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2024-03-31-accounts

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENtLAND AND WALES Trustses. Annual Report for the period From 01 April 2023 P•r40d énd date Porlod slart date To 31 Mareh 2024 Charlty namo: 11th High wYcom￿ {Hazl•mern) Scout Group Charity registration numb•r: 280778 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes ol the charity as set out in ts goveming do¢xJment Scwting exots to ivety engage SUPFQrt young in their personal deveiopmenl. emtKJwerng them to make rthitNe conlnlxrt￿n to society ,' Beavers. Cubs and Scouts meel weekly and undertake a wogramme of fun and challenging ind(h)r and outdoor activitie5 almed at building skills for lrfe, including team %wiking, problem solving and self- reh'ance Summary of the rnain activit￿ rdatK)n to those purpose5 for the publtc benefft, in part￿￿lar. tho actNrties, projects or services identifvl in the accounts. Slalement confiming V4hether the trustees ha had regaTd to the guthn( sued ty the Ctk¥ity Commission on W￿1¢ Parn 1.17 The Tfustees SUPFJl Ihé leadership tearn in ensuring that xti¥ities are appropriate and carried out wrth proper regard to safety. They ensure that resources aré applied lo maximtse the activ1b￿ and nitS available to our members. Additional Inforniatlon (optional) NIA P•81J8 Policy grwt makirwJ 1.38 Policy on social inve51ment including program related The Group has no paid staff and Trs entirety relianl M v(JnteefS to run sections and l aclivjtses. 'Un¥fonned- YO￿nteerS Und￿tske training prescribed by the S(x) ithn. Paients are encouraged to get vot¥ed with various actNities P¥1. Contribution made by voluntews Other

Achievements and Perforniance The Group meets the ch￿ Commissm's pubiic benefit cA￿la under tM)th the advanceTTWrt of citizenship or communty Surnrnary of the main achievements oflhe ch￿. identrfymg the differen￿ the charity's work has m* to the arcumstances of its benefriaries and any wlder benefts lo society as a WI￿1¢. Para 120 The Group is cc¥)tinury to attr￿t young people and regaining the numbern to pre Covid levels. There is a rnixed programme of themed | ¥Kk￿r and outdoor activrties, buitt round the Scout Ass￿￿tIOn.$ acti¥ty and Interest baty. aimed * developing knry•vkdge and skills in a fun way. A Grwp ￿eke[KI canp was enjfv by all sect￿ as were several other camps and Addltlonal Infomialion (optional) You rna ch005e lo ￿Clude fvrther Sialem￿ where relevant about.. Achkvements against Parn 1.41 Perfonnance of fundraising Investmenl perfmn against obiecbves P•141 Other

Financial Review Review of the charrty's financial FK>Sition at the end of the perKxl The Trustees consideTS that the Group SIM￿ld hold a sum equivalent to 12 months runniry costs. circa £10,000. H￿ever. reserves have been depleted due to the rebuildi costs Although the Group Rese￿￿ we knv 01 .. Ihe end of the the Group aim to hokl ,. Reswves to ensure the continuty of ti¥itiP5 shoLdd there be a major redud in income and lor rebuiklin costs £3 929.90 NIA Slalement explainry the policy for holding reserves Stsling vthy are hekl Amount of re5eprfes held Reasons for h)Iding zero reseNes D￿tal￿ of fund materialty li deficit Explanation of any uncertainties abcKrt the chanty contirwing as a goiThJ P¥a 1.22 P* 1.22 NIA p￿1￿ Additional Infomiauon lortlonal> You choose to inckKte fimther 8tatemenis wthere rethnl al)out: The Group is pnmarity rèliant subscriptions. donations, furKJraising, and grants for Ihe Scout Hut rebuikling costs. Gift aid has been claimed where approprlale. Thè charws princpal sources of funds (inck￿lng ary fund￿Ing) Pm 1.47 WA Investment policy and object?ves ￿duding any sociai investrnent ad¢)pted Pw¥ 7.46 The Gr￿p is totalty relianl upon volunteers lo run and &Jmnister the activities of the Group. If there was a reductjon in the numbers of leaders to an unacceptable | ￿Ve1 in a wticular or the Group as whole, there wouhj have to be a contraclion. Consol¥dat￿n or closure of I section or the complele Closu￿ of the Group. The Group has in place systems of intemal controls that are designed to Fxovkje reasOn￿e assurance against matenal mismanagement or loss. these i￿ude 2 signatoties for au payments and a comprehensNe insurance poltcy to ensure that insurable risk$ are covered. A descrytion ol the prinri￿1 rfsks tscing the charty Pwa 1.46

