Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 0

HIGH WYCOMBE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Provide scouting to young people aged 6yrs to 18yrs, within the High Wycombe region.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£26	£43	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	165
31/03/22		£26	£18	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	165
31/03/21		£28	£19	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	160
31/03/20		£9	£14	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£45	£39	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/18		£23	£26	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£8	£12	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£5	£13	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£20	£21	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£17	£12	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£13	£15	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£44	£39	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£12	£17	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£11	£13	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£10	£8	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£10	£6	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£8	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06?		£7	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£7	£10	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 28 years

www.hw-scouts.org.uk

district.office@hw-scouts.org.uk

07764148951

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

MICHAEL NEWMAN Appointed: 2018

PAUL CLEAVER Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: MARLOW DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL,

RON COOPER Appointed: 2013

STEVEN CRAWSHAW Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/02/1996, number: 1053232

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
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR09: 31 days late, AR07: 266 days late, AR04: 87 days late,

Main office

9 THE BRIARS
HIGH WYCOMBE
HP11 1ED

Objectives

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

HIGH WYCOMBE

Data Sources

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