## **Trustees' Annual Report**
## For the period
**01 January 2024**
to
## **31 December 2024**
SECTION A REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
Charity name
## **Dunstable District Scout Council**
Other names the charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity’s principal address
|Scout Association Reg. No. 10106|Scout Association Reg. No. 10106|Scout Association Reg. No. 10106|Scout Association Reg. No. 10106|Scout Association Reg. No. 10106|Scout Association Reg. No. 10106|Scout Association Reg. No. 10106|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1023533|||||||
|31 Northall Road|||||||
|Eaton Bray|||||||
|Dunstable|||||||
|Beds
Postcode|L|U|6|2|D|Q|
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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20|**Trustee Name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Mr M Slade-Pedrick|Lead Volunteer||
||Mr R Pepworth|District Chairperson|1stJan–19thJune|
||Mr P Spicer|District Chairperson|19thJune–31stDec|
||Mrs J Betterton|Trustee||
||Mrs M Wilson|District Treasurer||
||Miss Charlotte Jackson|Youth Leads||
||Mrs J Lawrence|Trustee||
||Mr R Short|Trustee||
||Mr I Wilkinson|Trustee||
||Mrs G Martin|Trustee||
||Mr T Gough|Trustee|19thJune–31stDec|
||Mr N Kotarski|Council Representative||
||Mrs P Hales|Trustee|1stJan–19thJune|
||Mrs R Tims|Trustee|1stJan – 19thJune|
||Mr M Fisher|Trustee|1stJan – 19thJune|
||Mr W Shaw|Trustee|1stJan – 19thJune|
||Mr R Penberthy|Trustee|1stJan – 19thJune|
||Mr J Pepworth|D.E.S.C.|1stJan–19thJune|
||Mr C Johnson|D.C.N.C|1stJan–19thJune|
|||||
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**SECTION B STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
The District's governing documents are those of the The Scout Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association.
The District is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Scouts
The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association.
The District is managed by the District Trustees Board, the members of which are the ‘Charity Trustees’ of the District 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 Trustees Board consists of 3 independent representatives, Chair and Treasurer together with the Lead Volunteer, Youth Leads, and six individual elected members. There is also a representative from Dunstable Town Council and the Committee meets five times a year.
This District Trustees Board exists to support the Groups within the District by:
The raising of funds and the administration of District finance;
The insurance of persons, property and equipment;
Appointing any sub committees that may be required;
Assisting in the recruitment of leaders and other adult support;
Supporting Group Administrators
## **Risk and Internal Control**
The District Trustees Board has identified the major risks to which they believe they are exposed, these have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate against them. The main areas of concern that have been identified are:
Injury to leaders, helpers, supporters and members. The District, through the subscription fees, contributes to the Scout Associations national accident insurance policy. Risk Assessments are undertaken before all activities.
Reduced income from fund raising. The District is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising. The District does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity of activities should there be a major reduction in income. The Committee could raise the value of subscriptions to increase the income to the District on an ongoing basis, either temporarily or permanently.
Reduction or loss of leaders. The District is totally reliant upon volunteers to run and administer the activities of the District. If there was a reduction in the number of leaders to an unacceptable level in a particular Section, Group or the District as a whole then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a Section, Group or in the worst case scenario the complete closure of the District.
The District has in place systems of internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance against material mismanagement or loss, these include 2 signatories for all payments and a comprehensive insurance policies to ensure that insurable risks are covered.
**SECTION C OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The objectives of the District Trustees Board are as a unit of the Scout Association.
The Aim of The Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local national and international communities. The method of achieving the Aim of the Association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership.
## **SECTION D ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
During the year we have continued supporting, encouraging and raising the profile of Scouting in the District, and promoting the activities that are available to the Groups. We have also been actively involved in seeking parents to become leaders or join Group committees.
## **SECTION E FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves Policy**
The District's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the groups within the district should income and fundraising activities fall short. The District held reserves of approximately £25,000 which includes £5,925 for new Group Funds against this at year end
## **Investment Policy**
The District's Income and Expenditure is very small and as a consequence does not have sufficient funds to invest in longer-term investments such as stocks and shares. The District has therefore adopted a low risk strategy to the investment of its funds. All funds are held in cash using only mainstream banks..
The District Trustees Board regularly monitors the levels of bank balances to ensure it obtains maximum value and income from its banking arrangements.
