Servitum Non DispLico April 2022 The First New Cross (The Greys) Scout Group AnnuaL Report and Accounts 2021/22 scouts.org.uldjoin
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Contents Structure, Governance and Management Objectives and Activities Achievements and Performance FinanciaL Review Comments upon the Future 10 Section Reports 13 Squirrel Report 14 Beaver Report 16 Cub Report 20 Scout Report 23 Golden Hind ESU Report 27 Group Accounts 30
Trustees, Annual Report I" April 2021 to 31" March 2022
Reference and Administration Details. Registsred Charity Number: 1021328 Scout Registration Number 44935 Headquarters: 25 8reakspears Road. Tack Mews. Brocklry. London, SE4 IXW H•rn of th• Ch•vlty Thwt•u who m4n•g• th• Ch•rlty. David PenneU- President Brian Sweeting- GSL & Treasurer Eileen Fricktr- Exec Member David Fricker- Chaim•n David Cohen - Asst. Group Scout leader Eleanor Clarke - Secretary Peter 8uckle- Asst. Beaver Leader Debbie Cohen- Cub Scout Leader. Zoe Gaffen- Exec Member Ellzabeth Fricker-DC Southwark & GSL Luke Cohen - Quartemaster jacqueline Guest- Leader Neil Pentington - Exec Member Michelle Buckle. Alan McKinnon. Stscey Ingrassia. Katie Sturgess, M•tthew Coleman. Roe Hennessy-Littlejohns. Shelby Millard, Joanne Fuller. Gemma Whitelaw, Sam Sh*ead. Structure, Governance and Management. The Group's governing documents are those of The Scout Association. They conslst of a Royal Charter. which in turn give5 authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy. Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. The Group is a Trust estsblished under its rules which are common to all Scouts. The Trustees are appointsd in accordance with The Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. The Group is managed by the Group Executive Committee. including the members who are also 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. The Group Executive Committee consists of three independent representatives. Chair, Secretary and Treasurer together with Group Scout Leader, individual Section Leaders loptionaLI. parents, representation and others, and meets six times annually unless any extraordinary meeting needs to be convened. It exists to SUPPOrt the Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities of the appointments and is responsible for.. the maintenance of Group property.. the raisirsg 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 suppor( appointing any sub-committees that may be required and appointing Group Administrators and Advisers other than those who are elected. Objectives and Activities. The objectives of the Group are as a unit of the Scout Association. The aim of the Scout Association is to provide the deveLopment of young peopLe in achieving their fuLL physical. intelLertuaL. social and spiritual
potentials. as individuals, as responsibLe citizens and as members of their local 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. Amongst measures required to achieve our objectives are the production and implementation of informative, interesting and fun programmes and activities for aLI Sections plus the maintenance of numbers. Attendance at Cub and Scout District Camp5 and District sleep-overs for Beavers is typical of the external activities encouraged, as is taking part in broader based activities with other organisations and various Scout District and County organised events. With costs rising sharply an income of around £IO.000 per year is required to pay the Group's mandatory expenditure CounciL tax. utilities. insurances. pLu5 additional fund5 for exceptional and unexperted matters and vehicle insurance and running costs etc. More traditional methods of fund raising such as attendance at fairs continue to be in the main abandoned due to aLmosttotaL lack of assistance and public apathy. Other methods of fund raising are being used including a direct method of raising establishment funds based upon the number of Scouts. Cub5. Beavers and Squirrels benefiting from our facilities. a couple of on-line shopping system which generates a percentage fee from the retailer, the Lewisham Lottery and numerous sponsored events and social evenings. The use of our Headquarters two days a week by three externaL organisations generates much needed donations as does the use for children's parties, however this is not necessarily throughout the entire year but we appreciate their continued support. The requirement of funds for the Group excludes the needs of funds for the Sections for expeditions and other activities. Achievements and Performance. The Group continues to go from strength to strength and is weLI supported by the Group Executive Committee. As outlined on a number of occasions. there is an ongoing requirement to encourage parents to become more involved in fundraising and social events which generate a much needed source of income, without which we would struggle to continue. The provision of Scouting in Brockley continues to be adequately maintained. At the 2022 Census Uanuaryl. our numbers had increased over a 12-month period in all sections, Wlth strong retention rates. In the two months until the end of March 2022, our numbers have increased further still to maximum capacity in alL sertions with waiting lists. We need to ensure that this continues and maintain our extensive recruitment drives which are currently in progress and to concentrate on maintaining the youth membership. We have also continued to maintain sufficient numbers in aduLt leaders in aLI sections, but WILL continue to recruit to cover all eventualities. At the end of 2021 we decided that we would introduce the newest, youngest section. Squirrels14-5 year olds). so we started the process of setting this up and we finally managed to open the Squirrel Drey on 23, February 2022. the first non-piLot scheme in the County. The Squirrel Scout. 8eaver Scout. Cub Scout and Scout Section Annual Reports are appended at the end of this report. ALSO appended separateLy is a report from the Golden Hind Explorer Scout Unit which although they are District based, is affiliated to the First New Cross, meets at our premises and is part of our Scouting FamiLy. The sections have undergone some leader changes in the past year and we have welcomed a number of new leaders into the Group. We aLso have a number of Occasional Helpers into the Group. The Group website, originally set up by Luke Cohen, continues to grow and is constantly being updated and expanded. continuing to provide visitors to the site with a great deal of information
about the Group and its acbvities. fundraisers and events. The website Looks fantasts'c. Our thanks to Luke Cohen for keeping this eloquently updated and maintained giv1r fulL transparency of the Group's artivities. In January 2022. Brian Sweeting, our Group Scout Leader for the last 12 years, stepped down from the roLe and has been replaced as Group Scout Leader by Elizabeth Fricker, former Scout Leader at First New Cross and former Districi Commissioner of Southwark. making history as the first female Group Scout Leader of the Group. Our thanks to Brian in all that he did as GSL and a very warm weLcome to Liz, who WILI bring new ideas and a different perspective to the role. Brian has not left the Group. he will continue as Group Treasurer and Administrator. The completion of training of Leaders through District and County run Courses WILI continue to be a priority in 2022. and some training, Safeguarding. Safety and First Response require updating on a regular basis. All persons sitting on the Group Executive Committee also need to complete the online Trustee Induction Training. Alike with aLI other Scout Groups, aLI Leaders are volunteers and undertake their duties without any financial reward, indeed they are out of pocket. having to purchase uniform items and using annual leave to attend camps and other activities. We are extremely fortunate to have a group of very enthusiastic, dedicated Leaders who give as much of their own time as possible for the benefi't of Squirrels. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers, not just at weekly DrevlColOnylPacroopIUnlt meeting nights and camps or expeditions but also in administration, advance programme planning. fundraising. Headquarters maintenance, advertising. recruitment and undertaking their own training. Without this very devoted team, the First New Cross could not perform to its full potential. Our thanks go to them all. The members of the Group Executive Committee. that are not uniformed Leaders, are aLso unpaid volunteers and they too give up their spare time freely for the benefft of the Group and need to be DBS cleared and have minimal training. We continue to weLcome one of our cLose neighbour5. Neil lalso section parent), onto the Group Executive Committee to give our immediate local community a voice and so that they are aware of what happens within the Group and this has proved to be most beneficiaL. The Committee continues to retsin and increase its Member numbers AA All fundraising and social events that are arranged by the Group require the support of the parents that have sons or daughters within the Group to provide essentiaL assistance in organising and running those events. The end of the last financial year was a very sad one wtth the sad passing of our Beaver Leader, Michelle 8uckle on 30" March 2022. Michelle was a Lovely Lady who always put the kids first and no matter how ill she was would still do as much as she could. even from her hospital bed. We thank Michelle for her service to our Group and Scouting in general as she was also an active member of the District Team as ADC Beavers. We will all miss Michelle and a memorial bench WILL be placed in our grounds $0 that we can all remember her. We have five representatives from the Scout & Explorer Sections that will be going to South Korea for the World Scout Jamboree in 2023, the only representative5 from Lewisham District. There are aLs0 a number of leaders that will also be involved. In addition to this we have 14 young people that have been selected to go on the County trip to Croatia in 2023, again with a number of Leaders also selected. This is an outstanding achievement and once in a lifetime experience for aLI. There have been a number of settion camps, sleepovers, trips and excursions throughout the year gNing our youth element a wide and varied window of opportunities to enjoy different things and basic camping skiLis alike. The section reports appended to this report give in-depth insight into what these were and the enjoyment that was had by alL
In November 2021 the Group attended the Deptford War Memorial for our Remembrance Parade along nd nd with 2 & 32 Deptford Groups, where poppy wreaths were laid in remembrance. Chief Scout Awards for each section have been gained this year. the latest of which will be presented at the Group AGM & Awards Evening on 16" September 2022. The Group AnnuaL SectionaL Awards will be announced and presented at the Group AGM & Awards Evening. As SquirreLs has onLy been running since February. there will be an award for Squirrel of the I" Term and then a Squirrel of the Year from next year, which WILI be known as the Michelle Buckle Award. The Annual Awards are: Joe Curd Award- Beaver of the Year Barbara Collins Award- Cub of the Year Alan Collins Award- Scout of the Year Sid Reader Award- Explorer of the Year Geoffrey Morriss Award - For Outstanding Achievement E. FinanciaL Review. i. Background. The Group'5 policy on reserves is to hold sufficient reSOurS to continue the charitable activities of the Group should income and fundraising activitie5 fall Short. Given the recent rise in costs of utilities and inflation, The Group Executive Committee consider5 that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, approximately £IO.000.00. This amount was held at the year end. In view of these constant increases in Utility and other tariffs. the Group Executive Committee may consider it to be prudent to increase this figure. With both Central and Local Government requiring further economies. there is a possibiLitythat the onLy externaLfinancial assistance we receive, being the Mandatory 8096 discount on Business Rates, could be reduced or even scrapped, particularly as a re-vaLuation of all Business Rates has recently been undertaken with possibLe new higher charges experted 500n. The Financial situation and details of Income and Expenditure are appended to this report. The First New Cross Scout Group is totally self-supporting receiving no external financial assistance or reguLar grants from any Source whatsoever save for the redurtion in Business Rates as currently dictated by Parliament for premises used by Registered Charities. We are very fortunate in having a substantial ple of freehold property within inner suburban London with a main hall. storage facilities and adequate space to undertake external Scouting and other activities. However, aLike with any other business or domestic premises we have to pay our way finding funds for Rates - Water and Business: Gas; Electricity,. Media Communications: Property, Equipment. Contents and VehicLe Insurances and. as with any premises owner or househoLder, maintain our Land and the trees and buildings upon it in a reasonable condition. Indeed, as an organization deaLing with Youth and other members of the public. the standards we are required to maintain are much higher than normaL"Housekeeping" ALSO being a Scout Group and a Registered Charity, we are classified as a "CommerciaL" organization and thus all tariffs charged to us reflect this classification. The ways that the necessary funds are raised to meet these commitments are Limited and all require the
assistsnce of the Leaders, Trustees. parents of the Youth of the Group and other adults. Leaders and other adults working with the I" New Cross are un aid voLun giving their time and expertise forthe benefft of the local Community. AIL Leaders and Executive members have to undergo mandatory training courses to suit their position in the Group. often at locations away from home and for weekends or longer periods. This is in addition to planning and running SquirreL, Beaver, Cub or Scout meetings each weel. planning and running activities. camps and expeditions,. keeping attendance and financial records,. attending Scouters. meetings within the Group and within the Scout Distri¢. attending Group Executive meetings and serving on various sub-committees for fund-raising or maintenance - the list is endLess. On top of aLI this most of our Leaders still find time to organize fund-raising events and undertake valuable work around the buildings and grounds. It is extremely sad to find that after all this efforL which is really for the benefit of other peopLe's children, many of our fundraising events are $0 poorly attended, and frequentLy have to be cancelled due to the apparent apathy of those to whom our facilities are aimed. Whilst we are not permitted to hire out our premises for gain upon penaLty of losing the 8usiness Rates discount, a number of other organizations and individuals have made use of our premises and afforded donations towards establishment Costs, and for this we are very grateful. Fixed rats donations have also been made by other Scout Groups and individuals towards the running costs of the Mini-bus and trailer. The figure for the running costs of the Mini-bus does not usually include fuel. Where the vehicle is used bv external parties. the vehicle leaves our Headquarters full of fuel and is returned in the same manner. When used by the First New Cross, fuel costs are included within the individual Accounts for camps. expeditions. etc. Every Squirrel, Beaver, Cub and Scout land ExpLorerl is required to pay an Annual Membership fee lor Capitationl to the Scout Association and this is collerted as part of weekly subscripty'ons. This is llot First New Cr05s money.. we merely collect the fee and pay it on annually through Lewisham Scout District and this year was a total of £4.455.00. The Membership Fee goes towards paying the costs of all the many services provided by the Scout Association for its juvenile and adult members including the upkeep of Headquarters, Camping and Activity sites such as Gilwell Park. Most importantly perhaps, this fee covers the Insurances provided for all members of the Scout Association whilst tsking part in any recognised Scouting activity. Currently120221 the Membership Fee stands at £55.00 per head per year: that equates to approximately £1.55 per week for each of the weeks that the DreYlColony/Packrrroop meet in an average year - good value for all the activities, adventure and knowledge available. 11. 202112022 Result There has been an increase in our earnings this year and this is largeLy due to donations received for the use of our premises which have increased since the easing of.Covid-19 restrictions. Attendance for fundraising events has increased but could stslL be much better than it is if the events were more widely supported. Once again, the lack of backing forthe Gift Aid system has contributed to this. All parents will be requested to complete a Gift Aid fom. if they are able to. to afford us the opportunity of claiming 25 back in Gift Aid. For subscriptions from April 2022 this should not be a problem as Online Scout Manager will be used to collect subscriptions and event payments and Gift Aid infonnation will be automatically generated. The continuing increases in necessary expenditure emphasizes the need for a substantial contingency figure to be contained in the annual establishment costing and how important it is for parentslguardians of the Youth within the First New Cross to be supportive of our aims and needs. otherwise this 114 year old Scout Group. probabLy the oldest extant Scout Group in the World. could be fortrd to close. thus depriving your chiLdren and the rest of the local neighbourhood of any Scouting provision.
