Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

GATESHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

An umbrella organisation which governs, manages, supports and develops Scouting in the Borough of Gateshead, east of the River Derwent. Gateshead Scouts operates an activity centre and boathouse in support of our members and the wider community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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:

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

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
31/12/23		£269	£259	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	*	£243	£199	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£206	£106	£99	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£172	£95	£78	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£82	£63	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£46	£44	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	*	£66	£54	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£57	£52	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	*	£30	£39	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£45	£44	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£33	£34	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£45	£41	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£27	£29	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£32	£31	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£29	£36	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£33	£34	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£31	£40	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£19	£20	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£26	£26	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£36	£19	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 32 years

www.gatesheadscouts.org.uk

info@gatesheadscouts.org.uk

01914900520

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Gateshead,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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
Sport England - Climbing Wall At Whickham Thorns Activity Centre
£12,000	05/01/2021 16	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Climbing Wall At Whickham Thorns Activity Centre. This project is a Mountaineering project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - purchasing a grass cutter for Whickham Thorns outdoor activity centre
£5,000	14/08/2020	purchasing a grass cutter for Whickham Thorns outdoor activity centre
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre
£10,000	16/03/2017	Towards Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDY OLIVER Appointed: 2013

ALAN TREWICK SCOTT Appointed: 2024

ANDREA MCGUIGAN Appointed: 2016

JAMES HERON Appointed: 2013

JACK MACKERETH Appointed: 2024

KENNETH GEORGE PERCY Appointed: 2024

KEVIN THOMPSON

LYNNE WALES Appointed: 2021

PHILLIP CYRIL BYRNE Appointed: 2021

STEPHEN JOHNSON Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/11/1992, number: 1015159

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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; AR22: 236 days late, AR18: 62 days late, AR17: 0 days late, AR15: 1 days late,

Main office

Victoria Road Scout Centre
Victoria Road
Gateshead
NE8 2SZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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