Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

1ST CHOPWELL SCOUT GROUP

The Group promotes the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities. The method of achieving this is aim is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training based on the Scout Law and Promise.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
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
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£4,118	£6,923	£-2,805	0
31/12/21	£4,696	£10,012	£-5,316	0
31/12/20	£19,533	£17,158	£2,375	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://chopwellscouts.org.uk

info@chopwellscouts.org.uk

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Gateshead,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
County Durham Community Foundation	£7,800
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£2,500
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust	£2,496
Tudor Trust	£2,000
Sport England	£1,602

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Over 70s Friendship Club
£8,205	07/07/2023	The funding will be used to continue to deliver a twice weekly friendship club for older residents many who are at risk of isolation. This provides craft based activities mind stretching tasks ....more The funding will be used to continue to deliver a twice weekly friendship club for older residents many who are at risk of isolation. This provides craft based activities mind stretching tasks wellbeing advice and fun and games. The project aims to support older people to help reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - King Charles Coronation Celebrations
£1,795	17/03/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a series of parties/events to celebrate the King's coronation. The project aims to promote a more positive community spirit inclusivity by bringing together people ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of parties/events to celebrate the King's coronation. The project aims to promote a more positive community spirit inclusivity by bringing together people within the local area.
Sport England - Kick the Habit
£1,602	31/01/2023	This project is a collaborative project between Briardale House; Full Circle Recovery and East Meets West Black Belt Academy to provide structured and engaging fitness sessions to a targeted group, ....more This project is a collaborative project between Briardale House; Full Circle Recovery and East Meets West Black Belt Academy to provide structured and engaging fitness sessions to a targeted group, specifically individuals in the process of substance recovery. Funding is required to run this project for an initial 12 weeks and will consist of Coaches costs, Admin, facility hire, and transport. The project will provide weekly sessions that include both physical and emotional well-being focus and this will be teamed with additional group sessions as part of on-going recovery facilitation.
County Durham Community Foundation - Funding a Fit for Purpose Fire Alarm
£7,800	07/09/2022	To fund a Fit for Purpose Fire Alarm.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Briardale House Youth and Community Projects Ltd
£1,000	03/02/2022	Adding a wider range of inclusive activities to the current youth club provision
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Briardale House Youth & Community Projects Ltd.
£2,496	08/10/2021	This funding would pay for a total of 48 meals on a weekly basis throughout December and January, this totalling 256 meals over the course of 8 weeks. This will not only support those deemed the most ....more This funding would pay for a total of 48 meals on a weekly basis throughout December and January, this totalling 256 meals over the course of 8 weeks. This will not only support those deemed the most vulnerable within our community with food and nutrition, we also aim to reduce social isolation within this group and develop stronger community cohesion by bringing isolated and lonely older people together in a safe and controlled environment.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - storage equipment for the youth club in Blyth
£750	04/02/2021	storage equipment for the youth club in Blyth
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - improvements to the Group's headquarters
£750	28/01/2021	improvements to the Group's headquarters
Tudor Trust - Grant to Briardale House
£2,000	25/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

JAMIE ION Appointed: 2020

BRIAN STUBBS Appointed: 2020

BRYAN ION Appointed: 2020

DONNA ION Appointed: 2020

JAMES HOUGHTON (Chair) Appointed: 2020

JENNIFER STUBBS Appointed: 2020

JON MORRIS Appointed: 2020

JUDITH ALDERSON Appointed: 2023

SALLY DUFFY Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/02/2020, number: 1187841

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

1st Chopwell Scout Group
Lenin Terrace
Chopwell
Tyne & Wear
NE17 7EN

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

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