## Trustees' Annual Report
## For the period
From (start date) **0 1 0 1 2 5** to end date **3 1 1 2 2 5 Section A Reference and administration details** Charity name Warrington West District Scout Council Other names the charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1 0 5 3 7 4 1 HQ registration number Charity’s principal address Vale Owen Road Warrington Cheshire Postcode W A 2 8 T P
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole
Trustee Name Office (if any)
year
1 Paul Carey Chair
2 Adam Potts District Lead Volunteer
3 Alex Booth Youth Representative
4 David Goodfellow Treasurer
5 Ian Turnbull
6 Christopher Walls
7 Adam Welch
8 Colin Rickerby
9 Thomas Organ 3/6/25-
10
11
12
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Names and addresses of advisers (optional information but encouraged as best practice)
Type of advisor Name Address
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**Section B**
**Structure, governance and management**
|Description of the charity’s trusts|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(e.g. trust deed, constitution)|The District's governing documents are those of the The Scout Association.
They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives authority to the Bye Laws
of the Association and The Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout
Association.||
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|How the charity is constituted
(e.g. trust, association, company)|The District is a trust established under its rules which are common to all
Scouts.||
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|Trustee selection methods
(e.g. appointed by, elected by)|The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and
Rules of The Scout Association.||
|Additional governance issues (optional information but encouraged as best practice)|||
|You may choose to include additional
information, where relevant, about:
Policies and procedures adopted for:
a) the induction and training of trustees;
b) trustee' consideration of major risks
and the systems and procedures to
manage them|The District is managed by the District Trustee Board, the members of which
are the ‘Charity Trustees’ of the 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.
The Committee consists of Chair, Treasurer, District Lead Volunteer, District
Youth Lead and ordinary members. The District Trustee Board meets every 2
months.
Members of the District Trustee Board complete_'Essential Information for_
_Trustees"_training within the first 5 months of joining the board.
This District Trustee Board exists to support the District Lead Volunteer in
meeting the responsibilities of the appointments and is responsible for
ensuring that the District:
- Manages money well
- Follows Scouts policies and relevant legislation
- Looks after buildings, insurance and property
- Manages risks
- Helps the charity to operate well, today and in the future
These tasks are expanded and defined within the Scout guidance:
https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-things-locally/local-teams/trustee-
boards||
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|**Section B**|**Structure, governance and management (continued)**|
|---|---|
||**Risk and Internal Control**
The District Leadership Board 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 of concern that
have been identified are:
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 Groups. 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 Association's 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 Trustee Board 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 and the Groups within it are totally
reliant upon volunteers to run and administer the activities. If there was a
reduction in the number of leaders to an unacceptable level in a particular
section, group or the district as a whole then there would have to be a
contraction, consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case scenario
the complete closure of Group(s).
Reduction or loss of members. The District provides activities for all young
people aged 4 to 18. If there was a reduction in membership in a particular
group or the district as whole then there would have to be a contraction,
consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case scenario the complete
closure of Group(s).|
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|**Section C**|**Objectives and activities**|
|---|---|
|Summary of the objects of the charity set
out in its governing document
Summary of the main activities in relation
to these objects|**The Purpose of Scouting**
Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal
development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
**The Values of Scouting**
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.
**The Scout Method**
Scouting takes place when young people, in partnership with adults, work
together based on the
values of Scouting and:
- enjoy what they are doing and have fun
- take part in activities indoors and outdoors
- learn by doing
- share in spiritual reflection
- take responsibility and make choices
- undertake new and challenging activities
- make and live by their Promise.
Running of District events (hikes, camps, jamborees, parades and fundraising
events); Management of Warrington District Camp Site (jointly with Warrington
East District and the local Scout Group); Management of Explorer Scouts
within the District; Management of District premises and equipment, including
stores, radio facility, shooting facility and climbing wall facilities; Hosting of
Warrington Scout Shop; Managing appointments and safeguarding within the
District|
Additional details of the objectives and activities (optional information but encouraged as best practice)
|You**may choose**to include further
statements, where relevant, about:
• policy on grantmaking;
• contribution made by volunteers;
• policy on investments.
