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**for whole year**| |---|---|---|---| ||Adam Osmond|Chairman|01.04.20 - 20.07.20| ||Mark Taylor|Chairman|20.07.20 - 31.03.21| ||Laura Iaschi|Secretary|| ||Jan Large|Treasurer|| ||David Elliott|GSL|01.04.20 - 31.12.20| ||David Elliott|Co-opted|05.03.21 - 31.03.21| ||Pete Jeffreys|ActingGSL|01.01.21 -31.03.21| ||Tom Seward|AGSL|| ||Paul Elliott|Scout Leader Chandos|01.04.20 - 25.03.21| ||Adam Elliott|Scout Leader Dolman|| ||Nicholas Pass|Scout Leader Dolman|01.04.20 - 20.07.20| ||Mark Batehup|Cub Leader Chandos|01.04.20 - 19.04.20| ||Elsa Charrua|Cub Leader Chandos|20.04.20 - 31.03.21| ||Jason Cutts|Cub Leader Dolman|| ||Michelle Elliott
|Beaver Leader Chandos|| ||Amanda Batehup|Beaver Leader Dolman|| Names and addresses of advisers (optional information but encouraged as best practice) _(These will be published in the annual report of the charity)_ |Type of advisor|Name|Address| |---|---|---| |Bank|Barclays|23-26 Park WayNewburyRG14 1AY| |Solicitor|S. Durrant,Gardner Leader|20-24 Market Place NewburyRG14 5BA| |Independent Examiner|M HerringJacaranda|New Road NewburyRG14 7RY| 1 LT700001 (3rd December 2018) **Section B** **Structure, governance and management** Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document (e.g. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted (e.g. trust, association, company) The Group'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. The Group is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Scouts. (e.g. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, (e.g. appointed by, elected by) Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. Additional governance issues (optional information but encouraged as best practice) You may choose to include additional The Group is managed by the Group Executive Committee, information, where relevant, about: the members of which are the ‘Charity Trustees’ of the Scout Group 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. Policies and procedures adopted for: The Committee consists of 3 independent representatives, a) the induction and training of trustees; Chair, Treasurer and Secretary together with the Group b) trustee' consideration of major risks Scout Leaders, individual section leaders (if opted to take and the systems and procedures to on the responsibility) and parent’s representation and meets manage them every 2 months. Members of the Executive Committee will complete _'Essential Information, Trustee Induction, Safety, Safeguarding, and GDPR training_ within the first 5 months of joining the committee. This Group Executive Committee exists to support the Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities of the appointments and is responsible for: The maintenance of Group property; The raising of funds and the administration of Group finance; The insurance of persons, property and equipment; Group public occasions; Assisting in the recruitment of leaders and other adult support; Appointing any sub committees that may be required; Appointing Group Administrators and Advisors other than those who are elected. 2 LT700001 (3rd December 2018) **Section B** **Structure, governance and management (continued) Risk and Internal Control** The Group Executive Committee has identified the major risks to which they believe the Group 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 Group would request the use of buildings, property and equipment from neighbouring organisations such as the church, community centre and other Scout Groups. Similar reciprocal arrangements exist with these organisations. The Group has sufficient buildings and contents insurance in place to mitigate against permanent loss. Injury to leaders, helpers, supporters and members. The Group through the capitation fees contributes to the Scout Associations national **accident** insurance policy. Risk Assessments are undertaken before all activities. The Corona Virus has resulted in reduced income from fund raising. However this has been more than compensated by generous Government Grants. The group has also had loyal support from the parents and our subscriptions have not suffered greatly with the lockdown. The group also holds reserves to support activities if required. We also have the option to increase subs in the future as ours are one of the lowest in the District. Reduction or loss of leaders. The group is totally reliant upon volunteers to run and administer the activities of the group. Lockdown has presented challenges and we have suffered a reduction in the number of leaders. However plans are in place to bring new leaders on board and our remaining leaders are working hard to offer a complete programme to all members. If leader numbers reduced to an unacceptable level in a particular section or the group as a whole then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a section. Reduction or loss of members. The Group provides activities for all young people aged 6 to 14. If there was a reduction in membership in a particular section or the group as whole then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a section. We have seen some reduction in numbers with COVID but we also have healthy waiting lists. **Risk and Internal Control** The group has in place systems of internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance against material mismanagement or loss, these include 2 signatories for all payments and a comprehensive insurance policies to ensure that insurable risks are covered. 3 LT700001 (3rd December 2018) |**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.| ||| ||It has been a challenging year and our leaders have worked
hard to offer an interesting and inclusive online programme.
This has taken a lot of imagination and determination.
When possible the sections have met outdoors, following
the advice from TSA. The workload has been increased
because of the need for extra risk assessments. We are
fortunate to have had such a loyal and committed team of
leaders and helpers. We have lost some of the leadership
team and are working hard to replace them, whilst at the
same time continuing to offer a varied programme
| 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|3rd Newbury Scout Group has been fortunate to also have
a steadfast band of volunteers, including but not exclusively
in the Group Executive . They have supported the group
throughout this difficult year. We are also very grateful to
our young members and their parents for their loyalty and
generosity. The group has also been fortunate to receive
many grants from the government via the local council. All
together this means that we are coming out of lockdown on
a firm financial footing.| |---|---| ||| ||The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit
criteria under both the advancement of education and the
advancement of citizenship or community development
headings.| 4 LT700001 (3rd December 2018) |**Section D**|**Achievements and performance**| |---|---| |Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the year|| ||This year our leaders rose to the challenge of lockdown
scouting . Our beavers achieved an amazing 8 Chief Scout
Bronze badges. When possible they met for visits to the
Fire Station and survival hikes at Snelsmore Common. Lots
of Zoom games : code breakers, bingo duck racing and
monster drawing. They had Sleep ins, Bake Offs and
helped the community by collecting and distributing
hampers. They carved soaps and sent them with
encouraging notes to local care homes. Our Cubs also
supported the community with backpacks for the homeless
via Loose Ends containing essential items. They visited 4
Kingdoms online with Zoom and demonstrated that " Cubs
Got Talent" There were 2 Chief Scout Silver Awards handed
out. Our scouts have been working on mental health, hiking
and ran a pirate themed programme. Quizzes and Camp
ins. Remembrance day and the 75th Anniversary of VE Day
were celebrated. 148.5 kg of foods were collected, providing
312 meals for the local food bank. Ready Steady Cook ,
virtual water fights and the fun Friday Night Live. Our
members and leaders came together to celebrate scouting
in imaginative and innovative ways.| ||| |**Section E**|**Financial Review**| |Quantify and explain any designations
Details of any funds materially in deficit
(circumstances plus steps to eliminate)
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on
reserves|We will be spending on repairing and replacing the main
doors and outside work . It will also be prudent to hold some
reserves until we know the full extent of members who will
not return to scouting after lockdown ceases. It is inevitable
that there will be some reduction in numbers which has
been
evidenced
by the
latest
census.
There
will
be
capitation of £7K to come out early April 2021 . We hold
Badge stock of £1297, and the den continues to be written
down over 75 years and is currently showing on the books
at a value of £198,391.
**Reserves Policy**
The
Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to
continue the charitable activities of the group should income
and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Executive
Committee considers that the group should hold a sum
equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £6K. However
this year we are holding more in reserves as we did not
need the extra reserves we held last year for Covid as we
had generous government grants. We have had to return
deposits for camps and activities, we also need to spend on
the maintenance of the den in preparation for face to face
scouting.| ||| ||None to our knowledge| 5 LT700001 (3rd December 2018) Further financial review details (optional information) |You**may choose**to include additional
information, where relevant, about:
• investment policy and objectives;
• how expenditure has supported the key
objectives of the charity;
• the charity’s principal sources of funds
(including any fundraising);|Our principle source of funding is our member's
subscriptions. We have lost some subscriptions but overall
have been generously supported by the parents.
However this year we have also been fortunate to receive
government grants during lockdown.


The Group does not have sufficient funds to invest in longer
term investments. The Group has therefore adopted a risk
averse strategy to the investment of its funds. All funds are
held in cash using only mainstream banks or building
societies.
Havng our own den and a long lease has enabled us to
continue scouting this year and maintain a healthy bank
balance. We have funds in place to do any necessary
maintenance to ensure we are fully equipped to return to
face to face scouting. The Group Executive regularly
monitors the levels of bank balances to ensure we get
maximum value from our banking arrangements.
