## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2023 Period start date To 31 March 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Bassetlaw District Scout Council** ## **Charity registration number: 1040752** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote the development of young
people in achieving their full physical,
intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as
individuals, as responsible citizens and as
members of their local, national and
international communities. The method of
achieving the aim is by young people in
partnershipwithadults| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identifiedinthe accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Providing Scouting activities in Bassetlaw in
the North of Nottinghamshire.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees of Bassetlaw abide by the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission
and the rules of the Scout Association.| ## **Achievements and Performance** |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|After a period of time searching for a District
Commissioner, a group of leaders came
forward to take on the role as a team. There
are a team of 5 leaders taking on different
aspects of the District Commissioners role,
now called District Volunteer Lead.
Each of them have different groups to
support within the District helping leaders
where necessary.
With the team in place the District is starting
to come back together providing events for
the groups to take part in.
The District Team are working closely with
the new Nottinghamshire County Volunteer
Lead.| |---|---|---| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
ofthe period|Para 1.21|The charity remains in a strong financial
position| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|£0| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The trustees consider the level of reserves
(all unrestricted) to be sufficient for the
ongoing operations oftheDistrict.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|£0| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are currently no uncertainties| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal The principle sources of funding is from sources of funds (including annual membership subscriptions and any fundraising) activities Para 1.47 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Scout Association policy, organisation and
rules. The Scout Association operates under
a royal charter| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Federated organisation via the Scout
Association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected to the Board as per the
Scout Association policy, organisation and
rules| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees undertake induction training via the
Scout Association training modules| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The District structure follows the guidance
set out in the Scout Association policy,
organisation and rules| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Bassetlaw District Scout Association| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1040752| |Charity’s principal address|Bassetlaw District Scouts
℅ Nottinghamshire Scouts
Unit 1
Robey Close
Linby
Nottinghamshire
NG148AA| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Nam**
**e of**
**pers**
**on**
**(or**
**body**
**)**
**entitl**
**ed to**
**appo**
**int**
**trust**
**ee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Joanna Walker|Chair|17 Nov 2023|| ||Malcolm Bradley|Treasurer||| ||Samantha Everitt|||| ||Margaret Beck|||| ||Ieuan Blaevoet-
Fletcher|||| ||Andrew Fullelove|||| ||Peter Heard|||| ||Benjamin Everitt|||| ||Amanda Harrison||17 Nov 2023|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |20||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** ||**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| ||||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** ## Bassetlaw District Scouts |Bassetlaw District Scouts
