Charity number : 1118781 **1st Bures Scout Group Financial Statements Year Ended 31/03/2022** ## **1st Bures Scout Group** ## **Financial statements for the year ended 31/03/2022** **Content s** Page - 1 Administrative details of the charity - 2 Oficers' report - 3 Chair report - 4 Statement of financial activities - 5 Notes to the Financial Statements 1st Bures Scout Group The Scout Hut The Croft Bures Sufolk CO8 5JB ## **1st Bures Scout** ## **Administrative details of the charity As at 31 March 2022** ## **Trustees** Claire Ann Noblet Secretary Helen Elizabeth Foster Chair James Pepper Treasurer Antony Waring Group Scout Leader ## **Bankers** Natwest 32 Market Hill Sudbury CO10 7EW ## **Principal Ofice** The Scout Hut The Croft Bures Sufolk CO8 5JB Page 1 ## **1st Bures Scout Group** ## **Oficers' report** ## **For the year ended 31/03/2022** ## **Structure, governance and management a. CONSTITUTION** The principal activity of the 1st Bures Scout Group in the period under review was that of raising funds to enable the continuing training and activities for boys and girls. Also enable them to be taught the many useful skills and the great benefits, both moral and physical, which the Scout training assures. ## **b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF OFFICERS** The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Oficers who are elected and coopted under the terms of the Scout organisation. ## **c. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING** All leaders and elected officers to committee and all parents of members are part of the group supporters. ## **Objectives and Activities** ## **a. POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES** To raise funds to provide training, equipment for members and upkeep of buildings, to run under rules of the Scout organisation. The charity is a public benefit organisation and the Trustees have read the Charity Commission’s guidance on this. ## **b. ACTIVITIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES** Jumble sales, Sudbury to Sea BBQ, hiring of camp site, donations, recycling paper, clothes and glass, local grant applications, (when same has been replaced). ## **Achievements and performance a. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES** All leaders and elected oficers to committee and all parents of members are part of the group supporters. To raise funds to provide training, equipment for members and upkeep of buildings, to run under rules of the Scout organisation ## Page 2 ## **1st Bures Scout Group** ## **For the year ended 31/03/2022** ## **Chair Report 2022** After the unprecedented events of the preceding year, the 12 months from April 2021 to March 2022 saw our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers leave online meetings behind and make a welcome return to face to face Scouting. Starting cautiously, with thorough risk assessments and appropriate hygiene precautions in place, our leaders carefully planned a wide range of exciting outdoor activities for our young people. As the year progressed, we saw camping trips and indoor activities resume and by the autumn, we were able to re-introduce our regular fundraising events. Whilst preventing the spread of Covid was never far from our thoughts during this time, thankfully by the end of March, Scouting life was feeling a lot more normal again. In September 2021, at our last AGM, we said goodbye to Cathy Platt, Caroline Head and Bill Snelling, who had each supported our Group Executive Committee for many years. Since taking on our new roles, Claire and I have been made to feel so welcome and it has been a pleasure to be part of the 1[st] Bures team. Over the past year, I have been astounded to see at first hand just how much time and efort our Leaders put in, each and every week, to make sure that our young people get the most out of their time at Beavers, Cubs, Scouts or Explorers. So I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all of our Leaders and regular volunteers for your devotion to your roles. The dozens of photos that I have seen this year, of happy smiling children, having fun completing such a wide range of activities is proof of the impact you make on the lives of our young people. Thank you for everything that you do. I would also like to thank our Group Scout Leader, Tony, who works tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that everything relating to the management of our Group runs smoothly. I know that this year has brought plenty