Trustees, Annual Report
For the period
Frcm Istsrt datel
to aThJ dat
Section A
Reference aFtd administiation details
Charity narne
1ST HYfHE SCOUT GROUP
Other n8m&s the charity by
1ST H￿HE BP SCOUT GROUP
Regi¥t¢red chanty numter lif any)
HQ r•gistration n￿ber
Charity's priwpal •ddr•ss
Burton Hall
Altért Lan•
Hyth¢, Kènt
PostcoJe
Name$ tsl the ¢h8rty trustees who man•Je lh& charity
Tru•t•• Nam
Offlc•111 *nyl
D•tg• act•d If not
for whol• y••r
Laura Ames
Mand Burton
John Cha
rnan
Luke Chittock
Lee FaW￿rt
Govin Kennett
Debb Pearc8
Ton Poole
Rose Pullèn
John Schoner
Naomi Sla¢e
Czmtron M he
Lu
TordoN
Setr*ta
Unbl 12th Jun*
Treasurer
Chair
Until 12th Jun&
Untsi 12th June
10
12
13
14
15
Names and addresses of adwsws l¢Jptional 1nftym8fy"￿ bui encouragod a$ bèst practice)
8 ol advisor
Name
Address
I LT700CKJ113rd D￿rnber 20181

Section B
Structure, governance and management
DescriptvJn ol the Charl￿5 twsts
TY￿ of goveming d0￿ment
The Group's goveming documents are those ofthè The
Scout Assooats"on They consist of a Royal Charter, which in
ium g￿9 authonty to the Bye Laws ol the AssO￿ation and
The Policy, Organisotion and Ru￿9 of The Scout
ation.
le.g. trust tJ8ed, constytul￿JnI
How the thanty Is cons*tuted
The Group Is a IN$t eSta￿L$h93 Its Nlès which are
common to all Scouts.
l•.g tNsL ￿9clat￿)n. emwanyl
Trustee selec*On m•thods
le.g appoint&J by. &K8ct•d by)
The Trustees are appointtd in accordance with the Policy.
OrganisatKJn and Rul￿ ol The Scout Associ8tion
Additional govemance issues Icytwal Infom)atw bul ￿coUraged 8$ trfl proctscel
You moy chr￿1$e to indude 8d<lthn•l
infomi8tion, wthere relevant. about..
The Group Is rnan0￿ by the Group Tru$teè Board. the
rrombtrrs of which ara th8 'Chanty Trust•8s' ol the Scout
Group which Is an 8ducalKJnal ¢h8nty As charity trustees
ey a￿ responsib￿ for complwng wth legi$lation
applica￿8 to ¢horitK8s. This ind¢Jd8s the registration.
keeping prtjpèr accounts and rnaking r•tums to the Charity
Commtswon ag aFpropriat•.
Poliries ¥nd procedLbres adcptsd for.
Th• Trust88 Board ￿nSIStS of the Chair. Treasurer. Group
Lead Volum￿r and 7 a¢Jdib'on81 Tw$te•S and rneets at
l•ast once every s¢hfy)I tèrn) (Spring. Surrwnor and Aut(mnl
Momters of Trusta• Board cornpk8te 8ty'rrfJ o ScLJuts
Tw$iee ￿&M1Th4 wilhin ￿ fi(st 8 months of jo'nirYJ th8
Board.
Thts Group TnNto& Board ¥￿sts to rnakts lur• th• chanty is
*ll-managed. n5k5 ar• 8ss•ssed an¢ mitlgaled. buildings
and equipment are In g¢)od wortirrtJ order. and everyone
foll¢)w5 lègal raquirements an¢ lh¢ organisaiion's polic*9
and Nk¥S. Th*r support help5 Other voluntwrs wn high-
qualty an(1 safv pre9ramnies that gi￿¥ young p8ople ski115
for life.
