RECISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1164849 rt of the Trustee5 and Recei s and Pa 'menls Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 for Colchester North Di.8trict Scouts Xeinadin South East Limited 2 Bea¢on End Courtyard London Road Stanway Col¢hest¢T Essex C03 ONU
Colchester North District Scouts Contents Page Report of the Trnst¢e$ 2to4 Independent Examiner's Report Receipts and Payments 8tatement tsf A.iseL$ and l.iabilitie% Notes
Colchest¢r North Distri¢1 S¢outs rt of the Trusiees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 The trnstees Psent their Tewt with the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The mistees have adopted the provisions of the Accounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable (o chariues preparing (heir accounts tn accordance with the Financial Reporting Stwdard applicable in ihe UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effective l January 2019)- REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity Number 1164849 Principal address 9 Pikes Marsh Bures C08 5AQ Trustees A Waring I Welch E Welch J Chandler C Meadway N Ballard M Geaves M Tarman Chairman District L¢ad Voluntcer Trustee Treasurer Tntstee Tntstee Tntstee Tntsiee Independent examiner Andrea Kaley FCCA Xeinadin South F.ast l.imtted 2 Beacon End Courtyard London Road Stanway Colchester C03 ONU STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing Documenl Th¢ Scout Distrids &ioverning dwuTn¢nts are those of the Scout Association. They consist of a Royal Charter. which tn tum give5 authority to th¢ by¢ laws of the Association and the Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) of the Scout Associati(*n. The Scout District is a trust established under its tules. which are comtnon to all Scouts. Recruitment and •ppointrneDt ofnew trustees The Trustees are app(Trint¢d in a¢cordanc¢ with the aforementioned POR of the Scoui Associaii(
Colchester North District Scouts Re rt of the Trustees for the Y¢ar Ended 31 March 2 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Organi5ational structure Th¢ S¢outing Dislrict 15 managed by the District Trustse Board, the membets of which are the 'Charity TTIL%tees' of the Seout District. which is an educational charity. As charity ffiislees they are responsible for complying with l¢gislation applicable to chariti¢5. Thi5 includes the group and member registration, k¢¢ping prop¢r accounls and Tnakin&T the appropTiate returns ts) the Charity Commissioner. The committee consists of 2 independent representatives- Chair and Treasurer. and Thte¢s, District Lead Volunieer and Districl Youih Lead and meeis every 2 months or as may be deiern)ined. The District Tru5te¢ Board exists to SUPPOrt the District Lead Volunteer in meeting the re5ponsibiliti¢s of the appointments and is responsible for. The maintenance of Distrid property" The raising of fidS and the administration of District Financ¢- The insurance of persons, property and equipment. District public (asion5' Assisting in th¢ rUItent of lead¢rs and other adult support,. Appoinling any sub-colnmittee that May be required; Appoinling District Admini5trdtors and adviser5 Other than those who are elected. Risk Man¥gemen¢ The trustees have a duty to identify and review the polential risks to which the charity is exposcd and to ensllre appropriate controls are in place to provide rtasonable assurance against fraud and error. The District has irt place several intcmal conlrols that are designed to provide reasonable Assurance hgainst material mis- managcment or loss. These include 2 signatures for all palertts attd comprehensive inwrance policies with Unity. the Scout Association Insurance facility. io ensure insurable risks are covered. Cover for injury to leaders. helpers, supporters and members is supplied by the Scout Associations national insurance policy from the membership fee contributions. Risk assessments are a continuous ongoing fimction undertsken before commencement of all activities. ORJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objeetives and aims The objectives of the District as & unit of the Scout As50cialion is as follows= The aim of the Scout Association is io proMe the development of ihe yollng rthple in achieving their 17 physical. intellectual, social and spirithal potential4 as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local. national and international Communities. The method of achieving the Aim of the Association 15 by providing enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training b&sed on the Prorniye and Law guided by adult leadership. Public beThefit The Trustees have due regard to public benefit during their meeiings. The Distri¢t m¢ds the Clwity CornmÉssion's public benefit criteria under Ix>th the adyancemenl of education and the advancement of citizenship orcommunity developfftent h¢ading5. Volunteers A very major contribution is made by voluntee. The Trustees are v¢ry apprKiativ¢ of the many hours th* they havc spcnt listening to and cn¢OUragtg young member5 and passing on their experiences to others. Without this valued contribution of time. en¢rgy and ¢xp¢rti3e the District would not have been able to achieve 50 Tnuch.
