THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SHROPSHIRE COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 Jul 2024 REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1035091 THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SHROPSHIR UNTY MEM8ERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 M•W￿ership cl th8 Cwnty Execulive COrT￿rt1ee c£thwst$".- Votin Members Ms Satah Mye Mtss C Cdefflan Mts V Smitt￿R0e Miss J Hursi Mrs L Mitchel Irs N Fancell Miss R Hardi Miss A Tayknr MB5 A Gray Mis O Gnfhths The County Cthnmissirm The A5$1Stant CcNJnty Commissioner The Cwnty Treasurer Non Votin Members MtsMRay Mr$ S smit￿R0e Mis M Wynn Mrs C NI￿$ chaimia￿Trefr￿I Swali8lAdvls8rs t DM$M￿ ComtYllssKffier. L￿￿1}W Chari number istered 1035091 al Office 3&4 Conwy House Sl Georges Court $1 Ge(yges Road th)nniryton Telford TF2 76F Indè endent Review WR Partr¢ws Bdmonl Hous0 Shrewsiwry Bu5*￿$ Park shreWst￿ry Shropshire SY2 6LG CAF 8ank Ltd 25 King 5 Hill ngsHbl Wesl Ma111 Kenl ME19 4J2 E GUIDE ASsOC￿TION SHROPSHIRE COUNTY ANNU EPORT OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JLILY 2024 The County Executive CorrwThllee. act as trustees. In 8¢(tyd3rKe *Tlh Ihe bye 9.2C ol the Clwierd The Guid& As80(4K)n, gh81 b8 direclilg e dev*opmentof ihe principles awns of Giilgukliry. ￿thIn the ¢￿￿ty ofsknpthre. m aC￿rd￿ IhecwT*i of.. The Royal Charter ol Bye Laws The Guithrvj Manual The Handbooks The Guida Asso¢iaiten r& an unwKyxk¥Naied tharity. comtlutad thider o Royal ctsner g(¥nied 14 08¢•1*¥ 1922. Melhods ollcles & rocedures for the olrrtmenl and fjndtstllon of ITUSIt•$ The Irusiees are Ihe voting members ol the EAe¢ulive Comrtwtlee. TW we kne cO￿ty CorrKrissk￿er. is by Mvjand Re9￿ cunffl1ssi(￿r. her A8>tst¥nl. the Cwnty Treastsrerand the DT4i&M Conmis￿(wrs al ofYthJrn ae 4)wntees ollhe fA)untyCLwNni55Kv￿r￿ ihe othertrustee$. F¢)Jr m•elings ¥re tteld each year in linewith the cO￿ty consb1ul*￿. The Management slnKiure of GirfwKling Shropshye is as lskn. Al cTrnnThJnKal￿s4r¢ PR Ci)rrbmunicatioThs Count¥EAÈ£uiM*Team TrefoilGuild Oi¥Fsions WiderOpportunFtiesTean idoDr Team Tralnlngand Leadership pport Team DIstr￿ts LoandMeThtystr Ob'ectives and Activities Gidgu1ding UK is ihe UK'S largesi volww otganlsa￿￿ for girls aKI yow worl￿. &lgw*r¥J Shroffte is set m￿landS and is therefore an integral wart ol the Nat￿￿81 Associati￿. Glrlguldlrtg LIK'S strategy-Today. tomorrow, tO9elher Girfguiding exisis lo help airls and women find wJice. arKI s￿5 aTrl confHkn- ￿$￿Trg &)em to dl5rtt￿ the best ￿ themsefvts empower them to make a postlN* difforertt in their ¢ornmwwty. We hElp 9￿5 krKM do tyhirvJ Goals - EXcept￿nal eyoeriences forgirfs - Rtward5ng volunleer exper*n¢o InM)a¢lful and In¢lusi¥e Gelling the baSiCS right Achlevements and Pertormance Excgptlonal 8xp*rl•tht*s for glrl* In 2023124 we p￿￿red to how 3 ew•)ls, ¢opxbJdw Thith a ￿rg&Sta1* c￿rfY ¢*np lo ¢debr*Gvlg•thrvJ in gwcp5hMti mark the er￿ of ￿rnben1 ￿ThlY commisslorter rrde and appcAnlment ofour Cwnty ¢tymmIs81(x)er dewnats. The year began ¥vikn our FanlasDe FeS￿l￿e5 e￿nE ￿ (Jurth 51rettw. a w(rfld ￿erf￿￿er forRarw and Leaders ar￿ ￿der G￿deS aged 14+ The 28 partiopanls look part in an