OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2021-12-31-accounts

Annual Report 2021 Scouts Thurrock

Thurrock District Scout Council

Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

Year End 31st December 2021

Annual General Meeting

Thursday 9th June 2022

Contents

Key Information............................................................................................................. 4
Trustees’ Annual Reports.............................................................................. 5
District Commissioner
Beaver Scouts
Cub Scouts
Scouts
Explorer Scouts
Scout Network
Condovers
Cherrywood
Gang Show
Scout Shops
Badges
Appointments Committee
Training
Health and Safety
Statement of Accounts..................................................................................... 21
Independent Examiner’s Report........................................................ 46

3

District President Margaret Jones

Registered Charity Number 279853

Key Information

District Vice-Presidents The Scout Association Number David Butcher 11729 Diana Cole Peter Lowne Harry O’Neill Audrey Wheatley

District Trustees Offce Sub-Committee Membership
Geoff Harris District Chair *
David Gregory District Vice Chair Cherrywood
Lyn Rider District Secretary
Steve Morgan District Treasurer Finance/Governance, Jack Petchey
Graham Monk District Commissioner *
Tim Gregory Deputy District Commissioner Cherrywood,Condovers,Health/Safety
Sue Rogers Deputy District Commissioner Jack Petchey
Glenn Ford Deputy District Commissioner Finance/Governance
Lynn Taylor District Explorer Scout Commissioner Cherrywood, Jack Petchey
Neil Ashurst District Scout Network Commissioner
Charlotte Dell District Youth Commissioner
John Daines Condovers, Finance/Governance
Emma Dell
Derek Dellow(To June 2021)
Luke Ford
Andrew Gilbey
Mark Harrison Appointments Advisory, Health/Safety
Janis Hudson Condovers, Finance/Governance
Laurence Key Condovers (Chair), Cherrywood
Jessica McDonald
Brian Phillips(From June 2021) Health/Safety (Chair from June 2021),
Cherrywood
Iain Rider
David Tapsell Jack Petchey
Malcolm Taylor
Steve Taylor Condovers, Finance/Governance
Chris Travis(To June 2021) Health/Safety (Chair to June 2021)
Colin Ward(From June 2021)
David Ward Finance/Governance (Chair)
Tim Webb Cherrywood (Chair), Health/Safety

*: The District Chair and District Commissioner are Ex Officio Members of all Sub Committees and can attend at any time.

Administrative Address Bankers 2 Drake Road Lloyds Bank plc Chafford Hundred 34 High Street Grays Grays Essex Essex RM16 6PP RM17 6LX

Property Custodian The Scout Association Trust Corporation Gilwell Park London E4 7QW

Online

www.thurrockscouts.org.uk facebook Thurrock Scouts twitter @thurrockscouts instagram @thurrockscouts

4

Structure, Governance and Management

Type of governing document

The District’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.

How the charity is constituted

The District is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Districts.

Trustee selection methods

The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association.

Objectives, activities, achievements and future plans

Summary of the objectives of the charity

The objectives of the District are as a unit of the Scout Association.

The Scout Association’s objectives are as follows:

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 cooperate 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:

Summary of the main activities, achievements and future plans

These are set out in the following pages.

Public Benefit Statement

The District meet the Charity Commission’s public benefit criteria under both the advancement of education and the advancement of citizenship or community development headings.

5

Financial Review (including Reserves Policy)

The accounts for the Financial Year ending 31 December 2021 are shown on pages 21 to 45 of this document.

The Statement of Financial Activities on page 21 incorporate the income and expenditure for the District, Alf Lowne Scout Centre, the two Campsites (including their Development Funds), Explorer Scouts, Network, Gang Show, and the Active Support Units of Avock, Gang Show, Playscheme and SCH. The individual accounts for these areas are shown within pages 31 to 45. Page 22 shows the summary Balance Sheet.

Overall receipts in 2021 totalled £108,573, while payments totalled £88,944. The net income of £19,629 resulted in an increase to District Fund balances from £227,347 to £246,976. The year-end Fund balance of £246,976 comprises depreciated capital assets of £94,564 and net current assets of £152,412. Once again, as in 2020, the majority of planned Activities in the year had to be cancelled due to Covid.

During this year, District Scouts acted as agents for the Thurrock Community and Voluntary Service charity (Thurrock CVS) to provide shopping and other services to the community, reimbursing those colleagues that undertook the shopping and then in turn receiving reimbursement from Thurrock CVS. There was no outstanding balance at the year-end.

The balance in the General Fund as of 31 December 2021 totalled £51,256 and included a Reserve of £11,000. The District are looking to increase this reserve in future years to cover one year running costs (circa £10k) and the running costs of the largest group in the District (circa £20k). The Trustees will consider their options for meeting this target moving forward. Balances are also held by other parts of the District in designated funds, but these are being retained to meet variations in running costs and planned developments, particularly at the Campsites.

Declaration

The Summary Annual Report and Accounts were approved by the Trustees at their meeting on 12 May 2022 and signed on their behalf by:

Geoffrey Harris District Chair

Steve Morgan District Treasurer

6

District Commissioner Graham Monk

2021 was an incredibly frustrating year for everyone with Covid-19 continuing to seriously affect the operation of Scouting within Thurrock. I am immensely proud of the hard work and dedication of all of the adults in the district in trying to operate an effective programme for our young people throughout all of the issues around lockdowns and restrictions. For some it was easier than for others but I want to thank everyone for their sheer hard work on behalf of all of the young people.

We started to emerge from Covid restrictions shortly after Easter and a great deal of use was made of our two campsites during the period leading into June. Many thanks to all of the volunteers who made this use possible. Our campsite volunteers spent numerous hours on maintenance and upgrading facilities and we have two campsites that we can clearly be proud of.

Virtual events continued including Renewal of Promise and Camp at Home activities. Sue Rogers organised a very successful Jamboree on the Trail activity which was much appreciated and this was really the precursor to returning to more normality as the summer progressed.

A decision was made very early on that the emphasis had to be on Group activities and that there would not be any organised District Competitions or Events until after the school summer holidays. We also postponed the Cub Scout Expedition to Rieneck Castle to October 2022 and the Grosvenor Hall Activity to May 2023. Initial planning has commenced for the District Expedition to Kandersteg in July 2023, the centenary of Kandersteg.

Many Groups took the opportunity provided by government grants to carry out maintenance on their buildings and to upgrade their equipment. This also allowed an accurate reassessment of insurance valuations.

During 2021, much emphasis was placed on mandatory training (especially safety and safeguarding) by Headquarters. I realise that this

caused many issues but it was a necessary piece of work as a ruling from a Coroner’s Court showed that the Association was not following its own rules. We cannot be asking our young people to complete their awards if we aren’t completing our own training. The vast majority of adults accepted the need and completed their training, even if after several reminders. Unfortunately, a few decided that the rules did not apply to them and refused to engage with the process leaving me with no alternative other than to end their membership. This is not something that I ever wanted to do but I was left with no choice. We now have very high compliance and I would like to thank Gill Root for all of the work she did in “encouraging” adults to complete the necessary training. All we now need to do is to ensure that everyone maintains their mandatory training. Nuff said!!

In the last quarter of the year, things progressively returned and virtually all sections were back meeting face to face and, unlike many Districts, we did not suffer from a large number of adult resignations. Obviously some people have refocused their efforts and this is fully understandable but all Groups have been able to re-open and operate.

