2023-03-31-accounts - 1st Rustington Scout Group

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st l Rustington Scout Group Annual Reports for year ending 31" March 2023

Chairman's Re orl li'% hard lo believe thal it was only twelve moihs ago that I look over thc role Cl)iiimi'in of H'hilt Iheii thL Exeiulive Comrnititt. 'rilinLY this has gi¥'en me lim¢ to rellLCi on what li'e, &$ a Group. have 8chiev¢d this past ye8r. li %tArtL%d wilh us taking over as Duty Group for ihL Di%iriLI. Then in September we held Ilic firs1 L)f two verv successful sireei colleeiiong, the S¢Lond beinb held in May ihis year. Siiddeni). il .5 November and Remembrance Suiiday w&8 upon us. and as usual we saw a great lurn oui from all sections and Leader5 in Ihe Group, Ivith some of ihe Exec helping out as marshals. Fundr8ihing 1% nLiier far from our thought.s. and N'ovember also saw us holding our first Comedy niglit cl: the WoodlaThds Cenire. which was a resounding success and was successfully repe8¢ted in ,Ipri', 4 massii'e thank you io Martin Richardson and the rest of the GSL team for the organising of Ihr*C. I ' Rust.'nrylon ha4 always beei abDiiI being part ot-the community, and in December with the help aiid uollaboraiion of Nlalalie, Lawa and Gill from the Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul we held ali amA7ing Carol SeTh'ice, the perfect 'aY lo stsTt Christmas. M}. thanks especially to Gill. who L)rked with the sections to produce an anwing piece of artwork that was displayed in the Church. C4riNtniaF over, nur thoughts turn:d to St Georges Day and our responsibiliiies as Duty Group. li)lÉ'r Oili. v-n, larne Dragon and an inierdctil'e ser¥'ice to be proud ofl. At this poini I do want io -Sinbtle rbiit Graham Mills and his 'Drngon Ladies for their aniuiiig creatioii. rTror .l&-. l'e", ourr Preqideni ha% asked tnL to pasN on his thanks and good wishes 10 the Leaders q-.ld fi)msnilte- t.or all iheir hard Minrk gnd tcamwork over the last hvelve month5, which was ei I1led so well at the verv successfvl reccnt St George's day parade. 4 b.!. ktfl¢Y.liig on the SuCcS of the past vear and I would like lo end by looking forward. Ib e 'traisform' from an F.Yecutii'e Commillee io a Board of Trustees. the name may have -ed biii Ihe dedication is stil] ihe satne. and l ii'ould like to thank Mary. Caroline, Sally. Sar.dJ,: Nicl'y and Alan for their conlinued hard work and support. - ieam, leaj.rs and volunlyrs l M'allt to sa}. thdnk you for your continued commitment ',din,. the best (>f Scouting at l. Rustington. Llere's to the next tw'eli'e montbs..-.. 8.Ir",Ih fir.:jo Ch 1°, Rugtinglon Board of Trnstees

