Charity Number 1084038 ## **District Lead Volunteer Report 2024-25** One of the key events for 2024 has been in November 2024 scouting went through a transformation process with a restructure of scouting from the old traditional scout leader to a more team based approach. This has meant that every volunteer now is either a team member or team leader in what ever section they were in or choose to be involved with, or a trustee on one of the district/group trustee boards (formally the Executive committee). Others can be non-member but require a disclosure to help with scouting activities. Some roles volunteers held previously now no longer exist and these now hold team lead team member roles. The whole purpose of these changes has been to break down the traditional roles in to smaller roles that may encourage new volunteers to join scouting. This has come with a whole new set of challenges and a new central digital tools system which holds volunteer records and membership but also encompasses online training. 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 961 from 940 last year. The break down is as follows – Squirrels 39 (49 last year), 243 Beavers (259 last year), 317 Cubs (314 last Year), 257 Scouts (233 last year), 102 Explorers (81 last year) and 3 Network, (4 last year). The number of registered adult members in the district has fallen this year to 296 from 314 adults in 2024. This is due in part to groups house cleaning and removing non active volunteers. The total membership in the district for 2025 is 1257 members (1254 last year). Overall Young people grew by just over 2% and the district grew by just over 0.2%. Although not as greater growth as 2024 we still continue to grow as a district. 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. Even with the new structure in scouting continued to struggle again this year to fill some of the new roles across the district team, and this is also reflected across the groups within the district. Prior to the transformation the new district team has worked well together and although we still face some challenges and some key roles are not 100% full filled the team continue to work together helping other team members when needed. We still have some challenges to overcome and hopefully over the coming year we will make some head way with this. I would like to thank the following in the old and new district teams for their support and enthusiasm. Simon Richards, (Beaver leader – now program), Joshua Hammond, (ADC Cubs – Now program), Jeni Burrell, (ADC Scouts – Now program) Chris Thorpe (Development – Now Support Team Lead) Helen Thomas (Volunteer Development Team Lead), Jacob Barnes (Youth Commissioner – now 14-24 Team Lead), Lucy Huggins (Youth Commissioner Youth Team Lead Credits also go out to Chris Stead (ADC Activities – Now Team Lead Narrowboat) Chris Duggan (Chair of the Narrowboats), Andrew James (Campsite) I want to thank them for full filling these much, needed support roles. Thank you to each and every one of you. ## Charity Number 1084038 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. 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. The hope is that changes that have come in over the last year 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 GrouplDistricVCountylArea for the year ended 31st March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes set out on pages... This report is made solely to the trustees In accordance wlth Sectlon 145 of the Charltles 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 Examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not ac￿pt or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees for my examination work. Respoctlve responslbllltles of Trustees and Examlner The Group'slDlstrlct's trustee5 are responslble for the preparats'on of the accounts. They conslder that an. aijrlit is not required for this year (under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: Examine the accounts (under Section 145 of the Charities Act): To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under Section 145{5)Ib) of the Charities Act)., and To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Bas15 of Independent Examlnefs 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 GrouplDistrict and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanalions from you