Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

1ST ST MARY PLATT SCOUT GROUP

Our group organizes indoor and outdoor activities in many varied programmes to help our young people to achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals and team members based on the scout promise and law. Badge work in many subjects is available, outdoor pursuits and skills are regularly organized, there is participation in sports and team games in our loca
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
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
29/02/24£20£23£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/23*£18£15£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/22£31£16£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/21£19£11£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/20?£19£17£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/18£23£23£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/17£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/16£12£9£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/15£15£15£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/14£10£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/13£7£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/12£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/11£10£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/10£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/09£22£25£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/08£39£69£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/07*£38£7£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/06£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/05£9£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/04£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DENISE SUSAN PERRY Appointed: 2024
  • GAVIN DANIEL CHUBB Appointed: 2024
  • JOE NICOLAS MICHAEL BRANDON Appointed: 2024
  • KIERAN LARSEN Appointed: 2024
  • LOUISA KATHRYN LARSEN Appointed: 2021
  • LOUISE ELIZABETH STIFF (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • PATRICIA ANNE DARBY
  • PETER DAVID TOWNSEND Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/11/1972, number: 308005
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 64 days late, AR07: 9 days late,
Main office

18 Basted Mill
Basted Lane
Borough Green
SEVENOAKS
Kent
TN15 8LP

Objectives

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST. MARY PLATT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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