## **DECLARATION**
The above Trustees report was approved by the trustees on 22[nd] May 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
Signature Name Position Mr P Spicer District Chairman Mr M Slade-Pedrick Lead Volunteer
## **Dunstable District Accounts 2024 - INCOME**
## MEMBERSHIP FEES
|MEMBERSHIP FEES||
|---|---|
|Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
12.02
Direct Credit
Membership Fees - Eaton Bray & Edlesborough
13.03
Direct Credit
Membership Fees - 1st Dunstable
29.02
Direct Credit
Membership Fees - 1st /3rd Houghton Regis
Direct Credit
Membership Fees - SKAW
29.02
Direct Credit
Membership Fees - 4th Dunstable
26.02
Direct Credit
Membership Fees - 5th Dunstable
21.02
Direct Credit
Membership Fees - Caddington
02.04
Direct Credit
Membership Fees - Toternhoe
13.02
Direct Credit
Membership Fees - 3rd Dunstable
11.03
Internal
Membership Fees - RED Explorers
11.03
Internal
Membership Fees - Lionheart Explorers
08.05
Direct Credit
Prompt Pyt Refund
TOTAL
DONATIONS, GRANTS, LOAN REPAYMENTS
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
21.05
100659
Terry Colbourne Bequest
TOTAL
ST GEORGE'S DAY
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
21.05
100659
Collecton
TOTAL
INSURANCE
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
01.08
Direct Credit
Refund - Property & Equipment|Amount
4,384.50
1,609.50
3,108.00
3,163.50
4,051.50
3,219.00
4,384.50
3,219.00
4,606.50
1,720.50
666.00
307.50|
||34,440.00|
||Amount
3,600.65|
||3,600.65|
||Amount
310.00
.|
||310.00|
||Amount
206.07|
|TOTAL
SUNDRY PAYMENTS
Date
Pay-In No.
Descripton
20.06
Direct Credit
AGM Rafe
BANK INTEREST
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
TOTAL
BEAVERS
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
16.09
Direct Credit
3rd Dunstable - Gullivers Land
19.09
Direct Credit
1st Toternhoe - Gullivers Land
20.09
Direct Credit
EBE - Gullivers Land
23.09
Direct Credit
1st Dunstable - Gullivers Land
23.09
Direct Credit
Caddington - Gullivers Land
24.09
Direct Credit
3rd Dunstable - Gullivers Land
25.09
Direct Credit
EBE - Gullivers Land
14.10
Direct Credit
5th Dunstablw
22.10
Direct Credit
Caddington - Gullivers Land
TOTAL
CUBS
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
28.05
Direct Credit
4th Dunstable -Gilwell Fun Day
29.05
Direct Credit
3rd Dunstable -Gilwell Fun Day
03.06
Direct Credit
1st/3rd Houghton Regis - Gilwell Fun Day
24.09
Direct Credit
3rd Dunstable - Survival Day
02.10
Direct Credit
1st/3rd Houghton Regis - Survival Day
07.10
Direct Credit
4th Dunstable -Survival Day
08.10
Direct Credit
EBE - Survival Day|206.07|
|---|---|
||Amount
111.00|
||111.00|
||Amount|
||0.00|
||Amount
300.00
240.00
360.00
120.00
320.00
12.00
20.00
360.00
12.00
.|
||1,744.00|
||Amount
287.00
1,148.00
779.00
20.00
12.00
22.00
10.00|
|23.12
Direct Credit
3rd Dunstable - Cub Khana
30.12
Direct Credit
EBE - Cub Khana
31.12
Direct Credit
1st/3rd HoughtonRegis - Cub Khana
TOTAL
SCOUTS
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
14.10
Direct Credit
SKAW - Hat Challenge
15.10
Direct Credit
Toternhoe - Hat Challenge
29.10
Direct Credit
1st Dunstable - Hat Challenge
29.10
Direct Credit
1st/3rd HR -Hat Challenge
31.10
Direct Credit
Caddington - Hat Challenge
11.11
Direct Credit
4th Dunstable - Hat Challenge
18.11
Direct Credit
3rd - Hat Challenge
TOTAL
KODIAK EXPLORERS
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
07.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Charlote Shortall
07.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Looker Ling
07.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Rowan Winter
07.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Tofs
07.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Tom Mealey
09.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Sweetman
14.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Freya Mayes
17.05
Direct Credit
Subs Erren Bigham
20.06
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
04.07
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
08.07
Direct Credit
Subs - E Raczine
09.07
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
11.07
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
16.07
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment|50.00
20.00
30.00|
|---|---|
||2,378.00|
||Amount
225.00
175.00
200.00
200.00
250.00
300.00
450.00|
||1,800.00|
||Amount
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
80.00
40.00
40.00
102.96
35.00
40.00
15.00
45.00
15.00|
|22.07
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
31.07
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
07.08
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
12.08
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
03.09
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
04.09
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
05.09
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
12.09
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
24.09
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
25.09
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
30.09
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
01.10
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
04.10
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
07.10
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
08.10
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
09.10
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
08.10
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
14.10
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
21.10
Direct Credit
S Dunn - Go Kartng
31.10
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
04.11
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
09.10
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
11.12
Direct Credit
S Dunn - Bowling
12.12
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
16.12
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
LIONHEART EXPLORERS
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
11.01
Direct Credit
Subs - Harry Roberts
12.01
Direct Credit
Subs - E Sherwood
16.01
Direct Credit
Subs - Tracey Bennet|15.00
40.00
