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2022-03-31-accounts

Charity name: Cheltenham District Scout Council

Charity registration number: 1021577

Trustees’ Annual Report for the year to 31 March 2022

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Cheltenham District Scout Council
Registered charity number 1021577
Charity’s principal contact
address		 6 Sappercombe Lane
Charlton Kings
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 8LY
Tel: 01242224874
Email: secretary@cheltenham-scouts.org.uk
Website: www.cheltenham-scouts.org.uk
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document (Royal
Charter of 4thJanuary 1912)		 To promote the development of young people in achieving
their full physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual potentials,
as individuals as responsible citizens and as members of their
local, national, and international communities.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.		 See achievements and performance below.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 The Trustees have considered the Charity Commissioner’s
guidance on public benefit, including the guidance “public
benefit running a charity” (PB2). The Trustees are of the
view that, as all the activities of the Scout Council are directly
or indirectly those of advancement of young people to give
skills for life, they are therefore for the public benefit.

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Cheltenham District Scout Council Annual Report 2021-2022

Contents

District Commissioner’s Report .................................................................................................................................... 2 Awards ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Youth Commissioner Report ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Diversity and Inclusion Report ................................................................................................................................... 10 Squirrel Scout Report ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Beaver Scout Report ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Cub Scout Report........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Scouts Report ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Explorer Scouts Report ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Training Report ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 Appointments Committee Report ............................................................................................................................ 15 Cheltenham Network Report ..................................................................................................................................... 16 District Scout Active Support Report ...................................................................................................................... 16 Property and Equipment Sub-Committee Report ............................................................................................... 16 Finance Report as of 31[st] March 2022 .................................................................................................................... 17

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District Commissioner’s Report

Census 2022

The returns for Cheltenham were approved and numbers look good! More than just a recovery after a bad Covid Year and makes this our fifth ever best year! A huge thank you to both leaders and Young People alike!!

  1. 2018: 1365

  2. 2017: 1278

  3. 2014: 1267

  4. 2019: 1263

  5. 2022: 1248

Every Section bar Scout Troops has grown and that has held its number of Youth at last year's level. Scout Troops have been hovering at the same number now for 7 years in a row, though of course not with the same Young People.

Beaver Colonies have had their second best ever year!! At 278 Young Beavers, this is just 10 lower than the previous record of four years ago.

24[th] Cheltenham has some very interesting waiting list numbers at 252 (!) which if true and we had sufficient leaders and places to meet in would mean a potential 25% growth for the entire District.

There are, however, several non-operating sections – we will hold those open as the recovery is definitely continuing - enquiries are continuing to flow in for both Young People and Leaders!

For the 14[th] year in a row Cheltenham District has maintained its numbers at or well above 1,000 overall and continues to hover at just below 1,000 for Youth Membership - that will go up of course once some Dreys open. Cheltenham has also been the largest District in Gloucestershire now for two years running. Girls as a proportion of the overall continues to be low, at less than 1 in 5; though female leaders are nearly 40% of the total.

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Readiness Level

Unfortunately, we continue to be affected by the Covid Pandemic, though it was great to see that our Readiness Level has moved to Green Outdoors and Indoors Level with camping now allowed subject to a Covid Risk Assessment being submitted together with the NAN Form.

Readiness level: Green

This means: All activities can resume for members who live in England. Residential activities and international travel may take place.

Events

There have been many, but the following are some of the highlights: -

Another Virtual St. George’s Day has come and gone – so many thanks to County for putting on the YouTube Event in which we were able to renew our promises whilst feeling part of the wider Scouting Family.

It was great to see a group of Network Members complete or progress their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. They took time out to pay their respects to HRH the late Prince Philip (1921 -2021) Duke of Edinburgh who gave so much and left the World in a better place than he found it.

Very many congratulations go to the team from Devil’s Chimney ESU who won the Keith Aston Trophy for completing the 20-mile Silver Cotswold Marathon Route with a time of 6 hours and 6 minutes! That’s almost fast enough to set the trail ablaze!!

Changes in the District Executive

The 2021 AGM also saw some changes in membership of the District, with sub-committees now being headed up as follows: -

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Here’s to thanking One and All for all your hard work and for a bright future as we look to 2023 and beyond!

The Operations Team has also had much input from both Ryan Hawkins and Neil Hatton, with Ryan also delivering on a good deal of web and IT Requirements again putting us in a good place for the years to come.

I must also thank as always Sarah Hick without whose careful consideration of all things Governance wise, we would not be in such a strong position, in spite of all that’s been thrown at us during the various lockdowns and need for virtual meetings!

Recruitment Across the District

In July 2021, I reported that there were quite a few GSL vacancies across the District as follows: -

• 1stCheltenham • 24thCheltenham • 1stPrestbury
• 10thCheltenham • 49thCheltenham • 1stSwindon Village

1[st] Whaddon is not currently operating. Also, due to a change in the circumstances of the main leader (who lives in Bristol and works in Wiltshire. The travelling and a full-time job became too much and regretfully she left in March 2022 with our thanks for the amazing difference she has made to the Young People whilst at Bob's Dinosaur's ESU) so that Bob’s Dinosaur’s ESU is currently also not meeting.

I am, however, pleased to now report that all Groups, except for 49[th] Cheltenham, have a GSL in place.

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Two new sections were opened during September 2021 with a second Beaver Colony at 1[st] Prestbury and a second Cub Pack at 1st Warden Hill, reflecting their most vibrant groups there and also elsewhere. This has also come with excellent leader recruitment in these two groups and of course elsewhere too.

Young people and Leader Recruitment

There has been an exceptionally high level of enquiries across all sections and also several leader enquiries over the past few months which is a most healthy sign!

A Recruitment Workshop – Moving Cheltenham Forward took place on Saturday 15th January led by the team from the Southwest Regional Services Team.

