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2021-03-31-accounts

Na mes ofthe charity trustees who mana ge the charity ge the charity
Trustee name Office (ifany) Nature of
A
ointment
Dates
whole
acted ifnot for
ear
1 Denise Gates GSL Ex Officio
2 Alan Henny Chairman Ex Officio 23/9/20-31/3/21
3 Laura Coates Treasurer Ex Officio
4 Deborah Basara Secretary Ex Officio 23/9/20-31/3/21
5 Sarah Gates Co-Opted
6 David Phelan Co-Opted
7 David Henny Chairman Ex Officio 1/4/20-23/9/20
8 Debbie Owens Secretary Ex Officio 1/4/20-23/9/20
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T eofadviser Name Address
Accountant (Scrutineer) Mark Emmerson Eversley, Sunderland Road,
East Boldon

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Summary ofthe
achievements
of
during the year
main
the charity
The Group,
like many others has had a tough year
due to the situation
with Covid-19, but is fully
committed io re-building
all the groups back to pre-
Covid numbers
and eventually
to full running
capacity.
The Beaver colony is now filtering
up to the Cubs and
hopefully
over time once the groups are back up to
capacity this will filter up through
to the Scout section.
There haven't
been many face to face activities this
year due to all the restrictions,
however there have
been some activities that have been organised
and a
lot of District level events that have been able to go-
ahead virtually.
The Group Exec have worked to bring
in relevant grants to keep the group afloat during
Covid and are still working to bring other grants
into
the group
in order to carry out essential
maintenance
work to the HQ and also upgrade
the building,
in
particular to make )tmore suitable
and user friendly for
those with a disability
which
will allow full participation.
A full roof replacement
has been carried out during the
enforced lockdown
due to Covid, and the old toileis
were condemned
and have been replaced
with a new
toileUshower
facility which is suitable for wheelchair
access.
Briefstatement
charity's
policy
ofthe
on reserves
Reserves Policy
The Group's
policy on reserves is to hold sufficient
resources to continue ihe charitable
activities ofthe
Group should income and fundraising
activities
fall
short.
The Group Executive Committee
considers that
the Group should
hold at least a sum equivalent
to at
least 6 months
running
costs, circa f1000, however
will hopefully
hold a lot more due to needing to
maintain
their own property.
The Group held reserves ofapproximately
F17,873
against this at the year end.
This is well above the
level required
for operating
expenses
but a large
proportion
ofthis is earmarked
for use in building
works for HQ. The decrease
in reserves can be
explained
by building
work costs on the roof and
toilets exceeding grantsldonations
received
during the
year. The Group currently
has a requirement
to
maintain
a larger than normal
'buffer' for maintenance
and repairs to HQ, and also future major work which is
still required to bring the building
up to modern
standards.
Details ofany funds materially in
deficit