CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees 5" LEEK (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP On accounts for the year ended 28TH FEBRUARY 2025 Charity no {if any) 1061712 Set out on pages 1-10 Ii"eniw-.... I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended lg 2L25' As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in aGcordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in resped 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Responsibilities and basis of report Independent he charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to exarniner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conMIng the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Date: Signed: 6/4125 Name: NICK ARMSTRONG Relevant professional qualification(s) or body ICEAW IER Oct 2018
(if any): Address: tion B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Ive here brief details of iy items that the iaminer wishes to 5close. Oct 2018 IER
Trustees annual report for the period From l March 2024 10 28 February 2025 Reference and administration details Charity Name 5th Leek (St Mory's) Scout Group Registered Charity Number .1061712 HQ Registration Number 10010363 Charity's headquarter5 The Scout Hut Fowlchurch Rood Leek Staffordshire Postcode ST13 6AT Address for Corresponden 21 Eversley Avenue Leek Staffordshire Postcode ST13 5HS Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name l offi (rf any) Appointmert and Resignation (if in year) Mr Molcolm John Sproat Chair Mrs Camtyn Bailey Treasurer Mr ChristopherAlun Wakeham Mr David Sam Sheldon Gmup Lead Dr Christian Michael Bridge-Hon7ngton Mr Brion Leslie Williamson 9th July 2024 Appointed Independent Examiner Arnpstrongs Accountants Alexandro House Queen Street Leek Staffordshire ST13 6LP
Structure. govemance and management Description of the Charity's trusts Type of governing document 7he Group s governing documents are those of The Scout As50ClOtion.They consist of a Royal Chorter which in turn gives authority to the Bye Lows of the Associotion and The Policy. Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association How the charity Is constituted The Group is o trust established under its rules which are common to oll Scouts Trustee selertion methods The Trustees ore appointed in accordance with the Policy. Organisotion ond Rules of the Scout Association Additional governance issues Remiitment ond The Group is manuged by the Group Trustee Board the members of which ore the Charity Trustees of the Scout Group which is on educotional chority. As Charity Trustees they are responsible for complying with legislation applicoble to chorities. This includes the registration, keeping proper accounts and making returns to the Chority Commission as appropriate The Trustee Boord meets every month exceptAugust and December unless otherwise agreed Members of the Trustee Bourd complete Being a Scouts Trustee learning within thefirst ' 6 months ofioining the Board All Trustees give their time on a voluntory basis ond receive no remuneration or other benefits This Group Trustee Board exists to make Sure the charity is well managed. risks ore assessed and mitigoted. buildings ond equipment ore in good working order and everyonefollows legal requiTrements and the organisotion s policies and rules. Their sUPPOrt helps other volunteers run high quality and sofe programmes that give young people skillsfor lrfe , Child rotertion l There is a child protertion policy in ploce. Disclosure ond Barring Services DBS, checks are carried outfor oll adults including Leoders. Trustees ond otherAssistonts/lnstructors prior to commencement or oppointment. These checks ore repeated everyfive {5) years in occordonce with the Scout Association Policy. Orgonisotion and Rules 'POR'
Strncture, governance and management eontinu¢d Risk and internal contml The Group Trustee Bo(7rd has Identrfd the mojor nsks to which it believes the Group is exposed, these have been reviewed and systems have been estoblished to mitigote against them. The main oreas of concern that have been identified are." Damage to building. property ond equipment. The Group h05 sufficient buildings and contents insuronce in place to mitig(rte agoinst pernianent10sS Injury to leaders and members. The Group through its capitationfees contributes to the Scout A%sociations notsonol occident Insur0n policy. Risk ossessments are undertaken before all activities Reduced incomefrom fvnd raising. The Group is primarily reliont upon incomefrom subscriptions ondfund raising. The Gmup does not hold a reSee to ensure the continuity of activities should there be a major reduction in income. The Board could raise the volue of subscriptions to increase income to the Group on an ongoing basis either tempororily or permonently Redurtion or loss of leoders. The Group is totally reliant upon Voluntee to run and administer the activities of the group. If there was a reduction in the number of leoders to an unacceptable level in o porticularsertion or the Group as o whole then there would hove to be o controttion, cons01idotion or dosure of a sertion. In the worst cose scenorio the complete closure of the Group Redurtion or loss of members. The Group provides activthesfor all young people age 6 years to 14 year5. We also provide an opportunityAor our young members and othe from across the Staffordshire Moorlond5 including young odults oged 14 years and over to join our Scout & Guide Band. a Troditional Morching Band and Members of the Corps of Drum5 and the Traditional Youth Marching BandAssociation YYMBA,. rhey ore tought to play and march to competition standord. If there wos a reduction in membership in a porticularsection or the Group os a whole then there would have to be o controction. consolidation orclosure of 0 Section. In the worst cose scent7rio the complete c105ure of the Group. The Group h05 in place systems of internol controts thot ore designed to provide reasonable .055umnce ogainst materiol mi5monogement or loss. these indude two12) signatoriesfor all 'poyments and a comprehensive insurnnce policy to ensure that insuroble risks are covered
