Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

WEST HERTS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL 

Administration, Development and Support of eight Scout Groups and five Explorer Scout Units in West Hertfordshire.
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
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more 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

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£77£69£8n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/03/22£50£45£4n/an/an/an/an/a228
31/03/21£15£11£3n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/20£94£92£2n/an/an/an/an/a201
31/03/19£67£57£10n/an/an/an/an/a270
31/03/18£27£32£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£58£57£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£104£101£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£74£72£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£58£56£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£66£68£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£87£82£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£81£78£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£64£65£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£76£68£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£76£68£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£33£30£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£27£25£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£18£15£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£28£25£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years

www.whscouts.org.uk

iancutler49@gmail.com

0976976755

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/08/1966, number: 302518
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR06: 60 days late,
Main office

6 The Meadows
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Hertfordshire
HP1 2TP

Objectives

LAND OF BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST HERTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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