Indian cooking class. fusion da￿1￿. crafts fmm ar0￿d the world aThJ a ff4dr¥ghl wak. We *so had talks from the 2023 InletnatK>Tral participants lo encourage young members lo seek opportLJnitEs for 2025 AtteThjan￿ was imwo¥ed tyi ￿$1 year's Let Iwse in Ludlow event with ¢ 30/0 ofour RangerNoung Leader membership attending st¥ndmg trainefs who have rebred wi the past 12 r￿￿th$. Leaders in irain1ng have continued lo ben$fil ￿•$1￿ lrt)m the ofwc0￿ty ￿le8[a[￿j the exwiBrth in Ihe newqualyicatson and supporting volunt8ers wilh Lhe Lo3aorshw DÈrfeknpnentPL4llcrfm a5 new LaiwJe5 and [￿(￿1￿18￿￿#tty tsINered. Crafty Carol¥ ITr November 2023, we held 8 fun aliefflwn In Shrewsbwwith * opp￿lty to leam rlew Cknslmasuaft$aThJ swyj a k*4ety end to ihe yw. Awards ID 2023124 we awarded 34 Servi￿ avrdrds in¢*thy 6. 40-ye¥ 19 ¥dUnleers￿ned ￿8￿e￿￿P9￿8l[Ka￿￿. atKI t Ym Leader ganed Ihur gvalificabon. In December 2023, 2 metnbets wtr￿ ie(wnised wih Mmllarbts Re9￿ ChEf c(¥nMi55￿*AWa￿$. Over this 12.monlh period we have cd*bralÉd 4 mèmbers altainiTrJ IhewtsJeen5 Aw*d. •T•Zing a￿￿e[ne￿ 1 m8n*w comp￿1¥￿9 her &vard in $ix months. TheirdeterrTi1na￿￿ *d dèdthknn io this chaI￿￿j1￿ isc¢yThnend¥Nè Internatlonal Girl9uidifi9 Shropshire pa￿1pantS allended the hiernalH>nal sel**t¥) eva)i Regthm. *there 2 vthteers and 4 J1)￿9 member5 were SLtt6ss1u11y olfered Ihè opporiunily 10 lake part ki International trys in 2024 i[￿udIng EdInb￿￿h ICE arnl Tanz￿la_ AnD￿r ¥oknnleef was *0 sel￿t￿ io be GOLD IGuiding Overseas Linked wlh Develwmenll qrwp1n Jamaica 15 a brli*)lout¢wne to ry￿rAe iilerrMIKMBI (￿r M￿be￿4p. Inclusi￿ and imp*¢lful PR Membership numbers have femained sloaty Ihis yÈAr. V￿rteeT recnjlmerd ha5 lo ￿ 4 xJNty trnre bx*l8ed lttan Ihe prevKJug yw. Additional PR material ha$ Deen amuired and is¥valatrAe lor k)3n asa resullof DaiLwl ￿tI￿. FSnanclal Governance The Exec￿tive Committee agreed lo ma4)tain 2024 Subscrip1￿ a 4th ￿ k) >Jpwt ui41s H) ihe cos¥of4i¥Tw Ixisis. coN¥nrttee wed a Micrea5e for 2025 0130p per membef reflecting inttease ruMiwc051sthe to ￿b￿at￿mI. GirfgtsK5ing SIYw5hire t(thDa￿ p) a Po¥coOe Loiw maith fftt HI 2Q24 rrom Llxd LevertwJlrDe's Cbatilai* TtVs1 iu suppuil Uie ruTining costs of Girt9uiding ID the (x)untyw*ich wrfd be o cfmsrf5￿e LKWJSt to keep the (￿sts ofsvènl$ al an affordakle ￿ f￿meMb8￿. Led by Ihe FIna￿e ￿￿￿tee. Ihe Execulive ConwvAliee thd￿rt￿ a re￿￿1[￿￿￿1al KNe51mBnts ir￿￿nI$0￿S￿$ Croft aThJ Oakes. The review resulied in a change ofinveslmenl approach. *ilh an ern￿￿S on 8lJ*al *Nesio*rt¢. The Extttstive awj tr) r8t*D Cmft And Oakes lo perfrffii a 124nfy)ih rwewin 2025. The Finan￿ cornnmllee has ￿e￿ived a srnall nlrterolTh￿7lTh*¢￿ Iheyear forgrants froyn the'Girt8 H￿A￿￿t￿es, to y￿pOrtY￿ng members to allend12rge scale evenls and InieTnabtr)81 In￿. The ￿r￿lI1è• meets twice yea[ly￿1th an annual rok *s$K￿ ¥t ts Ex￿J1￿e Curwnilee Meelirg ￿ No¥emb8r. Tho risk register has bèers uFd8ted fdlwrKJ Ihe Novèmber 2023 sessty)n and an to monknrad. Admln Good progress has continued wth erquirie5 arxl wathThJ I￿. The appow*wMofw) 8thMi4ratcifcisale firsi respthw trrir4rg ha5 been su¢ee$slul and Com￿la￿e mTrloriw ha5 been strengthen&l this yearvJ*h a¢hJilp)n81 