**Overview**
**Total Balances B/F**
Total Income
Total Expenditure
**Total Balance**|Bassetlaw District Scouts
**Overview**
**Total Balances B/F**
Total Income
Total Expenditure
**Total Balance**|**1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024**
**Ringfenced**
**£27,784.37**
£43,657.02
£7,888.22
**£63,553.17**|**1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024**
**Ringfenced**
**£27,784.37**
£43,657.02
£7,888.22
**£63,553.17**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| |Overall Breakdown
**Total Accounts B/F**
Annual District Subscriptions
District Events
Donations/ Other
Equipment Hire/Sales
Beavers
Cubs
Scouts
Explorers
Misc
Jamboree
Foreign Trips
**Total Accounts Income**
Annual District Subscriptions
District Events
Insurance
Hall Hire / Meeting Expenses
Equipment / Clothing
Beavers
Cubs
Scouts
Explorers
District Officers Expenses
Misc
Jamboree
Foreign Trips
**Total Accounts Expenditure**
**Total Accounts Balance C/F**|||**£27,784.37**
£31,964.00
£963.50
£1,163.52
Income from Account Closures, Charity Donation
£366.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£9,200.00
**£43,657.02**
£0.00
**£1,194.96**
**£247.35**
£61.14
£358.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£12.99
£97.33
£0.00
**£5,916.45**
**£7,888.22**
**£63,553.17**| |**Accounts Split**
**Annual Membership B/F**
Annual Membership Income - Owing From Previous Year
Annual Membership Expenditure - Previous Year
Annual Membership Income - Present Year
Annual Membership Expenditure - Present Year
Transfer to General Fund
**Annual Membership C/F**|||-£4,977.50
£5,150.00
£0.00
£26,814.00
£0.00
£25,740.00 Paid 02/04/24
-£1,246.50
**£25,740.00**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**World Jamboree B/F**
Jamboree Income
Transfer from General fund
World Jamboree Expenditure
**World Jamboree Balance C/F**|||£800.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
**£800.00**| ||||| |**Foreign Trip Account B/F**
Income
Expenditure
**Foreign Trip Account C/F**|||**£1,446.01**
£9,200.00
-£5,916.45
**£4,729.56**| ||||| ||||| |**District Events B/F**
Income
Expenditure
**District Events C/F**|||£160.00
£963.50
-£1,194.96
-£71.46| ||||| ||||| |**General Fund B/F**
Income
Expenditure
Transfers In
**General Fund C/F**|||**£30,355.86**
£1,529.52
-£776.81
£1,246.50
**£32,355.07**| ||||| ||||| |**Balance sheet as at 31/3/24**
Annual Subscription Fund
World Jamboree
Foreign Trip Account
General Fund
District Events
**Bank Reconciliation statement**
Cash Book Balance as at 31/03/24
Less unpresented cheques
Balance per Bank statement as at 31/03/24
DIFFERENCE|||**£25,740.00**
**£800.00**
£4,729.56
**£32,355.07**
**-£71.46**
**£63,553.17**
**£63,553.17**
£0.00
£63,553.17
£0.00| ||||| ||||| ||**Unpresented Cheques**||| **Cheque no.** **£0.00** ## **Bassetlaw District Scout Association Receipts & Payment Account Summary for the year ended 31st March 2024** |Total receipts for the year
Total payments for the year
Net receipts (payments) for the year
Cash, bank and similar funds brought forward
Cash, bank and similar funds carried forward
District Registration number with the Scout Association:
Charity Commission Registration number:|**2024**
45,197.00
8,844.94
36,352.06
32,637.90
68,989.96
10002516
1040752|2023
(5,244.57)
8,211.97| |---|---|---| |||(13,456.54)
46,094.44| |||32,637.90| |||| ## **Bankers:** District Executive Account District Explorer/SASU Accounts: District Badge Secretary District Band **Contact details:** The Co-Operative Bank p.l.c., P.O. Box 101, 1 Balloon Street, Manchester, M60 4EP Virgin Money, 26 West Gate, Mansfield, NG18 1HS HSBC, 31 Carolgate, Retford, DN22 6DL ## **Trustees:** Nottinghamshire Scouts Ieuan Blaevoet-fletcher, Acting District Commissioner / DC Team Trinity House Jo Walker, District Chair Robey Close Sam Everitt, District Secretary Linby Malcolm Bradley, District Treasurer Nottingham Amanda Harrison, Executive Member NG15 8AA Peter Heard, Executive Member Meg Beck, Executive Member Andrew Fullelove, Executive Member Telephone: 0115 952 3617 Benjamin Everitt, Executive Member Email: office@notts-scouts.org.uk Website: https://notts-scouts.org.uk _Page 1_ ## _Bassetlaw District Scout Association, District Registration 10002516, Charity Commission Registration 1040752_ **Bassetlaw District Scout Association Receipts for the year ended 31st March 2024** |**2024**
