Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

MALLING DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL 

Supporting the Scout Groups within Malling District of Kent.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

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£200£184£15n/an/an/an/an/a200
31/03/22*£171£81£89n/an/an/an/an/a250
31/03/21£149£79£70n/an/an/an/an/a240
31/03/20£136£168£-32n/an/an/an/an/a284
31/03/19£164£170£-6n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/18*£128£112£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£101£74£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£99£63£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£77£75£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£143£127£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£77£88£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£85£47£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£42£51£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£73£63£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£31£27£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£33£32£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£40£41£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£19£17£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£24£24£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£13£9£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 51 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Kent,
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 (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/03/1973, number: 308139
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 39 days late, AR18: 2 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 24 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR14: 8 days late, AR13: 120 days late, AR12: 25 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

480 Lunsford Lane
Larkfield
AYLESFORD
Kent
ME20 6JA

Objectives

A UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MALLING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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