Excluding the monies generated purely for the benefit of the SquirreLs, Beavers. Cubs and Scouts (weekly subscriptions. camp fees. etc.). the majority of our income came from a Business Grant from Lewisham Council for £11.484.79: the use of our Headquarters for educational and social occasions, and for use of the Mini-bus and trailer. and some Fund-Raising events organised by the Executive Committee and the Leaders. These have not been many events in number this year but we did manage a table sale raising £283.80 a Christmas RaffLe raising £356.40 and a Bonfire Evening raising £522.00 , but we hope that next year will afford a greater variety such as Quiz, Fireworks, Community Fun Day, Karaoke Night. Jingle Mingle, and New Years, Eve event. which although betterthan recent years, only generated a fraction of our required income. We also secured amounts from online outLets such as Easyfundraising £297.84, Lewisham Lottery - £103.50 and Smile Amazon £104.87. A very speciaL effort was made by Jamie Gregory-white by running in the Run or Dye Event raising £600 through sponsorship and also £500 through a corporate donation fantastic work Jamiel All Liaison and other arrangements regarding the use of our premises and the mini-bus by third parties falls to two or three Warranted and unpaid Leaders who already have their Uniformed Sections to run pLus their own homes and paid work. It can therefore be disappointing and demoraLising if fund-raising andlor social events organised for the benefit of other people's children are poorly supported by the parents of those same children and even having to be cancelled at the last minute for lack of interesL 50 your support in future events would be much appreciated. Income Tax reclaim IGift Aidl is claimed back from HMR&C one year in arrears. We made no claim since the 2015116 Financial Year for several reasons including difficuLties in contacting HMR&C, late receipt of the necessary appLication forms. a computer error and most importantly. a dearth of signed Gift Aid forms from parentslguardians of the Beavers. Cubs and Scouts in the Group in that year. A circulation of all parentslguardians wilL be made with new and revised Gift Aid forms. For alL weekly subscriptions paid. we can claim a further 2586 amounting to around £1,000 each year and thus we ask all parengUardianS who are able, to sign the appropriate Gift Aid form. This is a genuine method of raising funds without any impact upon the time or pockets of the parentslguardians of this Scout Group's Youth. The outgoings upon Utilities including Business and Water Rates, Gas, Electricity. Phone & Broadband and Insurances were largely within our budgetary expectations. Due to the impending ULEZ restrictions we had to scrap our minibus as it did not comply with the regulations regarding emissions but we were able to apply to Transport for London under their Scrappage Scheme and we secured a £7.000 scrappage allowance. We had to source a new minibus and did so through a company in Bournemouth that specializes in bijses for youth organisations. We were able to secure a vehicle with very Low mileage that was four year's old and in excellent condition at a cost of £21.000 after negotiating a discount with them. This cost was offset with the use of the money from the Scrappage Scheme. Under recent legislation, all minibuses used by Youth organisations also has to have 10-weekLy safety checks which is an added cost and quite expensive at £857.94, although that does include an annual service and MOT test. A tow bar also had to be fitted at a cost of £573.16. Almost aLI of the other mini-bus expenditure shown relates to running costs. That said. the cost of minibuses has risen since our purchase, largely because of ULEZ, and a bus the same as the one thatwe have is now costing in extrss of £26,000. FolLowing a request to our Water service provider5 for biLI as we hadn't received one for over a year. we were shocked in November 2021 to receive notification that they considered that we owed them in excess of £7,500 due to a water leak from 2018 that had not been included on previous biLls received. We have contested this and been told by the Consumer Council for Water that we have to go through the company's complaints procedure first before they can intervene, which we have been doing, although we are having to pay substantial instalments monthly to offset the figure whiLstthe complaint is being dealt with. We hope that this will be resolved soon and that we WILI be reimbursed the majority of the money paid. Should the Water company rule against us. we WILL get the CCW involved.
