Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

NORTH TAUNTON SCOUT GROUP 

Scouting offers challenge and adventure to 400,000 young people and 100,000 adults across the UK. We believe in helping our Members fulfil their potential by working in teams, learning by doing and thinking for themselves. We give people of every background the chance to stretch themselves, learn new skills and make life long friends.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • 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:

  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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£11£8£2n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/22£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£1£4£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£2£8£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£2£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£3£5£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£10£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£9£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£6£8£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06?*£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£10£8£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

phillip.bayles@blackdownscouts.org.uk

07891325001

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/08/1994, number: 1039932
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 57 days late, AR20: 53 days late, AR19: 6 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 224 days late, AR15: 239 days late, AR14: 173 days late, AR13: 145 days late, AR12: 233 days late, AR11: 158 days late, AR10: 52 days late, AR09: 182 days late, AR07: 265 days late, AR06: 400 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Willowbrook
St. Cleers Lodge
St. Cleers
SOMERTON
Somerset
TA11 6HL

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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