Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

HITCHIN DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Overseeing 13 Scout groups in the Hitchin District. These groups cater for people from the age of 6 to 25 years of age. The activities are wide and all groups meet weekly. The opportunities include camping and various other activities.

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 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22	£125	£82	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/12/21	£43	£69	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/20	£64	£27	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/19	£55	£63	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/18	£86	£78	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	11
31/12/17	£80	£73	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£84	£93	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£64	£43	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£86	£92	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£26	£26	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£23	£21	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£31	£32	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£22	£21	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£18	£19	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£15	£16	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£21	£19	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£21	£19	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£26	£24	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£32	£31	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 56 years

www.hitchinscouts.org

dcs@hitchinscouts.org

07943225484

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Academic support

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
28 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
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Mental health training for group leaders and equipment for scouting activities for young people aged 7-18.
£3,500	04/08/2022	Equipment and leader training for trips and skills training
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hitchin District Scouts
£3,670	29/11/2017	We want to help fund camping equipment to allow more young people across the town to experience a night camping under canvas.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

ALAN LANGLEY Appointed: 2018

ANNA PARGETER Appointed: 2014

CRAIG WILSON Appointed: 2019

DENISE WELLS Appointed: 2019

HENRY HARRISON Appointed: 2018

KEVIN HANKIN Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL WELLS (Chair) Appointed: 2020

TOM HANKIN Appointed: 2022

TONY HANKIN Appointed: 2015

TRACEY ANN HIGGINBOTHAM Appointed: 2023

GERAINT EDWARDS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeships: HITCHIN YOUTH TRUST, HITCHIN PARTNERSHIP CIO,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/09/1968, number: 302546

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

32 Kershaws Hill
HITCHIN
Hertfordshire
SG4 9AQ

Objectives

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

HITCHIN

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