50.00
50.00
40.00
80.00
40.00
40.00
20.00
280.00
96.00
58.00
38.00
38.00
114.00
58.00
116.00
38.00
58.00
40.00
40.00
176.00
22.00
44.00
22.00|
|---|---|
||2,225.96|
||Amount
35.00
35.00
35.00|
|18.01
Direct Credit
Subs - Hannah Johnson
19.01
Direct Credit
Subs -Scarlet Crookes
26.01
Direct Credit
Subs - Tom Durrant
30.01
Direct Credit
Subs - Isaac Stare
02.02
Direct Credit
Subs - Evelyn Stewart
18.04
Direct Credit
Subs - Isaac Stare
19.04
Direct Credit
Subs - Harry Roberts
19.04
Direct Credit
Subs - Scarlet Crookes
29.04
Direct Credit
Subs - Isabella Bennet
02.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Tom Durrant
07.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Hannah Johnson
08.05
Direct Credit
Subs - E Sherwood
08.05
Direct Credit
Subs - A Sherwood
09.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Evelyn Stewart
10.05
Direct Credit
Subs - Isaac Stevenson
10.06
100660
Subs - S Gabbitas
11.09
Direct Credit
Subs - Hannah Johnson
17.09
Direct Credit
Subs - Isaac Stare
19.09
Direct Credit
Subs - Harry Roberts
20.09
Direct Credit
Subs - Seb Crookes
20.09
Direct Credit
Subs - Scarlet Crookes
20.09
Direct Credit
Subs - Charlote Morran
26.09
Direct Credit
Subs - Isabella Bennet
26.09
Direct Credit
Subs - E Sherwood
26.09
Direct Credit
Subs - A Sherwood
27.09
Direct Credit
Subs - Iandesinkin
03.10
Direct Credit
Subs - Evelyn Stewart
21.10
Direct Credit
EBE Camp - Isabella Bennet
22.10
Internal
Capitaton Refund
TOTAL
RED EXPLORERS|35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
80.00
40.00
68.00
8.00|
|---|---|
||1,221.00|
|||
|Date|Pay-in No.|Descripton|Amount|
|---|---|---|---|
|11.01|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|12.01|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|665.00|
|15.01|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|70.00|
|23.01|Direct Credit|Subs - Leanne Jones|35.00|
|23.01|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|70.00|
|24.01|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|35.00|
|25.01|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|35.00|
|25.01|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|35.00|
|30.01|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|35.00|
|05.02|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|35.00|
|12.02|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|12.02|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|66.00|
|13.02|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|124.00|
|14.02|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|186.00|
|16.02|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|31.00|
|19.02|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|62.00|
|26.02|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|31.00|
|27.02|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|31.00|
|28.02|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|31.00|
|8.03|Direct Credit|Camp Deposit - D Richardson|20.00|
|11.03|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|13.03|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|51.00|
|15.03|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|18.03|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|20.00|
|19.03|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|20.00|
|22.03|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|20.00|
|26.03|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|20.00|
|09.04|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|11.04|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|17.04|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|20.00|
|09.05|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|910.00|
|10.05|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|70.00|
|---|---|---|---|
|13.05|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|140.00|
|13.05|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|14.05|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|16.05|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|35.00|
|21.05|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|70.00|
|28.05|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|35.00|
|03.06|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|35.00|
|11.06|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|17.06|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|35.00|
|10.07|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|157.50|
|11.07|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|11.07|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|52.50|
|12.07|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|157.50|
|15.07|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|157.50|
|16.07|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|52.50|
|22.07|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|52.50|
|29.07|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|52.50|
|12.08|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|09.09.|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|1,080.00|
|10.09|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|11.09|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|19.09|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|20.09|Direct Credit|DofE Practce|90.00|
|27.09|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|30.09|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|01.10|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|08.10|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|11.10|Direct Credit|Go Cardless Payment|40.00|
|11.10|S/O|Subs - Rosie Clinton|8.50|
|18.10|Direct Credit|DofE Practce|110.00|
|.22.10|Internal|Capitaton Refund|15.50|
|01.11
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
07.11
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
'11.07
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
11.07
S/O
Subs - Rosie Clinton
12.11
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
13.11
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
15.11
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
10.12
Direct Credit
Go Cardless Payment
11.12
S/O
Subs - Rosie Clinton
SCOUTS ACTIVE SUPPORT
Date
Pay-in No.
