2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees, Annual Report For the period From (81art date) to end dat8 Seciion A Reference and administration details Charity name 1st Fincham stead Scout Grou Other names the charity Is known by Registered charity number (If any) HQ reglstratlon number Charltyls principal addre88 Flnchbase Califomla Coun Park Nlne Mi18 Ride Fincham stead Wokin harn Berkshlre Postcode Names of th8 charlty tru8te88 manage the charlty Tru•t•o Nam• offl￿ (If any) D4ts• acted If not for whol• y•ar Matt Radford Kate Harrison Sardh Hand Matthew Radford Ben amln Row18 Danlel Led er Jake Ta lor Chalr Tr8asur8r Secreta Grou S(x)ut Leader Grou Lead Volunteer Grou Lead Volunteer Trustee From 19101r2025 From 1310912023 From 2811112022 Until 1810112025 From 1910112025 From 1910112025 From 0110612025 10 11 12 13 14 15 Narn8S and addresses of advlsers (optlonal Inforrnatlon txrt enojuraged as best practS(*) of advisor 88nk8r Name HSBC Address 1-2 Market Place Wokin ham RG40 1AL 1 LT700001 (14 September 2024)

Section 8 Structure, governance and management Description of the charity's trusts Type of goveming document The Group's governing documents are those of the The Scout Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in tum gives authority to the Bye Laws of the Assodatlon and The Poliw, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. {e.g. trust deed. constibjtion) How the charity is constituted The Group Is a trust estsblished under Its rules which are common to all Srnuts. (e.g. trusl, association. company) Trustee selection methcxjs (e.g. appointed by, elected by) The Trust88s are appolnted in accordance with the Policy. Organlsation and Rules of The Scout Association. Additional govemance Issues (optional information but encouraged as b851 practlce) You may choose to indude additional Informa￿On, wh8re relovant, abouL' The Group is managed by the Group Trustee Board. the members of which are the 'Charity Trust6es' of the Scout Group whith Is an educational charlty. As charity trustees they are responsible for o)mplying wlth legislation applicable to charities. This includes the registration, keeping proper accounts and making retums to the Charity Cornmission as appropriate. The Trustee Board consists of the Chair, Treasurer and a minimum of 3 other Tnjstees (including the Group Scout Leader as Ex4)fficio Trustees). It will meet every 2 months. Members of the Twstee Board cornplete Belng a Scouts Trustee leaming WTthin the first 6 months of joining the Board. Thls Group Trustee Board exists to m8ke Bure the charity13 1[ welI-managed, risks are assessed and mltsgated, bulldlngs and ulpment are in gcx)d working order. and everyone follows legal requirements arKI the organisatlon's policies and rules. Thelr support helps other volunteers run highquality and safe prograrnmes that gives young people ski118 for life. Policies and prr)cedures adopted for. a) the induction and trainlng of trustees". b) 2 LT700001 (14 September 2024)

