Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

3RD DARTFORD SCOUT GROUP 

The Scout Association promotes the development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local national and international communities. This is achieved by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme progressive training, based on the Scout Promise & Law and guided by adult leadership.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been 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:

  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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*£38£33£5n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21£25£7£18n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/20£29£16£14n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19*£30£27£3n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18*£37£30£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£38£25£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£24£32£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£14£22£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£25£20£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£23£21£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£34£29£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£19£22£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£28£21£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£15£10£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£15£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£10£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£8£14£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£7£7£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 57 years

www.3rddartfordscouts.org.uk

info@3rddartfordscouts.org.uk

01322294741

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
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/07/1967, number: 303369
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 63 days late, AR19: 110 days late, AR18: 62 days late, AR17: 3 days late, AR14: 354 days late, AR13: 17 days late, AR12: 20 days late, AR11: 12 days late, AR08: 2 days late, AR05: 250 days late,
Main office

LUTONIA HALL
BROOMHILL ROAD
DARTFORD
DA1 3HT

Objectives

BOY SCOUT GROUP (UNIT OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION)

Defined Area of Benefit:

DARTFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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