ANNUAL REPORT April 2021 - March 2022
Thursday 20 October 2022
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1[ST] LIPHOOK SCOUT GROUP
GROUP SCOUT LEADER
Bryan Jackson 01428 723248
ADDRESS
1[st] Liphook Scout Group HQ Millennium Centre 2 Ontario Way Liphook Hants GU30 7LD CHARITY NUMBER 273205
WEBSITE
www.liphookscouts.org.uk
EMAILS
General
info@liphookscouts.org.uk
Membership
membership@liphookscouts.org.uk
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treasurer@liphookscouts.org.uk
Chair
chair@liphookscouts.org.uk
GROUP STRUCTURE
President
Mary West
Vice Presidents
Mike King and Albert Crook
Honorary Scouters
Bill Jackson, Mike King and Mary West
Group Scout Leader
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Executive Committee Members 2018-2019
Charity Trustee Members
Stuart Clark, Bryan Jackson, Alison Jackson, Vic Pires, Jeremy Turner, Sarah-Jane Anslow, Sam Goodwin, Helen Meekins, Chris Hains…….. Leader Members Bryan Jackson, Alison Jackson, Mark Stocker, Helen Coyte, Mark Boosey, Chris Hains, Karen
Bryan Jackson
Section Leaders
Alison Jackson, Mark Stocker, Helen Coyte, Mark Boosey, Chris Hains, Karen Lloyd, Neil Boxall, Neil Caie, Chris Stevenson
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CONTENTS
1st Liphook Scout Group...............................................2 Group Structure............................................................2 Treasurer’s Report.........................................................8 Group Chairman’s Report.............................................9 Group Scout Leader’s Report......................................11
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ACCOUNTS 2021-22
Balance at Balance at
01/04/2020 01/04/2021
Current Account 22,977.54 25,285.71
STIS 10,000.00 10,000.00
Bank balance at
start of year 32,977.54 35,285.71
Income 2020-21 2021-22 Notes
Membership Membership income -
subscription 13,573.10 21,053.52 full year in 21-22
Two years of Xmas
post money / Easy
Fundraising 119.90 1,089.84 Fundraising
EHDC Grant &
Donations &
Grants 278.00 2,240.73 Donation
Giftaid - 9,053.27
Interest 58.04 12.47
TOTAL INCOME 14,029.04 33,449.83
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ACCOUNTS 2021-22
Expenditure 2020-21 2021-22 Notes
Donations 50.00 50.00
Payments to District,
Levvy's & Fees 7,970.50 7,253.58 County & HQ
Badges 1,139.04 2,149.52 Section badges
Transfer of monies to
Section payments 705.00 1,364.22 sections
Balance for Grp Camp
Camp/activities (560.00) (457.24) - payments in 2022-23
Training - 95.00 Climbing training
HQ Charges - 6,750.00 No rent in 20-21
Cost of all materials
Materials & and activity equipment
Equipment 1,145.95 1,279.98 & canoe storage
Insurance 42.00 42.00
Minibus Minibus running costs
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ACCOUNTS 2021-22
- increased usage and
higher repair bill in the
719.00 1,711.27 year
Hall sundries 40.74 27.49
Admin &
Secretarial 428.64 387.00 Admin & OSM cost
Archery 40.00 -
Bank charges / Sm
Misc - 37.00 Misc
TOTAL
EXPENDITURE 11,720.87 20,689.82
Balance of
Income over
Expenditure 2,308.17 12,760.01
Current Account
25,285.71 38,045.72
STIS
10,000.00 10,000.00
Balance at end of
year 35,285.71 48,045.72
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TREASURER’S REPORT
The table above shows the 2021-22 accounts compared to the 2020-21 accounts. The period that the accounts cover is 1[st] April 2021 to 31[st] March 2022.
Income in 2021-22 was £33k compared to the prior year of £14k. This increase is due to the fact that we had a full year of subs, two years of Christmas post (due to delayed banking due to lockdown), an EHDC grant and a £9k giftaid claim.
In terms of expenditure, this was much more in line with a normal year. Levvy payments to County & District were based on section numbers. Badge payments increased due to more activity in meetings. Rent payments were for three quarters of the year. Costs for the mini-bus were higher due to increased usage and the need to replace tyres and service.
Due to HSBC adding charges to their charity accounts, the executive committee made the decision to switch banks and we are now with Natwest. This has also given us the ability to access online banking and payments.
With income being higher and the substantial giftaid claim, the Group finished the year almost £13k higher than the previous year. This has allowed the Group not to increase sub payments for another year.
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GROUP CHAIR REPORT
As mentioned elsewhere, this report covers the period April 2021 through to March 2022.
The Group Executive Committee, of which I am a member, operates to provide support to the Group Scout Leader and the leaders of the Group Sections, ideally taking on functions to ensure that the leaders can spend more time on activities with our young members. This includes actively managing the membership enquiries and administration. This is carried out effectively and successfully by Vic Pires our Membership Secretary. In addition, we look after the Finances of the group with Sarah-Jane Anslow managing subscriptions, bank accounts and annual accounts. The Committee also meets 3-4 times a year with our Secretary Sam Goodwin keeping track at meetings. Finally, we also have a number of leaders and parents attend to discuss and agree items covered at periodic Committee meetings during the year.
As we move forward it is important that new people are added to the central team and we are on the lookout for volunteers to participate.
A key part of the Exec Committee function is to ensure that fundraising takes place and the Group remains actively in community events where possible such as the Liphook Bike Ride and the Carnival as well as more ceremonial events such as Remembrance Sunday where we always have a good turn-out. We are also fortunate that we receive donations from individuals and other organisations such as Bramshott Open Gardens. Our major source of funds in the past has been Classic Car Day. Unfortunately this has not taken place since the pandemic and we will be looking more creatively for funding as we go forward to ensure that our current healthy accounts do not deteriorate. We will be looking to setup a fundraising subcommittee to look at ways to improve funding and any help and participation from parents will be greatly appreciated.
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We also jointly look after the running of the halls with The Guide leaders. We are currently negotiating a new lease with the Parish Council to ensure we have secure tenancy going forward into the future.
As always we are fortunate to have a strong leadership team made up of established leaders with many years of experience, a growing band of new young leaders who have come through from the sections as well as new volunteers who are stepping up. Lastly, not forgetting our section helpers who support the leaders. Thank you all for offering your own time to make a difference!
Stuart Clark Group Chair
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GROUP SCOUT LEADER’S REPORT
Scouting in Liphook continues to thrive, and we have maintained our number following the main Covid period and is still one of the largest Scout Groups in Hampshire with a current membership of just under 200 young people.
The group consists of three Beaver Colonies, three Cub Packs, two Scout Troops and one Explorer Scout unit.
We have a good strong leadership team who are doing an excellent job running all the sections, but we are always on the lookout for additional adult support, at the present time additional support in the Beaver section would be welcome.
With the Covid restriction being eased in the early part of 2021 it was good to be able to get back to some sort of normality and to hold face to face meeting. Zoom meeting did keep the sections going but getting back to face-to-face meeting and being able to meet indoors was a great relief. At the time of the normal Beaver camp in 2021 we were still had restrictions on holding camps and instead of their normal camp they held an adventure day at Tilford instead.
The restriction on camps were relaxed just in time for us to arrange a lastminute camp for the Scouts and Explorers. Due to the sort time scale to get one arranged we were lucky that Ashly Pirt was able to make his field near Goodwood available to us. So we arranged a short camp for 5 nights, but then someone came up with the idea that as we had the camp set up why not have a Cub camp following on for the rest of the week so that the Cubs could also get a camp. Which was a good idea but at the end of a full 9 days of running the camps the leaders truly need a break, and a big thanks for all their hard work.
Remembrance Day was partly back to normal but with the Covid restriction still in place for numbers we only had the sections Colour Parties, flags taking part in the church service.
Scout Christmas post was arranged as normal, Mark Boosey and his team did an excellent job of sorting and the members delivering the cards.
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2022 is the Anniversary of the reforming of Scouting in Liphook and the start of the 1stLiphook Scout Group. To help celebrate this a competition was held for the members to design a special badge. We had a good response to this and following one of our Group Leaders meetings a ballot was held and the badge was selected.
We then held our Anniversary camp for all the section in the Group to take part, which was held at Garners Field in Tilford. Where the members were able take part in several activities, Archery, Canoeing, Climbing, Abseiling, Air Rifle, Back Woods, Craft, to name a few.
As it was also the weekend of the Queens Platinum Jubilee celebrations on the Saturday, we held a giant afternoon tea part for every one with flags, balloons and banners to mark the special occasion.
Then to close the camp parents and friends were invited to come along and join a Camp fire and BBQ, before the members departed.
We are also pleased that one of our members has been selected join a Hampshire contingent to take part in the next World Scout Jamboree in 2023, being held in South Kores which will be attended by 50,00 Scouts from around the world.
For the group to continue to be successful we do need the Parents commitment and support, so please do help where and when you can. Be it at a fund-raising event, building a Float for the Carnival, helping us to support other local events or taking part in activities with us.
My thanks go to all the Leaders, Section helpers and supporters, Executive Committee Members and all the other backroom supporters for the time and effort that they put into supporting Scouting in Liphook, and we look forward to yet another exciting year ahead.
Bryan Jackson Group Scout Leader
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