Objectives and artivities Summary of objects of the charity set out in its governing document The purpose of Scouting Scouting exists to ortively engage and support young people in their personal development. empowering them to make a positive contribution to society The Volues oAScoutinq As Scouts we ore guided by these volues.- Integrity- We ort with integrity," we are honest. trustworthy ond loyal Respert- We have self-respert and respertfor others Care - We support others ond take care of the world in which we Jive Belief - We explore ourfaiths beliefs ond attitudes Co-opemtion - We make a positive difference." we c(Foperate with others and makefriends The Scout Method Scouting takes place when young people in partnership with adults work together b05ed on the volue5 of Scouting ond." - enjoy what they are doing ond havefun - toke part in artivities indoors and outd(xKs - learn by doing - share in spirituol reflertion take responsibility and moke choices - undertake new ond challenging artivities - moke and live by their promise Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects See ochievements and perfomiance We welcome all young people regardless of personal background. faith, gender or personal circumstonces Additional details of objectives and activities Contribution made by Volunteers .A voluable contribution 15 made by our leoders ond other volunteer5 for which we ore very grateful. The Scout Group could not exist without their contribution of time. expertise ond patience Public benefit statement | The Gmup meets the Chority Commission's public benefit criteria under both the advancement oleducation and the advancement of citizenship or community development headings
Achievements and performan Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Sertions Beaver Scouts Cub Scouts Scouts Band Other Group Lead Treasurer Chair
th 5 Leek (St. Mary's) Scout Group Annual General Meeting 2022123 Beaver Sectlon Report It's been a very busy year at Beavers. We have 20 invested members and an average weekly attend]Ce of between 16 and 18. We began with a visit to St. Mary s Church where Father Martin was vcry welcoming and had already organised a programme that was a great help. The Beavcrs found out about the statues, the stained glass windows and a bit about the history of the building. We tried to make our own stained glass out of black card aiid colouied tissue paper but it wasn.t a great success unfortunately. We paid our usual annual visit to the November Camp at Consall. Our programm¢ included a hike, making Guys for the bonfire and we carved out pumpkins and made pumpkin soup which went down very well at Tealiine. We also made our own sandwichcs al leatime that conlributed to gainingF lh¢ Cook's Badg¢ laler in thc year. For Divali we painted candlc pots. Sixteen Beavers attended the camp and 6 of these stayed 0eMIght on the Saturday nibht achieving a Nights Away l award. At a later mccting we concluded celebration of Diiiali by tasting Indian food. Twelve Beaver8 attend¢d the Arniistice Parade in Leek. A good turnout for youngsters that experienced bein led by our own Band. We took part in a Space Badge session that included building a Space Rocket out of boxes. Christmas was celebrated by making Christmas cards, decorations and party hats which were worn at the Christmas party. We began the New Year by making calendars that were designed to look like birds nests. Three Beavers attained their Chief Scouts Bronze awards and moved up to cubs. ChinesxNew Year. the Year of the Snake, was OUT next theme. We tasted Chinese tea, cooked noodles and tried to Cal tliem using chopsticks. Next it was Pancake Day. Naturally, we made. cooked and ate pancakes. The Beavcrs learncd about safety and hygiene in thc kitchen and discussed hcalthy cating. We also cooked spaghetti in tomato sauce. We coinplctcd the term by making birds nests with chocolate, ricc Krispies and Inin-eggs finishing with a treasure hunt. Evcryonc was aivardcd a Cooks Badge. During the Easter holiday we had a fun evening playing Chocolate Bingo. Wv raiscd £44.00 for the funds. Every little helps! May beLFan with a visit to the Climbing Wall at Leekbrook. Sixteen attended and all had a great time and experience. We had to make some changes to the prograrnme because of the repairs to the building. Luckily, the weather was good so we went outdoors bug hunting, pond dipping and grass sledging a bit earlier than usual. Sixteen took part in a walk to Rudyard and back. Some money has been donated via the sponsor fornis but not all yet and so far it looks promising. Wc will complctc our summer programme soon and are already planning our next programme. We have a brilliant. experienced and innovative team at Beavers. To have five leaders and a junior helper is nazing. I Wcjuld like to tliank Julie. Craig. Laura. Nicola, and Albert for all tlieir help, their support and their ideas. Also the parents. We could not do it without tliem. Mavis Sproat Section Lcad Volunteer.