I was pleased to announce the joint appointment as Co-ADC Scouts with Shane Gough and Louise Slee taking this on together.

This joint role is very much an enabling role to assist and support all Scout Section Leaders across the whole of Cheltenham District to deliver even more amazing and effective Scout Programmes and Adventures for the Scout Troops.

First and foremost, it will be about their listening to and inspiring to get all to step up and deliver together. It’s about making sure we equip and encourage each other to share ideas and support one another and deliver quality programmes for the Young People and to allow them to move on when the time is right to Explorers. It’s also to help older Cubs know they want to move up into Scout Sections.

We were also able to confirm that as per the approval given by the District Executive in December, Sarah as Chair, has formally appointed Will Jenkins as District Appointments Chair .

This is a crucial role in all Districts, but not one that a District Appointments Chair does alone and indeed Will, will not need to attend every Advisory Appointment Panel, the members (normally 3 for each AAC Panel) of which should be drawn down from the pool of Committee Members and should wherever possible include at least one member who is between 18 - 25.

Normally, there should be one Appointments Committee Annually to consider high level strategy and to ensure that everyone is on the same page.

The actual appointments are of course made by the line managers (who by the way are not allowed to attend the AAC Panels) and the AAC Panel then provides any advice / guidance felt necessary to be taken account of to those Line Managers who are directly responsible for the New Members they have appointed.

The panels which are designed to be in the style of a coffee table / fireside friendly chats, have in general just four matters to consider when new members attend an AAC Panel and feedback is not offered to anyone attending on the night, though time is taken to reassure the New Members that their Line Manager will be informed and be able to assist them in their next steps, so that they are not left adrift. These questions are: -

  1. Is the new Member (they have already been appointed) broadly aware of what they are letting themselves in for and understand the role they have been appointed to;

  2. Is the new Member's Life values and raison d'être broadly in line with that of The Scouting Association and has the potential of being brought into alignment?

  3. Is the new Member aware of their commitment to train and to stay up to date?

  4. Are they aware of the need to deliver safer Scouting and the yellow Card?

Finally, it is to reassure the New Member that they will be supported and to ensure that they know where to get that support from, with three new Scouting friends to help them along.

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There are also several other duties that fall to this role to allow the District Appointments Chair to assist and liaise with the DC across the following areas: -

Once the Appointment Process is complete , the relevant Commissioner and the relevant Line Manager will then receive a recommendation from the Appointments Advisory Committee. The recommendation will be to appoint, or not – in either case with a short statement/reason. It is for the appropriate Line manager to take those actions and where necessary inform the New Member of their decision, which should not ordinarily and without good reason go against the recommendation(s) of the AAC Panel.

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Looking forward to this coming year , we will be welcoming our first Squirrels Drey at 1st Prestbury, and no doubt others will follow!

Helping Groups Out

Speaking personally, during December it was an absolute pleasure and honour to directly assist two groups, one for a very smoky weekend Scout Camp in the Grove at Cranham for 1[st] Cheltenham (all cooking was over open fires) when their Scout Leader could not attend at very short notice, so I stepped in to be their Permit Holder and another to lead a Cub Meeting at 45[th] Cheltenham on Global Environment Challenges where they got to design their own Safari (this simply means ‘journey’ in Kiswahili) Game taking them through the maze of environmental issues faced and travelled along by others in highly indebted poor Countries.

DCs Support Day at Gilwell

As ever it was also a privilege to attend a DCs Support day on the last Saturday of March. Always inspiring to hear of things coming up and to be able to network with other DCs. The overriding message was that we all have in front of us a hearts and minds task, with the overriding challenge to ensure we provide and offer encouragement, value all volunteers and thank those who have stepped up to provide high quality safe Scouting. As ever that is made all the easier by some amazing Young People and Leaders around our District and beyond.

Mandatory and Ongoing Training

I am pleased to report that across Cheltenham District that we remain at 100% compliance across the areas of Safety, Safeguarding, GDPR and where necessary Trustee Training. This also means that as a District we did not need to prevent anyone coming back to face-2-face Scouting as has been the case in many other Districts across the UK. We do however need to keep on top of this as many continually need to renew their Safety, Safeguarding and First Response Modules.

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Upcoming Changes

We have been advised that some significant changes are due to take place in the Scouting Movement over the next 18 months in the areas of: -

  1. A new database to replace Compass.

  2. A complete review of Scouting Roles.

  3. a. This will bring scout roles up to date and more meaningful for the remainder of the twenty-first Century.

  4. b. It will also include a complete review of the value and purpose of the Appointments System.

  5. A Member’s Training Journey.

  6. The Volunteer’s journey into Scouting.

More details of this including an overview of the plan to create a great volunteer experience can be found at the Scout Testing Hub.

Finally, it is my sad duty to report on two Scouters who have been called home in the past year, but there’s much to give thanks for in each of their lives and they both left the world in a better place.

Tony Clifford (District Vice President) 19/9/1931 - 16/11/2021

Tony “Cliff” was in hospital but had been in a Care Home for over a year with dementia. He peacefully passed away on 16th November 2021 at Lilley Brook Care Home, aged 90 years. Brother to Joan and the late Pauline, and of course well known and loved by many through both his Scouting and Dog Walking.

Tony came into Scouting as an Assistant Scout Leader at 24th Cheltenham (Leckhampton) in 1953. Then Scout Leader in 1963, DGSL in 1979, GSL in 1986 and then, when he handed over, they made him Group President. He was elected District Vice President in 2000 and was still on Compass in that role when he went home. He completed over 65 years of service and was awarded a Silver Acorn in April 1994.