Membership Fees:
Collected from Groups & Explorer Units
Relating to previous years
5,150.00
Relating to next year
25,887.50
Less paid to County for year
0.00
Less paid to County for next year
BACS Payment cleared 02/04/24 due to bank holiday
0.00
31,037.50
Investment Income Received:
Bank Interest
0.00
Donations/Grants:
TSA Charity Donation
Received for use towards 2nd Tuxford Membership Fees & Badges
1,000.00
Activities:
District Bushcraft Activity
120.00
District Camp
Relating to Next Year
713.50
Sweden Trip
Relating to Next Year
9,200.00
Gullivers Trip
Relating to Next Year
130.00
Cub Deep Trip
0.00
10,163.50
Fund Raising:
0.00
Other Income:
Badge Secretary sales
2,597.00
Equipment Sale
366.00
World Scout Jamboree
Assistance Payments Repaid
0.00
1st Ordsall Closure
Account Balance
0.00
Shireoaks Closure
Account Balance
33.00
Shireoaks Closure
Cash - Banked in Following Year
0.00
**TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR**
**45,197.00**|**2024**
Membership Fees:
Collected from Groups & Explorer Units
Relating to previous years
5,150.00
Relating to next year
25,887.50
Less paid to County for year
0.00
Less paid to County for next year
BACS Payment cleared 02/04/24 due to bank holiday
0.00
31,037.50
Investment Income Received:
Bank Interest
0.00
Donations/Grants:
TSA Charity Donation
Received for use towards 2nd Tuxford Membership Fees & Badges
1,000.00
Activities:
District Bushcraft Activity
120.00
District Camp
Relating to Next Year
713.50
Sweden Trip
Relating to Next Year
9,200.00
Gullivers Trip
Relating to Next Year
130.00
Cub Deep Trip
0.00
10,163.50
Fund Raising:
0.00
Other Income:
Badge Secretary sales
2,597.00
Equipment Sale
366.00
World Scout Jamboree
Assistance Payments Repaid
0.00
1st Ordsall Closure
Account Balance
0.00
Shireoaks Closure
Account Balance
33.00
Shireoaks Closure
Cash - Banked in Following Year
0.00
**TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR**
**45,197.00**|**2024**
Membership Fees:
Collected from Groups & Explorer Units
Relating to previous years
5,150.00
Relating to next year
25,887.50
Less paid to County for year
0.00
Less paid to County for next year
BACS Payment cleared 02/04/24 due to bank holiday
0.00
31,037.50
Investment Income Received:
Bank Interest
0.00
Donations/Grants:
TSA Charity Donation
Received for use towards 2nd Tuxford Membership Fees & Badges
1,000.00
Activities:
District Bushcraft Activity
120.00
District Camp
Relating to Next Year
713.50
Sweden Trip
Relating to Next Year
9,200.00
Gullivers Trip
Relating to Next Year
130.00
Cub Deep Trip
0.00
10,163.50
Fund Raising:
0.00
Other Income:
Badge Secretary sales
2,597.00
Equipment Sale
366.00
World Scout Jamboree
Assistance Payments Repaid
0.00
1st Ordsall Closure
Account Balance
0.00
Shireoaks Closure
Account Balance
33.00
Shireoaks Closure
Cash - Banked in Following Year
0.00
**TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR**
**45,197.00**|2023
3,675.00
19,776.00
20,691.00
24,403.50
-21643.50
0.00
0.00
160.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,188.00
5,348.00
0.00
2,316.00
0.00
800.00
6,804.63
1,100.30
30.00
-5,244.57|2023
3,675.00
19,776.00
20,691.00
24,403.50
-21643.50
0.00
0.00
160.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,188.00
5,348.00
0.00
2,316.00
0.00
800.00
6,804.63
1,100.30
30.00
-5,244.57| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |||**45,197.00**||-5,244.57| _Page 2_ ## _Bassetlaw District Scout Association, District Registration 10002516, Charity Commission Registration 1040752_ **Bassetlaw District Scout Association Payments for the year ended 31st March 2024** |Donations/Grants:
Activities:
Deep Trip
Bushcraft Weekend
