# **Annual Report 2023/24** ©ÊCopyrightÊ24[th] ÊHas�ngsÊScoutÊGroupÊ2024 ## **Group Scout Leader’s update** WhatÊaÊbusyÊyearÊitÊhasÊbeenÊforÊourÊgroup.ÊInÊ MayÊweÊcelebratedÊtheÊcorona�onÊofÊHRHÊKingÊ CharlesÊIIIÊandÊthenÊinÊSeptember,ÊourÊ90thÊ Anniversary.ÊTheÊweekendÊofÊtheÊ6th,Ê7thÊandÊ 8thÊOctoberÊtheÊgroupÊranÊaÊleaderÊtrainingÊ weekendÊwhereÊleadersÊlearntÊnewÊskillsÊandÊ tookÊpartÊinÊworkshopsÊallowingÊthemÊtoÊtakeÊ ideasÊbackÊtoÊtheirÊsec�onsÊforÊeveningÊprogrammes.ÊWeÊalsoÊopenedÊupÊourÊthirdÊnewÊ sec�onÊinÊaÊyearÊwithÊaÊnewÊScoutÊtroopÊonÊ — WednesdayÊnightsÊfromÊ7.15 9.15pm IÊamÊpleasedÊtoÊsayÊthatÊbothÊMar�nÊandÊIÊwereÊpresentedÊwithÊtheÊ Commenda�onÊAwardÊandÊAcornÊwasÊpresentedÊwithÊtheÊAwardÊforÊMeritÊ soÊhugeÊcongratula�onsÊforÊallÊyourÊhardÊwork.Ê AsÊweÊmoveÊfurtherÊintoÊ2024ÊtheÊfutureÊofÊtheÊgroupÊlooksÊinÊgreatÊshapeÊ withÊaÊhugelyÊdedicatedÊgroupÊofÊleadersÊandÊsupportÊfromÊtheÊBoardÊofÊ Trustees.ÊOurÊplansÊtoÊfullyÊrefurbishÊtheÊmaleÊandÊfemaleÊtoiletsÊandÊshowersÊupstairsÊalongÊwithÊaÊnewÊdisabledÊtoiletÊandÊredecora�onÊofÊtheÊhallÊ wayÊdownstairsÊhaveÊnowÊtakenÊplace,ÊÊthankÊyouÊtoÊtheÊgenerousÊdona�onsÊreceivedÊfromÊtheÊIsabelÊBlackmanÊFounda�onÊandÊtheÊMagdalenÊ&Ê LasherÊCharity.ÊWeÊhaveÊalsoÊpurchasedÊaÊclimbingÊwallÊforÊourÊhallÊwhichÊisÊ currentlyÊawai�ngÊtheÊrelevantÊinspec�onÊcheckÊandÊthenÊtheÊgroupÊwillÊ fundraiseÊtoÊbuyÊropes,ÊhelmetsÊandÊotherÊequipmentÊtoÊgetÊitÊrunningÊbyÊ autumn.Ê TheÊgroupÊwasÊproudÊtoÊbeÊinvitedÊtoÊlayÊcrossesÊonÊtheÊwarÊgravesÊatÊtheÊ cemetery,ÊdespiteÊtheÊrainÊitÊwasÊaÊgreatÊturnÊoutÊtoÊrememberÊtheÊwarÊ heroesÊwhoÊfoughtÊforÊusÊtoday. WeÊhaveÊaÊlargeÊwai�ngÊlistÊofÊyoungerÊmembersÊwishingÊtoÊjoinÊusÊbutÊwithÊ ourÊleadersÊstretchedÊtoÊfullÊcapacity,ÊmoreÊhelpÊisÊneeded.ÊOurÊgroupÊ developmentÊplanÊisÊworkingÊwell,ÊaÊcopyÊisÊavailableÊuponÊrequestÊandÊourÊ nextÊaimÊisÊtoÊopenÊaÊ2[nd] ÊBeaverÊcolony.ÊIfÊyouÊwouldÊlikeÊtoÊvolunteerÊyourÊ �me,ÊpleaseÊspeakÊtoÊaÊleader.ÊAnyÊamountÊofÊ�meÊyouÊareÊableÊtoÊgiveÊwillÊ beÊpreciousÊtoÊus,ÊperhapsÊhelpÊcookingÊtheÊBBQ,ÊorganisingÊfundraisingÊ eventsÊorÊhelpingÊwithÊmaintenanceÊofÊourÊHQ. TheÊhallÊisÊavailableÊtoÊhireÊinÊholidaysÊandÊweekends.ÊTheÊcurrentÊrateÊisÊ £60ÊhalfÊdayÊ(4hrs)ÊorÊ£130Ê(8hrs)ÊwholeÊday,ÊthisÊallowsÊuseÊofÊÊallÊfacili�esÊ atÊtheÊhall.ÊAÊdiscountedÊrateÊisÊavailableÊtoÊallÊmembersÊofÊtheÊgroup.ÊWeÊ alsoÊnowÊhaveÊaÊbouncyÊcastleÊforÊhireÊatÊtheÊcostÊofÊ£70.ÊAc�vityÊpar�esÊforÊ archery,ÊairÊriflesÊandÊaxeÊthrowingÊareÊalsoÊavailable,ÊpleaseÊaskÊmeÊforÊ furtherÊdetailsÊifÊinterested.Ê FinallyÊwithoutÊyourÊsupportÊweÊwouldn'tÊbeÊtheÊgroupÊweÊareÊtodayÊsoÊIÊ wantÊtoÊthankÊyouÊall,ÊandÊalsoÊthankÊmyÊamazingÊteamÊofÊLeadersÊwhoÊ makeÊtheÊgroupÊsoÊspecialÊandÊcon�nueÊtoÊofferÊtheÊyoungÊmembersÊlifeÊ skillsÊandÊmemoriesÊtheyÊwillÊtreasureÊforever. _**Graeme**_ TheÊSquirrelsÊcelebratedÊtheirÊ1stÊbirthdayÊ inÊJanuaryÊwithÊsixÊchildrenÊachievingÊtheirÊ ChiefÊScoutÊAcornÊAwardÊ(theÊhighestÊawardÊ theyÊcanÊachieve).ÊWeÊareÊcurrentlyÊatÊfullÊ capacityÊwithÊ24ÊSquirrels.ÊSinceÊlastÊJulyÊweÊ haveÊpresentedÊ330ÊbadgesÊandÊ17ÊchildrenÊ haveÊachievedÊtheirÊChiefÊScoutÊAcornÊ Award.ÊÊ enjoyedÊaÊhikeÊinÊtheÊwoods,ÊsomeÊdancing,ÊaÊcampfireÊwithÊsmoresÊ(ofÊ course)ÊandÊmakingÊtheirÊveryÊownÊnightlight.Ê InÊtheÊAutumnÊtermÊ SquirrelsÊwereÊveryÊ busy;ÊtheyÊvisitedÊ MallydamsÊWood,Ê theÊbeachÊtoÊcollectÊ naturalÊmaterialsÊ andÊmakeÊcollagesÊ andÊtheyÊmadeÊ armpitÊfudgeÊ(whichÊ theyÊÊthoroughlyÊ enjoyed).ÊTheyÊalsoÊ enjoyedÊaÊtripÊtoÊtheÊ theatreÊtoÊwatchÊTheÊ GangÊShowÊandÊ finishedÊtheÊtermÊ withÊanÊeveningÊvisitÊ toÊHerstmonceuxÊ ScienceÊObservatoryÊ CentreÊlearningÊallÊ aboutÊtheÊplanetsÊ andÊuniverse. InÊtheÊSpringÊTermÊtheÊSquirrelsÊmadeÊtheirÊveryÊownÊtelescopesÊtoÊstargaze,Ê hadÊcampfiresÊandÊlearntÊaboutÊdifferentÊcelebra�onsÊsuchÊasÊBurnsÊNightÊ (whereÊIrnÊBruÊwasÊaÊveryÊpopularÊdrinkÊtoÊtry),ÊChineseÊnewÊyearÊandÊStÊ David’sÊDay.ÊEdÊBoxall,ÊaÊlocalÊstoryteller,ÊcameÊandÊreadÊtheÊSquirrelsÊhisÊ newÊbookÊ‘WhereÊtheÊWildÊThingsÊAre’ÊandÊtheÊSquirrelsÊtookÊhomeÊaÊsignedÊ copyÊtoÊread.ÊWeÊalsoÊsaidÊgoodbyeÊtoÊanotherÊsixÊSquirrelsÊwhoÊclimbedÊupÊ toÊBeaversÊandÊallÊachievedÊtheirÊChiefÊScoutÊAcornÊAward.Ê WeÊhaveÊlotsÊofÊexci�ngÊsessionsÊplannedÊinÊourÊprogrammeÊwhichÊincludeÊ interna�onalÊteaÊdays,Êfootball,ÊfossilÊhun�ng,ÊoldÊschoolÊsportsÊday,ÊÊaÊtripÊ toÊAlexandraÊParkÊandÊourÊfirstÊeverÊcampÊawayÊfromÊtheÊhall. _**Kyrsty & Leah**_ TheÊBeaverÊcolonyÊcon�nuesÊtoÊbeÊstrong,ÊledÊbyÊsixÊadultÊvolunteersÊwithÊ – - threeÊyoungÊleadersÊ ÊwithÊaÊslightlyÊchangingÊline upÊasÊsomeÊadultsÊ movedÊsec�ons,ÊGraceÊgraduatedÊfromÊYoungÊLeaderÊtoÊadultÊstatus,ÊandÊ ourÊtwoÊExplorerÊyoungÊleadersÊhaveÊbeenÊjoinedÊbyÊDukeÊofÊEdinburghÊ youngÊleaders.ÊWeÊhaveÊbeenÊfullÊwithÊaÊwai�ngÊlistÊallÊyear.