8usiness and Water Rates are due on I" April 2022 and will be folLowed by Utitity Bills each quarter, annual Insurance and Mini-bus costs and fvnds must be raised to cover these mandatory outgoings. All expenditure save Utility. other mandatory bills and routine hou.sekeeping is Laid before the Executive Committee for approval. The Number 2 Bank account shows an increase in funds however this is due to deposits made and fundraising that has taken place for the World Scout Jamboree 2023 in South Korea which in tum is paid on to County. This is normaLLy undertaken by District but First New Cross and Golden Hind ESU are the only persons seLected from Lewi5ham District. so is being done at Group level. We are fortunate to have 5 young peopLe selected for South Korea and a further 14 youn9 people seLected for the Croatia Trip, both in 2023. We also have a number of leaders selected for both trips. The Golden Hind ExpLorer Scout Unit are not part of the First New Cross ScoLrt Group but are "controlled" both administrativeLy and financially directLy by Lewisham ScoLrt District as is nomal procedure Laid down in the Policy, Organization and Rules of the Scout Association. Nevertheless they are part of the First New Cross "Scouting family" sharing our Headquarters and facilities and with some Adults serving in both the First New Cross IINXI and the Golden Hind IGHESUI. F. Comments upon the Future We aim to continue to maintsin and strengthen our position in tsrms of numbers and the quality of ScoLrting availabLe to the local community as always. There continues to be recruitment campaigns through our website and soaal media with regard to bringing more children into the adventure that is Scouting leven though we have waiting lists currently). together with recruiting more adults to serve as leaders or on the Executive Committee andlor as officers of the Group. We will need to maintain the retention of our leaders in the sections and we need to aLs0 maintain the youth membership to keep them interested in staying with us particularLy in the ScoLrt Section as increasing schoolwork can put increased pressures on this age 9roup. Leader training will continue to be priority. The Group will continue to promote itself through recruitment campaigns to ensure that Scouting in Brocktey is property maintsined. We are alL very pleased to be back to face to face Scouting and long may that Last The efforts of the maintenance tsam and others have helped to keep our premises in a reasonable condition which will need to be continued. A work weekend will usually be scheduled within the summer break to tackle any work that needs doing. The pathways to the premises would all benefit from being resurfaced and we propose to apply for a grant for this. The substantial trees on our property will also be required to be poLlardedfreduced as they are now substsntially overgrown and we have now received grant from Morrisons which will allow the majority of this work to be done and aLso raised bed vegetable boxes to be purchased. We will however need to Look into appLying for another grant to get the residue of the trees, not covered by this grant. to be pollardedfreduced. Therefore our fundraising efforts may need to be raised to encompass part of the cost albeit to offset our contribution to any grant application, as is usuaLly expected. FULL details of our conventional fundraising and social events have not been finaLised and we will advise on dates for these as soon as we are abLe to. HopefulLy Fund Raising events for the remainder of 2021 WILI be discussed and finaLÈsed S¢XJn. together with those tor the period untiL the end of March 2022, later in io
November by the Group Fund Raising Sub-committee and finalised at the Group Executive Committee meetr'ng. The 2022 Group Fundraising caLendar as it stands is- 21" MAY 2022- RACE NIGHT- CancelLed- New Date to be Advised 18" JUNE 2022- SUMMER FAYRE TH 9 JULY 2022 - QUIZ NIGHT- CanceLled- New Date to be Advised 18" SEPTEMBER 2022- SPONSORED BRIDGE WALK 15" 00BER 2022- KARAOKE EVENING I" NOVEMBER 2022- LAUNCH OF CHRISTMAS RAFFLE DRAW 12" NOVEMBER 2022 - BONFIRE EVENING 13" NOVEMBER 2022- REMEMBRANCE PARADE 16 DECEMBER 2022 - JINGLE MINGLE including CHRISTMAS RAFFLE DRAW 31" DECEMBER 2022- NEW YEAR'S EVE EVENT The above events can also be used by those individuals involved in the World Scoutjamboree and Croatia Trips to undertake personal fundraising for their trip by running stalls or taking part in sponsored events. We will continue to raise funds through Easy Fundraising and Amazon Smile, which allows anybody to purchase goods on Line acquiring a donation from the retailer for the Group at no extra cost to themselves, We will continue to promote the Lewisham Lottery which WILL heLp raise funds for the Group. We will continue to update our website and attempt to include as many links as possible to assist navigation of other associated sites and to provide our members with up to date information of Group. District and County activities and events. We are fairly unique in Inner London in having a freehold property with a fairly large plot of land. Our conservation of this area is to be maintained, not only with consideration of our own use for training. games and camping. but aLso for the benefit of wildlife. of which there is evidence of substantial species. We see our husbandry of the trees and flora throughout the site as being a worthwhile legacy for the future. AIL youth Sections WILI continue to be encouraged to take part in the beneficial maintenance of the grounds. The Group and GHESU wilL attend the Annual Remembrance Day Service at the Deptford War Memorial in November 2022 representing Scouting in Lewisham. This coming year will again be a challenge given the amount that we need to achieve however. with your help. we will achieve our goals. The teamwork and general enthusiasm shown by the Executive Committee, Section Leaders and general support from the District and its team needs to be carried forward and where possible improved upon. It is imperative that recruitment within the sections is ongoing and successful to ensure that numbers in the Group are maintained and where possibLe increased. Generally. we are very optimistic for the immediate future, but we fuLly appreciate the hard work and dedication which will be required, as always, by all adult volunteers in the Group to achieve our desired aims, not least of which is the need to generate funds to allow our aims and objectives to be met and the First New Cross to continue its long. $0 far. 114 year existence. It is essential that the Group Executive Committee is retained and strengthened and that all members of the Group Council make every endeavour to assist in the provision of funds, Sultably maintained premises and afford the opportunity for even better Scouting in our community. ALI new members of the Group Executive Committee MUST submit to a DBS check and undertake a minimal amount of training. Should any parents wish to serve on this committee li
please speak with any Leader who wilL pass on your details to the Group Scout Leader. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. The Trustees decLare that they have approved the Trustees reFK)rt above. Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees: David Fricker, Chairman. Brian SweetinglLiz Fricker, Group Scout Leaders. 12
Section Reports 2021/22 13
+r Squirrel Section Report February 2022- March 2022 14