On the District front, we welcome Jo Salter as ADC (Beaver Scouts) and Tony Cosans as ADC (Cub Scouts) Many thanks to Julie Spurgeon for all of her work as ADC (Beaver Scouts) and to Sue Rogers for covering the role of ADC (Cub Scouts) I know that our two new commissioners have been busy in making contact with leaders and organising activities. Please give them both your support.

I would like to end by thanking Sue Rogers, Tim Gregory, Glenn Ford and Geoff Harris for the support they have given to me in 2021 as we have all worked closely to ensure that the District remained “open for business.” I think we succeeded.

And finally, a big thank you to everyone for enabling our young people to continue having fun and developing on their Scouting path.

7

Beaver Scouts

Jo Salter

Assistant District Commissioner (Beavers)

I commenced the role of ADC Beavers in the summer of 2021.

I am pleased to say that Thurrock Beavers have continued to enjoy Scouting and achieve their badges and awards.

2021 saw the celebration of 35 years of Beaver Scouts.

Since September 2021 we have presented 45 Bronze Awards across the District. All the Beavers and families that attended the Awards Evenings at the Thameside Theatre enjoyed the evenings and their celebrations very much.

The Rainbow Challenge has continued and this year there has been three elements. The first element was a craft entry with Colonies making their own germs, the entries were amazing.

The Games afternoon saw 13 Colonies attend and play each other at a variety of games including, dominoes, bingo, golf, and beetle drive. At the end we closed with interactive games of noughts and crosses.

The final element was a freeze frame competition. Colonies could choose either a circus or fun fair theme. The Beavers then acted the scene and a photo was taken, judges then awarded points. The standard of the entries were very high and it made judging very difficult.

A huge well done to all the Beavers that entered the competitions, and thanks to the Leaders in supporting these district events. Everyone worked very hard and made judging a very difficult job.

All scores and winners will be available at the Renewal of Promise Service.

The Beavers celebrated Christmas by attending a Christmas Campfire at Condovers Campsite, where they sang by the campfire, participated in a Christmas Craft and were visited by Father Christmas who gave them all a small gift.

We have several District activities planned for the coming year as well as the County Beaver Sleepover.

I would like to thank all the leaders that have and continue to provide Beaver Scouting to Thurrock District Beavers. The past couple years have not been without challenges, and yet this has not stopped the Beavers in having fun, and learning new skills.

Also, thank you to all those that assisted and helped at the District events and made them the success that they were.

I am very much looking forward to the year ahead.

8

Cub Scouts

Sue Rogers

Deputy District Commissioner (Youth Programme)

Scouts

David Tapsell

Assistant District Commissioner (Scouts)

We thought 2020 was a strange year but would never of expected to still be in lockdown in 2021! Each pack faced its own challenges, some met virtually, some sent work home to Cubs and others didn’t meet at all. As leaders we continued to meet regularly via zoom to keep in touch and make sure everyone was ok.

Some packs took part in our Virtual games competition in February and also the whole District Pancake competition – everyone was very impressed at how easy Kath made flipping a pancake look!

We decided not to present the Alf Lowne Trophy at the Renewal of Promise Service but awarded a special Lockdown Trophy to the Pack that had gained the most points across the District taking part in the Lockdown challenges – Congratulations to Thameside Orion for winning the special award.

In April the readiness level changed and some packs chose to meet outside which bought new challenges of sanitising, social distancing etc etc but still as a Section we continued to provide Cubbing to many across the Borough whether it be virtually or face to face.

One or two troops are still short of a Scout Leader or two and so if anyone knows of some one that would like to take up the challenge then please get in touch with a member of the District Team and we can point you in the right direction.

Feb 2021 – Virtual DC Challenge . This year, teams took up the challenge to complete as many Escape Rooms as possible in a set time throughout the day. There was generally a pretty good uptake on this with both Scout Troops and Explorer Sections taking part.

December 2021 – Ready Steady Cook. FINALLY BACK FACE TO FACE for an event! Another great turn out this year, with teams having to cook and prepare a two course meal. This year teams had to present to the

From September most Packs were back to meeting face to face and many packs were flourishing again albeit the leaders felt they were starting again having to teach Grand Howl, how to wear uniform correctly and how Cubs behave as so many children had never actually attended a Pack meeting before.

We did hope to all join together at Christmas for our annual Carol Service but unfortunately Covid again got in the way as cases across the borough were rapidly rising so a decision was taken to cancel the event so as not to spoil Christmas for families. We were grateful to Darren Barlow for recording a message for the Cubs and I was also able to introduce Tony Cosans to the young people as the new ADC.

All that remains is for me to welcome Tony back to the section and to wish him well as he takes over the reigns, and to thank the District team and all the Cub Leaders for their help and support in keeping the section running during these difficult times THANK YOU ALL.

judges prawn cocktail for starters and spaghetti bolognese for mains. Thank you to Gang Show SAS for providing judges for this event.

Although throughout Covid Gold Awards have been harder to come by, the Scout Section has still seen a vast number awarded. I would just like to say a huge thank you to you as Leaders for continuing to provide such a detailed and thoughtful programme to enable Scouts to continue to earn their awards. Remember that these awards should be tailored to the circumstances surrounding us and the individual. What is easy for one person may not be as easy for another and so this should also be considered.

Finally, I would personally like to thank my District Team of Tim, Terry, Tony & Stevie for all of their hard work.

9

Explorer Scouts

Lynn Taylor

District Explorer Scout Commissioner

Scout Network

Neil Ashurst

District Scout Network Commissioner

Well, 2021 was a bit of a roller coaster with many ups & downs, sadly starting with the pandemic still having much more of an effect on our plans than many of us were expecting. So the first challenge was to stay motivated and then to continue adapting throughout the year.

However, all units have stayed active, so my thanks to all the young people and adults that have contributed to the necessary planning, paperwork, and activities.

This year we welcomed Peter Flanaghan, Jess McDonald & John Boswell as the new leadership team for Scorpius ESU, which is the Young Leader Unit, and they continue to be supported by Ian Newell for

Hannah Clifford is now our new Chairperson who has been in this position for a year and is doing very well. Beth Morton-Kemp has kindly confirmed she would take on the role of Treasurer from Demi, who also ran it successfully.

We have suffered with Covid for the last two years, plus are in the ‘dip’ of the age range in that old members have aged out and only had minimum new members, further hampered by the restrictions from Covid, but we remain positive that within the next year or so that numbers will gradually build up and increase as Explorers can begin their link at 17.5 years old. We want to also continue the good work that both James and Wilfred did in arranging a joint meeting with a couple of the Explorer units. Our plan is to try and hold a bi-annually gettogether with Explorers (a summer evening and a winter evening). We also intend to push on the social media side to show what Phoenix has been doing to further promote Network to the younger individuals.

registrations & Bill Osborne for training. We also welcomed Sam Blazey at Fornax. Unfortunately, we also had to say goodbye to Ross Bibby from Pyxis when he moved away to Devon.

Naturally, there were less District events than we had hoped for, but we did hold the following:

Phoenix has also reduced to meeting every fortnight due to the lower numbers and the existing members being unable to support a weekly meeting, but we have purposely planned it so that we meet on the 2nd and 4th Wed of each month, which alternates from both Fornax and Zenith so that if/when they choose to do their link, they do not miss out from their regular Explorer meeting.

We continue to remain positive, as with camps also gradually returning, it will mean there are more things available for them to socialise with other Networks.

Finally, I‘d like to put a shout-out to Beth for completing her Explorer Belt (less the presentation), which she did with other Network units. A great achievement and one that we hope to push alongside Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Scout Award as and when more members join Phoenix Network!