Descripton
24.01
Direct Credit
Subscriptons
12.03
Direct Credit
Subscriptons
15.04
Direct Credit
Subscriptons
21.06
Direct Credit
Subscriptons
,09.12
Direct Credit
Subscriptons|20.00
20.00
20.00
8.50
20.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
8.50|
|---|---|
||5,668.00|
||Amount
30.00
20.00
32.00
22.00
12.00|
||116.00|
**DUNSTABLE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL**
## **ACCOUNTS TO 31.12.24**
## ACCOUNTS
## 01.01.24 TO EXEC DATE
## INCOME
Membership Fees 34,440.00 Less Paid Fees 30,444.50 3,995.50 Donations, Loan Rpyts 3,600.65 Insurance 206.07 St George's Day 310.00 Bank Interest - Sundry Payments 111.00 4,227.72
## SECTIONS
|EXPENDITURE||
|---|---|
|Training|1,246.80|
|Admin|479.18|
|Insurance|928.13|
|Donatons Loans|290.00|
|Town Council Events|-|
|St George's Day|483.96|
|District Events|75.00|
|Premises|625.00|
|Sundry|481.78|
|Remembrance Day|- 4,609.85|
## SECTIONS
|SECTIONS|SECTIONS||
|---|---|---|
|Beavers
1,744.00
Cubs
2,378.00
Scouts
1,800.00
Kodiak
2,225.96
Lionheart
1,221.00
Red
5,668.00
Scouts Actve Support
116.00
Total Income
Excess|
Beavers
1,826.65
Cubs
2,546.71
Scouts
2,287.47
Kodiak
1,626.49
Lionheart
886.00
Red
5,208.35
15,152.96
Scouts Actve Support
97.96
23,376.18
Total Expenditure
Excess
23,376.18|
14,479.63
19,089.48
4,286.70|
|||23,376.18|
|2023 ACCOUNTS||
|---|---|
|District
|40,767.68|
|Equipment Fund
|1,500.00|
|Beavers
|429.96|
|Cubs
|187.76|
|Scouts
|843.81|
|Lionheart
|1,126.10|
|Red
|2,916.29|
|Scouts Actve Support
|690.90 48,462.50|
|Income
|23,376.18|
|Expenditure
|19,089.48 4,286.70|
**TOTAL 52,749.20**
## 2024 ACCOUNTS
|2024 ACCOUNTS||||
|---|---|---|---|
|STI Account|||-|
|District||44,381.05||
|Equipment Fund||1,500.00 Sub total
|45,881.05|
|Beavers||347.31||
|Cubs||19.05||
|Scouts||356.34 Sub total
|722.70|
|Kodiak||599.47||
|Lionheart||1,461.10||
|Red||3,375.94 Sub total
|5,436.51|
|Scouts Actve Support||708.94 Sub total
|708.94|
||**TOTAL**|**52,749.20**||
## **BANK REC**
|Current Account
Jamboree
New Group Fund
**TOTAL**
**BANK STATEMENT BALANCE**|46,424.46
400.00
5,924.74
**52,749.20**
52,749.20-|
|---|---|
## **Dunstable District Scout Council**
## **Receipts and Payments Account**
**01 January 2024 To 31 December 2024**
|**Donations, legacies and similar income**
**RECEIPTS**||**This Year**
**£**
**34,440**
**30,445**
**3,996**
**3,601**
**7,596**
**-**
**-**
**111**
**206**
**317**
**15,037**
**9,507**
**116**
**310**
**24,970**
**Unrestricted funds**|**This Year**
**£**
**34,440**
**30,445**
**3,996**
**3,601**
**7,596**
**-**
**-**
**111**
**206**
**317**
**15,037**
**9,507**
**116**
**310**
**24,970**
**Unrestricted funds**|**Last Year**
**Unrestricted funds**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Membership subscriptions||**34,440**||**33,888**|
|Less:Membership subscriptions paid on||**30,445**||**30,203**|
|Net Membership subscriptions retained||**3,996**||**3,685**|
|Scout Shop Donation|||||
|EB&E and 1st/3rd HR Loan Repayments||||**690**|
|Donations||**3,601**|||
||**Sub total 'A'**|**7,596**||**4,375**|
|**Grants**|||||
||||||
||||||
||**Sub total 'B'**|**-**||**-**|
|**Fundraising (gross)**|||||
||||||
||||||
||**Sub total 'C'**|**-**||**-**|
|**Investment and Sundry Income income**|||||
|STI Interest||||**414**|
|Sale of Aluminium||||**4**|
|Magnificent 7 Explorers Closing Balance||||**353**|
|9th Dunstable Closing Balance||||**2,515**|
|7th Dunstable STI Closing Balance||||**3,932**|
|AGM Raffle||**111**|||
|Insurance Refund||**206**|||
||**Sub Total 'D'**|**317**||**7,218**|
|**Activities Income**|||||
|Sections,||**15,037**||**6,816**|
|Scout Shop Income (separate account sheet)||**9,507**||**9,951**|
|S.A.S.||**116**||**206**|
|St Georges Day Collection||**310**||**442**|
|**Sub total 'E'**
**_Total Gross Income 'A' - 'E'_**|||||
||**Sub total 'E'**|**24,970**||**17,415**|
