Overall GiG Score: -11 ?
Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1

THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION TRUST CORPORATION 

To act as Custodian Trustee and hold title to land on behalf of and for the benefit of The Scout Association or any Scout Unit formed under the Regulations of The Scout Association and recognised thereby.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 60 years
(89 years as a company)

www.scouts.org.uk

trust.corporation@scouts.org.uk

02084337178

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£0£0£00
31/03/22£0£0£00
31/03/21£0£0£00
31/03/20*£0£0£00
31/03/19*£0£0£00
31/03/18£0£0£00
31/03/17£0£0£00
31/03/16£0£0£00
31/03/15£0£0£00
31/03/14£0£0£00
31/03/13£0£0£00
31/03/12£0£0£00
31/03/11£0£0£00
31/03/10£0£0£00
31/03/09£0£0£00
31/03/08£0£0£00
31/03/07*£0£0£00
31/03/06?*£0£0£00
31/03/04£0£0£00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to 3rd Brentwood Scout Group
£5,000 04/02/2021
towards the purchase of a second hand minibus for use by district scout groups
Essex Community Foundation - Extension to Scout Hut, including new storage and toilets
£3,000 20/03/2018
6
To purchase new camping equipment and storage racking to replace those lost in a fire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/05/1964, number: 306102
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/01/1935, number: 00295739
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR07: 37 days late, AR06: 402 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from 1ST CALVER SCOUT GROUP on 08/07/2021
Main office

THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
GILWELL PARK
LONDON
E4 7QW

Objectives

TO ACT AS THE TRUSTEE OF ANY PROPERTY HELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION OR ANY GROUP OR SCOUT COUNCIL ESTABLISHED ACCORDING TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION AND RECOGNISED THEREBY. TO UNDERTAKE, ACCEPT, EXECUTE AND ADMINISTER ANY CHARITABLE TRUSTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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