Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 9
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

2ND WITHAM BOYS' BRIGADE 

Local youth group serving Witham and the surrounding areas for young people aged 5 years upwards
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 21 years

www.withambb.org.uk

info@withambb.org.uk

01376520400

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/08/22£67£62£4n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/08/21£57£55£2n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/08/20£60£59£0n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/08/19£99£98£1n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/08/18£75£65£10£0£0£0n/a021
31/08/17£90£93£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£124£139£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£182£180£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£121£124£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£109£106£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£82£70£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£84£60£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£106£108£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£57£53£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£62£54£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£48£32£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£54£47£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£31£42£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£25£24£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 27 volunteers

Who's supporting 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Essex Community Foundation£34,583
National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Co-Operative Group£1,314
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Witham Boys' and Girls' Brigade
£1,342 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to 2nd. Witham Boys' Brigade
£10,000 28/06/2022
Witham BB 50th. Anniversary project
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Witham Boys' and Girls' Brigade
£26,841 09/12/2021
24
to fund a part-time warden’s post to manage a protected outdoor site in Twinstead for the community and for young people’s education over two years
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Witham Boys' & Girls' Brigade Association
£1,314 23/10/2021
We'd like to buy new equipment for our water activities which includes canoeing and powerboating.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Witham Boys' and Girls' Brigade
£1,400 17/06/2021
to replace rotten board walk at Peter's Vale Twinstead
National Lottery Community Fund - Witham Community School Holiday Food project
£10,000 19/01/2021
12
The funding will be used to provide food parcels during the school holidays. The project aims to support the essential needs of people on limited incomes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Essex Community Foundation - Witham community football drop in sessions 5- 6pm and 6 - 7pm.
£5,000 13/03/2020
11
To provide football drop-in sessions for disadvantaged young people living in Witham
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 05/12/2018
Team Plans Community Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Templars and Witham BB Community Project
£10,000 23/11/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to run a new community project at a housing estate involving activities for the residents, particularly during the holidays, to help tackle issues on the estate.
Essex Community Foundation - Templars Estate School holiday activity project
£5,000 21/11/2018
12
To assist with starting a 'Teen Social Action Group' in a Witham youth organisation providing a range of activities to engage young people in their community
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Witham Boys' and Girls' Brigade
£9,000 22/02/2018
12
To assist with the running costs of a youth organisation providing a range of activities to engage young people in their community
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,000 18/07/2017
Restoration, Refurbishment and Programme specials
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/06/2003, number: 1098237
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

WOODEND FARM
HATFIELD ROAD
WITHAM
CM8 1EH

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM AMONG BOYS AND THE PROMOTION OF HABITS OF OBEDIENCE, REVERENCE, DISCIPLINE, SELF RESPECT AND ALL THAT TENDS TOWARDS A TRUE CHRISTIAN MANLINESS BY HELPING AND ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN RELIGION, THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED AND IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR THE PURPOSES OF A BOYS BRIGADE AND AND SUCH LAWFUL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE, AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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