Ê26ÊnewÊ Beavers,ÊnowÊincludingÊmanyÊwhoÊhaveÊcomeÊfromÊSquirrels,ÊjoinedÊoverÊ theÊyear.ÊAlmostÊallÊBeaversÊswimÊupÊtoÊCubsÊwithinÊtheÊgroupÊ–ÊandÊnowÊ haveÊaÊchoiceÊofÊThursdayÊorÊFridayÊpacks. TenÊBeaversÊearnedÊtheÊhighestÊbadgeÊforÊtheirÊageÊsec�on,ÊChiefÊScoutÊ AwardÊBronze.ÊOneÊBeaver,ÊKacey,ÊearnedÊeveryÊpossibleÊbadge,ÊincludingÊ herÊfiveÊNightsÊAway,ÊtheÊhighestÊweÊhaveÊhadÊinÊBeavers.Ê355ÊBadgesÊ wereÊawardedÊinÊtotalÊbetweenÊAprilÊ2023ÊandÊAprilÊ2024! InÊsummerÊ2023ÊtheÊBeaversÊlearnedÊtoÊcareÊforÊourÊbeau�fulÊworldÊ throughÊaÊfarmÊvisitÊwhereÊweÊmetÊsomeÊhensÊandÊlambs.ÊWeÊfoundÊoutÊ whereÊfoodÊcomesÊfromÊandÊwhatÊkeepsÊusÊhealthy.ÊWeÊalsoÊtookÊpartÊinÊaÊ beachÊcleanÊatÊBulverhytheÊandÊ19ÊBeaversÊenjoyedÊaÊsummerÊcampÊatÊ Guestwell. ThereÊwasÊmoreÊtoÊcelebrateÊwithÊtheÊGroup’sÊ90thÊanniversaryÊinÊtheÊ Autumn.ÊWeÊwentÊoutÊonÊaÊvisitÊtoÊHas�ngsÊLibraryÊandÊaÊ“rocket”ÊtripÊtoÊ outerÊspace!Ê WeÊalsoÊlearnedÊaboutÊGuyÊFawkesÊtradi�onsÊandÊDiwali.ÊTwoÊBeaversÊ starredÊinÊtheÊHas�ngsÊGangÊShowÊandÊweÊallÊcheeredÊthemÊwhenÊweÊwentÊ alongÊtoÊwatch.ÊInÊDecember,Ê14ÊBeaversÊa�endedÊtheÊChristmasÊsleepoverÊ atÊtheÊhall,ÊandÊ19ÊcameÊtoÊtheÊDistrictÊChristmasÊcra�Êday. TheÊBeaversÊprac�sedÊsewingÊskillsÊmakingÊRemembranceÊpoppies,ÊwhichÊ theyÊworeÊproudlyÊwhenÊtheyÊtookÊpartÊinÊtheÊDistrictÊserviceÊatÊHas�ngsÊ Cemetery. WeÊstartedÊ2024ÊwithÊaÊseriesÊofÊteamworkÊchallenges,ÊincludingÊourÊoldÊ favouriteÊtrainÊtracksÊevening.ÊWeÊtastedÊnewÊfoodsÊandÊmadeÊgamesÊforÊ ChineseÊNewÊYearÊledÊbyÊourÊYoungÊLeaders.ÊÊ TheÊBeaversÊputÊonÊaÊparents’ÊcaféÊforÊMothers’ÊDayÊwhichÊincludedÊ impressiveÊdisplaysÊofÊhobbiesÊandÊcollec�ons,ÊalongsideÊgi�sÊand refreshmentsÊforÊtheÊparents.ÊWeÊwelcomedÊaÊvisitorÊfromÊRSPCAÊ MallydamsÊwhoÊtaughtÊusÊhowÊtoÊcareÊforÊanimalsÊandÊweÊareÊlookingÊforwardÊtoÊvisi�ngÊMallydamsÊwoodÊinÊtheÊsummerÊterm.ÊTheÊBeaversÊalsoÊ createdÊbivouacsÊforÊtheirÊcuddlyÊfriendsÊatÊTeddyÊCamp,ÊandÊweÊfinishedÊ theÊspringÊtermÊwithÊanÊEasterÊeggÊhuntÊandÊcampfire. StÊGeorge’sÊDayÊwasÊanotherÊopportunityÊtoÊbeÊcrea�ve.ÊSophieÊhelpedÊtheÊ BeaversÊmakeÊanÊimpressiveÊcardboardÊdragonÊwhichÊwasÊdisplayedÊatÊtheÊ DistrictÊFunÊDay,ÊmuchÊadmiredÊandÊwonÊbyÊaÊCubÊfromÊRyeÊasÊaÊprize!Ê _**Acorn**_ CubsÊwentÊoutÊinÊgroupsÊandÊlearntÊtheÊGreenÊCrossÊCodeÊandÊhowÊtoÊcrossÊ theÊroadÊsafely.ÊThisÊwasÊfollowedÊbyÊaÊvisitÊfromÊtheÊMayorÊwhereÊtheÊCubsÊ triedÊonÊtheÊMayor’sÊrobeÊandÊhat.Ê DuringÊhalfÊtermÊtheÊCubsÊwentÊ toÊAdamswellÊnearÊGroombridgeÊ andÊtookÊpartÊinÊaÊthreeÊdayÊ campÊwhereÊtheyÊhadÊlotsÊofÊfunÊ andÊtriedÊnewÊac�vi�es. A�erÊhalfÊtermÊweÊwentÊtoÊtheÊ fireÊsta�onÊandÊlearntÊaboutÊfireÊ safetyÊandÊhadÊaÊgoÊatÊusingÊtheÊ hoses.ÊTheÊnextÊweekÊweÊwentÊtoÊBexhillÊMuseumÊwhereÊtheyÊputÊonÊaÊbadgeÊ workÊac�vityÊbasedÊonÊLocalÊKnowledge.ÊWeÊcompletedÊaÊli�erÊpickÊdownÊ Bulverhythe,ÊsurprisinglyÊnotÊmuchÊli�erÊtoÊcollect!ÊAndÊfinishedÊtheÊtermÊoffÊ withÊaÊwaterÊfight. theÊCubsÊlearntÊaboutÊdifferentÊfoodÊgroupsÊ andÊplanned/discussedÊtheirÊmenuÊideas.Ê WeÊhadÊaÊvisitÊfromÊMallydamsÊwhoÊtalkedÊ aboutÊwildÊanimalsÊandÊtheirÊhabitatsÊandÊ howÊtoÊlookÊa�erÊtheirÊownÊpets.ÊWeÊhadÊaÊ nightÊhikeÊinÊStÊHelensÊWoodÊinÊtheÊrainÊandÊ inÊpartÊtwoÊofÊtheÊchefÊbadge,ÊtheÊCubsÊ cookedÊaÊcurry,ÊandÊmadeÊEtonÊmess. whereÊweÊburntÊhim.ÊWeÊwentÊtoÊlayÊpoppiesÊonÊtheÊwarÊgravesÊforÊRemembranceÊDayÊandÊwentÊtoÊwatchÊAkelaÊandÊotherÊmembersÊofÊtheÊgroupÊinÊtheÊ GangÊShowÊasÊtheÊWhiteÊRockÊTheatre.ÊThenÊtheÊCubsÊmadeÊcardboardÊforts,Ê hadÊhobbiesÊandÊcollec�onÊeveningÊandÊcollectedÊfoodÊandÊtoysÊforÊSurviving ChristmasÊdiscoÊbyÊDJÊDom! CubsÊhadÊtoÊdecideÊonÊtheÊul�mateÊbiscuitÊbyÊjudgingÊonÊtaste,Êsmell,ÊtextureÊ andÊlook.ÊThursdayÊCubsÊchoseÊhobnobsÊandÊFridaysÊchoseÊcustardÊcreams.Ê WeÊhadÊtheÊsponsoredÊDCÊhikeÊwhichÊtheÊcubsÊraisedÊaÊwhoppingÊ£2,250,Ê thisÊwillÊbeÊputÊtowardsÊanÊepicÊadventureÊforÊallÊtheirÊhardÊwork.ÊAÊ sleepoverÊfollowedÊtheÊhikeÊwithÊaÊpizzaÊandÊfilmÊnight.Ê AsÊtheÊtermÊdrewÊtoÊaÊcloseÊweÊaÊ hadÊlocalÊmusicÊteacherÊcomeÊandÊ teachÊtheÊAfricanÊdrums,ÊwhatÊaÊ noisyÊnight!!ÊFinally,ÊweÊheldÊaÊ bingoÊnightÊandÊdidÊsomeÊ pioneeringÊtoÊroundÊoffÊtheÊterm. DuringÊtheÊFebruaryÊhalfÊ termÊourÊCubsÊjoinedÊupÊ withÊCubsÊfromÊtheÊ18thÊ Has�ngsÊandÊhadÊaÊtripÊtoÊ LegolandÊwhereÊtheyÊallÊ hadÊaÊfabulousÊday! TheÊsixersÊandÊsecondersÊ tookÊpartÊinÊaÊdayÊofÊ ac�vi�esÊasÊpartÊofÊtheÊDCÊ challengeÊatÊClaremontÊSchoolÊandÊbravedÊtheÊmudÊwhilstÊcookingÊtheirÊ dinnersÊonÊopenÊfiresÊinÊtheÊdark! WeÊhadÊaÊSilverÊChiefÊScoutÊAwardÊ presenta�onÊheldÊatÊtheÊSourceÊSkateÊ ParkÊinÊAprilÊforÊ12ÊofÊourÊCubs,ÊweÊ alsoÊÊawardedÊ880Êac�vityÊbadgesÊ acrossÊtheÊThursdayÊandÊFridayÊpacks.Ê HugeÊcongratula�onsÊtoÊyouÊall.Ê _**Emma**_ WeÊbeganÊtheÊtermÊprac�cingÊknotsÊinÊprepara�onÊforÊtheÊScouts’Ê expedi�onÊchallengeÊhike.ÊWeÊhadÊanÊinterna�onalÊnightÊwhereÊAcornÊ taughtÊSpanishÊandÊtheÊScoutsÊtriedÊtapas.