The Cubs leader team has been steady the past year, wtth the core mefflbers being Reuben, James and Pip. We're graleful to have Em Coleman help out when possible, and we're also happy to welcome Emma Hudson as a parent helper and admin extraordinaire. Finally, we also have a fantastic young leader by the name of Jacob vtho gets stuck in and uses his initiative. As a team we're very communicative on our )thatsApp group. helping each other out wf(h programme ideas and sourcing materials. We meet up to pul each tem's programme together, working around each otherfs availability to keep things running smoothty. We've maintained a steady number of Cubs since last summer. with beeen 18 and 23 attending each week. In September we'll be saying goodbye to 5 and welcoming 6 or 7 from Beavers, so the heatthy numbers look set lo continue into the future. We'd be open to having MO Cubs. but would like to have an extra leader or tsvo to manage the extra workload. In September we kicked off with the Environmental Conservation badge. doing a lrtter pick of Brough Park and 1.1 i a visit from Alliance Environmentsl Services based near the recycling centre. We also did the home help badge, showing the Cubs how to make a nice cup of tea. iron their kneckers. sewng badges and other things that you don't qurte realise how dangerous they are until you watch a 9 year old try and do rt. The Cubs enjoyed a fantastic Bonffire Camp rnang dens. cooking marshmallows and all sorts of outdoor activities. Before Christmas we were joined by Felix. one of our parents. who led a fantastic drama workshop- he also helped us wrth some mp Skits too. In February we took the Cubs to the new bouldering wall in Leekbr¢)ok which proved a big hit, and it was onty 2 weeks later that Dieter bought in his comsnake, where he tsught us everything there is to know about looking after snakes. In the Spring V completed the Artist badge and practiced fire lighting. magic tricks, pioneering and leamt about events such as Chinese new year and St Patrick's day. The absolute highlight of Spring however was the District Dragon Boat Race. After being pipped at the post last year. we booked ourselves in for a practice lap of Rudyard lake the week before the race. The Cubs put in a herculean effort and came first and second. bealing Atton, Cheddleton. Endon and 4th Leek. To say the Cubs were over the moon is a big understslement! i. j The district Mooriam camp was also a huge success. Set at Bamswood, we had 17 Cubs attend and enjoy activities such as canoeing, kayaking. paddle boarding. archery. air rifie shooting, caving. crafts, digger driving and much mre. A highlight was watching them perfom their skit in front of a crowd of 150 strong. A low point was interrupting their 5am game of cricket. The onty problem with Mooriam is We' slightty concemed the Cubs may come to expect this level of fun at every camp - they11 have to leam the hard way.11 was dear the district team had put in a huge amount of efft)rt, and it certainly paid off. Later this month 12 of our Cubs will be joining 6 from Endon for a joint 3 night camp to Scarborough. You'll have to wait until AGM 2026 to hear about that one. Thank you. Jx.,. I,Jl./.