10

Condovers

Laurence Key

Committee Chair

Cherrywood

Tim Webb

Committee Chair

With easing of Covid restrictions during the year many sections have been using the site for evenings during the week for many different activities. When Scouting went to the green level, we have had sections and Groups starting to camp again.

The Portacabin is now in place in the car park and the inside is being transformed into a new tuck shop and site office where visitors to the site can be greeted.

The four new alter fires have now been placed throughout the site ready for use by campers.

Havers is having the kitchen floor renewed and other improvements made before the camping season.

Covid restrictions throughout the year and other site problems has meant that some of our projects have not been able to be started yet, but these have not been forgotten.

2021 started with the worst flooding of the site we have ever experienced over the weekend 15 – 18 January. The entire camping field was flooded to a depth of about 500mm and the floodwater inundated the newly refurbished toilet block. The flooding originated from the River Mardyke and was due to a fault at the Purfleet outfall sluice gate where it outfalls to the Thames. Once the Environment Agency had released the sluice gate and the floodwater had subsided, a team of volunteers from the Cherrywood committee cleaned the toilet block. We are currently pursuing a claim against the Environment Agency for the damage caused.

The Thurrock DoE Club has had a rustic wooden bench installed at the site in memory of Brian Edwards who was associated with the site from the start and was Warden from 2015 to 2019. They held a dedication ceremony in September. As a site we are currently having a wooden plaque made up to go on the maintenance

Many thanks to the Brown Team for all the work they have carried out during the year on the Portacabin, Havers, marquees and general site maintenance. The Brown team mainly meet on Tuesdays and would welcome any new members.

Also, we have a new weekend team who carry out work on the site. As they don’t meet on a regular basis, please contact Steve Cootes for details. This team have removed some minor buildings and have put the new alter fires in.

SCH Active Support have planted over 30 trees throughout the site to be part of the Queens Green Canopy to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee. Condovers is now on the https:// queensgreencanopy.org map.

Many thanks to the Condovers Management Committee, Warden Rob, Sally, Brown Team, Weekend Team and everyone else who have kept Condovers maintained throughout another difficult year.

building, where Brian spent a lot of his time. Both the plaque and the bench are made of wood, reflecting Brian’s trade as a carpenter.

With the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic the site was closed to camping until June, however a number of Scout groups took advantage of the site to hold their evening and daytime meetings when this was allowed from April onwards. Even with restrictions in place for nearly half the year the overall use of the site was back to pre-Covid (2019) levels.

Overall we had:

11

Gang Show

Graham Monk

Committee Chair

A total of 1,783 visitor days/nights compared to 236 the previous year and 1,779 in 2019.

Towards the end of 2020 we obtained a Community Environmental Development Fund grant from Thurrock Council and work was carried out throughout 2021 to spend the grant. This allowed us to carry out the following improvements to the site:

All the works have now been completed within the time period allowed for the grant and within budget despite difficulties caused by the flooding of the site at the start of the year.

We have a considerable number of trees at Cherrywood and we have got on top of surveying them and

2021 proved to be a very frustrating year for Gang Show. Having to cancel the 2020 show five days prior to the show week was really disappointing. We started work for 2021 intending to use most of the already completed 2020 Show but Covid then intervened again with increasing restrictions from the end of the Summer. It rapidly became clear that a show in 2021 would not be possible and we took the necessary but disappointing decision to not go ahead.

We then started to prepare for 2022. Our Director, Jan Thurnell, announced her retirement from her position

individually recording details of each tree as well as identifying any that need work carried out to them. In September we had professional arboriculturalists in to fell some trees that were beyond our capabilities. Thanks must go to Laurence Key who has taken the lead on this.

The Cherrywood committee has continued to meet regularly on a virtual basis, like so many others, to plan and manage the running of the site.

The site is maintained by a group of volunteers forming the ‘Wednesday Club’ who carry out maintenance work and projects – obviously on a Wednesday. They have manged to keep the site maintenance activities going whilst complying with the various restrictions brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic. We are always on the lookout for new members and anyone is very welcome to join us (on a Wednesday).

On a regular basis we have our Warden Andy Kemp, and Assistant Warden Nick Fields, who are joined by our regular helpers and committee members Brian Abbott, Lynn Taylor, Dave Gregory, Ian Brice, Laurence Key, Brian Stock and Tim Webb.

saying that it was time to hand on the mantle. Jan has been an absolute giant in the progress of the Show and we will all miss her but she is not completely moving away and she will act as a consultant to the new team when it gets up and running.

We will be working during the first half of 2022 to plan ahead for a show in March 2023. The future for the Thameside Theatre looks brighter and provisional dates have been booked for March 2023. They say that the show must go on and it certainly will.

12

Scout Shops

Audrey Wheatley

Scout Shops Manager

As you can imagine 2021 was a very different year because of various lockdowns but the leaders did an incredible job with the youngsters. Sales of badges continued for a number of Groups and when the green light was given to the reopening of units sales started to pick up. Unfortunately, quite a number of Groups found themselves short of members but that appears to have resolved itself. Sales started to pick up although there are quite a number of items we can no longer stock as they are only available via the retail site.

Stocks of uniforms have been extremely difficult to get with us not being able to fulfil customers’ orders, some items like trousers and Scout shirts being out of stock for the remainder of 2021. Even scarves were difficult due to the cotton being stuck on ships which could not be unloaded. Here’s hoping 2022 will get things back to normal (but I won’t hold my breath!).

We continue to operate two shops within the District which open at different times, thereby giving parents and leaders a greater choice of opening hours - it doesn’t matter which of our two shops you use as they are both “under the same umbrella”. We realise that times are difficult for parents at the moment but we are very much cheaper than buying online (and paying carriage) and the added advantage is that the profit is retained within the district and uniforms can be tried on to make sure the size is right. Between us we carry stocks of uniforms for all sections. Grays shop is open Saturdays from 10 - 12.30 (we don’t mind early but please not late!) and generally only closes bank holiday weekends and all of August. Stanford shop is open Tuesday evenings from 7 - 8 and Sundays from 10 - 12.30 but close during school holidays. We are all here to help you. The main thing to remember is USE IT OR LOSE lT.

As previously reported, Thurrock Scout Shop Trust (TSST) continued to work with TDSC to identify Scout Group buildings that could benefit from investment in their heating systems and other building works. While this is an ongoing project, the Trustees have now approved, in principle, £22,000 towards this project. Most Group projects continued to be on hold in 2021, due to the Covid pandemic. We were pleased to make a substantial grant to 1st Corringham’s new Scout building.

The Trust started the year with a click & collect service and was able to continue our mail order service, mainly used by the Guides. We managed to re-open our shops, with Covid procedures in place, in May. Even with our reduced service we raised over £3K for Thurrock Scouts All this was possible with your continued support and our volunteers who work for the Trust.

Grays shop is looking for extra people to help in the shop on a Saturday morning to relieve the pressure on the few who now help. If there is any way people can spare a few Saturday mornings (you don’t necessarily have to be a Leader, just have the enthusiasm!) Janis would love to hear from you. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to help at the shop but still do a tremendous amount from home.

We continue to help our own leaders by providing a discount on badges for their sections and some items such as flags and tentage are sold at wholesale price to Scout Groups within our District.

Many thanks to all the people who staff our two shops, you are doing a grand job, and special thanks to Janis & Lesley/Dave for their help and commitment. Life would be much harder without you all.

