Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

1ST WASH COMMON SCOUT GROUP 

1st Wash Common Scout Group provide a balanced programme of activities for children aged six to fourteen. The programme aims to develop the young people physically, mentally and spiritually. Scouting is based on learning through play and exciting activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • 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£229£571£-342n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/22£537£199£338£199£338£331203030
31/03/21£70£114£-44n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/20£76£54£22n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/19£90£46£44n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£53£32£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£45£31£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£38£32£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£44£39£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£52£50£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£40£36£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£39£37£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£16£14£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£15£17£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£15£24£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£17£19£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£17£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£17£15£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£19£14£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

www.washcommonscouts.org.uk

gsl@washcommonscouts.org.uk

07785764385

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Berkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 01/04/2022
New Scout Hall and Community Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Engagement for new Scout Hall
£8,150 13/12/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to produce a consultation article to assess how their new scout hall can be used for scouting and wider community activities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Wash Common Scout Group
£10,244 19/11/2018
Our very old wood and tin HQ needs to be replaced with a modern building to safeguard scouting in Wash Common for the next hundred years.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/02/1994, number: 1033820
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 43 days late, AR10: 377 days late, AR09: 27 days late, AR08: 89 days late, AR07: 28 days late, AR06: 31 days late,
Main office

1st Wash Common Scout Group
Campfire Corner
Enborne Street
NEWBURY
Berkshire
RG14 6TW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACIEVING 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

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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