Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

CHESTER LE STREET DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL 

SUPPLYING TRAINING,INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO SCOUT GROUPS,THE PROVISION OF EXPLORER AND DISTRICT NETWORK SECTIONS COVERING THE 14 TO 25 AGE GROUP WITHIN THE DISTRICT,AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN CASE OF NEED,WITHIN THE RULES OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 19 years

geoffaydon@gmail.com

01914548932

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
31/03/23*£18£15£3n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/22£13£12£0n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/21£9£10£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/18£23£31£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£3£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£17£17£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£10£16£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£13£6£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£2£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£6£21£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£2£42£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£154£18£136£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£3£8£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£7£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£16£12£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 120 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Operation Adventure
£1,000 23/04/2021
To support operation adventure

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2004, number: 1106648
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR23: 71 days late, AR16: 3 days late,
Main office

39 TYNEDALE ROAD
SOUTH SHIELDS
NE34 6EZ

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 CHESTER LE STREET COUNTY DURHAM AND DISTRICT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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