5 LeekAGM 2025- Scout Section Over the last 12 months since our AGM the scout section have been very busy completing a number of badges and awards (more on this later) At the moment the scout section has 24 registered members with regular attendance of 22 members each week. Over the last 12 months we have seen a couple of our older members tnove on to explorers where they are continuing to enjoy scouting at a district level. Although we have lost a few members, we did quickly replace those that left to keep our numbers at a high level which is a true tesLiment to the dedication of the leadership team. In regards to the leadership team, a special thank you goes out to Nathaniel and Lucie for all of your hard work over the last 12 months as without your hard work, we would not have been able to achieve everything that we have. Since the last AGM we have also welcomed back Aaron into the leadership team in the scout section, which brings with it another dynamic to the team which will allow us to offer a varied program over the next 12 months. Moving on to some of the activities and awards that we have worked towards and awarded our menibers since the last AGM. Firstly I would like to acknowledge the hard work that our scouts have put in over the last year, because as you get older the awards within the scout movement become increasingly difficult to achieve, and can often take a number of weekslmonths to complete all of the requirements. With this said, we have given out a total of 265 badges to our scouts including 2 chief scout gold awards to Ethan and Charlie who moved up to explorers earlier this year. (a very big well done goes out to them for all of their hard work to achieve this over the last 4 years). Along side this we have also worked towards and achieved some of the 9 challenge awards, the activity centre service, the conununicator badge, quarterniaster, my faith, electronics, navigator and the entertainers badge just to name a few. As.well as these awards, our scouts also recently took part in their second annual talent show, which was planned, produced and perforn]ed by our scouts and was thoroughly enjoyed by our scouts and I would like to say thank you to them and especially Lucie and Nat for all of your hard work to make sure it was a success.
I'm sure that anyone who was able to attend will join me in saying it was a great night. As a scout section we also took part in the group Bonfire cap which our members really enjoyed (its always been a favourite amongst the scouts) as they get to build the bonfire for the evening spectacular. More recently we also took part in the district-mooriam 2025 Camp, where we all had a great weekend and enjoyed the opportunities to take part in different activities including water sports, archery, shooting, backwoods cooking, woggle making and much more. Yet again this was a great success and we are all looking forward to the next one in 2027. Looking ahead into the sU[tner break we are excited to continue our work towards the expedition challenge award with our oldest members planned to complete this at the end of the month and this will then be the last stage in achieving their Chief Scout Gold Award. I would also like this opportunity to thank all of the parentslcarers for their support over the last year and a special thank you need to be said for Matt Wall who has spent numerous nights with us since Christsnas supporting our members with the Navigator and also the expedition award prep. Your help has been invaluable and we all really appreciate everything that you have done for us. I'd also like to thank Carolyn for her weekly support in completing the registers and sorting our the subs for us so we can focus of the night and the scouts. Although we don't always see eye to eye your help is really appreciated and important to the smooth running of a Wednesday night. Finally, I'd like to thank Dave and the rest of the trustees who work behind the scenes to keep the group going so that we can continue to run our section each week and go from strength to strength. This concludes the scout report for 2025 Signed Date o%-07-z3
5" Leek (St Mary's) Scout Group AGM Tuesday 08" July 2025 Band Report l. Membership Our membership has stayed relatively stable since the13st AGM and stands at 21 as of today. We have lost one youngster who hasn't attended all year and very recently gained one new member. We are approaching a time when many of our young people will be pre-occupied with their preparation for GCSES. So, recruiting to keep our nurnbe up will be at the front of our minds going forward. I'm not going to push for a musically qualified replacement Band Leader this year even though it has been 7 years since I took over on a temporary basisl I 2. Parade Activities Past: 13 Jul 24 - Leek CIub Day. 01 Sep 24- Leek Mayor's Civic Parade. 26 Oct- 24 Lord Mayor's Show rehearsal, Army Reserve Centre, Leicester. 09 Nov 24 - Lord Mayor's Show in the Ciry of London as an element of the cOS of Drums Society. l O Nov 24- 2 x Leek Remembrance Parades, from St Edwards Church in the morning and Ball Haye Green in the afternoon. 