Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

1ST LICHFIELD SCOUT GROUP 

The Beavers, Cubs and Scout meetings at 1st Lichfield Scouts provide weekly activities for children between the ages of 5 and 14. The groups take place at Leasowe Scout Hall with opportunities for trips, camps and other off site activities throughout the year. The best way to contact us and see what we do is to pop along to one of our meetings, see www.lichfieldscouts.co.uk for details.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • 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
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/23£20£16£4n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/22£16£16£1n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£12£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£18£19£0n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£26£25£2n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£28£23£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£30£26£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£24£21£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£20£20£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£21£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£20£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£16£14£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£78£76£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£17£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£11£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£9£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?*£7£10£-3£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/70£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/05*£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.lichfieldscouts.co.uk

1stLichfieldScouts@gmail.com

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/12/1993, number: 1030272
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 278 days late, AR05: 282 days late, AR04: 365 days late,
Main office

1st Lichfield (St Chads) Scout Group
The Leasowe
LICHFIELD
Staffordshire
WS13 7HD

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

Data Sources

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