Tru te 'Ann ort For the perlod: From 01A ri12025 To 31 March 2026 Iperlc#S start datél Iwii(yJ 81￿ d8tèl Charfty Name 5th nth Wells Scout Group Charlty RegIStra￿On Number 1053051 Irf registw￿ - leave bLqnk rf e￿pted c*arity) HQ Registration Number 30647 ObJe¢tlves and actlvftles Summary of th• purpo•• and oblects of the charfty as set out in Its govwnlng docuffl•nt The ofy'edives fAth6 are as a gart of The Scout Associats'on. Th• Purpo80 of 8¢¢utlng Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in thek personal development. empoweriry them lo make a posltlve contrlbjlion to s￿ety. Th• valu￿ of Smutlng As Scouts we 8rn gulded by thw VAIuo5 Integrlty - We act with Integrity. we a￿ honest. buslworthy and ltsyal p•¢l- We have se114espe¢t and resE￿￿ for others Caro - We SU￿￿￿1 others and take care of the world In whkh we B•ll•f . We expkye olr fa6ths, bellets and attltudes cO￿p•TaIlOn - We make 8 positive drtterence., we ctsoperats wlth othern and make friends Th• scout kl•thod Scoubng takes pL4c* when young people. ID partnershlp wllh w￿115, wot* logethw based cm the v91(￿ of 5￿Uting and.. - enjoy what ihey are doing and have fun - take p8rt in activities indoors and *wtdo￿9 - leam by doing - share In splmLJal refflecitc - take reS￿nSibl￿ty and make thoirAs - undertak8 new and thallenging activiti88 - make and live by théir FrniSO Summ•ry ofth• maln adlvltlo8 In r•latlon to th• purpose and oblects During the r8v￿￿ed ye￿, thg Charity enabled over 1D) young peWe to participate in a r￿@0 of S¢oub'r*3 actiwts'8S, 8¢hieving positive experiences, badges arKI top awards. Statement confirnilng th• trust••s hav• had regard to lh• guldanc• Issued by the Chawity Commission on publlG b￿efft The Tn￿8￿8 confimi Ihat the tharity meets th8 Charity Commission's Put￿lC Benefft criteria under bolh the advancement of 8ducalTron arKJ the advancement of oxtizenship or wrrmunty d8velotxnont h8athngs. You fflay ch0050 to include lurther statements, whern relevan¢ about." Poli on rant mskin Page 1 TAR Twnyat• 2026 Tr￿sta&S. AnThJal R•F¥yifor tho 01 April 2W25 to 31 Marth 2026 Achievements and perforniance Summary of th• main achlevements ol the charlty durlng the year id•ntifying th• dlfference and Impact th• thar1￿5 work has made, including on 8llStalnablllty The Charity enableAI over 1fA) Y￿jng F￿PIe lo tske part in wide Tange of 8(xxItiNJ acknritses and pronK￿ &￿tIftg Vall￿ for th8 period slated. You m•y clMJOSe to Include fvrthw st•t•m•nts. wh•r• relevan¢ about.. Achievemenls 8pinst 0ty'oGtives Fundraising acliwtss con1rib￿10n made by volunt8er8 During the yw und¥ revi8W the C*tarity relies on volunt68rs across many different roles including 1nJslee$. se¢lion leaders, a￿$ vol￿18815. maintenance leams at both a Scout group level and serAion 18V81 wtlhin the group all C￿tri￿￿ting to the delivery of programmes. The CharTty is akn supported by vohjnteers within East SornerBvJt ￿'SIr1d and Somerset County Scouts and the Scout SS(Miation and Occa￿Onal ad hoc SUPF(ffi fr￿￿ indivKtuals acro8£ the ￿￿Munity. The lJarity is very gr*efiJl th8 contrllth'on ol all th8se volunteers suwc*ts It* suc¢08sful dalivery of our activities and achlevernents. We have been fijndralslng to refurtWi Ihe hul and have removed l Bsbeslos frcffi the bJiSding. he4) us to continue delivering our ogr&rnm& in a safe and more up to date building to help u8 continue Pfovidiw scoutlng in tho fthur6.. We h8ve lunds to 81tar the toilets Vknkh we are h to eom in the next oar Flnanclal révlew R•vl•w ol thè fln•n¢l•l PO8ition Poll¢y on Rfj¥•r¥e•, why th•y #re held. and the amount