Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

1ST CHESHAM BOIS SCOUT GROUP 

The objectives of the group are as a unit of The Scout Association. The Aim of the Scout Association is 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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£36£54£-18n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/03/22£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/03/21£19£15£4n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/03/20£36£43£-7n/an/an/an/an/a38
31/03/19£43£28£15n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/03/18£29£28£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£24£25£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£33£27£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£20£27£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£18£18£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£16£14£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£13£16£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£17£26£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£17£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£24£22£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£19£26£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£35£37£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£41£71£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£28£16£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£25£21£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.1stcb.co.uk

01494433395

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/09/1963, number: 300667
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR14: 3 days late, AR11: 0 days late,
Main office

Pioneer Hall
130 Bois Lane
AMERSHAM
Buckinghamshire
HP6 6DH

Objectives

1ST CHESHAM BOIS GROUP B P BOY SCOUTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHESHAM BOIS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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