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
r*ight￿[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 hc*J 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 K*st case scenarfo the ￿)Mplete
¢Jtssure of the Group.
Reduc*on 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 cTher*a.
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