ÊTheÊScoutsÊplannedÊfundraisingÊ eventsÊwhichÊwillÊbeÊheldÊlaterÊthisÊyearÊandÊincludeÊaÊcakeÊsale,ÊcarÊwashÊ andÊbreakfastÊmorning.ÊA�erÊEasterÊtheÊScoutsÊmadeÊcardboardÊpizzaÊ ovensÊbyÊliningÊtheÊboxesÊwithÊ�nÊfoilÊandÊligh�ngÊteaÊlightsÊunderneath.ÊItÊ tookÊaÊwhileÊsoÊthereÊisÊcertainlyÊroomÊforÊimprovementÊnextÊ�meÊweÊdoÊ it!ÊWeÊfinishedÊoffÊtheÊspringÊtermÊwithÊsomeÊwideÊgamesÊinÊStÊHelensÊ Woods.Ê InÊtheÊsummerÊtermÊweÊvisitedÊtheÊFireÊSta�onÊwhereÊtheÊScoutsÊgotÊtoÊtryÊ outÊtheÊwaterÊhoses.ÊWeÊheldÊaÊsportsÊdayÊonÊtheÊcricketÊfieldÊandÊ prac�sedÊsomeÊarcheryÊandÊriflesÊreadyÊforÊaÊcompe��onÊlaterÊinÊtheÊyear.Ê WeÊalsoÊhadÊaÊdayÊatÊChathamÊDockyardÊandÊaÊsleepoverÊonÊHMSÊCavalier.Ê WeÊenteredÊthreeÊteamsÊintoÊtheÊGoldbitzÊchallengeÊwhichÊtheyÊ thoroughlyÊenjoyedÊandÊoneÊofÊtheÊteamsÊcameÊ8thÊinÊourÊmaidenÊyearÊoutÊ ofÊoverÊ30ÊteamsÊentering,ÊhugeÊwellÊdoneÊScouts!ÊWeÊfinishedÊtheÊtermÊ offÊwithÊaÊversionÊofÊOldÊTownÊMonopolyÊbasedÊonÊstreetsÊandÊloca�onsÊ aroundÊHas�ngsÊOldÊTown. ForÊsummerÊcampÊweÊwentÊtoÊSquirrelÊWood,ÊnearÊDoncaster,ÊYorkshire.Ê UnfortunatelyÊitÊdidn’tÊstopÊraining,ÊhoweverÊthisÊdidn’tÊdampenÊtheirÊ spirits.ÊAsÊusual,ÊdinnersÊwereÊcookedÊonÊopenÊfiresÊandÊthisÊyearÊsawÊsomeÊ newÊrecipesÊsuchÊasÊThaiÊGreenÊCurryÊandÊIrishÊBeefÊandÊGuinnessÊstew.Ê TheirÊac�vi�esÊincludedÊgoÊclimbingÊandÊgorgeÊwalking,ÊcavingÊandÊcanoeingÊ plusÊforÊaÊbitÊofÊfunÊaÊvisitÊtoÊaÊlocalÊthemeÊparkÊcalledÊFlamingoÊLandÊandÊaÊ tripÊtoÊtheÊYorkÊDungeons.Ê beganÊandÊaÊlocalÊgroupÊofÊastronomersÊcomeÊtoÊteachÊtheÊScoutsÊaboutÊtheÊ universeÊandÊplanets.ÊWeÊalsoÊhadÊaÊvisitÊfromÊFlipÊTableÊ(basedÊinÊQueensÊ Road)ÊwhoÊranÊanÊeveningÊonÊglobalÊgatheringÊandÊaÊDungeonsÊandÊDragonsÊ cardÊgame.ÊTheÊweekendÊofÊtheÊ14[th] ÊandÊ15[th] ÊOctober,ÊthreeÊgroupsÊofÊ ScoutsÊhikedÊfromÊBredeÊScoutÊHQÊtoÊourÊHQÊandÊcampedÊinÊtheÊcopseÊforÊ theÊnightÊcookingÊtheirÊdinnerÊonÊstovesÊandÊhavingÊaÊcampÊfire. A�erÊhalfÊtermÊtheÊScoutsÊdidÊsomeÊmoreÊworkÊonÊsurvivalÊskillsÊbadgeÊandÊ learntÊhowÊtoÊcorrectlyÊironÊtheirÊshirtÊandÊscarfÊplusÊs�tchÊonÊtheirÊbadges.Ê WeÊa�endedÊtheÊGangÊShowÊandÊalsoÊlaidÊcrossesÊonÊtheÊwarÊgravesÊatÊtheÊ cemeteryÊandÊjoinedÊtheÊ18thÊHas�ngsÊScoutsÊatÊtheÊ churchÊserviceÊofÊremembranceÊatÊGuestlingÊChurch.Ê WeÊtookÊpartÊinÊaÊ12hrÊsponsoredÊbounce,ÊwhereÊÊ theÊScoutsÊraisedÊoverÊ£1,500ÊforÊtheirÊsummerÊ camp.ÊOurÊtermÊconcludedÊwithÊtheÊusualÊwaveÊraveÊ visitÊtoÊtheÊSovereignÊcentreÊandÊourÊChristmasÊpartyÊ whereÊtheÊScoutsÊplayedÊtradi�onalÊpartyÊgamesÊandÊ enjoyedÊaÊniceÊbuffet.ÊIÊalsoÊpresentedÊIsabelleÊwithÊ theÊshieldÊforÊtheÊmostÊbadgesÊearnedÊinÊ2023ÊwithÊaÊ whoopingÊ15Êbadges,ÊhugeÊwellÊdone. campÊinÊHer�orshire.ÊItÊwasÊtouchÊandÊgoÊifÊweÊ couldÊmakeÊitÊbecauseÊitÊhadÊsnowedÊtheÊweekÊ before.ÊItÊwasÊaÊcoldÊandÊfrostyÊfirstÊnightÊbutÊbyÊtheÊ secondÊnightÊtheÊthawÊhadÊbeganÊandÊweÊhadÊtoÊ packÊupÊinÊs�ckyÊmud!ÊOverÊtheÊweekendÊtheÊScoutsÊ tookÊpartÊinÊlotsÊofÊfunÊac�vi�es,ÊforÊsomeÊitÊwasÊ theirÊfirstÊScoutÊcampÊbutÊtheyÊhadÊanÊamazingÊ�meÊ andÊitÊwillÊbecomeÊpartÊofÊtheÊcalendarÊforÊ2025.Ê WeÊmadeÊ�nÊcanÊpancakesÊandÊstartedÊtheÊdigitalÊci�zenÊbadge,ÊlearningÊÊ howÊtoÊstayÊsafeÊonlineÊandÊresearchingÊaÊchosenÊsubjectÊtoÊthenÊpresentÊtoÊ theÊrestÊofÊtheÊgroup.ÊTheÊScoutsÊplantedÊpotatoes,ÊcarrotsÊandÊcourge�esÊ plusÊsomeÊnastur�umÊflowersÊasÊpartÊofÊtheÊsmallholderÊbadgeÊandÊthenÊ beganÊtheÊlargeÊtaskÊofÊdesigningÊandÊmakingÊsoapÊboxÊkartsÊforÊaÊraceÊa�erÊ theÊAnnualÊGeneralÊMee�ng. ThisÊyearÊweÊawardedÊ547ÊAc�vityÊbadgesÊandÊ4ÊChiefÊScoutÊGoldÊawards.Ê ThisÊcomprisesÊofÊnineÊchallengeÊbadges;ÊAdventure,ÊCrea�ve,ÊExpedi�on,Ê Outdoors,ÊPersonal,ÊSkills,ÊTeamÊLeader,ÊTeamÊWorkÊandÊWorld.ÊSoÊveryÊ wellÊdoneÊtoÊthoseÊforÊallÊyourÊhardÊworkÊandÊhaveÊnowÊmovedÊonÊtoÊ Explorers. _**Graeme**_ 4TH HA5TIflG5 SCOUT GROUP Payments at 1st M￿ch 2023 soo.00 Meffnbeiship foés BathiDom Showers Q Eywses Ratss Rdecotating Hall Gat Bank A(couTht- Curient Bank A£couTht- ReseNe ILL60.25 20292.40 3910.19 149.84 1690.00 20W.QO 29462.06 Act1¥￿S (Net) S(￿c￿b Camp5 7195.5B Sak of th)Thated Gocds Swn5orerf events Tl￿e1 R￿¥{ling C￿p Onkne F￿Dd￿ls1 QU￿ m￿hts 2739.08 56.95 ss.00 463.79 IL30.40 C￿bI￿o￿tAcbYItse5 4528.72 362.72 FUnthal￿n9 Eypen5e5 Bad￿lun1*01rn P￿1(ha 4475.22 3038.99 ReTrtof HQ Gudes Eypbrer5 Other EX￿nSeS È¢uiWÈrtt InSu￿￿(e forA(bvibes 675.00 900.00 675.00 4295.00 9$È7.79 531.97 69.S2 166.00 IR72.50 128.99 256.37 6545.00 OSMIICO Membe15hip TIB￿l￿gIC0ur AGN ExpenS*S rk(ard￿ th19ES Sub5cripti0Tr5 BtaversieJquiie 5288.00 6207.00 2784.00 14279. Cubs Scouts 123L3.44 s￿nd￿R￿￿ptr* H￿IR- Grt A D￿a￿onS and Grants "thare of Coniai Bala#tes at 29th 2024 OSM tsids Bank A((ount- CuiFent BankA(cwnt- R￿￿1ve 351.29 53S.00 40083.05 28346.ok 6st87.24 65Sts7.24 ￿e￿I￿1P Fees of £6233.50 ared￿ but not ￿ld by ￿ ye31 netfvuiy