Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING IS 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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/24£218£229£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£202£203£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£206£176£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£154£134£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£250£225£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£257£249£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£272£222£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£230£217£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£232£233£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£424£229£195n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£235£121£114n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£162£167£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£22£33£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£65£63£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£69£46£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£2£42£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£29£53£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£34£32£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

https://www.northamptonscouts.org.uk

dc@northamptonscouts.org.uk

01604646460

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

  • BEN OUSLEY Appointed: 2022
  • CAROLINE LOMAS Appointed: 2016
  • CHRIS GYLES Appointed: 2022
  • ESTHER ANN PHILLIPS Appointed: 2023
  • ELAINE ANN FARR BSC Appointed: 2017
  • GARY ANDREW JACKSON Appointed: 2018
  • IAN CLARIS Appointed: 2022
  • IAN MALCOMSON Appointed: 2019
  • JAN BROOKER Appointed: 2022
  • LIAM CLARIS Appointed: 2022
  • MATTHEW AGER Appointed: 2023
  • MIKE BILLINGHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • STEPHEN HUMPHREY Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2005, number: 1110610
Gift Aid
  • 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
18 returns made; AR22: 1 days late, AR21: 53 days late,
Main office

FERNIE FIELDS SCOUT
AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
FERNIE FIELD
MOULTON
NORTHAMPTON
NN3 7BD

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 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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