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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

LEWISHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL 

Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£384£395£-11n/an/an/an/an/a140
31/03/22£346£302£44n/an/an/an/an/a140
31/03/21£464£201£263n/an/an/an/an/a165
31/03/20£308£327£-19n/an/an/an/an/a160
31/03/19£286£255£31n/an/an/an/an/a402
31/03/18£240£235£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£297£280£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£263£256£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£273£280£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£240£241£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£290£248£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£200£204£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£186£212£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£184£221£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£184£221£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£151£184£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£246£196£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£133£151£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£136£97£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£110£128£-18£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 33 years

www.lewishamscouts.org.uk

districtchair@lewishamscouts.org.uk

02086571154

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Croydon, Lewisham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 140 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/14 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/01/1991, number: 1001668
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 132 days late, AR04: 2 days late,
Main office

Frylands Wood Scout Outdoor Centre
Featherbed Lane
CROYDON
CR0 9AA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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