Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    1ST WANDSWORTH SCOUT GROUP 

    An active Scout Group including a Beaver Colony, Cubs Pack, Scouts and Explorer Scouts sections offering boys and girls from age 6 to 18 weekly indoor and outdoor activities plus organised sports events and camping expeditions. Children develop their individual talents and new skills, learn to work in teams and make friends.
    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
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

    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£33£36£-3n/an/an/an/an/a34
    31/03/22£32£18£14n/an/an/an/an/a31
    31/03/21*£7£12£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/20*£26£28£-2n/an/an/an/an/a20
    31/03/19*£32£24£9n/an/an/an/an/a17
    31/03/18£25£21£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17*£43£60£-18£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16*£28£26£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£33£55£-22£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14*£27£23£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13*£40£23£16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£29£16£13£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11*£29£16£13£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10*£28£17£11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09*£26£18£8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08*£23£22£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07*£20£25£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06*£23£13£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£18£14£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£18£15£3£0£0£0n/a00

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

    www.1stwandsworthscouts.org.uk

    info@1stwandsworthscouts.org.uk

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    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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
    • Wandsworth,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/10/1964, number: 303876
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints 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
    • 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; AR21: 3 days late, AR20: 10 days late, AR19: 16 days late, AR17: 4 days late, AR16: 3 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR13: 8 days late, AR11: 12 days late, AR10: 143 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 0 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
    Main office

    THE ROMANY
    22a Lyford Road
    Wandsworth
    LONDON
    SW18 3LG

    Objectives

    BOY SCOUT GROUP

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    WANDSWORTH.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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