Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 19

8TH ALTON SCOUT GROUP

Provides a safe, secure environment in which to learn and extend skills needed for life, including team work, leadership domestic, practical as well as the knotting, camping, map reading ect that everyone immediately thinks of when Scouting is spoken of.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 39 years

www.8thalton.org.uk

treasurer@8thalton.org.uk

07803727718

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£57	£78	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/22		£51	£52	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/21		£39	£31	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/20		£58	£55	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/19		£63	£64	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/18		£88	£124	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£79	£60	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£74	£54	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£59	£54	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£55	£51	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£43	£30	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£40	£39	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£58	£51	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£55	£53	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£43	£41	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£59	£69	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£63	£59	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£44	£42	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£19	£15	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£17	£16	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Hampshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - 8th Alton Scouts gender neutral toilets
£78,870	17/08/2023	This funding will be used to install 5 gender neutral toilets one of which will be accessible in the 8th Alton Scout Hut based in Alton East Hampshire. The project aims to improve a community area ....more This funding will be used to install 5 gender neutral toilets one of which will be accessible in the 8th Alton Scout Hut based in Alton East Hampshire. The project aims to improve a community area for the community to gather and be accessible for all.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

ADRIAN TAILFORD Appointed: 2024

DAVID CHARLES PHIPPS Appointed: 2018

IAN DANE Appointed: 2021

MARITZ NAUDE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: ANDREWS ENDOWED SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT TRUST,

SARAH MAIN Appointed: 2024

SUE DANE Appointed: 2013

SUE HOW Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/08/1985, number: 292331

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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

20 returns made; AR11: 21 days late, AR10: 164 days late, AR09: 135 days late, AR08: 17 days late, AR05: 31 days late, AR04: 232 days late,

Main office

Scout Association
The Cabin
Anstey Lane
ALTON
Hampshire
GU34 2NB

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NO DEFINED

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