Public benefit statement|The District Scout organisation meets the Charity Commission's public benefit
criteria under both the advancement of education and the advancement of
citizenship or community development headings.|
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of Maintained Scouting activities and continued the post-Covid rebuild.
the charity during the year Delivered on objectives for approx 1000 young persons in area.
Training: Maintained zero tolerence policy on GDPR and safeguarding.
Finances: Regular budget tracking to improve conrol and accuracy. Bank
account authorisations have been updated to reflect the new Trustee Board.
Governance: Trustee Board and Leadership groups operated in line with new
Scout Organisation policy.
Safeguarding: Ensured all leaders and helpers were DBSd
Facilities: Recovered main hall floor due to deterioration, to reduce risk of
accidents. New control system applied to heating which has reduced costs.
Booking system has been extended to the trailers.
Section E Financial Review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on The District's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the
reserves charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall
short. The District Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum
equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £40,000.
The Group held unrestricted funds of approximately £40,000 against this at
Quantify and explain any designations year end. This is at the level required for operating expenses.
Details of any funds materially in deficit None
(circumstances plus steps to eliminate)
Further financial review details (optional information)
You may choose to include additional The District's Income and Expenditure is very small and as a consequence
information, where relevant, about: does not have sufficient funds to invest in longer-term investments such as
• the charity’s principal sources of funds stocks and shares. The District has therefore adopted a low risk strategy to
(including any fundraising); the investment of its funds. All funds are held in cash using only mainstream
banks or building societies
• how expenditure has supported the key
The District Trustee Board regularly monitors the levels of bank balances and
objectives of the charity;
the interest rates received to ensure the group obtains maximum value and
income from its banking arrangements.
• investment policy and objectives
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**Section F Other Optional Information** Plans for future periods (details of any 2026 focus remains to continue the growth of Scouting. The Scout shop is significant activities planned to achieve performing well, and will contribute financially in 2026. Ways are being found them) to ensure the new District Headquarter facilities are used more.
## **Section G Declaration**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
|Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Date
Position (eg Secretary, Chair)|David Goodfellow
Paul Carey
David Goodfellow
Paul Carey
Treasurer
Chair
2
1
0
1
2
6|
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**Warrington West District Scout Council**
**1053741**
**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 01/01/2025 **To from**
31/12/2025 **To**
**CC16a**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Funds
11 - Capitation 55,980 - - 55,980 50,740
12 - Outgoing grants - - - - -
13 - Scout Shop Dividends 5,500 - - 5,500 9,649
14 - Donations - - - - -
21 - Fund Raising - 12,933 - 12,933 10,411
22 - Nominated Charity - - - - -
34 - Transfer to BS - - - - -
47 - Support for sections - - - - -
Jamboree
31 - International - 59 - 59 193
Sections
15 - Beavers - - - - -
16 - Cubs 5,640 - - 5,640 1,460
17 - Scouts 45 - - 45 -
18 - Explorers - - - - -
19 - Network - - - - -
19a - Youth Forum 10 - - 10 -
50 - Rifle Club - - - - -
Activities
28 - District Camp - - - - 3,353
29 - Blakfoot Hike - - - - -
23 - Activities - - - - -
35 - District events 254 - - 254 -
51 - Back 2 Basics - - - - 1,255
Operating Expenses - - - - -
20 - Training - 36 - 36 -
20a - Personal Insurance - - - - -
26 - Equipment Repair - - - - -
30 - DC expenses - - - - -
