Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

EATON VALE SCOUT & GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED 

The Charity's activities are in line with those of the Scout and Guide Associations. It aims to provide facilities for the leisure time occupation of children and young people which will assist them to grow to full maturity as individuals and as members of society and so that their conditions of life may be improved in so doing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined 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
31/12/22£513£482£31£8£957£3318.2150
31/12/21£622£724£-101£2£926£2864.7200
31/12/20£659£447£212£0£1,027£37810.280
31/12/19£517£464£53£0£815£1473.8220
31/12/18£435£463£-29£0£0£0n/a06
31/12/17£442£450£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£353£401£-48£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£374£318£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£311£282£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£353£363£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£324£339£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£297£291£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£295£283£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£216£232£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£188£222£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£200£210£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£180£195£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£144£159£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£136£145£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 8.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.eatonvale.co.uk

office@eatonvale.co.uk

01603501228

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 15 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Roof repairs
£10,000 03/09/2019
12
Roof repairs
National Lottery Community Fund - Purpose Built Mobile Climbing Tower
£10,000 13/01/2011
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Norfolk. The group will use the funding to purchase a mobile climbing tower for the use of users within the centre and on location to schools, youth ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-76
  • JAYNE LITTLE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Hr Director
  • PHIL WRIGHT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Civil Engineer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/02/1999, number: 1073816
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/10/1998, number: 03659373
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 20 days late,
Main office

CHURCH LANE
EATON
NORWICH
NORFOLK
NR4 6NN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION SO AS TO ASSIST THEM TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED AND IN SO DOING:(A) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CENTRE IN EATON VALE TO BE KNOWN AS THE EATON VALE SCOUT AND GUIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUTH ORGANISATIONS (WHICH TERM SHALL INCLUDE THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION, THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION, AND SUBJECT TO THEM NOT BEING INCONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF SCOUTING AND GUIDING, SCHOOLS AND EVERY OTHER TYPE OF ORGANISATION OR BODY EITHER LOCAL, REGIONAL OR NATIONAL WHOSE AIM IS TO PROMOTE THE THE DEVELOPMENT AND NURTURE THE POTENTIAL OF YOUNG PEOPLE) AND WHICH WILL: (1) ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SPORTING, LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND ADDRESS THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT TO ENABLE THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL; (11) TO OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND AND PROVIDE BOTH CAMPING FACILITIES AND INDOOR FACILITIES OF A HOSTEL NATURE; (111) ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE THE ABLE BODIED, PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND THOSE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES TO PARTICIPATE AS EQUAL PARTNERS IN SPORTING. LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES; (1V) INCLUDE FACILITIES TO ENABLE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS TO SHARE TRAINING EXPERIENCE AND POOL TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES AND PROVIDE A CENTRE FOR TRAINING ADULTS WHO WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE;(B) TO MAINTAIN, MANAGE AND PROMOTE THE CENTRE AND ITS FACILITIES WHETHER ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUTH ORGANISATIONS FOR ACTIVITIES NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF SCOUTING AND GUIDING; (C) TO INITIATE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SCOUTING AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF CO-OPERATION, TEAM WORK AND CONCERN FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EATON VALE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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