Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

2ND KNUTSFORD SCOUT GROUP

Scouting takes place when young people, in partnership with adults, work together based on the values of Scouting and:enjoy what they are doing and have funtake part in activities indoors and outdoorslearn by doingshare in spiritual reflectiontake responsibility and make choicesundertake new and challenging activitiesmake and live by their Promise.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
18/02/23£19£13£6
18/02/22£18£15£3
18/02/21£25£7£18
18/02/20£13£11£1
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

knutsford2scouts@outlook.com

07856480387

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BRIDGET WALL Appointed: 2018
  • DAVID HOGG Appointed: 2020
  • KATHERINE HORNE Appointed: 2018
  • PATRICK FLYNN Appointed: 2020
  • PHILIP REDHEAD Appointed: 2021
  • ROBERT WALLEY Appointed: 2016
  • RUSSELL ANDREW FINN Appointed: 2022
  • SHIRLEY BASTON Appointed: 2016
  • SARA WATERS Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/02/2019, number: 1181999
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

8 Merlin Avenue
KNUTSFORD
Cheshire
WA16 8HJ

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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