1•t RustSngton Scout Group The last 12 Dionihs has been a very busy but highly successful year, and Since Myself. Martin. J3me5, Matt & Jon agreed tg take on the role of Group S(out Leaders just about 18 months ago. we are delighted wth the way the Groyp is functioning. the direction we arè hezding and the fanta5tK growth in both Leadership and YDuth number5 that we have seen. Rustington continue to offèr an Ènjtsyabie. sati5fytng and fulfilling programme to all our youn9 pegple and as we continue to modemise ovr Pfemises and develop our Leadership team. we can all be proud that once again we have written fijrther fantèstic page in the Group's history bLH)k. You will have seen further changes within the HQ to include 3 fuit redecoralion and new flooring which has been wèll received by our ever growing number of Hall hir% We conty'nue to build an incroased social media presence and have replaced and renewtd many items of equipment that enable the 9roup to run the programmes that we do so well. The new websrte remains very interartive alLowing unrform sales. hall hire. new ioiners. enquiries and even donation5 tts be managed at the iouch of a button or two. Alongside our usual commitments to include secbon meets, camps, hikes. sleepovets. District events and Community involvement. we held a wonderful Christmas Carol Concert in St Peter & St Pauls Church and had just shy of 200 9roup members and their f&miLV bttenu whiLh made for a very special evenin9. We have also been the Distrirt Duty Group for the past 12 months and this culminated in an epic St Georges Day service run by ourselves in Arundel Cathedral. Now, aside from an AstrnftauL Jutigle animèis. planets. soaring bir(Js. a focket on a zip wire. helium balloons and a cast of more than 25 children. we also hadts an 18 loot clragon and St Gege himself in a fvll sutt of amour having a battle in f¥ont of the pulpit Perhaps slightly different to normal cathedral events but particuially enjoyed b¥the 800 strong congregation, gasping, clapr>.'ng 2nd cho>ring 3ti the way through. A huge thank you to Graham and Erica Mills lor creating the idea and producing the 5hcv4. MarB)n & Babs for their tireless work hand stitchsng the dragon and to the rest of team that helped all the way thi ough Wp bave also held two supert>ly attended'Come(ly Nights. with professional Comedians and Compere at the viiia9e hall. both r1vIng rave reviews and repeat ticket purchases. These have helped our fvndraising efforts no end and we look orwar.J LO tne nexp. one on 18th Novembw. Our Trustee Joa stcer•d by Sèiah nave continued to support us in all we ask for and they are incredibly committed to helping us give our yOJi ng people the best scovting experientÈ we can. We have some'big ticket items. oth the wish ist coming up antt your Cijnslderatn and acceptsnce for what we request is always gTatefulLy received: We look forward to another prosperous year lor aLL Thank YOLI. As mentioned eur numbers continue to increaie across all secknons thanks tothetireiess efforts of all involved with a parkncuiar m:. ' rn to Fruiier ckJt-? tind Forest Beèvers whom have grown immensety. A few Leaderships changes have occurred. Dèi11el Vicarin tr.as taken ovpr Forest Colony with great enthusiasm and has built a formidab team.. the colony ir)..or. ' 4artris has 53dlv ffloved out of the area but continues to assist the Explorer unit with various now very strn-. dministrBtr¥'& 2sk? urid 3150 remains involved Nwthin our GTOUP Managernent team. We thank him for all he has done. 3nd ¢ontinues to do viith".p RL'Stingtori. and wish him wellfor his neh%' adventure. The other notable change is the retirement of the aforementrrorgd r-ra". am & Ef'ca. Their combined 60 + years within the Group have certainly left a legacy and we are so very gratefLsI for all tpiei" .ime. whacky ideas. enthusiasm and Iriendship along the way. You will be sorely missed and we hope that iiolj ¢iill rem?in involved 3t some level or other... we wonl let you just slip away! lemma Lecuyer has tsken over Kingfisher ci.b4 as Ake:a and we wish b.er and the team iveLI in this new chaFter fDr them al( and hope your first camp in a couple of 'eaS k,,'ot sucr£s&l rhe individuiil £,(*r, reortS .1/ availabLe on the website, wiLiteU you whatthe sectsons have beén up to throughout the past 12 months but'A'e ¢10 haye a photo nontage to shale with you shortly which we th¥nk c¢>nveysthe spirit ofthe Group and ali that do. Finally, thank you to tne DistrteaM fortheir suptJ)rt under lan's gujdance and a huge thank you to alt our own Leaders. helpers and r. -'PDgrtf rs. Rj5t1ntyn Is what it is because of you. Let's make this coming year equally suc$$fuL and enjoyable, 3r,a -¢ilinuc-: o offi)r:he vt,? best scouling vie can. for all those invoLved wthin the group. Thank you. Dan. Martin. Jame5. kAatt i& JoiiTI

