Charity Number 1084038 ## **District Commissioners Report 2023-24** Across the District it has been a full on, activity and exciting fun filled year. One of the key events for 2023 was the County Challenge Camp at Bramham in July 2023. Around 400 Beavers & cubs, Scouts and Explorers attended from Friday night to Sunday on a fun packed camp with numerous activities. This year the number of young people registered with the Scout association in January this year on the annual census figures for the district has slightly risen again to 940 from 811 last year. The break down is as follows - 259 Beavers (216 last year), 314 Cubs (288 last Year), 233 Scouts (220 last year), 81 Explorers (79 last year) and 4 Network, (8 last year). The number of registered adult members in the district has risen this year to 314 from 291 adults in 2023. This is due in part to groups recruiting more sectional assistants in order to support the number of appointed leaders. The total membership in the district for 2024 is 1254 members (1102 last year). Overall Young people grew by just over 15% and the district grew by 13%. We are continuing regain the losses we encountered due to the pandemic and the signs for the coming year looking good for a further overall growth. Interest in the young people wishing to join the organisation remains high with daily enquiries dropping in to inboxes and waiting lists at groups continue to reflect this. We have still struggled again this year to fill some of the roles across the district team, roles Particularly the District Secretary and DESC roles. Other members across the trustee board have stepped up and helped out when needed with the secretary role, we do however still need someone to help with this admin role. In general the DESC role has been picked up by myself but unfortunately I feel I may not full filled it to its full and for this reason there is no separate explorer report. The explorer units are however doing well, all providing a great program of activities for their young people and I think this is shown by the increase of Explorer scouts across all the units. It is hoped in the coming year we can increase the explorer provision across the district to allow more young people to carry on their scouting journey and for more young people to join. The district team has worked well together over the last year with Simon Richards continuing to support the Beaver section, Joshua Hammond - Assistant District Commissioner (Cub Section Support). Jeni Burrell - Assistant District Commissioner (Scout Section Support) all creating some exciting and well attended District events. Credits also go out to Chris Stead (ADC Activities) Narrowboat, Nick Fox (ADC Water Activities) Jacob Barnes & Lucy Huggins (Youth Commissioners) I want to thank them for full filling these much, needed support roles. Thank you to each and every one of you. I want to thank all the other support members across the district in the various teams for their continued support and dedication. It is appropriate to salute all the fantastic leaders, section assistants and helpers across the district for their continued commitment, dedication, time and hard work they all show to their groups and to the young people of Wakefield. – Thank you each and every one of you. I know many this year have received Young Leader, long service awards and for many have completed their adult training Wood badges. Many of which I have had the pleasure of presenting - Well done to everyone who has received an award this year. ## Charity Number 1084038 Thank you also to the Trustee Board, everyone on the Campsite and Narrowboat sub committees, my District Team and the County Team who have continued to work tirelessly in supporting myself and the whole district over another difficult year and to anyone else who has supported or helped me over the last year. Thank you. As move even closer to the coming changes in scouting with new role titles and descriptions and working in a new team structure we look forward to the future, there has already been some challenges and there will be still some hurdles to get over but as always, we are scouts and we will rise to the challenge. The hope is that these changes will help with volunteer recruitment and in that we