Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2

Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL SCOUTS AND GUIDES RECREATION LANDS

The Trust manages historic parkland within the Cannock Chase AONB. Recreational activities include camping, archery, high & low rope courses, trails, zipwire, tree climb & crate stacking, via ferrata, rafting & coracles. The site is AALA accredited. A wide range of activities promote the conservation, protection & improvement of the physical & natural environment through active volunteering.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,507,089 available, equivalent to 30 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		£615	£610	£4	£0	£1,520	£1,507	29.6	23	15
31/03/22		£348	£356	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£138	£268	£-130	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£718	£634	£84	£0	£1,654	£1,636	31	15	60
31/03/19		£524	£513	£11	£0	£1,218	£1,201	28.1	15	60
31/03/18		£451	£571	£-120	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£387	£424	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£381	£369	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£367	£356	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£354	£358	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£336	£320	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£339	£294	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£339	£359	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£303	£284	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£280	£251	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£272	£247	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	*	£195	£218	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£204	£209	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£271	£169	£103	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£135	£112	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/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: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 29.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 61 years

www.beaudesert.org

info@beaudesert.org

01543682278

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Staffordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Install catering facilities
£10,000	06/12/2017 12	This charity will purchase new catering equipment for its outdoor activity centre that supports the needs of young people and voluntary organisations. This will improve the building and how the group ....more This charity will purchase new catering equipment for its outdoor activity centre that supports the needs of young people and voluntary organisations. This will improve the building and how the group supports its service users.
Sport England - More young people doing archery and fencing
£7,165	29/09/2017 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled More young people doing archery and fencing. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled More young people doing archery and fencing. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Tipi Village Project
£10,000	22/11/2012 12	This is a project by a charity in Rugeley, Staffordshire. The group will use the funding to build a camping facility for children. This will create an outdoor space for the beneficiaries to access ....more This is a project by a charity in Rugeley, Staffordshire. The group will use the funding to build a camping facility for children. This will create an outdoor space for the beneficiaries to access the local environment and enhance their outdoor learning.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON JANE HOLMES Appointed: 2019

COLIN PETER ABLITT Appointed: 2019

DANIEL THOMAS PHILLIPS Appointed: 2023

ELSPETH JANE GUMB Appointed: 2020

IAN JAMES DUDSON Appointed: 2012

JEREMY DAVID COTTON (Chair)

KAREN BELCHER Appointed: 2022

MOHAMMED KHURAM Appointed: 2022

PHILIP MARTIN HEWITT Appointed: 2023

RICHARD WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/01/1964, number: 522603

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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; AR07: 90 days late,

Main office

The Beaudesert Trust
Site Office
Beaudesert Park
Cannock Wood
RUGELEY
WS15 4JJ

Objectives

IN COMMEMORATION OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE V, AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: 1. TO HELP SCOUTS, GUIDES AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY 2. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF BEAUDESERT PARKLANDS AND 3. TO PRESERVE THE RUINS OF BEAUDESERT HALL, INCLUDING A WALLED GARDEN AND OTHER LAND, OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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