Our year In September 2021 the Squirrel Section for 4-5 year olds {earty years) was officially launched nationwide by the Scout Association and a seed of an Idea was planted in my head 'what If we opened our own drey. At present we are the only open Squirrel Drey in South London and have high demand for places. We plan to increase numbers gradually going up to 24 in September when our first group of older ones will 'wiggle' up to Beavers. Autsmn 2021- th• pi•n Questions asked and answered. feelers put outfor possible leaders. review of the waiting List for young people and decision made. We had meetings to discuss programme, names. training and what materials we needed to purchase. A date in January was proposed to open, a list of new Squirrels drawn up and aLI the paperwork sorted. Then just before we sent the invites to join there was a surge in Omicron cases so we took the decision to postpone launch until after February half term The future hoLds lots of exciting adventures with planned cinema trip, a visit to the fire station and elebrating the Queen's Jubilee. From all the SqulrreL leaders Learn more. Sprlng 2022 - opening On 23rd February 2022 we had our very first Squirrel Drey meeting with parents and visitors from the County team. Everything ran very well and we had a red and white balloon arch and a special Squirrel cake made by Skippy ILIZ-GSLI. We had 14 young people to start us off and we soon got to know their individual characters. The first few weeks were quite challenging as it was so new to aLI of Lts but eventually we settled in to a routine and set guidelines of expected behaviour with the Squirrels. Share more. Be more. 15
Beaver Section Report April 2021- March 2022 16
Our year Inter T•rni 2021 In our Winter term we welcomed two new Beavers as we had Beavers move up to Cubs. Due to the demand for places, our coLony increased to 24. Beavers had their first Beaver sleepover since covid became a reality here at the hut and as part of the sLeep over, they visited the Maritime Museum. The end of another Beavers year, and it certainly Beavers had a great time with the games that had was a challenging one. been laid out. giving them the opportunity to work as part of a team as welL as the opportunity to improve on their problem-solving skills. The sleepover was a great success! Aprll brought back to face to face meetings. We welcomed all the old Beaver5 back aLong wtth 6 new ones, bringing our numbers up to 20. Summ•r T•rm 2021 After returning to meeting atthe hut we made sure we stayed outside covering the gardenin9 badge, planting seeds, creating pictures and Learning about the tools needed when gardening. On starting back at Beavers in September, we welcomed Nafisi as a new Leader to our group. Although Nafisi's stay was brief, we are grateful for the help she gave. The start of our 2021122 program saw 5 Beavers moving up to Cubs. AIL five were close to finishing their bronze awards which was quite an achievement as they had been deprived of face-to-face scouts'ng. The rest of the term our 8eavers worked on the This term saw the Beavers continue working on the cook badge. learning about healthy f¢)ods and gardening badge, sowing seeds and planting hygiene and safety in the kitchen, Beavers also beans. We have had lots of happy beavers created their own individual pizzas which they all showing how well their beans had grown. The couldn't wait to eat. A parent on seeing the work Beavers took part in a spy night with the Beaver's we did that night and being a dietitian came and cracking codes and working out clues to puzzLes gave a talk about the importance of eating healthy set to them. They aLso completed the Air activity as she wanted to give the Beavers more in-depth badge with the Beavers making paper airplanes information. Beavers took part in the and testing their aerodynamic designs in a series of Remembrance Sunday Parade and for Christmas test. They also had to learn about three classic we completed the creative badge with some Aircrafts and learn the roLe that weather plays in creative Christmas decorations. and finished our air flight. last week with some fun games and a Christmas party. 17
We started January with 22 beavers, as 2 more of Beavers completed in this term the International our Beavers swam up to Cubs. Beavers this term covered a range of different badges, from the and Space badge5, In Michelle's memory the Emergency Aid badge. learning what to do if they distrirt easter egg hunt that she was in the process come across someone in medical distress to the of organising took place at Frylands. this also was Photographer badge learning what makes a good the location of the District Beaver Sleepover. A few or bad picture and enjoying learning terms such as of our lovely Beavers and one of our Young Leaders limb chops. had the honour of being invested on their first 8eavers nights away camp. Sprfng T•rni 2022 This brought us to the Spring temi and our Beaver numbers had increased to 25. an amazing achievement in growing the colony and a testament to the work that has been done by our leadership team. However. as our Beaver numbers Increased. our leadership numbers decreased by one with the unfortunate passing of the 1st New Cross Beaver Leader and District Assistant 8eavets Commissionaire Michelle Buckle. The group, especiaLly us Beaver leaders and Beavers will truly miss an amazingly kind and wami leader whose years of experience and know-how will be hard to be replicate. 8eavers that were fortunate to have her as a leader I'm sure WILI have wonderful memories of Beavers and scouting largely due to her. Heading into the spring tsrm 24 beavers was within our colony. We were gLad to have Zoe join us a Beaver leader an amazing bonus for our beavers and comes with additional family support. Beavers concentrated on completing three badges, Beavers Skills challenge badge. which had the beavers working together to solve puzzles such as river crossing and bridge building and doing activities to promote healthy eating and den building. The second was the newly formed badge Money Skills. which focused on the history of money and taught Beavers to distinguish between items they need for survival and items they want for enjoyment We finished the term with 8eavers completing elements of the Outdoor Challenge Badge culminating in an organised water balloorater gun fight. 18
This Beaver Year could not have been possible withoutthe amazing leadership and supportthat was given to the Beavers. From Debbie taking over while Michelle was absent. to Jacquie helping out when she can. To Peter stiLI being Involved when other priorities understandably occupied his focus. To Alex becoming a parent helper even though her child is not part of our beaver famiLy yetto the young Leaders who stepped up on occasion without being asked and enabLed weekly session to run. This 202112022 Beaver term can simpLy be summed up in one word Teamwork. Atthe end of the 202U2022 program, we saw 6 of our Beavers moving up into the Cub section. We are sad to see them Leave but happyto meet 6 new Beavers that will be moving up from the newly formed Squirrel Section. With the dedication of our leadership team and the sUPPOrt of the group as whole I'm sure they WILI continue to enjoy their scouting experience with us. From all the Beaver leaders Learn more. Share more. Be more. 19
kl" Cub Section Report April 2021- March 2022 20