I, Rustington Pioneer Scouts AGM round up report April 2022- March 2023 Pioneers have had an acbon-packed yearl We have welcomed 3 new leader5 In Amy, Andv and Beth. We have also welcomed Izzy and Ted a5 our young leaders, they are a great a55et to the team. We have invested 10 new scouts thi5 year to join the Pioneer adventures. April and May saw us preparing for M¢iV camp as well a5 completing our general knowledge badge. Plenty of gad%nt b.uildinE. tent pitching. cooking and washing up practice. We also had 3 5COUts complete their expedition challenge badge which was the final step towards earning their chief scout's gold award. Such an amazing achievement a5 a huge chunk of their scouknng was over the covid period. We also had St George5 day which wa5 a great day and we also invested Amy as a leader. May camp was at Birchmere and wasthe first camp for many scouts. We had a great time with a grear hike, laser tag and shooting to name a few activities. There were plenty of fun times arouno the caih Ipfrtre and we sharpened up our knife skills with some whittling. A rainy day Uidn'"t dampen our spirits with some craft activitr"e5 and impromptu dance party in the m3"1uI.'s' Wp were treated to some wonderful skits by the scouts too. Junc aiid July i, d a pool party at the wave, a beach barbeque, and a bike ride around Angmering Park. We also had a joint sunset hike with the 2 Rustington guides on a very hot biit bpa atif JI èveniig. 8ivvi nigFIt gave the scouts a great experience building their own Sheltr. iri t4e tb ees -. t Dappers lane and sleeping out under the stars and we rounded off the ti!rrri 'Ni-. h a sandcastle competition on the beach. SeptenDer s'_arted viith i ome ro'i31 reflectron following the passing of Her Majesty the Queen èrjp gold award team treated us to their presentation. We tested our senses with some one-hdnaed sandwich skills and a blindfolded obstacle course. We also made our own scoijt ie'¢5 C1 aniel ivlth the patro15 choosing a local news story to report on. September 31sG S3'N O" on our tr31ie15 adain Vrfnen we visited Ivilverly for a weekend camp. We made ou'r own ne oi'c t sh,.,... tèited out Some home-made water rockets and had a great time out on cèrioei Jn ¥he river Beaulieu. Octoher Was a lesson In ail things Jamboree with Gary heading off to Korea in 2023. The 5CQf.'TS IparriL 1¢'1- b?Llt ivhat haopens on a jamboree along with creatr.ng their own version of a r,orean board game. W- had a taskmaster evening and a fabulous fancy dress Halloween parti. Novèmber't progrorr.m& r..ad a nigiit h,.ke and sleepover with some lovely starry sky's when we tnen headeo back to the nail for movies and hot oogs in our sleeping bags. It was also greil& i rv sir.drt full uniform for remembrance Sunday. We also had v) ¢re .0 m3fiy SLQ'J".5 in v-" a aui? ni8ht and begap o'Jr reparab"on for the scouts Nativityl De-eTr,npr Wiis é qJj"ky camp at Flip out, which was years in the making, as Covid had SC*JprperJrf Ci.r plar,s for ? !?w iearsl The scouts all had a great time. Our last evening of this

terrn 'aS tie iong-awaitea Scout nativity 'Scouts on a hike,. We went over to the church hall red Dareni- ard l¢milies :o watctr. their performance. Janu3ry was a very c-eatve month working towards our artists badge and a cooking evening wiin The si.)iJts iiiaking a Iridge cake and some painting of their plant pots. We even had a V151t from the wonoerftsl splat and chat with our very own starry night camp scene. We creaioa patrui boaros, and everyone made a paracord nametag. Febru'ary was all aèout first aid with a few weeks learning some skills which were then put Dract?re when the scout hall was turnea into a disaster zone! The scouts used their newlouno s%ills to trLat the casuaikn'es they discovered inside. TFia..,k you Pioneers TO" a wond.erful yearl