||||||
|||**32,883**||**29,008**|
## **Dunstable District Scout Council**
## **Receipts and Payments Account**
|**PAYMENTS**
**Charitable Payments**|**For the year**
**from**|**01 January 2024**|**To**|**31 December 2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**This Year**
**£**
**14,382**
**334**
**913**
**625**
**9,136**
**98**
**928**
**451**
**28**
**174**
**310**
**75**
**240**
**242**
**27,936**
**-**
**290**
**290**
**28,226**
**4,658**
**49,615**
**54,273**
**Unrestricted funds**||**Last Year**
**Unrestricted funds**
**£**|
|Section expenditure||**14,382**||**7,459**|
|Adult support and training||**334**||**432**|
|First Aid Training||**913**||**-**|
|Donation for use of 1st Dunstable HQ + Other Misc Costs||**625**||**500**|
|Scout Shop (separate account sheet)||**9,136**||**10,360**|
|S.A.S.||**98**||**418**|
|Insurances & MPLC||**928**||**1,090**|
|Administration||**451**||**585**|
|Remembrance day costs||**28**||**28**|
|St Georges Day Costs||**174**||**450**|
|St Georges Day Donation to Home Start||**310**||**-**|
|District Events||**75**||**75**|
|Scouts Online Wsebsite Licenses||**240**||**-**|
|Other Sundry Expenses||**242**||**840**|
||**Sub total 'A'**|**27,936**||**22,237**|
|**Fundraising expenses**|||||
||||||
||||||
|**Grants, Donations & Loans**|**Sub total 'B'**|**-**||**-**|
||||||
|Donation to 3rd Dunstable||**290**||**300**|
||||||
||**Sub total 'C'**|**290**||**300**|
|**_Total Gross Expenditure 'A' - 'C'_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**_Cash funds last year end_**|||||
|||||**22,537**|
||||||
|||||**6,472**|
|||||**43,143**|
|||**54,273**||**49,615**|
## **Dunstable District Scout Council**
## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year**
|**Cash funds**|||**This Year**
**Unrestricted funds**
**£**
**46,424**
**400**
**1,507**
**5,925**
**17**
**54,273**
**10,647**
**1,330**
**11,977**
**-**|**This Year**
**Unrestricted funds**
**£**
**46,424**
**400**
**1,507**
**5,925**
**17**
**54,273**
**10,647**
**1,330**
**11,977**
**-**|**Last Year**
**Unrestricted funds**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|District current account||||**46,424**|**42,335**|
|Funds held for 2027 Jamboree||||**400**|**200**|
|4th H/Regis Closing Balance|||||**3,412**|
|7th Dunstable Closing Balance|||||**2,516**|
|Scout shop current account + float||||**1,507**|**1,135**|
|New Group Funds||||**5,925**||
|Lionheart||||**17**|**17**|
|||**Total**||**54,273**|**49,615**|
|**Non monetary assets for charity's own**|**use**|||||
|Shop stock||||**10,647**|**9,780**|
|Other stock||||||
|Scouting Equipment||||**1,330**|**3,000**|
|Other||||||
|||**Total**||**11,977**|**12,780**|
|**Debtors**||||||
|||||||
|||**Total**||**-**|**-**|
## **The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were**
## **approved by the trustees on………22nd May 2024…………and signed on their behalf by:**
|**approved by the trustees on………22nd**|**May 2024…………and signed on their behalf by:**|
|---|---|
|Signature|Name Position|
||Mrs Margaret Wilson Treasurer|
|||
||Mrs Jeanete Beterton Trustee|
## **Dunstable District Accounts 2024 - EXPENDITURE**
## MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS
|Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
25.03
Online Pyt
2428 Membership Fees
18.09
Online Pyt
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund -1st Dunstable
18.09
Online Pyt
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund - 3rd Dunstable
07.10
Online Pyt
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund - 4th Dunstable
07.10
Online Pyt
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund -5th Dunstable
07.10
Online Pyt
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund - 1st/3rd H/Regis
22.1
Online Pyt
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund - Toternhoe
07.10