Jennifer Jackson ACSL (49th Cheltenham) -15/12/2021

(Baloo at 49th Cheltenham, St Peters) Passed peacefully away on 15[th] December 2021, after a long illness. Sister of Patricia, Elizabeth, Richard, and Dorothy

Jennifer Jackson known to many ex-St. Peter’s Cubs as Baloo. Has sadly died. She gave her full attention to the cubs that passed through the Scout movement, and who will ever forget the Pack Holidays that she planned.

Godfrey Tarling

District Commissioner - Cheltenham District Scouts

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Awards

First Name Surname District Section Bar to the Award for Merit Bar to the Award for Merit Bar to the Award for Merit Bar to the Award for Merit
10 Year Long Service Award Andrew Butcher Black Sheep ESU
Jon Dimon 24thCheltenham Noel Hopes District
Penny Edmondson Active Support John Powell Black Sheep ESU
Ant Evans Black Sheep ESU Award for Merit
Caroline Hemming No Name ESU Jon Dimon 24thCheltenham
15 Year Long Service Award Matthew Evans Devil's Chimney
ESU
Lizzie Addington Active Support
Jane Cane Active Support Shirley Jones Active Support
25 Year Long Service Award Chief Scout's Commendation for Good Service
Louise Slee 15thCheltenham /
District		 Timothy Alibone Adder's Tongue
Jane Cane Active Support
30 Year Long Service Award Penny Edmondson 1st Prestbury
Shane Gough 1stSwindon
Village / District		 Neil Hatton District
Caroline Hemming No Name ESU
40 Year Long Service Award Matt Jenkins 41stCheltenham
Ann Wade Active Support Tamsyn Jenkins 45thCheltenham /
District
50 Year Long Service Award
Paddy Langham District Peter Ronan 41stCheltenham
Silver Wolf Lyn Samson District
Tom Harding 45thCheltenham /
County		 Tim Simpson 1stHatherley
Ryan Watkins Wyell YL ESU
Bar to the Silver Acorn Commissioners Commendation
Paul Calleja-Gera 15thCheltenham William Jenkins 45thCheltenham /
District
Ann Haseler District
Pat Hopes District

Youth Commissioner Report

Youth Shaped Scouting has had a huge boost this year and I’m sure that everyone has now had a chance to see all the new resources. In particular, I have been particularly proud of the work members have been putting in to integrate the new YouShape award into their programmes. Groups have begun embedding this award into their programmes and I have received numerous requests for support to ensure that it is fully embedded into their programmes. It takes no thought to implement and supports young people enjoying their time within scouting.

Scouting has returned to a sense of normality. This is perhaps one of the most positive moves we have made within the last year. Young people returning to their normal sections with smiles on their faces getting to partake in activities that they’ve been unable to do for nearly 2 years. We’ve also seen the contingent selected for the World Scout Jamboree and are pleased that

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there are young people and a leader selected from the District. I am sure they will make the District proud with their representation.

Being part of the wider Youth Commissioner Team in the county has been a great opportunity to produce greater resources for members to have access to not just within Cheltenham but the entire County. These have all been made available on the Gloucestershire Scouts website for all to see.

Finally, I would like to say that it has been a great honour to be the District Youth Commissioner for the last three years. It has been a bumpy ride with many peaks and troughs (thanks COVID). It has been an amazing opportunity to support the delivery of the YouShape award to the District and being the voice of young people throughout the District. I wish the new youth commissioner the best of luck and hope they can continue integrating into every conversation to ensure young people are always considered. Thank you to everyone who has supported me within this role during this time.

Ryan Hawkins District Youth Commissioner

Diversity and Inclusion Report

I undertook this role in September 2021. It involves trying to make sure that all areas of society are included in Scouting, and that they know they can be included. So it includes ethnic and religious diversity as well as the inclusion of people from the GBTQ+ groups.

The biggest lack that I noticed was that there were very few, if any, Muslims involved in Scouting in Cheltenham. With this in mind, I have joined Cheltenham Inter-faith group and am now in contact with a Muslim PCSO who is being extremely helpful in getting a mosque-based Scout Group up and running, as well as adding to my contacts with the Hindu Community.

With my membership of the Cheltenham Inter-faith group, I find I am involved with the University of Gloucestershire in an annual joint venture exploring faith in all its diversity. By joining this, I will now be able to invite all Scout and Cub leaders to join in visiting a variety of worship/meditation spaces later this year so that they can make contacts for doing the World Faith Badge within their Scout Groups.

Wendy Binks District Inclusion Lead

Squirrel Scout Report

Currently, we do not have any Squirrel Dreys open but do have one opening in September 2022. Programme has begun around the county and the information has been shared to us in District to support our first Drey.

We look forward to seeing more Squirrel Dreys opening in the future!

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Beaver Scout Report

We are still looking for ADC Beavers/team to support our Colonies across the District. If you would like to step forward or know someone who may be interested, please let us know!

I reached out to Beaver leaders to get a more in-depth flavour of what they have been up to alongside what I have been able to see as Youth Commissioner. It has been amazing to see all of the Colonies go back to regular scouting with a huge surge in the number of Beavers this year when compared to last! We have 17 Colonies that span the length and breadth of our District all delivering amazing inspiring programme for some of our youngest members.

A few highlights that I have been shared include:

Amazing to see so many activities being delivered and I’m confident that the amazing programme will continue to be delivered into the future.

It is also amazing to see 1[st] Cheltenham’s Beaver Leaders be awarded with Gloucestershire’s Inspiring Programme award. Congratulations to Lauren and team.

Cub Scout Report

We are still looking for ADC Cubs/team to support our Packs across the District. If you would like to step forward or know someone who may be interested, please let us know!

I reached out to Cub leaders to get a more in-depth flavour of all that they have been up to alongside what I have been able to see as Youth Commissioner. All of the Packs are back meeting regularly with numbers slightly increasing. Amazing programmes are being delivered by all 20 packs across the entire breadth of the District.