can provide more exciting evening meetings activities and camps for our young people of Wakefield. Like last year I ask in the coming year that we challenge ourselves with one of the following. - **Individual** – Recruit a parent, friend, work colleague, relative or former member to fill any adult role, large or small. - **Events:** Encourage groups and sections to get involved with both District & County events. - **Team –** Work with one another rather than against each other and utilise or engage with one another. - **Encourage –** Offer support and guidance rather that criticism. ## _A quote –_ “The real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people.” ## _Lord Robert Baden Powell_ Thank you everyone. Adrian Cooper District Commissioner. Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL I report on the accounts of the GrouplDistricVCountyiArea for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activits'es, the Balance Sheet and related notes set out on pages......,.. This report is made solely to the trustees in accordance with sects.on 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's trustees those matters l am required to state to them in an Independent Examine¢s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees for my examination work. Respgctlvg r08ponslbllltlg$ of Tru$tso8 and Examlnor The Group'slDistrict's Iruslees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They considef that an audit is not required for this year (under Sects'on 144 of the Charitses Act 2011 (the Charities Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. Examine the accounts (under Sectlon 145 of the Charities Act)., To follow the procedures laid down in the General D1￿ctionS given by the Charity Commissioners (under Section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act)- and To state whether particular matters have come to my attents'on. 88818 of Indepondont Examlnerf8 report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the GrouplDistnct and a comparison of the accounts presented with th08e records. It also includes consideration OT any unusual Items or disclosU￿S in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequenliy no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examlnerf8 8tatem•nt In connection with my examination, no matter ha8 come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ')'. 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act ,'and to prepare accounts which accord with the aC￿unting records and comply with the accounts'ng requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the worfs in the brackets if they do not apply Name.. Rachel Pollitt......... Qualification.. ACMA CGMA............................................................................................. Address. 15 St John'sAvenue................................................................................ WaKefield.............................................................................................. Date:.15th June 2024................................................... .................................................... LT700006 (1•t February 2017 Wakefield District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account For the yoarfrom 0110U2023 To 3110312024 Receipts and payments 2023124 2023124 2022123 2022123 unr••trIct￿ funds Re•trlct•d fund• Unrostrlct¢d funds Ro8trbcted fvndi R•c•lpt• Don•t￿nI, hga¢l￿ •nd •lrnllar Incorn• Member8Np 49.140 38.7J9 Les8 Member8hip &ll￿p1k]n6 pa4d on 43,6JO 36,037 Nel memi•r%hip subsc￿P￿¢￿e relalned ,S18 2,222 Donalioni 286 327 Get￿ Strvet ftjrnli Bury)I Acthl*1 In¢ome 12) 22,MJ Act￿￿1. deposll re￿r>S 2.772 Group loln repUYn￿nI 300 grgnts 2,0 Campstte grwtB .287 Gewrol grants 1,000 C•mwlM InMm¢ 9,203 7,OX 21.027 11,117 C￿tra un￿1￿CIed fvnd• Sub total S•,236 1.023 02,718 8,622 Grnnt• Pos1 Codg Lott•ry 21000 Sub total 20,000 Fundrnl•lng1gro••} Delau 1 Dethll Z D¢tsM 3 Cxher hJndr¥l$ir¥J a￿￿e$ Sub totsl In¥••tm•nt Incom• B•nk mteresl 621 Jlldhg Sothty irte￿￿t ScA)Ut As$ooatk)n Short Temi Irfy*itrnert SeML Prop¢ty Rent thr Ofvr inveslment i￿￿￿e Sub tot*1 021 258 Total Gmss Income $9,817 21.623 53,0 8,622 A•••t and In¥••bn•nt •al•*. •te. rotal rnceipts Sg,857 2•.12 63,021 9.622 l LfiiKKKJ2 Ilst Janvary 20171 Wakefield District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account For th? y••r from 011W2023 To 3110312024 Receipts and payments 2023124 2023124 2022123 2022123 Unrn•trlctod lund• Ro•trlctod ft¢nd• Unf￿trICI•d lund• Ro•trlct•d lund¥ Paymonts Ch¥rii•blg P•ym•nt• YoLJlh prL¥ronwn• actMi*I 28,591 c￿p￿Ie 10,$33 rA>•la 17,248 17.127 Web upgrade 1.300 Alminilirnli¢￿ Djg 662 J8mtKJrnJ Gronli t4*VwlLn rel￿￿"c￿ co•t• 2,232 St G￿￿.