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Somerset County Scout Council is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training.
Somerset County Scout Council (number 305634) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Somerset County Scout Council do?
Our purpose is to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Somerset County Scout Council
Answers Somerset County Scout Council gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Somerset County Scout Council's highest-paid staff paid?
Somerset County Scout Council's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Somerset County Scout Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Somerset County Scout Council's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Somerset
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Somerset County Scout Council registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Somerset County Scout Council yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Somerset County Scout Council.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Somerset County Scout Council?
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Is Somerset County Scout Council a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Somerset County Scout Council as a registered charity (number 305634) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Somerset County Scout Council's charity number?
Somerset County Scout Council's charity number is 305634. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 305634?
Search 305634 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Somerset County Scout Council do?
Our purpose is to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
Does Somerset County Scout Council have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Somerset County Scout Council. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Somerset County Scout Council?
Somerset County Scout Council's website listed in our register data is http://www.somersetscouts.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Somerset County Scout Council's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Somerset County Scout Council's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Somerset County Scout Council?
The register records Somerset County Scout Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Somerset County Scout Council's trustees paid?
Somerset County Scout Council's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Somerset County Scout Council registered as a charity?
Somerset County Scout Council was entered on the register on 12 December 1966.