A few of the activities that have gone on in the last year:

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Amazing to see these activities being delivered far and wide and I’m confident that a brilliant programme will continue to be provided.

Scouts Report

News from Scouts! This year saw us emerge from Online Scouting to Outdoor Scouting, with many groups preferring to meet outside for adventurous hikes and cooking on open fires. It was the year of the ‘great outdoors’ for one group who used Cranham’s fields as their base for over half the year, with campfires, wide games, and incident hikes.

Pioneering was also top of the list with one Troop pioneering an impressive list of projects including a tyre swing, camp table, chairs, and a freestanding flagpole. Innovative ideas from another group with Broomstick pioneering!

With the warmer weather came the patrol camps, allowed once again, with a back to basic theme for some groups as they reacquainted scouts with the skills of using axes, saws, and knives. Another group took to the water with an adventurous weekend steering a narrowboat on the Grand Union Canal.

With the nights drawing in a few groups put on their head torches and challenged their navigation skills taking part in ‘The Stomp’ a 10-mile night incident hike. Gloucester Ski & Snowboard Centre was a favourite too, with tubing and ski sessions.

Housebuilding was the Christmas theme for one group as 50 were built, that’s gingerbread houses! Displaying their artistic talents as they decorated using coloured icing and sweets.

With 2022 came the eagerly awaited the 49[th] Cotswold Marathon with groups meeting up on practise hikes and exchanging information on routes. The night didn’t disappoint, a challenging route, fair weather, and a huge sense of achievement on completing the bronze and silver routes; delighted scouts with their medallions proudly displayed.

It is also great to see 15[th] Cheltenham’s Scout Leaders be awarded with Gloucestershire’s Inspiring Programme award. Congratulations to Louise and team.

Louise Slee and Shane Gough Co-Assistant District Commissioners (Scouts)

Explorer Scouts Report

The year started scouting with meetings restricted to outdoors only, maximum group numbers and leaders. The first good news came on the 12[th ] of April when meetings indoors were able to

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start. These needed to be with strict social distancing, enhanced ventilation and all the things we had got used to like masks, regular cleaning and of course the dreaded Risk Assessment.

Over the next few weeks, all the units started to add indoor meetings to the programs but wherever possible outdoors continued. As Covid Pandemic restrictions eased scouting returned to as near normal as it ever will be.

During the year I have had the pleasure to present various awards recognising the commitment of leaders to young people.

AWARDS TO EXPLORER LEADERS in 2121 -22.

Wood Beads

Caroline Hemming - No Name

Bev Piper - Bobs Dinosaurs

Chief Scouts Commendation for Good Service

Tim Alibone - Adders Tongue

Caroline Hemming - No Name

Neil Hatton - Explorer Commissioner

Award of Merit. & Bar to the Award of Merit

Matt Evans - Devils Chimney John Powell - Black Sheep

Bobs Dinosaurs

The first significant event of the year was the DofE Bronze expedition, as usual, a land-based walk and camp affair. This being the first since Covid lockdown restrictions were lifted brought home to all Explorers and Leaders how unfit they had become.

They were able to have a weekend camp at Cranham in September this was the first camp for 3 years. A very relaxed affair, thoroughly enjoyed by all involved.

Devils Chimney

A report from Matt Evans ESL.

Our highlights were the return to camping.

We held a 'camp' at Cranham in May 2021 before restrictions fully lifted. The Explorers arrived first thing in the morning, cooked breakfast, went on a hike and returned to Cranham in the afternoon for axe throwing. They then cooked dinner in the evening and played wide games before heading home last thing in the evening.

The explorers also enjoyed Beast in October which was our first nights back under canvas. They enjoyed the activities including an escape room and a silent disco, but also all returned home with their nails painted.

The next big event was the Cotswold Marathon. We'd gone out in the weeks before to learn the route and didn't have particularly high expectations due to how slow they'd been. But when it mattered, they put in the effort and the speed and completed the silver route of 20 miles in just over 6 hours and were the fastest team overall.

Apart from that, it had been nice to have had a year of near normality with meetings taking place weekly with a wide variety of activities from 'carving anything but a pumpkin' to real life Among Us and the normal night hikes and wide games.

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Black sheep.

As with all groups, BS made a measured return to outdoor activities refreshing old time scout skills that were unavailable online. A navigation exercise to Bredon Hill, Canoe evenings on the River Avon and pioneering in July. The autumn saw a Conker Competition. Joining the ‘Beast of the Rainbow’ at Cranham with explorers from all over the county.

Spring started with Burns night with all things Scottish to eat. Open fire cooking, world of pancakes and rabbit cooking.

Due to the lack of face-to-face meetings, traditional investitures into units had not been possible, although some had taken place online. All units found time to add investitures of new members into the groups as Scouting got back to normal. The most memorable was the mass investiture of 16 members into No Name.

Neil Hatton District Explorer Scout Commissioner

Training Report

Once again, we have been able to adapt to giving a variety of ways of delivering training. Face-to-face, zoom and one-toone. This gives more flexibility to leaders to complete their training modules when convenient for them and reflects the different ways that people learn.

We recommenced face-to-face validation sessions and these have been welcomed by some. However, through managing zoom sessions we have successfully continued to carry out many validations one-to-one sessions. As this flexible approach has been appreciated by our leaders, we will continue to offer validation in a variety of ways.

First Aid has continued to require 6 hours of learning time and is split in two parts, theory and practical. There will be various ways of doing the theory 10A, zoom, online separate and full sessions, and face to face. The practical session 10B, however, has to be face-to-face.

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Gloucestershire Scouts training team have been holding face-to-face events enabling many leaders to complete this module, but there is still a backlog for both parts A and B.

Many training modules are now being held either face-to-face or on zoom and a number of modules are now online thus enabling a wide choice of how to complete them. Many thanks to Mark Spiller and his team for giving us the choice.