Colche5terNorth District kouts Re rt of the Trustees foLllEnd<4 31 MaTch 2025 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Cbgritable Activities The Thstees Report As a brief summary of the year of Seouting activity in Colchester NoTth Distri¢i pmxding an insight into some of th¢ factOTS that have influenced day-to-day operdtitjn. The Disthct had a busy year with many events happening for the young people of Colchester, including Christmas parties. scout winter caThp, bE4vern sausage sizzl¢. Cub Dodgeball competÉtion, Award8 Dxy. Monoptsty run and nature days at Abberton Rcscrvoir to name just a few. The Disrrict Le8d Volunteers Tegm continued io visit and eTrgagc with all groups for theiT ongoing developmenL togdher with organisiDg dustrict a¢tivili¢s and ¢v¢nts. The District Lead Volunteers Te•n, hav¢ supported the groups ensurin8 the leaders teams are compliak)t with Iheir tt3ining and also making sure awonls are received in recognition for ÈndivKdval$ and committnent to provEdll scouting activitie5. Th¢ Col¢h¢st¢r North District Scout Council AGM w&$ held 10 September 2025 Fundraising A£tiYitie5 The Scout and Guide shop. b&%ed in Colchester ha% continued io provide a service during this fttw)cial year supporting not our District but many other groups and se¢ii4)ns. Our thanks go io Roz Tannan, Melvin Tarnian and the ttrdm for managing the shop and keeping all young people amd leerS supplied with & wido tg¢ of s¢outing pro(lu¢is. No other fundrais8 activitiss Ik place duringthis ye8J FINANCIAL REVIEW The District continues to }Id rrserves to furtd 5UPPOrt activitie$ for 2025126 and to b¢ abk to $UPFn group5 rmancially if they ggle with rising ¢0st5. All the District Groups are required per the Charity Commission, ID submit a copy of ibeir sigDed off year end A¢coun(s to the District Treasurer for ¢xaTnina¢ion. The Dt5tricl Continu to retain 4 50Ya t¢neficial InteSt in the joint assets of Col¢h&8tcr SGouting covering the Th01810 Scout Trnining Camp and th¢ ColchesRr Gang Show. The Districi TDJstee Bo&rd contiT)UCS to JnonTtor th¢ leve]5 of bank balances and the interest rdtes lo erfjur¢ that th¢ District secures maximum v41ts¢ and incom¢ from its banking atTangQmets. OTHER INFORMATION The Scout Dsstrict is subjeet to conttnUOU5 reYÉew, internally and extemalty. to ensure that the oprimum standards are maintsined and impl¢mented as rnay bo dictsted by either the Scout Association OF Di5tricl polioy. Approved by order of th¢tr15tets on 10th S¢ptember2025 and signe41 (RL its Ixhalf by
Inde dent Examiner's R rt to the TTUStees of Colchester North District Scouts I report to th¢ on my examination of the accounts of th¢ above charity ('th¢ Tn.) for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 8. Responsibilities and basi5 ofT¢POrt As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the Preparation of the accounts in accordantt with Ihe reqUirntts of the Charities Ad 2011 {'th¢ Act,). I report in respeti of my examination of the TTU5t's acwunt5 Caled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the ChaJity Comrnission Ider 5e¢tton 145(5Kb) of th¢ A¢1. Independent examiner's statement I have completed by einlon. I ccmfirni thai no mat¢rial matters hav¢ Come to my artentiffl in connection with the ¢xaminatioT) which gives me caus¢ to lIeve in, any mateTial respect- a¢¢ounting re¢ords wer¢ not kept a¢¢ordance with s¢¢tion 130 of the A¢t or th¢ 4c¢ounls do n(A acwrd with the awounting records I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the aOunt5 to be rehed. Andrea Ka]ey FCCA Xeinadin South East Limited 2 Beacon End Courtyard London Road Stanway Colchestcr Essex, C03 ONU Date.. lo.S£PT£rf.££L 2025