Our year invited our parents for a skiLls challenge night where we showed off our tea making skiLls and foLlowed this by some Investments and awarding of badges, this was a special night for aLI. After the October haLf term. we then welcomed Matt and Katie to two pack nights where they kindly ran the digital maker level I forthe cubs, the cubs enjoyed being able to programme the microbots and we were grateful for the help. KestreL took the rains and introduced the new money skills badge to the cubs. December also saw Kestrel stepping down as the Cub Scout leader and Akela taking over. I wouLd like to Say a huge thank you to Kestrel for all the help and support she has given me, and I can The summer term saw us brushing up on those key only hope I can fill her shoes. camping skills and even some navigation skills with Mountain Boy Imuch to Akela's enjoyment as she can't read a map very weLII the cubs walked away with a level 2 navigation badge for their camp blankets. July saw us going to Frylands Wood for an activity day where we took part in rchery and using the traverse wall where AkeLa kept her feet firmly on the ground. At our end of vear party in the park we said a sad goodbye to 5 cubs who then joined the scouttroop in September. We were sad to see them go but wished them well on their continued scouting journey. This year we increased the pack size to 301 We now have approximately 25 turning up each weekl We have had a fantastic year and have done lots of different things. Summer Term 2021 Actual camps Akela had this amazing idea to go camping at the end of November! And 24 cubs. 2 young leaders and 5 adults agreed Iwhat were we thinking) once again we trekked to Frylands Woods for a weekend of indoor camping as Akela is not as crazy as the scoutsl The 24 cubs took part in air rifle shooting, making pizzas, Learning some knots. and taking part in some winter themed activities. During that weekend Akela already had 2 more camps half plannedl Untortunately due to the cold we cLosed the camp a little bit earlier than expected. as we didn't want frozen cubs, aLthough We came we did try to lose them without success much to roaring back in our parents, disappointment. Camp was enjoyed by September aLI and I can't wait to tske the pack again, only this with a getto time in the springlsummer. Our Cub of the Camp know you was Ronell who always sets an amazing example session then for the cubs and we decided to promote him to sixer. we had 9 cubs go to eagLe heights with the scouts and visit the huskies and birds of prey. Following on from this we had Kaa's fiancée come in and run the air activities level I badge and then gained another Leader. We welcomed Rama (Sam) into the pack. We also Autumn I Wlnter Term 2021 February 2022 saw us invite the Senior cubs who were due to go up to SCOLrts in April join us for an overnight stay at the hut to complete the outdoor challenge and the adventure challenge badges. One cub managed to achieve his personaL 21
challenge. which is amazingl We also had one cub who completed his silver award on camp. extremely proud of her and wish her all the success with fundraising. PLease join us at the AGM to see us award the Cubs their Chief Scout SiLver award and to find out who is our Cub Scout of the Year for 202112022. Thank you to all parents who have supported us during thls strange year and encouraged the Cubs to keep going. A massive weLL done to the Cubs for being so understsnding and hardwothng during the pandemic. Thank you to all the Cub Leaders a$ we know it has been a hard year and we have all needed to lean on and We started off 2022 with a bit of a bang and we support each other. Thank you to the Incredlble INX team. We have come together durtng thought about what we wanted to achieve in 2022 dlfflcult tlme and have kept Scoutin9 goin9 and more importantLy as a cub. Unfortunately we strong for our group. then had to go back to zoom for two weeks as lots of cubs came down with the dreaded covid but we made it through the personal safety badge and a session on lego. We have continued with working Jo IAkeial. Debble (Kestrel). Shelby (Kaal. Llli our way through badges, and Kaa ran a loveLy Ichll), Matt (Clndersl. Sam IRam41 and Raf¢ night on our founder Lord Baden- Powell. We also {Rlkkl) eLebrated Lunar New Year by making cards and dragons. In February 8 cubs got to go the low tide creek walk along with the Scouts. this provided great opportunity forthe Cubs who went to stsrt their linking process. Cinders had us making pots of gold out of clay for St Patrick's day, and the cubs enjoyed making a mess! Sprlng Terni 2022 More Camplng awaltsl Cub Scout L•aders Learn more. Leader tralning In September Akela finished off her wood badge and Kaa folLowed shortly after. This is a great achievement for them both so welL done. Rama is working his way through to get his wood badge. Share more. December also saw Akela agreeing to go on county trip next year to Croatia as part of the leadership team. February saw Chil get a place on the internab'onal service team for the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea in the Sufnmer of 2023. we are Be more. 22
ki Scout Section Report April 2021- March 2022 23
Our Year COVID Post We went to Eagle Hights with the cubs, it was a great chance for the younger section to meet ènd spend time with the Scotrts. It was nice to see them getting on and making friends across the sertions. We made pals wth Huskies and got to eat pizza around campfire with them. Our older Scouts got to camp in a dome arcle tent thing. lThere was electricity and beds inside. this 15 unheard of luxury on a camplll the Scouts have requestsd aLL camps are like this one in fLrtU. Our year started off with a virtual Easter camp. we are Our Scouts got out their OS Maps and compasses to plan a sure all will agree that we never want to have a 'virtual' hike around the local town of Eynsford. We didn't get lost. camp ever again. Scouting is at is best when we are but the leaders did get soaked in the riverll It was terrific to goin9 on adventu$. having fun. making friends. getting see the Sco(rt's navigation skills being used in the real outdoor5, expressing our creativity. and experiencing the world. wider world in person. not stuck inside on a video ca Summ•r C•mp As we recovered from COWD, our annual summer camp took us doser to home thjn normaL Dartford. at Hope Hlll SCO MpS1t We are 34 fun loving. advenre seeklngi noisy Scouts and some very fantastic leade Our eldest Scouts completed their expeditign challenge award. They h*ed and camped on their own over 2 days. they rested at Hammer Wood camp site. Rumour h45 it that the Scouts didn't go to sleep until 3am. The leaders do not believe that. These Scouts got to the end of the hike We slept in Hammocks under the stsrs. 4 few Scouts before uslll Thank you to Bill Compton for the suggestion even slept in the maggot tentl We chatted around the of Hammer Wood & thank you Han)mer Wood for the free campfire, shared our best jokes. told silly stories. Went badgesll The Leaders are so woud of these xouts. WELL mountsin biking. leamt how to sleep in a rnJkeshtft DONE on your awardll bivvy. It rained that night but the bivvys were well bullt and in fact waterproof. We also dealt with a midnight vis¢t from an aknen. but we have been advised to not talk about that A big highlight was the visft to CycLopatk. our Scouts learnt sorne fantastic skills 8nd it was great to be outside after being stuck inside for so long. After manv vears of top-notch summer camps. This was Debbie last. so thank you Debbie, and thank you for trust.ng the 5COUt leaders to take the summer camp baton forward. 24
