Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

FIRST BRIGHSTONE SEA SCOUT GROUP

1st Brighstone (Isle of Wight) Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/12/23£25£20£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£10£23£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£25£9£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£33£32£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£20£13£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£22£19£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£22£15£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£22£28£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£21£17£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£22£19£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£16£15£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£19£17£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£20£16£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£19£15£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£18£24£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£19£22£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.1stbrighstonescouts.org.uk

bscouts@btinternet.com

01983741108

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
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
  • Isle Of Wight,
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Brighstone Community Cinema
£9,950 21/03/2019
12
The project aims to provide screening facilities to organise a scout group pop-up community cinema to provide matinee screenings for local care home residents to reduce social isolation and allow ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

  • AVICE MARINER Appointed: 2018
  • CAROLE TRUMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • CHRIS POCOCK Appointed: 2017
  • KEITH ANDERSON Appointed: 2022
  • MR B THOMPSON
  • MRS J MATTHEWS
  • MRS J SMART
  • MRS S STANLEY
  • PAUL MEDLAND Appointed: 2013
  • ROSALIND ANNE WATSON Appointed: 2021
  • SUSAN JENNINGS Appointed: 2012
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/10/2004, number: 1106474
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR09: 159 days late,
Main office

1st Brighstone Sea Scouts Group
North Street
Brighstone
NEWPORT
PO30 4AX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL; AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BRIGHSTONE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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