13

Badges

Audrey Wheatley

Badge Secretary

Appointments Committee

Heather Butcher and Peter Victory

Appointment Secretaries

During 2021 Groups were only able to operate fully for the last three months but due to the enthusiasm of Leaders a few sections continued to complete some badges via Zoom and orders arrived and were supplied (mostly left in my porch for collection so there was no face-to-face!!). Well done to all

The two Panels continue to meet monthly at Stanford-le-Hope and Grays in order to accommodate all the folk in the District. Due to Covid restrictions these have mostly taken place during the year 2021 by Zoom. This can be an advantage as the candidates don’t have to worry about making travel arrangements, getting baby-sitters etc.

Unfortunately, Doug Noon and Roger Clay decided to step down from the Appointments Committee during the year. We would like to thank them for their service over several years.

Between us we have seen 36 Leaders comprising of 3 Beaver Scout Section Assistants, 3 Assistant Beaver Scout Leaders, 3 Beaver Scout Leaders, 3 Cub Scout Section Assistants, 2 Assistant Cub Scout Leaders, 1 Cub Scout Leader, 4 Scout Section Assistants, 5 Assistant Scout Leaders, 4 Assistant Explorer Leaders, 3 Explorer Scout Leaders, 2

those Leaders who worked so hard in difficult situations.

On a personal note I would like to thank those who have kept in touch with me, it would have been much lonelier without you.

GSLs, 2 ADCs and 1 Deputy Youth Commissioner with some of these being Young Leaders who have turned 18 and taking out a full Leader’s role.

It was encouraging to hear how Groups were coping with the lockdown but still providing a full and active programme for their young people.

Completed reviews have been very disappointing this year, with only 23 submitted to the Committee. This meant that at the year end there were 85 overdue in the District. Unfortunately, this seems to be the trend, with the overdue list increasing year on year, despite P.O. & R. requiring roles to be reviewed after no more than 5 years. The hope is that now we appear to be returning to some sort of normality, line managers will make an effort to redress this situation.

14

Training

Gill Root

Local Training Manager

Thurrock training team have provided more than 300 trainer/facilitator hours of Virtual Training to everyone in the County (and beyond). Additionally, the team also provided 300 trainer/ facilitator hours of face to face training on 2 Residential Courses to enable more Wood Badges and Nights Away Permits to be achieved. None of these hours take into account the additional time trainers spend preparing and debriefing before and after delivering courses. Many thanks to Graham, Peter, Colin, Ian, Dean, Dan and LeighAnne for making this all possible

Virtual First Aid Theory, First Aid Practical and Full First Aid courses: Over 150 trainer/facilitator hours have been spent to provide everyone with opportunities to update 10A and 10B by John Dell, Iain Rider and Bill Osborne. Also a very warm welcome to Charlotte Dell and Jess McDonald who have also joined the team.

3 further First Aid Courses are being run in January by Bill Osborne and Dave Ward to support the end of January deadline for those who have lapsed.

Many thanks to the First Aid team for providing you all with so many training opportunities

With all this training comes validation, without which the learning undertaken is incomplete.

Sadly it’s impossible to put a value in terms of ongoing hours spent by TAs and LTAs with our learners.

These are the ‘unseen’ hours that are often taken for granted but we know that none of this could happen without their ongoing support.

Thank you to you all for everything you do.

In addition to all this there are all the hours I have spent running Compliance and Training reports so we can stay on top of things as well as planning and administering all the courses. If anyone thinks training happens by magic - we know it doesn’t! ‘It’s only two hours a week’!

Thank you again for being a fantastic team! Every part you play is very much appreciated!

Good luck to everyone on your Scouting journey.

Wood Badge ‘Class of 2021’

Many congratulations to the ‘Class of 2021’ Wood Badge achievers.

Adam Cowie Scouts - 2nd January Kay Watt Beavers - 17th January Kay Watt District Scouter - 17th January Conner Watts Cubs - 10th February Joanne Hogger Beavers - 12th April Christopher Pattullo Explorers - 12th April Lee Cast Cubs - 23rd April Emma Cast Cubs - 23rd April Terry Mead District Leader - 30th April

Leonard Whittaker

Cubs - 7th May Evelyn Murphy Cubs - 12th May Charlotte Webb Scouts - 15th May Victoria Moore Beavers - 6th August Brian Abbott District Leader - 21st August Richard Norris Scouts - 22nd September James Kemp Scouts - 2nd October Jane Flatt Beavers - 20th November Jane Flatt Beavers - 20th November Tony Skinner District Scouter - 8th December Paul Minshall District Scouter - 9th December

Frances Day Explorers - 9th December

Gordon McFee Scouts - 9th December

Glenn Webb Cubs - 9th December

Sue Bradish District Scouter - 11th December

John Daines

ADC Support - 13th December

15

Health and Safety

Brian Phillips

Committee Chair

The Health & Safety Committee now meets monthly to cover health and safety issues within the District. The committee aims to advise and inform both the District and Groups of current Scouting health and safety issues and requirements.

2021 was again a very difficult year for Scouting as a result of the Covid pandemic and further lockdowns.

Due to the reduction in face-to-face Scouting this impacted on the number of accidents.

Scout HQ Health & Safety Information / Thurrock District Website

Scout HQ are continuing to make their website easier to navigate and we have added tabs on the Thurrock website that will link you into the HQ site, namely HQ Activity and Safety Updates and Back Together Safely which show month by month updates. There are also other tabs on the Thurrock Website that will take you directly to HQ Health and Safety pages, Staying Safe and Safeguarding and Risk Assessments. Scout HQ have also updated their Asbestos Fact sheet FS120352 as of July 2021 which states Scout owned buildings built before 2000 need a professional asbestos survey carried out. There is also an Asbestos Management webinar on the HQ site.

Health & Safety Bulletins

This year we have also started publishing Bulletins and have so far published 3 which are Searching Scout HQ Website, Ladder and Step Ladder Safety and Aerosol Gas Stove Safety.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Services carried out a Premises Fire Audit at Condovers and this will be one of our future Bulletins.

The format of the Bulletin is an aidememoire.

District Health & Safety Questionnaire

Included in the Terms of Reference of the Health & Safety SubCommittee is the remit to: check on the current status of compliance and understanding by Groups and Sections within the District on an annual basis by use of a questionnaire. The H&S Questionnaire is distributed to all Groups, District sections and District premises and is returned to coincide with the District census evening. The questionnaire states that the results will only be reported statistically, and individual Groups and Sections will not be identified.

A total of 32 questionnaires were distributed covering all Groups, ESU’s, AS’s, Network and District premises. An analysis of the returns covering the period January 2021 to January 2022 gives the following:

16

• Premises Risk Assessments – From the responses it appears that all Scouting owned premises now have a current risk assessment unless they are undergoing a major rebuild/ refurbishment. There is now 1 Group that does not own its property and does not have a premises risk assessment. However, it appears that when other Groups/Sections use a premises that is not theirs they are not always made aware of the risk assessment for that premises.

requirement from Scout HQ that there is a written risk assessment for all Scouting activities. All District based Sections also now have RA’s.

I would like to thank the Health & Safety Committee Nick Webb, Tim Webb, Tim Gregory and Mark Harrison for their commitment and hard work.

