## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1[st] April 2022 31[st] March 2023 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** 1[st] Cowfold Scout Group **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 271544 **Charity's principal address** 50 Acorn Avenue Cowfold Horsham **Postcode RH13 8RT** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Steve Sims|Chair||| ||Nicholas Reynolds|Treasurer||| ||Sarah Cooper|Deputy Group
Leader||| ||Suzanne Redford|Treasurer||| ||Angie Bell|Secertary||| ||Ellen Clare Barker|GroupLeader||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** ||**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---|---| ||Ian Jewell|| ||KayLouise Barker|| |||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**
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**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** Governance complies with the instructions and processes of the Scouts You **may choose** to include Association of the UK additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** Education/training and other charitable purposes for children and young adults **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** March **2012** **TAR** 2 4 groups and leaders meet weekly during term time for activities that lead to awards (badges). Developing their skills to help them progress into adulthood. Income has increased from £15,982 (21/22) to £29,881. There are two reasons for this, firstly, the increased level of income for Camps and Activities this year, raised from £3,250 (21/22) to £12,182 and increased subscriptions from £11,504 to £15,901. This is in part due to the increased numbers of children with the development of Squirrels, a slight raise of fees and a wider demand. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** Expenditure is less than 21/22, £14,852 down from £24,761, due to the Capitation not being paid for 22/23 accounts until April, and therefore will appear in 2023/24 accounts. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** Fund raising and other charitable activities are held 3 to 5 times per year You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance The Group has reassembled after covid forced a lot of activity to be **Summary of the main** remote online. More camps and trips have also been carried out. **achievements of the charity during the year** March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** The group hold a reasonable reserve of fund, should any urgent work be required on the scout hut or equipment **Details of any funds materially** none **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Nicholas Reynolds **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc) Date** 28th February 2024 March **2012** **TAR** 5 (HAklTY COMMISSION fUR I NGLAND ,%NU 1'4fiti s 1st Cowfold Scout Group Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 1slA ri12022 31$1 March 2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrictèd funds to the t)8arnst Restricted funds Endowment fund Total funds Last y•ar to lh* r￿rnst £ tra th• ntrar￿£ to tho n•arost £ to tho nearest£ A1 RaceiptS Fundraising DonaiioDs l Grar Badges SubsGnplions Camps and Trips Unrfomi l HLrt Hiré Mige (Cash deopDyVCrsditsl Interési ub total (Gross income for 626 129 626 t29 60 15,901 12,182 30 978 35 15,901 11182 11,504 3,250 978 35 1.148 15,982 AR) 29,081 29.881 A2 Asset and Investment salès. l$èe table). Sub total Total receipts 29.881 29,881 15,982 A3 Payments suscr1plK￿S- Grwp IC8ptstion Unifom Group geTrerJl expenses Group a¢tYvthe5 Camps and Tnps Fundr8i%ing Costs P￿MtseS expenses Misc 10,619 329 3,653 1,009 I,ODY 3.048 2.814 5.703 2,814 5.703 533 1,479 2fj6 5.318 1,479 266 2,987 1,855 Sub total 14,852 14.652 24,761 A4 Ass•t and Investment purcha￿s, (see table) Sub total To&71 payments 14.852 14,852 24,761 Net of receipts/{payments) A5 Transfer$ between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 15.030 15.030 8,779 30,351 45,381 30,351 45.381 39,130 30,351 CCXX R1 awunts ISSI Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnrestYi¢ted funds Rgstrict•d funds to E Endowment funds Categorie$ to D•or•8* £ to ngar951 £ B1 Cash funds Cuffenl Account#1 34,716 S¢oui Camp account 2,622 ExpkI￿r account Depo% account communty Resetve 8.041 Total cash fiinds 45.381 lagTa8 balaAG&S re¢elp￿ and PVymEnt& a¢wwntls}I Unrestricted funds Restri¢t•d funds Endowment funds to neaTest £ Dptai15 to ngarest£ to nearest £ B2 Other monetary assets Fund ¢0 whlch asset belon Current value Details DS1 loptSonall B3 Investment assets Fund to whlch asset belon Currtrni value Detail Cost loptlon•ll B4 Assets retalned for the charlty's own usg Fund to which relates Amount duo Wh0n duo B5 Llabilltles SvJned by one or two trustees on tru6tee5 2 ac¢ounis ISSI Print Name Date of approval Signature Ni¢ho18s Re olds 1st March 2024 GCXX R3 a¢¢ounls ISSI CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the :, accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to thè twstees 1 sl Cowfold Scout Group On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 Charity no lif any) 271344 Set out on pages I report to the tTUStees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity llhe Tru51"1 for the year ended 31 March 2023. As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance WTth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 l.the Act'i. Rgsponsibilitles and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out nder section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the 2pplicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no m81erial matters have examiner's statement come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me ause lo believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in 8ccordaTrce with secb"Dn 130 of the Chariti'es Act., or the accounts did not a¢cord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comtAy with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than arsy requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other m8ttefS in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to reached. Slgned: Lucy Anne Poleykett Date: 06.03.24 Name.. Lucy Anne Pol8ykett Relevant profgssional qualificationlsl or body lif any): ACA IICAEWI Address: 17 The Hemsleys Pease Pottage. West Sussex RH11 98X IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of coneem lsee CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidanee for examinersl. Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wlshg$ to dlsclose. IER O¢t 2018