Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

1ST SANDRIDGE SCOUT AND GUIDE GROUP 

All Scouting Activities ie. knotting, first aid, cooking, fire lighting and map and compass work. All these skills are aimed at giving children the opportunity to take part in more adventurous activities enabling the children to look after themselves. Other activites include camping, interesting speakers, making things and demonstrations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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:

  • There are 14 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

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£41£26£14n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/03/22£42£59£-17n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/21£40£9£32n/an/an/an/an/a34
31/03/20£23£22£1n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£30£24£5n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/18£26£25£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£29£33£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£29£33£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£25£28£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£21£17£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£17£15£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£28£30£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£24£16£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£21£21£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£14£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£17£16£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£16£10£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£11£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 59 years

01727830397

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
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 28 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/03/1965, number: 302579
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

51 Cavan Drive
ST. ALBANS
AL3 6HP

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:

SANDRIDGE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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