17

Statement of Accounts For the period 1st January to 31st December 2021

19

Statement of Financial Activities

Consolidated Summary for the year ending 31st December 2021

All Funds are Unrestricted

Notes
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investment income
Total Income
10, 11
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total Expenditure
10, 11
Net Income/(Expenditure)
Transfers Between Funds:
10
Net Movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
10
Fund Balances Carried Forward		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
Unrestricted
£
2020
£		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
Unrestricted
£
2020
£		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
Unrestricted
£
2020
£		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
Unrestricted
£
2020
£
13,031 900 13,931 23,252
28,196 66,340 94,536 59,178
0 106 106 (248)
0 0 0 180
41,227 67,346 108,573 82,362
0 0 0 0
24,623 64,321 88,944 77,036
24,623 64,321 88,944 77,036
16,604 3,025 19,629 5,326
0 0 0 0
16,604 3,025 19,629 5,326
34,652 192,695 227,347 222,021
51,256 195,720 246,976 227,347

21

Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2021

All Funds are Unrestricted

Notes
Fixed Assets:
Tangible assets
13
Total Fixed Assets
Current Assets:
Stocks
Debtors
Investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Total Current Assets
12
Liabilities:
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one
year
Net current assets or liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
12
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more
than one year
Provision for Liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
£
2020
£		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
£
2020
£		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
£
2020
£		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
£
2020
£
0 94,564 94,564 101,677
0 94,564 94,564 101,677
0 463 463 357
24,707 0 24,707 16,496
0 0 0 0
40,139 100,693 140,832 131,687
64,846 101,156 166,002 148,540
13,590 0 13,590 22,870
51,256 101,156 152,412 125,670
51,256 195,720 246,976 227,347
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
51,256 195,720 246,976 227,347

The funds of the charity:

General Funds
14,15
Designated Funds:
Avock
17
Cherrywood Campsite
18
Cherrywood Development
19
Condovers Campsite
20
Condovers Development
21
Explorer Scouts
22
Gang Show & SAS
23
Network
24
Playscheme
25
SCH SAS
26
Total Designated Funds
Total charity funds		 51,256 51,256 34,652
0 0 0
0 0 0
48,451 48,451 46,911
96,939 96,939 107,185
22,310 22,310 7,679
12,738 12,738 15,437
2,944 2,944 3,139
948 948 948
8,946 8,946 9,046
2,444 2,444 2,350
195,720 195,720 192,695
51,256 195,720 246,976 227,347

22

Notes to the Accounts

Note Description Page
1 Accounting Policies 24
2 Transfers between funds 24
3 Grants received 24
4 Camping Fees - Condovers and Cherrywood Campsites 25
5 Held by District on behalf of other Funds 25
6 International Fund 25
7 Jack Petchey Award Scheme 25
8 Sums owed to District by Scout Groups 25
9 Debtors 25
10 Summary Analysis of Income and Expenditure by Fund 26
11 Detailed Analysis of Income and Expenditure by Fund 27
12 Analysis of Balance Sheet 28
13 Analysis of Fixed Assets 30
14 Alf Lowne Scout Centre - General Fund 31
15 TDSC General Account - General Fund 32
16 TDSC General Account - Analysis of District Activities and Expenses 33
17 Avock - Designated Fund 34
18 Cherrywood Campsite - Designated Fund 35
19 Cherrywood Development - Designated Fund 36
20 Condovers Campsite - Designated Fund 37
21 Condovers Development - Designated Fund 39
22 Explorers - Designated Fund 40
23 Gang Show and SAS - Designated Fund 41
24 Network - Designated Fund 43
25 Playscheme - Designated Fund 44
26 SCH SAS - Designated Fund 45

23

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ended 31st December 2021

1 Accounting Policies

1a Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with the current Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) FRS 102.

1b Accounting period

The accounts cover all transactions in the period 1 January to 31 December 2021, whether in the SoFA or in the Balance Sheet.

1c Incoming resources

Income is accounted for on a receivable basis, other than income received in respect of expenditure which is deferred to the period when the activity or event takes place. Membership subscriptions collected on behalf of other parts of the Scout Movement are reported in the SoFA net of any amount paid out, as this element of the subscriptions are in effect held as agents before being dispersed.

1d Resources expended

Expenditure is included in the accounts on an accruals basis. VAT is not recoverable by the charity and is included with the expenditure to which it relates.

2 Transfers between Funds

All surpluses and deficits (excluding depreciation) at Cherrywood Campsite are transferred to or from the Cherrywood Development Fund at the year end. Similarly, all surpluses or deficits at ALSC are transferred to or from the TDSC General Account at the year-end. Additionally in 2021, Condovers Development Fund transferred £8,658 to Condovers Campsite to fund various improvement works.

3 Grants and major donations received

Thurrock Council has operated the “Block Grant” system again this year. All applications for Grant Aid from Scouts and Guides within Thurrock Council boundaries are made to a committee set up for the purpose. Thurrock District Scout Council act as agents for this money and only account for any part of the block grant they receive. The Alf Lowne Scout Centre received a total of £4,489 and Thurrock Explorers received £291.

Covid Grants were also received during 2021 from the local Council and totalled £22,939 for Alf Lowne Scout Centre, a further £22,939 for Condovers Campsite (but held in the Condovers Development Fund) and £7,337 for CHerrywood Caqmpsite.

Cherrywood Campsite also accounted for an improvement grant of £10,022 from the local Council which had been carried forward from 2020 to match the spend in 2021.

24

4 Camping Fees - Condovers and Cherrywood

These include the annual camping fees for Thurrock (paid at the same time as membership fees), which this year has been split roughly 83% for Condovers and 17% for Cherrywood.

5 Held by District on behalf of Other Funds

The District holds cash on behalf of Cherrywood Development (£48,332) and Condovers Development (£22,310), both of which are Designated Funds within the Accounts.

6 International Fund

The balance in this account is held towards future World Jamborees and International Activities. The District is acting as an agent for this money.

7 Jack Petchey Award Scheme

The District is a Member of the Jack Petchey Award Scheme and acts as agents for the monetary Awards.

8 Sums owed to District by Scout Groups

During 2021 Thurrock District provided financial support by way of a loan to 1st Corringham Scout Group towards the cost of their new HQ. Two other loans made in previous years were fully repaid in 2021.

9 Debtors

Debtors include 4 amounts paid as deposits for District Events that were postponed as a result of the Covid situation. These amounts have been retained by the receiving organisations as deposits for similar events planned to take place in 2022 or beyond.

25

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 10 - Summary Analysis of Income and Expenditure by Fund

