Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

BROMLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL 

Scouting actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 18 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
31/01/23£410£173£236n/an/an/an/an/a865
31/01/22£120£80£41n/an/an/an/an/a805
31/01/21£115£49£67n/an/an/an/an/a582
31/01/20?£125£124£1n/an/an/an/an/a800
31/03/19£128£122£6n/an/an/an/an/a933
31/03/18*£137£262£-126£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£238£149£89£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£119£98£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£119£124£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£123£114£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£162£147£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£196£92£104£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£122£132£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£97£207£-109£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£73£50£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£84£78£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£50£42£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£48£33£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£31£25£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£33£24£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.bromleyscouts.org

chair@bromleyscouts.org

07834329741

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Bromley,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 865 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/06/1963, number: 303547
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; AR18: 70 days late, AR13: 5 days late, AR12: 141 days late, AR06: 61 days late, AR05: 93 days late, AR04: 76 days late,
Main office

34 Beaumont Road
Petts Wood
Orpington
BR5 1JJ

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
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