2024-12-31-accounts

Staffordshire Moorlands District Scout Council Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024

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Trustees’ Report	1-4
Independent Examiner's Report	5
Receipts&PaymentsAccount	6-8

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD

Start date End date from 1 1 2024 To 31 12 2024

Section A

Reference and administration details

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Charity name | Staffordshire Moorlands District Scout Council

Registered charity number (if any) | 1026244 |

Charity’s principal address ond Lock Scouts

1A Clerk Bank Leek ST13 5HB

Names of the Trustees

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Trustee name Office/Position (if not for whole entitled to appoint trustee (if
any) year any)
1| Jonathan Lloyd District Commissioner ro County Commissioner
2} Susan Walley District Chair P| SMDSC
3 | Derek Simkins | District Treasurer |__| SMDSC
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Names and addresses of advisers

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Type of adviser Name Address
Independent Daryl Denson ACMA | VAST, The Dudson Centre, Hope Street, Stoke-
Examiner on-Trent ST1 5DD
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
7 pl npr. beetle The y District'sconsist of governinga Royal documents Charter, which are thosein turn of gives the authority Scout Association. to the Policy,
~ , Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association
How the charity is constituted Staffordshire Moorlands District Scout Council is an Exempt Charity.
(e.g. trust, association, company) :
Trustee selection: methods The District Commissioner is appointed by the County Commissioner. All
(e.g. appointed by, elected by) other trustees are either nominated by the District Commissioner and
approved or directly elected at the Annual General Meeting of the charity.
Internal controls
How the charity manages risks The aout nas place a system of an controls that are eigenen to
(e.g. what internal controls it has)| Provide reasonable assurance against material mismanagement or loss.
During 2024 Trustees have reviewed internalfinancial controls
(usingform CC8) at board meetings, including specifying reserve
policies for the District, as well as Consall Camp.
All District bank accounts continue to be organised through the Unity
Banking system which is ensuring greater clarity and allowing the Trustees
improved financial risk management.
Other Disclosure and Barring Service checks are carried out prior to the start of
governance: mations trusteeship. These checks are repeated every five years in line with POR.
Trustees are required to undertake four mandatory training elements as a
requirement of membership of the Scout Association. The four elements
are Essential Information for Executive Committee Members; GDPR;
Safety and Safeguarding. These elements are completed through online
training and records are kept on Compass (The Scout Associations secure |
tool to keep track of adult members in the Association). |
Section C Objectives and activities
charitySummary of the objects; of the mn‘Scoutingdevelopment,exists to actively empowering them engage and support to make young a positive people contributionin their
set out in its to society |
governing document | : |
As Scouts we are guided by these values: |
and loyal.
| °° IntegrityRespect -- W ee act withhave self-respect integrity; weand arerespect honest, trustworthyfor others.
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| ° Care - We support others and take care of the world in |
| which we live. ||
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|||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |e|Belief|- We|explore|our faiths,|beliefs and|attitudes.| |«|Co-operation|- We|make|a|positive|difference;|we|co-| |operate|with|others|and|make|friends.| |Scouting|takes|place|when|young|people,|in|partnership|with|adults,|work| |together|based|on|the|values|of|Scouting|and:| |°|enjoy|what they|are|doing and|have|fun|i| |°|take part in activities indoors and outdoors||| |°|learn|by|doing||| |2|share|in|spiritual|reflection| |°|take|responsibility|and|make|choices| |e|undertake|new|and|challenging|activities| |@|make|and|live|by|their|Promise.| |Summary of the main|Governance|roles.ExplorerScouts(aged|14-17).in|January|2024,|there| |activities undertaken|for the|were 491|young|people|(6-25 years)|157 Cub|Scouts|(aged|8-10),| |public|benefit|in|relation|to|148|Scouts|(aged|10-14)|and|45 The|annual|census|also|recorded|191| |the|charity's|aims|adult members,|including|from|the|previous|year.|comprising|130| |Beaver|Scouts|(aged|6-8),recorded|as|members|on|the|2024|Annual| |Included|within|this|section|is|Census,|significantly|up| |the|statutory|declaration|that| |trusteeshave|had|regard|to|Consequences|of Coronavirus|continued|to affect|Consall|Camp| |the|guidance|issued|by|the|||and|with|rising|inflation|there was|a|significant|impact|on|the|cost| |at Commission on|public|of Utilities and Maintenance across|the camp.|The|Consall| |—|Management|Group,|with|the|Executive,|worked|on|mitigatng| |these|rising|costs|and|during|2024|a|three|year|Development| |Plan|was|established.| |This|plan|was|implimented|in|November 2024|replacing|the|Warden||| |with|a|team|of|volunteers,|and|upgrading|the|site|in|line|with|new| |regulations.| |The|trustees|have|had|regard|for|the|guidance|issued|by|the|Charity| |||Commission|on|public|benefit.| |The|District|does|not|make|grants|to|outside|organisations.| |Section|D|Achievements|and|performance| |tern|an|nas| |Summary|of the main|The|District|has continued|to|run|District events|including|St||| |achievementsof the charity|George's|Day|in|April,|Dragon Boning|in June and|_a|District|Sports||| |during the year|day for Beavers|and|Cubs|in|September,|plus the|District Camp.||| |We continued|to foster 2 groups from|a|neighbouring|District,|and|in||| |Sept 2024|officially|adopted|them,|along|with|1|other|group|and|a||| |||Explorer|Unit to expand|our District to close to 500|members.|||

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Section D

Achievements and performance | Anational restructuring process along with a new online | membership system was introduced in the Autumn term,meaning thatlocal scouting structures and roles changed to a more team | _ Overbased theapproach.year we had several younge people achieve their _ Bronze, Silver and Gold Chief Scout awards along with Duke Of | Edinbourgh's Awards.

Section E Financial review

_ Brief statement of the The District'spolicy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources inthe _ - _ charity’s policyon reserves current account to continue day to day running of all the charitable _ activities in the year, should income and fundraisingfail to raise sufficient money to replace authorised expenditure. . State the level of reserves The minimum reserves have been set at “£5,000 for the year for and why they are held Consall Scout Camp and ‘£5,000 for the Districtin order to maintain : a level sufficient to cover 12 months fixed cost expenses.

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approvedthe trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature J WO Ly»> alte ‘\ Full names Susan Waliey Position District Chair Date 20th September 2025

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Staffordshire Moorlands District Scout Council

| report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set out on pages 6 to 8.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

| report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of Staffordshire Moorlands District Scout Council required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed .

Date 40/10/2025

Daryl Denson ACMA VAST The Dudson Centre Hope Street Stoke on Trent ST1 5DD

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STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL Receipts and Payments Account

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STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL Receipts and Payments Account

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STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL Receipts and Payments Account

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	Unrestricted funds			Unrestricted funds
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Debts due from the County/Area/District/Group				£		-
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Buildings ~~ Note 1 Motorvehies ===~~SO~C~C“—“—S~SSSS~S:S”S:S:O:SOS~CSC<C‘CaCtt	fe inz6277, a			£ ee:		4,084,855 18,798
Scouting equipment, furmiture etc Note 2
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Expenses incurred but not invoiced				e		-
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	OtherHabilities				£

valuation of buildings owned by the charity but situated on land held in trust and not owned by the charity Note 2 - This is the (declared) insurance valuation of equipment held by the District and fixtures/fittings at Consall The above receigts and gayments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on —and signedOY6n theiy/behalfto 2025by:[ Signature ) t Z * e ‘ | Print Name Simkins

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