Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

1ST WELWYN GARDEN CITY (ST. FRANCIS) SCOUT GROUP

The WGC (ST Francis Scout) Scout group, currently runs 2, beaver packs for 6-8 year old Children, 2, Cub packs for 8-10 year old childen and 2 Scout groups for 10-15 year old children. We have in the region of 150 children attending these groups. Usual team building and educational activities including camping and helping the Church's charity fund raising activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been 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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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 4 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£34£34£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21*£19£21£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£26£10£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£31£25£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£29£17£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£26£17£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£24£27£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£18£14£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£20£15£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£18£14£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£20£14£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£17£14£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£14£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£14£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£16£21£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£13£10£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£13£9£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

melvalentine@btinternet.com

01707339505

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW WARD Appointed: 2020
  • MELANIE VALENTINE Appointed: 2011
  • PETER SZEMERE JASKO Appointed: 2019
  • SANDRA MITCHELL Appointed: 2011
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/06/1997, number: 1062903
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 70 days late, AR21: 17 days late, AR20: 128 days late, AR19: 173 days late, AR11: 27 days late,
Main office

50 Marsden Green
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6YB

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

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