for irdude5 dek*%its piewid expen%sf¢i firtyi¢ (amr6. Jll coFies of the Ann￿1 Accounts bE3v￿￿b￿fvorn the TlEa￿l￿ attheA&41. |**Leadership Team**|**Leadership Team**|**Leadership Team**| |---|---|---| |**Squirrels**||| |LeahBowen&KyrstyWynch|SquirrelLeaders|| |ChrisHohenkerk|Sec�onAssistant|| |CainMorris|AssistantSquirrelLeader|| |**Beavers**||| |AcornClayton|BeaverLeader|| |Mar�nHoward|AssistantBeaver&CubLeader|| |KimHall&GracePepper|AssistantBeaverLeaders|| |CallyAtkinson|Sec�onAssistant|| |SophieEllio�|ParentHelper|| |**Cubs**||| |EmmaMillerick|CubLeader(Pack1)|| |ClaireOwen|CubLeader(Pack2)|| |LizCockerton&Ma�Auke�|AssistantCubLeaders|| |EmmyTyler&DominicCockerton|Sec�onAssistants|| |RichardWells-Furby|Sec�onLeader|| |DavidDixon|Sec�onSupport|| |Ma�hewOwen&CougarDevlin|Sec�onAssistants|| |**Scouts**||| |ClareKnight,NealDrinkwater&RichardWells-Furby|ScoutLeaders|| |GrahamFoord|QM&ScoutLeader|| |StephenDowley&AlexBraybrook|AssistantScoutLeaders|| |BarnabyWinch|Sec�onAssistant|| |**Young Leaders**||| |MillaTyrell||Squirrels| |ClementClayton,ElizabethHayles,IsobelHoward&JoshStevens||Beavers| |JoshEgglington,IsaacHall,EwanPelling&TomWebb||Cubs| |EmmaKeene,BelleRedman&NiamhVidler||Scouts| |**Group Directory**|**Group Directory**|**Group Directory**|**Group Directory**|**Group Directory**| |---|---|---|---|---| |District
Commissioner|Andy
Bishop||07811339626
dlv@has�ngsscouts.org.uk|| |GroupScout
Lead
Volunteer|Graeme
Stoodley|13Ba�leCrescent
StLeonardsOnSea
TN377AW|07743859877
gsl@24thhas�ngsscouts.co.uk|| |Assistant
GroupLead
Volunteer|Darren
Hall|1ParkAvenue
Has�ngs
TN342PR|07808265218
darrenhall@24thhaas�ngsscouts.co.uk|| |Group
President|Brian
Pope|2aGhyllsideAvenue
Has�ngsTN342QA|01424441920|| |GroupChair|Jolene
Millen|45ParkerRoad
Has�ngs|07976559065
chair@24thhas�ngsscouts.co.uk|| |Group
Treasurer|Donata
Isozu|1HolmhurstLane
StLeonardsonSea
TN377LN|treasurer@24thhas�ngsscouts.co.uk|| |Group
Secretary|Suzanne
Gooch|430aTheRidge
Has�ngsTN342RY|01424755869
secretary@24thhas�ngsscouts.co.uk|| |Booking
Secretary|Graeme
Stoodley|Asabove|bookings@24thhas�ngsscouts.co.uk|| |WebsiteHost|Chris
Rogers|N/A|07962878569|| |**Other Group Trustees**||||| |DaveThompson||||01424430730| |AcornClayton||||07957590227| |LizCockerton||||07791381639| |Mar�nHoward||||07936187632| |NealDrinkwater||||07850433779| |AnnaMcCollin-Moore||||07840856782| |AndreaSpencer||||07792053811| |JoVaughan||||07931807257| |JodannaBartholomew||||07817145890| |ZoeBoyd||||-| |**U25 Representa�ves—**GracePepper&BarnabyWinch||||| 24th Hastings Scout Group William Parker School Annual Accounts 2023- 2024 24TH HAsfINGS TRusfEES: Ex-officio and elective Group Scout Leader Group Chairman Group Secretary Group Treasurer Beaver Scout Leaders Cub Scout Leader ut Leader Sponsoring Authority President G St(x)dley J Millen R Dennard A Clayton E QKkerton N Drinkwater Vacant B Pope TRusfEES: Elected D Thompson A Spen￿1 BANKERS: Natlonal Weskniinster BanK Havelock Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 IBW Group Registration Number with the Scout Association: 15623 Charity Registration Number: 268215 Contsct Name and Address: R Dennard, 8 Grange Road, Hastirvjs, East Sussex TN34 2RL Page 1 The Grvup'sgo¥ernln8dowments arelhoseoliheThe S￿1 Is8oclaJon. Theywn51st Dla Roy4 Charter.which In turn 8r¥es authorftyto the Bye Law5 of theAssociatkn aTrdThÈ Pdlcy. OrEan15aJoD ond Rules of The Stout Assouatlon. ThÈGNup is atrutt¢wbllshed uThler its ruleswmch •re common ro oll Scotsts. TheTNMee5aroappolnted In accDrd•ncewith the ¢knn15*1offl Rulé$ofTheS¢otytAssodarknn. R¢ductlon or10550/leuden. TheGrtyJp i5tota1ty￿iaftI p)n ¥oluni¢*rsto run and adMIn￿terthEaetl￿lles of theGrwp. 11th￿ewaS0 reductitin in thÈ numbwof roadorsto an ullac￿pta￿e￿el In a wrtrcul•rsedi¢N)•r theGroupa54whdethen therew0V￿ ha¥Èt0￿• twtractloJ coThsdldationorclosureola seciim. lThthe worst ta* stenarlo the compkts clowre ofthfrGrou Reducdon orloss olmembers. Thefjroup pro a￿l¥s￿e$lOr¥Il wun8 pe¢)pka8ed 6 to 18. If thertwasa reductwn in mernbershlp Ina p3rtlcularsectlDn orth¢ Group aswhole then thore wowhl haveto be a ¢ontractIO￿ con504daJon ord05ure of a sectloTh. In th w0￿(aSe scenarlothecompleted05ure of thpGroup. The Groupk mana4ed bytheGrwp Exetuu ommltte4 themembetsofwhlthoreihe Charlty Trusiee5 of thEScLHJt Gr0upwh￿h lsaneducatioTral tharity. Astharltytruslees theYa￿ respO￿lb4*f0r mplytn8 Wlth leEislaUon apF4kabletotharltleKThls cludesr¢815tration. keewrfproper aur*Jms and makln8 return5totheCharityCommis51onas opprowlat•. TheGroup has in placewemsollnternal controlsthjt re deswedto prwrfe r¢awnable asyjrance 38ainst materlal ml$manayment or1055. these inclvde 2 5t8natorfes forall payrneThts and acomprehensfve Inwrancepollu¢Stoeb￿Ure th8ttrtsUft￿e rfsksare réd. Th•CcffjmtheeC￿S1%0rlh0 Chakfflan andTreasurtr tolether￿Ih theGroupScout Leader. Indkndual $ertion dets lif theyhaveoplfdtotakeon thE responsibjityl, pèrethts, representslign and a representstNeofwr Sponsorf•gA¥thorlty IIFappointedl and r￿ets appr￿Mat￿y￿*ry 3 rnwths. Tht PuvpD5edSc•uiih8 Scoutlwexlststo aCt￿e1Ye￿8l￿t*nd$UpP0rt¥oUfii people in thelrpkrs￿￿dÉvel0pm*)L enkwerfn8themtornake a positNe cantributi¢*lto soclety. Members ofthe Exetuiwecommlttee coM￿et8,￿s¥¢ftt1¢1 lnform0tlL￿XOrEKe¢uti¥¢comm1rIee,tr8lOsn8WithIn th¢ first5 Trv)nth50fjoinin8thecommlrtee. TheValuÈsolk•uii As are glllded *the5e w4lu¢s'. 