Online Pyt
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund - EB&E
07.40
Online Pyt
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund - SKAW
22.10
Online Pyt
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund - Caddington
22.10
Internal
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund - RED Explorers
22.10
Internal
2490 Prompt Pyt Refund - Lionheart Explorers
TOTAL
ST GEORGE'S DAY
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
01.05
Online Pyt
2434 Refreshments
Online Pyt
2437 Donaton to Home Start - Bedford
102890
2447 Donaton - St Mary's Church
102891
2448 Donaton - Salvaton Army
TOTAL
TOWN COUNCIL EVENTS
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
TOTAL
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton|Amount
30,135.00
14.50
41.50
36.50
29.00
28.00
29.00
39.50
28.50
39.50
15.50
8.00|
|---|---|
||30,444.50|
||Amount
23.96
310.00
75.00
75.00|
||483.96|
||Amount|
||0.00|
||Amount|
|TOTAL
TRAINING
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
24.06
Online Pyt
2459 Secretary/Training Expenses
30.07
Online Pyt
2477 First Aid Course
06.11
Online Pyt
24135 First Aid Course
09.12
Online Pyt
24146 Secretary/Training Expenses
16.12
First Aid Training Expenses
TOTAL
ADMINISTRATION
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
01.05
Online Pyt
2435 Secretary/TrainingExpenses
23.10
Online Pyt
24125 Secretary/TrainingExpenses
23.10
Online Pyt
24126 Secretary/TrainingExpenses
TOTAL
INSURANCES
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
14.05
Online Pyt
2443 Property & Equipment
04.11
Online Pyt
24133 Personal Accident - Non Members
26.11
Online Pyt
24145 MPLC
TOTAL
DONATIONS, LOANS
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
26.11
Online Pyt
24145 3rd Dunstable - Use of Stores & HQ
TOTAL
PREMISES
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton|0.00|
|---|---|
||Amount
156.32
486.00
400.00
177.48
27.00|
||1,246.80|
||Amount
212.21
67.57
199.40|
||479.18|
||Amount
675.91
52.00
200.22|
||928.13|
||Amount
290.00|
||290.00|
||Amount|
|25.03
Online Pyt
2427 Qtly Donaton - 1st Dunstable
01.07
Online Pyt
Qtly Donaton - 1st Dunstable
11.10
Online Pyt
24118 Qtly Donaton - 1st Dunstable
09.12
Online Pyt
Duplicate Qtly Donaton - 1st Dunstable
19.12
Online Pyt
24155 Qtly Donaton - 1st Dunstable
TOTAL
DISTRICT EVENTS
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
24.12
102892
24157 Donaton St Mary's - Christmas Concert
SUNDRY
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
14.05
Online Pyt
2442 Website License - 6mths
18.06
Online Pyt
2456 Gifs - DC &District Chairman
24.06
Online Pyt
2458 AGM Refreshments
07.10
Online Pyt
24108 Website License - 6mths
16.12
Online Pyt
24152 Young Leaders Handbooks
TOTAL
BEAVERS
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
18.09
Online Pyt
2491 Badges
18.09
Online Pyt
2492 ice Creams
18.09
Online Pyt
2494 Gullivers Land Visit
07.10
Online Pyt
24109 Gullivers Expenses
TOTAL
CUBS
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
14.05
Online Pyt
2444 Marshalls Coaches|125.00
125.00
125.00
125.00
125.00|
|---|---|
||625.00|
||Amount
75.00|
||75.00|
||Amount
120.00
88.00
73.78
120.00
80.00|
||481.78|
||Amount
172.50
231.00
1,176.00
247.15|
||1,826.65|
||Amount
825.00|
|29.05
Online Pyt
2451 Gillwell Fun Day
11.10
Online Pyt
24119 Survival Day Expenses
23.10
Online Pyt
24123 Survival Day - Longrove
26.11
Online Pyt
24144 Cub Khana - Leighton Buzzard
23.12
Online Pyt
24156 Cub Khana - Leighton Buzzard
TOTAL
SCOUTS
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
27.02
Online Pyt
2416 Quiz - Ardley Hill
09.05
Online Pyt
2436 Hat Challenge Deposit - Lees Wood
16.10
Online Pyt
24121 Hat Challenge Expenses
23.10
Online Pyt
24127 Hat Challenge Expenses
23.10
Online Pyt
24128 Hat Challenge - Lees Wood
26.11
Online Pyt
24142 Hat Challenge - OS Maps
