Swansea Scout and Guide Headquarters
What it does
To provide accommodation for scout and guide pack holidays. To provide meeting rooms for scouts and guides, and adult volunteers. To promote social activities for the benefit of scouts and guides.
Its charitable purposes
THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £41,420 and spent £39,313.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £41,420 | £39,313 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2025 | £31,815 | £30,616 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 March 2024 | £26,525 | £27,398 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £17,703 | £43,926 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,664 | £26,049 | Not reported | Not reported |
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
- Up 788%, from £4,664 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £41,420 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 95% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. 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
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Alexandra Bradford Lang
- Diane Taylor
- Dr Kate Organ
- Mathew Paul John Hayward
- Nicola Jane Thomas
- Paula Morris
- Sarah Jane Merrifield
- Steven Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 22 October 2026, 101 days early | Received 22 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 8 September 2025, 145 days early | Received 8 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 7 August 2024, 177 days early | Received 7 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 22 November 2023, 70 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 23 September 2022, 130 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524947
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 January 1967
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 4 JANUARY 1912
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.