Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

FIRST LUTON SEA SCOUT GROUP

The provision of Scouting for boys and girls between the age of 6 years and 14 years with an emphasis on water activities for the older members of the Group.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
30/11/23	£64	£64	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/22	£59	£79	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/21	£60	£36	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/20	£36	£46	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/19?	£72	£44	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£65	£56	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£59	£57	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£63	£51	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£54	£38	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£50	£51	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	£54	£46	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	£40	£38	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	£27	£31	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	£27	£43	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	£60	£49	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	£39	£31	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	£22	£20	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	£23	£20	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	£26	£25	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	£17	£20	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 63 years

www.firstluton.co.uk

first.luton.chairman@gmail.com

07817750947

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Central Bedfordshire, Luton,

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
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Stand Up Paddle Board Purchase
£2,021	12/05/2021	Resume young people's access to water activities and encourage the orginal membership of 100 to come back into the activity - encourage young people to get back into a sense of 'normal'
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Both Streams 1 & 2 - Delivery or Support & Core Costs
£3,876	11/05/2020 3	Grant to 1st Luton Sea Scout Group
National Lottery Community Fund - Renovation of Headquarters
£10,000	21/03/2019 12	The organisation will use the funding to renovate the headquarters of the group and help continue to provide activities from this important community facility.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Luton Sea Scouts
£7,855	29/11/2017	Our aim is to replace our safety boat to enable us to continue running water-based activities in a safe environment.
Sport England - Sailing into the Future
£10,000	20/03/2012	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sailing into the Future'. This project lists its main activity as Sailing & Yachting.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

ALLAN AUSTEN MAHER Appointed: 2018

CHRIS WELLS Appointed: 2024

DANIEL GREEN Appointed: 2022

JULIAN BARKER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Group Strategy And Insight Director

JENNY SANDERS Appointed: 2024

PHIL JEFFREY

PAUL ADCOCK Appointed: 2022

PHILLIPA MISSENDEN Appointed: 2022

SCOTT EDWARD ROBERTS (Chair) Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/10/1961, number: 300465

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

7 The Close
Markyate
ST. ALBANS
Hertfordshire
AL3 8NG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHEIVING 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:

LUTON

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