2021-03-31-accounts

					SORP reference
Summary		ofthe purposes		of	Para 1.1T	The Purpose ofScouting
the charity as set out			in its			Scouting exists to actively engage and
governing		document				support young people in their personal
						development, empowering them to make a
						positive contribution to society.
						The values ofScouting
						As Scouts we are guided by these values:
						Integrity - We act with integrity; we are
						honest, trustworthy and loyal.
						Respect - We have self-respect and respect
						for others.
						Care - We support others and take care of
						the world in which we live.
						Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and
						attitudes.
						Co-operation -We make a positive
						difference; we cooperate with others and
						make friends.
						The Scout Method
						Scouting takes place when young people,	in
						partnership with adults, work together based
						on the values ofScouting and:
						-enjoy what they are doing and have fun
						-take part in activities indoors and outdoors
						—learn by doing
						-share in spiritual reflection
						-take responsibility and make choices
						-undertake new and challenging activities
						-make and live b their Promise.
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those			Para 1.17and 1.19	We are a Sea Scout Group and Recognised by the Royal Navy. Beavers and Cubs are
purposes		for the public				given taster sessions on the water. Scouts
benefit,	in particular,		the			and Explorers spend the summer months at
activities,		projects or	services			our Water Base each week. They carry on
identified		in the accounts.				through the School holidays to maximise
						their o portunities. All our sections attend a

				camp and take part in community and	camp and take part in community and	nature
				projects.
Statement		confirming	Para 1.18	The Group meets the Charity Commission's
whether	the trustees have			public benefit criteria under	both the
had regard		to the guidance		advancement ofeducation	and the
issued	by	the Charity		advancement ofcitizenship	or community
Commission on public				development headings. The trustees		have
benefit				also received formal training	to enable them
				to car out their duties.

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					Grants are available to families suffering
				Para 1.38	financial hardship to enable Scouting to be
Policy on	grant making				available to all. This year we helped families
					to keep their youngsters in Scouting who
					were furloughed or made redundant by
					waivin their subs.
					The Group takes a risk averse approach to
				Para 1.38	investment and any surplus funds are
Policy on	social investment				retained in an interest bearing account.
including	program		related
investment
				Para 1.38
Contribution		made	by
volunteers
					The group supports adult volunteer and
Other					leaders training, including financially, which
					enables the Group to promote scouting
					programs and provide a wider range of
					activities to the sections.
					The financial support is 50%of the course or
					qualification out ofpocket expense, where
					Count andior District meet the other 50'/0.

Achieve	men	ts	and Per	formance
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					Covid-19 hit our group, with the precautions
					taken to reduce the risk of infection, by
					suspending all face to face meetings. During
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity,				Para 1.20	the next few weeks our section leaders opted to hold virtual Zoom meetings to keep
identifying	the	dNerence the			the group involved with scouting. Online
charity's	work	has made to			meetings soon became the norm for
the circumstances			of its		everyone, including Committee meetings.
beneficiaries and			any wider		Even camping was adapted. Participants
benefits to society as a					stayed at home and built dens to sleep in
whole.					overnight, sharing their experiences on
					zoom and FaceBook closed groups. The
					Infinity Space Travel camp was great fun,
					especially when a real astronaut joined us
					on zoom from South Africa for a question
					and answer session.
					Our Water base quay heading replacement
					was severely disrupted until they developed
					a way to continue and maintain social
					distancing. They managed to complete at
					the beginning ofAugust, one day before the
					first sailing course ofthe year took place.
					This was made possible with extensive Risk
					Assessments and a robust cleaning system.
					Our normal fourteen courses were cut to
					four. As a result ofthe extremely inventive
					and adaptable programmes on zoom
					meetings our group were able to keep its
					members engaged. Our section leaders kept
					the meetings light and interesting with lots of
					fun, which gave such a change to school
					online and helped enormously with the
					mental health ofour youngsters and leaders.
					There was a short period before Christmas
					when we were able to meet indoors again
					but this all fell apart with another return to
					lockdawn. After the holiday we had to return
					to zoom meetings but continued to keep our
					members involved in scouting. Overall our
					group managed to realise what was required
					and adapt quickly to the changes. Hats offto
					everyone for coping so magnificently with a
					challen in ear.

