Trustees. Annual Report for the period Pwiod Stal d8t8 P*iod eThJ date From August 2024 To 31 July Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name 1ST WHITTLESFORD & DUXFORD nUT GROUP Other names charlty18 kn¢>wn by SCOUT AwaATION NUMBER 37425 Reglstered charlty number (If any) Charltys prlnclpal address THE SUT HUT, THE ALLOTMENT GARDENS MOORFIELD ROAD. DUXFORD CIMBRIDGES41RE Postcode 22 4PS Names of tha charlty trustoes who manago the charlty Trt•• nam• Olllc• l¥ •nyl D•t•• •ct•d Ilnot for whol• y••f G4RMEL WALKER 1114IR MARC VAN NIEKERK GROUP S(Ur LEADER NICOLA LUHRS TREARER DEBORAH GREGORY SJBgSIIPTION SE(SIEfARY IAugu$t2024-22January2025 DAVID WHITE TRUSTEE Names and addresses of advlsers (Optlonal Inforniatlon) of advlser Name Address TAR yle 31A17f2025
Section B Structure, governance and management Descrlption of the charlty's trusts Type of governing document TheGroup's gOvernidc£rnMts3eth0SeOfTheoUtAssoclatl(ffl. Theycons15fof a RoyalCthaner.whiChinturngNesaulJntyto the Bye Laws oftheAssociation and The Policy. Organisation and Rules IPORJ of The &outAssociation. Hcw the charity is CcSt1tirt8d The&oup Is a trusiestsbllshed under its rules which are common to allOuts. Trustse sdection mettKKIs TheTrustees areapp)inled in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules IPORI ofThe oUtA$S0clati0n. Addltlonal governance Issues (Optlonal Infomiation) You may Choose to include additional information, where The Group Is managed bythe Group Trustee Board, the memb8rs ofwhlch arethe r81evant, about: 'CharityTrustees' of the outGfoup. whlch Is an educational charlty. As charlty Folicies and procedures trustees. theyarefesponslbLeforcomrAwngwith legislalion appkn"caLleto charttles as adopt for th8 induction well as The outAssociation po Thi5 includes the registrallon, keeping proper and training of trustees: accounts and making returns to thearItycmmJss1Ofi as approprlate. the charity's organisational stTUCtur8 and any WKler neOrk with which charity works: relatlonship wlth any related parti8S.' trustees. considerat3n of major rfsks an¢J the System and procedures to marwe them. TheTrustee Board conslsts of: Appointed Trustees.. the (Jalr and the Treasurer O)-opted Trustees Ex officio Trustee: the Group Lead Volunteer Secretary. The Trustee Board meets termly. Members oftheTrustee Board complete Being a Scouts Trustse learnlng wlthln the first6months oflolnlngthe Board. ThlsGroupTrthBoardexlststomakeswethecharityls well-managed. rlsks are assessed arKi mitigated. buildings and equipmenl are in good worklng order. and everyonefollows legal requIre[Yts and theorganisation's policie5 and rules. Their support helps other volunteers run high-quality and sale programmes thatgives young people skllls for life. Rlskandlntemal Contrnl The Group Tiuslee Board has identified the major risks to whlch thty belleve the Group is exposed. thesehave been rwieweij and systems have been established to mitigate againstthem. The main areas of concern that have been Identrfied are: A4 me TheGroupwould requesttheuseofbuikjln,pro[rty and equipmentfrom neigttbouring organisalions such as the church, Schools and other out Groups. The(¥ouphassufficientbuilfjing5 and contents insurance in place to mib.gate against permanent loss. yle 31K17f2025
The Group. through the capitation fees. contributes to the &out Association's national accldenl insurance pollcy. Rlsk Assessments are undertaken before all activities. efrom ndratsln The Group is piimarily reliant upon Income from subscriptions an fundralslng. The &oup does hold a reserve to ensure the contlnulty of activities should there be a maloT reducdon In Income. The Trustee Board coul(J TaisethevalueofsubscTiption5to increasethe incometo theGroup on an ongoing basls. ellher tempofarlly or permanendy. The Group is wholly rellani upon volunteers to run and administer the acUv71ies oftheGroup. Iftherewas a recIon Inthenumberot leailusfr) an unacceptsble level in a particular section. or the Group a5 a whole, then therewould need to bea contracD"on. consolidation or closure of a secuon or, in theworst-case scenario. the complete closure ofthe Group. TheGroup prowdes actmtiesforailv people aged6to l& Iflhere was a reduction in memtjership ina partlcularsectton. orthe Group as whole, then therewould need to be a contraction. consolidation