Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

1ST SCHOLES SCOUT GROUP 

Provide opportunities for young people to take part in scouting activities, in accordance with the policy, organisation and rules of the Scout Association.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • 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
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£17£40£-23n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£25£7£18n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/20£17£17£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/19£16£15£1n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18£18£17£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£16£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£15£17£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£21£13£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£21£13£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£15£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£18£16£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£10£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£11£13£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£15£10£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£6£5£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 50 years

info@scholesscouts.org.uk

01132733655

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/06/1974, number: 503388
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; AR17: 0 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR12: 57 days late, AR10: 15 days late, AR08: 263 days late, AR04: 25 days late,
Main office

3 Lyndhurst Close
Scholes
LEEDS
LS15 4AQ

Objectives

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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