Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 8

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

1ST HARPENDEN (METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP

Part of the Scout association,giving children to take part in all Scouting activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/22		£33	£25	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/12/21		£33	£27	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/20		£41	£39	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19		£50	£56	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/18		£47	£38	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	40
31/12/17		£43	£32	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£32	£30	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£29	£25	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£22	£16	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£32	£36	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£14	£11	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	*	£21	£16	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	*	£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	*	£7	£6	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	*	£8	£7	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£7	£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06?	*	£9	£9	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£3	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years

www.1stharpendenscouts.org.uk

01582768964

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

ALAN GRACE Appointed: 2019

ANDREW WRENTMORE Appointed: 2019

JANE ELIZABETH THOMAS Appointed: 2020

KAREN WEST (Chair) Appointed: 2016

RACHEL PEPPERRELL Appointed: 2023

SAM NASH Appointed: 2022

SUZANNE MILLS Appointed: 2023

TIM ARCHBOLD-SHORE Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/06/1963, number: 302529

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR11: 229 days late, AR10: 261 days late, AR09: 25 days late, AR08: 390 days late, AR07: 7 days late, AR06: 372 days late, AR04: 14 days late,

Main office

Granary Lane Scout Hut
(off) Cowper Road
Harpenden
AL5 5NF

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

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