## Trustees' Annual Report For the period |From (start date)|**0**|**1**|**0**|**4**|**2**|**4**|**4**|**3**|**1**|**0**|**3**|**2**|**5**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||||||| |**Section A**|||**Reference and administration details**||||||||||| |Charity name
Other names the charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)
HQ registration number
Charity’s principal address|||Putnoe Scout Group
Putnoe(Bedford North)Scout Group
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9|**Trustee Name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**| |---|---|---|---| ||Jonathan Marston|Chair|Until AGM 27/09/2025| ||GraemeMolloy|Chair|From AGM 27/09/2025| ||Nicola Smith|Treasurer|| ||Lynn Robertson|Secretary|| ||MichelleDavis|GSL(Ex-Officio)|| ||JarredDavis|AGSL&ESL(Ex-Officio)|| ||Leanda Gandy|Trustee (Elected)|Until 31/12/2024| ||Helen Aston|Trustee (Elected)|| ||LiamJacklin|Trustee (Elected)|| ||Richard Sampson|Trustee (Elected)|| Names and addresses of advisers (optional information but encouraged as best practice) _(These will be published in the annual report of the charity)_ Type of advisor Name Address ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document The Group's governing documents are those of the The Scout Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. (e.g. trust deed, constitution) 1 LT700001 (27 February 2024) |How the charity is constituted|The Group is a 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 of The 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 Trustee Board, the members| |information, where relevant, about:|of which are the ‘Charity Trustees’ of the 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 of trustees; b)
trustee' consideration of major risks and|The Trustee Board consists of the Chair, Treasurer and 6 Trustees
(including 3 Ex Officio Trustees and meets every term. One of our
Trustees also held the role of Secretary.| |the systems and procedures to manage
them|Members of the Trustee Board complete Being a Scouts Trustee
learning within the first 6 months of joining the Board.| ||This Group Trustee Board exists to make sure the charity is well-| ||managed, risks are assessed and mitigated, buildings and| ||equipment are in good working order, and everyone follows legal| ||requirements and the organisation's policies and rules. Their| ||support helps other volunteers run high-quality and safe| ||programmes that gives young people skills for life.| |**Section B**
**Structure, governance and management (continued)**|**Section B**
**Structure, governance and management (continued)**| |---|---| ||**Risk and Internal Control**
The Group Trustee Board has identified the major risks to which
they believe the Group is exposed, these have been reviewed and
systems have been established to mitigate against them. The main
areas of concern 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 Board 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 of the group. If there
was a reduction in the number of leaders to an unacceptable level in| 2 LT700001 (27 February 2024) p a particular section or the group as a whole then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case scenario the complete closure of the Group. Reduction or loss of members. The Group provides activities for all young people aged 4 to 18. If there was a reduction in membership in a particular section or the group as whole then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case scenario the complete closure of the Group. 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 for all payments and a comprehensive insurance policies with Unity Insurance Services to ensure that insurable risks are covered. |**Section C**|**Objectives and activities**| |---|---| |Summary of the objects of the charity set
out in its governing document
Summary of the main activities in relation
to these objects|**The Purpose of Scouting**
Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their
personal development,
empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
**The Values of Scouting**
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 of the world in which we
live.
**Belief -**We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes.
**Co-operation -**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 of Scouting and:
- enjoy what they are doing and have fun
- take part in activities indoors and outdoors
- learn by doing
- share in spiritual reflection
- take responsibility and make choices
- undertake new and challenging activities
- make and live by their Promise.| ||| ||As Scouts, we are guided by the values of integrity, respect, care,
belief and co-operation. Programmes for the weekly meetings in all
Sections (Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers) are
designed to provide a wide variety of activities and bring out the best
in the young people, whilst ensuring that they have an enjoyable
time.| 3 LT700001 (27 February 2024) Additional details of the objectives and activities (optional information but encouraged as best practice) |You**may choose**to include further
statements, where relevant, about:
• policy on grantmaking;
• contribution made by volunteers;
• policy on investments.
