2021-03-31-accounts

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Names		and		addresses			of advisers				(optional information but encouraged as best practice)
	Type		of advisor								Name Address
I de	en		en	Eami		er		MrinA			ri e 2-8 P rk o e R ad Poole BH152PW
Description				of the	charity's			trusts
Type of		governing document
											The Group's governing documents are those of The Scout
											Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives
											authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy,
											Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association.
(e.g. trust			deed, constitution)
How	the	charily is constituted
											The Group is a trust established under its rules which are
(e.g.	trust, association,				company)						common to all Scouts.
Trustee		selection			methods						The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy,
(e.g. appointed				by, elected			by)				Or anisation and Rules of The Scout Association.
Additional			governance				issues			(optional information but encouraged as best practice)
You may additional			choose to include information, where								The Group is managed by the Group Executive Committee, the members of which are the 'Charity Trustees' of the Scout Group
relevant,			about:								which is an educational charity. As charity trustees they		are
											responsible for complying with legislation applicable to charities.
											This includes the registration, keeping proper accounts		and
											making returns to the Charity Commission as appropriate.
Policies and		procedures				adopted			for:		The Committee consists of 3 independent representatives,	Chair,
a) the induction			and training				of	trustees;			Treasurer and Secretary together with the Group Scout Leaders'
b) trustee'	consideration					of major			risks		individual section leaders and parent's representation and	meets
and the systems				and procedures				to			every 2 months.
manage	them										This Group Executive Committee exists to support the	Group
											Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities of the appointments
											and is responsible for:
											The maintenance of Group property;
											The raising offunds and the administration of Group finance;
											The 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 Executive Committee has identified the major risks to which they believe the Group is exposed, these have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate against them. The main areas ofconcern that have been identified are:
Damage to the building, property and equipment. The Group would request the use of buildings, property and equipment from
neighbouring organisations such as the church, community centre
and other Scout Groups. Similar reciprocal arrangements exist with these organisations. The Group has sufficient buildings and
contents insurance in place to mitigate against permanent loss.
Injury to leaders, helpers, supporters and members. The Group through the capitation fees contributes to the Scout Associations
national accident insurance policy. Risk Assessments are
undertaken before all activities.
Reduced income from fund raising. The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising. The group does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity of activities should
there be a major reduction in income. The Committee could
raise the value of subscriptions to increase the income to the
group on an ongoing basis, either temporarily or permanently.
Reduction or loss of leaders. The group is totally reliant upon volunteers to run and administer the activities of the group. If there was a reduction in the number of leaders to an unacceptable level in a particular section or the group as a whole then there
would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a
section. In the worst case scenario the complete closure of the
Group.
Reduction or loss of members. The Group provides activities for
all young people aged 6 to 18. If there was a reduction in
membership in a particular section or the group as whole then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of
a section. In the worst case scenario the complete closure of the
Group.
Risk and Internal Control
The group has in place systems ofinternal 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.

Summary		of the	objects of the charity	objects of the charity	objects of the charity	objects of the charity	The objectives ofthe group are as a unit ofthe Scout
set out in		its governing document					Association.
							The Aim of The Scout Association is to promote the
							development of young people in achieving their full physical,
							intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as
							responsible citizens and as members of their local national
							and international communities. The method of achieving the
							Aim of the Association is by providing an enjoyable and
							attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout
							Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership.
Summary of the relation to these			main activities objects		in		As a Sea Scout Group many of our activities are water based and we maintain a large fleet of boats so the young people can
							experience as many different types of water activities as
							possible. In addition to a full programme of badge work we
							organise outing into the community and at least one camp for
							everyone each year.
Additional		details of the objectives				and	activities (optional information but encouraged as best practice)
You may choose statements, where			to include relevant,	further about:			In addition to the help we get from parents during meetings, some have volunteered when we have maintenance projects with our premises and equipment thus saving the Group
							considerable expense. There is a small group ofvolunteers who help the fund
~ Policy on grant making; ~ Contribution made by volunteers.							raising committee. We have a fully equipped bunk house that we are able to rent out to visiting groups and a large marquee which in addition to using on our camps can be hired out to the local
							community.
Public	benefit		statement				The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit criteria under both the advancement of education
							and the advancement ofcitizenship or community
							development headings.

Summary	Summary	of	the main achievements	the main achievements	the main achievements	the main achievements	the main achievements	of
			the	charity	during		the year
									Due to Covid 19this year, we have been restricted		with our
									face to face meetings.	We have continued to meet	online
									with Zoom meetings. This has enabled us to continue to
									offer Scouting and the collection. We had an	young people to add to their badge online version ofour family camp
									with families posting their horne 'campsites' to our
									Facebook page.
Brief statement			of the charity's			policy on			Reserves Policy
reserves
									The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources
									to continue the charitable	activities of the group should	income
									and fundraising activities	fall short. The Group Executive
									Committee considers	that the group should hold	a sum
									equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa 260,000.
									The Group held reserves of approximately F279,000 against this at year end. The Trustees are rebuilding the reserves
									after the recent expenditure on the building to be ready to replace any equipment that might fall .below the high standard expected.
Quantify	and	explain		any	designations
Details of any		funds		materially		in	deficit
(circumstances			plus	steps	to eliminate)

You may		choose to include additional	choose to include additional	choose to include additional	choose to include additional	choose to include additional	choose to include additional	choose to include additional
information,			where		relevant, about:				Investment Policy
~ the charity's			principal		sources of			funds
									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 investment			of its
									funds. All funds are held in	cash using		only mainstream		banks
									or building societies.
~ how expenditure				has supported			the key		The Group Executive regularly monitors			the levels	of bank
objectives	of		the	charity;					balances and the interest rates received to ensure the obtains maximum value and income from its banking					group
									arrangements. Occasionally this may that requires a period of notice before before doing so the Group Executive		involve using an account funds may be withdrawn, considers the cash flow
									requirem ents.
~ investment			policy and			objectives
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Plans for future				periods		(details	of any
significant		activities planned to achieve
them)									Because ofthe Coronavirus	Pandemic		and lockdown Scouting
									has largely been put on hold. We have received a the local Council and are receiving other donations				Grant from which are
									expected to cover running	costs.
The trustees			declare		that they have approved the trustees' report above
Signed on		behalf of			the	charity's		trustees
				Signature(s)
					Full name(s)
Position		(eg		Secretary, Chair)					Group Scout Leader	Chairman
						Date			0 5 2 1
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				For the	1st April	To	31stMarch	2021
				year	2020
				from
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					2020/2021		2019/2020
					Unrestricted	funds	Unrestricted	funds
Payments
Charitable Payments
Youth programme and			activities			21		1,749
Adult support	and training							145
Rent
Water and Sewerage						473		1,651
Electricity and Gas					2,684			2,547
Insurance					6,264			6,154
Repairs and	Renewals				4,499			10,584
Materials and equipment					2,066			6,872
Printing and	photocopying				2,364			1,580
Contribution	to camp costs					75		20,180
Uniforms						936		1,085
AGM and trustee expenses								124
Other costs	- Leaders'		presentation	evening		706		2,263
Other costs	-Scouts'	fund day
Other costs	detail 3
Sub total							&iP~a~~4'le%~
Fundraising	expenses
Fund raising	costs					261		148
Books &badges					2,267			3,964
Detail 3
Other fundraising costs
Sub total
		Total Gross Expenditure
Asset and investment			purchases,	etc.
		Total payments					;.'- ~~w~++&5f'
Cash funds	last year		end		240,384		201,741