Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

35TH SOUTH WEST CHESHIRE SCOUT GROUP

Provides scouting activities for children (of both sexes) aged between 6 and 15 years of age.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • 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 has been volatile 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
31/12/22*£27£29£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£13£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£31£15£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£47£45£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£42£35£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£100£136£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£103£182£-78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£76£12£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£35£20£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£24£16£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£22£16£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£23£15£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£14£18£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£17£16£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£14£11£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£16£15£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£17£12£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£21£11£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 06/07/2017
New Hut Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADAM JAMES PICKERING Appointed: 2024
  • ALEXANDER JAMES SMITH Appointed: 2024
  • CHRISTOPHER JOHN ULLMER Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN BENNETT
  • MR RICH PICKERING
  • SARAH JANE JONES Appointed: 2010
  • THOMAS AUSTIN Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/03/1964, number: 520281
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 2 days late, AR20: 140 days late,
Main office

3 Millrace Drive
Wistaston
CREWE
CW2 6XG

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH WEST CHESHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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