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Achievements		against	Para 1.41	We are a Sea Scout Group and Recognised
objectives set				by the Royal Navy.
				Beavers and Cubs are given taster sessions
				on the water.
				Scouts and Explorers spend the summer
				months at our Water Base each week. The

			carry on through the School holidays to	carry on through the School holidays to	carry on through the School holidays to
			maximise their	opportunities.
			All our sections	attend a camp	and take part
			in communiiy and environmental		projects. In
			past years our	Scout and Explorer sections
			have attended	the RN National	camps, for
			those with recognition, onboard		HMS Bristol
			in Portsmouth.	This year, we sadly learned
			the cost of her	refit was turned	down and
			she was decommissioned.
			This has been 19.Fundraising	severely disrupted by Covid activities have been
Performance offundraising activities against objectives		Para 1.41	restricted to applications to other charities and organisations who might be able to
set			provide grants.
			N/A
Investment	performance	Para 1.41
against objectives
Other

Financi	al Review
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Review	ofthe charity's	Para 1.21	The Group has continued and made great
financial	position at the end		progress in terms ofthe development ofthe
ofthe period			water base. The key heading project has
			had the majority ofthe work completed. This
			has led to a higher than usual expenses
			against ihe account that would require a
			disproportionate reserve to be carried
			forward. When this project is excluded the
			spend is considerably lower due to the
			restrictions caused by Covid. The reserve
			held exceeds the running costs ofthe Group
			based on pre-Covid years and has not been
			calculated against this year's spending due
			to the unusual circumstances ofthe financial
			year caused by the water base project and
			Covid.
			Whilst the income to the Group looks
			impressive on paper, the majority ofthis
			income is in the form ofsupport grants due
			to Covid or other grants and a loan to
			support the progress on the keyheading
			project.
			The accounts at the end ofthe year held
			cR16,000 less than at the commencement of
			the year. However the Group is still well
			laced oin into the 2021-2022 tax ear

									and holds sufficient reserves to meet its
									obli ations.
Statement		explaining				the		Para 1.22	The Group's policy on reserves is to hold
policy for holding reserves									sufficient resources to continue the
stating why		they are			held				charitable activities ofthe group should
									income and fundraising activities fall short.
									The Group Executive Committee considers
									that the group should hold a sum equivalent
									to 3months running costs, circa f4000.
Amount	of	reserves			held			Para 1.22	f12,894.61
Reasons	for		holding		zero			Para 1.22	N/A
reserves
Details offund materially							in	Para 1.24	N/A
deficit
Explanation			ofany					Para 1.23	N/A
uncertainties			about the
charity continuing				as		a going
concern
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The charity's			principal					Para 1.47	The Group is primarily reliant upon income
sources	of	funds (including							from subscriptions and fundraising. The
any fundraising)									group does hold a reserve to ensure the
									continuity of activities should there be a
									major reduction in income.
Investment		policy		and				Para 1A6	The Group takes a risk averse approach		to
objectives		including			any				investment and any surplus funds are
social investment				policy					retained in an interest bearing account.
ado ted
A description			ofthe		principal			Para 1.46	The Group Executive Committee has
risks facing			the charity						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 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 continui

ofactivities should there be a major
reduction in income. The Committee could
raise the value ofsubscriptions to increase
the income to the group on an ongoing
basis, either temporarily or permanently.
Reduction or loss ofleaders. The group is
totally reliant upon volunteers to run and
administer the activities ofthe group. Ifthere
was a reduction in the number ofleaders 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 ofa section. In the worst case
scenario the complete closure ofthe Group.
Reduction or loss ofmembers. The Group
provides activities for all young people aged 6to 18.Ifthere 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 ofa
section. In the worst case scenario the
complete closure ofthe Group. 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 insurance policies to ensure
that insurable risks are covered.