General Funds
ALSC
TDSC Fund
Total General Funds
Designated Funds
Avock
Cherrywood Campsite
Cherrywood Development
Condovers Campsite
Condovers Development
Explorer Scouts
Gang Show and SAS
Network
Playscheme
SCH SAS
Total Designated Funds
Total Funds		 Income
£
Expenditure
£
Net Income/
Expenditure
£
Transfers
Between
Funds
£
Net
Movement
in Funds
£
Fund
Balances
Brought
Forward
from 2020
£
Fund
Balances
Carried
Forward
£		 Income
£
Expenditure
£
Net Income/
Expenditure
£
Transfers
Between
Funds
£
Net
Movement
in Funds
£
Fund
Balances
Brought
Forward
from 2020
£
Fund
Balances
Carried
Forward
£		 Income
£
Expenditure
£
Net Income/
Expenditure
£
Transfers
Between
Funds
£
Net
Movement
in Funds
£
Fund
Balances
Brought
Forward
from 2020
£
Fund
Balances
Carried
Forward
£		 Income
£
Expenditure
£
Net Income/
Expenditure
£
Transfers
Between
Funds
£
Net
Movement
in Funds
£
Fund
Balances
Brought
Forward
from 2020
£
Fund
Balances
Carried
Forward
£		 Income
£
Expenditure
£
Net Income/
Expenditure
£
Transfers
Between
Funds
£
Net
Movement
in Funds
£
Fund
Balances
Brought
Forward
from 2020
£
Fund
Balances
Carried
Forward
£		 Income
£
Expenditure
£
Net Income/
Expenditure
£
Transfers
Between
Funds
£
Net
Movement
in Funds
£
Fund
Balances
Brought
Forward
from 2020
£
Fund
Balances
Carried
Forward
£		 Income
£
Expenditure
£
Net Income/
Expenditure
£
Transfers
Between
Funds
£
Net
Movement
in Funds
£
Fund
Balances
Brought
Forward
from 2020
£
Fund
Balances
Carried
Forward
£
27,928 8,736 19,192 (19,192) 0 0 0
13,299 15,887 (2,588) 19,192 16,604 34,652 51,256
41,227 24,623 16,604 0 16,604 34,652 51,256
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24,665 23,125 1,540 (1,540) 0 0 0
0 0 0 1,540 1,540 46,911 48,451
13,358 32,262 (18,904) 8,658 (10,246) 107,185 96,939
23,289 0 23,289 (8,658) 14,631 7,679 22,310
3,198 5,897 (2,699) (2,699) 15,437 12,738
10 205 (195) (195) 3,139 2,944
0 0 0 0 948 948
65 165 (100) (100) 9,046 8,946
2,761 2,667 94 94 2,350 2,444
67,346 64,321 3,025 0 3,025 192,695 195,720
108,573 88,944 19,629 0 19,629 227,347 246,976

26

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 11 - Detailed Analysis of Income and Expenditure by Fund

General Funds
ALSC
TDSC Fund
Total General Funds
Designated Funds
Avock
Cherrywood Campsite
Cherrywood Development
Condovers Campsite
Condovers Development
Explorer Scouts
Gang Show and SAS
Network
Playscheme
SCH SAS
Total Designated Funds
Total Funds		 Donations
and
Legacies
£
Charitable
activities
£
Other
trading
activities
£
Investment
Income
£
Total
incoming
resources
£
Raising
funds
£
Charitable
activities
£
Total
resources
expended
£		 Donations
and
Legacies
£
Charitable
activities
£
Other
trading
activities
£
Investment
Income
£
Total
incoming
resources
£
Raising
funds
£
Charitable
activities
£
Total
resources
expended
£		 Donations
and
Legacies
£
Charitable
activities
£
Other
trading
activities
£
Investment
Income
£
Total
incoming
resources
£
Raising
funds
£
Charitable
activities
£
Total
resources
expended
£		 Donations
and
Legacies
£
Charitable
activities
£
Other
trading
activities
£
Investment
Income
£
Total
incoming
resources
£
Raising
funds
£
Charitable
activities
£
Total
resources
expended
£		 Donations
and
Legacies
£
Charitable
activities
£
Other
trading
activities
£
Investment
Income
£
Total
incoming
resources
£
Raising
funds
£
Charitable
activities
£
Total
resources
expended
£		 Donations
and
Legacies
£
Charitable
activities
£
Other
trading
activities
£
Investment
Income
£
Total
incoming
resources
£
Raising
funds
£
Charitable
activities
£
Total
resources
expended
£		 Donations
and
Legacies
£
Charitable
activities
£
Other
trading
activities
£
Investment
Income
£
Total
incoming
resources
£
Raising
funds
£
Charitable
activities
£
Total
resources
expended
£		 Donations
and
Legacies
£
Charitable
activities
£
Other
trading
activities
£
Investment
Income
£
Total
incoming
resources
£
Raising
funds
£
Charitable
activities
£
Total
resources
expended
£
10 27,918 0 0 27,928 0 8,736 8,736
13,021 278 0 0 13,299 0 15,887 15,887
13,031 28,196 0 0 41,227 0 24,623 24,623
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 24,640 0 0 24,665 0 23,125 23,125
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 13,250 106 0 13,358 0 32,262 32,262
350 22,939 0 0 23,289 0 0 0
448 2,750 0 0 3,198 0 5,897 5,897
10 0 0 0 10 0 205 205
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 0 0 0 65 0 165 165
0 2,761 0 0 2,761 0 2,667 2,667
900 66,340 106 0 67,346 0 64,321 64,321
13,931 94,536 106 0 108,573 0 88,944 88,944

27

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 12 - Analysis of Balance Sheet

Notes
XED ASSETS (NET OF DEPRECIATION)
RRENT ASSETS
ocks
Condovers Campsite
tal Stock
btors
1st Stanford Loan
8
Aveley Loan
8
1st Corringham Loan
Grosvenor Hall District Event - Deposit
9
Renewal of Promise - Deposit
9
Rieneck Castle - Deposit
9
Kandersteg Hold
9
Advance for Condovers Leaders Toilets
District Clothing Hold
District Training Hold
Other Debtors
Payments in Advance - All other
tal Debtors
sh
COIF Deposit
Deposit Instant Access
District No 1
District No 2
Held by District on behalf of Designated Funds
5
Archery Account
Cherrywood Petty Cash
Condovers Account
20
Explorer’s Account
22
Gang Show and SAS Accounts
23
Network Account
24
Playscheme Account
25
SCH SAS
26
Section Accounts - Cubs
tal Cash
Total Current Assets		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
£
2020
£		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
£
2020
£		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
£
2020
£		 General
£
Designated
£
Total
£
2020
£
94,564 94,564 101,677
463 463 357
0 463 463 357
0 0 2,076
0 0 1,062
10,000 10,000 0
6,404 6,404 6,404
2,000 2,000 2,000
4,696 4,696 4,696
681 681 0
0 0 63
88 88 195
175 175 0
663 663 0
0 0 0
24,707 0 24,707 16,496
74,186 74,186 74,177
28.023 28,023 15,019
5,744 5,744 4,218
1,330 1,330 417
(70,642) 70,642 0 0
0 0 133
119 119 3
1,912 1,912 5,151
12,738 12,738 15,437
2,944 2,944 3,139
948 948 948
8,946 8,946 9,046
2,444 2,444 2,350
1,498 1,498 1,649
40,139 100,693 140,832 131,687
64,846 101,156 166,002 148,540

FIXED ASSETS (NET OF DEPRECIATION) CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

Total Stock

Debtors

Total Debtors

Cash

Total Cash

28

General Designated Total 2020 Notes £ £ £ £

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Creditors (within one year)

Benevolent Fund
Dinner & Dance Hold
Donation Held
International Fund
6
Jack Petchey Fund
7
Jack Petchey Leader Award
7
Marathon Donation Hold
Other Creditors
Thurrock Grant Held
Receipts in Advance
3
current assets or liabilities
ssets less current liabilities
after more than one year)
s
otal net assets or liabilities		 217 217 217
398 398 398
500 500 500
2,998 2,998 2,999
6,750 6,750 6,500
1,331 1,331 1,516
718 718 718
122 122 0
556 556 0
0 0 10,022
13,590 0 13,590 22,870
51,256 101,156 152,412 125,670
51,256 195,720 246,976 227,347
0 0
0 0
51,256 195,720 246,976 227,347

Total Creditors

Net current assets or liabilities Total assets less current liabilities

Creditors (falling due after more than one year) Provisions for liabilities

Total net assets or liabilities

29

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 13 - Analysis of Fixed Assets

