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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

BLACKPOOL DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Scouting - within Blackpool
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
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,019,092 available, equivalent to 80 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/03/23£981£152£829£0£1,044£1,01980.30330
31/03/22£76£59£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£68£64£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£109£97£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£89£90£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£80£73£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£95£92£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£92£92£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£78£75£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£68£71£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£64£55£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£52£47£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£43£44£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£36£38£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£78£48£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£51£21£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£39£36£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 80.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 77 months
Quick Ratio: 998
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 58 years

www.blackpoolscouts.org.uk

dc@blackpoolscouts.org.uk

07515058990

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blackpool,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

  • ANDREW DAVID INGLIS Appointed: 2022
  • CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL HARDY (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • ELIZABETH ABBOTT Appointed: 2016
  • GABRIELLE HOWSON-TAX Appointed: 2020
  • JOAN SWAN Appointed: 2022
  • JANET HARDY Appointed: 2019
  • JOANNA HACKING Appointed: 2017
  • LESLEY MEDDINGS Appointed: 2022
  • MATTHEW PHILIP HORNBY Appointed: 2022
  • PETER RUMLEY Appointed: 2023
  • ROBERT JOHN WARD Appointed: 2022
  • VICTORIA KENMARE Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/11/1966, number: 521534
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR19: 74 days late, AR16: 24 days late, AR06: 295 days late,
Main office

58 Collins Avenue
BLACKPOOL
FY2 0NX

Objectives

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BLACKPOOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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