## |Type of governing|Type of governing|Type of governing|document|document|document||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||The Group's governing
documents
are those ofthe The|| |||||||||Scout Association. They consist ofa Royal Charter, which|in| |||||||||turn gives authority to the Bye Laws ofthe Association
and|| |||||||||The Policy, Organisation
and Rules ofThe Scout Association.|| |(e.g. trust deed,|||constitution)||||||| |How the charity||is constituted||||||The Group isa trust established
under its rules which are|| |||||||||common to all Scouts.|| |(e.g. trust,|association,||||company)||||| |Trustee selection|||methods|||||The Trustees are appointed
in accordance
with the Policy,|| |(e.g. appointed|||by, elected|||by)||Organisation
and Rules ofThe Scout Association.|| |Additional|governance||||issues (optional||information
but encouraged
as best practice)||| |You may choose|||to include additional|||||The Group is managed
by the Group Executive Committee,|| |information,|where relevant,|||||about:||the members ofwhich are the 'Charity Trustees' ofthe Scout|| |||||||||Group which is an educational
charity. As charity trustees|| |||||||||they are responsible
for complying
with legislation
applicable|| |||||||||to charities. This includes the registration,
keeping proper|| |||||||||accounts and making
returns to the Charity Commission
as|| |||||||||appropriate.|| |Policies and procedures
adopted for:
a) the induction
and training oftrustees; b)
trustee'
consideration
ofmajor risks and
the systems and procedures
to manage
them||||||||The Committee
consists of2 independent
representatives,
Chair and Treasurer together with the Group Scout Leader,
individual
section leaders (ifopted to take on the
responsibility)
and parent's
representation
and meets every
4 months.|3-| |||||||||Members ofthe Executive Committee
complete
'Essential|| |||||||||Information
forExecutive Committee'
training
within the first|| |||||||||5 months ofjoining the committee.|| |||||||||This Group Executive Committee
exists to support the Group|| |||||||||Scout Leader in meeting
the responsibilities
ofthe|| |||||||||appointments
and is responsible
for:|| |||||||||The maintenance
of Group property;|| |||||||||The raising offunds and the administration
of Group finance;|| |||||||||The insurance
ofpersons
property
and equipment;|| |The insurance
of persons,
property
and equipment;| |---| |Group public occasions;| |Assisting
in the recruitment
of leaders and other adult| |support;| |Appointing
any sub committees
that may be required;| |Appointing
Group Administrators
and Advisors other than| |those who are elected.| |Risk and Internal Control - The Group Executive| |Committee
has identiTied the major risks to which they| |believe the Group isexposed, these have been reviewed
and| |systems have been established
to mitigate against them. The| |main areas ofconcern that have been identified are:| |Damage to the building,
property
and equipment.
The Group| |would request the use of buildings,
property
and equipment| |from neighbouring
organisations
such as the church,| |community
centre and other Scout Groups. Similar reciprocal| |arrangements
exist with these organisations.
The Group has| |sufficient
buildings
and contents insurance
in place to mitigate| |against permanent
loss.| |Injury to leaders, helpers,
supporters
and members.
The| |Group through
the capitation fees contributes
to the Scout| |Associations
national accident insurance
policy. Risk| |Assessments
are undertaken
before all activities.| |Reduced income from fund raising. The Group is primarily| |reliant upon income from subscriptions
and fundraising.
The| |group does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity
of activities| |should there be a major reduction
in income. The Committee| |could raise the value of subscriptions
to increase the income| |to the group on an ongoing basis, either temporarily
or| |permanently.| |Reduction or loss of leaders. The group is totally reliant upon| |volunteers
to run and administer
the activities ofthe group.
If| |there was a reduction
in the number of leaders to an| |unacceptable
level in a particular
section or the group asa| |whole then there would have to be a contraction,| |consolidation
or closure ofa section.
In the worst case| |scenario the complete closure ofthe Group.| |Reduction or loss of members.
The Group provides activities| |for all young people aged 6to 18. Ifthere was a reduction
in| |membership
in a particular
section orthe group as whole then| |there would have to be a contraction,
consolidation
or closure| |ofa section.