Sectlon B Struciurn. spv•rnanc• and management (contlnued) Rilk and Irrt•rnal Control ISp•clm•n 1) Grwp T￿￿tea Board has identsfied the rnahx risks to whith they beli8v8 the Grcxjp is expos&J, thes8 have been reviewed main areas cl ￿￿M that have tthn Mjen1ffi￿ are: Damag8 to the WYJ. WDpety arnl wJlw1￿L The Group kl r8qU8St ts use of t￿ik￿r￿, FYDpety and equis>rnnt f right￿[l￿j (xganlSati￿ SLth as trKq thurch. cunrnunlty centre otsr ScryJi Grryjps. &'milar recip￿1 arrangements eyist (￿ganISations. Tr Grryjp Iws suffidenl buiklirrfJs ar￿ contents Insurdnce in place tr) mtyate &3airkSt pennanent InJury to18ad6rs. help8rs. WPF(tsr5 and members. The Gn)up thrwh Ihe cawtstion fees contributes to the Scout Assc#iations national acrAJent insurance Risk Assessments are Ur￿ertaken all actr¥ib'e& Reduc•d Income from fijnd raisiTrJ. The Grwp ts primarfty reliant uFon inc£)rrn from subsL¥iptions and fiJndraisirvJ. Tho group does hcJ a reserve to ensure the cxxitinuty of athties shoukl th8r8 be a rnaior r&Juctlon in in¢wNg. The Board C¢￿k1 raise the value of subsuiptions to inuease Ihe Inc￿￿ to the group ￿ an Redu(cffj or loss ef leaders. The grDUP Is r8liant UFon lunleers to run arKI admlnSst8r ts athrytbs of the gr￿p. If there was 8 rwjuction In the number of leader5 to an unac(xptabl8 Sevel in a partiojlar S￿110n or the grc4JP as a e then there have to b8 a contr8Ction. consobdalion or dosure of a seclkm. In ts Kst case scenarfo the ￿)Mplete ¢Jtssure of the Group. Reducon or loss of m6rnbern. The Grcwp provKles 8thitl8s for all >t)ung peWe aged 4 to 18. 11 there was a reAYuciion in membership In a par￿￿r seckn ￿ the grDup as wtKJlo then there have to ba a contraction, c¢nsdidabon ￿ cknsure of GIDUP. Rlsk and Intsmal Control (Speclm•n 2) The grwp has In place systerns of intemal contrc4s that are deslgn8d to PfD%ide reasona￿ assurance against rnateriaj mlsmanagern8nt or loss. these IrKJude 2 slgnatories for all payThents aTrJ a comw8h8nth Irwrance pKSlcies to ensur8 that In￿ra￿ rtsks ar8 cThera. 3 LTTCW01 (14 September 2024)

Sectton C Objectlves and aclivlties Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document The Purp03• Of Scoutlng Sojuting exists to actively engage and support young people In their personal development. empowerfng them to make a kmjsitive contribution to society. The Valu•s of Scoutlng As s￿uts we are gulded by these values.. Integrlty . We act with Integrity: we are hones( trustrworthy ar joy81. Respect - We have self-resFect and respect for others. Car• - We support other5 and lake care of the workl In which we Bellef . We explore our falths, belief5 and attitudes. Cowoporatlon - We mak8 a positsve differ8nce; we ctroperate with others and make friends. Tho Scout Method Scouting takes place wfien young people, In parlner5hip wtth adults. work together based on the values of S¢x)uting and: - enjoy what they are doing and have fvn - take part in activities indoor5 and outdoors leam by doing share in spiritual reflection take responsibility and make chOl￿S - undertake new and challenging acttvttses make and live by their Promise. Summary of the main actlvitses In relation to these objects The group operates six sections". 2 ScAJut Sections, 2 Cubs Sections and 2 Beaver Sections. The group follows 8 balanced programme of aclvities across all age rdnges in order to develop all children in scouting principles. Each sectton meets weekty in temi time. Each section leader prepares a termly programme to ensure that a wide variety of themed actvities are organised. Working towards badges is an important part of the prograrnme. Many meetings are held at "Finchbase., but throughout the programme 811 chIld￿n have the opportunity. and are encouraged to engage in camping and other community based projects. These activiti8s happen to be on and off slte and are planned In accordanc8 with scouting regulations, 88fegu8rdlng pr8Ctlces and are fully risk assessed. Addltlonal detsils of the objectives and athitles (optlonal informatlon but encouraged as best prdctlce) You may chooso to Indud8 further ststements, where r81evanL abouL' ' poll￿ on grantmaking; . contribution made by volunteers; . policy on Investrnents. 4 LT700001 (14 September 2024)