of The pow on resen￿$ Is to hokl suffldent resources lo contlnue the tharitablé a￿￿tieS crf Ihe thanty Should income and ￿ndraising acthities fall thort. The Trustee 8oar(I c￿S{derS that Ihe chaiity ShC￿ld hokl a sum èquivalent to 12 months wnning costs, c4r¢a £20000. Thè chaiity held rèsèrves of 8pprrj￿rnaI8ly £20000 aga￿St thls et end. This 18 aboNw th8 18V8Vb8bw r8quKad for operaling eypenses. Howevér, this can b? explained by funds held for th• hut rofvrblshment lo r•pl1￿ ihe toll•ts, ShO￿r room and alierations to cf•at6 morg •torap Excess roserves WNI be av8118b￿ 2027 Pollcy on Inv•slrn•nts and Inveslm•nt performance The Trustee Boanl regularty monMiJrs the leve15 of bank balances and the intere51 rates received to ensure thp charity obtsins maximuwn vahJe and irKome from its banking arrdruements. (knzsionalfy this ￿ involve using an aGcount that requires P8Ti(xl of noti￿ bEfor2 funds rnay be withdr8vm. before doing so the TNstse Bowd C(ThIde￿ the ￿8h fkw rBqulrements. A descrlptlon of the prlndpal 6ks Structure, governance and management Pagg 2 TAR T•rnty*e 2026 Tntste8s' Annual R•F#Yifor th• 01 Wil 2025 to 31 Marth 2026 Type of govornlng document The tharivs 9overning documents are those of The Scout Assoclats"¢￿. Tlw cc￿lst of a Royal Charter, which in lum gives authority to the 8y8 La￿ cl ￿ Association and The Policy Ikwisatkn aThl Rule8 {POR) of The Scijrt Asswallon. How th• chartty Is conslllut•d The is a trust estatrAished under rts rules wl)ith we common to all S￿)￿8. tt Is (￿￿$til￿d as ￿ edu(xlional charity. Trustee sthctlon methods The Trusl8es are appointed in wirdance wrlh the Policy Orwlsalv￿ arrfj Rules of The Si¥yJt Assocaallon. Pollcle8 and proc•dur•s lor the Inductlon and tralnlng of tru&t0•8 AJI Trn5tees I￿￿et2 The S(*￿1 Assocjation trustse and mandatory leaming witlth th8 firnt months ofloinlng the Trustee Board. they 8150 complete other Scout A6SOU8tion mandatory 18aming PBri¢Mlicalty as iequwed. Additlonal gov•m•nc• arrang•m•nts The tharity is managed by Tntstoo Board. the m8mb8rs of vthich are the "Charity Trustees". A8 Charity trusteès they are respwsible for c(Wnpl￿￿g wth 18glslation awliGat48 to tharitles. This inchjdes the registralion. keeping PYOFer aco)unts arnl making retums to the Chathy ccrnl8sl￿ as appropriate. The Trustee Board consists of the Chair. Treasurer and 5 Trustees (indu(iing X Ex4)fficio Trustees, and X COvOPted Trustees) and meets 6 tsmes a yogr. The TnJstee 8oawd exls15 to suP￿t the Leadgr5hip Teams in meeting the responilJlities of their appointrnents and in Supporting them lo run l￿ghquah'ty and safe prc*3rams that give young p8opI8 skils life. The Trustee Boar(I malntain appropdate governance 4icies and oversthL Th• Tnjslée 8oard Is respM8ibl• for caffymg oul its purposes for thè public banefft. (>Jmplying th8 charlty's gov8mlng documant and Ihe18w. and managirwJ Ihe charity's resources responwbty. The Truslee Board ts responsible for ensuring the charity is well man8ged. risks are assessed and Mitigated, buAdings and 8quipment ar8 in gjod wd8r and 8¥8ryone follows18gal lery1￿arrts an(1 Scwt Assodatlm PolGy, OTganl$8tlon & Rules. Thls inthdes resrNNNbllity ILf. a posiliv8 image of Scouiing in tho CLThtThJnty, as weN as its development., Developing. maniaining and regul￿ a risk register, ￿CludI￿a FXrttiThJ in place apwowiate miligalions.. Ensuring th8t Ihe finances are proFwty wona98d. and Ih&re are sufficaenl resources land reserves) to deliver high quality Ensuring a syslem of intemal c4)ntrols is in plgce that is deygned to provide reasonable assurance against material mismanagernent (K loss., Ensuring that property is appr￿riat￿Y managed; Maintaining appropriate insurance d persons, property aThJ equipm￿( Awstng in the rewitrnent of keders and other adutt supwt; Having an wen and transparent selection process for Ihe Page 3 TAR T￿n￿ats 2026 Tntst••s' Annul R•port fN Ihè p8md 01 Awl 2025 to 31 Marth 2026 En￿1￿j effpthe administralion is in place to suppyt the Trusteè Board. Ensuring Crmn￿3no ￿ appleAble gov8mance and tharity re9￿￿.