TOTAL
KODIAK EXPLORERS
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
15.04
Online Pyt
2431 Go Cardless Test
28.05
Online Pyt
2449 Badges, Uniform & Expenses
18.06
Online Pyt
2455 Uniform
01.07
Online Pyt
2460 Expenses
04.07
Direct Credit
2462 Go Cardless Chgs
09.07
Direct Credit
2463 Go Cardless Chgs
11.07
Direct Credit
2465 Go Cardless Chgs
16.07
Direct Credit
2470 Go Cardless Chgs
22.07
Direct Credit
2472 Go Cardless Chgs
31.07
Direct Credit
2478 Go Cardless Chgs
07.08
Online Pyt
2479 Watersports Day
07.08
Direct Credit
2480 Go Cardless Chgs
12.08
Direct Credit
2481 Go Cardless Chgs|1,404.00
74.91
60.00
80.00
102.80|
|---|---|
||2,546.71|
||Amount
150.00
150.00
72.81
730.45
1,164.25
19.96|
||2,287.47|
||Amount
0.01
110.74
66.72
21.96
1.17
0.60
1.80
0.60
0.60
1.50
140.00
1.80
1.80|
|22.08
Online Pyt
2482 Camp/BBQ Expenses
27.08
Online Pyt
2483 Longrove
03.09
Direct Credit
2484 Go Cardless Chgs
04.09
Direct Credit
2485 Go Cardless Chgs
05.09
Direct Credit
2486 Go Cardless Chgs
12.09
Direct Credit
2489 Go Cardless Chgs
24.09
Direct Credit
2495 Go Cardless Chgs
25.09
Direct Credit
2496 Go Cardless Chgs
30.09
Direct Credit
2498 Eaton Vale Deposit
30.09
Online Pyt
2499 Team Sport Go Kartng
30.09
Direct Credit
24101 Go Cardless Chgs
01.10
Direct Credit
24103 Go Cardless Chgs
04.10
Direct Credit
24104 Go Cardless Chgs
07.10
Direct Credit
24105 Go Cardless Chgs
08.10
Direct Credit
24111 Go Cardless Chgs
09.10
Direct Credit
24113 Go Cardless Chgs
10.10
Direct Credit
24114 Go Cardless Chgs
14.10
Direct Credit
24120 Go Cardless Chgs
23.10
Online Pyt
24122 Expenses
23.10
Online Pyt
24129 Go Kartng Gloves and Masks
31.10
Online Pyt
24130 Go Cardless Chgs
04.11
Direct Credit
24134 Go Cardless Chgs
26.11
Online Pyt
24143 Expenses
09.12
Direct Credit
24147 Go Cardless Chgs
12.12
Direct Credit
24149 Go Cardless Chgs
16.12
Direct Credit
24153 Go Cardless Chgs
LIONHEART EXPLORERS
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
11.03
Online Pyt
2420 Longrove Campsite|269.88
196.00
1.32
2.64
1.32
1.86
0.75
9.24
48.00
525.00
3.29
2.02
1.27
2.16
3.81
2.02
4.04
2.16
34.86
105.69
1.32
3.27
45.98
6.86
1.62
0.81|
|---|---|
||1,626.49|
||Amount
100.00|
|11.03
Internal
Membership Fees
04.11
Online Pyt
13132 Longrove Campsite
16.11
Online Pyt
13132 Longrove Campsite
16.11
Online Pyt
24141 EBE Camp - Isabella Bennet
TOTAL
RED EXPLORERS
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
12.01
Direct Credit
2401 Go Cardless Chgs
12.01
Direct Credit
2402 Go Cardless Chgs
17.01
Online Pyt
2403 Donaton 1st Dunstable for use of HQ
23.01
Direct Credit
2404 Go Cardless Chgs
24.01
Direct Credit
2405 Go Cardless Chgs
25.01
Direct Credit
2406 Go Cardless Chgs
30.01
Direct Credit
2407 Go Cardless Chgs
31.01
Online Pyt
2408 Ninja Warrior
05.02
Direct Credit
2409 Go Cardless Chgs
12.02
Direct Credit
2410 Go Cardless Chgs
13.02
Direct Credit
2411 Go Cardless Chgs
14.02
Direct Credit
2412 Go Cardless Chgs
16.02
Direct Credit
2413 Go Cardless Chgs
19.02
Direct Credit
2414 Go Cardless Chgs
26.02
Direct Credit
2515 Go Cardless Chgs
27.02
Direct Credit
2417 Go Cardless Chgs
28.02
Direct Credit
2418 Go Cardless Chgs
05.03
Online Pyt
2419 Water Actvity Day
11.03
Internal
Membership Fees
13.03
Direct Credit
2420 Go Cardless Chgs
15.03
Direct Credit
2421 Go Cardless Chgs
18.03.21
Online Pyt
2422 Laser Quest
18.03
Direct Credit
2424 Go Cardless Chgs|666.00
13.00
39.00
68.00|
|---|---|
||886.00|
||Amount
20.90
2.20
195.00
2.20
1.10
1.10
1.10
360.00
1.10
1.10
3.88
5.82
0.97
1.94
0.97
0.97
0.97
540.00
1,720.50
1.00
1.26
184.00
0.63|
|19.03|Direct Credit|2425|Go Cardless Chgs|0.63|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|22.03|Direct Credit|2426|Go Cardless Chgs|0.63|
|26.03|Direct Credit|2429|Go Cardless Chgs|0.63|
|09.04|Direct Credit|2430|Go Cardless Chgs|1.26|
|15.04|Online Pyt|2432|Longrove|73.00|
