1[st] Send (St Mary’s) Scouts; Chair’s Report October 2024 (by Martin Threakall)
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my first year involved with Scouting in Send, and want to say a big thank you to everyone for being so welcoming and collaborative over the last year, very much in line with the Scouts values.
I’ve learnt a huge amount (including about diggers!) and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
It’s been fantastic to see how vibrant the group is, leading the way with one of the first Squirrels sections and with spaces across all the sections highly sought after by local young people. The programme of activities through the year is impressive, with excellent weekly sessions, camps and other trips taking place, and great usage of the Wey that is literally on our doorstep.
The group is also an integral part of the local community, organising multiple much loved events through the year, which both raise funds for the group, but also serve to bring the community together and make Send and the surrounding areas a richer place to live. There is much heritage behind these, and we are lucky to benefit from the interest and experience of those who have been involved in organising these events for many years.
All of this is achieved through the hard work and selfless commitment of a relatively small number of people. From the Leaders who organise the sections, to those who are involved in the background to keep the group running and arrange these local events. A huge amount of time and effort goes in to making all of this happen. Whilst this is fantastic in terms of the commitment that people are giving, it’s also a concern to me from a sustainability and resilience perspective for the group.
For me, this should be a key focus for us over the course of the coming year. It is timely that the broader Scouts movement is making changes to improve the Volunteer experience. It is my hope that we can leverage these, and through some focus and persistence, broaden out the number of people involved in supporting Scouting in Send, to help ensure that it continues to thrive for years to come, and that the significant effort involved in achieving that is spread sustainably across a broader number of people.
We also have some important points to decide on in relation to our facilities. We know there are some challenges with the current Hut; parts of it are aged and not best suited to our needs, and we need to take some action in relation to the asbestos within the building. This will require a significant investment to achieve, one for which we’ll need to raise a material amount of funding. Our experience with the changing rooms over the last year indicates that we would be prudent to ensure we have funding to cover professionals completing the work, to ensure it is done in a timely manner and doesn’t further stretch volunteers’ time.
So for me, the year ahead is about leveraging the changes being made across the Scouts organisation, to expand out our team and give us the capacity to sustainably maintain our very strong foundations as a Group, and to build upon these with some ambitious projects for the future, in particular in relation to our facilities.
All of this will enable us to continue to deliver on the Scouts mission: actively engaging and supporting young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
1st SEND (ST. MARY’S) SCOUT GROUP (Registered Charity No. 267767) Summary of Accounts - Year Ended 31st March 2024
| OPENING BALANCES Beavers - Cash Cubs - Cash Scouts - Cash Group - Bank Group - Cash Reserve Fund - NS&I Scout Investment A/C Total Opening Balance INCOME Gift Aid Gift Aid Income Subscriptions All Sections Camps, Trips & Activitie |
Bank Cash 20 13 - - - |
34 464 67 | 34 464 67 | EXPENDITURE Capitation Capitation Fees Equipment Various Equipment Camps, Trips & Activities Beavers Cubs Scouts Scoutabout |
Bank Cash 4 347 00 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 244 05 | ||||||
| 21 26 | ||||||
| 15 040 05 4 179 44 Bank Cash - |
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| - - 6 354 55 |
- | 4 347 00 - - |
4 347 00 | |||
| 6 354 55 - s 70 00 |
6 354 55 | - - |
- | |||
| Squirrels | 605 50 11 36 |
