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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

GRAFTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Scouting exists 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.Grafton District Scouts carry out this activity in the South Northamptonshire area.
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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

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
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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
31/03/23£30£28£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£78£14£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£15£15£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£42£33£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£42£24£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£7£21£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£27£28£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£76£68£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£33£31£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£31£30£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£28£23£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£24£21£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£29£21£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£22£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£18£13£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£14£7£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£9£15£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 18 years

gdscouts.org.uk

info@gdscouts.org.uk

01327206406

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • CHRISTOPHER MAURICE VAN SCHAIJIK Appointed: 2018
  • HARRY WILLIAM HUCKIN Appointed: 2023
  • KENNETH HANCOCK
  • MICHAEL RAYMOND O'CONNOR Appointed: 2016
  • ROBERT WILLIAM SKEARS Appointed: 2021
  • TOLULOPE AJAYI Appointed: 2024
  • TYLER JEFFS Appointed: 2019
  • WILLIAM ALEXANDER HAZELL Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/05/2006, number: 1114244
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
17 returns made; AR16: 28 days late,
Main office

35 CENTURION WAY
WOOTTON
NORTHAMPTON
NN4 6LD

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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