Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

1ST BRAMFORD SCOUT GROUP

A balanced programme of adventurous, educational and craft activities, based around the physical, mental and spiritual development of young people from 6 to 18 years, the main aim being to help members grow up to be good citizens.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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

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*£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£18£13£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£5£10£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£34£22£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£22£24£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£17£14£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£14£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£13£24£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£16£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£7£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£8£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£12£16£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 43 years

http://www.bramfordscouts.co.uk/index.html

don.golding@btinternet.com

01473747596

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
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/18 persons

  • ALICE FISHER Appointed: 2022
  • ANGELA JOYCE EDWARDS Appointed: 2016
  • CLAIRE LOUISE CAROLINE BICKERS Appointed: 2014
  • CLAIRE SWANSON PALFREY Appointed: 2022
  • DON GOLDING
  • EVEMAREA BURDER
  • ELLEN MARIAN WHITTAKER Appointed: 2016
  • GRANT USHER (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • HELEN JANE CLARKE Appointed: 2018
  • JOANNE ABIGAIL WHITMORE Appointed: 2022
  • JOY LOUISE DAY Appointed: 2017
  • JULIE ELIZABETH USHER Appointed: 2018
  • KAREN MARGARET CATER Appointed: 2022
  • KERRICK BEN NEWSTEAD Appointed: 2023
  • KIRSTY SCHARTAU Appointed: 2014
  • MARK JOHN AYRISS Appointed: 2022
  • SHONA EVANS Appointed: 2017
  • SIMON MARK THOMAS Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/1981, number: 283655
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 5 days late, AR07: 6 days late,
Main office

13 BULLEN LANE
BRAMFORD
IPSWICH
IP8 4JD

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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