2022-03-31-accounts

Type ofgoverning document	Type ofgoverning 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 ofthe Association and The
		Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association.
(e.g. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity 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 choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:		The Group is managed by the Group Executive Committee, the members of which are the 'Charity Trustees' of the Scout Group 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 of funds 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.

**Section **	B	Structure overnance and mana ement continued
		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 ofthe
		Group.
		Risk and Internal Control
		The group has in place systems ofinternal controlsthat 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.

Section C	Objectives and activities
Summary ofthe objects ofthe 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 main activities in relation to these objects	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.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:	In addition to the help we getfrom parents during meetings, some have volunteered when we have maintenance projects
	with our premisesand equipmentthus saving the Group
	considerable expense.
• Policy on grant making;	There is a small group ofvolunteerswho help thefund raising committee.
	We have a fully equipped bunk house thatwe are able to
• Contribution made by volunteers.	rentoutto visiting groups and a large marquee which in additionto using on our campscan be hired outto the local
	community.
Public benefit statement	The Group meets the Charity Commission's public
	benefitcriteria under both the advancementofeducation
	and the advancement ofcitizenship or community
	developmentheadings.

Brief statement ofthe 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 £60,000.
	The Group held reserves of approximately £296,000 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

You may choose to include additional
information, where relevant, about:
	Investment Policy
• the charity's principal sources of funds
	The Group's Income and Expenditure isvery 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 ofthe charity;	balances and the interest rates received to ensure the group
	obtains maximum value and income from its banking
	arrangements. Occasionally this may involve using an account
	that requires a period of notice before funds may be withdrawn,
	before doing sothe Group Executive considers the cash flow
	requirements.
• investment policy and objectives
Section F	Other O tional Information
Plans for future periods (details of any
significant activities planned to achieve
them)
	With the return offace toface Scouting membership
	fees are now returned to normal. We have several
	camps planned forthe next 12 months and will continue
	to reintroduce all elements ofScouting.

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			Year	startdate	startdate	Year end	date
		For the year from	1stApril		To	31stMarch 2022
			2021
			2021/2022			2020/2021
		Unrestricted funds				Unrestricted funds
				£		£
	Receipts
	**Donations, legacies **	and similar income
Membership	Membership subscriptions			46,691			16,010
subscriptions
Membership	Less:Membership subscriptions paid on		(9,503)				(7,623)
subscriptions	(National/County/Area/District)
paid
	Net membership subscriptions retained			37,188			8,387
Donations	Donations			24,170			32,480
Legacies	Legacies
Gift Aid	Gift Aid			11,719			-
Camps &	Camps & activities			21,411			190
activities
	Sub total			94,487			41,057
	Grants			10,667			19,669
	Maintenance grant
	Other grants			400			-
	Sub total			ll,067			800
	Fundraising (gross)
	Bunk House			2,843			220
	Hall hire			-			-
				-			-
	Otherfundraising activities			l 15			-
	Sub total			2,957			220
	Investment income
	Bank interest			19			144
	Building Society interest			170			137
	The ScoutAssociation ShortTerm Investment Service
	Property Rent income
	Other investment income
	Sub total			189			281
		Total Gross Income	108,701		I		42.359]
Assetsales	Asset and investment sales, etc.			74@]			-I
		Total receipts	109,4411				42.359]

			Year	startdate	Year end	date
		For the	!stApril To		31stMarch 2022
		year	2021
		from
			2021/2022		2020/2021
			Unrestricted funds		Unrestricted funds
				£	£
	Payments
	Charitable Payments
Youth	Youth programme and activities			1,142		21
programme
Training	Adult support and training			370		-
	Rent
Water	Water and Sewerage			1,196		473
Energy	Electricity and Gas			2,452		2,684
	Insurance			7,003		6,264
	Repairs and Renewals			7,833		4,499
Materials &	Materials and equipment			2,971		2,066
equipment
	Printing and photocopying			2,498		2,364
Camp Costs	Contribution to camp	costs		9,494		75
	Uniforms			1,970		936
AGM	AGM and trustee expenses			54		-
Leaders'	Other costs - Leaders' presentation evening			3,257		706
presentation
evening
Fun day	Other costs - Scouts'	fund day		-		-
	Other costs detail 3			-		-
	Sub total		40,239			20,087
	Fundraising expenses
	Fund raising costs			-		261
Books, badges	Books & badges			3,683		2,267
	Detail 3
	Other fundraising costs
	Sub total			3,683		2,527
		Total Gross Expenditure	43,922]			22.614]
**Asset purchases **	Asset and investment purchases, etc.
		Total payments	54,446]			22.614]
	Cashfundslastyearend		296,380 1		201,741

S a e me n ofassets and	S a e me n ofassets and	S a e me n ofassets and	a	b	e	s	a	the	e	n	d	o	theyear	"	"			%
														2020/2021		2019/2020
														**Unrestricted **	funds	Unrestricted funds
														£		£
	-I
Cash funds
Bank current account														1,590			6,259
Bank deposit account														209,482		148,988
Building society account														85,308			85,137
The ScoutAssociation Short				Term		Investment						Service
Cash/Floats
Total cash funds														296,380			201,741
Other monetary assets
Taxclaim
Debts duefromthe	County/Area/District/Group
Insurance claim
Sub total															-
Investment assets
Investment property -		detail
Quoted investments
Other investments - detail
Sub total															-
																a	-
**Non monetary assets for **			**charity's **				own use
Badge stock
Shop stock
Other stock
Land and buildings
Motor vehicles
Scouting equipment,		furniture etc
Other
Sub total															-
Liabilities
Accounts notyet paid
Expenses incurred	but not invoiced
Subscriptions notyet		paid
Loan - detail
Other liabilities
		Sub total													-			-

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the

1[st] Lilliput Sea Scout Group

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

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 1[st] Lilliput Sea Scout Group for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As trustees of the Charity 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 Charity’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 Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

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.

Date: 11 July 2022