tr*big tygaiksed as rayed. Webslte upgradfr and rebranding Tht GirfguidirvJ Shrop5tNre web5ile has b8tn $u¢¢8ssI￿ty upgaded aNI retr￿ath1 wlth has to M￿ntain a￿j anEnd pages an On9￿n9 ba$s. partnership a ILKal d¥vtyKyr has •n•i4ed us to aman affNdable(tharity mAkets nvjre access¢*. County Headquarters Gidguiding Shropshire county headqwter5 ￿ based aiTellcrftJaThJ Wrekn weriw5. the (xwr•)l &￿ar *a5e to erKJ 2024. Cwnty Exeeuilve agreed al the May EX¢￿t￿ ffleeiN￿ 10 syn a s*w lease fc¥ boonb￿8ffic￿1 in mantair¥ng irwne ¥lorMJ5k4e other Gir¥Juiding and Scoulillg hirers. The Executive tomriiee has mnilued Ibe Manag￿rt buldNig. led tylhe Lywl ￿ad wbnt8er. SUP￿lers have been hired lo undertake soffle larger actwibes and a nurnber ol successful worknng p¥tyeventsuga)iged. Ihe deaniry and of sMal￿r pb5. The Executive ¢ommiiiee agreed lo amend the £haryiry 5trlK￿re I￿$ year to bnry il in ￿￿th other W0￿￿e[S and simpkr lty gfow to trA*lgelfor. Th?nk3 gDes lowr Lyneal J volunteer ¥d wnty treasuret who have beery ul eftwrw Lyneal LS wel nwilaned￿d aY￿a￿e loan. Trustoès In this financial yearto Juty 2024, no truslees have been apwinled. I woukj hke to IharlE ihe ¢wnty le￿. oWwe￿dent and Irus*es for Ihw haid WOTk and support dunrvj my leTrJre a5 Cownty g)mrrMs$i¢rw. *ishes lo lean as Ilw f(Mward k&1¥5hp of Gi￿J￿1￿9 M ShrLpshire ￿ring the 5 years THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SHROPSHIRE COUNTY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024 Financial Review This year we have undertaken a review of our investments and moved them onto a managed platform using local Financial Advisers. The Finance Committee agreed Ihis was the best way to continue to manage our funds. We also maintained the fees we charge to our members by agreeing any shortfall was lo be covered by our cash Savings. This was in acknowledgement to the funds we have and how lo best support our members. ReseNes Polic The trustees have agreed lo maintain a pdicy of 3 years worth of rent and setvice charge payments for the county office which equates lo approximately £52.000 and will be reviewe(l al every financial year end The bank balances al the year end continue lo be in excess of this wlicy and we expecl Io spend funds in line with this policy in lulure financial peri(KJs Free reserves at the year end were £139.530 which are a representation of the charivs unreslricled funds12023: £199,950) Public Benefit In planning our activities for the year the truslees have had due regard for the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. In fulfilling the aim of Guiding. being the development of girts and young women, the Charity has organised activities and supported leaders in running events physically and virtually. Git1guiding Shropshire continues to support the national Girlguiding pro3ramme by conlinuing to train it's members free of charge On behalf of the County Executive Committee Mrs Victoria Smith-Roe County Treasurer Dale.. l.. ..IzoLS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SHROPSHIRE Independent Examinerfs Report I report lo the charity trustees on my examinalion of the accounts of the charity for the perKNJ ended 31 July 2024 which are