Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3

248TH BIRMINGHAM (21ST SUTTON COLDFIELD) SCOUT GROUP 

Providing non-statutory educational activities for boys and girls aged from 6 to 14.5 years, promoting independence, initiative training and creative thinking within a practical environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 48 years

scouttreasurer248@btinternet.com

01213552841

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/08/23£18£17£1n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/22£7£9£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£8£3£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£10£10£1n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/08/18*£11£13£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17?£8£11£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£14£10£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£6£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08?£8£10£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 8 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/10/1975, number: 504601
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
17 returns made; AR18: 11 days late, AR15: 110 days late, AR04: 80 days late,
Main office

147 JOCKEY ROAD
SUTTON COLDFIELD
B73 5PL

Objectives

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. THE METHOD OF ACHIEVING THE AIM OF THE ASSOCIATION IS BY PROVIDING AN ENJOYABLE AND ATTRACTIVE SCHEME OF PROGRESSIVE TRAINING, BASED ON THE SCOUT PROMISE AND LAW AND GUIDED BY ADULT LEADERSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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