Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

1ST BLACKWATER SCOUT GROUP 

General activities associated with scouting for children aged from 5 to 16. Weekly activity meetings for 3 different age group sections, Beavers, Cub Scouts and Sea Scouts. Camps, Kyaking and water activities; fund raising events are held and contact maintained with local District, Maldon and East Essex
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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*£20£12£8n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£6£5£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£5£8£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£8£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£6£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£6£8£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£6£7£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00

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

layla.drewell@gmail.com

01621868173

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
Where it operates
  • Essex,

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/10/1993, number: 1027323
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 50 days late, AR19: 2 days late,
Main office

46 Woodrolfe Road
Tollesbury
MALDON
Essex
CM9 8SE

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
CharityBase
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