Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

1ST SUTTON (CAMBRIDGESHIRE) SCOUT GROUP 

The objectives of the Group are as a unit of the Scout Association.The Aim of The Scout Association is 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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£30£28£2n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£23£19£4n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/20£15£5£11n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/19£18£5£13n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/18£17£6£11£0£0£0n/a010
31/12/17£7£0£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£5£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£8£12£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£12£6£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£11£14£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£21£20£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£17£14£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£19£9£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£12£9£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£11£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£4£2£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

alichaplin2019@btinternet.com

01353777157

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/1995, number: 1048727
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 117 days late, AR12: 482 days late, AR11: 848 days late, AR10: 1213 days late, AR06: 73 days late, AR05: 141 days late, AR04: 90 days late,
Main office

13 THE ROW
SUTTON
ELY
CB6 2PD

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 --IN PRACTICE THE PARISH OF SUTTON,MEPAL AND WITCHAM IN THE ELY DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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