**Investment Policy**
| |---|---| ||| |**Section F**|**Other Optional Information**| |Plans for future periods (details of any
significant activities planned to achieve
them)|| ||3rd Newbury Scout Group is looking forward to returning to
more normal scouting and accepts that there will be
challenges ahead. We have lost some section leaders and
volunteers . However we have funds to invest in equipment
and training. We are working hard to find and train new
section leaders and to continue to support our exisiting
volunteers , all of whom have worked so hard during such
difficult times. We are lucky to have such a loyal and caring
team.| ||| |**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)|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||| ||Mark Taylor||||||Jan Large| ||||||||| ||Chair||||||Treasurer| ||0
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**31.03.21**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the year**
**from**||**01.04.20**||**To**||**31.03.21**|| |||||||||| |**Receipts and payments**||||||||| |**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**11,331**
**- 6,872**
**4,459**
**170**
**-**
**2,948**
**104**
**7,681**
**20,241**
**159**
**20,400**
**-**
**240**
**101**
**1,057**
**1,398**
**5**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5**
**29,484**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2020/21**||||**Total funds**
**£**
**11,331**
**- 6,872**
**4,459**
**170**
**-**
**2,948**
**104**
**7,681**
**20,241**
**159**
**20,400**
**-**
**240**
**101**
**1,057**
**1,398**
**5**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5**
**29,484**
**-**
**29,484**|**2019/20**
**Total funds**
**£**| |**Donations, legacies and similar**
**income**||||||||| |Membership subscriptions|**11,331**|||||||**13,444**| |Less: Membership subscriptions paid on
(National/County/Area/District)enter figures with a minus sign|**- 6,872**|||||||**- 6,783**| |Net membership subscriptions retained|**4,459**|||||||**6,661**| |Donations|**170**|||||||**3,200**| |Legacies|**-**|||||||**-**| |Gift Aid|**2,948**|||||||**2,976**| |Trailer Use / Electricity Refund|**104**|||||||**52**| |**Sub total**|**7,681**|||||||**12,889**| |**Grants**||||||||| |COVID grants from WBC|**20,241**|||||||**-**| |WBC Rates Discretionary Rates Relief|**159**|||||||**156**| |**Sub total**|**20,400**|||||||**156**| |**Fundraising (gross)**||||||||| |Activities|**-**|||||||**4,634**| |Camps|**240**|||||||**15,919**| |Uniforn, Badges, Section Income|**101**|||||||**819**| |Other fundraising activities|**1,057**|||||||**4,968**| |**Sub total**|**1,398**|||||||**26,340**| |**Investment income**||||||||| |Bank interest|**5**|||||||**18**| |Building Society interest|**-**|||||||**-**| |The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service|**-**|||||||**-**| |Property Rent income|**-**|||||||**-**| |Other investment income|**-**|||||||**-**| |**Sub total**|**5**|||||||**18**| |**_Total Gross Income_ **
**Asset and investment sales, etc.**
**_Total receipts_**||||||||| |||||||||**39,403**| |||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**29,484**||**-**||**-**|||| ||**29,484**||**-**||**-**||**29,484**|**39,403**| 1 LT700003 ## **3rd Newbury Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account** ||||Year start date|Year start date|Year start date|Year start date|Year end date
**31.03.21**|Year end date
**31.03.21**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the year**
**from**||**01.04.20**||**To**||**31.03.21**||| ||||||||||| |**Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**Payments**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**253**
**-**
**659**
**79**
**712**
**1,998**
**1,713**
**-**
**421**
**-**
**801**
**31**
**190**
**-**
**-**
**6,857**
**233**
**8,954**
**-**
**-**
**9,187**
**16,044**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**150**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**150**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**150**
**-**
**2020/21**||||**Total funds**
**£**||**2019/20**
**Total funds**
**£**| |**Charitable Payments**|||||||||| |Youth programme and activities inc
Beaver, Cub and scout Activities|**253**||||||**253**||**899**| |Adult support and training|**-**||||||**-**||**-**| |Rent and Rates|**659**||||||**659**||**409**| |Water and Sewerage|**79**||||||**79**||**94**| |Electricity and Gas|**712**||||||**712**||**1,030**| |Insurance|**1,998**||||||**1,998**||**1,917**| |Repairs and Renewals|**1,713**||||||**1,713**||**11,733**| |Materials and equipment|**-**||||||**150**||**46**| |Printing and photocopying, stationery and
website|**421**||||||**421**||**111**| |Contribution to camp costs|**-**||||||**-**||**-**| |Uniforms and Badges|**801**||||||**801**||**2,016**| |AGM and trustee expenses|**31**||||||**31**||**164**| |Other costs: Cleaning|**190**||||||**190**||**406**| |Other costs detail 2|**-**||||||**-**||**-**| |Other costs: Donations|**-**||||||**-**||**100**| |**Sub total**|**6,857**||||||**7,007**||**18,925**| |**Fundraising expenses**|||||||||| |Activities|**233**||||||**233**||**4,313**| |Camps|**8,954**||||||**8,954**||**17,193**| |Detail 3|**-**||||||**-**||**-**| |Other fundraising costs|**-**||||||**-**||**758**| |**Sub total**|**9,187**||||||**9,187**||**22,264**| |**_Total Gross Expenditure_ **
**Asset and investment**
**purchases, etc.**
**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**Transfers between funds**
**Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**41,189**| ||||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**16,044**
**13,440**
**-**
**22,535**
**35,975**||**150**
**- 150**
**-**
**150**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||||| ||||||||||**41,189**| ||||||||||| ||**13,440**||**- 150**||**-**||**13,290**||**- 1,786**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**22,535**||**150**||**-**||**22,685**||**24,471**| ||**35,975**||**-**||**-**||**35,975**||**22,685**| 2 LT700003 ## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year** ## **31st March 2021** ## **31.03.20** |||**31st Mar**|**ch 2021**||**31.03.20**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Cash funds**
Bank current account