Publlc bonolll 8lalem8nl Tho Group moolo tho Chorlty ComrnSoilon'8 publlc beneflt Itorfa under both the 8dv8ncem8nt ￿ 6duc8llon and tho odvancermnt of dtlz8n8hlp or communty development h00dlng1. Soctlon D Achl•v•ffl•nt• and p¢rformanc• Summary of tho maln ochlevementj of Iho thartty durlng the year The Group ha8 contlnued to varfed and exdung exper1enf￿ for our YcAJng Peoplo throughout tho year. We hav8 exten8lvety fvndrB188d for our trlp lo the K8nderBteg IntemaUon81 Scout Céntr8 In Sw1lzerfar￿. and took 20 Scout8 there for a week In AugusL Sectlon E Flnanclal Revlew Bdef 8tatomont of the charlty'B pollcy on re8erve8 RoMrvo• Pollcy The Group'8 pollw on re8epi881s to hold 8uffident re80urce8 to contlnue the charltable activlt5es of the group should Income and fundralslng actlvltles fall short. The Group Tru3tee Board con81d8r8 that the group 8hould hold a Burn equlvalent to 4 months runnlng co8ts, clrca £10.000. The Group hold further re8erves for the 8P8fKI of 'Flnchbasa' modmcatlon and refurblshment and for replacemerrt of the Groups mlnlbus, 8hould thSs be requlred. Th8 Group held totsl re88rve8 of £49,878 at the end ol FY23f24. Quantlfy and explaln 8ny d885gnallon8 Det8119 ol any fundg mater181ty In defldt (drGum8t8nce3 plus st8P8 lo ellmlnate) 5 Lf100001 (14 Septemb8r 2024)

Further financial revlew detalls (optlonal information) You iiiay choose to Include additional inforniation, where ￿leVant, about: • the charity's principal sources of funds (Includlng any fvndralslng); Invo•tmont Pollcy (Spoelmon 11 The Group's Income and Expenditure is very small and as a consequence does not have sufficient funds to invest in longer-term investments such as stocks and shares. The Group has therefore adopted a low risk Strategy to the investrnent of its funds. All funds are held In cash uslng only rnain8tream banks or bullding 8ocietles. . how expendSture has supported the key objectives of the charity; The Group Trustee Board regularty rnonilors the levels of bank balances and the intsrest rates received to ensure the group obtalns maxSmum value and incomè from its banking arrdngements. O(ta81onally thls may Involve uslng an account that requlres a period of notlce before fvnds may be withdrawn, before dolng so the Group Trustee Board conslders the cash flow requlrements. • Inv88trnent pollcy and obJectlve8; Investment Pollcy (Speelmon 2) The Group does not have suffident funds to Invest In k)nger term Investments. The Group has therefore 8dopt8d a risk averse strat6gy to the Investment of Its funds. All funds are held in cash uslng only mainstream banks or bullding socletles. Sectlon F Other Optional Information Plans for future perfods (details of any slgnificant acttvitles planned to achleve them) Sectlon G Declaration The trustees declaTr that they have epproved the trustees. report above Slgned on behalf of the charltr/8 truBtee8 SSgnature(8) Full narne(s) Matt Radford Kate H8rrlson Poslllon (eg Secretary, Chalr) Chalr Treasurer Date 6 LT700001 (14 September 2024)

1st Finchampstead Scout Group (Charity 1015754) Receipts and Payments Account For the yoar from 1•t ApAI 2024 31st March 2025 Recelpts and payments 2024125 Unrestrlcted funds 2023124 Unrejtrlcted funds Recelpts Oonallons, legacles and slmllar Income M¢mbgrJhlp subX￿pt[onty 11.799 L68s".Member3hip sul>xn'pb'on$ paid on (NatthèVCountylthalDl$trti) Net moM￿rnhIp subs¢pfjons rètslntrj Expkjrer Substhplknn Don8Uons {Wo￿nghaM Marnthx and Clr¢4e T￿t and rnSnlbJs uso) GIft￿d 11342 18.8201 17.0201 4.979 4,222 490 800 Other 8lmil8r Income Iscout 8hop rebat•; reftll￿ businoss Ta￿. un donouons 127 Sub total Grants Mainionance grnnt Oiher granls. Small Business R8t8 Rolief R8¢ikxenl 2020 and N8txMI L(xkdown GrBnt 2020 ond OmiryDn Hos J L•isur• Gr8rtt 2021 Sub total Fundral•lng (groii81 Smllo and slmlar 257 428 Lottery {On•Lottwy for 181 FlrK•mwe•d S(XMA¥ Olhor frJndral8knw Aclfvltl8s (WO￿r￿Jharn Vrflntw C8mfval, BLM NkJhL h(Qu&N hl lrtlLpJes t• match fvndralsS Sub total 6J123 Inv•trn•nt In¢omo B8nk Inierest 1353 1,226 Sub total Youth Actlvltl•• (gro••) 8eav6fS Outsng• Cub OuUrvJ• 92 1054 4,005 CU￿ C•rn 1.OJ3 C•rnp• 2,$74 Grwp A¢llth 0<￿￿t•9 2024) 1029 10,n6 3ub to Total Gross Income Asset •nd InvMtm•nt PAl••, Total recelpts

