Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 10

Excess liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

THE BOYS' BRIGADE

Education & Training

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end

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
31/03/24		£2,789	£2,816	£-27	£220	£4,729	£4,351	18.5	41	6,409
31/03/23	*	£3,006	£2,816	£190	£181	£4,728	£4,466	19	43	9,231
31/03/22		£2,044	£2,250	£-206	£596	£4,657	£4,349	23.2	37	9,680
31/03/21		£1,725	£1,668	£58	£496	£4,763	£4,436	31.9	41	10,500
31/03/20?		£2,882	£2,662	£220	£280	£4,487	£4,212	19	49	11,228
31/03/18		£2,489	£2,686	£-197	£338	£4,374	£4,096	18.3	53	0
31/03/17		£2,637	£2,960	£-323	£362	£4,616	£4,290	17.4	57	0
31/03/16		£3,014	£3,336	£-322	£245	£4,864	£4,285	15.4	62	0
31/03/15		£3,477	£2,877	£600	£131	£5,226	£4,256	17.8	50	0
31/03/14		£3,178	£2,917	£261	£108	£4,919	£4,331	17.8	48	0
31/03/13		£3,073	£2,392	£681	£45	£4,757	£4,035	20.2	38	0
31/03/12		£2,247	£2,282	£-35	£37	£3,917	£3,621	19	36	0
31/03/11		£2,513	£2,330	£182	£33	£4,437	£4,070	21	40	0
31/03/10		£2,468	£2,417	£51	£730	£4,133	£3,623	18	43	0
31/03/09		£2,452	£2,283	£169	£707	£3,731	£3,194	16.8	40	0
31/03/08		£2,023	£2,115	£-92	£863	£4,216	£3,661	20.8	36	0
31/03/07		£1,922	£2,015	£-93	£883	£3,886	£3,551	21.1	36	0
31/03/06		£2,044	£2,036	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£2,243	£2,125	£118	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£2,291	£1,992	£299	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 18.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 61 years
(108 years as a company)

www.boys-brigade.org.uk

support@boys-brigade.org.uk

0300 303 4454

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Other education support

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Ireland, Scotland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£166,509
Somerset Community Foundation	£1,750
Henry Smith Charity	£1,330
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to 54th Sheffield Company, The Boys' Brigade
£790	27/03/2023 24	towards the cost of a two-night trip to Scout Camp in Torksey Lock for 14 children from disadvantaged communities in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Somerset Community Foundation - Paddleboarding equipment to enable access to opportunities in a rural area
£1,750	05/02/2023	Grant to 1st Martock & Hamdon Boys' Brigade
DCMS - Boys' Brigade - Uniformed Youth New Groups Fund
£166,509	17/10/2022	The aims of the grant are to open new uniformed youth groups in areas of disadvantage where no existing groups exist, improve the wellbeing of young people and help them to develop skills for life and work, and to support Uniformed Youth ....more The aims of the grant are to open new uniformed youth groups in areas of disadvantage where no existing groups exist, improve the wellbeing of young people and help them to develop skills for life and work, and to support Uniformed Youth Organisations to build their internal capacity to scale up sustainably and ensure organisations can continue to meet demand beyond 2025.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to 4th Hartlepool Boys Brigade
£1,000	11/08/2022	Holiday activities and residential trip provision for boys aged 11-16
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to 54th Sheffield Boys Brigade Company
£540	29/03/2022 24	towards a two night camp stay, which includes a variety of activities, and a visit to a local theme park for a Boys Brigade troop from Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to 54th Sheffield Boys Brigade Company
£750	03/04/2019 24	towards a two night camping trip for a group of children from Sheffield
National Lottery Community Fund - Boys Brigade - All Together!
£9,373	27/03/2019 12	The funding will provide social and physical activities for young boys in the community with the aim of developing their confidence and wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Haslington Boys Brigade
£3,394	19/11/2018	We want to develop and implement an outdoor education project allowing our company to develop and achieve key life skills from a young age.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Boys Brigade
£3,900	08/08/2018	YOYP Boys' Brigade Big Sports Roadshow
National Lottery Community Fund - Refurbishing Felden Lodge Training Centre
£10,000	12/04/2018 12	This project will complete the refurbishment of the group's residential training and conference centre, improving the facilities for young people from various communities to come together to take part in residential activities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to 54th Sheffield Boys Brigade Company
£650	26/03/2018 24	towards a two-night camping trip a group of disadvantaged children from Sheffield
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards 3rd Gateshead Company Boys' Brigade
£4,000	28/02/2017	Towards 3rd Gateshead Company Boys' Brigade
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to 54th Sheffield Boys Brigade Company
£650	21/03/2016 24	towards a two-night trip to a Scout Camp in Lincolnshire for a group of disadvantaged boys from Sheffield
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to 54th Sheffield Boys Brigade Company
£500	29/04/2015 24	towards a a two-night trip to Castleford for a group of 12 boys from Sheffield
National Lottery Community Fund - MUGA Floodlighting
£10,000	24/02/2015 12	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 23-64

ALISON CHAMBERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Education Officer

ANDREW BALDWIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

EDEN CHARLES FISHER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

GARETH JOHN HOPKINS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

GAVIN ROTHWELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

IAN RUMBELOW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Education

JAIME EDWARD ELLIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Associate Director

LEE BIRD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

LEE RICHARD BRODIE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

REV STEWART CUTLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

STEPHEN JOHN MANN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

WILLIAM MARTIN FAIR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/1964, number: 305969
Registered at Companies House on 19/10/1916, number: 00145122

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
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; AR23: 14 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WILLOW PROJECT on 07/11/2023

Main office

The Boys' Brigade C/O Adeyfield Free Church C
Maylands Avenue
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Hertfordshire
HP2 4GZ

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM AMONG BOYS AND THE PROMOTION OF HABITS OF OBEDIENCE, REVERENCE, DISCIPLINE, SELF-RESPECT AND ALL THAT TENDS TOWARDS A TRUE CHRISTIAN MANLINESS.2. ALL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE AND LAWFUL ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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