We have also been able to support leaders wanting to complete other courses which will be of benefit to the whole District.

In spite of the challenges that Covid has brought, we are still managing to help leaders achieve their wood badge and I would like to thank Tufty Perks, Paddy Langham and Ian Orr for all their help and support.

In conclusion changes are coming to how training will be met in the future and we will continue to help and support will be given to all needing this. There is a need for increasing the number of Training Advisers, which is a worthwhile part of scouting. It would be good that in the future we could offer more one-to-one support than we are able to at this present time but this is reliant on identifying more volunteers that can join the Training Advisor team.

Pat Hopes District Local Training Manager

Appointments Committee Report

During this year we were able to restart our appointment advisory panel evenings to work through a backlog of around 15 new volunteers. In January the new Appointment Advisory Committee Chair started in role – Will Jenkins. Some existing and new members of the committee attended some module-37 training, and we started online panel meetings to be more flexible and inclusive. We continue to offer, at the in-person evenings, an opportunity to also meet the DC and District Training Manager. Efforts by our appointment’s secretary, Ann Haseler, continue to be made to ensure everyone receives the right information, and access to a panel in a timely manner. This is all to support the role of GSLs and other commissioner roles in their task of making adult appointments in the District. We became aware of impending updates to POR regarding clarification of the process, and also longer-term plans for transforming the volunteer journey. In the coming year, we intend to continue to offer online panels as a viable alternative, strengthen our understanding of the purpose of the panels in the wider appointments process, and prepare, when notified, to adopt new processes when required by headquarters. For now, we continue the current process, and welcome ongoing support from line managers to gather the relevant details from volunteers, and ensure we make appointments in a timely and responsible way.

Will Jenkins

Chair of District Appointments Committee

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Cheltenham Network Report

There is currently no District Scout Network Commissioner. We hope that members of the Cheltenham District Network will want to start having activities as we now are more able to do this. This year also included Ruby Gardner completing her Queen’s Scouts Award. She is the person in the middle of this photo .

District Scout Active Support Report

During the financial year of 2021 – 2022, the whole of scouting was under significant restrictions due to the ongoing issues around the Covid-19

pandemic. As a result of this, the group of leaders within SAS did not meet either actively or socially. There were occasions we were asked for support with various activities for either whole groups, sections, or units.

We saw during the year a particular part of the District struggle through a loss of leaders, and we were asked by the District officials to assist if possible. Following discussions between the leader of the section, the District officials, and the SAS manager it was agreed that we would assist on several evenings through the Autumn term. This support was provided and was gratefully received by the section and the District officials.

Late in the year, we were alerted to the loss of leaders in another part of the District due to personal training requirements outside of scouting. As a result of this need two members of SAS stepped up to the plate and between them have assisted this part of the District too. This is an ongoing need at present and has continued into the next financial year.

Richard Piper District Active Support Manager

Property and Equipment Sub-Committee Report

Will Jenkins was the Chair of this committee until September and then Pat Hopes became acting chair. Will lead a team that did significant work on the District HQ, see the Finance report for more information. We are now looking for a new chair of this committee and other people who could support this.

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Finance Report as of 31[st] March 2022

The financial statements represent the accounts of the District central funds and those of the Explorer Scout Units as required by POR and the Charities Commission

Due to Covid Lockdown, we received funds from the Government via Cheltenham Borough Council and some of these have been put to good use in updating some of District Headquarters. Due to the hard work carried out by Will Jenkins, we have had all the electrics, the fire alarms and extinguishers overhauled. Will also arranged for Legionnaires Disease in the water and for Asbestos testing. Again, due to Will’s hard work some of this was carried out free of charge and some at a reduced rate. Will also carried out many minor repairs himself and we owe him many thanks for the work he put in during the year he was Chair of the Headquarters Sub Committee.

Scout shop has continued in spite of lockdown and many thanks to Elaine for keeping the District supplied with uniform and badges during this trying time. Now that the shop is open once again every Thursday evening and the first Saturday in the month, sales have increased in spite of supplies of uniform being intermittent. By reducing old stock and badges we are pleased to report that this year we have made a small profit.

Other than the usual utility expenses and those listed above expenditure has been kept to the minimum. The District has once again paid for OSM so that all Groups and Units can benefit from using it. We have also insured the watercraft, and we have supported some leaders when going to extra training events and the “Thank You” day held in July.

I have to report that there is still some membership money owing to the District from 2020/2021 one group and one Explorer Unit, also from 2021/2022 a part payment from one group and complete membership from another group. This is being closely monitored.

Looking forward the main expense we can see will be the renewal of the District HQ lease which comes to an end this year and supporting the young people and leaders attending the World Scout Jamboree. We will of course closely monitor all expenses and hope to keep costs as low as possible. From a finance team point of view, we are now seeking new members of the finance team to move forward in the new financial year, we are due to lose at least one of our number at the AGM and would love to see some of our younger members join us in guiding the District through the hurdles of managing its finances. As a volunteer for the team you do not have to be an accountant or even a bookkeeper, what we would like is people that can think outside of the box, are a team player and want to see scouting in Cheltenham prosper.

