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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

GREATER MANCHESTER WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

Scout Association
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 recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£155£122£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£106£104£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£101£96£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£268£342£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£118£121£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£326£245£82n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£167£152£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£118£140£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£168£198£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£192£140£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£117£102£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£105£90£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£147£145£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£97£97£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£76£89£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£101£105£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£94£109£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£77£68£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£60£48£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£48£55£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 46 years

www.gmwscouts.org.uk

county.office@gmwscouts.org.uk

01617905634

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Salford City, Trafford, Wigan,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports 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
Forever Manchester - Hollinwood Hammocks
£999 14/10/2022
Purchase camping equipment for youth groups to use
Forever Manchester - Tractor purchase
£1,000 12/05/2021
Tractor costs for community scout centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID COPELAND Appointed: 2014
  • GRAHAM BARRICK Appointed: 2023
  • IRIS EMERY
  • JACOB BOND Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES TURNER Appointed: 2022
  • JEAN ARCHER Appointed: 2020
  • LEWIS FOSTER Appointed: 2015
  • ROGER KETTLE Appointed: 2014
  • RYAN SWAILES Appointed: 2022
  • SUSAN LEONARD (Chair) Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/07/1978, number: 508002
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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; AR16: 30 days late, AR07: 133 days late,
Main office

GREATER MANCHESTER WEST
COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL
UNIT 5 KELMERCOURT HOUSE
102 SALE LANE
TYLDESLEY MANCHESTER
M29 8PZ

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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