Winter Camp happened. as expected this was a cold We went mud Larking. for a laughl It's really important camp, our was kitchen frozen and so were our tents. Scouts explore their local environment so we took a visit to Since scouts are always prepared this was no probLem Creekside Oiscovery Centre, to spend an morning in the for us. Scouts went on an adventure scavenger hunt river and an afternoon doing STEM activities. The Scouts around Selsdon woods. They enjoyed it and since this told us it was interesting leaming about the river and its was a very tricky hunt the leaders learnt some great local hittors, lessons tooll We got to use the new Frylands pizza oven. turns out that one of our scouts is a secret pizza chef. He will be opening ScoL&t'z pizza shop very soonll Scouts oversaw the cooking for this camp. they produced great menu ideas and were territic cooks tool The leaders are hoping this becomes a tradition on Easter Camp happened. Now Scouts are always prepared all future camps. but turns out it's colder on an Easter camp than a Winter camp. No problem for the Scoutsl With even more of the This camp was a pemiit camp for Matt. and we are kitchen frozen and tent zips stuck we still got to take part happy to say the permit was granted and no Scouts in c¢)ol activities around Frylands. were lost or harmed permanently during the gaining of the permit. The scouts learnt how to maintain our axes and saws and how to use them to build a great campfire to keop us warm for the weekend. There were several fun activities at Frylands we took part in. This camp was for Roe to gain their night5 away pemiit. they did. So. a MASSIVE WELL DONE to getttng your permit Roe. All the section leaders at Scouts now have a nights away permit, we think this is a super fantastic achievement. so here it is in writing for the archive5 WELL DONE SCOUT LEADERS. you rocklll M•rch J•nu•ry We were back conquering London for the Monopoly Run along with IOOO'S of Scouts and Guides. racing across London and buying up as much property as possible. We took a lot of tubes, did a lot of walking. got photos in black cab, visited the toilets of the Savoy Hotel. did not lose any Scouts and we improved our score from last yearl Although we did forget to check in at the first location, there is always next year. Late in january we found out 2 of the Scout Leaders. Katie and Roe will be part of the international service team at the next jamboree in Korea. WeLI done to them both, such great Leadersll 25
Th• •nd blt We have been joined by some fantsstic new section assistants this year. James in February 2021, Trev in April 2021. Oweis in March 2022. and Keremcan in ApriL 2022. These new members of the group have been so great. It's been so nice seeing them bond wth the Scouts and become part of the team. Thank you for what you do. You are amazing. This year, our always there for ycjj great Group Scout Leader retired Ihe hasn't gone, he is just the treasurer now) the Scout section would like him to know what great help and 5L¢PPOrt he was to us and made our roLes as Scout Leaders so much ea&er. Brian, thank you for being our GSL 10 out of 10. would recommend. This means we now have a Trew GSL. they have already been on camps with usll The Scout section is very impressed. $0 thank you and welcome knz. We look forward to you being our GSL for m•ny years to come. Thank you to the parents for your continyed support and friendly chats we h•ve when you drop off your ScouL we really tike it. And of course, thank you Seouts. w•ll don• lor i gre•t y••r, your i¢•der •r• v•ry proud of what you h•ve •chlved thli year and se•Sng you boun back after COVID l $0 gaodll We can't w•lt to go on more •dwntures v41th you •galn n•xt ye•r. Learn more. MatL KatSe. R¢e, Trtv. Ker•mc•n. Jamès & Owe1 Scout Leaders Share more. Be more. 26
Golden Hind Section Report April 2021- March 2022 27
Our year Golden Hind Explorer Scout Unit has contlnued to grow sintr our last AGM Wh•t w• got up to Golden Hind ESU has really taken off this year and it's down to the awesome bunch of young people who come up to the hut each week to Learn skiLis. Atthis year's AGM, we are very proud to announce that 3 Explorers are to be awarded the Chief Scout work together and have fun and adventures. They Platinum award. and 2 Explorers have achieved the are shaping and building the unit and setting us off Chief Scout Diamond Award. Congratulations and on a great path. Sino the Scout sertion is thriving, v¥elL done to them! we want to make sure we have an exciting offer for young people when they move up into Explorers. Over the year we had 8 Explorers volunteering and training as Young Leaders who work with our younger secttons. SamueL Peevor reiVed a Jack Petchey award for his commitment to Scouting and chose to take the Unit Indoor Stydiving with his grant. We are Looking ahead to 2023 which WILL be a very exciting year for GHESU with 5 Explorers going off to Korea to represent South London at the WorLd Scout Jamboree in Korea, aLongside 40.000 Scouts from around the world. At the same time we'll have 7 Explorers trailbLazing to Croatia. to be part of the County Expedition. We are very proud to have such a strong sense of adventure in the Unit and we know they WILL create some amazing memories. We have grown from 2 to 17 Explorers. A big part of our programme is DofE. and the Explorers had an adventurous year preparing for their Expeditions by Canoe. as weLI as undertaknng Volunteering. Physical Artivities and Skills. They have really enjoyed building fr1endships across units Explorer Units in South London. 28
We wouLd like to say thank you to The Alpkit foundation, the Don Broome Scout Trust and Scout Headquarters for funding for helping us restart the unit after covid and purchase expedition equipment. Without volunteers, these adventures can't happen. We encourage anyone who can bring a sense of adventure and a willingness to try something new to come on board and volunteer with Golden Hind ESU. Katie and Jo Explorer Leaders Learn more. Share more. Be more. 29
Group Accounts I" April 2021- 31" March 2022 30
THE FIRST NEW CROSS
(THE GREYS) SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2021/22
| THE FIRST NEW CROSS (THE GREYS) SCOUT GROUP | THE FIRST NEW CROSS (THE GREYS) SCOUT GROUP | THE FIRST NEW CROSS (THE GREYS) SCOUT GROUP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Charity No. 1021328. Scout Registration No. 44935 | First Registered with | B-P on 24th. May 1908. | |
| Receipts and Payments Account | |||
| For the Year from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 | |||
| Receipts | |||
| 2021/22 |
2020/21 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Donations and Similar Income. | |||
| Annual Scout Assn. Membership Subscriptions |
4,455.00 |
2,700.00 | |
| Annual Scout Assn. Subs. paid on via Lewisham District | (4,455.00) |
(2,700.00) | |
| Membership Subscriptions - Section’s use |
2,492.16 |
2,268.88 | |
| Membership Subscriptions - Establishment |
1,934.84 | 562.62 | |
| Donations - Puppy School, S.E. London |
1,822.00 |
30.00 | |
| Donations – Other (Guides, Church, Secret Adventure, Parties etc) | 8,518.38 | 1,587.67 | |
| - Mini-bus usage |
848.13 |
90.00 | |
| - Mini-bus Scrappage Scheme & Vehicle Tax Refund | 7,137.50 | -------- | |
| - Grant from Lewisham Council | 11,484.79 | 10,000.00 | |
| - Start Up Grant for Squirrels | 500.00 | -------- | |
| Gift Aid_(See note in Annual report)_ |
------- |
-------- | |
| Youth Programme, Activities, Camps, etc. |
8,975.00 | 2,091.06 | |
| Morrisons Charity Grant for Veg Boxes & Tree Care |
7,212.00 | -------- | |
| Don Broome Trust Grant for Laptops | 1,500.00 | -------- | |
| Insurance Payout for Asbestos related loss of equipment | ------- | 4,900.00 | |
| 52,424.80 |
21,530.23 | ||
| Fund Raising (Gross). | |||
| Table Sale |
283.80 | ------- | |
| Easyfundraising |
297.84 |
------- | |
| Bonfire Evening | 584.00 |
------- | |
| Smile Amazon | 164.87 |
------- | |
| Lewisham Lottery | 103.50 | ------- | |
| Scout Personal Fundraiser (Jamie G-W) | 1,100.00 | ------- | |
| Jingle Mingle & Christmas Raffle | 356.40 | 1,040.00 | |
| Other fundraising activities |
118.69 |
1,366.27 | |
| 3,009.10 |
2,406.27 | ||
| Investment Income. | |||
| Deposit Account Interest | 0.11 |
1.45 | |
| Total Gross Income |
55,434.01 | 23,937.95 |
THE FIRST NEW CROSS (THE GREYS) SCOUT GROUP
Registered Charity No. 1021328. Scout Registration No. 44935 First Registered with B-P on 24[th] . May 1908.
