Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

1ST SHAFTESBURY SCOUT GROUP

Youth Group run by volunteers and funded by membership fees and fundraising activities adhering to P.O.R. regulations issued by Scouting HQ for children aged between 6yrs and young adults through, beavers, cubs, scouts, young leaders, explorer and network scout sections. Activities include physical challenges, badge work schemes and charitable activities to help or enhance the lives of others.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23*£9£7£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£7£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£13£11£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£13£15£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£8£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£20£16£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£8£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£10£15£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£13£9£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09£15£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£17£20£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07*£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£10£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£16£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£18£15£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 59 years

shaftesburyscoutstreasurer@talktalk.net

01747855583

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • GUY KINDER
  • GEOFFREY MICHAEL SPENCER Appointed: 2015
  • JENNIFER ELIZABETH FRANKS
  • JENNIFER ROSEMARY MEREFIELD
  • KEITH FREDERICK WEST (Chair) Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/11/1965, number: 301222
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; AR23: 110 days late, AR07: 15 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

5 Lower Blandford Road
SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8NR

Objectives

1ST SHAFTESBURY BOY SCOUT GROUP

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHAFTESBURY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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