Trustees, Annual Report For Ihe period Fmm (start ¢r¥J dat¢ Charty namg 2nd Beblngton Sithi Gro Other Thames th8 ¢harfty18 known by Reg1$t8￿d chafity number lrfanyl HQ reglstrnuort fiumber Charitys princip318ddre55 3 Teesd8b Road Bebin WiTr81 Posi¢odo Nam88 of Ihe charlty tru81e88who manage the cha Tru•t•• Nam• Office Ilf any) Dat08 act￿ Ilnot forwhole y￿r Robert Kell Jane Hall Elriabelh W8terg lan Morris Victoria Kel Chris Ta Ken Green Chri5 che Suz8nne Mead¢)ws Dawn Brarthwai18 Rgvi Arack Actin Chair Treasurer Secreta Scoul Leador Scout Leader Cub Leader 10 aver L¢oder 13 14 Names 8nd 8ddre88es of adwsers loptkJn81 Tnlom)&bDn butencovralled &s l>es1pra￿1Q*1 $or amB Description oftho charW8tnJsi8 Typo of goveminy doeJJment Tho Group'$ uo¥emiNJ documenlts aro thosè oltho Tl ScoutAsso¢iat(on. They ¢M$i5t of a Roygl Charter. which in lum gi￿$ aulhwity to the Bye la￿ of the Assrflation and The Poli￿. Offjanisatlon and Ru*$ ¢)f Tho S￿ut Aswiation. le.g. trtfrsl deed, ￿)nsI*￿Il0￿1 H(th th6 Charity Is constituted 1 LT711UOOI118t February 20171 iiiy vruup iiLVi VJiMDii¥rwu uiiuvi li¥ iuiu wiiiui omrnon lo SGouls. l•.g. iwsL 358o¢lalion. company) TDJ$tsg ￿leCtIon melhods {a.g. appolntad ty. by) ThÈ Tft¥stee$ are appointed in a¢cordan%% with Ihe PolKy, Oroani$aUon Rules ofTh8 S￿UtA$S0datIOn. A&lrtlonal govemance issues lopt40*è15nlom)At&)n but enrthrayd As best practi￿) You may ¢hoo8e to irtelude addlioftal lrfornalion, where relev8nt. about.. The Group is managed by the Group ExecutW8 Commrttee. the members ofwhtch ar8 th8'Chanty Tru8te8s' ofth8 Scout Group vthlch i% an edur2Uortal chanty. A8 charity trnstaes thay are r88pon$lb18 for coMp￿n9 wsth leglslalion applrable to tharit￿$. Th includès th8 registra￿On, keeping proper actounts aryj making relurns io th8 Charity Commlssion a$ appropriate. PdirAe5 8r¥J prorAure$ adopted lor The Committee conslsts of 3 independent representatives. Chalr, T￿aS￿rer and Secrètary togetheTvMh th8 Group Scout L8ad8rs. sndlvidual sectton katters Irf optstt to tak¢ on the responsibilityl and parent'$ represenlollon and meets evary 2 monlh8. al the Indtt¢ttr>n and tralnlng of trustees., bl tr¢Jstee' t￿$t￿e￿￿on of m•joT $b ond the $y$tem$ afid pro¢8durn$ to mana￿theM Thls Crotjp Exec¢I￿ve Cammittee 8xi%ts to support the Grwp Si%ut Leader In meetlng Ihe wspon64bilkn'e$ of Ihe appointments and is ￿sponSI111e lor. The maintenanc• ofGroup p¥opety. The ral$lnu of lunds and the admln*slrntr'on d Group finance.. The insurance ol perso￿, property and equlpment.. Group publi¢ ow$ion$', ssistlng In the Tr¢nJltment of *aders and other artult support., polutlng any $tJb ¢ommittee$ that may be requi￿d. kX)Intlng Group AdmSnlstratoYs and Alvlsor¥ oth•Tth8n IhD$e %4th0 are elected. Rlsk and Internal Control Tha group ha8 In pla￿ systems of inlemal Controls that are designed to pmvide reasonable assutsnr* again$t moteyial mlsmanagemenl or bss, those Indurf& slgnalor4e$ for all payments and 8 coMwehenS￿ insuranc* poliue5 to ensu￿ Ihat In8urabts rfsks ar8 fA)¥8red. All payments are r8vMv and assed by ouiTreasurei*who Is a qualffied ccounlant and an indepBndenl review of our Accounts undertaken by a Qtsalffied AccountaTrt not dlieclty associated with Itt8 Group or 11$ Exe￿1￿, a¥ per Ihe nclosed slatem8nl. ThA PiimrbRA nl.gr.rnillnn 2 LTTOOOOI 1151 February 201n Scoutlng e￿$ts to 4etW8tyengag8 8nd 81JPPOrt young peopb in thetrpersonal developm8ht. empowering them to ¥nak8 a posrfiva cont￿￿110n to Summary of the tibI¢(a6 ofiho ¢hBrity set out in rts go¥￿Ing Th• Valu08 olscoutlng As Scouts we are guided by Ih8S8 Values.. Int¢grlty- W8 act wSth Integrity.. are hon8st, tru%￿rthY and loyal. R•SWGt-We have 88lf-respe(a and fe5pect for others. Care-we 5UPPOrt olh8r8 and tske Ca￿ olthe wortd In which we live. Bellef -we explore ourfaths, beliefs and ¥ttiliJdes. Co-operatlon-we make B pos>tiV8 dffter8tK*". we c operate with othern and mak8 frt8nd$. 