as trustees concerning any such matters The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to wnether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report Is limited to those matters set out in the stalement below. Independent Examlnorfs statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ').' l. whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that In, any materfal re5pert the requlrements to keep accounts'ng records in accordance with Sects'on 130 of the Charities Act ,'and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and ￿mplY with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met,. or 2. to wnich, In my opinion, attention shoul¢J be Orawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the br8ckets if they do not 8ppIy Name.. Rachel Pollitt.. Qualification.. ACMA CGMA............... Address.. 15 St John's Avenue.................. WaKefield................ Date.. .15th June 2025............... LT700006 (i¥1 February 2017) Wakefield District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account For th• y•ar 0110412024 To 3110312020 Receipts and payments 2024125 2024125 2023124 2023124 Unwtrl¢t•d fund• RMtd¢tsd lund• Unrn•trlct•d fund• R••trf¢tod fund• R•¢•lpti Don•tloM, hgacl•• al￿ •lfflll•r llleorn• Mwnbthihip yubwptKx ss,J 4•,14 wbK*pbm 1N*￿￿ntyIArnwl￿ 14P,7161 143.6301 5,8SJ S,616 210 G•TW 5tr••tlundi •urplui Al*v1￿• Inco 1•,019 22.802 123 N*1 W0¥¢ Comp•n•a Grouploan rnpJyrn•rrt •lc 4.13• cam￿￿8 IrMXrn• 12.140 21,027 ijooo Sub tot•1 ¥Y.197 1.623 Sub tot•1 D•t•ll 2 Ottw run0rai￿￿ KUvbMS sub total BuNdiw Srt•y Ini•ro81 Prorffj Ino) 621 Tot•1 Gross In¢om• 77,7SJ 5,OJB 59,8S7 26.623 Total rncelpts TT.753 5,030 S•.B57 28.623 I LT7(JX(¢2115t January 20171 Wakefield District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account For th• y￿r 0110412024 To 3110W20215 Receipts and payments 2024125 2024125 2023124 2023124 UnrnBtrlct•d lund• Rmtslctsd fvnd• Unr••trlct•d fund• R••trfcl•d fund• Paym•nt• Ch•￿1•b￿ Ptymw Youlh kwramff* I￿# ac1¥￿ 18,628 13,4M 10,53J 17.ai• W•0 Nt• Upgrnd 1.200 Admini&tr4lhX c￿1• Ju￿*v￿￿￿re re1rK￿ r¥)•ts SI GKry•'i Oiyco 812 D¢n•uon• Poywt• Irorn k¥wp qr•fft P4ywt• Irom L•kTrnt 3,0 S&xA group r>J•t• p￿d Iw grnntl C4rWe k￿# 1.210 Purrknw ol Jubjqq 2 18,600 ID.Oty) Liiie Luts 1,•$4 Sub total 71,332 1D,OJ3 77,8B7 1,079 Funilv•l•lnq •xp•n• 0¢￿1 2 Dots113 0thorfunJiaits#vJ L￿LI Jub 10141 rol•l GI"0￿ Exwiditur• 18.033 1,675 J••t •nd In¥••lm•nl purcha￿4, •ts. Tot•1 payments 75,332 18,OJ3 77.887 1,079 N•t olrKelpW(p•ymentsJ 1421 112.9951 117,8JOI 2S.$14 ¥6,564 1k,Ul¥ Cash funds thls ye•r •nd SQ.175 24,120 47,764 37.023 2 LT1L￿2 Ilst January 20171 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2024125 2024125 202W24 2023124 Unr••trlct•d fund• R•*trlthd fund• Unr••trkt•d lund• RMtrbct•d fund• C••h fvnd• Bank ￿r￿nI3¢￿Urrt 10.IIB2 24.124 0217 1.093 )•,$37 BuitallVJ a¢tsy TrAAI cmh fund• 0,17S 24.629 47.754 37,12J Other monetary aM•ts Tax dairn D*tts due Irom thrfrlA￿IDh1DdIG￿pl tyJ￿ty 2,315 sub total 9,978 6.619 In¥••kn•nt 4•••t• Inv••tywnwp•rty. ￿1 Otr￿ do1• Sub totsl Non mon•tsry a•••ts for charlty• own u•• Thg di$¢n'¢t non monetary o9¥ts consisbry of lollowng are ba66é on r8plac8m8nl value8 11 Carnp•ite tsJikliryb Ktsvity •qupMrt pu￿￿•$0￿ lh• y8arn 5rnO ZDDO 141.000 21 T¥wJ ¥J1Q 2.830 2,130 31 N•rrtrw eo•t•." So)JDng ven￿re puthwj 20?0 Aws Fet4ufll￿ 2022 Jut4h* VIn￿rI 2 pui¢na8*d 2024 70,000 21,IDD Jo.000 s) B•th b•rg0 25.000 Sub total 340,030 314,004 AL¥x)u￿￿ yot I￿rth] tyth ￿ In¥0￿d iJ,ODD Oihw Sub tot•1 10.000 Contlnq•nt llabllll1￿ Ind futur• obllg*tlon• (th• dat• olth• Ex￿ul1¥• C(bmmltt•• m••tlno th•t 4pprov•d th• accounts) and ￿on•d on th•lr b•h•ll by nature Print Name Barrie Maw8on Chair Msthael T8tlersall Treasurer 3 LT7(KKKI2 Ilst January 20171 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL I report on the accounts of the GrouplDistricVCountylArea for the year ended 31st March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes set out on pages... This report is made solely to the trustees In accordance wlth Sectlon 145 of the Charltles 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 Examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not ac￿pt or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees for my examination work. Respoctlve responslbllltles of Trustees and Examlner The Group'slDlstrlct's