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Description	ofcharity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning document		Para 1.25	The Group's governing documents		are those
			ofThe Scout Association. They consist ofa
			Royal Charter, which in turn	gives	authority
			to the Bye Laws ofthe Association		and The
			Policy, Organisation and Rules of		The Scout
			Association.
How is the charity		Para 1.25	The Group is a trust established under its
constituted?			rules which are common to	all Scouts.
Trustee selection methods		Para 1.25	The Trustees are appointed	in accordance
including details ofany			with the Policy, Organisation	and	Rules of
constitutional	provisions e.g.		The Scout Association.
election to post or name of
any person	or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

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Policies		and	procedures				Members ofthe Executive Committee
adopted		for the induction			and		complete 'Essential information for
training	oftrustees						Executive Committee' training within the	first
							5 months ofjoining the committee.
The charity's			organisational			Para 1.51	The Group is managed by the Group
structure		and	any wider				Executive Committee, the members ofwhich
network		with	which the				are the 'Charity Trustees' ofthe Scout Group
charity works							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.
							The Committee consists of3independent
							representatives, Chair, Treasurer and
							Secretary together with the Group Scout
							Leader, individual section leaders (ifopted to
							take on the responsibility) and parent's
							representation. The committee meets every
							2 months.
							The Group Executive Committee exists to
							support the Group Scout Leader in meeting
							the responsibilities ofthe appointments and
							is responsible for:The maintenance of
							Group property; The raising offunds and	the
							administration ofGroup finance; The
							insurance of persons, property and
							equipment; Group public occasions;
							Assisting in the recruitment ofleaders and
							other adult support; Appointing any sub
							committees that may be required; Appointing
							Group Administrators and Advisors other
							than those who are elected.
Relationship			with any related			Para 1.51	N/A
arties
Other

Charity name	Charity name	1stBlofield and Brundall Sea Scouts
Other name	the charity uses	1' 888
Registered	charity number	1018467

Charity's	principal	address	C/o Mr G Carter
			6Wyngates
			Blofield
			Norwich
			NR13 4JG

Funds held as custodia	n tru	stees
Description ofthe assets		N/A
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe		N/A
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details ofarrangements	for	N/A
safe custody and
segregation ofsuch assets
from the charity's own assets

Type	ofadviser Name Address
Name	ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members	{Optional information)

Signature(s)
Full name(s)	Gordon Carter	Jennifer Crawford
Position	Trustee and Group Scout	Secretary
(eg Secretary„Chair, etc)	Leader

					2020-2021	2020-2021
					Income	Expense
Admin						-E177.86
Badges						-E273.97
Bank Interest					f14.86
Capitation						-E3,960.0Q
Donations					E10,504.26
Equipment Purchase						-f59.48
Events / Meetings	-	Beavers			f34.00	-f140.62
Events / Meetings	-	Cubs			f353.77	-E50.30
Events/Meetings-		Group				-f23.00
Events / Meetings	-	Scouts				-f615.00
Fuel						-ES1.90
Fund Raising					E1,573.63
Grants					E22,932.43
HQ Hire					f1,524.73
HQ Maintenance	/ Repair					-f756.31
HQ Utilities						-f364.98
Insurance						-E3,183.02
Leader Training						-E177.00
Other Income					f1,049.86
Quay Heading Loan					f1S,727.00
River Tolls						-E992.49
RYA Fees					f160.80	-E812.29
Subs - Beavers					f568.19
Subs - Cubs					E2,407.81
Subs - Explorers					f1,230.00
Subs - Scouts					f3,304.42
Subs Refunds - Cubs						-f118.00
Subs Refunds - Explorers						-f87.50
Water Base Maintenance/Repair						-f63,546.64
Water Base Utilities						-E262.00
Water Craft & Equipment			Maintenance/	Repair		-E1,750.15
Account Transfers					f69,418.37	-f69,418.37
					f61,385.76	-f77,402.51

Account balances	Closing	Opening	Difference
Group	f11,834.57	E5,533.64	f6,300.93
Savings 1	f1,000.54	f20,016.85	-f19,016.31
Savings 2	f12,894.61	f14,629.44	-f1,734.83
Beavers	f385.41	f478.22	-f92.81
Beavers Cash	f227.57	f218.19
Cubs	f1,007.91	f642.81	f365.10
Scouts	f2,472.95	f3,871.66	-F1,398.71
Explorers	f402.31	f851.81	-f449.50
	f$0,225.87	f46,242.62	&16,016.75
Summer/
Account balance brought forward	f46,242.62
Total income	f63,981.76
Total expenditure	-f79,998.51
Net income	-f16,016.75
Account balance carried forward	f30,225.87
Reserve at25%ofExpenditure:	f19,350.63
Reserve at 31/03/2021:	f13,894.61