Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

47TH READING SCOUT GROUP

Scouting activities including Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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£9£15£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23*£8£12£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£15£19£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£32£15£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£12£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£9£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£8£13£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£13£7£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£10£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06?£3£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

01189311336

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Reading,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • ALAN D'MELLOWMALCOMBE Appointed: 2024
  • BARRY JOHNSON
  • CLAIRE MORSE Appointed: 2024
  • KERRY MULLINS Appointed: 2024
  • NATALIE SIBLEY Appointed: 2024
  • PAUL BRYAN KENNERLEY Appointed: 2012
  • STUART RYAN-HILL Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/02/1980, number: 279329
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 200 days late, AR22: 10 days late, AR14: 103 days late, AR10: 313 days late, AR09: 115 days late, AR08: 128 days late, AR07: 119 days late, AR04: 73 days late,
Main office

31 BEDE WALK
READING
RG2 7UE

Objectives

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE READING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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