2 Lfioo(M)113rd December 20181

Section B
Stru¢turÈ. govemance and management IcontinuÈdl
Risk and Internal Control
The Group Trustee Board ha5 kYenb"fi&a the rnajor risks lo
which they believe the Group is expo$8d. these have beon
review￿ arky systems have be8n astablished to mitvJatè
against them. The rnain a￿a$ of ccacem that have bogn
Identif￿ arg.
Damage to the buikling. property and equipment The
Grtyjp request the use of buildirvJs. prO￿rtY and
equipment from nèKJhbouring org•nisabons such as the
church. cornrnunity centre arKI other Scout Groups. Sirnilar
reciprocal arrangements exist wth these organisab"ons. The
Group has suffioent buildings and cont•r5ts Insuranrx in
place to mitgatg against ￿rnanent loss
Injury to kaders. helpers. $upport8rs and momb•rs. The
Group through the capitation fees contributes to the Scout
AssOciat￿n9 national acadent insurance policy The Group
maintains Personal AccKYent and Wical Expenses cO￿T
for Non-Momt4rs. Risk As8¢ssmènts ara undertakon
rtsr• all acts"wties.
R8duced incon* fvnd raisiNJ. Group 1$ primarily
reliant upon In¢tyna frcrn subscripb"tsns. hall hire and
lurtdrai*ng The group hold a r95erv8 to •n$U￿ the
continuity ol activitres shoukl th8fe be a rnaior r•duthon in
inccme Th& Boafd coukj ra*0 thè value of subs¢fiptions to
inu•ase to lh• gfOUP on an ongoing basis,
ether tempwrity or penn•n*nty.
Raduction or loys of1¥8d8fS The 9roup 1$ totally re118nt
upon volunt•8rs to run and adminiS￿r the a¢bviti&s of the
group. If th8ts w89 a redU￿10n in th• number of18oders to
an unacceptsbb ￿¥￿1 In a parti¢ul•r s•ction or the group as
th•n there would ho￿ to be 8 contr¥¢tion.
Consol￿ation or dosure of a 88etion. In thg WgT8I ca
scenario the ¢ompknte dosure of th• Group.
R¢ductKJn or loss of rnèmb•r8 Thè Group provttles
actsvrt￿ for all young people aged 4 to 18 If there wa$
recluctitsn In m•mbership In ¥ particular Section or the group
as whob than ther• woukl hav8 lo be a eontrathon.
soli¢JatDn or ¢losur8 ol a section. In th8 wor51 ¢0
scanario the compl•tè dosure of the Group.
3 LT70000113rd De￿rntser 20181

Section C
Objectives and activities
The Purpose of scouts.ng
Scovting ex15ts to actively eryage and support young
peop￿ in thèir rersonal developmenL empowering them to
make a positive contsibub.on to soaety.
Summary of the ots'ects of the chafsty sel
out in ts governing document
The Values of Scouting
As Scouts we are guKled by th￿ value5.
Integrity- We act with integrrty", a￿ honest. trusts¥orthy
and loyal
Respect- We havè sew-respecl and respèct for others.
Car•- Vve support othats aThY take care ofthe worfd in
which we1ive.
Belief - We explore our farths. beliets and attitudes.
¢o•operation - We make a posity've diffèiènce, we c
operate with others and make friènds.
The Scout Ilothod
ScoL5bry takes Pla￿ vknen young peop￿. in partnership
Iwth aduts. work together based on the
Values ol Scouting and
- enjoy what they are (j￿n9 and have fun
- take part in acbvit*s indoors and outdoors
-188m by doing
- share in spirrtual ￿neCtiOn
- tske re5ponsibTlity arrd rnake chtyces
- undertake new and th8llenging activths
- make arK* live by their PrcThise
Summary ofthe main in relatson
to these objects
The Group consists of follwrrfJ sections".