12 Dec 24- 24 DO0 Event. 08 May 25- Endon VEDay 80 event. 24 May 25- Endon Well Dressing. 15 Jun 25 - Macclesfield Flower Parade. 28 Jun 25- TideswelI Carnival. 05 Jul 25 - Bakewell Camival. Futs]re: 12 Jut 25- Leek Club Day. 06 Sep 25- Nicholson Monument 100 evenL 19 Oct 25 - Leek Lord Mayor's Parade. 25 Oct 25 - Lord Mayor's Show rehearsal, Artny Reserve Centre, Leicester. 08 Nov 25 - Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London as an element of the co5 of Drums Society. 09 Nov 25 - Leek Retnembrance Parade. 23 May 26- Endon Well Dressing. 21 Jun 26- Macclesfield Flower Parade It should be noted thai our engagement list ha5 grown slightly since last year. There are some one-off anniversary events, a short notice appearance at Macclesfield in June and this was the first time we have appeared at Tideswell. The feedback we have received has been tremendous, with comments such Pagelof2
as "a superb band" far beller than the band that used to do this parade- and "can we book you for next year?". We also took part in the community 24 Doors Christmas evenL perfOlg short 4-tO-5-minute sets over a 2-and-a-half-hour period. It was a fun and enjoyable occasion with more than 350 people passing through our doors. The band members should be very proud of themselves as I know the Group, band leader5 and parentslcarers are. We also took delivery of some new bugles. hoodies and jackets for which we are very grateful to all that helped securing sponsorship and funding. 3. Future Plans Continue expanding and improving members, skills. Continue to find fund raising oppominities. Continue growing band numbers through active recruitment. Atl Band members have excelled over the last 12 months with some learning an addiuonal instrument, giving us increased flexibility. Yet again they are a Credit to their families, the Group and the Cotnmunity of Leek. I'd like to extend my peonal thanks to Stuart Nixon. Roger Gayes, Paul Bullock, Nathaniel Farrington, Lucie Harris and Maggie Gayes for their conunuing support as Skills Instructors, we couldn't have achieved nearly as much without theTn. Special thanks to Nathaniel and Lucie for their role in organising our 24 Doors perforniance and Stuart for picking up my iesponsibilities whilst I've been recovering from a knee replacetnent. Last. but not least, tny appreciation to all our parents/guardians/caiers for their continued commitment to the Band. their enthusiasm and encouragement makes it a pleasure to work with the band. I present this year's Band Report to the AGM and trust it will be endorsed by the Board of Trustees. Mark Bradford MInstLM Band Leader 5" Leek Scout Band Page2of2
5th Leek (St. Mary's) Scout Group Registered Charity No 1061712 Group Scout Leader. David Sheldon Stm Scout Grou AGM Tuesda 8th Jul 2025 G.LIV. Re Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. ag some of you may not know m¢ my name is Dave Sheldon and I"m the group lead volunteer or group scout leaders as we used to be called here at 5 Leek scout group. What a busy year we've had as a group over the last twelve months with some higyhs and a few lows. July 2024 saw the group take part in the district dragon boating and both sections came back with runner up trophies. We also attended the annual club day in which it was nice to see as a whole St. Marys being the largest group out on the day, After the summer months the scouts did there first talents show which I was very proud of the section and proud of lucy and the scoutleaders for arrangeing. November saw the group take part in our annual bonfire camp and as usual all the leaders efforts paid off and was a great success and enjoyed by all. The band attended the lord mayors, parade in London which again was an honour for them and an honour for the group and they put the group, the moorlands and the county on the map and was so nice to see th¢m on the tv again. December bought n]ixed emotions for the group at the start of December the group took part in the 24 doors of Chrisimas for the rst time and was a great success. The end of December bought great sadness as w¢ losl a great member of the team Mr Rodney cork, (Rodd&s) (Half a degree) as he was known. rod had been a leader with us for over 30years and will be sadly missed but never forgotten. The start to 2025 started very disappointing as we had a lot of vandalism against our Hq as we saw brough park be closed for renovalion we sore our windows to be smashed by youngsters that had nothing better to do. Fortunately for us we had a great Tesponse from the gencral public and you parents to offer help to get sluff tidied up. At this point id like to thank heaths timber yard providing us with timber free of charge to board the windows, Mathew ferns of mjf builders for giving his time to board thc windows. the people who fitted the new glass very promptly. And various people who sent donations to help fix the windows the group was very humbled in the big response for help. Id &so like to thank Dale western for all his help and SUprt he's given by sorting out the locks for the gates as part as th¢ security and also Mr Paul bullock for supplying us wilh new security cameras. As most of you will all know from last year's AGM we were raising money for a new roof in May we eventually reached our targets with a few grants with thanks to our Headquarters: Ftrwlthurth R¢bad. Leek ST13 6AT With thanks to: grassroocs staffordshire County Council
