Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

33RD OXFORD (KIDLINGTON) SCOUT GROUP 

The aim of the Kidlington Scout Group is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, as individuals as responsible citizens. The method of achieving this aim is by providing an enjoyable attractive scheme of progressive training and experiences guided by adult leadership. Including Camps , sailing, competive games
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 21 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently

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*£15£17£-2n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£23£14£9n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/21£32£16£16n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/20£34£33£0n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£33£22£11n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/18£20£11£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£27£19£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£24£27£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£22£8£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£25£34£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£23£14£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£14£18£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£15£11£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£11£19£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£12£9£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£17£12£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£17£17£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£11£7£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£26£26£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£25£27£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.kidlingtonscoutgroup.org.uk

Secretary@kidlingtonscoutgroup.org.uk

07982 639150

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 18/21 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/02/1998, number: 1068248
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 76 days late, AR06: 43 days late,
Main office

90A Blenheim Road
KIDLINGTON
Oxfordshire
OX5 2HR

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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