Ist RLlStinglon FronlieT Scouts End of year pOrt 2022 10 2023 A yeaf of progoss In Decen7ber 2022 we had 12 Scouts. As we near the end of the summer term 2023. we nom, have M iiery healthv 26 Scouts. The progre55 the group has made in the last 6 monihs is phenomenal. We have Teceived 7 new Scouts from Kingfisher and Pathfinder Cub Packs and 7 from ovtride of Scni Iting. We are projerted to receive more Scout5 in September from both Kingiislier and Pathfinders and thank the leaderships team in both groups for their support in helping u5 grow. With the influ% of Scouts, we needed more leadership help. Tom Wleedon decided that he would return to Scouts after a two year absence. He has settled in really well and has been a massive help with the wealth of expenence he brings to the role. Sunimpr Camp 2073 was held in Bristol and was a joint camp with Pioneer Scouts. This yeèr Froiitiers took 12 Scouts, which 15 double the amount we liave taken the pievious two years. This is a positive step in the right direction. The Scouts enjoyed taking part in Canyoning, surfing. Hiking and Shooting along with many other activities. This year has seen the Frontier Scouts complete the following activities. archery. swimiming, scalextric racing. building and ."ocing chariots and cooking pancakes. We have corp.plpted tb.p cod& breaking badge, a night hike across Angmering park and built fires and cookpd rampfirA donu15. As mo'le ii)to the rtutumniwinter term we acknowledge that vle do need to recruit another leader to help the group grow further over the coming years. We will be discussip.g this a5 a Ip3d_ hip team and will hopefiilly find someone soon. As a leadprshiJ team we would like to thank the Committee and GLV for their continued help and <upport in making Rustington the Group that it is. l MioLild liKe to iyerscn3lly thank Tom C, Torn W and Tom W for your support and help in rup.ri,Iig Froniiers. We have had a difficult few years, but our efforts are now payin9 Off. That is clearly evident in how far the group has come in such a short space of time. I look forw'aid to growing the group further with you in the coming year. Thank you. Yours in Scou iing. Matt Phe ps 1st Ru--tl-. 1w-.on Fro".tiar Scouts

Kingfisher Cubs AGM Sertion Report 2023 In July. we were able to return to campi. but, due to havln8 lessxperienced campers a5 ? $VIt of COVID, we offered a hybrid camp. whereby chlldren could choose to either camp for the full three nights, camp for one night. or just visit for one day. Our theme was David Walliams books, wliere we did activities based around four different books, and we even managed to 8et Mr Walliam5 himself to say a personalised message to the Cybsl Weekly nioeti,i&"' iÈtIJ-,IE£i ID 5eFtLJbmbar.'nel.e TrAie went 'CubOCaching' around Mewsbrook Pafk, Swimming. and had a Japanese themed evenin8, whlch comprised of Sumo wrestling in blow-up suits, trying Japanese cuisine. and trying our hand at some Origami. In the latter half of the term. we had Silver Award presentations from those moving up to Scouts. investitures of new CLbbs and hosted a H3lloween themed incident hike- an extended evening where we W71ked around the local area to visit different volunteer Leaders, each running spooky basesi We also made some Christmas cake5. gifts and caids for our families, and had a fun Christmas party. Spring term Sa u5 host our own 8urns Night, plus a badge night. where children had the opportunity to be assessed on lots of differeni bad8e5, and our cardboard city evening. This evening raised awareness of homelessness. aTrd rhe children brought in donation5 for Yuming Tides,. We also made and ate pancakes, had a visit to the RNLI lifeboat station, and had an ama24ng Easter hunt, which involved lots of problem-solving along the way. We had a news evenin& where the Cubs split into their sixes to create a series of new5 articles, that were then put Into one broadcastable montagel We had teams being news-anchors, sports-reporters, weather- reporters, as well as adverts about frying pans and spongesl Erica and Graham Mills stepped down from running the section at the end of Spring term, having helped ease me into the position oveF tne span of the term, showtng me clearEy the things involved with running a Packl I would like to take this opportijnity to again express my sincere gratttude for their guidance they have given, and continue to give. me. Theve been unable to escape though. and they still help when we need extra support. and will be com'.ng to ndlp us witn our upcoming Summer camp, tool So far this Summer Term, we have been on a hike at Highdown, with an S-spy to complete as we w31ked. We had Coronatiori-.-heineo Eiie.Iing at th hall. as well as making sandcastles'fit for a Kin the following week! We aimed to be ?utside 2s much as possible, and the weather was completely in our favoLsr, allowing that to happen! We played wide games at Furzefield campsite. did a street quii around Rustington. earnt our Athletics badge, and worked tow?ras oij. ¢nvironmental Conservation badge in an evening run by one of our Explorer5, a5 well as investing <Oiiie rew Cubs into KingfisheTS. We did a Monopoly themed incident hike, where every base we visited was a different Monopoly Street. and completed levant tasks, to earn money and Chance Cards Ithey even wound up in jail!). To finish the term, vie will be playing some outdoor games, and revisiting Furzefield for a sausage sizzle and campfire sing-song. a,'ong with even more investituresl It will then be time for our Summer camp, joint with Pathfinder C,Jbs. we are really exciteo aboutl Our Incredble le.aJersrilP team Is what enables the children to have such a varied programme. so I must thankjo, Andy, Will, i(ohan ano iewts for their continued support in running the Pack. We are lucky to be ably assisted by our Explorer_fcout helpers Ch3rlie, Eamonn. Michael. and have recent being ioined by Jècob, too. Overall, thp Cub< hivp r4ken really well to the transition between Akelas, and have continued to enable us all to have fun every w'eek Ito Include the le4idersll. lemma Lecuyer Akela of Ki-%* shp"

