Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2023 To 31 03 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
Sells Seventh Scout Group
Charity name Sells Seventh Scout Group Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1198320 Charity's principal address Scout Hut Powell Close Luton Postcode LU3 2FA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Alan Wood | GroupScout Leader | |||
| Barbara Wood | Assistant Group Scout Leader |
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| TonyPye | Treasurer | |||
| Brian Bates | Chairman | |||
| Sue Guess | Secretary | |||
| Mathew Allen | Trustee | |||
| Christine Wood | Trustee | |||
| Ben Summerfield | Trustee | |||
| Kevin McAree | Trustee | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL; AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 01 JAN 1919 How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
AGM Annual General Meeting Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL; AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES |
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| Scout Group with sections for ages from 4 to 14, giving youth life changing experiences and life skills |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The charity has been able to replace old toilet facility with up to date modern facilities and including provision for a new disabled facility. It continues to promote Scouting in the local community to all ethnicity and cultural, religious backgrounds in youth members from the age of 4 years to 14 years.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
To hold sufficient reserves for any emergency requirements to the building and land that the Scout Group operates from.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
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) Alan Wood Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Group Scout Leader etc)
Date 10 – 09 - 2024
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Sells Seventh Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account
Year start date
Year end date
| For the year from |
For the year from |
2023 | 2023 | To | To | 2024 | ||
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| Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Receipts | Unrestricted funds £ 6,523 - 2,667 3,856 11,280 - 1,358 - 16,494 - - - 701 - - - 701 166 - - - - 166 17,361 |
Restricted funds Endowment funds £ £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2023/24 |
Total funds £ 6,523 - 2,667 3,856 11,280 - 1,358 - 16,494 - - - 701 - - - 701 166 - - - - 166 17,361 - 17,361 |
2022/23 Total funds £ |
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| Donations, legacies and similar income |
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| Membership subscriptions | 6,523 | 4,380 | ||||||
| Less: Membership subscriptions paid on (National/County/Area/District)enter figures with a minus sign |
- 2,667 | - 2,527 | ||||||
| Net membership subscriptions retained | 3,856 | 1,853 | ||||||
| Donations | 11,280 | 11,776 | ||||||
| Legacies | - | - | ||||||
| Gift Aid | 1,358 | - | ||||||
| Other similar income | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | 16,494 | 13,629 | ||||||
| Grants | ||||||||
| Maintenenace grant | - | - | ||||||
| Other grants | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | - | - | ||||||
| Fundraising (gross) | ||||||||
| Detail 1 | 701 | 500 | ||||||
| Detail 2 | - | - | ||||||
| Detail 3 | - | - | ||||||
| Other fundraising activities | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | 701 | 500 | ||||||
| Investment income | ||||||||
| Bank interest | 166 | 6 | ||||||
| Building Society interest | - | - | ||||||
| The Scout Association Short Term Investment Service |
- | - | ||||||
| Property Rent income | - | - | ||||||
| Other investment income | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | 166 | 6 | ||||||
| Total Gross Income Asset and investment sales, etc. Total receipts |
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| 14,135 | ||||||||
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| 17,361 | - | - | ||||||
| 17,361 | - | - | 17,361 | 14,135 |
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Sells Seventh Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account
| Year start date | Year start date | Year start date | Year start date | Year end date 2024 |
Year end date 2024 |
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2023 | To | 2024 | ||||||
| Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Payments | Unrestricted funds £ - - - 373 4,275 1,041 19,228 512 - - 160 79 106 798 - 26,572 - - - - - 26,572 |
Restricted funds Endowment funds £ £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2023/24 |
Total funds £ |
2022/23 Total funds £ |
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| Charitable Payments | |||||||||
| Youth programme and activities | - | - | - | ||||||
| Adult support and training | - | - | - | ||||||
| Rent | - | - | - | ||||||
| Water and Sewerage | 373 | 373 | 167 | ||||||
| Electricity and Gas | 4,275 | 4,275 | 2,680 | ||||||
| Insurance | 1,041 | 1,041 | 954 | ||||||
| Repairs and Renewals | 19,228 | 19,228 | 4,098 | ||||||
| Materials and equipment | 512 | 512 | 176 | ||||||
| Printing and photocopying | - | - | - | ||||||
| Contribution to camp costs | - | - | - | ||||||
| Uniforms | 160 | 160 | 56 | ||||||
| AGM and trustee expenses | 79 | 79 | 26 | ||||||
| Other costs detail Rates | 106 | 106 | 148 | ||||||
| Other costs Scouts Activerty Support | 798 | 798 | 502 | ||||||
| Other costs detail 3 | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | 26,572 | 26,572 | 8,807 | ||||||
| Fundraising expenses | |||||||||
| Detail 1 | - | - | - | ||||||
| Detail 2 | - | - | - | ||||||
| Detail 3 | - | - | - | ||||||
| Other fundraising costs | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | ||||||
| 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 |
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| 8,807 | |||||||||
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| 26,572 - 9,210 - - - 9,210 |
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| 8,807 | |||||||||
| - 9,210 | - | - | - 9,210 | 5,328 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - 9,210 | - | - | - 9,210 | 5,328 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year
2023/24
2022/23
| Unrestricted funds £ 22,465 13 - - - 22,478 - - - - - - - - - - - 494,000 - 12,420 4,007 510,427 - - - - - - |
Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds £ 22,465 13 - - - 22,478 - - - - - - - - - - - 494,000 - 12,420 4,007 510,427 - - - - - - |
Total funds £ |
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| Cash funds | |||||
| Bank current account | 22,465 | - | - | 22,465 | 14,710 |
| Bank deposit account | 13 | - | - | 13 | 16,978 |
| Building society account | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Scout Association Short Term Investment Service |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Cash/Floats | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total cash funds | 22,478 | - | - | 22,478 | 31,688 |
| 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 |
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| Badge stock | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shop stock | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other stock | - | - | - | - | - |
| Land and buildings | 494,000 | - | - | 494,000 | 387,643 |
| Motor vehicles | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scouting equipment, furniture etc | 12,420 | - | - | 12,420 | 12,420 |
| Other | 4,007 | - | - | 4,007 | 3,500 |
| Sub total | 510,427 | - | - | 510,427 | 403,563 |
| 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 Xth X 200X (the date of the Executive Committee meeting that approved the accounts) and signed on their behalf by
| Signature | Print Name |
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| A B Pye-Treasurer | |
| A Wood - GSL |
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Scrutineerfs Report to the Trustees of the SELLS SEVENTH SCOUT GROUP I DISTRICT UT COUNCIL I report on the aCCnts ofthe wp for year ended 310 Marc 20 1 Respective responsibilities of Trustws S¢rulYr As the Group'snistricf5 InteeS you are resportsible for Ihe preparation of the accounts., you consider that neither the aurfrt nor independent examination rewirements of the Charibes Act 2011 apply. 11 is my responsibility wthout ¢arying an autht or independent exaThMnalion to scnknise the aCcots and to report to you. Basis of Scrulineerfs Stat•m• In accordance ¥th the thrections jven in the Group'slDistiicVs constrlutron. I have $¢rutiThsed the records and Ihe accounts set iyjt on pages 1 to 3 In my opinion the acc(JJnts are in adance *rylh Ihe recLYds produced to me and corrwy the ¢onstibJtion. Name.. -.mr Johnnie Sommerfidd... Address.. ..7 Gateshll Gafdens........................................................................................ ........ ..Lulon.............................................................................................. Date.. LT700005