## **Treasurers Report for Year End Accounts 2023**
The Group continues to be in a strong position financially building on a good platform from the previous year. Our financial position enabled us to carry out some much needed maintenance on the premises to ensure that we can provide a safe facility for our young people.
## **Revenue**
Subscription payments were held at £10 per young person per month until Sept 24 when we raised it to £12 per month, still offering enormous value for money for all of the activities provided for our young people. These fees are used to pay County and Central Scouting fees and provide activities for our young people. We continue to be in a position to subsidise 3[rd] party activities to keep costs low for parents and guardians. We see an increase in overall subs as we see the Squirrel section fully join the Group.
Our first fundraising activity of the year was our Spring Coffee Morning, raising a wonderful £599, with a further £659 at the Autumn event, both increases on 2023. Our coffee morning continues to be very well supported by the village and we have maintained this strong support with both events held at the hut.
Our annual plant sale was as always a phenomenal success, again gaining our 2[nd] highest level of sales, only beaten by the Covid era. Costs have risen slightly but a huge £2130 was raised in profit to the group. We are very grateful for the support from the village and beyond, along with a recognition for the great quality of plants we are able to provide.
The 200 club continues to be supported well and we will be looking for new ways in 2024 to bring this fundraising opportunity to more people in the community.
The burger stall continues to be a our biggest fund raising revenue earner for us at a number of events including the Bransgore Fun Day, Beer Festival in September and the Bransgore fireworks in November bringing us a total of £4972 profit from these outdoor events. We are grateful to the team who make this happen for us and are always looking for more volunteers to support this amazing work. We would like to extend our thanks to Sarah Melbourne for coordinating these events over the last few years and show our appreciation as she hands the reins over.
Our annual Carnival continues to bring the village together for a day of fun on the field. This event is so rewarding as it combines efforts of so many people to bring the carnival to the village, whilst showing what a great team of young people we have at the heart of our Scout group. The support of the village is highly valued by everyone involved. The weather was again absolutely on our side as we saw yet another record revenue of £5564, translating into a fantastic profit of £4051. We continue to look for new stalls/events/ displays to bring to the carnival to ensure that we maintain this run of record breaking years that we have had over the last 6 events. We are looking forward to seeing this event develop and grow as it is central to all that we do within the community.
We are grateful to Sainsburys for supporting our bag packing event at Christmas. This event is wonderful as the young people can get fully involved and show the community what a great group they are. Those that attended were proud to bring in an extra £1489 in profit to the group
## **Costs**
As mentioned above we have carried out some maintenance on the hut. This included a safety flooring across the main area of the hut suited to the level of foot traffic we experience. The roof has
also been covered with a more substantial felt roofing, which we were very grateful to have received a donation from Vitesse to help cover funding. We have upgraded some of our electrics, including outside power and lighting.
Due to heavy recruitment across all sections, enabling us to be able to operate our safeguarding ratios we have also seen an increase in unform costs from previous years.
## **Activities**
Each section provided a fun packed programme of activities for the young people to enjoy, involving visits off site and relevant expert visitors to the hut. Our dedicated leaders continue to review their programmes to bring our Young People different opportunities relevant to our Scouting Code. Both The Cubs and Scouts section were able to be involved in camps and we continue to look at this in 2025. We are seeing an increase in costs for all camps and activities and will continue to support our young people to access these in the most cost efficient way.
## 8th CHRISTCHURCH ( BURTON ) SCOUT GROUP
Receipts & Payments Account Summary Year Ending 31st December 2024
|Total Receipts for Year
Total Payments for Year
Net receipts ( payments ) for the Year
Cash, Bank and similar funds brought forward
Cash, Bank and similar funds carried forward|Dec-24
Dec-23
Dec-22
Dec-21
Dec-20
£
£
£
£
£
39,911 34,640 35,375 30,307 20,827
42,846 29,385 42,853 17,898 30,757|
|---|---|
||(2,935)
5,255
(7,478)
12,410
(9,931)
31,257 26,002 33,480 21,070 31,001|
||28,322 31,257 26,002 33,480 21,070|
