## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 1 January 2021 **To** 31 December 2021
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** 1[st] Thorley (St James) Scout Group **Other names charity is known by** N/A **Registered charity number (if any)** 279424 **Charity's principal address** 19 Mazoe Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire **Postcode CM23 3JS**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Nigel Reed|Group Scout Leader||Bishops Stortford Scouts
District Commissioner|
||Colin Nicholls|Chair||Nigel Reed|
||Madhuri Baxi|Secretary||Colin Nicholls|
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Carrington|Deputy Group Scout
Leader||Colin Nicholls|
||Susan Byford|||Colin Nicholls|
||Paula Mothersole|||Colin Nicholls|
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name 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**
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
The Group's governing documents are those of 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. The Group is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Scouts. The Scout Association and the Group are Public Benefit Entities. The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. All trustees are subject to annual appointment at the Group AGM and, once appointed, serve until the following AGM.
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include 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.
The Group is managed by the Executive Committee, the members of which are the ‘Charity Trustees’ as identified above. 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. The Trustees, including officers, receive no remuneration and they and others who support the Scouting activities of the Group do so as volunteers, with there being no cost to the Group for the time committed. This Executive Committee exists to support Group activities which are intended to support the development of Scouting within 1[st] Thorley (St James) Scout Group and to support the individual Scout Sections. This includes a number of activities mandated by the Scout Association, for example leader appointments, as well as provision of support to beavers, cubs and scouts.. The Executive Committee meets approximately every 4 months and receives reports from the Group Scout Leader, Treasurer and from representatives of each section. All leaders within the Group are entitled to attend these meetings, and dates are published on the Group calendar.
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The objectives of the Group are as a unit of the Scout Association. The Aim of The Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual **Summary of the objects of the** potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their **charity set out in its** local, national and international communities. The method of achieving **governing document** the Aim of the Association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership Ongoing support to the 7 sections of the Group. Organisation of several Group wide events Management and oversight of the Group Budget **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)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance During the year the Group has organised and supported a range of **Summary of the main** activities for the various sections within 1[st] Thorley (St James), as well as **achievements of the charity** providing financial support towards training and specific activities. On **during the year** behalf of the Group, the Executive would like to thank all those who helped to organise and run these events. The Bishops Stortford Scout District has continued its valuable work in administering leader appointments in the Group. .
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Section E
Financial review
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## **1st Thorley (St. James) Scout Group**
**(Registered Charity No. 279424)**
## **CONSOLIDATED GROUP STATEMENT OF INCOME & EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|**Income**
Membership
Gift Aid
Use of HQ
Donations/Grants
Troop & Pack activities
Camp income
Electricity
Other income
**Total income**
**Expenditure**
Membership
Troop & Pack activities
Camp costs
Cleaning
Donations
Utilities
Equipment
Insurance
Rent
Repairs & Maintenance
Uniforms and badges
Miscellaneous
**Total Expenditure**
**Net Income/(Expenditure)**
Opening cash & bank balance
**Closing cash & bank balance**
Represented by:
Current Accounts
Cash in hand
Debtors and prepayments
Accrued costs|**Year ended**
**31 December 2021**
**Total**
**£**
**21,103.00**
**5,579.58**
**962.00**
**19,581.82**
**8,213.86**
**7,745.68**
**-**
**1,223.61**
**64,409.55**
**9,072.00**
**10,310.19**
**7,318.35**
**862.31**
**719.85**
**412.45**
**1,372.59**
**477.03**
**445.80**
**1,957.48**
**2,686.38**
**1,644.03**
**37,278.46**
**27,131.09**
**40,856.70**
**67,987.79**
**68,221.47**
**253.67**
**410.00**
**(897.35)**
**67,987.79**|_Year ended_
_31 December 2020_
_Total_
_£_
_17,332.83_
_-_
_586.00_
_11,290.49_
_2,871.40_
_74.85_
_196.00_
_17.00_|
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|||**32,368.57**|
|||_9,350.00_
_6,410.63_
_169.00_
_830.18_
_187.00_
_982.86_
_1,442.56_
_445.20_
_519.10_
_771.52_
_2,177.71_
_2,048.21_|
|||**25,333.97**|
|||_7,034.60_
_33,822.10_|
|||**40,856.70**|
|||_40,961.20_
_107.07_
_-_
_(211.57)_|
|||**40,856.70**|
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
chanty Ilhe Trusf) for the year ended 3111112021.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the chartti.es Act 2011
Aca").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examina150n, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commission
under sectK)n 1495Kbl of Ihe Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that material matters have
examinerfs statement come to my attention in conneclion th the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in. any material respect".
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act. or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records.. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the fomi and conlenl of accounts sel out in the Charities
(Accounts and ReEx)rtsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Yrue and fairf view which is not a matter
Considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no ¢oncems arKI have come across no other matters in connection
with the exawninalion to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the aGc£sunts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
Relevant professional
qualifitiOn(SI or body
(if any):
I CG11
Address:
IER
Oct 2018