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home >> charity search >> 17th colchester sea scout group
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

17TH COLCHESTER SEA SCOUT GROUP

Scouting for boys and girls aged 6 to 14
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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 £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£72£71£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£51£55£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£57£41£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£64£61£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£50£49£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£53£48£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£56£59£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£76£67£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£58£64£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£52£46£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£64£65£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£42£37£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£40£44£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£31£48£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£87£79£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£42£42£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£52£73£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£32£31£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£38£25£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£51£30£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

ianedgar2@hotmail.com

07940203803

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to 17th Colchester Sea Scouts
£500 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to 17th Colchester Sea Scouts
£7,500 05/05/2022
to purchase paddleboards, with associated equipment and training for instructors for use by an established Sea Scout group
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£6,500 22/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Ensuring Safety With Continued Growth In Sailing & Kayaking
£10,000 02/07/2012
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Ensuring Safety With Continued Growth In Sailing & Kayaking'. This project lists its main activity as Sailing & Yachting.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BEN GREEN Appointed: 2023
  • GEORGE CHEELD Appointed: 2021
  • IAN EDGAR Appointed: 2011
  • JONATHAN HAY
  • MARIA HELENA BATCHELOR Appointed: 2018
  • STEPHEN DEIGHTON
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/1994, number: 1042864
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 9 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 90 days late,
Main office

16 MEMNON COURT
COLCHESTER
CO2 7QW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE COLCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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