Annual Report 2023
1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP Charity number: 274758
Group News
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1st Wormley Scout & Guide Group Annual Family Bonfir & Fireworks Night Saturday 4th November'23 Gates open 5.00pm Display approx. 6.30pm Krispy Kremes l BBQ l Hot drinks l Be Wine l Mulled Wine l Light Up Wands Tickets only in advanc £10 Adult 16+ £5 Child laged 4-15) Under 4s FOC FIHSTWORIILEY scourAND fJVIDE GROUP 1st Wormley HQ, Cozens Lane West, Broxbourne, Herts, ENIO 6QL Reg'd Charity No. 274758
We marked Remembrance Sunday at HQ with remembrance crafts followed by a short service led by Ben Quant from Wormley Free Church.
Christmas Family Bazaar - supported by our friends at Toddler Sense and Jason Theatre School and Santa!
Group Lead Volunteer Report
Welcome everyone to our group AGM, this years AGM will be a bit different from previous AGMs, an item that will possible noticed is the section leadership team titles have changed ie I am now the “Group Lead Volunteer” instead of “Group Scout Leader”.
Over the past year we have had various fundraising events, which, along with being enjoyable, help raise money to help maintain our buildings and grounds, with this in mind I would like to give heartfelt thanks to the old committee and other volunteers for your support and help.
As a group all sections have We have just returned from had an enjoyable year with our annual Family/Group camp various activities and events, which held at Skreens park which for the volunteers who activity centre, Chelmsford, give up their time to plan these over the Whitsun bank holiday items and also their knowledge weekend, we had 80+ thank you. This year the group attending and hope everyone gained an attached Explorer enjoyed themselves, thanks to section which started running in all of the volunteers who January and is lead by Chris and helped to run the event, next Lisa - thank you both for years camp has been booked volunteering. so come and join us!
I would like to welcome our new volunteers that have joined the group over the past year, thank you for giving up your time and experience for our young people.
I hope I will get a chance to meet as many of our volunteers and parents over the next year
Thank you for your support, Les Brown - Group Lead Volunteer (was Group Scout Leader)
Squirrels achieved their Chief Scouts Acorn Award! We have had some new Squirrels join and some move up to Beavers.
We currently have 10 squirrels.
Recently we have had some exciting visits from a Beefeater and police officers.
The squirrels have enjoyed Science experiments, crafts, junk modelling, campfires and much more.
Beavers have been very busy, in April we went with the District Beavers to the Science museum, we had lots of fun. We also had an exciting visit from the local PCSO’S the children really enjoyed this. We recently visited the Crazy golf course at Broxbourne and this was lots of fun for the children.
We currently have 12 beavers and have had our first lot of Squirrels come up to us. We will be seeing more Squirrels come up soon and see our oldest beavers move onto Cubs.
In 2023 we enjoyed our usual mix of indoor and outdoor activities, making use of the grounds at 1st Wormley. We visited Rye Meads for pond dipping, ESSA to do paddle boarding and the Cubs made bird boxes from scratch with a variety of tools.
Consistently have 14 Cubs - a big thank you to Maria for stepping in most weeks due to a lack of leaders!
Scouts have been busy with evenings have included taskmaster challenges, fire building, cooking, night hikes, nerf wars, Bob Ross evening, map reading, fort building and more.
SCOUTS -¢ li Fun on the District Hill Walking weekend
EXPLORERS FIRsf WORMLEY COUT AND GUIO GROUP NEW Cygnus Explorer Scout Unit is now open in Wormley for Young PeopLe aged 14-17. When it comes to Explore.rs, it's you who are in charge- deciding what yo do and when you d it. It's about finding out'who you are and what easthertsscouts.org.uk/joi -@cygnusexplorers ygnusESU@easthertsscouts.org.u
Fundraising
£2,597.11 raised over several years
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To all section Leaders To our committee To those who have supported a group event or helped To the young people who have volunteered to help To the young people who come along to meetings To the parents Than you! :)
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Statement of Assets & Liabilities 1st Wormley Scout Group For the year ended 31 December 2023 CASH FUNDS Bank Current Account(s) Bank Dep11 Accounlts) Total cath fvwKI• 10.852.12 11.(7.22 SJ.QKM).CQ 10.[.(x} 5112 21.lJ)7.22 OTHER MONETARY ASSETS Accounts Receivable Prepayments 2.228.(fJ 0.0) 17(&( (M) Trailer 21.158.15 21.1&8.15 UAlEs Creditors: orrttwn15 folling du8 Vltlhin one sear 1.248.61 53.469A6 42.16&37 Ihok bohall by Ann Troll (Chair) Hoytsy Wrthers reasurer)
Receipts & Payments Summary 1st Wom)ley Scout Group For the year ended 31 December 2023 2022 Membethp gjbs ActNities Bank Interest Received Hall Income Donotion$lGrants Fundroi8ing Income Grft Ald recovered Other Income Total Roc•lpts &014.IXI 2.749.IXI 94.89 22.2.19 4.S59.25 10.491.85 4.479.12 140.0] 24.77 16.427.88 54.472.C(J 7.19].16 1.fJM.79 1.210.01 4&37&19 83mT2 P<rymonts Rent ElectKty 1.575.LXI 1.890.(KJ 2.407.CIJ 2,8Cff4.18 767.96 7,786.W2 981.77 5.653.58 4.694.45 Water Cleaning & tajbbth Cdlection Insurance Repairs & Maintenance 8.657.75 1.404.25 5.253.24 kll Other Premises Expen Total Proml ActivilEs Expen Fundraising Expenses Membethip to Di51rict *oufs Badgeslunrform Admin Expenses Exceptional Items Total Paym•nts 143.64 24.9M63 22.439.45 3.195.44 1.325.78 27Y).13 3.749.07 2.244.lJJ 2.037.LXJ 882.70 220.11 1.(Y28.Ci) 1.636.31 73.057.(X) 35.1)7Qg) 10446&72 Nol Rec•pts fvYffl•n for th• Y•ar
Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of the 1[st] Wormley Scout Group
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 1st Wormley Scout Group for the year ended 31[st] December 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the 1st Wormley Scout Group 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 1st Wormley Scout Group accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the 1st Wormley Scout Group as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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.
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: Michelle Withnell....................................................................................................... Address: 14 Chime Dell, Whitwell SG4 8BS...................................................................................................
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.................................................................................................................. Signature: ......................................................... Date: 22/06/2024....................