Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

62ND CARDIFF (BIRCHGROVE) SCOUT GROUP

Full scouting programmes for Beaver scouts, Cub scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been 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:

  • The Board is completely male
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/12/21£16£14£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£18£5£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£11£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£11£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£15£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£12£10£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£14£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£12£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£17£17£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£10£14£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06?*£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

02920251909

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

  • ANTHONY CARUANA
  • CLIVE EDWARD DAVID PHILLIPS
  • JOHN MCCARTHY Appointed: 2019
  • MARCUS WYN WILTSHIRE Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/1963, number: 524915
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR18: 7 days late, AR13: 24 days late, AR07: 38 days late, AR06: 403 days late, AR04: 84 days late,
Main office

62nd Scout Group Hall
St Agnes Road
Heath
Cardiff
CF14 4AN

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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