or closure ot a section or, In theworst-case scenarlo. Ihe complete closure of Ihe Group. The Group has In plate systems of internal controls that are designed to proNide reasonable assurance agalnst materlal mlsmanagement or loss. These IncludetherequirementofDNo signatories forallpayments by cheque or byelectronlctransferandcomplehensfve Insurance poilciesto ensurethat Insurable risks are coNpred. Section C Objectives and activities The Puqse ol Scoutlng outing exists to actively engage and support young people In thelr personal developmenL empowerlngthem to make a posltlve contrlbutlon to society. The Values ol Scoullng As Scouts we are guided bythese values: Integrlty- We actwith integritr. we are honesL truslworthy and loyal. Respect- We have self-respect and respectfor others. Care- Wesupportothers andtskecareoftheworld in which welive. Bellef - We explore ourfalths, beliets and altttudes. Co-opeTalion- We make a positive difference: we co-operate wlth others and make Iriends. Summary of the objects of tho charlty set out in its govemlng document The SCO Method outingtskes placewhenyourgpeople. inparlnershlpwith adutt5.worktogeth based on thevalues of&oub"ng ano: - enjoywhat theyare doing and have fun take part in activities indoors aftd outdoors TAR y18 31K17r202J
learn by doing - share in spirilual refleclion - take responsibility and make choices undertake new and challenging actimties make and live by theli Promise. The Group runs 5scoUb"ngsecti(S:2BeaVercoIonIes {Wild Wood and Forestl. 2 b packs Isrius and Javelins) and a &outtroop IArrows}. Membershlp Is open to all children between the ages of 6 to 14years. wlthin the catchment area of Duxlord. Whltdesford. Ickleton. H1non and Thiiplow. Thls yeai the group was almost atfrjll capacity, averaging 118 members per term Imax 126 per term). Summary of tho maln actlvftlos In r81atlon to theso object8 Sectlon meetings tske place weekly during term tlme, following a structured program to actsvely engage and support young people in their personaldevelopmenl empoweringthem to make a positive contribution to society. TheGroup meetsthe charltycommtssic's pubuc benefit Cflterla under both the advancement of education and the advancement ol citizenship or communlty dfftlopmentheadlngs. Public beneftt stat8ment Addltlonal detalls ol objoctlves and a¢tlvltOo5 (Optlonal InfomtIOn) You may choose to include further statements. where relevant, at#Xrt: policy pr(>Jramme relat investment: contributw)n made by volunt88rs. The Group Is entlreiy run by a small tsam ol fantsstlc volunteers. Each ol these volunteers gives manyhunthedsofhours of ihelr tlme to help run the Group and prOlIe Ihe best quallty actsl]eS and educatlonal PTO8ram for the chlldren. On behalfofthechlldren andthelf parents. theTrustee Boaid would Ilke to thank all the leaders and allthose invofved for their tireless support. Section D Achievements and performance &)meofthe highllghts: Summary of thè main achigvoments of the charity during the ye¥ Beavers allwentonlots ofdlfferenthike& having adVenre5 around the localarea.Theypracllcedpond(lippiroaThJ identlfyinginva%ve crayfish at the RSPB reseryeln Fowlmere. They vislted the Duxford alrfleld FiFe and Rescuewheretheytried on theflrefighters, helmets an¢ hail a tour ofthe emergencyvehicles. Beavers learned caCraft1nc1Udlng1Wng knots and pitchlngtents, andsoffEofthem joined other Cambridge Beavers al the dlstrici Beaver camp atthe Ri5dens koui HQ. At Cri5tmas time. the Beaversjoinedtogetherto (Jecorate a little tree in Beavers colours at the local (Jbrislmas Tree Festival. They are trlte food connoisseurs, so as always cookingeatingwasa bigpartoftheiryear. Allthe Beaveis enjoyed camping and cooking on the campfire this year. TAR yle 31A17f2025