1nte8rfty.we act wlth inteyty. weafe honest trugtworthyand loyal. Re5pect- We haveself*pett•nd ￿Spect lorothers. Care- We support other5 and take¢a￿ 0fthew￿rkl In whith w¢ li¥¢. Bdiel-we e*reourhths, bellefsaThJ attirudos. oPera￿0￿- WÈ make8 PJ5ltNediffe￿N we c operate wl¢h other5 and mikefrreftds. Thls G￿p EXeDXfveCL￿rnIt1eeel￿5l5 to 5UPPOrt the GroupStOUi Leaderln rneetln8 the r¢5ppn51bllit￿5 oftht ap￿IntM￿tanrt Lg reynstble for.. ThernaintenanceolGroup property.. Theni￿n80ffund5 and theadministratv)n of Group fthance.. The1nswance¢fp¢rs￿ yopertyand equiprnent G￿p publk occasi￿. A55i5tin8 lTrthe reuultmentof l&idets and otheraduli suppo Appointin8anysubwmmlttoesthotmoybe required: AppOintin8GroupAdml￿fjStr4Iors and A(knsors otherth*) those whoare elerted. kwtln8 takes placewhen ￿Un6 people, in partnershlp wlthadults, worktQ8ether b35ed onthe ¥alue5 of5coutln¥and.. -eniDyvknatthEy are dolnB and hawe fvn -take part in act￿￿e$l￿O¢)0r$ andoutdoors - learn by .5hare splrftuol r¢flfjdi . r8ke resp)Thlbllltyand make tholt¢s . Undertaker￿and tha1￿n￿l￿¥¥￿wrtl￿ . makeaThJ Il¥etythdr Proml Rtsk•nd Intsrnal Control The6r0￿P Executl¥eCommttt* h¥s ideniified￿ ma>)r r15ks to which they bElievethefjTOUP Is exposed. these have been revlewed and sy5temshave been e5tabli5hed to mitiytethem. The maSn area$ofCw￿rn ihath been identif￿d are.. 6roup*whl requestthe useolbulldlnB5, propertyand eq￿1pmentIrOM rteiBhbwr1nBorganlsa￿ons gxh as our spor￿nn84￿lhority. Ihe church, and otherSC￿t Groups. TheGroup hassuffident bull(tsn8sand corbtents Irtsur•nteln ￿are. TheGroup meetsthe CharltyCornm45ion'5puWI¢￿n*flt (riteriè uNJEr both ihe ad¥an¢ementaf educatlan andthe advan￿men1 ofddzw5hlp orcwTrvJntydevthpment headlthgs. Thefjrwp's poltcyon re5ev¥eslstoholdSuifid￿t tesourtes to con￿￿lletht¢harftable acti￿lIeS011he eroup should h)comeand lundrnI￿n8 iall shprt. Thefjroup Exe£uti￿ Comrnitleeeorns￿ÈrSthat the8roup %h¢uld hold a sum e4ui¥alentto 12rnonthsrunninÉto$ tlrcaÉsrNJo. ltyuryroleoder4 helpets,svpportetrs onèrnembers. The Gr0upthrt￿ahtheea￿1è1l0fifeesConr￿btstesto Ihe scoulAs￿1at5QThS nathinal acddentlnsurance polity. A￿eSSMents argund8rtaken bEfore all actI￿ties. ffeducedlncornefromfvndrtri￿W TheGroup lsprlmarf rellani upon inc¢mefrom swbscriptith)sand fvn0rai51 TheGroup holds a ￿er￿*t0¢￿SUretheContInUityfj1 artmties shouldtt*rebe a majorreduetion in ITxome. Thetofflmitteec￿￿ r¥isethew•lue ofsubxrlpiionsto Inueasethe in¢meiothe Groupon 4non8oing basi¥ ther1￿POra￿1Y orwJnenttyf. TheGfl￿p'5 IncL¥ne and Expenditure isverysmèll and as a cowequwceitdoes notha¥esuffklentfunds tolnve5t In lon8er.terffl In¥estment5such asstock5and sharts. The Growp ha5theretore adopted a low iiskstrategytothe In¥estsnentof fts fund&￿1 funds are held In cash u5knK only rnaln5tream banks crbulldln¥socidiu orThtkoul knckition¥ShortTerm Investmeni Wyice. Page 2 24TH 2024 Total re￿Ipts for the year (see Page 4) Total payments for the year (see Page 5) Net recelptsI(paym￿ts> the year 81423.90 81423.90 42076.34 T3370.29 73370.29 42122.60 8053.61 8053.61 (46.26) Cash, Bank and slmllar funds lThght foNRrd 20292.40 20292.40 20338.66 Cash, Bank and slmllar funds carrled forn¥ard 28346.01 28346.01 20292.40 Approved by the Trustees on and slgned thelr behalf by R Dennard (freasurer). Page 3 MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS Less Pald 14279.00 14279.00 11665.00 7861.00 3804.00 14279.00 14279.00 INVEThE￿ INCOME RECEDIED General Fund Interest 212.57 212.57 212.57 212.57 34.24 34.24 DONAllONS AND GRApif5 Lega MIscellar￿0us ioooo.00 6106.55 16106.55 34360.00 34360.00 34360.00 34360.00 Scouvcub Camps Jub11￿ Day and Sale of Memorabllla Fun Day Badges and Unlfornis Other Athltles 7910.00 7910.00 9829.00 1485.92 852.03 138.00 4407.50 16712.45 334.91 7584.15 15829.06 334.91 7584.15 15829.06 FUND RAISING Sale of Donated G(￿5 Sale of Trd¢ Caits Tuck Shop Profits nsored Events Qulz Nlghts Toner Recyding Onllne Fundra15ing 186.00 690.00 loo.00 85.00 2739.08 1130.40 56.95 463.79 4475.22 85.1)0 2739.08 1130.40 56.95 463.79 4475.22 380.00 154.20 1510.20 OThER INCOME Property ￿nts HI￿ of Scaffold Tower Other5 Glft Ald Share of Contsiner 6545.00 6545.00 3310.00 375.00 223.90 538.00 3902.85 