Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

3RD SQUIRRELS HEATH (GIDEA PARK METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP 

We are a Scout group which includes Beavers, Cubs, Sea Scouts and Explorer Scouts. We fund raise to pay for the upkeep of our scout group headquarters and to give our young people as many opportunties to attend various scouting activities i.e. camping
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

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 has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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£23£18£5n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/22£33£35£-2n/an/an/an/an/a34
31/03/21£36£17£19n/an/an/an/an/a34
31/03/20*£25£16£9n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£29£28£1n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18*£32£32£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£9£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£10£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£10£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£15£14£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£5£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£3£7£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£8£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£6£14£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08?*£10£13£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00

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

squirrelsheath@btopenworld.com

01708440736

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Havering,
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 02/04/1963, number: 303706
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
17 returns made; AR20: 23 days late, AR18: 68 days late, AR17: 97 days late, AR16: 19 days late, AR15: 231 days late, AR14: 132 days late, AR13: 70 days late, AR11: 151 days late, AR10: 156 days late, AR08: 340 days late,
Main office

Robert Falcon Scott Lodge
Rear of 458 Upper Brentwood Road
ROMFORD
RM2 6JB

Objectives

PURPOSES OF THE 3RD SQUIRREL'S HEATH (GIDEA PARK METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP

Defined Area of Benefit:

GIDEA PARK

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Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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