 The new Association was registered as a Charity at Law in September 1993, leaving behind the older name 'Explorer Scouts'.In 1995 the founding and Chief Commissioners of the BPSA were Ray O'Donnell-Hampton and Steven Dudley-Coventry.After much disagreement about the quality of Scouting tradition, Ray O'Donnell-Hampton handed in his warrant and left the BPSA.