5th Leek (St. Mary's) Scout Group SY.VA4Tf5 . Registered Charity No 1061712 Group Scout Le3der- David Sheldon treasurer Ms Carolyn bailey we had the roof replaced in May by Mr gilbert Rooke whose done an amazing job. And again, a fellow SUPEX)rter of the sroup as one of our parents. March to July saw the group being very busy again with the band going out to various tunctions each section with all sorts of activities, camps and parades the cubs this time bringying home the dragon boating winners and runner up trophy so proud moment tor the group and certainly me as the group lead volunteer. Attending the mooriam district camp. the scouts did a sponsored water station and raised l 00 pounds to , also w¢ had a race night arranged all had a great night and raised a good total towards funds. All sections of the group are doing very well also number wise in fact we have now got a waiting list of15 youngsters. All sections are working towards a well-balanced program and seem to be having lots of fun. I would like to welcome three other members to the team Aaron who, s joincd the scout section. jess who is to join the cub section and help out with beavers and Steve who is going to come in a support for all sections. As most of you Know I've becn through a lot the l&st 12 months and not really been able to attend a lot of the section meetings. So id like to thank all the leaders of the sections for all their hard work and dedicatio the trustee board for standing by me and having faith in me. Stuart and jenny for keeping our grounds and planters looking tidy and smart in which I think you all will agree look fabulous Jason . dale and Steve for helping me in times of need and lastly James my brother who runs OUT scout section for all his support cven sometimes having to step into the group lead volunteer role and support me. Last of all you as parents as we can't do things without the support of you and your children. Please accept my report Signed Oz*LdtALtW G-LQ £ LcLbL Dated gk--( lo2 Headquarters: Frywlthurth Road, Leek m3 6AT Wlth thanks to: grassroots Staffordshire County Council
5th Leek (St. Mary's) Scout Group Registered Charity No 1061712 Group Lead: David Sheldon Group Treasurer's Report Year ended 28 February 2025 The Trustees Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 28 February 2025 were approved by the Trustees at the Trustees Board meeting held on Tuesday 13 March 2025. The Report and Accounts have been prepared in accordance with The Scout Association Policy, Organisation and Rules 'POR' and guidance provided by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The accounts and supporting financial records have been independently examined by Armstrongs Chartered Accountants, Leek. We are very grateful for their time and expertise in undertaking this process again. th Fundraising opportunities remain low having been considerably reduced over several years such that we continue to rely on our subscriptions to cover section activitie5 and our HQ running costs. While most other activities will 3im to be self-fundin& we have been successful with applications for grants and donations which have helped in whole or in part to fund band equipment and uniform, the coach to London to enable our band to once again participate in the Lord Mayorfs Parade, increased electricity costs following the end of a more favoured contract in 2024, the November Camp and our new roof project. We would like to thank the following for their support which is very much appreciated and which has gone a long way to helping us to achieve so much: Councillors Cllr Mike Gledhill Councillors Community Initiative Fund Cllr Charlotte Atkins Staffordshire County Council 2024 Community Fund Local Business FBall&Co Advanced Proteins Samuel Sigley & Sons Ltd Local Organisations Staffordshire Community Fund - We Love the Moorlands Rotary Club of Leek National Foundations The Gosling Foundation The Bernard Sunley Foundation Baron Davenport's Charity Headquarters: Fowkhurth Road, Leek sr13 6AT With thanks to: Staffordshire County Council The Communitv Foundation
