Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

BRENCHLEY AND MATFIELD SCOUT GROUP 

This Group promote scouting in the Brenchley and Matfield area and follows the aims of the Scout Association, to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals responsible citizens and members of their local national and international communities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£15£12£3n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20*£14£7£7n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£9£39£-30n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£13£8£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£10£13£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£14£6£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£12£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£16£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£16£14£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£15£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£22£17£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£27£19£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£13£15£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£17£10£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£13£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£13£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£12£9£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 35 years

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07944447909

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/1989, number: 801782
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; AR20: 59 days late, AR17: 3 days late, AR14: 304 days late, AR13: 669 days late, AR12: 1034 days late, AR11: 17 days late, AR10: 382 days late, AR08: 138 days late, AR07: 135 days late, AR05: 72 days late,
Main office

24 Hall Road
Clenchwarton
KING'S LYNN
Norfolk
PE34 4AT

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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