Squirrels14-6 years)
Beaver16- 8 year51
Cub SctyJiS18- 10.5 ygatsl [T￿O seth.onsl
SrJ)uts110.5-14 yearsl
Explorer5114- 18 Years)
So)ut Ne￿%)rkI18- 25 year51
The Group pro￿(￿5 a ¥arwJ. aGb"ve and 8xG￿"n9
pr(yJramme for our young M￿bers.
The Group ac*vely supports intematronal scoubng le.g.
Jamtx)rees and Expeditions) and wider development lè.g.
Duke of Edinburgh Award).
The Group supports and engages in I￿1 cornmunrty event
throughout the year.
Add￿onal detai15 of the objecb.ves and activTbes lopbonal infornatLJn but encouraged as best practice)
You may choose to Incjude hjrtt￿￿
ststements. where f&￿Vant. thut..
. policy on grantmaking".
' conthbution made by volunieer5
' policy on investments
PulJic bènefit statwnent
The Group tnsets the Charty Commission'5 public benefrt
cNena under both the attvanc￿ent of ecjucation and the
advancement of ritizenship or community developrnent
eadin
4 LT7(M)001 (3rd December 20181

Se¢iion D
Achievements and performance
Summary of main achieve￿￿nts of
th8 thanty durirg the year
The group has maintained ts membership of around 100
l sections have delwered an actNe and varEd prr*Jramme
to our young people.
The group conts.nues supporb.ng memters finanaally dunng
the wider cost-of4iving cnsis. but will increase membew5hip
fees slowty over the medium tem, provKling ad￿￿onal
support to famiS*s where required.
The group ts broadty opwatr.ry vAthin its fuThJing rwjdel,
drawng on funds from covid grant dewsits to (x)￿r any
defi¢iL
Section E
Financial Review
Bnef ststement of the chartty's Wicy on
reserves
Rèsoryes Pollcy
The Group s poly on reserves is to hoKI 5uffioent
resour￿5 to continue the charEtable a¢bvitEs of the group
should income and fundrai%ng adiwtses fall shtsrt The
Gioup Trustee Board considers that the group should hokl
sum equivalent to 12 months runnir%J Costs The Group
Truste8 Board revIe￿ed the reSe￿e and agreed to rnaints1n
the groups reserve at £24.0￿.
Quantity and explain any desvJnab"ons
Deiails ol any funds matena11y In defiut
(Urcumstsn￿S plus steps to eliminatel
Further finanoal revwi detsik loptsonal infornatM)nl
You may ehoose to include additi'onal
infonnab"on. where relevant. aLK)Ut.
. th¢ charty'5 prinapal sourTrs of funds
Iincluding any fundraLsingl
. how e￿pendrtU￿ has supported the key
objectives ofthe charty.
. investment polw 8TrJ thethes".
Inve$trnent Policy
The Group does nol have sufficvènt fvnds to invest In longer
tem investments. The Group has therefore adopted a risk
averse strategy to Investment of its funds. All funds are
held in cash usiry UK wulaied banks or building socaetie5.
5 LT700(X1113rd D￿rnber 20181

Settion F
Other Optional Infortnabon
Pla￿ for future p8riL¥Js IdetaiL% of ary
51gnificant actIv￿.e$ planned to a¢h￿ve
them)
Settion G
Declaration
The trustees declare that tt)ey have appro¥ed trustees, report above
Signed on beh¥K of the chartys trustees
signatu￿{sI
Full name(sl
Lee FaW￿tt
Luke Chittock
Posth"on leg Secretary. Ch8irl
Chair
Treasurer
Date
1 LT7CK)001 (3rd December 20181

1st Hythe BP Scout Group (Charity no. 280779)
Receipts and payments account
For th* year
from
3111212024
0110112024
To
Receipts and payments
2024
2023
Unrnstrlctsd fund#
Unr8strictsd lunds
Recei
Donatlons lè
•¢lu and slmilar Income
Membershi
subscri
lions
Donations
Le
aci85
Gift Aid
Other 5imllar incorne
2.000
742
Sub tot¥1
2JA
Grants
Mainlenen8ce
Other
rants
rant
100
100
Sub to¢•1
Fundralsln
Boot Fair
gnt81
Othèr fundr8i$in
activities
Sub totsl
86T
1.870
8cc*Ut hut Incom•
Fundra151n
Hall Hiré
Fundraisin
Redbanks
Other Scout hut Income
250
322
Sub total
Invgstsnont In¢om•
8ank interest
Buildin
Societ Interest
NSI Int¢rest
12
382
sub total
Tot•1 Gross In¢om•
A•sot and InvHtm•nt *al••, •tc.