¥ Day to811 Donalion• 327 Paym•ni• frorn 9rgni1 recthv•J 4918 C8mwie upgradoB from 9rnni1 10.676 Pur¢h88a oo Fwgurwi 16, 1,137 Sub totsl 77,187 1.079 76.110 1&921 Fundrnl•lno •xp•n••• Oelail 1 D•i•rf 2 Oelail 3 Othw fiJTrJrni¥irvJ eo¥tB Sub ttstsl Total Gros• Expondl¢ur• T7.e87 1.079 76.160 15.921 A•8ot •nd InvHtm•nt purcha•￿, •tc. Total payments 77,6B7 1.079 78,180 15,921 Net olrncelpts/(payments) Ce8h fund• l••t year end Cash funds thls year ond 17,830 26,SM 23,134 7,298 86.684 12,079 88,71B 19.379 47,764 37,623 6S.684 12,079 2 LT7COJ02 Ilst January 20171 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2023124 2023124 2022123 2022123 Unmtrlctod fund• Ro•trlcted fund• Unre•trlthd fund• R￿trIcted fund• C•$h fund• Bank current aoxunt 8,217 37,02J 11079 Bank deposit accwrrt 39.037 Jl,916 Bulldlng socaety accourrt Tho Scout Assoc4￿￿n Shryt Term In¥￿tr￿n1 SeML Tot•1 ¢••h fund• 47.754 37,623 12.079 Other monetary a•so1s Tax da Cebls trom the CouAtylknwThB￿GroI ty depo*ts 4.892 2,315 t.000 sub totsl 7.207 6,892 Inv••tm•nt 488•1• 1n¥tttm￿l prtperty. detal Quoted Inv¢¥trnents Other In¥e$lments. rte1￿1 Sub tot•1 Non mon•tary •s••ts lor charlty's own u#• The District non monetary a8581s ¢on$i$ts'ng of the followlng are ba¥e(l on r¢plaeemenl insurance values 11 C￿pIllO •nO •¢Dvty eqwent purth••ed o¥•r ￿￿rI Wnce 2008 21 fwo MIY￿.. one denBled 2010 14Q,478 118,000 purthised 2020 S￿v￿r￿j venW￿ purthjwd 2016 us FeTyursM wrth••ed 2072 2.130 31 NarTh eo•ii', 70,000 70.000 41 JUN￿￿ Verrtury 1977 on wipdt¢ a accommodatboNaclvty c8ntre 51 Lrttkn Beck bar9e 28,000 21,000 Sub iotsl 314.608 290.130 Ll*bllltl•s ArmJni8 noisBtp*d Eypenw• but ￿¥￿¢4¢ Sub3ulp¥ons not Loan from members re r￿ mow Ofvr liabilll*s Sub tot*1 Contlng•nl Ilabllltlm and fu￿re obllg•tlon• The al￿¥0 rec8lptg and paymonts •c¢ount •nd stslement of •8$*ts •nd Ilabllltle8 wern 4pprov•d by thg Trutytg•• On 1W09124 {th• date of the Execut1¥• Commltt•• m••tlng that approv•d th• accourt•l and •lgn•d on th•lr b•half by n8turo Pnnt Namg Barrie M8v*3on Chair Michael Tattèwll Trpasu￿r 3 Lf7(W)2 Ilst January 20171 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL I report on the accounts of the GrouplDistricVCountyiArea for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activits'es, the Balance Sheet and related notes set out on pages......,.. This report is made solely to the trustees in accordance with sects.on 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's trustees those matters l am required to state to them in an Independent Examine¢s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees for my examination work. Respgctlvg r08ponslbllltlg$ of Tru$tso8 and Examlnor The Group'slDistrict's Iruslees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They considef that an audit is not required for this year (under Sects'on 144 of the Charitses Act 2011 (the Charities Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. Examine the accounts (under Sectlon 145 of the Charities Act)., To follow the procedures laid down in the General D1￿ctionS given by the Charity Commissioners (under Section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act)- and To state whether particular matters have come to my attents'on. 88818 of Indepondont Examlnerf8 report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the GrouplDistnct and a comparison of the accounts presented with th08e records. It also includes consideration OT any unusual Items or disclosU￿S in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequenliy no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examlnerf8 8tatem•nt In connection with my examination, no matter ha8 come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ')'. 