Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

BRITISH SCOUTING OVERSEAS AREA SCOUT COUNCIL

British Scouting Overseas is part of The Scout Association of the United Kingdom and supports Groups running the UK Scout programme in many throughout the world. This is support is provided through a network of Districts (covering defined areas of the world) and a system of learning and development for adult volunteers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly 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

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	£287	£225	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£164	£147	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£80	£186	£-107	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£189	£152	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£183	£191	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£141	£109	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£62	£67	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£94	£68	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£104	£37	£67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£17	£14	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.britishscoutingoverseas.org.uk

secretary@britishscoutingoverseas.org.uk

01244676059

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, China, Czech Republic, Dubai, Egypt, Falkland Islands, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands, Qatar, Russia, Saint Helena, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

BEN BALAAM Appointed: 2014

BENJAMIN ATKINS Appointed: 2024

CHARLOTTE EMMA THOMPSON Appointed: 2020

DAVID BULL OBE Appointed: 2012

DAVID CLARK Appointed: 2024

GRAHAM WILLIAM JOHN EDEN Appointed: 2024

JANE MARIA WARNE MSC BSC (Chair) Appointed: 2021

JANET MARY MILLER Appointed: 2013

JOHN ANTHONY DUNN Appointed: 2022

MATT LIGHTFOOT Appointed: 2015

ROBIN CHOW SHIUN NGEOW Appointed: 2022

SANDRO PACE-BONELLO Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/2013, number: 1151702

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

69 FIVE ASHES ROAD
CHESTER
CH4 7QS

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

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