32 - Postage - - - - -
33 - Comms/Admin - - - - -
38 - AGM expenses - - - - -
48 - DC discretion - - - - -
DHQ - - - - -
24 - Climbing Wall 438 - - 438 48
36 - District camp site - - - - -
39 - DHQ rent - - - - -
40 - DHQ electric - - - - -
41 - DHQ gas 855 - - 855 600
42 - DHQ insurance - - - - -
43 - DHQ refuse - - - - -
44 - DHQ water - - - - -
45 - DHQ management - - - - -
45a - DHQ development - - - - -
46 - Warden expenses - - - - 13
Misc - - - - -
99 - Misc - - - - 563
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 68,722 ] 13,028 - 81,750 78,285
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 68,722 13,028 - 81,750 78,285
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A3 Payments
Funds
11 - Capitation 49,449 - - 49,449 44,223
12 - Outgoing grants - - - - -
13 - Scout Shop Dividends - - - - -
14 - Donations - - - - -
21 - Fund Raising - 12,933 - 12,933 10,138
22 - Nominated Charity - - - - -
34 - Transfer to BS - - - - -
47 - Support for sections - - - - -
Jamboree
31 - International - - - - -
Sections
15 - Beavers - - - - -
16 - Cubs 5,611 - - 5,611 1,482
17 - Scouts 75 - - 75 -
18 - Explorers - - - - 3,257
19 - Network - - - - -
19a - Youth Forum 150 - - 150 162
50 - Rifle Club - - - - -
Activities
25 - St Georges Day - - - - -
28 - District Camp - - - - -
29 - Blakfoot Hike - - - - -
23 - Activities - - - - -
35 - District events 1,572 - - 1,572 450
37 - County parade - - - - 30
51 - Back 2 Basics - - - - 1,515
Operating Expenses
20 - Training - 120 - 120 328
20a - Personal Insurance 94 - - 94 94
26 - Equipment Repair 363 - - 363 209
30 - DC expenses - - - - -
32 - Postage - - - - -
33 - Comms/Admin 15 - - 15 136
38 - AGM expenses 32 - - 32 -
48 - DC discretion - - - - -
49 - Permits 452 - - 452 -
DHQ
24 - Climbing Wall - - - - 995
36 - District camp site - - - - -
39 - DHQ rent 1,600 - - 1,600 1,600
40 - DHQ electric 853 - - 853 762
41 - DHQ gas 1,950 - - 1,950 2,296
42 - DHQ insurance 900 - - 900 1,197
43 - DHQ refuse 63 - - 63 59
44 - DHQ water 588 - - 588 581
45 - DHQ management 299 - - 299 471
45a - DHQ development - 3,327 - 3,327 1,579
46 - Warden expenses 21 - - 21 578
Misc
99 - Misc 64 - - 64 326
Sub total [ 64,151 ] 16,380 - 80,531 72,467
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 64,151 16,380 - 80,531 72,467
Net of receipts/(payments) 4,572 - 3,352 - 1,219 5,818
A5 Transfers between funds - 10,000 10,000 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 45,470 19,502 - 64,972 59,154
Cash funds this year end 40,042 26,150 - 66,191 64,972
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|Paul Carey
Signature
David Goodfellow
**Details**
**Details**
None
**Details**
None
**Details**
Warden Fund
50% stake in Scout Shop
33% stake in District Camp Site
Blakfoot Hike Account
Explorers Account
Rifle and Pistol Club Account
SASU
District Events Account
Current Account
Charity Account
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**13,810**
**-**
**26,231**
**26,150**
**-**
**-**
**40,042**
**26,150**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**10,350**
**-**
**1,856**
**-**
**3,193**
**-**
**721**
**-**
**424**
**-**
**23,947**
**-**
**2,068**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Paul Carey
Print Name
David Goodfellow|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
17/01/2026
21/01/2026|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Warrington West District Scout Council **members of**
**On accounts for the year** 31 December 2025 **Charity no** 1053741 **ended (if any)**
**Set out on pages**
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 12 / 2025**
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed:** T Napier **Date:** 20/04/2026
**Name:** Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd
**Relevant professional** Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd is Authorised and Regulated by the AAT **qualification(s) or body** No.10402566 **(if any):**
**Address:** Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd 80 Ashton Road, Denton, Manchester, M34 3JF
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
1
**October 2018**
**IER**
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
2
**October 2018**
**IER**