1282.20 12268.05 538.00 3902.85 1282.20 12268.05 3908.90 TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR YEAR 81423.90 81423.90 42076.34 Pap4 24 Fund PREMISES Insuran 1951.21 2000.00 149.84 1690.00 1951.21 2000.Th) 149.84 169).00 1959.70 112.79 Redecorati￿ Hall Security Cameras & Lwjhts Rifle Range and Arcf BathrLx)m and Sho%%ers Repalrs ard RerEwals 165.28 3079.89 19761.82 3909.19 29462.1 19761.82 3909.19 29462.06 3681.30 8998.96 Scout Icub Camps FuThdra￿lIVj attivibes 15105.58 639.n 755.92 15105.58 639.72 755.92 14200.37 637.93 857.29 1786.38 8013.19 3101.11 28596.27 Jubil* Day sc￿￿cub ktivitles Badge arKI Uniforni Purchases 11719.67 3373.90 31594.79 11719.67 3373.90 31594.79 ADmINIESTABLISHmE￿ EXPENSES OSMIICO mem￿rShip 166. 531.97 166.00 531.97 69.82 lin.50 256.37 128.99 9987.79 12313.44 166.75 533.50 TrdlninglC￿lrseS G(Kardle55 Qorges 1172.50 256.37 128.99 9987.79 12313.44 EqUipM￿t 3827.12 4527.37 TufAL PAYMEiifs FOR YEAR T3370.29 T3370.29 42122.60 P8pS 24TH HASTING UT GROUP Feb is Year ener und Thisy reviou Total mON￿ARy ASSErs Bank Current Account Bank Depost Account OSM Cards 11559.38 16435.34 351.29 28346.01 11559.38 16435.34 351.29 28346.01 8632.15 11160.25 500.00 20292.40 LIABILFfIES Membership Fees 6233.50 6233.50 6233.50 6233.50 NEf ASSEfsi(LIABILrrIES) 22112.51 22112.51 20292.40 NON-MONEfARY ASSErs Leasehold Premlses (99 years from 1999) Of this amount £IOO,000 Is restrlcted as thls relates to a Lottery Grant which stipulated that the building should not be sold for 80 years. 210000.00 Generol Fund Camping Equipment Fumiture, fixtures and fittings 9068.50 4745.00 Page 6 Inde miner's Re theT I report on the Accounts of the Group for ￿ year ended 29th February 2024, whlch are set out on Pages 3 to 6. Respectlve responslbllltles of trustees and examlner As the tharlty's trustees, you are responslble for the preparatton of the Accounts; you consider that the audlt requi￿rnent of Sethon 144 of the Charltles Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It Is my responslblllty to examlne the accounts under sectSon 145 of the Act, to follow procedures lald down in the General Directions given by the Charlty Commlsslon under sedon 145(5)(b) of the Art, and to state whether partlcular matters have come to my attentlon. Basls of examlnerfs report fvty examlnatlon was carrled out In accordan￿ wlth the General Dlrections glven by the Charlty Commlssloners. An examlnatlon Indudes a revlew of the accountlng records kW by the charlty and a comparlson of the Accounts p￿sented wlth those records. It also Includes conslderatlon of any unusual Items or dlsclosures In the Accounts and seeklng explanatlons from you as trustees cOn￿MIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the eVIden￿ that v￿uld be requlred In an audlt and consequently I do not express an audlt oplnlon on the vlew glven by the Accounts. Independent Examln*s stateM￿ts In connectton wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attenljon: I, whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materfal respect the requlrements to keep accountlng records In accordan￿ wlth Secuon 130 of the Act and to prepare accounts which accord wlth the accountlng records and to comply wlth the accountlng requlrements of the Act have not been me¢ or 2. to whlch, In my oplnlon, attenoon should be drawn In order to enable proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached, 3. whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respett the accounting rules of the Group's/Dlstritt's constitutlon have not been met. Name: (R Mlleham) Quallfication: F.C.A. 19 Foxcote, St Leonards-on-sea East Sussex TN37 7HJ Page 7 24th Hastings Scout Group William Parker School Annual Accounts 2023- 2024 24TH HAsfINGS TRusfEES: Ex-officio and elective Group Scout Leader Group Chairman Group Secretary Group Treasurer Beaver Scout Leaders Cub Scout Leader ut Leader Sponsoring Authority President G St(x)dley J Millen R Dennard A Clayton E QKkerton N Drinkwater Vacant B Pope TRusfEES: Elected D Thompson A Spen￿1 BANKERS: Natlonal Weskniinster BanK Havelock Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 IBW Group Registration Number with the Scout Association: 15623 Charity Registration Number: 268215 Contsct Name and Address: R Dennard, 8 Grange Road, Hastirvjs, East Sussex TN34 2RL Page 1 The Grvup'sgo¥ernln8dowments arelhoseoliheThe S￿1 Is8oclaJon. Theywn51st Dla Roy4 Charter.which In turn 8r¥es authorftyto the Bye Law5 of theAssociatkn aTrdThÈ Pdlcy. OrEan15aJoD ond Rules of The Stout Assouatlon. ThÈGNup is atrutt¢wbllshed uThler its ruleswmch •re common ro oll Scotsts. TheTNMee5aroappolnted In accDrd•ncewith the ¢knn15*1offl Rulé$ofTheS¢otytAssodarknn. R¢ductlon or10550/leuden. TheGrtyJp i5tota1ty￿iaftI p)n ¥oluni¢*rsto run and adMIn￿terthEaetl￿lles of theGrwp. 