Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

SCOTT'S GROTTO CIO

Scott's grotto is open for public visits on Saturdays and bank holiday Mondays between April and September. The grotto is also open for pre-booked group visits and for special events. During all visits, guided tours are provided by stewards (volunteers) on the history of the site. The trust also preserves the grade 1 and 2* site through undertaking repair and improvement work to the site.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very 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 and 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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/09/23	£6,645	£8,314	£-1,669	40
30/09/22	£3,680	£12,326	£-8,646	40
30/09/21	£34,155	£17,895	£16,260	30
30/09/20	£34,436	£29,114	£5,322	30
30/09/19	£34,954	£4,199	£30,755	30

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

http://www.scotts-grotto.org/

info@scotts-grotto.org

01920464131

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADRIAN NEWMAN Appointed: 2020

BEN WOOD Appointed: 2018

CLLR MARK POPE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: THE WARE CHARITIES, THE WARE DRILL HALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED,

GRAHAM ROGER WATSON Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: LEASIDE CHURCH WARE,

GRAEME CRERAR HILL Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: WODSON PARK TRUST,

KATHRYN ADAMS Appointed: 2023

MEGAN SALLY TOWNSEND Appointed: 2024

ROBERT HENRY OWEN (Chair) Appointed: 2018

SUSAN NEWMAN Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2018, number: 1180709

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

WARE TOWN COUNCIL
THE PRIORY
HIGH STREET
WARE
SG12 9AL

Objectives

THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GRADE I LISTED PROPERTY SCOTT'S GROTTO IN HERTFORDSHIRE AND ITS ASSOCIATED GRADE II* LISTED SUMMERHOUSE, GARDENS AND GROUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ITS ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY AND HERITAGE.

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