Public benefit statement|All Sections are run by a team of volunteers who plan and run a
varied and challenging programme of activities in a safe
environment, which includes:- wide variety of team games; log
chews/pack & patrol forums; camp fires; camps; days out; creative
activities; shooting; archery; climbing; water sports; visiting local
areas/centres of interest; problem solving; team work; parades.| |---|---| ||| ||The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit criteria
under both the advancement of education and the advancement of
citizenship or community development headings.| ||| |**Section D**|**Achievements and performance**| |Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the year|| ||We continue to bank with CAF Bank, which enables us to make
payments via electronic transfer, whilst satisfying the Charity
Commissions and The Scouts dual signatory requirement. We are
continuing to claim back Gift Aid, using OSM to help us keep an
accurate record of qualifying payments. The number of adults
volunteering with us remains strong, although there are a couple of
Sections where we would appreciate an additional volunteer to
reduce the requirement for parent helpers when out and about to to
protect us should a colunteer be unavailable. New joiner requests
remain high and due to the increasing waiting list for all Sections, a
note has been put on our website advising that our Sections are full -
this has not stopped the new joiner requests, but does help to
manage expectations. Our Flying Squirrel Drey for children aged 4-
6 years old was opened in September 2023 and is proving to be a
real success,offeringactivities from hikes to camps!| ||| |**Section E**|**Financial Review**| |Brief statement of the charity’s policy on
reserves|**Reserves Policy**
The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to
continue the charitable activities of the group should income and
fundraising activities fall short. The Group Trustee Board considers
that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running
costs, circa £15,000.| 4 LT700001 (27 February 2024) The Group held reserves of approximately £12,500 against this at year end. This is below the ideal amount required for operating expenses. However this can be explained through the purchase of further paddle boards totalling £2,200 on 20th March and £970 of end of term (July) activities paid in advance 27th March. Quantify and explain any designations Details of any funds materially in deficit (circumstances plus steps to eliminate) 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); The Group's primary source of income is the montly subscription payments received by youth members of the Scout Group. The subs are paid by direct debit on the first of each month via OSM and GoCardless and can be easily monitored by the GSL, Treasurer and Section Leaders. The Trustees regularly review the amount of the subs and they are currently set at £15 a month and have been since 1st Sept 2024. The increase has helped to cover additional costs, such as the increased Scouts Headquarters membership fees, increased running costs and an increase to the percentage of all payments received by OSM and GoCardless. The Scout Group has a hardship policy to support any youth members who are unable to pay, but this is only taken advantage of by a very small percentage of our members. Our Treasurer claims Gift Aid on an annual basis, £6260 in this financial year and all members are actively encouraged to sign up to this via OSM. The Group is pro-active in seeking grants and arranging fundraising when high value items are required. The Group has received a grant of £2,000 from Scouts HQ, for opening a New Leopards Scout Troop, which it is proposing to spend on investing in an archery range. This will involve the purchase of equipment and safety nets. It is also planning to invest in new folding chairs. The group continues to receive a 15% rebate from the Scout Shop for uniform purchased by Putnoe members and agreed to ringfence this money to support young people and adult volunteers attending the World Scout Jamboree - the next one is in Poland in 2027 and contingents have been selected. We have also recently set up a small Fundraising Committee, which will start to work on fundraising initiatives to supplement our finances. The group completed a fundraising challenge for Moggerhanger Hospice, in the previous financial year and in addition to the monies paid directly to them a further £1838 was paid over in the year to March 25. 5 LT700001 (27 February 2024) |• investment policy and objectives;
• how expenditure has supported the key
objectives of the charity;|The Group does not have sufficient funds to invest in longer term
investments. The Group
has therefore adopted a risk averse
strategy to the investment of its funds. All funds are held in cash
using only mainstream banks or building societies.
**Investment Policy**
The Trustee Board regularly monitors the levels of bank balances
and all large expenditure items require the permission of the
Executive Committee and the policy of dual signatures is strictly
adherred to. We have also recently obtained a Scout Group CAF
Bank card, the details of which are lodged with OSM so that all
subscription renewals will go against the Group card. This was
previously paid for by the Group Scout Leader and claimed back via
expenses.

| |---|---| ||| |**Section F**|**Other Optional Information**| |Plans for future periods (details of any
significant activities planned to achieve
them)|| ||e G oup
as a eady ta e
p o s o a
o d o e t e St
d e s
Site, with District acting as guarnatee in the event of the lease
outliving the group. The lead team (special notice to Jarred) has
been proative in gaining support from local companies who have
donated and volunteered equipment,buildingandground works.