|17.04|Direct Credit|2433|Go Cardless Chgs|0.63|
|09.05|Direct Credit|2438|Go Cardless Chgs|28.60|
|10.05|Direct Credit|2439|Go Cardless Chgs|2.20|
|13.05|Direct Credit|2440|Go Cardless Chgs|4.40|
|14.05|Direct Credit|2441|Go Cardless Chgs|1.26|
|16.05|Direct Credit|2446|Go Cardless Chgs|1.10|
|21.05|Direct Credit|2445|Go Cardless Chgs|2.20|
|28.05|Direct Credit|2450|Go Cardless Chgs|1.10|
|03.06|Direct Credit|2452|Go Cardless Chgs|1.10|
|17.06|Direct Credit|2453|Go Cardless Chgs|1.17|
|18.06|Online Pyt|2454|Badges|51.44|
|18.06|Online Pyt|2454|Longrove|52.00|
|18.06|Online Pyt|2454|Explorer Meetng Expenses|61.53|
|10.07|Direct Credit|2464|Go Cardless Chgs|5.01|
|11.07|Direct Credit|2466|Go Cardless Chgs|1.67|
|12.07|Direct Credit|2467|Go Cardless Chgs|5.01|
|15.07|Direct Credit|2468|Go Cardless Chgs|5.01|
|16.07|Direct Credit|2471|Go Cardless Chgs|1.67|
|22.07|Direct Credit|2473|Go Cardless Chgs|1.67|
|29.07|Direct Credit|2474|Go Cardless Chgs|1.67|
|30.07|Online Pyt|2475|Longrove|44.00|
|30.07|Online Pyt|2476|Phasels Wood|372.00|
|09.09|Direct Credit|2487|Go Cardless Chgs|35.64|
|10.09|Direct Credit|2688|Go Cardless Chgs|1.32|
|19.09|Direct Credit|2493|Go Cardless Chgs|1.32|
|27.09|Direct Credit|2497|Go Cardless Chgs|1.32|
|30.09|Direct Credit|24100|Go Cardless Chgs|1.32|
|01.10
Direct Credit
24102 Go Cardless Chgs
07.10
Online Pyt
24106 Longrove
07.10
Online Pyt
24107 DofE Bronze Practce
07.10
Online Pyt
24110 Summer Camp
07.10
Online Pyt
24110 Summer Camp/BBQ
07.10
Online Pyt
24110 OSM Renewal
08.10
Direct Credit
24112 Go Cardless Chgs
11.10
Cheque No.
24115 Go Cardless Chgs
11.10
Online Pyt
24116 Badges
11.10
Online Pyt
24117 Summer Camp
23.10
Online Pyt
24124 Dof Bronze Expediton
01.11
Direct Credit
24131 Go Cardless Chgs
07.11
Direct Credit
24136 Go Cardless Chgs
11.11
Direct Credit
24137 Go Cardless Chgs
12.11
Direct Credit
24138 Go Cardless Chgs
13.11
Direct Credit
24139 Go Cardless Chgs
15.11
Direct Credit
24140 Go Cardless Chgs
10.12
Direct Credit
24148 Go Cardless Chgs
19.12
Online Pyt
24154 Gang Show
19.12
Online Pyt
24154 Ice Skatng
TOTAL
SCOUTS ACTIVE SUPPORT
Date
Cheque No.
Bill No.
Descripton
24.01
Online Pyt
2414A Refreshments
18.03
Online Pyt
2423 Refreshments
16.12
Online Pyt
24151 Cofees - District Dinner
TOTAL|1.32
34.00
51.54
376.00
341.71
26.50
1.32
1.32
79.80
58.00
62.88
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.48
0.48
0.48
70.00
287.30|
|---|---|
||5,208.35|
||Amount
14.55
44.21
39.20|
||97.96|
**Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the**
## **Dunstable District Trustees Board**
I report on the accounts of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set out on pages 1 to 3
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The District’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts;
- To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners ; and
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Group/District and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **Independent Examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charites Act have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name: ......SANDRA MEALING.................................................................................................
Qualification: ....PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR - RETIRED......................................................................................... Address: .25 CLAUDIA GARDENS,................................................................................................... .................HOUGHTON REGIS LU5 6GY.................................................................................................
Date: … 28.05.2025………………………………………………………………………
## **DISCLOSURE**
(only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems)