Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

MELTON MOWBRAY & DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL 

To help young people enjoy new adventures, to experience the outdoors, interact with others, gain confidence and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Established: 61 years

www.holwellpastures.co.uk

treasurermeltonscouts@gmail.com

01664563440

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
28/02/23*£37£24£12n/an/an/an/an/a100
28/02/22£29£21£8n/an/an/an/an/a20
28/02/21£17£10£7n/an/an/an/an/a90
29/02/20£27£25£2n/an/an/an/an/a8
28/02/19£132£140£-8n/an/an/an/an/a25
28/02/18£16£14£2£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/17£46£22£23£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/16£14£10£4£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/15£20£16£4£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/14£10£14£-3£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£16£8£7£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/12£11£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/11£13£7£6£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/10£9£15£-5£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/09£23£15£7£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/08£23£19£4£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/07£18£31£-14£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/06£7£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05£6£19£-13£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/04£4£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 100 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500 26/09/2018
Holwell Pastures new building internal fitments
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 26/04/2017
Melton Mowbray District Scout Camp Site Holwell Pastures - Building Replacement

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/1962, number: 521768
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 12 days late,
Main office

133 Sandy Lane
MELTON MOWBRAY
LE13 0AW

Objectives

PURPOSES OF THE MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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