Putnoe Scout Group is in the process of taking over the St Andrews
Hut and is in discussions with BBC regarding the lease. The aim is
to move Oak Beavers from St Marys, where we pay to hire a room
and also open up a new cub pack. This will open up opportunities
for more Young People to join the Scouting family.| ||| |**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)
Date
Position (eg Secretary, Chair)|_M A Davis_|_M A Davis_|_M A Davis_|_M A Davis_|_M A Davis_|_M A Davis_|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||| ||Michelle Davis||||||| ||||||||| ||GroupLead Volunteer||||||| ||28 January 2026||||||| ||||||||| 6 LT700001 (27 February 2024) ## **Putnoe Scout Group (Charity no. 272118) Receipts and Payments Account** ||||Year start date|Year start date|Year start date|Year start date|Year end date
**31/03/2025**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the year**
**from**||**01/04/2024**||**To**||**31/03/2025**|| |||||||||| |**Receipts and payments**||||||||| |**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**39,592**
**-**
**6,255**
**45,847**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**430**
**17,441**
**40**
**480**
**18,391**
**200**
**-**
**-**
**200**
**43**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**43**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**750**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**750**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,170**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,170**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,920**
**-**
**2025/3**||||**Total funds**
**£**
**39,592**
**-**
**-**
**6,255**
**-**
**45,847**
**750**
**-**
**750**
**430**
**17,441**
**2,170**
**40**
**480**
**-**
**-**
**20,561**
**200**
**-**
**-**
**200**
**43**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**43**
**67,401**

**-**

**67,401**|**2024/3**
**Total funds**
**£**| |**Donations, legacies and similar**
**income**||||||||| |Membership subscriptions|**39,592**|||||||**27,976**| |Donations||||||||**1,178**| |Legacies|**-**|||||||**-**| |Gift Aid|**6,255**|||||||**5,461**| |||||||||**-**| |**Sub total**|**45,847**|||||||**34,615**| |**Grants**||||||||| |Donations given for specific purposes|**-**|||||||**162**| |equipment|**-**|||||||| |**Sub total**|**-**|||||||**162**| |**Fundraising events (gross)**||||||||| |Bridgewalk|**430**|||||||**1,446**| |Activities|**17,441**|||||||**24,989**| |Moggerhanger fundraising||||||||**2,155**| |Renhold Fundraiser|**40**|||||||**350**| |AGM Fundraiser|**480**|||||||**27**| |Sale of hats||||||||**576**| |ICS||||||||**505**| |**Sub total**|**18,391**|||||||**30,048**| |**Scout hut income**||||||||| |Hire of building|**200**|||||||**15**| |Hire of equipment|**-**|||||||**-**| |Other Scout hut income|**-**|||||||**-**| |**Sub total**|**200**|||||||**15**| |**Investment income**||||||||| |Bank interest|**43**|||||||**39**| |Building Society interest|**-**|||||||**-**| |The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service|**-**|||||||**-**| |Other investment income|**-**|||||||**-**| |**Sub total**|**43**|||||||**39**| |**_Total Gross Income_ **
**Asset and investment sales, etc.**
**_Total receipts_**||||||||| ||**64,481**||**2,920**|||||**64,879**| |||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||
**-**|**-**| ||**64,481**||**2,920**||**-**|||| ||**64,481**||**2,920**||**-**||
**67,401**|**64,879**| LT700003 July 2021) 1 of 3 ## **Putnoe Scout Group (Charity no. 272118) Receipts and Payments Account** ||||Year start date|Year start date|Year start date|Year start date|Year end date
**31/03/2025**|Year end date
**31/03/2025**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the year**
**from**||**01/04/2024**||**To**||**31/03/2025**||| ||||||||||| |**Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**Payments**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**14,135**
**1,622**
**1,630**
**375**
**777**
**2,045**
**2,145**
**389**
**5,950**
**46**
**70**
**2,787**
**2,359**
**525**
**356**
**1,211**
**36,422**
**-**
**30,998**
**30,998**
**67,420**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**750**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**750**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**750**
**-**
**2025/3**||||**Total funds**
**£**||**2024/3**
**Total funds**
**£**| |**Charitable Payments**|||||||||| |Membership subscriptions paid on
(National/County/Area/District)|**14,135**||||||**14,135**||**22,465**| |Youth programme and activities|||||||**-**||**-**| |Adult support and training|**1,622**||||||**1,622**||**1,800**| |Rent|**1,630**||||||**1,630**||**1,522**| |Water and Sewerage|**375**||||||**375**||**361**| |Electricity and Gas|**777**||||||**777**||**419**| |Insurance|**2,045**||||||**2,045**||**1,949**| |Repairs and Renewals|**2,145**||||||**2,145**||**1,092**| |repairs & exps st andrews|**389**||||||**389**||| |Materials and equipment|**5,950**||||||**5,950**||**8,254**| |Printing and photocopying|**46**||||||**46**||**281**| |general exps|**70**||||||**70**||**-**| |Riffle shooting curtains|||||||||**162**| |Uniforms and badges|**2,787**||||||**2,787**||**3,839**| |bank fees|**2,359**||||||**2,359**||**2,256**| |internet|**525**||||||**525**||**529**| |fire service and costs|**356**||||||**356**||**685**| |OSM / Quickbooks subs|**1,211**||||||**1,211**||**1,084**| |**Sub total**|**36,422**||||||**36,422**||**46,698**| |**Fundraising expenses**|**-**||||||||| |exceptional exps St Andrews|||||||**-**||| |oddball|||||||**-**||**976**| ||||||||**-**||**2,155**| ||||||||**-**||| |Activities|**30,998**||||||**30,998**||**29,456**| |**Sub total**|**30,998**||||||**30,998**||**32,587**| |**_Total Gross Expenditure_ **
**Asset and investment**
**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**Transfers between funds**
**Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**79,285**| ||||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**67,420**||**750**
**2,170**
**-**
**-**
**2,170**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||||| ||||||||||**79,285**| ||||||||||| ||**- 2,939**||**2,170**||**-**||**- 769**||**- 14,406**| ||**-**|

|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**13,233**||**-**||**-**||**13,233**||**27,639**| ||**10,401**||**2,170**||**-**||**12,464**||**13,233**| LT700003 July 2021) 2 of 3 # **Putnoe Scout Group (Charity no. 272118) Receipts and Payments Account** **For the year from** Year start date **01/04/2024 To** Year end date **31/03/2025** ## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year** **2025/3** |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Cash funds**
Bank current account
**12,464**
Bank deposit account
**-**
Building society account
**-**
The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service
**-**
Cash/Floats
**-**
**Total cash funds**
**12,464**
(agree balances with receipts andpayments a/c)
agreement error
**Other monetary assets**
Tax claim
**-**
Debts due from the
County/Area/District/Group
**-**
Insurance claim
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Investment assets**
Investment property - detail
**-**
Quoted investments
**-**
Other investments - detail
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Non monetary assets for**
Badge stock
**-**
Shop stock
**-**
Other stock
**-**
Land and buildings
**-**
Motor vehicles
**-**
Scouting equipment, furniture etc
**-**
Other
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Liabilities**
Accounts not yet paid
**-**
Expenses incurred but not invoiced
**-**
Subscriptions not yet paid
**-**
Loan - detail
**-**
Other liabilities
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Cash funds**
Bank current account
**12,464**
Bank deposit account
**-**
Building society account
**-**
The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service
**-**
Cash/Floats
**-**
**Total cash funds**
**12,464**
(agree balances with receipts andpayments a/c)
agreement error
**Other monetary assets**
Tax claim
**-**
Debts due from the
County/Area/District/Group
**-**
Insurance claim
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Investment assets**
Investment property - detail
**-**
Quoted investments
**-**
Other investments - detail
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Non monetary assets for**
Badge stock
**-**
Shop stock
**-**
Other stock
**-**
Land and buildings
**-**
Motor vehicles
**-**
Scouting equipment, furniture etc
**-**
Other
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Liabilities**
Accounts not yet paid
**-**
Expenses incurred but not invoiced
**-**
Subscriptions not yet paid
**-**
Loan - detail
**-**
Other liabilities
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Cash funds**
Bank current account
**12,464**
Bank deposit account
**-**
Building society account
**-**
The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service
**-**
Cash/Floats
**-**
**Total cash funds**
**12,464**
(agree balances with receipts andpayments a/c)
agreement error
**Other monetary assets**
Tax claim
**-**
Debts due from the
County/Area/District/Group
**-**
Insurance claim
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Investment assets**
Investment property - detail
**-**
Quoted investments
**-**
Other investments - detail
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Non monetary assets for**
Badge stock
**-**
Shop stock
**-**
Other stock
**-**
Land and buildings
**-**
Motor vehicles
**-**
Scouting equipment, furniture etc
**-**
Other
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Liabilities**
Accounts not yet paid
**-**
Expenses incurred but not invoiced
**-**
Subscriptions not yet paid
**-**
Loan - detail
**-**
Other liabilities
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
agreement error
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**202**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**5/3**|**Total funds**
**£**
**12,464**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,464**
ok
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2024/3**
**Total funds**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||| |||||**-**||**13,233**| |||||**-**||| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**13,233**| |||||ok||ok| |||||||| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||||| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||||| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||||| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||||| |**Total net assets**|**12,464**||**-**|**-**|**12,464**|**13,233**| **The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on 28 January 2026** **and signed on their behalf by** |**on their behalf by**
**2026**||| |---|---|---| ||Signature|Print Name| |||Graeme Molloy Chair| |||Nicola Smith Treasurer| |||| LT700003 July 2021) 3 of 3 ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Putnoe (Bedford North)** ## **Scout Group** I report on the accounts of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprises of a Receipts and Payments Account and a Statement of assets and liabilities. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination][1] . I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## Name: Suzanne Goodson BSc FCA – For and on behalf of Wright Connections Limited ## Qualification: CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Address: BEDFORD I-LAB, PRIORY BUSINESS PARK, STANNARD WAY, BEDFORD, MK44 3RZ Date: 29/01/2026