Structure, Governance and Management Descrip1K￿ of charivs trusts: TyFe of gmming document 1.2S How is the charity constituted? P8 1.25 The Group is a trust establtshed under its ' rules wh￿h are common to all Scouts The Tntstees WE WPDnted in axajrdan ' with the PdKy, OtganisatK>n and Rules of including details of any constrtutK>nal pr￿S1OnS e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or m(¥e trustees Addition Infomiation loptional) Y￿M choose to include further statements ￿l￿e relevant about The Scout AssC£￿l0n Poly, Or9ank%2tion and Rules sd out the aThangemenls and requirements for the T￿111Ment, vettir tralnlng of Trustees adopted fly the induction and tr8Aninq of trustees 1 51 The Scout Assocbation Polw, organ￿110n l and RU￿ set out the cryanisational 1 Struclure for the scout and the ,' relationship with and resp0nsknl1t￿ of the widef District. County and NatM)nal cyganwltons The charrty's organisioral structure and any wKter network wlth whid) the charity WCAs Pa 1.51 NIA Relali)nthip with any related parties Pw• 1.51 Reference and Adminlstratlve details ChaTty name Olher name the cha istered Charty numter Charity's pmcipal address h Kfvmbe (Hazlwnwe Scout Group 280778 69 Green Hill HHJh Ihycombe 8uckinghamshire HP13 5QF

Names of the charity trustees manage the charity Irf ary John Summer5 Anne Greenhill Chair Clare Francis 01W23to22Nov23 Malcolm Watters Group S￿rt Leader Secret&y Joanna SaW&ins 22 No¥ 23 to 31 Mar24 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 rate trustees- rones of the d￿eCt￿ at the date the re rArnetor n•m• rtwasa Name of truste85 hohding titkn to woperty bekn¥Jing lo tIE

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA hekl in this ca￿ty Name and Obj￿ of the charity on whose behalf the assets are hehJ and th falls wrthin the custodian charty's otyects NIA NIA safe custody and segregatK>n of such assets from the chatity's o•m Addltioftal inlomwdon (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiatlon) Typo of Name Address 8dvl•er Name of chl•f exe¢utlv• or nam•s of wilor •laff momborn IOptiono1 Infomiatk*n) Exomptions from disclosure Other "onal Inforniation

Declarations The trustees declare that thy have approved thè trusto05' rowt akne. Signed on bohall of the Signaturelsl Full name(s) P06ilion (eg SeGretary, Chair. etcl )hn SummepJ Chair TY

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES | Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A IndependeDt Examiner's Report R8port to the trusts031 mffiibers of 11th High Wycombe {Hazlemere} Scout Group On accounts for the year ended 31 MarGh 2024 Charity no lif anyl 280778 Set out on pag•8 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charrty (Ihe Tru8f) for the year ended 3110312024. Rosponslblllties and As the charity trustees of Ihe Twsl, you are responsible for the weparation basis of roport of the 8ccounts in aCC￿lanc¥ with the requirements of the Chariti88 Act 2011 rthe Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrted out under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrylng out my examlnatlon, I have followed the app11¢a￿e DIre￿lon$ given by the Charrty Commission under section 145{51{b) of the Act. I have cornp￿ted my examinat￿￿. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounb'ng recofds wefe not kept In accordance with section 130 of the Aci or the accounts do not accord lhith the accounting records Independent examlnarfs stat•m•nt I have no concerns arm* have come acros8 no other matters in connectlon with examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a prop8r understanding of the a¢counts to bo reached. Sign•d: Dats: 0 5109 zo3 Name: TFIACEY FOUNTAIN Relevant prolesslonal qualification{s} or body Irf any>: I Addrn8S: BRAMLEY, BOTTOM LANE ' SEER GREEN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HPI9 2UH Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight n￿tterS of concem (see CC32, Independent examinalion of charlty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018