8 Scout Method Scouting takes plare *then young peopkn, In partne¥8h with adults, wotk together b88ed on the values ef Scouting and.. - enjoy What Ihoy are doing and have fun - take part in adiwlies indoors and ouidoo learn by dolng shale In splrttU81 refiecllon - take ￿$pr}nsIbIlitY and makg ch￿(*& - und8rtake new and chall8nglng aclvlties - make and Iwe by their Promisè. Summary of Ihe main a¢￿*11*S in rejauon lo these oW8ds In the pgst yeorthe group run wlth one mpetlny each for Beavers & Cub5 and fvvo me811ng$ lor Scoul¥. A range ot events gnd ramp¥ ¥￿￿8 uThlertaken acr055 all groups Induding". Beaver51 Panlo. B￿￿ing, ch￿SIma5 Movle, Watorsportsl, Cubs Ilca sk8th"n8. Walersports 8nd Hlkel. Scouts (Camps. Chall?n9e81. The grovp is also prepadng foran Intern¥tional Camp- Irb Ihg Cro¢h Republic dunno ay 2024. A¢kJhional dDlails of the oblethe$ loplknal Infomthn but •neourag8d a$ bes1 pradrcel You may ¢h005e to includo further 8ts¢ements. *there relevant, aboul.. ' polw on granlmaking.. ' w)tribuknon made by volunleels". ' PDl¢cy on inVest￿nts. Publlc b￿efft 5tatemenl he Group meets the Charty Commission's public b8nefit criteria under both th8 advan￿Ment of education and the 8dvant*menl of citvLen8hip orujmmunty d¢yelcpment h8adin Sumrrtary of the main a￿￿VementS of th8 (*anty during Ihe yaar Bir81 statement of Ihe charW$ poli¢y OTr res8W¥85 Re8•1¥￿ Pollcy 3 LT70JtsJ1 Itst February 201n The Group's policy on re5erve5 is to hold 8uf[Sc￿n resourc88 to contlnue the eharitabltr activrties of the 9￿up shoukl income and fundraising 8clivil￿s f811 short The Group Executnie Covnfflittee co￿5￿10rS that the group shouhj hok1 a sum e4uiv4lent to 6 monlh$ wnnlng co$t5, arca £5.OLYI. Quantfy and eyplain any d8s¥Jnation$ Dotails of any fund8 mat8rially In deffdt larcumslanc88 plu8 8taps to eliminat#l Further financial details loplton•l Infomialionl You may choose to induda 8dditional Informauon. fftknvbnl, aboul.. . lh8 chaiitys prindpal Sour￿ olfunds lincluding any lundFaisirKdl". nvoslrnent The Group does [￿1 have 8uffirJent tunds to inve51 in longer lerrn inwslmenl8. Th8 Group has therefore adopted ove¥se str8tegy io the inv8strnenl of 115 funds. All fund$ hEkl in cash usiThJ onty UK banks or building soclèl*$. . how oxpendilure h85 ¥UPPOrted the keyoblgthg8 of Ihe (*arily. . investment policy and obiè(ai¥es Plans for future pethods Id¢taih of any 8ignThlcantadhth8 planned to 8chk?va them) The tru51ee8 dBdgre Ihat ihèy havè approved thetrusle88' rnport abov8 Slgned on behalfofthe charlW$ tw$tees Sgn#iurelsl Full nafflelsl ikniks Po$iNon leg Secretary, Cha*) Chair Trea8ur8r 2nd aeblnston5¢04 A¢countsforpeFhJd endtnK 3VOg12023 2023 Income Sub5 ReceNed XMAS P05t 7,197 229 4 LTTC¢)LYJ1115t F8bnTrBry 2017) HarlernTripAccoLmt Czech 202012024 Plant Sales onus Ball Profft 23.200 1.790 226 242 Other Interest Srant recefved GIftAhl 33A84 Rerrt XMAS Post Internatlnal trlp Plant sale 11262 InsurarKe BadEe5and Group Expen Other Capltatlon 171 9.164 5,238 25,835 Fund Surp￿$ In year Fund blF Fund accourt clf 8,049 12,938 20,997 BalanteSh•*t Flxed Assets Debtor-GIftAfd due GerEral Bank Revolut Trip BankknO￿ Pay Pal 5581 20.987 rrent Lla 5ub5 owed to Parenis es 20.9WI Fln 20.987 3110712023 5,581 1¥06 