## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 04 2023 **To** 31 03 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** 1’ST KENDAL SCOUT GROUP
**Other names charity is known by**
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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|1 Bryan Harper|GroupScout Leader|||
|2 Tim Keegan|Assistant GSL|||
|3 Howard Pimblett|Chair|||
|4 Mike Norton|Treasurer|||
|5 Kate Sutton|Secretary|||
|6 Michael Curwen||||
|7 Joshua McLeod||||
|8 Janet Taylor-Heys||||
|9 Liam Richardson||||
|10 AshleyHenderson||||
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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
The Group's governing documents are those of the The Scout Type of governing document Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives authority (eg. trust deed, constitution) to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. The Group is a trust established under its rules which are common to all How the charity is constituted Scouts. (eg. trust, association, company) The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation Trustee selection methods and Rules of The Scout Association. (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
The Group is managed by the Group Executive Committee, the members You **may choose** to include of which are the ‘Charity Trustees’ of the Scout Group which is an additional information, where educational charity. As charity trustees they are responsible for complying relevant, about: with legislation applicable to charities. This includes the registration, • keeping proper accounts and making returns to the Charity Commission policies and procedures adopted for the induction and as appropriate. training of trustees;
- The Committee consists of 3 independent representatives, Chair,
- • the charity’s organisational Treasurer and Secretary together with the Group Scout Leaders, structure and any wider individual section leaders and parent’s representation and meets every 2 network with which the charity months. works;
- relationship with any related This Group Executive Committee exists to support the Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities of the appointments and is
- parties; responsible for:
- • trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system The maintenance of Group property. and procedures to manage The raising of funds and the administration of Group finance; The them. insurance of persons, property and equipment; Group public occasions; Assisting in the recruitment of leaders and other adult support; Appointing any sub committees that may be required;
- Appointing Group Administrators and Advisors other than those who are elected.
Risk and Internal Control The group has in place systems of internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance against material mismanagement or loss, these include 2 signatories for all payments and a comprehensive insurance policies to ensure that insurable risks are covered.
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The objectives of the group are as a unit of the Scout Association. The Aim of The Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and **Summary of the objects of the** spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as **charity set out in its** members of their local national and international communities. **governing document**
**Summary of the main** The method of achieving the Aim of the Association is by providing an **activities undertaken for the** enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the **public benefit in relation to** Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership. **these objects (include within** Trustees have reviewed the Guidance on Public Benefit and are satisfied **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** that they meet the requirements. The Group meets the Charity **had regard to the guidance** Commission's public benefit criteria under both the advancement of **issued by the Charity** education and the advancement of citizenship or community **Commission on public** development headings. **benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Continuing to run successful groups in Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.
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## **Section E Financial review**
The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue **Brief statement of the** the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising **charity’s policy on reserves** activities fall short. The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £15,000.
**Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
The Group does not have sufficient funds to invest in longer term You **may choose** to include investments. The Group has therefore adopted a risk averse strategy to additional information, where the investment of its funds. All funds are held in cash using only relevant about: mainstream banks or building societies and a secure deposit fund • the charity’s principal account to maximise interest. sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Howard Pimblett **Full name(s)** Mike Norton **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer Chair **etc) Date**
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## **1'ST KENDAL SCOUT GROUP INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH 2024**
||**2022-2023**
£1,900.00
£560.00
£25.00
£55.00
£1,057.25
£6,667.50
£2,777.50
£645.00
£48.00
£2,534.08
**£16,269.33 **
£2,768.37
£551.80
£936.21
£138.66
£3,799.25
£83.00
£645.00
£0.00
£165.00
£407.55
£2,681.04
£1,083.53
£536.99
£501.15
£471.38
£374.31
£2,596.63
£101.59
£0.00
**£17,841.46 **
**-£1,572.13 **
**£38,274.16 **|**Income**
**Fundraising:**
200 Club
Rent
Games Hire
Starter Packs, Scarves, Woggles & Badges
Other Donations & Grants:
Subscriptions
Membership Fees
Cub Camp Payment
Subscriptions paid in error
Gift Aid:
2021-2022
2022-2023
**Total Income:**
**Expenditure**
**General Expenses:**
£8,194.29
£11,027.87
Grants to Sections
Badges
Equipment
Miscellaneous
Fees to HQ / County / Lease Fee
Subscriptions in error refunded
Cub Camp Payment
Training Courses
**Minibus:**
£4,337.12
£2,278.96
Tax
Fuel
MOT / Repairs
Insurance & Permit
**Property:**
£4,582.05
£8,177.06
Electricity
Repairs & Cleaning
Rent / Rates / Water
Phone / Website
Insurance
Fire & Security
Solar Panels
**Total Expenditure:**
**Excess of Expenditure over Income**
**Opening Balance Brought Forward**
**Closing Balance Carried Forward**|**Income**
**Fundraising:**
200 Club
Rent
Games Hire
Starter Packs, Scarves, Woggles & Badges
Other Donations & Grants:
Subscriptions
Membership Fees
Cub Camp Payment
Subscriptions paid in error
Gift Aid:
2021-2022
2022-2023
**Total Income:**
**Expenditure**
**General Expenses:**
£8,194.29
£11,027.87
Grants to Sections
Badges
Equipment
Miscellaneous
Fees to HQ / County / Lease Fee
Subscriptions in error refunded
Cub Camp Payment
Training Courses
**Minibus:**
£4,337.12
£2,278.96
Tax
Fuel
MOT / Repairs
Insurance & Permit
**Property:**
£4,582.05
£8,177.06
Electricity
Repairs & Cleaning
Rent / Rates / Water
Phone / Website
Insurance
Fire & Security
Solar Panels
**Total Expenditure:**
**Excess of Expenditure over Income**
**Opening Balance Brought Forward**
**Closing Balance Carried Forward**|**2023-2024**
£2,000.00
£430.00
£0.00
£72.50
£14,785.50
£6,770.00
£3,340.00
£675.00
£273.75
£2,762.67
**£31,109.42**
£2,260.41
£733.85
£4,290.81
£134.80
£3,608.00
£20.00
£675.00
£600.00
£165.00
£325.02
£660.36
£1,128.58
£1,280.91
£3,382.55
£702.77
£385.66
£2,386.41
£93.04
£9,980.00
**£32,813.17**
**-£1,703.75**
**£36,702.03**|
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||**£36,702.03 **|||**£34,998.28**|
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**2022-2023 Bank Accounts Represented by**
**2023-2024**
£36,702.03 Barclays Current Account **£36,702.03**
£34,998.28 **£34,998.28**
## **Statement of Assets as at 31 March 2024**
|Main Building
Note 1
Garage Workshop
Note 1
Solar Panels
Note 1
Equipment
Note 1
Minibus
Bank Accounts
General Fund
Minibus Fund|**At 31/03/2023**
£366,641.00
£122,208.00
£0.00
£68,023.00
£5,000.00
£18,702.03
£18,000.00|**At 31/03/2024**
£377,640.00
£125,874.00
£10,000.00
£69,036.00
£5,000.00|**Change**
£10,999.00
£3,666.00
£10,000.00
£1,013.00
£0.00|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£16,998.28
£18,000.00|-£1,703.75
£0.00|
|||||
||**£598,574.03**|**£622,548.28**|**£23,974.25**|
Note 1. Declared valuations for insurance purposes
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended &17o&labw4
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basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Acf).
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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. l Gonfirm that no material matters have
come to my attention
') In connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any materlal
respect:
accountlng records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with Ihe accounting records
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