Pathfinder Cub5 Annual Re ril 2022 to rf120Z3 We have had another fun packed year at Pathfinder Cubs. Here are some of the thin85 we've been up to. In the Summer monihs. we tried to hold most of our meetings outdoors. We went to Woodland's recreation 8rotJnd to practise our athletics ski115 and to play some team games from other countrles. We held a pack forum in MewsbrooK park, followed by ice cream (always a popular choicell we cry..?niEpd a ,'irter ?ir.klhiko along l.jttlehaw.?ton beacl with the council providing the litter pickers. We didn't find much rJbbish, but we explained to the Cubs that this wa$ 3 good thingl We spent S<%iiÉral eiion'ne5 yi at rhe district campsite on Dapperfs Lane in Angmering, with our last one held In Ortober just before Winter set in. DLtring our time at the campsite, we carried out several InvestituS, played10-.5 of wide games afid practised outdoor skills, including pitching tents, fire ligh+inE and batkwonds cooking The Cubs learnt how to cook pitta pizzas, baked bananas, and chor.012t• orancp cake. Thpv even rTrade their own lemonade and of cotjrse ate loads of s'mores! In luly. we 'ent on ovr Si Ivnmer camp with Kingfisher Cubs. We camped at Lodge hill activity centre 3nd our +hiE iie3- a¢ David Walliams and hi5 books. There were lots of themed 3ctivities and garr.er tg p.eon the CLib5 busy throughout the day, and in the evenings, we sang 50ng5 around the carrtofif Tb.ey 31so er.joyed having a go at twg ol the activities run by the centre= unnelling and snovi tri ihing. OLir S.Jmwer ramp is alwayr fjne of the highlights of the year and this year was no exreprion During the Winter, we were back in the hall leaffling new skills. playing games, and having lot5 of fun. One OF th%b CuF)s f?vourite evenings w3s when we ask.ed our Explorer helpers to run the meeting I ng chullenge. wbere the Cubs had to use knots and lashin85 to for US. P.<.N '.2m- up pi?neo- build their own 'rh3rÉot', which thev then used to race each other afound tle hall. The Explorers are invalLiable E4) us. and we ie?11y appreciate all their help. The Cubq had a great night out at Laser Tag in November. as an early treat before Christmas. Dvring 4e year, we ha worked on lots o.. diffent Artivity and Staged badges.. including Navigator. cpnorgenc¥i 4id, Scientist. Chef, Pioneer. 8ackwoods Cookin8, AthletlC5, Home Help and Afijk[. [ r alF g1Jt a '%¥. have h3d 7 of Jur fub¢ ach,.eve their Chief Scout Silver awards. conpr3tu13tions to therrl. and vie've awarded 258 badges in toLIl. Well done to the Cubs for all their UnfortiJn?tel'i. ITI Decpmbar, after 7 yeairy of volunteerin& Akela Ats decided to leave Cubs. We are grdieful lor dli cl)e IIMÈ F.e gave and wish nim well. This leave5 Nigel and me to continue running the pac.k. I l-.ank yo. ."0 4%'i[: fc•r all his commiimsnt and enthusiasm We look forward to recruiting omp new i.'nSLPDteer% i¥&ri-.o?n and, in ttye meantirne we have a parent rota in place so that we can Ill. te ififDIiLiO a liJr( a-. 4 varied Programme for the Cubs. ,41& 'iiy'Jld IIKP 10 thapk both the committee and the GSL team for all the hard work they do beli+nd ihe sc¢ne5 tG 5PPort all the Sect$ and to help our ScoLrt Group continue to grow. Kir,d tiegy'g¢ Akela itevp