(￿ #￿Uding in respèc* to safety and safeguarding,. EnsurirvJ #icklents arn appropiiatety r8port6d in line ￿fjth I￿ ar￿ pcAiLy. Ensurry aprAuble ￿k(￿eS and regulat￿$ are regularly rgviewed than9es rnpknen18d as apwoprfate: En5urng transparency of operations, induding in ihe epara￿ of acco￿15 and holding and AGM: Ensurir#J aynpl1an￿ V&ith Dab Protecti￿ legislatlon; Actiry as a reSpC￿sIble emph)yer for any employees, are Plans for fvture perlods Plan• for future Periods To comwè the R•futhhmont Pr R•crnlt more tru•t•M fToffl outslde scoutlng Ref•renc• and admlnlstratlon detalls Pplnclp*l Addr•¥• 2 Blshop•loa Close Wells Somerset BA5 1TG N•m•• ol th• charlty trust••s who manag• th• chwlty offi￿ (If •nyl Oates act•d If not for whole year Char Lead Vclunteer T￿asUrer Cha Daniel Currie Andrew Walker Rithard Cron Robert Adams Carol Austin Carolyn Booth Claire Robertson Andrew Walker A￿1reW Yeates 910912025- 211112026 10 11 12 Name #nd addrnss of advi•orn • of athil8or Independent Examiner l AAJditor N*n• Addr•*• The 71me Trial olRoses. Westfield Ro•d. hYeMs. s￿•T$rt BA5 2HS Det* oth8rs Declaration Pago 4 TAR TOMp￿tr 2026 Tr￿tee$. Annual ReF*yitrts peri(*J 01 April 2025 to 31 Marth 2026 Slgned on behall of th• chwws by". Slgnatw• Full namo Po•lllon held 201. rt11 2026 Receipts and payments 2025126 2024125 Total knKl8 Total funds Receb Don*tlon•, 1•gacl•• and SIn￿lIr Incom• M?nknrslip sthscryt Legs." Menknrsfwp SLbscriptK>rn p•bJ on Dormtw 13.71S 12,442 Jr*. 7.105 Legaa•s 3.430 01￿ siThthr irKon Sub tot•1 Grnnts Mairternc• grant OtW gr4rts Sub tt)tsl Fundrnl•lng •v•nt•1groMI R•fwbi$Prnrrt FLnJraisiryJ r•rs FLndraisir 14236 1,315 29.557 610 Oelail 3 Ot￿r I[￿raisir#j aCt￿lt*S Sub tot*1 8,418 scout hut In¢om• I'r• of bLrfdiro of •qLHpmJrrt 200 Other Ir£off 403 Sub total In¥Mtm•nt Incom* Bank wtteregl 1.859 906 BukJirvJ sO￿ty int•r•st The Scod As>wialv)n S￿rt Tenn Imstrrnrt $8ryi Other im*stm*tt ir£or Sub total rotal Gross Incomg J41 47.144 Awt •nd *m•tm•nt Ml••. et¢. Total rncelpts 5th 17th Wells Scout Group (Charity no. 1053051) Receipts and Payments Account Forthe par To 3110Y2026 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 20￿28 2024125 Total funds Totsl luNIs fvnds Cash l￿d5 Bart cwrert accow* Ba￿ deposl aeeoLv* sot*ly ac4ourt The Sctyth Assoe•gt¥Jn Strort T•nn In%eslff*th Ser￿4 CasWFbJatS 14.•J1 51,2 Tot*1 ¢a*h luThl• Other mor￿tsry *ss•t• Tax c4Akn D&blS Irom t Court IA(ea￿￿tr￿GrOU Inv•Btment •M•ts In%*stff*rt pro￿lty- d￿01 QLh)ted ￿￿￿51[rert3 OIMr In￿￿t[m￿s- (l¢l?il sub to¢al Non mon•tary •s••ts for Badge stOGk Ot￿r $lo¢k LarKI aThg MotOT Sco￿￿11 fLmlw• ot¢ Ot￿r aub total Accowrts yet P8kJ irrArnI kM)te(J SthrX*tlO￿ yet pakj Loan- detail Ollrr ligbll*s 8ub trtal Tolal net •sMts Th• •bDV• r•c•rAs arrfl *¢cowrt arKI statemqnt of usots and la￿185 w•rn appr nKJho Section B Disclosure Only (￿mplete if the examiner needs to hhjhlight matenal matters d concem (see CC32. Independent examination of chaiity a¢￿Unts.. directions and guidAnc£ for examiners). Glvo hor• brlof d•tslls of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclos•. IER Ott 2018