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| Beavers 526 00 Cubs 2 406 00 Scouts 200 00 Scoutabout - 3 202 00 - Interest Scout Inv A/C Interest 9 79 Reserve Fund Interest - 9 79 - Pantomime Pantomime income 250 00 250 00 - Misc. Income Use of HQ & Equipment 772 00 Uniforms / Badges 171 00 Grants - changing rooms 8 797 00 Covid-19 Refunds - Subscriptions - 9 740 00 - Donations Various 1 083 20 6 75 1 083 20 6 75 Fundraising May Fair 2022 4 665 44 64 62 |
526 00 | 1 739 13 | ||||
| 2 406 00 | 291 00 | |||||
| 200 00 | - | |||||
| - | Buildings Maintenance New Changing rooms Cleaning Insurance Electricity Water / Sewage Misc. Expenses P&S Leader Expenses Uniforms / Badges AGM Web Hosting Training Subscriptions Gifts Other Insurances Pantomime Pantomime costs Fundraising May Fair 2022 |
2 635 63 11 36 538 80 1 501 56 1 200 00 2 104 55 433 71 174 38 |
2 646 99 | |||
| 3 202 00 - 9 79 - |
3 202 00 | |||||
| 9 79 - |
9 79 | |||||
| 250 00 | 5 953 00 - - 353 11 1 876 27 - 32 50 60 00 112 50 59 99 - |
5 953 00 | ||||
| 250 00 | ||||||
| Uniforms / Badges | ||||||
| Grants - changing room | ||||||
| Covid-19 Refunds Subscriptions Donations Various Fundraising May Fair 2022 |
||||||
| 9 740 00 - |
9 740 00 | |||||
| 1 083 20 6 75 |
2 494 37 - 300 00 |
2 494 37 | ||||
| 1 083 20 6 75 |
1 089 95 | |||||
| 4 665 44 64 62 |
300 00 - 2 351 26 |
300 00 | ||||
| Santa Run & Xmas Fair | 1 933 99 | |||||
| Bonfire Night 2022 | 7 262 98 0 21 |
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| 13 862 41 64 83 |
13 927 24 | |||||
| Santa Run & Xmas Fair | 1 065 00 27 22 |
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| Bonfire Night 2022 Ripley Event |
4 702 43 - |
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| 8 118 69 27 22 Bank Cash 28 51 - - |
8 145 91 | |||||
| Gross Expenditure | 23 887 27 | |||||
| Gross Income | 34 573 53 | CLOSING BALANCES Beavers - Cash Cubs - Cash Scouts - Cash Group - Bank Group - Cash Reserve Fund - NS&I* Scout Investment A/C |
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| 10 686 26 | ||||||
| Net Excess of Income | ||||||
| 30 076 75 | ||||||
| 5 62 | ||||||
| 15 040 05 - |
Total Closing Balance
45 150 93
Net Movement on Bank & Cash 10 686 26
- Scout Investment A/C was force closed on 19th May 2023 as the service is no longer offered. Paid into main bank account on 19th May 20 ** Check on NS&I account balance at year end in progress - assumption currently that is remains same as opening balance.
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Raport to the trustees On accounts for the year ended 31 2021p Charity no (if any) 267167 Set out on pages I rewt to the trustees on my examination of the acUnts of th8 above chartty (kne Trusf) for the year end8d 31 / c 3 /Ic 24- As the charivs trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance vAth the ruIreMents of th8 Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). Responsibilities and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts prrIed out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Chartty Commission under seL*on 145{5Xb) of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement u ap I have cornp my examination. I confinn that no mat8rial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disdos8d bebw") which gives me cause to beli8ve that in. any material respect.. the accounting reo)rds were not kept in accordan ¥wth section 130 of the Charities Act" or the accounts did not accord vrith the accounting records" or tha accounts did not comply wtth the applif2ble requirements conming the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and RepcKb) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the aco)unts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no (nrns and have come auoss no other matters in connection with the examination to which attgntion shoukl be drawn in this report in ¢xder to enable a proper understanding of the aGo)unts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brdckels rfth8y do not apply. Signed: Li s i fF7AI"tl i Relevant professlonal qualffication(s) or body IER Oct 2018
(If an. Address: /h- lj-i Ll GU Section B Disclosure Only coffl[ete if the examiner needs to highlighl material matters of COnM (see CC32, Independent examination of Chartty accounts: directions and guidance for eXamIrrs). Glve here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wishos to disclose. IER Oct 2018