Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

1ST HOUGHTON (ST MICHAELS) SCOUT GROUP 

Education/TrainingSport/recreationEnvironment/Conservation/HeritageEconomic/Community development/Employment
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

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
  • 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£11£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£63£72£-9n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£13£10£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19*£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£11£12£-1£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/17£12£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/16£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/15£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/14£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/13£12£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/12£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/11*£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/09£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/08£7£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/07£10£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/06?£9£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/04£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 42 years

http://www.1sthoughtonscouts.org.uk/

steven.gibson@1sthoughtonscouts.org.uk

07507161366

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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 27/05/1982, number: 512697
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 16 days late, AR11: 39 days late,
Main office

Scout Association
Quarry Row
HOUGHTON LE SPRING
DH4 4AU

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE THE TOWN OF HOUGHTON LE SPRING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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