| Yearstart date | Yearend date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forthe year | ail04l2o2s | To | 3tl03l2026 | ||
| from | |||||
| Receipts and Payments | |||||
| zoz4lzs | 2O2s126 | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | Unresffieted funds | ||||
| €. | E | ||||
| Receipts | |||||
| Donations,legacies andsimilarincome | |||||
| Membership subscriptions | t3927 | 16533 | |||
| Lessmembership subscriptions | paid on(National/County/Area/District) | -7508 | -9250 | ||
| Netmembership subscriptions retained | ff19 | 7283 | |||
| Donations | 1118 | 650 | |||
| Legacies | |||||
| GiftAid | 4917 | 4859 | |||
| Other similar income,camps andevents | 24504 | 24446 | |||
| subtotal | 36952 | 33244 | |||
| Grants | |||||
| Maintenance grants | |||||
| Other grants | 0 | 2819 | |||
| subtotal | 0 | 2819 | |||
| Fundraising{Gross} | |||||
| Detaill-coffeeshop | 11002 | L?7Ll | |||
| Detail2 -events attended | s00 | 0 | |||
| Detail3-hallandequipmenthire | 780 | 1650 | |||
| Other fundraising activities | 2146 | 1908 | |||
| subtotal | 74428 | L7269 | |||
| lnvestmentincome | |||||
| Bankinterestreceived | 378 | 313 | |||
| Building society interest | |||||
| The ScoutAssociation Short | Term | lnvestmentSeryice | |||
| Propertyrentincome | |||||
| Other investment income | |||||
| Subtotal | 378 | 313 | |||
| Total | Grosslncafie | 51757 | 53648 | ||
| Assetandinvestmentsales,et€. | |||||
| TatG!receipts | 5t757 | s3648 |
| ReceiptsandP | ayments | Account | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yearstart date | Yearend date | |||
| Forthe year from |
01104/2a25 | To | 3u03l2026 | |
| 2O24l2s | 2O2sl26 | |||
| UnresEicted funds | Unrestricted funds | |||
| f | f | |||
| Payments | ||||
| Charitablepayments | ||||
| Youthprogrammeandactivities | 17768 | 8639 | ||
| Adult supportandtraining | ||||
| Rent | ||||
| Water andsewerage | 89 | 222 | ||
| Electricityandgas | 1939 | 2270 | ||
| Insura nce | L903 | 4565 | ||
| Repairsand renewals | 4139 | 16851 | ||
| Newequipment | 2494 | 739 | ||
| Printingandphotocopying | 183 | 181 | ||
| Contributiontocampcosts | 7522 | 14702 | ||
| Uniforms | 208 | L70 | ||
| AGM andtrusteeexpenses | ||||
| Othercostsdetail1-Waterbasedactivities | 2192 | 959 | ||
| Othercostsdetail2 -SundrylHarbourdues | 393 | 392 | ||
| Othercostsdetail3 | ||||
| Subtotal | 3EE3O | |||
| Fundraisingexpenses | ||||
| Fundraising expensescoffeeshop | 3811 | 332? | ||
| Eventsattended andotherexpenditure | 1585 | 2684 | ||
| Detail3 | o | o | ||
| Other fundraisingcosts | 0 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 5396 | 6007 | ||
| Toto IGrossExpenditure | 44226 | 55707 |
| 31st March 2024 | 31st March 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | ||
| f | f | ||
| Cashfunds | |||
| Bankcurrent account | 20227 | 17935 | |
| Bankdeposit account | 25824 | 26L3A | |
| BuildingSocietyaccount | |||
| The ScoutAssociation Short Term lnvestmentService | |||
| Cash/Floats | 80 | 0 | |
| Totalcashfunds | 46131 | 44073 | |
| Other monetaryassets | |||
| Taxclaim | |||
| Debts duefromCounty/Area/District/Group | |||
| lnsurance claim | |||
| Subtotal | |||
| lnvestmentassets | |||
| lnvestmentproperty | -detail | ||
| Quoted investments | |||
| Other investments - | detail | ||
| Subtotal | |||
| Nonmonetaryassetsfor charit's ownuse | |||
| Badgestock | |||
| Shopstock | |||
| Other stock | |||
| Landand buildings | |||
| Motorvehicles | |||
| Scoutingequipment, | furnitureetc | ||
| Other | |||
| Subtotal | |||
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts notyetpaid | |||
| Expensesincurredbutnot invoiced | |||
| Subscriptions notyetpaid | |||
| Loan -detail | |||
| Other liabilities | |||
| subtotal |
| TrusteeName | Office (ifany) | Datesactedifnot for whole year |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Jarvis | Chairman | ||
| AnthonyPaul | Treasurer | ||
| AndyBurrows | GSL | ||
| TimGreen | ViceChairman | ||
| Dave Wingham | Leader | ||
| Richard Williams | Explorers | ||
| Dave Thompson | Bosan | ||
| Ruth Heelan | Communications | ||
| Laura Spencer | Property | ||
| Sally McCallum | Fundraising | March 2026 | |
| ZoeCoar | Coffee Shop | ||
| SectionA | Reference | andadministrationdetails (continued) | |
| Names and addresses of | advisers(optional information but encouragedasbest practice) | ||
| Type of advisor | Name | Address | |
| / | |||
| SectionB | Structure, governance andmanagement |
| Description of thecharity's trusts |
Trustee selection methods(e.g. appointed by, elected by) |
|---|---|
| The Group's governing documents are those of the TheScout | |
| Typeof governingdocument(e.g trust deed, constitution) |
Association. They consist ofaRoyal Charter,whichinturn gives authority totheBye LawsoftheAssociationand The |
| Policy, OrganisationandRules ofTheScout Association. | |
| TheGroupis atrustestablishedunder its ruleswhichare | |
| Howthe charityisconstituted | common toallScouts. |
| The Trustees areappointedin accordancewith thePolicy, | |
| isationandRules of The Scout Association. |
| Youmaychooseto include | |
|---|---|
| additional information.where | Groupismanagedbythe Group Trustee Board, the members |
| relevant, about: | ofwhich are the 'CharityTrustees'ofthe Scout Groupwhichis an |
| Icharity.Ascharity trusteesthey areresponsible | |
| ingwith legislation applicabletocharities. This includes the | |
| registration, keeping proper accounts and making returnstothe | |
| arity Commission as appropriate | |
| Policiesandprocedures adoptedfor: | |
| a)theinduction and training of trustees; | Board consists of2 independentrepresentatives, Chair,and |
| b)trustee'considerationof majorrisks | togetherwith theGroup ScoutLeaders,individual |
| andthesystemsandproceduresto | leadersandparent's representationand meetsevery2 |
| manage them | months |
| isGroup Trustee Board existstosupporttheGroup | |
| Leaderinmeetingtheresponsibilities ofthe appointmentsand | |
| blefor: | |
| maintenance ofGroupproperty; | |
| Theraising of funds andtheadministration of Group finance; | |
| Theinsurance ofpersons,property and equipment; | |
| Group public occasions; | |
| istingintherecruitmentofleaders and other adult support, | |
| ntinganysub committeesthatmay be required; | |
| nting Group Administrators and Advisors otherthan | |
| are elected | |
| SectionB | Structure, ernanceandmanagement {continued) |
| Riskand lnternal Control (Specimen1) | |
| TheGroupTrustee Board has identifiedthemajorriskstowhich | |
| theybelieve the Groupisexposed, these have been reviewedand | |
| systems have beenestablishedtomitigate againstthem.The | |
| main areas of concernthathave been identifiedare: | |
| Damagetothebuilding, propertyandequipment.TheGroup | |
| wouldrequesttheuseofbuildings,property andequipmentfrom | |
| neighbouring organisations suchasthe church, community centre | |
| and otherScoutGroups.Similar reciprocalarrangements | |
| with these organisations. The Grouphassufficientbuildings and | |
| contents insurance in placetomitigateagainstpermanentloss. | |
| lnjurytoleaders, helpers, supporters and members.TheGroup | |
| throughthecapitation fees contributes totheScoutAssociations | |
| nationalaccident insurancepolicy. RiskAssessmentsare | |
| undertaken before all activities andfully documented.Dynamic | |
| risk assessmentstakeplaceduringactivities. | |
| Reduced incomefrom fundraising.The Group is primarilyreliant | |
| upon incomefrom subscriptionsandfundraising. Thegroup does | |
| hold a reservetoensure the continuityofactivities should therebe | |
| amajor reduction in income. The Committee can raise thevalue | |
| ofsubscriptions to increase the incometothe grouponan ongoing | |
| basis, eithertemporarilyorpermanently.Thenextanticipated | |
| increase is in Sept,2026. |
| SectionD | Achievementsandperformance | |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | ofthemain achievementsof | |
| the charity during the | Group meets the Charity Gommission's public benefit criteri | |
| rderboth the advancement of education andtheadvancement | ||
| citizenship or community development headings. | ||
| Anormalyearofactivitiesincluding SummerCamp,District | ||
| camp,JuniorDownsman,Xmasparty, Chilly campetc. | ||
| Attendanceisatthe RemembranceDay Parade atthelocal | ||
| Church and St. George'sdayin Ghichester. | ||
| Attendance at campsbothlocally,within district,nationallyand | ||
| internationally bothforland based andwaterbased activities. | ||
| Continuedgrowthinallmembership for the groups with waiting | ||
| Iist.Upgraded sailingequipmenUtents/paddleboardsetc. | ||
| The Group commencedtheintroductionof12Squirrels from | ||
| I2025whichhas run successfully for the full year andwill | ||
| continueinthe future. | ||
| SectionE | FinancialReview | |
| ReservesPolicy | ||
| Brief statementofthecharity'spolicyon | ||
| reserves | Group'spolicyonreserves istoholdsufficientresources | |
| nuethe charitableactivitiesof thegroupshouldincome and | ||
| ndraising activitiesfallshort. The Group ExecutiveCommittee | ||
| thatthegroup should holdasum equivalentto 6months | ||
| running costs, circaf26,000. | ||
| Group held reservesofapproximatelyf26,138against this | ||
| ear end. Thiswouldbe required for operating expenses. | ||
| Quantify and explain any designations |
| You maychoosetoinclude | |
|---|---|
| additional information,where | lnvestment Policy (Specimen{) |
| relevant, about: .thecharity'sprincipal sources of funds (i |
TheGroup'slncomeand Expenditureissmalland asa consequencedoesnot have sufficient fundstoinvest in longer terminvestments such as stocks and shares. TheGrouphas |
| therefore adoptedalow risk strategy totheinvestment of its | |
| funds.Allfundsareheldincashusing onlymainstreambanksor | |
| building societies. | |
| The GroupTrusteeBoard regularly monitorsthelevels of bank | |
| balances andtheinterest rates received toensurethe group | |
| .howexpenditurehas supportedthekey objectives of the charity; |
obtainsmaximumvalueand incomefromits banking arrangements, |
| .investment policy and objectives | |
| Plans forfutureperiods (details of any | |
| significantactivitiesplanned to achieve | I |
| them) |
| Signature(s) | re*rr.V.- |
|---|---|
| Fullname(s) | t<'j. TPxC-Vl.! |
| Position(egSecretary, Chair) | |
| Date | trt,ot4-,11, |
| SectionF | Other Optional lnformation |