Section D Achievements and performance Cubsmsited a 5CM>year-oLd lamihouse and learned about the history ot farminginthe area, lookingatartifacts found In localarchaeoio¥cal digs. Thty also look1 atconstellations an(J the ariangement ofthe planets usingfruiL Intheg)ringtem). {b5 celebrated Founders Day with some auivities the&outs did on thefir5t&out&mp. Theyalso practiced homeskillssuchas sewing making beds and peeling vegetables. Ojbs inted their mums In for Mother's Day and trled thelr hand at maklng electronlccarO& Durlngthesummerterm thbs vlslted the Brewery Reld in Duxford mullj'ple fjmes to look at how nature changes over 3 months and also made bug hotels. They completed the naturalist badge. road safetybadgeandthe Earlh Tribe badge. Ojbs had a verycoldwintet Qmp atthe Duxlord&outhutanda muchwarmersummer&mp at Hautbols. Scouts maderockets. leamtab)utlifeon thelnternationalspace 5tsti0n. satellites andexploTrtoryspacecratL TheymadespacecTaftmodets and completed thelT Astronauycs badgewllh a vlsltio Cambridge Universlty 1nsts.tute of Astronomy. &outs conducted experiments exploring non - Nthvtonianfluidsandthescience of ketchup, transforned old t-shirts Into bags, madeand painted models atW3rhammer an(J ma(Jetsbles. benches. a bike rack, planters, a wooden man and cricket bals from pallets donated by a local haulage company. outs also enloyed campflres and s'mores, made and tssted tomato- based mocktalls. Coffeted to makethe bestlemonadeandmade trench stvw as partof the Remembvanceactivities. They compleled thelr level 3 Emergencyald badpwhlch Irluded anlncSdent hlke and learnlng R. &outsconUnuedtodevelopthelrnaMgaih)nsklllswlthseveralhlkes and orienteering sesslons with teams successfully completlng the iltern20 challenge in October and another teams complebng ihe mbridge 'strIct&.1Ver FoxnighthikeinAbington in November. &outs vislted Ci)IlegeFarm In Duxford and havealso been Ice011& kayaking. and completed theirannual obstscle course challenge at the end of the sUmmerterm.TwooutswereawardedtheiTIe1scOut)ld Award as thwended iheirtimein Arrows and moved on to Explorers. tkLoL[ll. .The Group attended the RemembTante Day Parade and rvice. The thbs cleaned insiikthechufch and wereable to ringthe bells. The bs and Beavers madedlsplsforthe thristsnas treetestivalandfiowerfe5tival in silPPOrtofthe Raisethe Rootlund for Duxfordthurch. The&outhut¢ontinues to be hlred outto local scout groups and for other activltles. Section E Financial review TAR yle 31K17f2025
Brlef sLement of tha charity's pollcy on reserves ReseThes Poucy The Group's on $te5 Isto hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable actwfties of theGroup should income and fundraising a¢tiviUes lau short. TheGroupTrustee Boa considers thatthe GfDUP should hold a sum equNaient to 6 months running costs. clrea £8.CW. An additional maintenance reseNe of £l,(KKI per annum lup to a MamuM ofQ((hJl was also set in lune2019to coVerfUre malo malntenancewotkielated to the upkeep of the hut Thi5 year £1.£ remalns In reserve. Detalls of any funds materlally In deflcft Further flnanclal revlvw detsils {Optlonal infornmtion) You may chooso to include additional inforynallon, re relevant about.. the charity's principal sourcès of funds IlnclLKlir any fundraislngl- how exp8rKIrf(ure has supported the key ¢Jbithes of th8 charity: inv8slm8nt policy aTh objectiv8& The PFlnclpal sources of lunds are from membership Subscrfptlons, Oft ald and hlrfng otrt of the kout huL Onoing opefatlonal ¢ost5 are piudentty examlned and met to ensure the 5uccesslul contlnuatlon of the Group. AU funds are held In cash u$lng onlymalnstream banks or bulldlng socletles. The Group Twstee 8oartt regularly monitots the levets of bank balances. and the interest rates reCepd to ensure the youp obtains maximum value and income Irom its bankn'ng aNan¥ements. ¢kca$ionaUy thls may involve uslng an account that requires a period of notice befo funds may be withdrawn. betore doing so the Group Trustee Board considers the cash flow requirements. Investment poucy The Group doesnot have thclent funds to Invest in ionger-tern investments su¢h as stocks and Sha5. The Group hastherelore a(lopted 8 I01$k Strate to the inveslment ol tts lund& TAR yle 31K17f4025
Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustaes declare that thoy have approved the trustaO6' lePQrt al)ov6. Slgnad on behalf of the charlty's truste8S Slgnaturé(s) Full name(8) Posltlon (eg Secrntary, Chalr, otc) NICOLA LUHRS CARMEL WALKER TREASURER CHAIR 261112ozG A/,/zG TAR ylg 31K17r2025