In the worst case scenario the complete closure| |ofthe Group.| |In addition,
the group has in place systems of internal
controls| |that are designed
to provide reasonable
assurance
against| |material
mismanagement
or loss these include 2 signatories| |||||||||material
mismanagement
or loss, these include 2|material
mismanagement
or loss, these include 2|material
mismanagement
or loss, these include 2|material
mismanagement
or loss, these include 2|signatories|signatories|signatories| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||for all payments
and a comprehensive
insurance
policies||||||to| |||||||||ensure that insurable
risks are covered.||||||| |||||||||~ ~||||||| |||||||||The Purpose ofScouting||||||| ||Summary|of|the|objects ofthe||charity set||Scouting exists to actively engage and support|||young||people|| ||out in its|governing
document||||||in their personal
development,||||||| |||||||||empowering
them to make a positive contribution||||to society.||| |||||||||The Values ofScouting||||||| |||||||||As Scouts we are guided
by these values:||||||| |||||||||Integrity - We act with integrity;
we are honest, trustworthy||||||| |||||||||and loyal.||||||| |||||||||Respect - We have self-respect
and respect|||for others.|||| |||||||||Care -We support others and take care ofthe world|||||in which|| |||||||||we live.||||||| |||||||||Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and|attitudes.|||||| |||||||||Cowperation
-We make a positive difference; we co-||||||| |||||||||operate with others and make friends.||||||| |||||||||The Scout Method||||||| |||||||||Scouting takes place when young people,|in|partnership||||with| |||||||||adults, work together based on the||||||| |||||||||values ofScouting and:||||||| |||||||||-enjoy what they are doing and have fun||||||| |||||||||-take part in activities indoors and outdoors||||||| |||||||||-leam by doing||||||| |||||||||-share
in spiritual
reflection||||||| |||||||||-take responsibility
and make choices||||||| |||||||||-undertake
new and challenging
activities||||||| |||||||||-make and live by their Promise.||||||| ||SummarY ofthe
to these objects|||main activities||in relation||See section re ops||||||| ||Additional|details||ofthe|objectives and activities (optional
information
but encouraged||||as|best||practice)||| ||Public benefit statement|||||||The Group meets the Charity Commission's||public||benefit||| |||||||||criteria under both the advancement
ofeducation||||and|the|| |||||||||advancement
of citizenship
or community|development|||||| |||||||||headin
s.||||||| |||||~|~|||~
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~||||||| ||Summary||of|the main achievements|||of|We have continued
improving
the hall and|grounds|||this year,||| |||||the charity during the year||||including
the installation
of new windows,|new||fencing||and|| |||||||||noticeboards.|The||grounds|||| |||||||||continued
to be maintained
by Andrey
Nikulin|||(parent)||- a big|| |||||||||THANK YOU to Andrey.
During||the year|||our|| |||||||||bngest-running
regular
hall users, the "Darfford Club for||||||the| |||||||||Disabled,
finally cbsed its doors. We wish to|||thank for all|||| |4|LT700001 (3rd December||||2018)|||||||||| ## ## |A cou
fo|e||n|in|31 t|h 2023||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Income|||||||~Ex
hdltulo|||||||| ||||||||Group expenses|||||||| |Subscriptions|||||||Section night||costs;|Squirrels||||451| |Squirrels||||||2,044||||Beavers||||1,093| |Beaver Section||||||2,193||||Cubs||||568| |Cub Section||||||2,986||||Scouts||||779| |Scout Section||||||957||||Explorers||||238| |Explorers||||||956||||||||3,129| |||||||9,136|Capitation|||||||| ||||||||Group|||||||3,691| |Fund Raising &|Donations||||||Explore rs|||||||589| |Hall donations||||||6,710||||||||4,280| |Grants for squirrels||||||1,700||||||||| |Collecting for Porchlight||charity||||804|Other expenses|||||||| |Payment
forJamboree||catering||||801|Camp (Kent||International||Jamboree)|||4,183| |Donation
from disabled||dub||||300|Badges, Scarves, woggles,|||||clothing||1,358| |Other donations||||||123|Family camp|||||||1139| |||||||10,438|AGM, group||Software, leaders||||exp.|751| ||||||||Contribution||for World Jamboree|||||500| |Other income||||||||||||||7,931| |Camp contributions||||||2,674||||||||| |Fees for family camp -||Hopehill||||1,455|Overheads|||||||| |Section night contributions||||||1,144|Gas|||||||1712| |Clothing sales||||||493|Insurance|(hall)||||||1,045| |Other (see 'notes to the|||accounts')|||387|Rent (land)|||||||1,000| |Squirrels Xmas fair||||||139|Cleaning
and||consumables|||||960| |||||||6,292|Electricity|||||||506| ||||||||Water|||||||159| ||||||||Performing|rights society||||||149| |||||||||||||||5,531| ||||||||Charitable|contributions||||||| ||||||||Porchlight|||||||| ||||||||Group improvements/repairs|||||||| ||||||||New windows|||||||3,700| ||||||||Equipment|and noticeboards||||||1544| ||||||||General|||||||882| |||||||||||||||6,126| |GROSS INCOME||||||25,8M|TOTAL EXPENSES|||||||27,801| |Opening
Balance 1stApril 2022
Bank current account(~~~~~)||||||f
34,723|Bank and cash reconciliation
Cash and
cheques on hand;||||||at 31|March 2023
f| |Bank deposit account||||||87|||||Squirrels|||33| |Cash in hand||||||532|||||Beavers|||492| |||||||35,342||||||Cubs||575| ||||||||||||Scouts|||16| |Plus Income||||||25,866|||||Explorers|||0| |Total||||||61,208|||||Hyper||card|33| |||||||||||||||1,149| |Less expenditure||||||27,801|Cash in current accounts'|||||||32,171| ||||||||Cash in deposit account|||||||87| |Closing balance|at 31|March 2023||||33407|Closing balance at 31 March||||||2023|33,407| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ##