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## DOCKLAND SCOUT PROJECT
Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022
## DOCKLAND SCOUT PROJECT
## Report & Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2022
The Trustees are deemed to be the members of the Project (District) Executive for the time being. Those who have served in this capacity during the last year (2022) are as follows.
## Ex-officio - Appointment
District Commissioner / Centre Principal Training Manager HR Manager Crew Leader QM Leader Webmaster Minutes Secretary
Richard Hart lan Maynard Sam Longhurst Martin Petchey Beth Taylor / Tom Skinner Richard Baltutis Beth Taylor
## Nominated — Appointment
Chairman Treasurer
Julian Cartwright Pippa Barber
Elected
Elected Member Elected Member Elected Member
Alexander Mansi William Coombs William Brown
## BANKERS
CAF Bank Limited & Shawbrook Bank
Group Registration Number with the Scout Association
103501
Contact Name & Address
## Julian Cartwright
c/o HOTS Lord Amory, Dollar Bay 631 Manchester Road London E14 3NU
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## DOCKLAND SCOUT PROJECT
## Report & Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2022
## Structure
The Dockland Scout Project (DSP) is constituted as a Scout District and forms part of the Greater London North Scout County
## Aims
To promote the development of young people and enable them to achieve their full potential in line with the aims of the Scout Association
To provide the opportunity for young people to experience Water Activities and Water Sports training under the leadership of qualified adults.
## Operationally;
All in all, 2022 has been a good year for the Project after the sad times during Covid. We have run 14 Activity Weekends and 12 Open days and have been used by a Sea Scout Group for their Summer Camp. Ouring the summer we have had regular boating sessions from 3 of the more local Sea Scout Groups,
During Covid, Bed & Breakfast was heavily impacted on with no customers for the whole of 2021, thankfully 2022 has seen a return to schools and Scouts making use of the Project. We were used for 1,642 bed nights, this was a great improvement and almost returning to pre Covid levels
Use by third party organisations, subject to risk assessments, has continued, with the Marine Police, DiveCo making use of the base and waterspace.
## Maintenance
The regular boat and ship maintenance and upkeep has continued, being made easier by the reduced restrictions. Many of the boats received refurbishments and Mr Wells and the Bell Boats all had a thorough overhauls. We purchased 4 new open canoes and 80 new buoyancy aids and a spare laser Bug dinghy. Overall the fleet has stood up well for 2 years with tittle use.
## Training
Following on from the quieter Covid periods we have been able to runa total of 35 formal training courses during. We ran 4 British Canoeing Explore Award, and 2 FSRT courses On the dinghy side we ran 1 RYA Dinghy Level 2 and a Level 3 and a Seamanship Skills, we also ran 7 RYA Powerboat Level 2, 2 Scout Pulling courses, 3 RYA VHF Radio courses and 2 RYA Diesel engine courses. A total of 246 qualifications were gained by DSP staff.
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We ran an Induction course early in the year and had 20 new members and we are pleased to say that In September 2023 13 are still actively involved. On the Instructor front we managed to get 3 more members qualified as power boat instructors and another as a VHF Radio Instructor.
## Finance
We started the 2022 season in a healthy financial situation. Our income for 2022has been a little over £153,000-00. On the expenditure side we have spent £87,000-00. The biggest items have been Insurance of £14,600-00 up on 2021 as we have been using the boats rather than having them laid up. The balance has been spent on utilities and maintenance. The rest went on Utilities and maintaining the ships and boats, Our Electricity was still £4700-00 with the base now operating, Water was £700-00 though not for a full year.
This has meant that at the end of 2022 we had a excess of Income over expenditure of £60,000-00, a much healthier figure which will allow us to begin to replace equipment and upgrade our facilities.
The Project has reasonable reserves and we hope that things will remain stable in 2023
## Conclusion
Finally, we must say a big thank you to all our volunteer water instructors, maintenance staff, admin staff and helpers without them the Project would not go from strength to strength.
The Project is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Scouts. It is also a Registered Charity in its own right number 1126975.
The Project’s governing documents are those of 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.
Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout
Association.
