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

1ST/3RD BOOKHAM SCOUT GROUP 

Provision of scouting activities to young people
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:

  • There are 23 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£68£75£-6n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£53£37£16n/an/an/an/an/a59
31/03/21£42£25£17n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/20£71£65£6n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/19£68£69£-1n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/18£92£87£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£66£63£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£50£46£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£62£50£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£42£39£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£38£41£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£44£44£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£38£39£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£45£64£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£134£35£99£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£209£55£154£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£41£31£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£47£35£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£41£33£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£45£36£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 54 years

www.1stbookhamscouts.org.uk

info@1stbookhamscouts.org.uk

01372 456665

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
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (23)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 22/23 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/12/1969, number: 305772
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 1 days late, AR09: 1 days late, AR05: 14 days late, AR04: 158 days late,
Main office

Bookham Scouting Centre
Eastwick Park Avenue
Bookham
LEATHERHEAD
KT23 3NA

Objectives

SCOUT GROUP

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOOKHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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