sel oul on pages 5 10 7. Responsibilitie$ and basis of report As the charity s Iruslees you are rosponsible for the preparation of the accounts in aCCordar￿e with Ihe requirements of the Charities Act 20111'lhe Acl'l. I reporl in respect of my examinalion of the charity's ac¢ountS C8rried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examinalion I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Acl. Independent exa￿lner'S statement I have compleled rny examination. I confirm Ihal r)0 maleiial matters have come lo my allenlitin in connection wilh the examination giving me cause to believe that in ar)y material respect- 1. accounting records were not kept in respect ol the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinalion to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Signed: Dated.. 1910212025 Tim Lunt BA (Hons) FCCA MTPI WR Partners Chartered Accountants Belmont Hotjse Shrewsbury Business Park Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6LG THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SHROPSHIRE COUNTY RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024 UnrÈsiricted Restricted Dèsignated Endr￿￿￿t 2024 Total 2023 Tot41 Receipts Oonalions & Grants Lellin9 fees Mefflbers subScripti(￿S Inve51menl income Oiher income Sale of badges Sundry 25,1￿) 6,TTT 22.725 25.(K)O 6.777 22.725 34.917 66.990 22.376 5.541 48.740 .017 26.337 61.510 22.376 Total rectlpts 116,921 61.510 354 178.785 133,222 Payrnents Dir£¢l charita￿& eX￿ndItUre Managetnenl and adminislraticA 150.304 26.676 46,667 1.807 375 199,153 26.676 68,320 23,084 Total paymonts 176.979 46.867 1,807 375 225.828 91.404 Svrplus I (Deficit) of receipts over payTnents I ￿.058) 14.843 11.8071 147.0431 41,818 Net Moveffenl in funds 160.058} 14.843 11.8071 147.0431 41,818 B￿k and Cash balarw at 1$1 Augusl 20rJ 199, 3.516 9.732 6.915 219,753 177,935 Bank and cash baLqnce3 at 31st Juty 2024 139.532 18,359 7,925 172.7to 219.753 THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SHROPSHIRE COUNTY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 JULY 2024 Type 2024 2023 Cash Funds Bank and cash balances Bank and cash balances Bank and cash balances Bank and cash balan￿$ Total cash funds Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment 139.530 7.925 18.359 6.895 172.709 199,590 9,732 3,516 6,915 219,753 Inveslment Assets Charifund 1,876 units Charifund 409 units Quilter Investments Unrestricted Endowment Unrestiicted 26,991 5,885 6.204 102,235 108,439 32.876 Assets retained for the chari .5 own use Freehold property Lyneal Centre. Lyneal Fixtures. fittings and equipment Lyneal Cenlre Badges & Office Stocks Sundry Debtors Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted 204.171 10,000 7.592 871 222,634 204,171 10,000 9,233 1,665 225,069 Liabilities Sundry Creditors Unrestricted 1.206 897 These accounts were approved by Mrs V Smith-Roe Coun Treasurer Dale.. Ms Sarah M ers Coun Commissioner Date.. zsl. |ioL5 THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SHROPSHIRE coutrrry NOTES ro THE ACCOUNTS 2024 Sur lusl deficit of recei ts Closl ments Balance enin Balance Pa ments Transter over Unrestrlctod Funds Shropshire Mai Lyneal