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act ,'and to prepare accounts which accord with the aC￿unting records and comply with the accounts'ng requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the worfs in the brackets if they do not apply Name.. Rachel Pollitt......... Qualification.. ACMA CGMA............................................................................................. Address. 15 St John'sAvenue................................................................................ WaKefield.............................................................................................. Date:.15th June 2024................................................... .................................................... LT700006 (1•t February 2017 Wakefield District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account For the yoarfrom 0110U2023 To 3110312024 Receipts and payments 2023124 2023124 2022123 2022123 unr••trIct￿ funds Re•trlct•d fund• Unrostrlct¢d funds Ro8trbcted fvndi R•c•lpt• Don•t￿nI, hga¢l￿ •nd •lrnllar Incorn• Member8Np 49.140 38.7J9 Les8 Member8hip &ll￿p1k]n6 pa4d on 43,6JO 36,037 Nel memi•r%hip subsc￿P￿¢￿e relalned ,S18 2,222 Donalioni 286 327 Get￿ Strvet ftjrnli Bury)I Acthl*1 In¢ome 12) 22,MJ Act￿￿1. deposll re￿r>S 2.772 Group loln repUYn￿nI 300 grgnts 2,0 Campstte grwtB .287 Gewrol grants 1,000 C•mwlM InMm¢ 9,203 7,OX 21.027 11,117 C￿tra un￿1￿CIed fvnd• Sub total S•,236 1.023 02,718 8,622 Grnnt• Pos1 Codg Lott•ry 21000 Sub total 20,000 Fundrnl•lng1gro••} Delau 1 Dethll Z D¢tsM 3 Cxher hJndr¥l$ir¥J a￿￿e$ Sub totsl In¥••tm•nt Incom• B•nk mteresl 621 Jlldhg Sothty irte￿￿t ScA)Ut As$ooatk)n Short Temi Irfy*itrnert SeML Prop¢ty Rent thr Ofvr inveslment i￿￿￿e Sub tot*1 021 258 Total Gmss Income $9,817 21.623 53,0 8,622 A•••t and In¥••bn•nt •al•*. •te. rotal rnceipts Sg,857 2•.12 63,021 9.622 l LfiiKKKJ2 Ilst Janvary 20171 Wakefield District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account For th? y••r from 011W2023 To 3110312024 Receipts and payments 2023124 2023124 2022123 2022123 Unrn•trlctod lund• Ro•trlctod ft¢nd• Unf￿trICI•d lund• Ro•trlct•d lund¥ Paymonts Ch¥rii•blg P•ym•nt• YoLJlh prL¥ronwn• actMi*I 28,591 c￿p￿Ie 10,$33 rA>•la 17,248 17.127 Web upgrade 1.300 Alminilirnli¢￿ Djg 662 J8mtKJrnJ Gronli t4*VwlLn rel￿￿"c￿ co•t• 2,232 St G￿￿.¥ Day to811 Donalion• 327 Paym•ni• frorn 9rgni1 recthv•J 4918 C8mwie upgradoB from 9rnni1 10.676 Pur¢h88a oo Fwgurwi 16, 1,137 Sub totsl 77,187 1.079 76.110 1&921 Fundrnl•lno •xp•n••• Oelail 1 D•i•rf 2 Oelail 3 Othw fiJTrJrni¥irvJ eo¥tB Sub ttstsl Total Gros• Expondl¢ur• T7.e87 1.079 76.160 15.921 A•8ot •nd InvHtm•nt purcha•￿, •tc. Total payments 77,6B7 1.079 78,180 15,921 Net olrncelpts/(payments) Ce8h fund• l••t year end Cash funds thls year ond 17,830 26,SM 23,134 7,298 86.684 12,079 88,71B 19.379 47,764 37,623 6S.684 12,079 2 LT7COJ02 Ilst January 20171 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2023124 2023124 2022123 2022123 Unmtrlctod fund• Ro•trlcted fund• Unre•trlthd fund• R￿trIcted fund• C•$h fund• Bank current aoxunt 8,217 37,02J 11079 Bank deposit accwrrt 39.037 Jl,916 Bulldlng socaety accourrt Tho Scout Assoc4￿￿n Shryt Term In¥￿tr￿n1 SeML Tot•1 ¢••h fund• 47.754 37,623 12.079 Other monetary a•so1s Tax da Cebls trom the CouAtylknwThB￿GroI ty depo*ts 4.892 2,315 t.000 sub totsl 7.207 6,892 Inv••tm•nt 488•1• 1n¥tttm￿l prtperty. detal Quoted Inv¢¥trnents Other In¥e$lments. rte1￿1 Sub tot•1 Non mon•tary •s••ts lor charlty's own u#• The District non monetary a8581s ¢on$i$ts'ng of the followlng are ba¥e(l on r¢plaeemenl insurance values 11 C￿pIllO •nO •¢Dvty eqwent purth••ed o¥•r ￿￿rI Wnce 2008 21 fwo MIY￿.. one denBled 2010 14Q,478 118,000 purthised 2020 S￿v￿r￿j venW￿ purthjwd 2016 us FeTyursM wrth••ed 2072 2.130 31 NarTh eo•ii', 70,000 70.000 41 JUN￿￿ Verrtury 1977 on wipdt¢ a accommodatboNaclvty c8ntre 51 Lrttkn Beck bar9e 28,000 21,000 Sub iotsl 314.608 290.130 Ll*bllltl•s ArmJni8 noisBtp*d Eypenw• but ￿¥￿¢4¢ Sub3ulp¥ons not Loan from members re r￿ mow Ofvr liabilll*s Sub tot*1 Contlng•nl Ilabllltlm and fu￿re obllg•tlon• The al￿¥0 rec8lptg and paymonts •c¢ount •nd stslement of •8$*ts •nd Ilabllltle8 wern 4pprov•d by thg Trutytg•• On 1W09124 {th• date of the Execut1¥• Commltt•• m••tlng that approv•d th• accourt•l and •lgn•d on th•lr b•half by n8turo Pnnt Namg Barrie M8v*3on Chair Michael Tattèwll Trpasu￿r 3 Lf7(W)2 Ilst January 20171