1st Finchampstead Scout Group (Charity 1015754) Receipts and Payments Account For the yoar from 1st Aprfl 2024 31•t March 2025 Recelpts and payments 2024125 Unrnstrlcted lunds 2023124 Unr•8trlcted fund• Paym•nt8 ChArlt4blo Paym•nts Ront & Rai•8 657 IT iub$¢rtbtsonJ l•.g. Zt)om m•dng?1 Wdtor (Hul ontyl 15 ctTldty IHul and Siorosl 117 Ga3 for c4mpg In3urnn¢yJ 256 210 M8ledal$ and •qulpment 392 Finthbasg & sior•8 malnt¢nanc 990 Mlnlbuj 698 unrf0nn￿BO*Jg￿8 AGM ond tru•te8 oxwn•e• eo8 mil￿110n•0uI (Bank Charg￿) 528 623 8ub ¢ot•l Fundrnl•lng •xp•n••• OLh•r lundr81$lng co$t• 2,571 Sub totsl Youth progrnmmo and act1vl￿O¥ 8eAv•Fs Outs"n98 Cub• Outs"ng0 2,181 3.539 Sc4)ut• OuUng• Cub• fAmp SC￿1• C•rnp• G￿￿P A¢XlvlUe• (Inc, K•nd•rnt•g241 P•th 2,673 Sub total Total Gn￿5 Expendlture As••t and Inv•Atm•nt pur¢has•9, •tc. Total payments Net of recelpts/(payments) Cash fvnds l•Jt y•ar •nd 89,218 78,435 Cash lunds thls year end

Statement of assets and Ilabllltles at the end of the year 31-Mar-25 31-Mar.24 Unroitrlctod funds Unrestrlctod funds Cash funds Bank ￿Trent •t￿Unts Ilncomo ¥nd payments) Bank deposlt aC￿Uftts.' FlnL*b83e extanw'on 21.26J 40281 13,100 13.100 Bank deposit accounts: Minlbu8 R•plac8r￿n1 18.IXIO 18.000 Bank ¢Joposlt tttsxunL Resorvog 18.776 17,837 CashlAoats Total calh fund• (Xher monotary assets P8ym8nts rnad8 for fLrturè •vent 474 14.389 Sub total Non monetary a•sets for charlty's own use Scouung equlpm•nt. fumlturè èt¢ 1.500 Sub totsl Llabllltles Camp •nd A Fe99 In 8dvBn Sub totsl 1.335 20.600 Contlngent Ilabllltlo5 and future obllgatlons Thq abov• r•c•lpt• and paymonts account and statem•nt of aM•t• and llabl1lil￿ w•r• approved by tho Trust&•s on I•&A•l￿ and •lgned on thelr b•holf by nature Prlnt Name Malt Radtord Chalr ta Harrlson Tr8asurBr

Examiner’s unqualified report for a non-company charity preparing receipts and payments accounts with a gross income of £250,000 or less in the relevant financial year.

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of the 1[st] Finchampstead Scout Group

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 1[st] Finchampstead Scout Group (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Steve Brown

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland – Chartered Accountant

Address: 4 Japonica Close, Wokingham, RG41 4XJ

Date: 16 September 2025