The above account and accompanying statement of assets and liabilies were approved by the trustees
## 8th CHRISTCHURCH ( BURTON ) SCOUT GROUP
Receipts for the Year Ending ended 31st December 2024
|MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS
Less Paid
INVESTMENT INCOME RECEIVED
National Savings interest
DONATIONS/GRANTS
General
Property rents
Hut Build
ACTIVITIES
Various Camps
Outings
FUND RAISING (gross)
Carnival
Plant Sales
Burger Sales
Other events
200 Club / Hut Build
OTHER INCOME
Income tax recovered -
on subscriptions and donations
Loan
SUNDRY RECEIPTS
Uniforms
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR|Dec-24
Dec-23
Dec-22
Dec-21
Dec-20
£
£
£
£
£
8,888 7,832 6,965 2,719 5,354
3,829 2,485 2,726 3,216 3,240|
|---|---|
||5,060 5,347 4,240 - 498 2,114
- 3 - 24 27|
||- 3 - 24 27
1,658 340 430 16,418 11,690
- - - - -
- - 1,000 - 1,700|
||1,658 340 1,430 16,418 13,390
5,873 4,535 7,074 1,350 1,260
578 599 133 - -|
||6,451 5,134 7,207 1,350 1,260
5,564 5,251 4,771 - -
6,787 6,143 5,796 7,035 3,060
9,711 8,570 - - -
3,063 3,139 11,914 5,125 50
640 685 17 852 926|
||25,765 23,788 22,498 13,012 4,036
978 - - - -
- - - - -|
||978 - - - -
- 28 - - -|
||- 28 - - -|
||39,911 34,640 35,375 30,307 20,827|
## 8th CHRISTCHURCH ( BURTON ) SCOUT GROUP
Payments for the Year Ending 31st December 2024
|PREMISES
Rent
Council Tax
Light and Heat
Insurance
Hut Maintenance (note 1)
Hut build costs
DONATIONS/GRANTS
Donations
ACTIVITIES
Various Camps
Training
Outings/Activities
FUND RAISING EXPENSES
General
Plant Sales
Carnival
Burger Sales
Hut Build
ADMIN/ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES
Website Subscribtion
Stationery
Bank charges
OTHER EXPENSES
Personal Insurance
Uniforms
Sundries
A G M
Loan repayment
PURCHASE OF BADGES
Sub-Total
PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
TOTAL PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR|Dec-24
Dec-23
Dec-22
Dec-21
Dec-20
£
£
£
£
£
- - - - -
69 65 123 63 -
3,669 1,975 1,587 805 812
2,693 2,554 2,103 2,069 2,102
12,454 1,660 3,240 553 96
- - 2,636 1,176 16,548|
|---|---|
||18,885 6,254 9,689 4,666 19,558
500 280 270 1,000 -|
||500 280 270 1,000 -
4,268 4,589 7,109 2,030 2,985
- - 100 - -
3,534 2,924 1,284 1,124 324|
||7,803 7,514 8,493 3,154 3,309
188 25 5,093 1,373 -
4,657 4,416 3,934 4,598 2,289
1,513 2,449 1,874 - 147
4,739 3,960 - - -
- 156 171 188 203|
||11,097 11,006 11,071 6,159 2,639
142 144 124 125 208
59 194 27 196 408
- - - 48 60|
||201 338 151 369 676
- - - - -
1,385 490 91 200 40
163 166 20 397 208
172 63 177 - -
- - 10,000 - -|
||1,720 720 10,288 597 248
1,289 1,630 228 249 100|
||41,493 27,751 40,191 16,194 26,529
1,353 1,644 2,662 1,704 4,228|
||42,846 29,385 42,853 17,898 30,757|
## Note
1 Net of £5,000 insurance payment in respect of roof repair
## 8th CHRISTCHURCH ( BURTON ) SCOUT GROUP
## Statement of Assets & liabilties at 31st December 2024
|MONETARY ASSETS
Bank Current Account
Hut Build Account
National Savings Account
Cash in Hand
Total
OTHER MONETARY ASSETS
Tax Claim for Years 2021 to 2024 (Estimate)
Debts due from Group / District
Total
NON-MONETARY ASSETS
Assets for Charity's own use
Badge Secretary's Stock
Group/District shop stock
Land and Buildings
Motor Vehicles
Scouting equipment, furniture etc
Total
LIABILITIES
Loan - Christchurch District Scout Group
Total|Dec-24
Dec-23
Dec-22
Dec-21
Dec-20
£
£
£
£
£
24,733 27,393 22,131 29,858 11,713
- - - - 15,448
3,412 3,412 3,408 3,408 3,357
178 452 463 214 484|
|---|---|
||28,322 31,257 26,002 33,480 31,001|
||5,000 6,500 6,500 5,000 3,000
- - - - -|
||5,000 6,500 6,500 3,000 3,000|
||- - - - -
50
50
50
50
50
- - - - -
175,000 175,000 175,000 175,000 175,000
- - - - -
22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000|
||197,050 197,050 197,050 197,050 197,050|
||- - - 10,000 10,000|
||- - - 10,000 10,000|
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
th
To the Trustees of the 8 Christchurch (Burton) Scout Group
I report on the accounts of the Group for the year ended 31st December, 2024 which are set out on
the previous pages.
Respertive responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The Group's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an
audit is not required this year (under Section 32{2) of the Charities act 1993 {the 1993 act)) and that
an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to=
Examine the accounts {under Section 4313) (a) of the 1993 Act):
Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity
Commissioners under Section 4317) (b) of the 1993 Act; and
State whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of examinerfs 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 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 Examinerfs statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention".
l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the 1993 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.
Signed:
Name: John Malins
Qualification: Chartered Management Accountant (A.C.M.A.}
Address: 205 Salisbury Road, Burton, Christchurch, Dorset. BH23 7JT
Date: 3rd March 2025