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 S￿UT HUT, THE ALLOTMENT GARDENS
MOORFIELD ROAD. DUXFORD
CIMBRIDGES41RE
Postcode
22 4PS
Names of tha charlty trustoes who manago the charlty
Tr￿t•• 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
TREA￿RER
DEBORAH GREGORY
SJBgSIIPTION SE(SIEfARY
IAugu$t2024-22January2025
DAVID WHITE
TRUSTEE
Names and addresses of advlsers (Optlonal Inforniatlon)
of advlser
Name
Address
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Section B
Structure, governance and management
Descrlption of the charlty's trusts
Type of governing document
TheGroup's gOverni￿dc£￿rnMts3￿eth0SeOfThe￿oUtAssoclatl(ffl. Theycons15fof
a RoyalCthaner.whiChinturngNesaulJ￿ntyto the Bye Laws oftheAssociation and
The Policy. Organisation and Rules IPORJ of The &outAssociation.
Hcw the charity is Cc￿St1tirt8d
The&oup Is a trusiestsbllshed under its rules which are common to all￿Outs.
Trustse sdection mettKKIs
TheTrustees areapp)inled in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules
IPORI ofThe ￿oUtA$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 the￿arItyc￿mmJss1Ofi as approprlate.
the charity's organisational
stTUCtur8 and any WKler
ne￿Ork with which
charity works:
relatlonship wlth any related
parti8S.'
trustees. considerat*3n 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[Y￿ts 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.
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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 recI￿￿on 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 actmtiesforail￿v￿ 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 Puq￿se 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
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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. H1n￿on 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 Infom￿tIOn)
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
prO￿lIe Ihe best quallty acts￿l]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 adVen￿re5 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 ca￿￿Craft1nc1Udlng1Wng knots and
pitchlngtents, andsoffEofthem joined other Cambridge Beavers al the
dlstrici Beaver camp atthe Ri5dens koui HQ. At C*ri5tmas 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.
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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 look￿1 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
in￿ted 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. Coff￿eted to makethe bestlemonadeandmade trench
stvw as partof the Remembvanceactivities. They compleled thelr level 3
Emergencyald badpwhlch Ir￿luded 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 Ice￿￿011￿& kayaking.
and completed theirannual obstscle course challenge at the end of the
sUmmerterm.Two*outswereawardedtheiT￿Ie1scOut￿)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 madedlspl*sforthe 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
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Brlef sL*ement of tha
charity's pollcy on reserves
ReseThes Poucy
The Group's on ￿$t￿e5 Isto hold sufficient resources to continue the
charitable actwfties of theGroup should income and fundraising a¢tiviUes lau short.
TheGroupTrustee Boa￿ considers thatthe GfDUP should hold a sum equNaient to 6
months running costs. clrea £8.CW.
An additional maintenance reseNe of £l,(KKI per annum lup to a
Ma￿muM ofQ((hJl was also set in lune2019to coVerfU￿re malo
malntenancewotkielated to the upkeep of the hut Thi5 year £1.£￿ remalns In
reserve.
Detalls of any funds materlally
In deflcft
Further flnanclal revlvw detsils {Optlonal infornmtion)
You may chooso to include
additional inforynallon, ￿re
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sourcès of funds IlnclLKlir
any fundraislngl-
how exp8rKIrf(ure has
supported the key ¢Jbithes
of th8 charity:
inv8slm8nt policy aTh
objectiv8&
The PFlnclpal sources of lunds are from membership Subscrfptlons, Oft ald
and hlrfng otrt of the kout huL
On*oing opefatlonal ¢ost5 are piudentty examlned and met to ensure
the 5uccesslul contlnuatlon of the Group.
AU funds are held In cash u$lng onlymalnstream banks or bulldlng socletles.
The Group Twstee 8oartt regularly monitots the levets of bank balances. and the
interest rates reCep￿d to ensure the youp obtains maximum value and income Irom
its bankn'ng aNan¥ements. ¢kca$ionaUy thls may involve uslng an account that
requires a period of notice befo￿ funds may be withdrawn. betore doing so the Group
Trustee Board considers the cash flow requirements.
Investment poucy
The Group doesnot have thclent funds to Invest in ionger-tern investments su¢h as
stocks and Sha￿5. The Group hastherelore a(lopted 8 I0￿1$k Strate￿ to the
inveslment ol tts lund&
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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
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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
G￿p Accounts 2025

1st Whittlesford & Duxford Scout Group
Register￿ Chaffity 270949
Receipts and Payments Account
For th• year Irom 1st AUg￿t 2024 trj 31st July 2025
Payments
2024125
2023124
Charltsbl• Paym•nts
Membèrship 8ub8crfption$ pa#1 on INaticl￿YColMty1D1str￿￿1
Sadon activSI89
Seclion Camps
Adult support and train1r￿j
Rént
Water aThJ Se￿0
Electr
Gas
Insuran
Hul MaSntenanc
Flr8 Blami molntènance
Equipment
Bgdges and Leaders uniform
Mèdla costs. web31t6s and OSM
AGM exp8n808. donati￿6 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 8qUIk￿l)￿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 Acu￿nts 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 & DUxf￿d Scout Gr(xp
On accounts for the year
ended
31 Juty 2025
Charlty no
(if any)
270949
Sat out on pages
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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 char￿eS 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 fdloW￿l the applica14e Directions given
ty th8 Chanty Commiss•Jn under sectbon 145{5)(bl of the Act.
I have C￿nFle￿ my examlnatkn. I ccrtrfimi that rKJ materlal matters have
C￿10 to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with
the eX￿InatiOn 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