The Scout Association of the United Kingdom and supports Groups running the UK Scout programme in many throughout the world. This is support is provided through a network of Districts (covering defined areas of the world) and a system of learning and development for adult volunteers.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Elsewhere

• Bahrain
• Belgium
• China
• Czech Republic
• France
• Germany
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Kenya
• Kuwait
• Latvia
• Luxembourg
• Malaysia
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Oman
• Qatar
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• Spain
• Sweden
• Thailand
• United Arab Emirates
• Falkland Islands
• Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
• Saint Helena
• Dubai
• Abu Dhabi
• Brunei
• Italy
• Egypt

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £118,592 and spent £194,410.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.

Income over time

Up 49%, from £79,592 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £118,592 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 164% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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12 trustees run the charity.

• Christopher Paul WallChairAppointed 30 May 2026
• Andrew Peter SangsterAppointed 30 August 2025
• Benjamin AtkinsAppointed 31 August 2024
• David Bull OBEAppointed 14 October 2012
• David ClarkAppointed 31 August 2024
• Graham William John EdenAppointed 31 August 2024
• Ian Mark SilvesterAppointed 30 August 2025
• John Kevin EngelhartAppointed 5 September 2026
• Martin William PayneAppointed 30 August 2025
• Sadeed Bin SayedAppointed 5 September 2026
• Sandro Pace-BonelloAppointed 1 September 2018
• Theo LasarAppointed 5 September 2026

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1151702

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

19 April 2013

Governing document

ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 04/01/1912AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 28/03/1949AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 18/02/1959AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 05/05/1967AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 19/07/1991

Website

www.britishscoutingoverseas.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Flintshire

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

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