5th Leek (St. Mary's) Scout Group i *.Y_¥ Registered Charity No 1061712 Group Lead= David Sheldon We were also chosen to benefit from the Leek Town Mayorfs Fund in 2024 and our thanks to Cllr Matt Swindlehurst for that and for his personal donation together with donations made by the Leek Town Crier Bill Lomas and the Trustees following the vandalism suffered at the end of February 2025 when our front windows were very badly damaged. The damaged panes have all been replaced thanks to their help and without having to pursue a claim under our insurance policy. The restricted fund balance of £7,650 at the year-end relates to funding for the increased electricity costs and our new roof project. A further grant for the latter of £2,700 was pledged in 2024 but paid post year end in May 2025 when the projert was underway. All grant reporting in accordance with terms and conditions have been completed and the restricted monies totalling £10,350 were utili5ed by 31" May 2025 following completion of the project. On a sad note, I would like to mention the late Rod Cork. Rod was one of our Scout Leaders for over 30 years and a dedicated supporter of this group. Although he stepped down from leader duties in his later years he continued to help where and when he could. We lost Rod in December 2024 and miss him. We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to Margaret and the Cork family for a donation of £500 in his Memory. It is as she said what he would have wanted. Finally, it only remains for me to say thank you to my colleagues on the Board for their help, a huge thanks to all our Leaders and to our parents/guardians for their support and for entrusting their children to us. We could not do it without you. Carolyn Bailey Group Treasurerrrrustee th 5 Leek (St Marfs) Scout Group Registered Charity No 1061712 Dated ...... th 8 July 2025 Headquarters: Fowlchurth Road. Leek sr13 6AT With thanks to: staffordshire County Council ThÈ Community Foundation
5th Leek (St. Mary's) Scout Group Annual General Meeting 2024125 Chairman of Trustees, review of the year I found that I could not start this report without first paying tribute to a longfr standing member of the Trustee Board that served it and its predeccssor for several years as a loyal and hard-working member and before that as a Lder in the Scout Section, Rod Cork passed away in DeLanber last and wa culo&iised at his funeral in January by our fellow Trustee. Chris Wakeham, who was also his Leadership partner in thc Scout Section. I cannot attempt to match that heartfelt eulogy in this report but can only add that his absence is felt by all of us who served with him. At the meeting¥ last year l invited anyone that felt they could contribute to the Trustee Board to come forward. Three more Trustees have joined us. Brian Williamson was recruited at the last AGM and bringFS a wealth of Scouting experience. Liz Pegg joined us during the year. Liz s mother, Sylvia Sullivan. preceded Carolyn Bailey as the treasurer of our Group and Liz h¢rself was a member of our award-winnin&i Band years ago and went on to lead our sister Guide Group. Latterly we were joiiied by Paul Bullock who h&s held various positions in the Group over recent years includingy working to resurrect our Band a few years back. These last two additions have also served to bring down the average age of the Trustee Board which can be no bad thing in itselti. Tlic Trustc¢ Board has nine governance rc5ponsibilities. largely related to ensuring that the Sections can tlirive as well as they necd to by management of our resources and our funds and ensuring that our Group is operatcd in accordance with Scout law and values. Sections comprise the unifornied members of the Group: these are the Beavcrs, the Cubs. the Scouts and the Leaders and many section helpers. We are not there to manage the Sections but to facilitate their functioning. This year we have worked to ensure that we have sufficient resources to continue to deliver high quality programmes. We are infonned of the ideas and wishes of the Sections and carefully consider ways of these being delivered. One essential that wc consider at every Trustee meeting is reports on Health and Safety. Recently prelnises safety has bcen on our mind sparked by the vandalism of our premises that rcceived rcmarkcdly widc press coverage both locally and nationally. My sister-in-law who lives in Northuinberland read about it! Of course, we were insured but did not action a claim as we wanted rcpairs to be ¢xpedited. This has also resulted in us to add security grids to the windows that wTrll bc done soon. One of our Trustees. Paul Bullock, generously gifted us outside security carncras that you an see installed at either end of the HQ. The fences have also been reinforced and new locks for the gates will be fitted shortly. Duringi the year we were ask¢d by another Group in Leek for advice on management matters that were affectingi thcm at the time. We are not in competition with the other groups and wcre plcased to hcar and empathise with them. There are now fewer Groups in Leek than only few years ag70. Scouting mcmbcrship nationally is growing. We do not want Leek to be an exccption and the Trustecs are happy to assist the District whenever we can. These premises date from the Second World War when our American allies were here. They have been Ih Inodified since then, especially by 5 Leek, but this year it was apparciit that tlie roof necded to be replaced. This was done in a remarkably quick time and should last a long while. The vandalised windows too were replaced to a high standard an in quick timc.