Richard Ha
Centre Principal / District Commissioner
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## DOCKLAND SCOUT PROJECT
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT SUMMARY for the year ended 31st December 2022
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|This|year|Previous|
|General|Fund|Year|
|£|£|
|Total|receipts for the year (see page 5)|150,873|47,188|
|Total|Payments|for the year (see page 6)|85,054|45,830|
|Net receipts/payments for the year|65,819|1,358|
|Gain|(Loss)|on|revaluation|of Tangible Assests|-|3,250|
|65,819|4,608|
|Cash,|Bank and|similar funds|brought forward|361,735|357,127|
|Cash,|Bank and|similar funds|carreid|forward|427,554|361,735|
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The above account and accompanying statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees
and signed on their behalf by
Philippa (Pippa) Barber - Treasurer
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## DOCKLAND SCOUT PROJECT
## Receipts for the year ended 31 December 2022
|INCOMING RESOURCES|ThisYear|Previous|Previous|
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|||Year||
|Capitation and Crew Fees|-||75|
|Less Paid|-|~|430|
||-|-|355|
|Activities||||
|Days&Weekends|34,037||-|
|Open Days|23,396||-|
|Meeting Room Hire|160||2,760|
|RYA& OtherTraining|18,373||10,845|
|Boat& Estate Hire|6,000||-|
|Uniforms|180||-|
|Miscellaneous Income|1,057||3,464|
||83,203||17,069|
|International Hosting|49,384||-|
|Sale ofEquipment|-||744|
|Donations&Grants|18,012||29,725|
|Interest Received|275||6|
|TOTALINCOMINGRESOURCES|150,873||47,188|
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## DOCKLAND SCOUT PROJECT Payments for the year ended 31 December 2022
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|RESOURCESEXPENDED|ThisYear||Previous|
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|||Notes||
|Activity&Training Costs|8,597||5,564|
|International Hosting|30,577||2,000|
|Vessel Purchases and Improvement costs|-||3,727|
|Headquarters Costs||||
|General Running Costs|2,509||1,541|
|Light&Heat|5,096||5,071|
|Water Rates|642||1,754|
|Rates|41|(1)|6,026|
|Telephone& Internet|1,443||1,243|
||9,732||15,635|
|Boating Costs||||
|Repairs& Replacements|18,459||4,041|
|Fuel for small craft||||
|insurance|14,580||12,525|
||33,039||16,566|
|Administrative Costs||||
|General|409||298|
|Postage & Stationary|69||61|
|Motor& Trave!|1,070||1,319|
|Bank Charges|89||96|
|Uniforms|1,443|||
||3,080||1,774|
|Other Expenses|30||30|
|Purchase ofEquipment||||
|Other|-||534|
|TotalResourcesExpended|85,054||45,830|
Notes:
(1)
This includes a refund related to previous years
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|Statement|of Assets|&|Liabilities|as|at|31|December|2022|
|This|Year|Previous|
|Year|
|MONETARY ASSETS,|cash,|bank and similar funds|
|Bank Current Accounts|212,341|146,583|
|Bank|Deposit Accounts|166,092|164,598|
|Trade|Debtors|-|-|
|Creditors|-|-|
|378,433|311,181|
|NON-MONETARY ASSETS|- Assets|for Group's own|use|
|Vehicles,|Boats|and|other equipment|625,044|625,044|
|The assets|are|revalued|each|year|by the Trustees,|The|current values|are:|
|Canoes|21,300|21,300|
|Chandlery/Marine|Equipment/Motors|6,000|6,000|
|Converted|Dutch|Barge|300,000|300,000|
|Dinghies|2,675|2,675|
|Headquarters|Ship|-|Lord Amory|85,000|85,000|
|Kayaks|11,200|11,100|
|Motor|Boats|46,850|46,850|
|Motor Boats|Inboard|78,000|78,000|
|Paddleboards|1,969|1,969|
|Pontoons|3,000|3,000|
|Pulling|Boats|4,000|4,000|
|Sailing Dinghies|60,200|60,200|
|Vehicles|and|Trailers|4,950|4,950|
|Total Tangible Assets|625,044|625,044|
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## Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
## DOCKLAND SCOUT PROJECT
| report on the accounts of the Project for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out above.
## Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
it is the responsibility of the examiner to:
- e Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.
- e To foliow the procedures jaid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5){b) of the 2011 Act), and
- © Tostate whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## Basis of independent Examiner's report
My examination was carried out with generat Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. it also includes consideration of any unusual items or disctosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide alt the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## Independent Examiner’s statement
in connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention 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 2011 Act; and
- e To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met, or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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