Carmarthenshire Scouts
What it does
The Area Scout Council supports Scouting and Scout Units in the county of Carmarthenshire
Its charitable purposes
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.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £17,718 and spent £19,967.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £17,718 | £19,967 | Not reported | 456 |
| 31 March 2024 | £12,800 | £17,200 | Not reported | 145 |
| 31 March 2023 | £16,651 | £8,526 | Not reported | 165 |
| 31 March 2022 | £12,050 | £17,660 | Not reported | 264 |
| 31 March 2021 | £28,958 | £12,987 | Not reported | 87 |
Financial position
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
- Down 39%, from £28,958 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £17,718 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 113% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £500, awarded in 2025.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2025 | Making A Difference Locally | £500 |
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Anna Phillips
- Ben Clarke
- Bryan Bevan
- Byron Davies-Roberts
- Claire Roberts
- James Davies
- Matthew Wilkins
- Nathan James
- Robert Davies
- Wyn Owen
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 24 September 2025, 129 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 23 September 2024, 130 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 26 March 2024, 55 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 4 January 2023, 27 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 9 February 2022, 9 days late | Received 24 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 505341
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 July 1976
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER 4 JANUARY 1912, SUPPLEMENTAL ROYAL CHARTERS OF 1949, 1959, 1967, 1991
- Website
- carmarthenshirescouts.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
Sources
- 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.