Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

5TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP

Provision of Scouting activities and experiences for young people aged from 6 to 15 in the city of Worcester
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:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely 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
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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*£44£56£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£53£38£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£36£27£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£60£44£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£57£46£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£58£68£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£98£90£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£107£100£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£53£61£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£48£45£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£46£42£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£16£13£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£30£42£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£23£10£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£9£20£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£23£19£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£11£5£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 51 years

www.5thworcesterseascouts.org.uk

treasurer@5thworcesterseascouts.org.uk

07828927111

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 - Boiler Alert!
£10,000 02/08/2019
12
The funding will be used to install a new heating system and a new toilet in the scout hut. The project aims to improve the quality of facilities available to the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Improvements for Accessible Facilities
£10,000 25/05/2018
12
This funding will be used to install a new disabled facilities for the local scout group, making the space more accessible for more people.
National Lottery Community Fund - SCOUT HQ EXTERNAL LANDSCAPING PROJECT
£10,000 08/02/2017
12
The funding will be used by this charity to landscape part of the grounds at their headquarters which serves Scouts and other community groups. This will improve the facility, making it safer and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The 5th Worcester Sea Scout HQ Extension Feasibility Study Project
£10,000 13/05/2015
12
The group will use the funding to conduct a feasibility study to increase access to inadequate scout facilities and overall use of the community building. This will increase expanding facilities for ....more
Sport England - THE RIVER RUNS DEEP PROJECT
£89,109 07/01/2015
23
Funding under Sport England's Flood Relief Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'THE RIVER RUNS DEEP PROJECT'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The 5th Worcester Scout HQ New Roof Project
£10,000 23/01/2014
12
This is a project by a charity in Worcester. The group will use the funding to replace the roof of their scout hut which is now beyond repair. This will improve the health and safety standards of the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The 5th Worcester Scout HQ Kitchen Refurbishment Project
£10,000 19/04/2012
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Worcester, West Midlands. The group will use funding to enlarge and refurbish their kitchen used by scouting groups, families and the wider community. ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

  • ANDREW FORREST (Chair)
  • ROBERT SIDLEY Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/05/1973, number: 525170
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 9 days late, AR21: 1 days late, AR06: 23 days late, AR05: 29 days late, AR04: 86 days late,
Main office

13 Bankside Close
Worcester
WR3 7BG

Objectives

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORCESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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