Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

86TH LEICESTER (BUCKMINSTER BAPTIST) SCOUT GROUP

Education including Young Leader training, basic life support. Faith activites, including attending church. Recreation including canoeing, camping, climbing, abseiling, football, games. Scouting activities including knots, backwoods cooking, badge work.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently

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£12£10£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£8£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£16£15£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£15£16£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£12£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£15£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£11£15£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10?£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08?*£4£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/07*£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/06£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/05£4£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/04*£58£4£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

01162258910

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Leicestershire,
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 (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • COLIN CURSON (Chair) Appointed: 1990
  • JEANNE-MARIE LAWRENCE
  • SUSAN KATHLEEN CROOK Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/01/1977, number: 506006
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 81 days late, AR07: 279 days late, AR04: 12 days late,
Main office

47 TOTLAND ROAD
LEICESTER
LE3 9AN

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

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