Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    1ST JACOBS WELL SCOUT GROUP

    SCOUTING ACTIVITIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGED 6 TO 25. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GROUP ARE AS A UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCATION. THE AIM OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION IS 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.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Over half the Board have joined 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

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£17£13£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£10£6£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20*£5£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19*£4£8£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£1£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/04/14£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13*£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/04/12£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£4£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10?*£4£2£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/08?£7£2£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07?*£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04*£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 52 years

    jason@1stjacobswellscoutgroup.org.uk

    07858066854

    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
    • Surrey,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • JIALING LIN Appointed: 2024
    • PETER SHAW (Chair) Appointed: 2024
    • SIU TONG - JASON LEE Appointed: 2021
    • TOBY NICHOLS Appointed: 2023
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/08/1972, number: 305816
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    17 returns made; AR20: 6 days late, AR19: 1 days late, AR13: 12 days late, AR10: 149 days late, AR07: 41 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
    Main office

    Jacobs Well Scout Hut
    Jacobs Well Road
    Jacobs Well
    GUILDFORD
    Surrey
    GU4 7PD

    Objectives

    UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    JACOBSWELL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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