11th￿ewaS0 reductitin in thÈ numbwof roadorsto an ullac￿pta￿e￿el In a wrtrcul•rsedi¢N)•r theGroupa54whdethen therew0V￿ ha¥Èt0￿• twtractloJ coThsdldationorclosureola seciim. lThthe worst ta* stenarlo the compkts clowre ofthfrGrou Reducdon orloss olmembers. Thefjroup pro a￿l¥s￿e$lOr¥Il wun8 pe¢)pka8ed 6 to 18. If thertwasa reductwn in mernbershlp Ina p3rtlcularsectlDn orth¢ Group aswhole then thore wowhl haveto be a ¢ontractIO￿ con504daJon ord05ure of a sectloTh. In th w0￿(aSe scenarlothecompleted05ure of thpGroup. The Groupk mana4ed bytheGrwp Exetuu ommltte4 themembetsofwhlthoreihe Charlty Trusiee5 of thEScLHJt Gr0upwh￿h lsaneducatioTral tharity. Astharltytruslees theYa￿ respO￿lb4*f0r mplytn8 Wlth leEislaUon apF4kabletotharltleKThls cludesr¢815tration. keewrfproper aur*Jms and makln8 return5totheCharityCommis51onas opprowlat•. TheGroup has in placewemsollnternal controlsthjt re deswedto prwrfe r¢awnable asyjrance 38ainst materlal ml$manayment or1055. these inclvde 2 5t8natorfes forall payrneThts and acomprehensfve Inwrancepollu¢Stoeb￿Ure th8ttrtsUft￿e rfsksare réd. Th•CcffjmtheeC￿S1%0rlh0 Chakfflan andTreasurtr tolether￿Ih theGroupScout Leader. Indkndual $ertion dets lif theyhaveoplfdtotakeon thE responsibjityl, pèrethts, representslign and a representstNeofwr Sponsorf•gA¥thorlty IIFappointedl and r￿ets appr￿Mat￿y￿*ry 3 rnwths. Tht PuvpD5edSc•uiih8 Scoutlwexlststo aCt￿e1Ye￿8l￿t*nd$UpP0rt¥oUfii people in thelrpkrs￿￿dÉvel0pm*)L enkwerfn8themtornake a positNe cantributi¢*lto soclety. Members ofthe Exetuiwecommlttee coM￿et8,￿s¥¢ftt1¢1 lnform0tlL￿XOrEKe¢uti¥¢comm1rIee,tr8lOsn8WithIn th¢ first5 Trv)nth50fjoinin8thecommlrtee. TheValuÈsolk•uii As are glllded *the5e w4lu¢s'. 1nte8rfty.we act wlth inteyty. weafe honest trugtworthyand loyal. Re5pect- We haveself*pett•nd ￿Spect lorothers. Care- We support other5 and take¢a￿ 0fthew￿rkl In whith w¢ li¥¢. Bdiel-we e*reourhths, bellefsaThJ attirudos. oPera￿0￿- WÈ make8 PJ5ltNediffe￿N we c operate wl¢h other5 and mikefrreftds. Thls G￿p EXeDXfveCL￿rnIt1eeel￿5l5 to 5UPPOrt the GroupStOUi Leaderln rneetln8 the r¢5ppn51bllit￿5 oftht ap￿IntM￿tanrt Lg reynstble for.. ThernaintenanceolGroup property.. Theni￿n80ffund5 and theadministratv)n of Group fthance.. The1nswance¢fp¢rs￿ yopertyand equiprnent G￿p publk occasi￿. A55i5tin8 lTrthe reuultmentof l&idets and otheraduli suppo Appointin8anysubwmmlttoesthotmoybe required: AppOintin8GroupAdml￿fjStr4Iors and A(knsors otherth*) those whoare elerted. kwtln8 takes placewhen ￿Un6 people, in partnershlp wlthadults, worktQ8ether b35ed onthe ¥alue5 of5coutln¥and.. -eniDyvknatthEy are dolnB and hawe fvn -take part in act￿￿e$l￿O¢)0r$ andoutdoors - learn by .5hare splrftuol r¢flfjdi . r8ke resp)Thlbllltyand make tholt¢s . Undertaker￿and tha1￿n￿l￿¥¥￿wrtl￿ . makeaThJ Il¥etythdr Proml Rtsk•nd Intsrnal Control The6r0￿P Executl¥eCommttt* h¥s ideniified￿ ma>)r r15ks to which they bElievethefjTOUP Is exposed. these have been revlewed and sy5temshave been e5tabli5hed to mitiytethem. The maSn area$ofCw￿rn ihath been identif￿d are.. 6roup*whl requestthe useolbulldlnB5, propertyand eq￿1pmentIrOM rteiBhbwr1nBorganlsa￿ons gxh as our spor￿nn84￿lhority. Ihe church, and otherSC￿t Groups. TheGroup hassuffident bull(tsn8sand corbtents Irtsur•nteln ￿are. TheGroup meetsthe CharltyCornm45ion'5puWI¢￿n*flt (riteriè uNJEr both ihe ad¥an¢ementaf educatlan andthe advan￿men1 ofddzw5hlp orcwTrvJntydevthpment headlthgs. Thefjrwp's poltcyon re5ev¥eslstoholdSuifid￿t tesourtes to con￿￿lletht¢harftable acti￿lIeS011he eroup should h)comeand lundrnI￿n8 iall shprt. Thefjroup Exe£uti￿ Comrnitleeeorns￿ÈrSthat the8roup %h¢uld hold a sum e4ui¥alentto 12rnonthsrunninÉto$ tlrcaÉsrNJo. ltyuryroleoder4 helpets,svpportetrs onèrnembers. The Gr0upthrt￿ahtheea￿1è1l0fifeesConr￿btstesto Ihe scoulAs￿1at5QThS nathinal acddentlnsurance polity. A￿eSSMents argund8rtaken bEfore all actI￿ties. ffeducedlncornefromfvndrtri￿W TheGroup lsprlmarf rellani upon inc¢mefrom swbscriptith)sand fvn0rai51 TheGroup holds a ￿er￿*t0¢￿SUretheContInUityfj1 artmties shouldtt*rebe a majorreduetion in ITxome. Thetofflmitteec￿￿ r¥isethew•lue ofsubxrlpiionsto Inueasethe in¢meiothe Groupon 4non8oing basi¥ ther1￿POra￿1Y orwJnenttyf. TheGfl￿p'5 IncL¥ne and Expenditure isverysmèll and as a cowequwceitdoes notha¥esuffklentfunds tolnve5t In lon8er.terffl In¥estment5such asstock5and sharts. The Growp ha5theretore adopted a low iiskstrategytothe In¥estsnentof fts fund&￿1 funds are held In cash u5knK only rnaln5tream banks crbulldln¥socidiu orThtkoul knckition¥ShortTerm Investmeni Wyice. Page 2 24TH 2024 Total re￿Ipts for the year (see Page 4) Total payments for the year (see Page 5) Net recelptsI(paym￿ts> the year 81423.90 81423.90 42076.34 T3370.29 73370.29 42122.60 8053.61 8053.61 (46.26) Cash, Bank and