Pat Hopes Treasurer

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of
charity’s trusts:		 Cheltenham District Scout Council is a Registered Charity, Charity
Number 1021577
Type of
governing
document		 The Scout Association exists by authority of a Royal Charter, granted by
King George V in 1912 and supplemented by further Charters granted
by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
These Charters give authority to the Bye Laws of the Association, which
are approved by Her Majesty's Privy Council.
The Bye Laws, in turn, authorise the making of rules for the regulation of
the Association's affairs, and thereby give authority for the Rules printed
in Policy, Organisation and Rules.
How is the
charity
constituted?		 The Cheltenham District Scout Council works within the Policy,
Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association with local application
set out in its own constitution, the latest dated September 2020.
Trustee selection
methods
including details
of any
constitutional
provisions
e.g. election to
post or name of
any person or
body entitled to
appoint one or
more trustees		 1. The District Executive Committee exists to support the District
Commissioner in meeting the responsibilities of their
appointment.
2. Members of the Executive Committee must act collectively as
charity trustees of the Scout District, and in the best interests of
its members to:
•
comply with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout
Association.
•
protect and maintain any property and equipment owned by or
used by the District.
•
manage the District finances.
•
provide insurance for people, property and equipment.
•
provide sufficient resources for Scouting to operate. This
includes, but is not limited to, supporting recruitment, other adult
support, and fundraising activities.
•
ensure effective governance of Explorer Scouts and Scout
Network in the District.
•
promote and support the development of Scouting in the local
area.
•
manage and implement the Safety Policy locally.
•
ensure that a positive image of Scouting exists in the local
community.
•
appoint and manage the operation of any sub-Committees,
including appointing a Chair to lead the sub-Committees.
•
ensure that young people are meaningfully involved in decision
makingat all levels within the District.

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•
the opening, closure and amalgamation of Groups, Explorer Scout
Units, Scout Network and Scout Active Support Units in the
District as necessary.
•
appoint and manage the operation of a District Appointments
Advisory Committee, including appointing an Appointments
Chair to lead it.
•
supervising the administration of Groups, particularly in relation
to finance and the trusteeship of property.
The District Executive Committee must also:
•
appoint Administrators, Advisers, and Co-opted members to the
District Executive Committee.
•
prepare and approve the Trustees' Annual Report and Annual
Accounts after the examination of the accounts by an appropriate
auditor, independent examiner or scrutineer.
•
present the approved Trustees' Annual Report and Annual
Accounts to the District Scout Council at the Annual General
Meeting; file a copy with the County Executive Committee; and if
a registered charity, to submit them to the appropriate charity
regulator - see Rule 13.3.
•
maintain confidentiality with regard to appropriate Executive
Committee business.
•
where staff are employed, act as a responsible employer in
accordance with Scouting’s values and relevant legislation.
•
ensure line management responsibilities for employed staff are
clearly established and communicated.
The District Executive Committee consists of: -
Ex officio members
•
The District Chair
•
The District Commissioner
•
The District Deputy Commissioner
•
The District Youth Commissioner
•
The District Secretary
•
The District Treasurer
•
The District Explorer Scout Commissioner
•
The District Scout Network Commissioner
•
The District Scout Active Support Manager
Elected members
•
Persons elected at the District Annual General Meeting.
•
The persons elected must not exceed four in number.
•
May be elected at each District Annual General Meeting but may
not serve more than 6 consecutive years as members of the
District Executive Committee.
Members nominated bythe District Commissioner

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Co-opted members

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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity














 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for the
wholeyear
Declan (Dearbhla)
Austin		 Exec member
Wendy Binks Exec Member
James Davies Exec Member
Ann BD Haseler Secretary Joined 16 September 2021
Ryan Hawkins District Youth Commissioner
Sarah A Hick Chairman
Neil A Hatton Exec member / DESC
Patricia (Pat) A Hopes Treasurer
Will Jenkins Executive Member Left 16 September 2021
Caroline (Caro) S
McIntosh		 Exec member
Beverley Piper Exec Member
Richard Piper Scout Active Support Manager
Nicole MF Sullivan Exec Member Joined 16 September 2021
Godfrey Tarling District Commissioner

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Statement of trustee’s responsibilities in respect of the trustee’s annual report and accounts

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under charity law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable trust and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the trust for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees confirm that:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable trust’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the trust and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with section 132(1) of the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable trust’s website.

The Trustees have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as Trustees in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charitable trust’s independent examiner is aware of that information.

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Sarah Hick Godfrey Tarling
District Chairman District Commissioner
28 July 2022

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Independent Examiner’s Report

CHELTENHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

for the year ended 31[st] March 2022

I report on the accounts of Cheltenham District Scout Council for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 24 to 32.

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with the regulations made under section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable trust and the charity's trustees, as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of institute of chartered accountants in England and Wales.

Having satisfied myself that the charitable trust is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charitable trust and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements:

Ben Hall FCA

millhall consultants limited Chartered Accountants

Mitcheldean

29 July 2022

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Charity number

1021577

Cheltenham District Scout Council

Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2022

Statement of financial activities

Recommended categories by
activity
Notes
Incoming resources
Income from:
Membership fees
3
Donations and grants
3
Covid grant
3
Charitable activities:
Explorer Scout Units
4
Youth programme and activities
4
Adult support and training
4
Trading activities
4
Investment income
3
Rental income
3
Resources expended
Expenditure on:
Trading acticities
4
Charitable activities:
Explorer Scout Units
4
Youth programme and activities
4
Adult support and training
4
Donations made
5
Support and services to the movement
5
District HQ expenses
5
Governance costs
5
Reconciliation of funds:
Total
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Total
Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in
funds		 2022
Unrestricted
funds
2022
Restricted
funds
2022 Total
funds
2021
Unrestricted
funds
2021
Restricted
funds
2021 Total
funds
£
£
£
£
£
£
4,185
4,185
4,388
4,388
100
648
748
6
200
206
10,667
10,667
19,907
19,907
14,378
14,378
10,175
10,175
-
-
98
98
-
- -
-
10,491
10,491
529
529
-
-
79
79
1,860
1,860
1,602
1,602
41,681
648
42,329
36,784
200
36,984
7,368
7,368
1,337
1,337
17,158
17,158
12,554
12,554
3,106
3,106
182
182
422
422 -
-
20
20
20
20
424
424
1,152
1,152
10,503
10,503
7,123
7,123
396
396
529
529
39,397
-
39,397
22,897
-
22,897
2,284
648
2,932
13,887
200
14,087
27,774
400
28,174
13,887
200
14,087
30,058
1,048
31,106
27,774
400
28,174

