Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

7TH STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE (WELLINGTON) SCOUT GROUP

Scout group operating with four sections beavers, cubs, scouts, explorers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly 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 and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years

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*£56£20£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£20£14£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£5£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£24£26£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£15£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£15£10£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£25£25£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£17£9£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£21£19£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£23£24£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£18£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£23£20£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£21£25£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£16£16£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 31 years

http://www.7thwellingtonscouts.org.uk/

patfahey47@yahoo.co.uk

01782213063

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • ALAN LIGHTFOOT Appointed: 2014
  • GAIL FAHEY Appointed: 2014
  • JOHN BAYLEY
  • MICHAEL SUMMERFIELD
  • PATRICK FAHEY (Chair) Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/08/1993, number: 1025029
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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; AR23: 184 days late, AR21: 5 days late, AR20: 18 days late, AR19: 16 days late, AR18: 33 days late, AR12: 117 days late, AR11: 16 days late,
Main office

47 Barry Avenue
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST2 8AE

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:

IN PRACTICE HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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