Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

RUSHCLIFFE DISTRICT SCOUT ASSOCIATION 

Supporting Scouting in the Rushcliffe District
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
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£44£35£9n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/22£9£10£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£14£3£11n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20£6£64£-59n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£72£12£60n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£110£180£-70£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£115£105£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£109£100£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£114£122£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£108£53£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£116£178£-62£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£141£63£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£171£183£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£121£87£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£11£22£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£46£27£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£32£27£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£21£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£23£23£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£18£12£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 59 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/1965, number: 522469
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 54 days late, AR12: 10 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR07: 22 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from 1ST COTGRAVE SCOUT GROUP on 29/12/2022
Main office

42 REPTON ROAD
WEST BRIDGFORD
NOTTINGHAM
NG2 7EJ

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

RUSHCLIFFE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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