Condovers
Havers Lodge
The Barn
Toilet Block
Condovers Totals
Cherrywood
Site & Services
Log Cabin
Toilet/Shower Block
Mower & Strimmer
Maintenance Building
Cherrywood Totals
Total Fixed Assets		 Cost as at 1
beginning
of the year
£
Additions
£
Cost at end
of the year
£
Depreciation
at beginning
of the year
£
In Year
Depreciation
£
Accumulated
Depreciation
at end of the
year
£
Net book
value at
beginning
of the year
£
Net book
value at the
end of the
year
£		 Cost as at 1
beginning
of the year
£
Additions
£
Cost at end
of the year
£
Depreciation
at beginning
of the year
£
In Year
Depreciation
£
Accumulated
Depreciation
at end of the
year
£
Net book
value at
beginning
of the year
£
Net book
value at the
end of the
year
£		 Cost as at 1
beginning
of the year
£
Additions
£
Cost at end
of the year
£
Depreciation
at beginning
of the year
£
In Year
Depreciation
£
Accumulated
Depreciation
at end of the
year
£
Net book
value at
beginning
of the year
£
Net book
value at the
end of the
year
£		 Cost as at 1
beginning
of the year
£
Additions
£
Cost at end
of the year
£
Depreciation
at beginning
of the year
£
In Year
Depreciation
£
Accumulated
Depreciation
at end of the
year
£
Net book
value at
beginning
of the year
£
Net book
value at the
end of the
year
£		 Cost as at 1
beginning
of the year
£
Additions
£
Cost at end
of the year
£
Depreciation
at beginning
of the year
£
In Year
Depreciation
£
Accumulated
Depreciation
at end of the
year
£
Net book
value at
beginning
of the year
£
Net book
value at the
end of the
year
£		 Cost as at 1
beginning
of the year
£
Additions
£
Cost at end
of the year
£
Depreciation
at beginning
of the year
£
In Year
Depreciation
£
Accumulated
Depreciation
at end of the
year
£
Net book
value at
beginning
of the year
£
Net book
value at the
end of the
year
£		 Cost as at 1
beginning
of the year
£
Additions
£
Cost at end
of the year
£
Depreciation
at beginning
of the year
£
In Year
Depreciation
£
Accumulated
Depreciation
at end of the
year
£
Net book
value at
beginning
of the year
£
Net book
value at the
end of the
year
£		 Cost as at 1
beginning
of the year
£
Additions
£
Cost at end
of the year
£
Depreciation
at beginning
of the year
£
In Year
Depreciation
£
Accumulated
Depreciation
at end of the
year
£
Net book
value at
beginning
of the year
£
Net book
value at the
end of the
year
£
10,337 0 10,337 10,337 0 10,337 0 0
15,848 0 15,848 7,528 792 8,320 8,320 7,528
126,406 0 126,406 33,049 6,321 39,370 93,357 87,036
152,591 0 152,591 50,914 7,113 58,027 101,677 94,564
30,541 30,541 30,541 0 30,541 0 0
6,321 6,321 6,321 0 6,321 0 0
34,848 34,848 34,848 0 34,848 0 0
2,298 2,298 2,298 0 2,298 0 0
11,004 11,004 11,004 0 11,004 0 0
85,012 0 85,012 85,012 0 85,012 0 0
237,603 0 237,603 135,926 7,113 143,039 101,677 94,564

All major fixed assets owned by the District Scout Council are held within the two campsites. The values currently shown in the accounts are the net book values (after depreciation) of only some of these assets. There are twelve building assets not included in the balance sheet values. Two of these assets were fully depreciated before the current accounting format was adopted, one was a fully donated building, one was purchased outright, seven are shipping containers and cost less than £5,000 and were not considered for capitalisation and one a garage no longer in use. There is one large equipment asset which was fully grant funded and not capitalised and three site tractors purchased outright and not capitalised. While the net book value of capitalised assets is £94,564, the current valuation for insurance purposes of all “capital type” assets is:

Buildings £1,019,088
Major Equipment £46,381
Total £1,065,469

Depreciation is charged to the accounts to write off the value of the capitalised assets at both Condovers and Cherrywood campsites. These assets are being depreciated over 20 years. The assets at Cherrywood are now fully depreciated.

30

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 14 - Alf Lowne Scout Centre - General Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Donations
Charitable activities
Income from Centre Users
Grants received
3
Other Income
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Rent
Rates
Water Rates
Electricity
Gas
Insurance
Equipment
Maintenance & Miscellaneous
Total Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
2
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December		 2021
£
10
490
27,428
0		 2020
£
48
398
15,055
0
27,928 15,501
5,072
45
283
208
384
580
0
2,164		 5,072
23
188
396
788
545
143
1,484
8,736 8,639
19,192
(19,192)		 6,862
(6,862)
0
0		 0
0
0 0

31

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 15 - TDSC General Account - General Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Membership Subscriptions
Received
Less: Paid
1c
Donations
Charitable activities
Events & Activities
Grants received
Section Income (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts)
Other District Income
Investment Income
Bank Interest
Total Income
16
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Events & Activities
Section Expenses (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts)
Other District Expenses
Total Expenditure
16
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
2
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December		 2021
£
51,202
(38,181)		 2020
£
58,906
(40,820)
13,021
0
215
0
50
13
0		 18,086
0
66
0
4,929
0
180
13,299 23,261
7,953
440
7,494		 2,835
4,809
7,867
15,887 15,511
(2,588)
19,192		 7,750
6,862
16,604
34,652		 14,612
20,040
51,256 34,652

32

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 16 - TDSC General Account - Analysis of District Activities and Expenses

Analysis of District Activities
Archery
Axe Throwing
Chateau Du Baffy
DC Challenge
Dinner and Dance
District Dvelopment Day
Gilwell Park Funday
JOTT
Mobile Climbing Tower
Swimming Gala
Tomahawks
Water Activities
Other
Total District Activities
Section Activities
Beavers
Cubs
Scouts
Analysis of Other District Transactions
Administration
Awards & Badges
Bank Charges
Donations
Insurance
Interest
Maintenance
Materials and Equipment
Meetings
Membership Fees
Publicity
Training
Other		 Income
£
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
135
0
0		 Expenditure
£
355
0
0
0
0
0
0
542
4,165
0
141
2,750
0		 Net
£
(275)
0
0
0
0
0
0
(542)
(4,165)
0
(6)
(2,750)
0
215 7,953 (7,738)
0
0
50		 206
151
83		 (206)
(151)
(33)
50 440 (390)
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
13,021
0
0
0		 1,155
508
207
0
2,770
0
33
2,244
0
0
35
216
326		 (1,155)
(508)
(207)
0
(2,770)
13
(33)
(2,244)
0
13,021
(35)
(216)
(326)
13,034 7,494 5,540

Total District Income and Expenditure on General Account

33

13,299 15,887 (2,588)

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 17 - Avock - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Membership Subscriptions
Received
Less: Paid
Donations
Charitable activities
Activities
Other
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Donations
Activities
Rent
Sundry
Total Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December		 2021
£
0
0		 2020
£
0
0
0
0
0
0		 0
20
0
0
0 20
0
0
0
0		 0
0
0
169
0 169
0
0		 (149)
0
0
0		 (149)
149
0 0