Colchesler North District Scouts Recei tsandPa ments Accounts R¢ stered Chari Number.. 1164849 for the Year F.nded 31 March 2025 Section A Recei and Pa ents Total (uDrestri¢¢ed) funds 2025 Totsl (unrestricled) funds 2024 Al Re¢eipts Sub5CTiPtion5 Subscriptions paid over Shop income Minibus hire Deposit a¢count interest District events Explorer events Jamboree Mis¢¢llan¢ous 76,612 (44280) 77,435 4.442 586 16,950 15J30 45,695 69,605 1,701 548 6,313 13,505 7,295 4,883 149,545 462 147,537 Sub-total A2 Asset and inve8¢ment sales Loans from groups Tolul receipls 147537 149.545 A3 Payments Shop ¢xpenses Dislri¢t evenls Explorer events S¢ouls A¢liv¢ S¢ryi¢e events Jamboree Poslage. stationery and teleplhone Hall hire Travel Molor Repairs and renewaIs Professional fees Sundries 72097 17983 14.459 67.800 9,999 15.502 11,135 3.680 1298 2,702 170 1,800 I,211 116,200 2.105 1.301 1.537 550 1,800 2,337 114,066 Sub-total A4 Asset and investment purclwes Equipment Loans 10 8roups (380) 115.820 31.717 1,750 115,816 33,729 To¢alpwenfS Net 0frecelpls/@menÉs) AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds I1 year end 120,502 152219 86.773 120,502 C£L$hfdl ihisyear end
Col¢h¢ster North District Scouts R¢¢ei ts and Pa ments Accounts Re istered Chari Number: 1164849 for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Sectir)n B Statement of Assets and Liabilities Total (Unre¥triCt) fuDds 2025 Total (unr¢strith¢d) funds 2024 Bl Cash funds Current accounts Deposit account 139,813 12,406 152219 108,682 11,820 120.502 Total chfvndS B2 Other monetary assets Outstanding subscriptions Shop debtor 11586 1,197 12,783 1,184 1.184 B3 Jnvestment a&8el8 B4 Assets retained for tbe charity's oivn use Shop st(Kk at cost Motor vehicle ai value Computer and other equipment at value 59,155 2J75 824 56,518 2,968 1,380 B5 Liabillties Professional fee ac¢nl Shop creditor Shop deferred income Subscrsptions to be paid to County 1,920 6283 934 49064 .800 4,569 490 44,280 The Receipts and Payments Account5 were approved by the Board of Trnstees on . and were $i¢d on its behalf by: J Chandl¢r- Trustee
Col¢hesler North Distri¢1 Scouts Recei ts and Pa 'ments. Accounts i5tercd Chari , Number: 1164849 for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Section C Notes Cl AeeountinE policy The accounts were prepared on a receipts and payTT]ents basis. C2 Trnllsactions Wlth trustees Th¢r¢ w¢r¢ no trustees, r¢mun¢ralion or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 or for the y¢ar ended 31 Mawh 2024. During lh¢ y¢ar six olth¢ trust¢¢s w¢ie rci¥nbuTs¢d for expenses which they had Wdid on the charity5 behalf totalling £3.670 (2024.. £3,225). C3 DegigDated funds Included within the bank banceS are th¢ following amounts held for the following purposes.. 2025 2024 International World Scout Jamboree George Gee Trust for approved building PTojects Michael Ishen¥o¢xl memorial 1.200 lJ78 1.200 1,378 C4 Other interests The charity has a s/tr beneficial interest in the joint a5set5 and liabilities of Colchester Scouts I,iaison Commiiiee. The Committee oversees the running of the activities below but th¢ figu5 are not incorporated into these accounts. Colehester North District Scouts and Col¢hester Estuary District Scouts are each resp)nsible for half of any liabilities that may arise from the managcment of these activities. Surplus l (Deficit) for the Year Reserves at the End of the Y¢4r "I'horrington Scout Camp for the year ended 31 March 2025 Colche5ter Gang Show for th¢ year ended 31 March 2025 (19.343) (530) 85.227 7.222