slmllar funds lThght foNRrd 20292.40 20292.40 20338.66 Cash, Bank and slmllar funds carrled forn¥ard 28346.01 28346.01 20292.40 Approved by the Trustees on and slgned thelr behalf by R Dennard (freasurer). Page 3 MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS Less Pald 14279.00 14279.00 11665.00 7861.00 3804.00 14279.00 14279.00 INVEThE￿ INCOME RECEDIED General Fund Interest 212.57 212.57 212.57 212.57 34.24 34.24 DONAllONS AND GRApif5 Lega MIscellar￿0us ioooo.00 6106.55 16106.55 34360.00 34360.00 34360.00 34360.00 Scouvcub Camps Jub11￿ Day and Sale of Memorabllla Fun Day Badges and Unlfornis Other Athltles 7910.00 7910.00 9829.00 1485.92 852.03 138.00 4407.50 16712.45 334.91 7584.15 15829.06 334.91 7584.15 15829.06 FUND RAISING Sale of Donated G(￿5 Sale of Trd¢ Caits Tuck Shop Profits nsored Events Qulz Nlghts Toner Recyding Onllne Fundra15ing 186.00 690.00 loo.00 85.00 2739.08 1130.40 56.95 463.79 4475.22 85.1)0 2739.08 1130.40 56.95 463.79 4475.22 380.00 154.20 1510.20 OThER INCOME Property ￿nts HI￿ of Scaffold Tower Other5 Glft Ald Share of Contsiner 6545.00 6545.00 3310.00 375.00 223.90 538.00 3902.85 1282.20 12268.05 538.00 3902.85 1282.20 12268.05 3908.90 TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR YEAR 81423.90 81423.90 42076.34 Pap4 24 Fund PREMISES Insuran 1951.21 2000.00 149.84 1690.00 1951.21 2000.Th) 149.84 169).00 1959.70 112.79 Redecorati￿ Hall Security Cameras & Lwjhts Rifle Range and Arcf BathrLx)m and Sho%%ers Repalrs ard RerEwals 165.28 3079.89 19761.82 3909.19 29462.1 19761.82 3909.19 29462.06 3681.30 8998.96 Scout Icub Camps FuThdra￿lIVj attivibes 15105.58 639.n 755.92 15105.58 639.72 755.92 14200.37 637.93 857.29 1786.38 8013.19 3101.11 28596.27 Jubil* Day sc￿￿cub ktivitles Badge arKI Uniforni Purchases 11719.67 3373.90 31594.79 11719.67 3373.90 31594.79 ADmINIESTABLISHmE￿ EXPENSES OSMIICO mem￿rShip 166. 531.97 166.00 531.97 69.82 lin.50 256.37 128.99 9987.79 12313.44 166.75 533.50 TrdlninglC￿lrseS G(Kardle55 Qorges 1172.50 256.37 128.99 9987.79 12313.44 EqUipM￿t 3827.12 4527.37 TufAL PAYMEiifs FOR YEAR T3370.29 T3370.29 42122.60 P8pS 24TH HASTING UT GROUP Feb is Year ener und Thisy reviou Total mON￿ARy ASSErs Bank Current Account Bank Depost Account OSM Cards 11559.38 16435.34 351.29 28346.01 11559.38 16435.34 351.29 28346.01 8632.15 11160.25 500.00 20292.40 LIABILFfIES Membership Fees 6233.50 6233.50 6233.50 6233.50 NEf ASSEfsi(LIABILrrIES) 22112.51 22112.51 20292.40 NON-MONEfARY ASSErs Leasehold Premlses (99 years from 1999) Of this amount £IOO,000 Is restrlcted as thls relates to a Lottery Grant which stipulated that the building should not be sold for 80 years. 210000.00 Generol Fund Camping Equipment Fumiture, fixtures and fittings 9068.50 4745.00 Page 6 Inde miner's Re theT I report on the Accounts of the Group for ￿ year ended 29th February 2024, whlch are set out on Pages 3 to 6. Respectlve responslbllltles of trustees and examlner As the tharlty's trustees, you are responslble for the preparatton of the Accounts; you consider that the audlt requi￿rnent of Sethon 144 of the Charltles Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It Is my responslblllty to examlne the accounts under sectSon 145 of the Act, to follow procedures lald down in the General Directions given by the Charlty Commlsslon under sedon 145(5)(b) of the Art, and to state whether partlcular matters have come to my attentlon. Basls of examlnerfs report fvty examlnatlon was carrled out In accordan￿ wlth the General Dlrections glven by the Charlty Commlssloners. An examlnatlon Indudes a revlew of the accountlng records kW by the charlty and a comparlson of the Accounts p￿sented wlth those records. It also Includes conslderatlon of any unusual Items or dlsclosures In the Accounts and seeklng explanatlons from you as trustees cOn￿MIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the eVIden￿ that v￿uld be requlred In an audlt and consequently I do not express an audlt oplnlon on the vlew glven by the Accounts. Independent Examln*s stateM￿ts In connectton wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attenljon: I, whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materfal respect the requlrements to keep accountlng records In accordan￿ wlth Secuon 130 of the Act and to prepare accounts which accord wlth the accountlng records and to comply wlth the accountlng requlrements of the Act have not been me¢ or 2. to whlch, In my oplnlon, attenoon should be drawn In order to enable proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached, 3. whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respett the accounting rules of the Group's/Dlstritt's constitutlon have not been met. Name: (R Mlleham) Quallfication: F.C.A. 19 Foxcote, St Leonards-on-sea East Sussex TN37 7HJ Page 7