Ger*ral IniematlonalAccount C￿chTrip Iq987 I have no concerns and have come across no other matteri with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not app Signed: Date: 171( Name: lain Gopsill Relevant professlonal 5 LTI(th0111st February 20171 qualificatlon(s) or body (if any): Address: 261 Teehoy Lane Wirral CH63 2JG 6 LT7fiJ001118t Fèbruary 201n ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the** Charity Name **trustees/directors/** 2ND BEBINGTON SCOUT GROUP **members of On accounts for the year** 31st August 2023 **ended Charity no.:** 1020185 Company no.: **Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** 31 08 2023 . **Responsibilities and** As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the **basis of report** company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. **Independent** [The company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** ~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of~~ applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or • the accounts do not accord with such records; or • the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or •the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102). **October 2018** 1 **IER** 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date:** 17/01/2024 **Name:** Iain Gopsill **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 261 Teehey Lane Wirral CH63 2JG ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner'5 Report Reportto the trustsesldirectorsl members of Charity N8me 2ND BEBINGTON SCOUT GROUP On accounts for the year ended 31st August 2023 Charlty no.: 1020185 Company no.: Set out on pages I￿rember to include Ihe p4gE numb815 013ddition81 sheelsl I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended I I'08 1202.3,. As the charitys trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 {"the 2006 Act.). Responslbilities and basls of report Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of Ihe 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {"the 2011 ACV). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under seclion 145(5){bl of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statsment I have completed my examination. I confirm that no malerial matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed ￿lOW ') which gives me cause to believe that: accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006,. or . the accounts do not accord with such records., or . the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 olher than any requirernent that the accounts give a 'true and fail view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination., or .the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charil¢es SORP {FRS102). IER October 2018 Trustees, Annual Report For the period Frryn l$tart d to end datfj Seclioii A Reference and administration deiails Charity norr 2nd Bebington Scout Group Other names lh8 charty is known by Regislored charity number Olanyl HQ reg181rallon number Charitys principal addre$$ 3 Teestlale Road Bebin on Wirral PDS*ode Narr￿ ofthe tharlty trustees %￿0 manage the Charity Trust08 Nam• Offlco Ilf arryl D4t•$ actsd If not forwholo yoar Robert Kel Jane Hall El&abelh Wat8r5 18n Morri5 Victori8 Kell Chris Ta lor Ken Gfeen Chrls D cha Suzanne Me8dow5 awn 8railhwaile Ravi AraGk Morns Aciln Chair Treasurer Secreta Scoul Leader Grou Scout Leader Cub Leader 10 eaver Leader 12 13 14 15 Nam0$ al￿ adL1re8ses 018d¥is8r5 loptlonal knformalion bulen¢wraged as best practice) visor ame Address Section B Structure. governaiice