**20,519**
Bank deposit account
**15,456**
Building society account
**-**
The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service
**-**
Cash/Floats
**-**
**Total cash funds**
**35,975**
**Other monetary assets**
Tax claim
**-**
Debts due from the
County/Area/District/Group
**-**
Insurance claim
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Investment assets**
Investment property - detail
**-**
Quoted investments
**-**
Other investments - detail
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Non monetary assets for**
**charity's own use**
Badge stock
**1,297**
Shop stock
**-**
Other stock
**-**
Land and buildings
**198,391**
Motor vehicles
**-**
Scouting equipment, furniture etc
**558**
Other - trailer
**-**
**Sub total**
**200,246**
**Liabilities**
Accounts not yet paid
**-**
Expenses incurred but not invoiced
**-**
Subscriptions not yet paid
**-**
Loan - detail
**-**
Other liabilities
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**£**
**20,519**
**15,456**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**35,975**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,297**
**-**
**-**
**198,391**
**-**
**558**
**-**
**200,246**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**£**| |**Cash funds**|||||| |Bank current account|**20,519**|**-**|**-**|**20,519**|**14,193**| |Bank deposit account|**15,456**|**-**|**-**|**15,456**|**8,492**| |Building society account|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Cash/Floats|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Total cash funds**|**35,975**|**-**|**-**|**35,975**|**22,685**| |**Other monetary assets**|||||| |Tax claim|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Debts due from the
County/Area/District/Group|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Insurance claim|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Sub total**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Investment assets**|||||| |Investment property - detail|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Quoted investments|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Other investments - detail|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Sub total**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Non monetary assets for**
**charity's own use**|||||| |Badge stock|**1,297**|**-**|**-**|**1,297**|**1,859**| |Shop stock|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Other stock|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Land and buildings|**198,391**|**-**|**-**|**198,391**|**201,185**| |Motor vehicles|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Scouting equipment, furniture etc|**558**|**-**|**-**|**558**|**968**| |Other - trailer|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Sub total**|**200,246**|**-**|**-**|**200,246**|**204,012**| |**Liabilities**|||||| |Accounts not yet paid|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Expenses incurred but not invoiced|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Subscriptions not yet paid|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Loan - detail|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Other liabilities|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Sub total**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ## **Contingent liabilities and future obligations** **The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on May 7th 2021 (the date of the Executive Committee meeting that approved the accounts) and signed on their behalf by** |Signature|Print Name| |---|---| ||Mark Taylor Chair| ||Jan Large Treasurer| 3 LT700003 ..SCOUT GROUP I report on the accounts of the Grou￿&stA￿￿ the year ended ...3..i..nfjt4L￿.. . 20 1 1 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities. the BalarKe Sheet and related notes set out on pages......... This report is made solely to the tnjstees in accord8n¢e wtth Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken $0 that I mighl stale lo the charity's tfUStee$ those matters l am required to state to Ihem in an Independent Examinerfs report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibslity to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees for my examinabon work. Respectlve responslbllltle$ of Trustees and Examlner The Group'slDistri¢t's trustees are responsible for the preparab.on of the accounts. They considor that an audit Is not required lor th￿S year (under Section 144 of the CIKgriti8s Act 2011 Ohe Charities A¢t}l and that an independgnt examination is needed. It is rny responsibility to= Examine the accounts (under Seth'on 145 of the Charities Act): To follow the procedures Said down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners lunder Section 145(51(bl ol the ChaTitie$ Act); and To stste whether particular mattets have come lo my attention. Basls ol Independ9nt Examlnerfs r&port My examination was carried out in accordance wrth the General Diwtions givers by the Charsty Commissioners. An examination indudeg 8 Teview of the accounting records kept by the GrouplD5slrict and a compaTrson of the accounts presented w(th those records. 11 also indudes consideration of any unusual items or disclosU￿s in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as Iruslee5 conceming any such matters. The pr¢xedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'lrue and fail view and the report is limited lo those matters sel out in the statement below. Independent Examlnerf5 ststement In connection with my examinab"(m, no matter has come to my attention {other than that disclosed below'}: 1. which give$ me reasonable ¢au$e to believè that in. any Materi￿ ￿spect. the requirements lo keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Aet".and to prepare accounts which accord with the accountiTrJ record$ comply with the accounting requirements of the Chafities Act have not been mel- or 2. to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper un¢Jerstsnding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please d8181e the wortys In the bTackftls rfthey do not appty N8me'. Qualification.. Address.. Date.. ' rLft4 JCJI LT70000611" Fgbruary 2017)