Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 5

HEREFORD AND WORCESTER SCOUT COUNTY

TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP SCOUTING IN HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION POLICY, ORGANISATION & RULES. THIS INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS.TO PROVIDE CAMPING AND ACTIVITY FACILITIES AT KINVER, STAFFORDSHIRE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£297	£326	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	166
31/03/22	£158	£166	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	163
31/03/21	£143	£156	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/03/20	£471	£536	£-65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	222
31/03/19	£226	£345	£-119	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	180
31/03/18	£183	£175	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£18	£242	£-223	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£234	£229	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£149	£136	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£146	£137	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£146	£160	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£123	£123	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£108	£137	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£121	£123	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£122	£111	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£226	£191	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£191	£171	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£144	£102	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£144	£102	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£90	£93	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 48 years

www.scoutshw.org.uk

heretohelp@scoutshw.org.uk

0300 772 7733

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
166 volunteers

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
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£1,500	28/04/2021	to cover new tents for use with all of the scout group across three sections (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - "Shirejam 2019"
£10,000	22/03/2019 12	This funding will be used to stage a Scout Jamboree to bring people together and encourage them to develop new skills and confidence.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

ABBIE MCFARLANE Appointed: 2021

JAMIE SANDISON (Chair) Appointed: 2017

CALLUM WALTERS Appointed: 2022

ELLEN COCKRAM Appointed: 2022

FELICITY JONES Appointed: 2023

IAN NEWMAN

ROBERT GEOFFREY CHARLES WILLIAMS Appointed: 2014

ROBERT WILLIAM SIDLEY Appointed: 2017

THOMAS PALMER Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/03/1976, number: 505004

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Kinver Outdoors
The Compa
Kinver
DY7 6HR

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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