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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP 

Provision of scouting activities for children between the ages of six and fourteen years,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 15 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
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
miles

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£31£47£-17n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/22£34£29£5n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/21£24£12£12n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/20£41£38£3n/an/an/an/an/a90
31/03/19£28£27£1n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/18£29£33£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£20£23£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£45£51£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£37£21£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£20£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£27£20£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£19£27£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£41£48£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£35£30£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£16£6£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£26£18£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£34£34£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£12£7£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£32£35£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£22£16£6£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 56 years

https://www.highworthscouts.org.uk/

treasurer@highworthscouts.org.uk

01793762669

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Swindon, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 45 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/1967, number: 305929
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

36 BYDEMILL GARDENS
HIGHWORTH
SWINDON
SN6 7BS

Objectives

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

HIGHWORTH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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