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2026-03-31-accounts

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