2024-03-31-accounts - 85th Stoke On Trent And Newcastle Scout Group

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Mar 23 Period start date To Apr 24 Period end date

Charity name: 85[TH] Stoke on Trent and Newcastle Scout Group

Charity registration number: 1024476

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide scouting activities to young people from the ages of 4 to 18
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.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	All scouting activities
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is in a good financial position and able to meet all commitments and to keep the members programme suitable and sufficient to all them to meet the needs of the scout association.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	No reserve
stating why they are held Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	None
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	The constitution of doesn’t allow for reserves to be held.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

IN	OUT	Open	Close
5688.16	4528.62	35,187.01	36,346.55
3,898.37	16,860.34	36,346.55	23,384.58
2,597.80	295.08	23,384.58	25,687.30
11,246.49	3,036.17	25,687.30	33,897.62
999.92	5,492.45	33,897.62	29,405.09
2,804.47	1,525.59	29,405.09	30,683.97
4,885.79	4,365.81	30,683.97	31,203.95
8,419.82	6,253.59	31,203.95	33,370.18
0.00	221.04	33,370.18	33,149.14
2,654.64	2,349.67	33,149.14	33,454.11
3,913.98	8,408.11	33,454.11	28,959.98
5,830.18	4,195.33	28,959.98	30,594.83
52939.62	57531.8

Income £52,939.62 Expenditure £57,531.80 Opening Balance £35,187.01 Closing Balance £30,594.83 Loss £4,592.18

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Subscriptions
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	Not Applicable
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Loss of revenue due to falling numbers of young people attending.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Royal Charter
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	The Scout Association
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	Para 1.25	Annual General Meeting and voted for by Members Parents

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	85th Stoke on Trent and Newcastle Scout Group
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number
Charity’s principal address	The Lucas Scout Hut Leek Road Milton Stoke on Trent

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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4 Sophie Edge
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Scout Association	Whole Year

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Not Applicable

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	S.Turner Dale Harrison Sarah Turner Chair Group lead volunteer 25/10/24	S.Turner