|Description|Description|of the charity's|of the charity's|of the charity's|of the charity's|of the charity's|trusts||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Type of governing||||document|||||||| ||||||||||The District's governing
documents
are those of the The||| ||||||||||Scout Association,
They consist ofa Royal Charter,
which||in| ||||||||||turn gives authority
to the Bye Laws ofthe Association|and|| ||||||||||The Policy, Organisation
and Rules ofThe Scout Association.||| |(e.g. trust||deed,|constitution)||||||||| |How the|charity||is constituted||||||The District is a trust established
under
its rules which|are|| |(e.g. trust,||association,|||company)||||common
to all Scouts.||| |Trustee selection||||methods|||||The Trustees are appointed
in accordance
with the Policy,||| |(e.g. appointed||||by, elected|||by)||Organisation
and Rules of The Scout Association,||| |Additional||governance||||issues (optional|||information
but encouraged
as best practice)||| |You may|choose|||to include|||additional||The District is managed
by the District Executive Committee,||| |information,||where relevant,|||||about:||the members
ofwhich are the 'Charity Trustees'
ofthe|Scout|| ||||||||||District which
is an educational
charity. As charity trustees||| ||||||||||they are responsible
for complying
with legislation
applicable||| ||||||||||to charities. This includes
the registration,
keeping
proper||| ||||||||||accounts and making
returns
to the Charity Commission|as|| ||||||||||appropriate.||| |Policies and procedures||||||adopted||for:|||| |a) the induction|||and training||||of trustees;||Members ofthe Executive Committee
complete
'Essential||| |b) trustee'||consideration||||of|major|risks|information
for Executive Committee'
training
within the first 5||| |and the systems||||and procedures||||to|months
ofjoining the committee.||| |manage|them||||||||||| ||||||||||This District Executive Committee
exists to support
the|District|| ||||||||||Commissioner
in meeting
the responsibilities
ofthe||| ||||||||||appointments
and is responsible
for:||| ||||||||||The maintenance
of District property,||| ||||||||||The raising of funds and the administration
of Distnct finance;||| ||||||||||The insurance
of persons,
property
and equipment;||| ||||||||||District public occasions;||| ||||||||||Assisting
in the recruitment
of leaders and other adult||| ||||||||||support;||| ||||||||||Appointing
any sub committees
that may be required;||| ||||||||||Appointing
Group Administrators
and Advisors
other than||| ||||||||||those who are elected.||| ||||||||||Risk and Internal
Control||| ||||||||||The District Executive Committee
has identified
the major||| ||||||||||risks to which they believe the District is exposed, these have||| ||||||||||been reviewed
and systems
have been established
to||| ||||||||||mitigate against them. The main areas ofconcern that|have|| ||||||||||been identified
are:||| |||||||||Damage to the building,
property
and equipment
-The District|Damage to the building,
property
and equipment
-The District| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||would request the use of buildings,
property
and equipment|| |||||||||from neighbouring
organisations
such as the church,|| |||||||||community
centre and other Scout Districts. Similar reciprocal|| |||||||||arrangements
exist with these organisations.
The District has|| |||||||||sufficient
buildings
and contents
insurance
in place to mitigate|| |||||||||against
permanent
loss.|| |||||||||Injury to leaders,
helpers,
supporters
and members.
The|| |||||||||District through
the capitation fees contributes
to the Scout|| |||||||||Associations
national
accident insurance
policy. Risk|| |||||||||Assessments
are undertaken
before all activities.|| |||||||||Reduced income from fund raising. The District is primarily|| |||||||||reliant
upon income from subscriptions
and fundraising.
The|| |||||||||District does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity
of|| |||||||||activities
should there be a major reduction
in income. The|| |||||||||Committee
could raise the value of subscriptions
to increase|| |||||||||the income to the District on an ongoing
basis, either|| |||||||||temporarily
or permanently.|| |||||||||Reduction
or loss of leaders. The District is totally reliant|| |||||||||upon volunteers
to run and administer
the activities ofthe|| |||||||||District.
Ifthere was a reduction
in the number
of leaders to|| |||||||||an unacceptable
level
in a particular
section or the District|as| |||||||||a whole then there would have to be a contraction,|| |||||||||consolidation
or closure ofa section.
In the worst case|| |||||||||scenario the complete closure of the District.|| |||||||||Reduction
or loss of members.
The District provides
activities|| |||||||||for all young people aged 6 to 18. Ifthere was a reduction|in| |||||||||membership
in a particular
section or the District as whole|| |||||||||then there would have to be a contraction,
consolidation
or|| |||||||||closure ofa section.
In the worst case scenario the complete|| |||||||||closure of the District.|| |||||||||The District has in place systems of internal
controls that are|| |||||||||designed
to provide reasonable
assurance
against
material|| |||||||||mismanagement
or loss. these include 2 signatories
for all|| |||||||||payments
and a comprehensive
insurance
policies to ensure|| |||||||||that insurable
risks are covered.|| |Summary|of|the|objects|of|the|charity|set|The p
r ose ofSco|| |||||||||Scouting exists to actively engage and support
young people|| |||||||||in their personal
development,|| |||||||||empowering
them to make a positive contribution
to society.|| |||||||||The Values ofScouting|| |||||||||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 co-operate|| |||||||||with others and make friends.|| |You may choose to include|You may choose to include|You may choose to include|You may choose to include|You may choose to include|You may choose to include|further|further||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |statements,|||where||relevant,|about:|||||||||||| |||~|policy||on grantmaking;||||||||||||| |~ contribution||||made
by volunteers;|||||||||||||| |||~|policy||on investments.||||||||||||| |Public benefit|statement|||||||The|District meets the Charity
Commission's
public benefit||||||||| |||||||||criteria under||||both the advancement|||of education
and||the| |||||||||advancement||||of citizenship||or community
development|||| |||||||||headin
s.|||||||||| |||~||~|||||||||||||| |Summary
ofthe|||main achievements||||of||||||||||| ||the||charity||during the year||||||||||||| |||||||||The|new|building
on|||the campsite
at||Scoutland|in Beaminster|| |||||||||has|been|completed|||and is|available|for any group for||| |||||||||cam|in|and|weekl||activities.||||| |Brief statement
of||the||charity's
policy on|||||||||||||| |reserves||||||||Reserves||Policy|||||||| |||||||||The|District's|||policy on reserves
is to|||hold sufficient resources||| |||||||||to continue|||the
charitable|||activities|of the|District|should| |||||||||income||and||fundraising||activities|fall
short.|The|District| |||||||||Executive||Committee|||considers
that||the District|should|hold a| |||||||||sum|equivalent|||to 24 months
running|||costs, circa F24000.||| ## ## ## ## ## ## ##