Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

1ST LYM VALLEY SCOUT GROUP 

All scouting activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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: 61 years

treasurer1lymvalleyscouts@gmail.com

07876505200

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£113£39£74n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£24£16£8n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21£26£11£15n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£46£80£-34n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£57£22£35n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£15£10£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£15£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£12£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£12£8£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£15£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£28£29£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£8£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£11£14£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£3£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£5£2£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 02/07/2019
towards improvements to the scout hut
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 26/09/2018
Scout Hut Toilet/shower and storage area revamp
National Lottery Community Fund - Renovation of the Scout Hut
£10,000 21/09/2018
12
The funding will be used to install disabled facilities in the scout hut. The project aims to make the building usable and accessible for everyone in the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/10/1963, number: 301090
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 12 days late,
Main office

Two Hoots
Yawl Hill Lane
Uplyme
LYME REGIS
Dorset
DT7 3RP

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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