Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

SYNTHONIA SCOUT GROUP

All activities associated with the Scouting Movement
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/12/23£17£24£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£25£63£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£35£44£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£28£11£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£42£42£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£19£18£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£28£29£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£18£14£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£20£18£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£19£22£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£24£22£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£10£13£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£20£20£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£9£5£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£9£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 48 years

synthoniascoutgroup.co.uk

neil5005@hotmail.com

07376361611

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Stockton-on-tees,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - High Sheriff Award 2020
£1,500 09/02/2021
High Sheriff Award 2020.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN NEAL (Chair) Appointed: 2011
  • ANDREW SCRIMSHAW Appointed: 2024
  • LINDA RANSOM Appointed: 2024
  • MICHAEL ATKINSON
  • MICHELLE MALKIN Appointed: 2011
  • MARK ANDERSON Appointed: 2024
  • NEIL MARTIN Appointed: 2015
  • PAULA PEKOVIC Appointed: 2024
  • RACHEL DENT Appointed: 2024
  • TONY ANDERSON Appointed: 2011
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/05/1976, number: 505233
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 9 days late,
Main office

Scout Headquarters
Greenwood Road
Billingham
ts23 4ba

Objectives

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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