Gullivers Trip Deposit
For Following Year
District Summer Camp Deposit
For Following Year
Sweden Trip
For Following Year
Fund Raising Expenses:
Administration Expenses:
Insurance - Non-member helpers
Insurance - District equipment (Inc Badges)
AGM hall hire
District Web Hosting
District officers expenses - mileage and consumables
Repairs
New Computers Purchase
Other Expenses:
Badge Secretary purchases
2nd Tuxford Badge Purchases
Paid from TSA Charity Donation
**TOTAL PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR**|0.00
273.20
100.00
821.76
5,916.45
52.00
195.35
22.50
0.00
51.63
18.90
358.00|0.00
273.20
100.00
821.76
5,916.45
52.00
195.35
22.50
0.00
51.63
18.90
358.00|**2024**
7,111.41
0.00|2023
5,132.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,132.50
0.00
42.00
0.00
28.00
42.19
59.42
0.00
0.00
171.61
2,907.86
0.00
8,211.97|2023
5,132.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,132.50
0.00
42.00
0.00
28.00
42.19
59.42
0.00
0.00
171.61
2,907.86
0.00
8,211.97| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||698.38
956.72
78.43||| ||||**8,844.94**||8,211.97| _Page 3_ _Bassetlaw District Scout Association, District Registration 10002516, Charity Commission Registration 1040752_ ## **Bassetlaw District Scout Association Statement of Assets & Liabilities at 31st March 2024** |**2024**
Monetary Assets:
Treasurer Current Account (Co-Op)
63,553.17
Cash Balance (Shireoaks & SASU)
0.00
Badge Secretary Account Virgin Money
3,369.84
Retford Scout Band S.A.S. HSBC
2,066.95
68,989.96
Other monetary Assets:
Membership Fees Owing as of 31/03/23
7th Retford
Explorers
Balance written off
0.00
Membership Fees Owing as of 31/03/23
14th Worksop
Paid 22/01/24
0.00
Membership Fees Owing as of 31/03/23
14th Worksop
Explorers
Paid 22/01/24
0.00
Gullivers Trip Deposit
For Following Year
100.00
District Summer Camp Deposit
For Following Year
821.76
Sweden Trip Flights/Insurance
For Following Year
5,916.45
6,838.21
Investment Assets:
0.00
Non-monetary Assets:
Badge Secretary closing stock
3,659.72
Equipment - District (insured)
3,370.00
7,029.72
Liabilities-due within one year
Membership fees collected to be paid to County
BACS Payment cleared 02/04/24 due to bank holiday
25,740.00
District Camp
Relating to Next Year
713.50
Sweden Trip
Relating to Next Year
9,200.00
Gullivers Trip
Relating to Next Year
130.00
35,783.50
Liabilities-payable after one year
0.00
Contingent liabilities and future obligations
0.00|2023
27,784.37
57.02
2,729.56
2,066.95| |---|---| ||32,637.90| ||463.50
4,583.50
566.50
0.00
0.00
0.00| ||5,613.50| ||0.00
5,300.00
3,370.00| ||8,670.00| ||0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00| ||0.00| ||0.00
0.00| The District is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Districts. Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation & Rules of The Scout Association. Approved by the trustees on ______________ ___________________________ ___________________________ and signed on their behalf by: Jo Walker, District Chair Malcolm Bradley, District Treasurer. _Page 4_ _Bassetlaw District Scout Association, District Registration 10002516, Charity Commission Registration 1040752_ ## **Bassetlaw District Scout Association Statement of funds at 31st March 2024** |Funds
General fund
Unrestricted
Members subscription fund
Designated
World Jamboree fund
Designated
Overseas trips fund
Designated
District Events Fund
Designated
Badge fund
Unrestricted
Retford Scout Band
Designated
Frozen Account
Cash & Cheques from Closures
Designated
Banked in following year||Opening
balance
30,355.86
-4,977.50
800.00
1,446.01
160.00
2,729.56
2,066.95
57.02|Movement
1,999.21
30,717.50
0.00
3,283.55
-231.46
640.28
0.00
-57.02|Closing
balance
32,355.07
25,740.00
800.00
4,729.56
-71.46
3,369.84
2,066.95
0.00| |---|---|---|---|---| |||32,637.90|36,352.06|68,989.96| Bassetlaw District Scout Association does not have any restricted funds. _Bassetlaw District Scout Association, District Registration 10002516, Charity Commission Registration 1040752 Page 5_