1" Rus In 22. Wheie do we start. so much fun has been had by all this year. We said goodbye lo QVA as her days off had changed. we mlss you. Beavers wenl under the sea al the Oislricl Beavgr Day camp, followed by 8 Fun run at the Woodlandb Rec just before the Summer Holidays. September came along quickly and so did many new Beavers with a getting lo know you challenga. Th1s was foll)¥iod by some campsite fun with marshmallows and wid8 games. We man8aed In get lo the Littlehamplon Fire Slation only to be cul short due to an emeraenc.y c.311 out. The ladies al the Library look us in whilst our parents arrived as the heavens opened. It was amazing seeing them rush off and pul th8 lights and sirens on. 8eav3rq Ipamt about communication which helped lo work lowards teamwork and building spaghelli lowers. As the night got daTker we look lo the road and leaml about road safety and is'EI."i on J nike s.ow av.ick fun was hah along with touch games in the dark, before a walk bac.c lo mee; the pareiils. Beavers dressed up for our 1" ever Halloween paty- Deer 2nd F.ear m3naaed lo get the group back to Lhe Fire slalion for round 2 which saw lols of iw.atpr fiJ- M,ilh tb.e fire hoses and no call outs. As Christmas came along Beavers got creative with fingerprin15 to make Christmas Cards ',o.- Ih=. -lon H311. Thi> wab Ihen followed by singing the 1 $1 part of the first sor.- at-p JIUUP carLI <.>Nice. In thp np.w vp.?r beavpr8 leqmt aut drfferenl countries. there was a Hungarian evening learning new games with eiaslic and trying different focwjs. Aso. an Italian night making pitta piaas Wil.. I'iidy• ¥oe< dc'Wn.e11. Bat and Badger, OLir explorer young leaders made a fvn obstade course in the hall and one bea111 ?ve-. Ill fear of highest. A lovely thank you email was received from a Dad. Our ",Lf a parent nig.11 lo protecl and egg and c(Alect the treasure in a bucyek cn,y ' g a c21-.dle string and sticks. Lost of amazing creations and fun had by all. This -.crn Sii fir K'e p'.'*ched a lent and packed il away. were introduced lo a dragon at St GeorgL> g¢15' and !:a4e had lost of fun at the campsite arnin3 aboLrt animals and Go &cavL-' caje f&vroiJnd and Saiv 19 beavers rurining around hawng fun in tunnels, on / .'L.PL." iri J vave. Luo ,nnd alsL noi tv ,.ge( ttr.e most fun al walk the plank and mop We ?lsn. l?.amt 7bout bike maintenance ready for our rdler derby and how to be safe. So i J "J r'.i?ri J -.,) biktic A lot21 nl 471 bep.n handed out this year wth 14 of them being Bronze awards wb.al 3 year. Bill wilhJLIt 'he support from my amazing leader and young leader team. Deer. .' LIIVI EGdge' an'j our new member of the team Bunny all this would not r7y ii job icnietimes lakes over. Thank you so much to you all. exL year whitti will include a sleepover.

