Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

1ST DUNSTABLE SCOUT GROUP

Scouting activites
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
31/12/22£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£26£11£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£13£6£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£18£12£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£15£12£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£9£11£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£7£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£7£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08?*£18£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£7£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 63 years

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Dunstable Scout Group
£12,923 04/08/2017
Replacing our old windows will make our scout HQ warmer, safer and a better environment for all who use it.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW BUTTON
  • JEANETTE BETTERTON Appointed: 2021
  • MARY PLUNKETT Appointed: 2021
  • RAYMOND PENBERTHY Appointed: 2013
  • RACHEL LAST Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/09/1961, number: 300449
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 78 days late, AR10: 23 days late, AR09: 79 days late, AR08: 199 days late, AR07: 244 days late, AR06: 1205 days late,
Main office

10 LANCOT AVENUE
DUNSTABLE
LU6 2AW

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
360 Giving

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