Treasurer's Re ort for Year Ended 31" December 2024 l am delighted to present our audited 2024 accounts and l thank our auditor for his voluntary work with this. Prior to commenting on the finances. I would personally like to thank our previous District Commissioner, Mike McHugh for his help and wise counsel both personally and to 3" Portchester Scouts. Hi5 character and actions have been the epitome of Scouting and his will be very big shoes to IILL I hope he will return io filt more district and possibly county rotes in the future as he has so much to offer. The Group remains in great shape financially largeLy due to our continued fc(us on carefully managing the receipt of both monthly subscription payments and joining fees - we have a 100% receipt rate for membership fees compared to less than 70% onLy a couple of years ago.This is thanks to our parents paying promptly but I would also Like to thank our Membership Secretary for all her hard work in overseeing our receipts. Only she and I know how much work is involved with this. As per last year, we have had to deal with further inflationary pressures with almost all costs escalating including. regrettably the money demanded of us to various parts of The Scout Association. Our District has been supportive. and I thank our representative on the District Trustee Board. our Secretary, Carolyn Colwell. for ensuring their costs are kept to a minimum. However. both The Scout Association and Hampshire County Scout Council have felt the need to continue to increase their membership fees taking more and more money away from front line scouting. Despite these increasing costs. we are delighted to have successfully retained our subscription costs at £14 per month. This has achieved a breakeven performance albeit we have used £1380 Irom our reserves as anothor energy saving upgrade this time to our Lighting. Despite this expenditure we retain sufficient reserves IIOO% of our nom)alised annuaL overheads) to cover potential economic shocks and aLlow us to continue to Upgrade equipment Having spoken with Treasurers from other groups. I realise just how much money many make by renting out their HQ5 when not being used by Scouts. Unfortunately, under the terms of our lease with the Trustees of Portchester Parish Hall this is forbidden and I can not See thi5 changing when the lease is renewed. The financial shape of the group does depeThg on continuing to attract new members and retain our membership at its current levels. It is by keeping the group at its current size that we can continve to enjoy economies of scale allowing us to continue to keep membership fees as low as they are. As a parent ySelf. I would like to thank all the voLunteers without whose continued support aLI those activities and camps the children enjoy wouLd not be possible. It continues to delight me that volunteers give so freely of their own time and annual Leave to Look after other people's children. David Noyce. Group Treasurer, 3rd Portchester Scouts
RN RKoyl••d Group . No 2 Arcounts for Year Ended 315t December 2024 I CHARITY COMMISSION I FOR ENGIAND AND WAIES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• perlod To tstjon 24 31$1 ?4 Sectlon A Recei tsand ments Unre5trlct•d lunds Restrlcted fund• Endowm•nt funds Total lund• L••t y••r l( th• n•ir••l£ A1 Rocbl ts 2&350 21.015 P8 m8ntS r•(xi¥•d forC•m 13,4#J PA m•TriE for 1.54S 5.SZg 6.3QS 4ST1 4,$71 S81• 01 1.075 311J 274 .341 ey,> Sub lol•llGnx8 incoFn• lorAR 2 A88•t and In¥••tm•nt s•l•s. sé• tb Sub tot• Tol•lr•c•lpt 49.341 49.341 A3 Payment8 10.020 7BB HQ Mr•ini•nor&?. arJ Rep $56 R•ni SubxFWor¢o 313 323 Sub tota A8s•t and Investment pur¢tta8•8, {••• tabk) Sub tota
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England & Wales Template l.. Unqualified report for a non-company charity preparing receipts and payments accounts with a gross income of £250,000 or Less in the relevant financial year Independent examinerf5 report to the trustees of 3 Porchester out Group Scout Council I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of 3rf Porchester S¢out Group for the year ended 4151 December 2024 Respon51billtles and basls of report As the charty trustees of the ' Porchester Scout Gro I you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the r@quirements of the charle5 Act 20111.the Act'l. I rcport in respert of my examination of the li# r.r accounts carrFed out undcr section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying OLrt my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sectioTr 14515llbl ol the Art. Independent examlnerfs ststement I hove completed my examination. I confirm th* rn material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving mè Cause to believe that in any material respert. accounting IOrdS were not kcpt in rr5pert of the 2. the accounts do not accord wrth those records. Pwchester Scout G,. as required by section 130 01 the ACL or I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in conneclion with the examination lo which attenlion should be drawn In this rèport In order to enable a woper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name.. NEII Holloway Relevant professional qualrfication or membershlp of professional bodies Irf any): Address.. 7 Burns Gardens Bognor Regis West Sussex P022 6QS Date.. 3rtt March 2025