trustee5 are responslble for the preparats'on of the accounts. They conslder that an. aijrlit is not required for this year (under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: Examine the accounts (under Section 145 of the Charities Act): To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under Section 145{5)Ib) of the Charities Act)., and To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Bas15 of Independent Examlnefs 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 GrouplDistrict and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanalions from you as trustees concerning any such matters The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to wnether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report Is limited to those matters set out in the stalement below. Independent Examlnorfs statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ').' l. whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that In, any materfal re5pert the requlrements to keep accounts'ng records in accordance with Sects'on 130 of the Charities Act ,'and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and ￿mplY with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met,. or 2. to wnich, In my opinion, attention shoul¢J be Orawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the br8ckets if they do not 8ppIy Name.. Rachel Pollitt.. Qualification.. ACMA CGMA............... Address.. 15 St John's Avenue.................. WaKefield................ Date.. .15th June 2025............... LT700006 (i¥1 February 2017) Wakefield District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account For th• y•ar 0110412024 To 3110312020 Receipts and payments 2024125 2024125 2023124 2023124 Unwtrl¢t•d fund• RMtd¢tsd lund• Unrn•trlct•d fund• R••trf¢tod fund• R•¢•lpti Don•tloM, hgacl•• al￿ •lfflll•r llleorn• Mwnbthihip yubwptKx ss,J 4•,14 wbK*pbm 1N*￿￿ntyIArnwl￿ 14P,7161 143.6301 5,8SJ S,616 210 G•TW 5tr••tlundi •urplui Al*v1￿• Inco 1•,019 22.802 123 N*1 W0¥¢ Comp•n•a Grouploan rnpJyrn•rrt •lc 4.13• cam￿￿8 IrMXrn• 12.140 21,027 ijooo Sub tot•1 ¥Y.197 1.623 Sub tot•1 D•t•ll 2 Ottw run0rai￿￿ KUvbMS sub total BuNdiw Srt•y Ini•ro81 Prorffj Ino) 621 Tot•1 Gross In¢om• 77,7SJ 5,OJB 59,8S7 26.623 Total rncelpts TT.753 5,030 S•.B57 28.623 I LT7(JX(¢2115t January 20171 Wakefield District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account For th• y￿r 0110412024 To 3110W20215 Receipts and payments 2024125 2024125 2023124 2023124 UnrnBtrlct•d lund• Rmtslctsd fvnd• Unr••trlct•d fund• R••trfcl•d fund• Paym•nt• Ch•￿1•b￿ Ptymw Youlh kwramff* I￿# ac1¥￿ 18,628 13,4M 10,53J 17.ai• W•0 Nt• Upgrnd 1.200 Admini&tr4lhX c￿1• Ju￿*v￿￿￿re re1rK￿ r¥)•ts SI GKry•'i Oiyco 812 D¢n•uon• Poywt• Irorn k¥wp qr•fft P4ywt• Irom L•kTrnt 3,0 S&xA group r>J•t• p￿d Iw grnntl C4rWe k￿# 1.210 Purrknw ol Jubjqq 2 18,600 ID.Oty) Liiie Luts 1,•$4 Sub total 71,332 1D,OJ3 77,8B7 1,079 Funilv•l•lnq •xp•n• 0¢￿1 2 Dots113 0thorfunJiaits#vJ L￿LI Jub 10141 rol•l GI"0￿ Exwiditur• 18.033 1,675 J••t •nd In¥••lm•nl purcha￿4, •ts. Tot•1 payments 75,332 18,OJ3 77.887 1,079 N•t olrKelpW(p•ymentsJ 1421 112.9951 117,8JOI 2S.$14 ¥6,564 1k,Ul¥ Cash funds thls ye•r •nd SQ.175 24,120 47,764 37.023 2 LT1L￿2 Ilst January 20171 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2024125 2024125 202W24 2023124 Unr••trlct•d fund• R•*trlthd fund• Unr••trkt•d lund• RMtrbct•d fund• C••h fvnd• Bank ￿r￿nI3¢￿Urrt 10.IIB2 24.124 0217 1.093 )•,$37 BuitallVJ a¢tsy TrAAI cmh fund• 0,17S 24.629 47.754 37,12J Other monetary aM•ts Tax dairn D*tts due Irom thrfrlA￿IDh1DdIG￿pl tyJ￿ty 2,315 sub total 9,978 6.619 In¥••kn•nt 4•••t• Inv••tywnwp•rty. ￿1 Otr￿ do1• Sub totsl Non mon•tsry a•••ts for charlty• own u•• Thg di$¢n'¢t non monetary o9¥ts consisbry of lollowng are ba66é on r8plac8m8nl value8 11 Carnp•ite tsJikliryb Ktsvity •qupMrt pu￿￿•$0￿ lh• y8arn 5rnO ZDDO 141.000 21 T¥wJ ¥J1Q 2.830 2,130 31 N•rrtrw eo•t•." So)JDng ven￿re puthwj 20?0 Aws Fet4ufll￿ 2022 Jut4h* VIn￿rI 2 pui¢na8*d 2024 70,000 21,IDD Jo.000 s) B•th b•rg0 25.000 Sub total 340,030 314,004 AL¥x)u￿￿ yot I￿rth] tyth ￿ In¥0￿d iJ,ODD Oihw Sub tot•1 10.000 Contlnq•nt llabllll1￿ Ind futur• obllg*tlon• (th• dat• olth• Ex￿ul1¥• C(bmmltt•• m••tlno th•t 4pprov•d th• accounts) and ￿on•d on th•lr b•h•ll by nature Print Name Barrie Maw8on Chair Msthael T8tlersall Treasurer 3 LT7(KKKI2 Ilst January 20171