## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date To Period end date**
## **Charity name:**
## **Charity registration number:**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The Purpose of Scouting Scouting exists**
**to actively engage and support young**
**people in their personal development,**
**empowering them to make a positive**
**contribution to society. The Values of**
**Scouting As Scouts we are guided by**
**these values: Integrity - We act with**
**integrity; we are honest, trustworthy and**
**loyal. Respect - We have self-respect and**
**respect for others. Care - We support**
**others and take care of the world in**
**which we live. Belief - We explore our**
**faiths, beliefs and attitudes. Co-operation**
**- We make a positive difference; we**
**cooperate with others and make friends.**
**The Scout Method 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 - take part in**
**activities indoors and outdoors - learn by**
**doing - share in spiritual reflection - take**
**responsibility and make choices -**
**undertake new and challenging activities**
**- make and live by their Promise.**|
|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|**Provision of scouting on a weekly basis**
**for young people aged 4 – 18 during term**
**time.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Group meets the Charity**
**Commission's public benefit criteria**
**under both the advancement of education**
**and the advancement of citizenship or**
**community development headings.**|
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The group offers skills for life to over 100**
**young people aged 4 – 18. The group**
**supports the local community through**
**helping in the local park with**
**maintenance, maintaining the flower beds**
**and conducting litter picks. In addition**
**the group supports community events**
**such as the heald green festival and**
**Christmas markets.**|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The group is in a healthy stable financial**
**position and covered all it’s costs in the**
**last financial year, as well as investing in**
**new equipment and resources for the**
**group.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The Group's policy on reserves is to hold**
**sufficient resources to continue the**
**charitable activities of the group should**
**income and fundraising activities fall**
**short. The Group Trustee Board**
**considers that the group should hold a**
**sum equivalent to a full years running**
**costs given our main fund raising event**
**is held annually.**
**We also are aware in the next 5 to 10**
**years that the roof will require significant**
**repair or replacement which is estimated**
**to be no more than £20,000 and we are**
**putting away £1000 per annum to hold**
**50% of the estimated cost at the time of**
**replacement with loans/ grants covering**
**the difference.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**12,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**We are currently unable to rent out the**
**hall which is a concern as is a loss of**
**circa 8K income, we are hoping to have a**
**resolution to this by September 2024 in**
**time for the next financial year.**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**The Group's governing documents are**
**those of 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.**|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|**The Group is a trust established under its**
**rules (POR) which are common to all**
**Scouts.**|
|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|**The Trustees are appointed in**
**accordance with the Policy, Organisation**
**and Rules of The Scout Association.**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|2ndHeald Green Scout Group|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1031738|
|Charity’s principal address|Behind Methodist Church, Brown Lane, Heald Green, SK8
3RR|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Stian Soiland-
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||Peter Metcalfe||||
||Tanya Cross||||
||Zeenat Rasul||||
||Janet Jackson||||
||Charmain May||||
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## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** PETER METCALFE **Full name(s)** Peter Metcalfe **Position (eg Secretary,** Group Scout Leader **Chair, etc) Date** 04/06/2024
## **2nd Heald Green Scouts Group Balance Sheet**
## **Charity Number: 103173**
## **Account for period 1st September 2022 - 31st August 2023**
|**Subscriptions**
Received
Capitation
**Activities**
Squirrels
Beavers
Cubs
Scouts
Group Activities
Contribs to Activities
**Premises**
Regular Rental Receipts
Function Receipts
Electricity & Broadband
Rent to Church
Insurance
Cleaning/gardening
Maintenance
**Other**
Kanderstag Monies Rec'd
Grants Rec'd
Bank Int Rec'd
Gift Aid
Donations
Cash Back re Online Spending
Bonfire Proceeds
Plant Sale Proceeds
Santa & Xmas Tree Proceeds
Sale of Gas Bottles
Contribs to Hoodies & Neckers
Contribs to Jubilee Badges
Software Purchase - Hut Bookings
Training Courses for Leaders
Badges
Transfers between Accounts
Kanderstag Payments
Hoodies re Korea & M/ter Maniacs
Group Equipment
Group Consumables|**Income**
£10,655.00
£8,679.50
£2,960.00
£2,287.50
£1,300.00
£1,890.00
£99.25
£2,362.84
£548.40
£81.16
£7,160.71
£2,143.31
£322.81
£60.00
£78.50
£32.00
£550.00
£41,210.98|**Expenditure**
£4,242.00
£505.38
£1,187.45
£827.65
£6,107.93
£3,266.56
£1,157.62
£716.64
£829.95
£1,920.00
£4,019.31
£120.00
£195.81
£752.43
£100.00
£1,005.43
£681.50
£4,814.83
£3,613.83
£36,064.32|**Movement**
£6,413.00
-£3,215.47
-£3,396.02
£5,345.15|
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||||£5,146.66|
|Opening Bank Balances
Closing Bank Balances|£17,668.06
£17,668.06
**£58,879.04**|£22,814.72
£22,814.72
**£58,879.04**||
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## Notes
We show an increase of funds held this year of £5146.66. £647.50 of this is for Hut Bookings for the next Financial Year, £400.00 of which is deposits help which will be refunded. We also hold £200.00 long term deposits.
£294.57 is balance of monies held that parents have paid for Kanderstag 2024
The above accounts were approved at the AGM held on Thursday 11th January 2024.
**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** 2[nd] Heald Green Scout group **On accounts for the year** August 2023 **Charity no** 1031738 **ended (if any) Set out on pages**
1
- I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** .
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the **basis of report** preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Signed:** CHRIS BARTON **Date:** 5/01/2024 **Name:** Chris Barton **Relevant professional** MAAT & CIMA Part Qual. **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 24 Churchston Avenue Bramhall SK7 3DA
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
1
**October 2018**
**IER**
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
2
**October 2018**
**IER**