of challenges for you, but you have navigated us through each of these expertly. Working alongside Tony, the executive committee have ensured that our Group finances are managed efficiently, that all relevant procedures are followed in line with the Scouting framework and that our buildings and facilities are safe and well maintained. It has been great to see our campsite thriving once more, as we welcome other Scout, Guide and Duke of Edinburgh groups to use of our facilities. The money generated from the hire of our campsite contributes significantly to our Group finances, helping us to meet the cost of our overheads whilst keeping subscription costs low. We are incredibly fortunate to have such fantastic outdoor facilities and I would like to thank Paul Snelling for all the work he does to maintain these to such a high standard. Looking to the year ahead, I know that our leaders will continue to ofer our young people an amazing range of experiences and opportunities to develop their skills for life. As our Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer sections each flourish and increase in popularity, one of our main objectives for the coming year will be to recruit additional volunteers to support our leaders. Another key priority will be to raise additional funds to enable us to replace our ageing minibus. We would love to reach out to a wider circle of people to help us achieve these objectives, which will, in turn, enable even more young people to benefit from being part of 1[st] Bures Scout Group. Yours in scouting, Helen Foster ## Page 3 ## **Ist Bures Scouts Group** Statement of Financial activities For the year ended 31 March 2022 ## Incoming Resources Income resources from generated funds: ||31/03/2022|31/03/2021| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |Voluntary Income|12,495|12,359| |Charitable Activities|8,321|280| |Activities for generating funds|7,252|1,384| |Other incoming resources|11,468|6,679| ||-----------|-----------| ||39,536|20,702| |Resources Expended||| |Capital expenditure
|0
|0| |Cost of generating voluntary income|459|6| |Charitable activities|26,463|21,755| ||-----------|-----------| ||26,922|21,761| |MOVEMENT IN TOTAL FUNDS FOR THE YEAR||| |Net Income for the year|12,614|(1,059)| |Funds bought forward|188,193
189,252|| ||-----------|-----------| |TOTAL FUND AT 31/03/2022|200,807
188,193|| Page 4 ||Ist Bures Scouts Group|Ist Bures Scouts Group||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Statement of Financial activities|||| |For the year ended||31 March 2022||| ||NOTES|||| |||2022|2021|| |Voluntary Income||||| |Donations|229|119||| |Grants|0|10,000||| |Gift Aid
||12,266||2,240| ||--------|--------||| ||12,495|12,359||| |Charitable Activities||||| |Youth programme and activities|8,321||280|| ||--------|--------||| ||8,321|280||| |Fundraising Income||||| |Recycling|1,512|1,384||| |Fund raising events|1,744|0||| |Camp site hire|3,996||0|| ||-----------|----------||| ||7,252|1,384||| |Other Incoming Resources||||| |Membership fees|10,696||6,428|| |Other Income|772|251||| ||----------|----------||| ||11,468|6,679||| ||Page 5|Page 5|| |---|---|---|---| |Ist|Bures Scouts Group||| |Statement of Financial activities|||| |For the year ended 31 March 2022|||| ||NOTES||| |||2022|2021| ||£|£|| |Capital expenditure|||| |Equipment purchased||0|0| ||---|---------|-----------| ||0|0|| |Cost of generating voluntary income|||| |Fundraising expenditure||459|6| ||---|---------|-----------| ||459|6|| |Postage and stationery||433|147| |Youth Programme activities|12,344|5,137|| |Travelling|614|471|| |Uniforms|2,388|352|| |Repairs and general expenses||3,601|8,712| |Sundry Expenses||387|121| |Rates, electricity and water|423|666|| |Insurance|1,711|1,536|| |Membership fees||3,652|3,430| |Donations|40|243|| |Accountancy|870|840|| ||---|---------|-----------| ||26,463|21,755|| ## Page 6 Ist Bures Scouts Group Statement of Financial activities For the year ended 31 March 2022 Fixed Assets Property – Scouts Hut 165,000 Bank 35,807 ----------200,807 Page 7 ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of 1[st] Bures Scout Group (charity no: 1118781)** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. 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. Andrew Robert Graham Green (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of RE Group Accountants Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Statutory Auditors The Maltings Rosemary Lane Halstead Essex CO9 1HZ 19/08/2022 Page 8