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Charity number

1021577

Cheltenham District Scout Council

Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2022

Balance sheet

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
7
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Stocks
8
Debtors
9
Cash at bank and in hand
10
Total current assets
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year
11
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total net assets or liabilities
Funds of the Charity
Restricted income funds
12
Designated funds
General funds
Total funds		 2022
Unrestricted
funds
2022
Restricted
income
funds
2022
Total funds
2021
Unrestricted
funds
2021
Restricted
income
funds
2021
Total funds
£
£
£
£
£
£
14,008
-
14,008
16,538
-
16,538
14,008
-
14,008
16,538
-
16,538
3,395
-
3,395
5,500
-
5,500
9,688
-
9,688
3,104
-
3,104
97,718
1,348
99,066
107,249
700
107,949
110,801
1,348
112,149
115,853
700
116,553
24,156
-
24,156
34,022
-
34,022
86,645
1,348
87,993
81,831
700
82,531
100,653
1,348
102,001
98,369
700
99,069
1,348
1,348
700
700
88,586
88,586
80,699
80,699
12,067
12,067
17,670
17,670
100,653
1,348
102,001
98,369
700
99,069

Signed on behalf of all the trustees on 28 July 2022

Sarah Hick District Chairman Godfrey Tarling District Commissioner

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Cheltenham District Scout Council

Charity number

1021577

Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2022

Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

Note 2 Accounting policies

Recognition of These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
income
District -the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
-it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and
-the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Offsetting There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS
102.
Grants and Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
donations
In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent that the charity has provided the specified goods or
services as entitlement to the grant only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 to 5.19 FRS 102 SORP).
Contractual This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or services or met the performance related conditions.
income and
Donated goods Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be exchanged) unless impractical to do so.
Support costs The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.
Income from This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can be measured reliably.
interest
Income from Membership subscriptions are recognised in the year to which they relate.
membership Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other benefits are recognised as income earned from the
subscriptions provision of goods and services as income from charitable activities.
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out
recognition resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Governance and Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public
support costs accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.
Creditors The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts.
Provisions for A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to
liabilities settle the obligation at the reporting date.
Basic financial
instruments
ASSETS
Tangible fixed These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year.
assets for use by They are valued at cost.
charity The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 7.
Stocks and work Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net realisable value.
in progress
Debtors Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or
amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.
Current asset The charity has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity date less than one
investments year. These include cash on deposit and cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for investment purposes rather than
to meet short term cash commitments as they fall due.

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Charity number

1021577

Cheltenham District Scout Council

Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2022

Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of income

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2022 2022 2022 Total 2021 2021 2021 Total
Unrestricted Restricted funds Unrestricted Restricted funds
funds funds funds funds
Analysis £ £
Voluntary Donations and grants 100 648 748 6 200 206
income: Total 100 648 748 6 200 206
Membership Membership subscriptions
income: Group 44,169 44,169 44,973 0 44,973
County (39,984) (39,984) (40,585) 0 (40,585)
Total 4,185 0 4,185 4,388 0 4,388
Income from Interest income 0 0 79 0 79
investments: Total 0 0 0 79 79 79
Separate Rental income 1,860 1,860 1,602 0 1,602
material item Covid grants 10,667 10,667 19,907 0 19,907
of income: Total 12,527 0 12,527 21,509 0 21,509
Note 4 Analysis of activities and programmes
2022 surplus/ 2022 Income 2022 2021 2021 2021
(deficit) Expenditure surplus/ Income Expenditure
(deficit)
Analysis
Explorer ESU Octopus (485) 4,677 5,162 2,113 2,715 602
Scout Units: ESU Shooting Group 6 521 515 (539) 60 599
ESU Black Sheep (117) 3,034 3,151 267 2,450 2,183
ESU Devil's Chimney (181) 1,886 2,067 100 100 -
ESU Adders Tongue 152 2,097 1,945 - - -
ESU Bob's Dinosaurs (2,155) 2,163 4,318 (4,320) 4,850 9,170
Total (2,780) 14,378 17,158 (2,379) 10,175 12,554
Youth Explorer Scouts general (739) - 739 (71) - 71
programme Three Counties Show - - - - - -
and Cooking competiton - - - - - -
activities: St Georges Day Parade - - - - - -
Fete and funday (prior years) - - - 98 98 0
Water equipment insurance (2,051) - 2,051 98 - -
Whaddon support (187) - 187 (111) - 111
District activities (129) - 129 - - -
Total (3,106) - 3,106 (84) 98 182
Adult Training (422) - 422 - - -
support and Total (422) - 422 - - -
Trading Scout Shop 3,123 10,491 7,368 (808) 529 1,337
activities: Total 3,123 10,491 7,368 (808) 529 1,337
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Charity number

1021577

Cheltenham District Scout Council

Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2022

Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Analysis of expenditure

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2022 2021
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
£ £
Analysis of donations made
Poppy Wreath Appeal 20 20
Total 20 20
Support and services to the movement
Printing, postage and stationary - 196
Other expenses 162 729
Depreciation district equipment 262 227
Total 424 1,152
District HQ expenses
Maintenance 4,757 1,876
Insurance 1,403 1,498
Electricity 979 455
Water rates 317 299
Council tax 61 -
Depreciation HQ fixtures and fittings 158 175
MP Licence 258 250
WiFi 403 403
Online Scout Manager 2,167 2,167
Total 10,503 7,123
Governance expenses
Independent examiner fee 396 504
AGM and other governance expenses - 25
396 529
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Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure

Prior year
Fees for examination of the accounts
Independent examiner’s fees
Current year		 2022
Unrestricted
funds
2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
£
396 384
- 120

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Cheltenham District Scout Council