arid iiianageinent D88cdpllofi of tho charws trusts Type olg¢)veming document The Group'$ goyerning documents are Ih088 oflhe The S£DulAssecialion. They con$i$t of a Royal Ch8rt8r. whKh in turn gwes authority lo Ihe 8ye Laws of the Associ81ion and The Policy. OrganL8aUon and Rule5 of The S¢ou¢ Associalion. {8.g. trust doed. cM¥litullonl How Ihe Ghormy * cmsllluled Th? Group a Iru$l 8Stabli8hed under its rule$ whlch are common to all Scouls. l•.g. trU$t, a8soclallon. cornp4nyl TNstee $eltr¢llon m81hods The Tiuste88 are appointed in accordance with ffte PoliGyi 1 LT1￿00111$t Februiry 2017) le.g. appointed by, elected byl OrganIsath￿ and Rules vf The Scout A880¢iatlon. Addillonal govemance issues loplional infornalion bul encouwed as besl pr4clicEI You rnay ch20se to indude additional information. %vhere ￿￿Vant, abJut.. The GrDup 1$ managed by the roup Éxecutive Cornmitiee, the mémbers of which are Ihe'CharityTruslees' of the Scout Group which is an educational charity. As charity Iruslees Ihey are iesponsible for comptying with le9tht￿n aP￿ICab￿ lo challlies. This includes th8 ifjgistrallon. keeping proper accounts and making return3 to the Ghorlty Commi55iDn 35 approprith. Policies and procedures adopted for. The Cornmittee ¢on5i$ts of 3 ind8pendent r8pres8ntalwes, Chair. Treasurer 2nd Seuetary log8lh8r the GfOUP S¢oul L&8d8rs, Individual s8Ctkin188d8rs lif opted lo take on Ihe responsibility) and parent's representation and m881s avery 2 monlhs. al Ihe induction and training ofliuslees., bl trustee, consk18ralion of major rf$k$ and the $ystems and pn>c8dure8 to manage Ihern Th&8 Group Executive Committee exi5ts1ts stsppurt the Group Scout Leader in meetSng the re$ponslbllllE¢$ ollhe appointmen15 and is responsib￿ for.. The tnaintenante of Group prop8ty', The ralslng of lund8 and Ihe administralton of Group nan¢e,' The insurance of p8rson8, property and equlpm8nl', Group pubfic crcasions., Ass151ing in the recwilmenl of IE4dEr¥ #nd other adult suppori.. Appoinling any sub Committees tha¢ may be raqulred., AppoIn￿n9 Group Ad￿￿nIstratO19 and Advws other than thos8 who are elec18d. Section B structure. governance and manageineiit Iconlinuedl Risk and Internal Control The group has in plaGe system$ of inlemal control$ that are designed lo proyide oa$Onab￿ assurancÈ against material mismanagement or Ios8, Ihesa include slgnalor￿s for all payments and a eompreh&nsive insurance policKs lo ensure Ihat insurab18 rk8ks are covered. All payments are review and assed by ourTreasurefe who is a qualified Accountant and an independent review of ourAc¢Dunts 1$ undertaken by a Qualrfied A¢¢ounlanl not dire¢tly assockiled with the Group or its Exe¢ullv8, as perthe enc105ed 51alement. Section C abjeetives and activities Scouting ?￿81$ lo aclivety 8ngage and supportyoung Peop￿ in Iheir persenal developrnenl, empN*ring them to make a p¢siliv• con1ribu￿Q￿ to Summary of the oblecls of the charty set out in ils governing doujmnl 2 LT700Q01 11$1 February 2017) souety. Th•Valu88 of Scoutln9 As Scouts w8 are guided by these vAlues.' Int8grlty- We aGlwith integrity,. we are honest, INsiwotlhy and loyal. Respect. We ha¥8 88lf-re5peGt and mpedfor others. Care- We support others and lake car8 of the w0￿d in which we live. Beltef - We expk)re ourfailhs, b8lief5 and ath'ludes. Co•operatlon- We make a p0511i¥e drffei8nce', we co- cperale %￿th elher5 and mako Ir￿nds. The Scout M&th¢)d Scouling lakes pl8r* young peopkn. In pgrtnershlp with adults, work together based on the values of Scouting and.. - ensoywhal Ihey are doing and have fun - lake part in activilKs indoor5 arxl outdoors learn by doing share in spiritual refleclion lake re5PQD5ibility make choic8S - undertake new and challenging activitie5 Summary of Ihe Ma￿ actniitres in rdalion to Ihege obj'ect8 In the P8Stye8r the group run wlh one meeting each for Beavers & Cubs and meetings for Scouts. A range of events and Gamps were undartaken auoss all groups induding." Beavers I P2nlo, 8owling. Chri5trDos Mo￿8, Walersportsl, Cubs Ilce Skating, Walersports and Hike), S￿Ul$ Icamps, Chall8nge51. The group Is also Preparing for an International Camp- in the Cze¢h Republic during May2Q24. AdLlilional details of Ihe eblecl￿e¥ and a￿1￿1￿&$ lopl￿n81 informalon bu¢ encouraged as best practi￿) You may choose lo Indvde furfh&r slalemen15. Y4here refevanl, about.. policy on grantrnaking". . c0nlrfbu1￿n made by ¥olunleetS". pollcy on in¥e$tmenls. PublK benefrt statement The Group me815 the Charity Commissiori's publlc benefit criteria under both the ad¥on¢emenl of education and lh& advancement of Cbtizen$hip or community development headin Section D Achieveinents and perforfflanGe Summary oflhe maln athlevem8nts of the ¢harity during the year Section E Financial Review 8riEf sts12ment of the charitys pdKyon reser¥e$ Reser¥e8 Pollcy Tht Group's pollw on ￿SerVeS 1$ lo hold sufficien $our¢8S to continue the Gharilable acuvilles ef the group shouk1 income and fundraising octivil￿$ f811 short. The Group Executive Comm1tt8e consk18r5 that the group should hold a sum equ￿a￿nt to 6 months running costs, circa £5,000. 3 LT70000111st February 20171 Quantify and explain gnyde$vJJatk)n$ Detail$ of any fund$ mal8rfalW in defic IrArcum$lan¢xs plus steps lo eliminate) Furlt*rfinan¢kl wl8w dela1* loptlonal inform81ionl You may Ghoose lo indude addllional 1nf0miatk￿, wher8 relevant, about.. . Ihe ch8rWs principal sourc•s Of funds Iln¢ludlng any fundralslngl., nves en ¢y The Group d¢e$ not hav8 sufficlenl funds lo Inv881 in longer lemi investments. The Group ha8 therefore adopted a rfsk averse Strategy lo Ihe inv8slmenl of 115 fund5. A41 funds are held in cash using only UK banks or buildlng SOC￿11?#. . how expendlturo has svppttrted Ihe key obl8cUves ofth8 chaity, • inve$lmenl pottcy and obi8ctNes Section F Other Optional InfoTmatiort P￿n$ for fulufa perfoJ8 IdetaiLs of any signnlcant activities ￿artne￿ lo achieve them) Section G Declaration The Iru8188s dedare that they have approved the trustees. report above Svjned on behawolthe ¢*ariV$ tru$tee$ Sign4luo1$1 Full namelsl Posilbn leg Secretary, Chair) Chair Treasurer Dole 2nd Bebin8tort S¢outs Accounts forpeflod endtnz 3110812023 Z023 1023 Incoffle Subs Recelved Post Harlem Trfp Account Cie¢h 202012024 ant Sales Bonus Ball Proflt Fundraisln8 Other Inte￿$t Grant recelved 7.197 229 226 242 I,o(x) 33A84 4 LT700(X)111st Feb￿ary 201n Rent xM￿s Pcst Internatlnal rrlp ant sale Insurance 8ad8es aThJ Gr¢up Expe Other Cèpitatlon 171 9,164 5.238 25,835 Fund Surplus In yoar Fund WF Fund account c/f 8.049 12,938 Flxed Assets Debtor- Glft AW due General Bank Revolur Trlp Bank ActDUrtt Pay P31 5,581 15,4C6 20,987 Current LIa￿lItIeS Subs owed io pa￿￿ts To>1 Assets 20.987 Flnanced 20.987 Fund A General International Account Czech Trlp ntod b 3y0711023 5.581 I have no concerns and have come across no other matteri with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to I Pleas8 d81ete th8 words in the brackets if they do not app Signed: Date: 1711 Name: lain Gopsill Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 261 Té8h8y Lana Wirral CH63 2JG 5 LT70W01 (1st February 201n