Within this Group I know that we have Trustees. Leaders and hclpers at every level who are committed to the success, well-being, and continuation of the Group despite hearing unsubstantiated speculation of it b¢ing subsumed. We continue to grow. Group loyalty is real and is vital to Scouting surviving as it has done for the many years of its existence. All of the people in the Group are valued for their d¢dication, their industry, their imaginative input and their innovative ideas as well as the tiine they give voluntarily. Perhaps l am being a trifle impertinent in mentioning individuals by name because, I confcss, I do not scc a tenth of what people do but I feel I must ve credit where I see it. Our Group Lcad Volunteer. David Sheldon. spends huge amounts of his time on this Group, plannin& managinb, working on the building, sorting out issues. training, administcring, etc.,¢tc. Dav¢. Thank you. Stuart and Jennie Nixon to whom we owe the state of the grounds, the presentation of our exterior, and an eyc oli the premises. Again. as in every year, Carolyn Bailey whose zealous account kecping aiid pursuit of grants keeps our funds healthy and accounts at a high standard. I will resist going on or it will sound like an Oscar Awards ceremony. l ask that you receive my report. Ma olm Sproat Chaiman of Trustecs
Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The Group s policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the Group should income and fundroising fall short Details of any funds materially in deficit Not applicoble Further financial review details The Group does not have sufficientfvnds to invest in longer term investments and has therefore adopted a risk overse strategy to the investment of itsfunds. Allfunds are held in cash using only o moinstream building society Other optional information . Two signatories ore requiredfor oll payments Declaration The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature Iiii ltyt+ Full Name Malcolm John Sproat Position Chair Date
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5th Leek (St Mary's) Scout Group Re8i5tered tharity number 1061712 Receipts and Payments Account For the year 0110312024 To Z810212025 Receipts and payments 2024125 Unrestricted funds 2023124 Total fund5 Restrirted funds Total funds Receipts Donations. legacies. activities and similar income '. Membership fees See patffiThts Section subscriptions l Donations Gift Aid 1.991 5.307 1,515 5.405 2,720 1.175 1,988 4.708 1.175 3.706 2.872, 65 Activities 3.706 Neckerchiefs Sub total Grants Maintenance grant Other grants 8.450 8,450 1,000 Sub total Fundraising events (gross) Moorlands Community Lottery Picnic in the Park Sub total 255 255 138 162 162 417 417 Scout hut income Hire of building Sub total 804 804 380 Investment income Gift Aid interest Building Society interest Igrossl Sub total 35 552 552 405 Total Gross Income IU14 Asset and investment sales etc. Total receipts 14*14 io 25251
5th Leek (St Mary's) Scout Group Registered Charity No 1061712 Receipts and Payments Account For the year from 0110312024 To 2810212025 Receipts and payments 2024125 2023124 Total funds Unrestricted funds Restrirted funds Total funds Payments Charitable Payments Membership fees received 0340 ILess: Membership fees poid on fNtYtlOnt7VCotty/0iStlittj £3248 908 2.700 6.160 52 Attivities 5.749 182 804 6,552 Adult support and training ', Business Rates 52 49 Waste Management Heat and Light Water and Sewerage Fire Equipment service Ground Rent 157 157 152 1.017 190 1,017 971 313 136 100 loo Repairs and Renewals Insurance 576 576 1.360 940 972 972 Uniforms 1.584 1.704 Subscriptions and Donations Other expenses Sub totsl 65 115 428 14 2,336 Fundraising expenses Sub totsl Totsl Gro55 Expenditure Asset and investment 103 Total payments 72 15.384 Net of receFpts/(pawnents) Transfer between funds Cash fund5 last year end Cash fund5 this year end 11.711) 16.735 100 16835 18.546 I635 285
5th Leek {St Mary's) Scout Group Registered Charity No 1061712 Receipts and Payments Account For the year from 0110312024 To 2810212025 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 28-Feb-25 Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 29-Feb-24 Total funds Total funds Cash fund5 Building Society account General 18.903 7.650 26.55 16.306 Building Society account Premises 1.960 1.9EA) 28,514 529 Total cash funds 750 I635 Non monetary assets for Land and buildings Trailer 221.151 221,151 3,663 3.663 3,6&3 Band and Scouting equipment. Furniture 38.403 38,403,, Other Sub total 263.217 263.Z17 Liabilities Accounts not yet paid Expenses incurred but not invoiced Subscriptions not yet paid Other liabilities Sub total ,'Total net assets .29L 280JIS The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on Tuesday Ilth March 2025 and signed on their behalf by Signature Print Name hL JoHN)SFRoAr H fiLecl Sj?P£Jrt I Chair Treasurer 10