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home >> charity search >> wharfedale district scout council
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

WHARFEDALE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Wharfedale District Scout Council administers the rules of the Scout Association for the Scout Groups in the following communities in Wharfedale - Addingham/Ilkley/Ben Rhydding/Burley/Menston and Otley. [The first 5 named are in Bradford MDC area & Otley is in Leeds CC area]. It also manages the Curly Hill Activity Centre and has oversight of the Reva Water Activity Centre.
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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£84£78£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£83£82£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£88£65£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£75£71£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£82£76£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£75£71£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£77£81£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£65£66£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£62£57£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£67£61£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£56£42£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£36£22£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£26£17£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£29£33£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£23£17£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£72£105£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£39£11£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.wharfedalescouts.org.uk

secretary@wharfedalescouts.org.uk

01943 468109

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, Leeds City,
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
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,500 11/02/2021
towards purchase of mower
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 24/10/2018
Curly Hill Camp Site & Centre Redevelopment
National Lottery Community Fund - Redevelopment of Curly Hill Campsite & Centre
£10,000 28/06/2018
12
The funding will be used to redevelop the facilities at the camp site to include new showers and toilets.
Sport England - To purchase 2 new training sailing dinghy's
£10,000 13/11/2012
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'To purchase 2 new training sailing dinghy's'. This project lists its main activity as Sailing & Yachting.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALEXANDER IAIN PATERSON Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTOPHER ANDREW CARVER Appointed: 2019
  • DOMINIC ROBERT DOBSON Appointed: 2016
  • JEREMY JOHN INCE Appointed: 2011
  • JUDITH ANN DICKINSON Appointed: 2023
  • LISA NUTTON Appointed: 2024
  • MICHAEL JOHN WILD (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • PAUL EDWARD JENNINGS Appointed: 2021
  • RICHARD ANDREW ROBINSON Appointed: 2021
  • TIMOTHY HASKINS Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/12/1963, number: 524827
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 34 days late,
Main office

17 Courthouse Street
OTLEY
LS21 3AN

Objectives

TO SUPPORT SCOUTING IN THE WHARFEDALE DISTRICT

Defined Area of Benefit:

WHARFEDALE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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