Charity number

1021577

Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2022

Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 7 Tangible fixed assets

At 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022
Basis
Rate
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2022
Net book value
Depreciation
Cost or valuation		 Leasehold land &
buildings
£		 HQ fixtures
and fittings
District
equipment
ESU Bob's
Dinosaurs
equipment
ESU Shooting
Group
equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
£
-
5,120
8,782
31,541
3,250
48,693
-
-		 Reducing
balance
Reducing
balance
Reducing
balance
Straight line
10%
15%
15%
10-20%

3,541
7,035
19,183
2,396
32,155

158
262
1,854
256
2,530
-
3,699
7,297
21,037
2,652
34,685
-
-
1,404
2,284
10,177
255
14,120

1,421
1,485
10,504
598
14,008

The building was commissioned by 16th Cheltenham Scout Group and passed to the Cheltenham Scout Council on the closure of that Group in 2004/05. The land is leased from the St Marks and Hesters Way Community Centre and the lease runs consecutively with a lease the Community Centre have granted to them by Cheltenham Council.

It has been decided not to incurr professional fees to ascertain the leasehold market value. The current insurance value is £203,429 (2018: £195,605)

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Charity number

1021577

Cheltenham District Scout Council

Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2022

Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 8 Shop

Sales
Cost of sales
Opening shop stock
Purchases
Closing shop stock
Gross profit
Other shop costs
Net profit/(loss) from shop		 2022
Unrestricted
funds
2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
£
10,491
529
5,500
6,437
4,710
99
(3,395)
(5,500)
6,815
1,036
3,676
430
553
301
3,123
129

Note 9 Debtors and prepayments

Membership fees
ESU prepaid membership fees
Other debtors and prepayments
Note 10 Cash at bank and in hand
Current account
Savings accounts
Fete and Funday account
Active Support account
Cash on hand - Scout shop
Explorer Shooting Group account
ESU Black Sheep
ESU Devil's Chimney
ESU Adders Tongue
ESU Bob's Dinosaurs
Total		 2022
Unrestricted
funds
2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
£
3,738
-
920
-
5,030 3,104
9,688 3,104
2022
Unrestricted
funds
2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
£
65,767
75,221
15,659
15,635
-
456
- -
25
25
2,245
1,983
2,531
2,127
1,923
1,210
- -
10,916
11,292
99,066
107,949

Note 11 Creditors and accruals

Amounts falling due within one year
2022 2021
Analysis of creditors and deferred income Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
£ £
Membership subscriptions in advance - Groups 19,204 32,154
Accruals - HQ 1,330 952
Accruals - ESU 2,266 -
Course fees in advance - ESU Octopus 1,356 916
Total 24,156 34,022

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Cheltenham District Scout Council

Charity number

1021577

Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2022

Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 12 Charity funds

Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

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Fund
balances
Purpose and Restrictions Fund balances Surplus/ 31 March
31 March 2021 (deficit) Transfers 2022
Fund names £ £ £ £
General funds:
General fund 22,014 5,064 (10,667) 16,411
ESU general (4,344) - - (4,344)
17,670 5,064 (10,667) 12,067
Designated funds:
Renovation fund Property renovation 30,516 - 10,667 41,183
Active support fund Active support and fellowship 2,091 - - 2,091
Fete and fun day Fete and fund day 1,709 - - 1,709
Active support Active support and fellowship 364 - - 364
ESU Octopus Scuba diving courses 724 (485) - 239
ESU Shooting Group ESU 2,836 6 - 2,842
ESU Black Sheep ESU 2,128 (117) - 2,011
ESU Devil's Chimney ESU 1,210 (181) - 1,029
ESU Adders Tongue ESU (158) 152 - (6)
ESU Bob's Dinosaurs ESU 23,650 (2,155) - 21,495
Sun Run/Malvern Challenge District activities 15,629 - - 15,629
80,699 (2,780) 10,667 88,586
Restricted funds:
ESU training Provision of training course for ESU 500 - - 500
St George's Bursary Provision of uniform etc 0 648 - 648
Mental health training 200 - - 200
700 648 - 1,348
Total Funds 99,069 2,932 - 102,001
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Cheltenham District Scout Council

Charity number

1021577

Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2021

Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 12 Charity funds

Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period

General funds:
General fund
ESU general
Designated funds:
Renovation fund
Property renovation
Active support fund
Active support and fellowship
Fete and fun day
Fete and fund day
Active support
Active support and fellowship
ESU Octopus
Scuba diving courses
ESU Shooting Group
ESU
ESU Black Sheep
ESU
ESU Devil's Chimney
ESU
ESU Adders Tongue
ESU
ESU Bob's Dinosaurs
ESU
Sun Run/Malvern Challenge
District activities
Restricted funds:
ESU training
Provision of training course for ESU
St George's Bursary
Provision of uniform etc
Mental health training
Total Funds
Fund names
Purpose and Restrictions		 Fund balances
31 March 2020
Surplus/
(deficit)
Transfers
Fund
balances
31 March
2021
£
£
£
£
25,656
(5,713)
(19,907)
36
(4,344) - -
(4,344)		 Fund balances
31 March 2020
Surplus/
(deficit)
Transfers
Fund
balances
31 March
2021
£
£
£
£
25,656
(5,713)
(19,907)
36
(4,344) - -
(4,344)
21,312
16,265
(19,907)
(4,308)
10,609 -
19,907
30,516
2,091 - -
2,091
1,709 - -
1,709
364 - -
364
(1,389)
2,113 -
724
3,375
(539) -
2,836
1,861
267 -
2,128
1,110
(181) -
929
(158)
0 -
(158)
27,969
(4,319) -
23,650
15,629 - -
15,629
63,170
(2,378)
19,907
80,418
500 - -
-
- -
-
200 -

500
-

200
500
200 -
700
84,982
14,087 -
76,810

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