1st Whittlesford & Duxford Scout Group Reglstered Charlty 270949 Receipts and Payments Account For the year fr¢)m 1st August 2024 to 31st Juty 2025 Receipts 2024125 2023124 Donatlons. legacles and slmllar incom• Membership subscriptions Donations GfftAid 15.89).00 23.50 3.371.88 19285.38 16.380.CKI 172.15 3.532.51 20.c.68 Grants Grants Programm• Actlvltl•s Section e8mps & activ.&$ Relmbursamont of advanc8d IkJo1 S.S51.79 8.027.23 5,551.79 6.077.72 Fundralilng (gro08) Unworn 103 172.rxj 89.( 172.00 Scout Hut Incon Hlro of building Hlre to Explorers Legal la•s credit Hlre of 8quipment 3.999.50 3.890.75 20.00 36.c¥) 4.546.75 2C#).00 4,919.50 Inve•tm•nt Incom• Bgnk interest 697.54 697.$4 470.81 470.81 Total R•c•lpls 30.543.21 31.351.94 Gp Accounts 2025
1st Whittlesford & Duxford Scout Group Register Chaffity 270949 Receipts and Payments Account For th• year Irom 1st AUgt 2024 trj 31st July 2025 Payments 2024125 2023124 Charltsbl• Paym•nts Membèrship 8ub8crfption$ pa#1 on INaticlYColMty1D1str1 Sadon activSI89 Seclion Camps Adult support and train1rj Rént Water aThJ Se0 Electr Gas Insuran Hul MaSntenanc Flr8 Blami molntènance Equipment Bgdges and Leaders uniform Mèdla costs. web31t6s and OSM AGM exp8n808. donati6 and GNts S..50 2.667.49 S.520 19 81.$2 227.42 S,4.00 2,766.23 6.065.08 35.[#) 207.89 1.147.34 2.827.69 3.211.87 8.860.42 1,187.36 1.418.02 957.40 552.63 425.60 32.975.45 1.e04.05 2.486.02 3.414.58 2.791.27 1,C(16. 2.405.92 2.689.18 739.72 669.19 32,340.83 Fundral•lng exp•n Uniform for fundraising Othèr lundralsing costs Total Payment* 32.97S.45 32.340.83 Surplus /Lhfi¢lt for the year -2,432.24 88.89 Cajh fund• last yoar end 38.005.43 38.994.32 Cash fvnds thls year end 35.573.19 38.005.43 GroupAccouAts 202s.SX
1st Whittlesford & Duxford Scout Group For th• year 1st Au9USt 2024 to 31stJuly 2025 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2024125 2023124 Cash funds Group Barclay3 ctsnmunty Group 8ardays business prwnium C8rrt)ridge Building Soc Arrows Barclays communty Slrlus Barclays communty Forest B¥avern Barthys ccffimunty Forest Beav8rs OSM wepayTmnt Totsl Gash fvnd• 3.816.49 13.867.95 15.604.35 802.79 1.191.62 5.153.82 1S.648.18 15.1.58 S38.73 1.114.27 425.8S 35,573.19 38.005.43 Oth•r mon•tsry au•ts Investment •8Mts Non monetary for charW• own u Land and buildings" Scouting Equlpm¥nr' ' v•K 01lh• £849,831 ~ Scoulnll 8qUIkl)lIncI•D76. lumlDth•. kthn. £47.475 LIAbllltl•s Expens•g in¢uft•d. Th)t Involced Other Ilabl1 -1W.87 -91.98 Total -1WJ.87 1.98 Thg above recdpts •nd paymènts a¢¢ount and stat•m•nt of as••ts and lIabHItI wor• revlewed b Lou)A(20 HA L L 12 9.1 and approv•d by the Tru•l••8 at th• Trusts• Board Mgotlng hold on and s1gn•d on thelr half by G4RMEL WALKER CHAIR NICOLA LUHRS TRB4SURER Gn)up Acunts 2025.$
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Rep¢>rt to the trusteesl members of 1$t Whituesford & DUxfd Scout Gr(xp On accounts for the year ended 31 Juty 2025 Charlty no (if any) 270949 Sat out on pages TAR y18 3110712025 pages 1 to 7: Gr(xp Acccunts 2025 pages 1 to 3 I report to the trustees on rny examination of the acc¢JJnts of the aLJ)ve charity (Ihe Trusf) f¢y the year erthj 31 July 2025. Rosponslbllltles and As the charty trusi88s of the 1Èt Whittlesford & Duxford Scout Group, you basls of report are resFonslbte fcy the preparatK)n of the accounts in accordance With the requirements of the chareS Act 2011 {Ih8 Acr). I reFX)rt in respect of my examinatMJ) of the 11t Vlhrtdesfor(l & Duxford Scout Group s accounts carried Ixrt under Secti 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in caryirKJ out my examinati. I have fdloWl the applica14e Directions given ty th8 Chanty Commiss•Jn under sectbon 145{5)(bl of the Act. I have CnFle my examlnatkn. I ccrtrfimi that rKJ materlal matters have C10 to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the eXInatiOn bYhi¢h gives me cause to b8lb8ve that in, any material Independent examlnerfs slatement accountsng recc*th were r¥)t kept in accordance wtth tion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not COrd wilh th8 records I have no c(KKems and have come across no other matters in conneclion with the examination to which attenti( shoLJkl be drawn in order lo enable a Fxoper understanding of the acc¢)unts to be reached. . Please delet8 the words in brack8ts rfthey do not apply. Signed: ISJanuOI Name: EoiA)fiLo GeA rfA LL Relevant professlonal quallficatlon(s) or body (11 any): Choi(-e/ed A Ccou . FCA. Address: S Ic(nbri C£zTh qty IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32. Indyndent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glvo here brlef details of any items that the examlner wishes to dlsdose. IER October 2018