A¢livities Centr& badge Account Training Comrniltee 152,898 39.058 6.409 1.225 199,59) 85,466 1140.3751 9.926 (14.3641 16001 21,433 120,4931 12.71X)I 1.748 116,920 1176.9791 152.6081 15.0381 11.7601 652 180.058 100,290 34,020 4.649 573 139.532 R8Stricted Funds Switzèrland 2023 trip County Camp 2024 3,516 13.5161 143,1511 13,5161 18.359 61.510 18.359 Desi ated Funds Butler Fund 9.732 { 1.8071 11.8071 7.925 Endowment Fund Elizabeth Mowat Memorial Fun 6.915 354 1375) 6,893 219.753 178.784 1225,828 47.043 172.709 The Outdoor Activity Centre completed ifs sperKJ ol the designated Maintenan￿ lund We were gpien a donation of £10.000 trom Mr$ Butlerfs estate lo Spend al the dis¢retK)n of the Irustees The Elizabeth Mowal Memorial Fund was sel up in February 1979 lolhMro the receipt of £1.(XIO. The Ir￿ne arising 15 to be apJied at the absolLJle discretron of Ihe Couniy CoMmis￿One1 for charitable puwoses connected with the Gwle rnovemenl in the county of Shropshire. Some grants have been made this year THE GUIDE ASSOCiATION SHROPSHk%E COUNTY CON50LIDATED RECEIPTS ANO PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31stJVLY 2024 2023 Total Main Lyrtal Badge SwannKk T[al￿￿j 2024 T¢* Rt¢eiptS Donation5 Lellng fees MeTnbgrs SubsCr4)b￿ Ifweslmenl income Olher Income Sale of merchandise Sundry 25.oc 6.777 22.725 .917 66.99) 22.376 5,541 23.586 46.740 .017 26.337 22.725 33.816 65.018 417 747 1.875 526 21.433 Totsl recelpts 146.976 9.926 21.433 178.784 133,222 Paymèn15 Direct CharIa￿e éxpeffl¢Mu¢e Manayemenl and admintslra1￿ 199.152 26.676 68.320 23,084 162.511 26.337 14,2 20.318 175 375 1.748 188.848 14264 20.493 375 1.748 225.828 91.404 Total paymènts Inter ac¢$ transfers dimaie 16(KJi I2.7￿) SurphJ5 1 ID•fiall ofrvthpls over payry*nL£ 139.5721 15.0381 147,(t441 41.810 Bank & Cash Schedule Main Main Main Main Main Main Lyneal Lyneal Badge Badge Mowal Training Training Type UnrestrFcled Designaled Restricted Unrestricted Designaled Restricted Unreslricled Unrestricted Unrestticted Unrestricted Endowmenl Unreslricled Unrestricted 2024 13.416.50 2023 56.919.00 9. 732.00 3,516.00 95,979.00 CAF Current Account 00015665 CAF Savings Account 00092272 Decision lo move more funds to the savings Lloyds Current Account 00724365 CAF Gold Account 00082024 Lloyds Treasurers Account 00115010 Cash in hand Lloyds Accounl 01450277 Lloyds Business Account 00972834 Cash in hand 86.872.63 7.925.00 78.359.48 11.509.66 22,509.87 4,234.11 414.63 6.894.37 572.37 16.493.00 22,565.00 6.384.00 25.00 6,915.00 1,218.00 7.00 172,709 219,753 Investments Schedule Type Unrestricted Endowmenl Unrestricted 2024 2023 26.991 5,885 Charifund 1876 units Charifund 409 units Quilter Main Mowat Main 6,204 102,235 108.439 32,876 Fixed Assets Schedule LyTreal Lyneal Lyneal 2024 190.000 14.171 10.000 214.171 2023 190,000 14.171 10.1)00 214.171 Lyneal Centre, Lyneal Solar panels at above Fixtures fittings equip al above Stock Schedule Badge 2024 7,592 7,592 2023 9,233 9,882 Stock of badges Sund Debtors Schedule Badge Badge 2024 753 119 872 2023 1.606 59 1.665 Badge sales Franking Machine Sund Creditors Schedule Badge Badge 2024 1.050 156 1.206 2023 86 811 897 Badge invoices owing Badge customer credits