Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 8

WEST LONDON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

The charity oversees the delivery of Scouting by Scout Groups. It provides activities for members of Scout Groups as well as general advice and support to them. It also runs directly all Explorer Scout Units in its area.

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 has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 19 years

www.westlondonscouts.org

ian.clarke@london-fire.gov.uk

02086423941

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£124	£106	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	230
31/08/21	£87	£43	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	177
31/08/20	£86	£63	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	292
31/08/19	£85	£86	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	88
31/08/18?	£57	£80	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	28
31/03/17	£43	£29	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£34	£32	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£31	£27	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£60	£58	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£34	£35	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£41	£34	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£40	£38	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£41	£84	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£36	£29	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£30	£26	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£42	£41	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£40	£24	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

City Of Westminster, Hammersmith And Fulham, Kensington And Chelsea,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
230 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 28th Hammersmith Scouts
£5,178	15/11/2019	We want to buy camping equipment, including tents, pots and pans to enable our Scouts to go away on camps.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTOPHER JOHN LARKIN Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: 8TH ST MARYLEBONE SCOUT GROUP,

CHRISTOPHER THOMAS OWEN-BROOKS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: GWENT AREA SCOUT COUNCIL,

DAWN ALEXANDRA SHEPPARD Appointed: 2021

IAN MAITLAND CLARKE

JEANNE FRANCES SHEPPARD Appointed: 2019

LEIGH ALEXANDER PORTER Appointed: 2023

NIGEL ANTHONY RIORDAN

RAM NAVAKADADCHAM Appointed: 2020

ROBERT KIMBALL HARM Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/01/2005, number: 1107659

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

04/09/2019 - Asset transfer in from 15TH FULHAM (PARSONS GREEN) SCOUT GROUP
04/01/2022 - Asset transfer in from CITY OF WESTMINSTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from 15TH FULHAM (PARSONS GREEN) SCOUT GROUP on 04/09/2019
Asset transfer in from CITY OF WESTMINSTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL on 04/01/2022

Main office

22 AVENUE ROAD
SUTTON
SM2 6JB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL; AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.IN PRACTICE HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM,KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA.

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