Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

SCOUTSCYMRU

Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. ScoutsCymru is a not for profit organisation which works to support the provision of the Scout Youth Programme within Wales and improve the quality of its delivery.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 60 years

www.scoutscymru.org.uk

admin@scoutscymru.org.uk

01446795277

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£673	£616	£57	£14	£903	£903	17.6	9	4,780
31/03/22		£422	£591	£-169	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4,384
31/03/21		£613	£536	£77	£17	£1,013	£1,013	22.7	11	4,472
31/03/20		£1,114	£1,210	£-95	£18	£867	£867	8.6	10	5,015
31/03/19		£553	£632	£-79	£21	£1,004	£1,004	19.1	9	5,172
31/03/18		£545	£454	£91	£17	£1,070	£1,070	28.3	9	0
31/03/17		£615	£544	£71	£8	£993	£993	21.9	8	0
31/03/16		£892	£829	£63	£14	£887	£887	12.8	10	0
31/03/15		£528	£482	£46	£30	£829	£801	20	9	0
31/03/14		£519	£506	£12	£30	£763	£738	17.5	9	0
31/03/13		£632	£527	£105	£28	£739	£689	15.7	10	0
31/03/12		£586	£568	£18	£29	£618	£569	12	10	0
31/03/11		£589	£537	£52	£33	£597	£539	12	10	0
31/03/10		£540	£500	£40	£31	£535	£494	11.8	11	0
31/03/09	*	£481	£493	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£443	£449	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£370	£312	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£305	£262	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£377	£275	£102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£264	£241	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 145%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 17.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

9 employees
4,780 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Today's Young People - Tomorrow's Citizens
£218,078	25/05/2011 36	The Wales wide project will increase the number of adult volunteers delivering and supporting the Scouting programme and enable more young people to participate. The project will train adult ....more The Wales wide project will increase the number of adult volunteers delivering and supporting the Scouting programme and enable more young people to participate. The project will train adult volunteers to create and implement development plans to expand and sustain their local groups. Through Scouting activities of the project, young people will gain in personal development and learn to be active citizens.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

CALLUM JONES Appointed: 2020

CHRISTOPHER JOHN TASKER LEE Appointed: 2018

DOM WINFIELD Appointed: 2014

EDWARD WATTS Appointed: 2016

GARETH DAVIES Appointed: 2019

GEORGIA MURRAY Appointed: 2023

KIRSTY ANN PALMER (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY,

MARK BRETT Appointed: 2019

NIGEL CHRISTOPHER STEWARD Appointed: 2022

RHIAN MOORE Appointed: 2018

SAMUEL LEWIS WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022

STUART ANTHONY TURTON Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/02/1964, number: 522572

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR09: 27 days late, AR07: 2 days late,

Main office

Scouts Cymru
Castle House
Southern Street
CAERPHILLY
CF83 1LH

Objectives

TO ENCORAGE THE PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE A CONSTRUCTIVE PLACE IN SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES

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