Receipts and Payments Account
For the Year from 1[st] April 2021 to 31[st] March 2022
Payments
| 2021/22 | 2020/21 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Charitable Payments. | ||
| Youth Programme, Activities, Camps, etc. |
11,816.58 | 2,302.61 |
| Council Tax (Business Rates) | 636.81 | ------- |
| Water & Sewerage |
2,723.00 | ------- |
| Electricity & Gas |
1,414.22 | 1,041.09 |
| Property & Equipment Insurance |
1,268.36 | 1,268.36 |
| Telephone & Broadband | 609.34 | 504.60 |
| Mini-bus running costs (Road Tax, Insurance, MoT, Purchase, etc.) 24,243.56 | 1,533.51 | |
| Maintenance - H.Q. and Grounds |
706.91 | 13,188.01 |
| Equipment, furniture, etc. |
524.83 | 5,760.42 |
| Online Scout Manager Costs | 410.82 | ------- |
| Morrisons Charity funded works | 912.00 | ------- |
| Don Broome Trust Laptop Purchase | 1,699.90 | ------- |
| Start Up Grant for Squirrels - Usage | 414.60 | ------- |
| Other Establishment costs (formerly Misc. costs, Zettle charge etc.) 1,581.72 | 359.22 | |
| **48,962.65 ** | 25,957.82 | |
| Fund Raising Expenses(including prizes, etc.) | ||
| Table Sale |
------- | -------- |
| Easyfundraising |
------- | -------- |
| Bonfire Evening | 62.00 | -------- |
| Smile Amazon | ------- | -------- |
| Lewisham Lottery | ------- | -------- |
| Scout Personal Fundraiser (Jamie G-W) | ------- | -------- |
| Jingle Mingle & Christmas Raffle | ------- | 94.99 |
| Other fundraising activities |
------- | -------- |
| 62.00 | 94.99 | |
| Total Gross Expenditure |
49,024.65 | 26,052.81 |
| Net of Receipts/(Payments) |
(6,409.36) | (-2,114.86) |
| Cash funds this year end |
44,918.04* | 38,508.68* |
THE FIRST NEW CROSS (THE GREYS) SCOUT GROUP
Registered Charity No. 1021328. Scout Registration No. 44935 First Registered with B-P on 24[th] . May 1908.
Statement of Assets at the end of the year.
31[st] March 2022
| 31st March 2022 | 31st March 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Cash Funds. | |||
| Bank Current | Account (No.1 General Funds) | 41,005.44 | 35,372.95 |
| Bank Current | Account (No.2 Expeditions) | 2,645.41 | 1,353.66 |
| Deposit Account (C.O.I.F.) | 361.35 | 361.24 | |
| PayPal Charity Account Balance | 512.50 | 0.00 | |
| Cash/Floats | 393.34 | 1,420.83 | |
| Total Cash Funds | 44,918.04 | 38,508.68 | |
| Non-monetary assets for own use. | |||
| Land and Buildings |
190,000.00 | 190,000.00 | |
| Mini-bus | 21,000.00 | 5,115.00 | |
| Scouting equipment, furniture, etc. | 9,800.00 | 10,000.00 | |
| 220.800.00 | 205,115.00 |
The above Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets were approved by the Trustees on the 6[th] Day of July 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
……………………………........................ Brian Sweeting, Group Treasurer
………………………………...................... David Fricker, Group Chairman
Mrs Rebecca Warren 2 Rusc5 Cottages Hall Street Lon8 Melford Suffolk COIO 9JF 3 August 2022 rrINEER' REPORT TO THE I. NEW CRO THE GREY TRUSTEES OiTf GR I rewrt on th¢ aolts of the group for the year ended 31° March 2022 Raptttive respomlbllltlu of tru•teu aAd Scrntloeer As the Group's tnLStees you arc rcs[sIble for the prewion of th¢ accounts you consider that neither the audit not the independent examination r¢quircments of the Charities Ad 1993 apyly. It is my re5pK)nsibility without ¢arryin8 Out an audit or Indenderf ¢xaminAtion to serutinise the acwunts and rel you. Bas1• of ScrndDeer'• Sl•temeDt In accordance with the ditionS given in the Group's constitution. and with ticular reference to the Scout Assl8t10n's Guid8nce on the Accounting and Audit Requirements- Fact Sheet LT103950 awxndix 3. 1 have scrutinised the records and the wUnts set out on the preceding pages. Scrntlpeer'$ St•tement In my opinion the OUnts we in aw)rdAnce with the rea)rds and supwrting infonnation and explanations produced to mc and comply with the constitution. It should be noted the land and buildings we registered with IAnd Rewstry under the title of The Scout Associati¢)n Tnt Coryknation. I can confinrj that no i)Me or receipts wwe subject to special reJtrictions which need to be slK)wn in th¢ I4)unts. Yours sincerely