Note: Avock Designated Fund was closed on 25 June 2020

34

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 18 - Cherrywood Campsite - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Donations
Charitable activities
Camping Fees
4
Grants
3
Telephone Box
Sale of Badges
Water
Other Income
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Administration
Water Rates
Insurance
Gas
Electricity
Equipment
Telephone
Alarm & Fire Systems
Site & Maintenance
Rent
Donations
Other Expenses
Depreciation
Total Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
2
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December
Funded by:
Capital		 2021
£
25
7,222
17,359
0
0
0
59		 2020
£
0
4,039
228
0
0
0
6
24,665 4,273
270
500
3,008
162
991
401
424
894
16,455
20
0
0
0		 924
367
2,908
116
927
1,056
618
1,004
4,631
20
100
0
0
23,125 12,671
1,540
(1,540)		 (8,398)
8,398
0
0		 0
0
0 0
0 0

35

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 19 - Cherrywood Development - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Other trading activities
Fund Raising
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
None
Total Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
2
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December
Funded by:
Cash held by District
Cash held by Cherrywood		 2021
£
0		 2020
£
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0
1,540		 0
(8,398)
1,540
46,911		 (8,398)
55,309
48,451 46,911
48,332
119		 46,908
3
48,451 46,911

36

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 20 - Condovers Campsite - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Donations
Charitable activities
Camping Fees
4
Lodge Rents
Electricity
Gas
Grants
Activity Facilities
Other
Other Trading Activities
Tuck Shop: Income
Less: Opening Stock
Less: Purchases
Add: Closing Stock
Shop Surplus / (Defcit)
Events
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising Funds
Events
Charitable activities
Administration
Electricity
Activity Equipment
Alarm & Fire
Gas
Telephone
Insurance
Rent & Rates
Water Rates
Site & Maintenance
Special Works
Waste Disposal
Depreciation
13
Other
Total Expenditure		 2021
£
2
12,589
295
1
0
0
365
0		 2020
£
523
15,746
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(357)
0
463		 0
(530)
(75)
357
106
0		 (248)
0
13,358 16,021
0
472
906
70
186
63
330
7,938
311
3,231
4,017
6,958
667
7,113
0		 0
37
889
0
0
63
417
7,659
257
1,513
3,002
7,125
1,411
7,113
0
32,262 29,486

37

Notes
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
2
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December
Funded by:
Capital
Stock
Cash held by District
Cash held by Condovers		 2021
£
2020
£
(18,904)
(13,465)
8,658
7,125
(10,246)
(6,340)
107,185
113,525
96,939
107,185
94,564
101,677
463
357
0
0
1,912
5,151
96,939
107,185

38

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 21 - Condovers Development - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Donations
Charitable Activities
Grants received
3
Other trading activities
Fund Raising
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds
Fund Raising
Total Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
2
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December
Funded by:
Cash held by District		 2021
£
350
22,939
0		 2020
£
0
11,334
0
23,289 11,334
0 0
0 0
23,289
(8,658)		 11,334
(7,125)
14,631
7,679		 4,209
3,470
22,310 7,679
22,310 7,679

39

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 22 - Explorers - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Membership Subscriptions
Received
Less: Paid
1c
Donations
Charitable activities
Camps and Activities
Grants
3
Other trading activities
Fundraising
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Administration & Stationery
Camps & Activities
Equipment
Rent & Insurance
Necherchiefs & Badges
Total Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December		 2021
£
2020
£
4,664
6,449
(4,819)
(4,774)
(155)
1,675
603
1,111
2,459
(964)
291
2,727
0
0
3,198
4,549
449
124
4,297
(1,051)
618
1,026
130
958
403
209
5,897
1,266
(2,699)
3,283
0
0
(2,699)
3,283
15,437
12,154
12,738
15,437

40

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 23 - Gang Show & SAS - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Membership Subscriptions
Received
Less: Paid
Donations
Charitable activities
Ticket Sales
Advertising
Clothing
DVDs and CDs
Arts Council Grant & other Sponsors
Other Income
All other Gang Show SAS income
Other trading activities
Fundraising including programmes & raffes
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds
Fundraising expenses (including raffe)
Charitable activities
Theatre Hire
Wardrobe and Clothing
Stage
Props (including music)
Make Up
Admin, Postage, Printing & Publicity
Refreshments & Entertaining
Rent
DVDs
Donations
Miscellaneous
All other Gang Show SAS spend
Total Expenditure		 2021 Show
£
Gang Show
SAS 2021
£
Total
Gang Show
2021
£
2020 Total
£
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
292
0
0
0
285
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
585
0
0
0
206
0
0
0
1,250
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
2,620
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,345
0
0
0
1,153
0
0
0
390
0
0
0
378
0
0
0
0
205
0
205
365
0
0
0
177
0
0
0
550
0
0
0
760
0
0
0
400
0
0
0
148
0
0
0
34
205
0
205
5,700

41

Notes
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December		 2021 Show
£
Gang Show
SAS 2021
£
Total
Gang Show
2021
£
2020 Total
£
(205)
10
(195)
(3,080)
0
0
0
0
(205)
10
(195)
(3,080)
1,079
2,060
3,139
6,219
874
2,070
2,944
3,139

42

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2020

Note 24 - Network - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Membership Subsciptions
Received
Less: Paid
Donations
Charitable activities
Activities
Grants
Clothing
Other
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Donations
Activities
Materials & Equipment
Rent
Clothing
Sundry
Total Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December		 2021
£
0
0		 2020
£
180
0
0
0
0
0
0
0		 180
250
0
0
0
0
0 430
0
0
0
0
0
0		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0		 430
0
0
948		 430
518
948 948

Note: Scout Networks transferred from Counties to Districts in 2017.

43

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 25 - Playscheme - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Membership Subsciptions
Received
Less: Paid
Donations
Charitable activities
Entertainment
Other income
Van Income
Other trading activities
Fund Raising (including Catering, Bar and BBQ)
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds
Fund Raising (including Catering, Bar and BBQ)
Charitable activities
Entertainment
Operational
Other Expenses
Van Expenses
Total Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January		 2021
£
0
0		 2020
£
0
0
0
65
0
0
0
0		 0
1,067
0
983
(983)
0
65 1,067
0
0
0
165
0		 0
0
0
161
0
165 161
(100)
0		 906
0
(100)
9,046		 906
8,140

Balance at 31 December

8,946 9,046

44

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2021

Note 26 - SCH SAS - Designated Fund

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Membership Subscriptions
Received
Less: Paid
Donations
Charitable activities
Scout, Explorer and Unit Activities
Support to Groups and others
Air Rifes
Grants
Sundry income
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Materials and Equipment
Administration
Activities
Air Rifes
Support to Groups and others
Sundry expenses (including training)
Total Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Fund Transfers
Net Movement in Funds
Balance at 1 January
Balance at 31 December		 2021
£
0
0		 2020
£
0
0
0
0
52
2,709
0
0
0		 0
0
545
2,167
574
0
0
2,761 3,286
0
5
60
0
2,602
0		 40
5
939
169
2,280
0
2,667 3,433
94
0		 (147)
0
94
2,350		 (147)
2,497
2,444 2,350

Note: with effect from 2017, the District’s Air Rifle activity is being accounted for by SCH SAS

45

Independent Examiner’s Report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Thurrock District Scout Council for the year ended 31 December 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Thurrock District Scout Council 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 Thurrock District Scout Council 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:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Thurrock District Scout Council 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.

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: Andrew Merritt MAAT

Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any):

Association of Accounting Technicians

Address:

66 Aluric Close Chadwell St Mary Grays Essex RM16 4NB

Date: 4th April 2022

46

Produced by Andrew Gilbey for Thurrock District Scout Council Registered Charity (England and Wales): 279853