1 Rustin ton Forest Beavers Annu81 ReOrt This year has been one of amazing grovrth and change for Forest Beavers which has been very exciting for us all. Of course, I would never have been able do it without the support of my wonderful leadership team Rosie, John and our 2 young leaders Olivia and Darcy. Our leadership team has also grown Ihroughout the year and we welcomed Sarah. Sara and Veronica. As well as ially who has been helping us in the background. We currently have 27 beavers in our Colony which again has grown over the past year with a strong attendance each ek. This t lJJ31' has Seen an exciting or,e for the Beavers with us starting the year with o'itd:ior .ICliviLies ip.=.luding rLYk p¢o,ing as well as an assault course before .rio.maq We continued in January with a visitor tslking to us about burns night how it's -trr3iil and tP:e different items of clothing they wear. To carry on with our in;.ei'rialiona', Ihemo. w'e had G Chinese New Year inspired evening with the Beavers trying dFfferent fcx)d along with playing different traditional games. We finished the term Dy completinq their cooks and emergency aid badges. TIic- alJlT.,r;ie! term .'ias been a very busy one for us with lots of different events hG?pe.riing We started the term with a visit from Louis Sanders GB Paralympian who taught the beavers how to play Boccia conducting practice drills alongside matches. I ne oerJ t.Inrg'Jghly enjoyed this session and definitely improved their skills durina Irie sescioi. Vb'c.'ve Lonlin'jed thls ttsmi M".tri various trips out recently, including sandcastle maKing ana a trip to our bug notel where the children have learnt about how to proiecT ine natural worlo around them. 'We re.-eri+ly come back froim Broadstone Warren where the Beavers enjoyed a trio in tr.e. IniDllSeo to. a Tun pac.kpd outdoor activty day which was thoroughly Éniovp.c. py oll ..vho attended. .)11..71:.r ierri in h•pefuS',y lovely weather we have our Beaver slpL Wj'ier ljlefinpd %vnictr, is beirrfJ hpld i.-, Sr. >e.y Alon,3 With a trail to follow through ieK'•lJr<)wJk ?drK 'ol)Kll-I Out fr.r dii',erant features by following a map. t -_al S Ba2'.J&rs P,ab'e dcr.'eved their bronze akv3rd Mth several other i.:Ir .'Ai clc.s• t,J -.Iiel',l)g tlieir bror-e award. INe currently have a lot of ? w!i£J ire also on their way to achieving their bronze awards, ,"J:.ri' scr Vdh2t ,IdtyentiJres te upcoming year has to bring to ,.JJlNII)O C:. Danie! Id-. "3r)n- Beaver Scout Leader

First Rustington Scout Group - Statement of Accounts - Year Ending 31st March 2023

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2022-2023
Opening Balances 01-Apr-22
Current Account - HSBC 3,251.12
Business Money Manager Account - HSBC 48,241.51
Individual Sections 23,003.19
Petty Cash 55.63
Total: 74,551.45
2022-2023 2022-2023
EXPENDITURE INCOME
Membership Fee 8,095.00 Membership Fees 16,349.81
Gift Aid 1,427.56
Scout Hall 10,824.26 Membership Fees 21/22 4,497.25
Cleaner 1,510.50 Membership Fees 22/23 10,425.00
Insurance 2,290.11
Building Works / Maintenance 4,408.90 General 4,149.89
Services 2,614.75 Donations & Grants 3,976.00
Minibus 6,139.90 Interest 173.89
Minibus 6,139.90
Programme Support 4,765.51 Fundraising 9,972.38
Equipment 744.32 S/H clothes/Coffee mornings -
Group Uniform 1,535.40 Comedy Night - 12 Nov 22 4,649.09
Misc / Section Donations 2,485.79 Shop -
Leader Support 338.86 Hire of Hall 2,420.00
Insurance - Street Collections 2,406.79
Training 111.85 X'mas Card Deliveries -
Uniform 227.01 100 Club/Raffles 496.50
Group Administration 180.00
Stationery & Printing - Programme Support 1,621.85
Sundries 180.00 Group Uniform Sales 1,621.85
Fundraising Expenses 1,770.57
General 20.00 Others 422.49
Comedy Night - 12 Nov 22 1,750.57 Other 422.49
General 919.18
Miscellaneous Expenditure 919.18 Total Income Committee A/cs Only 32,516.42
Total Expenditure Committee A/cs Only 33,033.28 Individual Sections Combined Income 45,108.79
Excess of committee receipts over payments (516.86) Total Income Whole Group 77,625.21
Individual Sections Combined Expenditure 46,852.86
Total Expenditure Whole Group 79,886.14
Excess of whole Group income over expenditure (2260.93) INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS'S STATEMENT
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
Closing balances at 31-Mar-23 connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
Petty Cash 55.63 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Charity
Business Money Manager Account - HSBC 0.37 Commission Act 2011; or
Current Account - HSBC & Natwest 10,924.91
Reserve Account - NatWest 30,026.69 2. The accounts do not accord with those records.
35-Day Notice Account - NatWest 10,023.80
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
1st Rustington Committee Accounts Total 51,031.40 which attention should be drawn in this respect in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached, subject to the contents of my Audit Report.
1st Rustington Individual Sections Accounts Total 21,259.12
Signed:
TOTAL WORTH OF 1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP : 72,290.52
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Treasurer:

Caroline Harris Group Treasurer

Name: Robert Phelps

Date: 18 November 2023

45,177.00