Total rn¢•lpts
33M21
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1 st Hythe BP Scout Group (Charity no. 280779)
Receipts and payments account
For the year
0110112024
To
3111212024
Receipts and payments
2024
2023
Unr•stricted fund$
Unrgstrict•d funds
Pa
ments
Charitsble Pa
ments
Membershi
subs¢n
tions
aid on
Nationavcoun
Gocardless Transaction and A Fees
Chariatable Oonations
Youth
ramme and a¢tiwties
Youth Develo
ment
Adult su
rt and traini
Rates
Water and Sewera
Ekctricil
and Gas
Tele
hone and Internet
nsurance
Re
airs and Renewals
Materials and e
ment
and hoto¢o
Uniforms
8ad
es
AGM and trustee ex
Grou
Admini$tralion
Communty Minibus.. GN09 DTU & EN04 NCU
Other C05ts- veThde rnainlenancelh1reti￿UranCelF￿ed pena
IArtalDistri¢t
476
800
600
976
361
333
2,658
2,689
747
4,425
705
688
5,295
4,315
646
691
nses
100
144
698
Other cos15 Redb8nks
Othei costs- Burton H811
omer costs- Unpaid cnequeslRefunds
25th WSJ
350
2,076
890
957
40
485
Sub total
Fundraisln
Bool Fair
expens•s
100
100
Othei fundraisin
costs
Sub total
Total Gross Expenditure
As$gt and investm•nt purchases. etc.
Total payments
Net 01r￿elp￿{p&YMents)
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
60.403
61.630
67.178
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1 st Hythe BP Scout Group (Charity no. 280779)
Receipts and payments account
Year dalé
For the year
0110112024
To
3111212024
Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year
31st December
2024
Unr¢strlctsd funds
31st December
2023
Unrestricted fvnds
Cash funds
Bank current account
Bank de
osit account
NSI De
osil Account
Equals Group Balance
Total cash funds
61.3S9
47.203
170
a9-eernefYt emr
¢k
Other monetary assets
Tax claim
Debts due from the Coun
Insurance clairn
CashlFloats held b Sections
Sub totsl
IArealDistricVGrou
323
Invèstment assets
Investment
ro
ert detail
Quoied investments
Other inveslment5- ddail
Sub totsl
Non monetary assets for ch•ri
Bad
e stock
Sho
Stock
Other stock
Burton Hall- Freehold land buildin
Redbanks C3mpsite Land and building5- Freeho￿ larn1
'$ own us8
186,000
40,000
40.000
Stouti
Other
ment. fumiture etc
15,000
Sub totsl
Liabilities
Accounts not el
E enses incurred but not Invoiceol
Subscri
tions not et
Loan- detail
Sub totsl
Totsl net assets
The abov• rwipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilitie$ w•rn approved bv th¥ Trust•&s
nature
Print Name
Lee Fawcett
Chair
Luke Chittock
Treasurer
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Indgpondont oxomlnor's roport to tho trust￿$ of 1st Hythe BP 8Gout Group Scout
Councll
I FBwtto th8 tru8toe8 on my examlnaJon of the a{￿uNts of the 1st H￿hts BP Sojut Group fw tho year
ended 31W Decemb&r 2024.
R••ponslblllllo$ and ba$1• o* rgport
A6 thtr ehorty trust806 of thtr 1st Hythe BP Scout Group you are rosponslbie forlhb prèparation ol tt)&
acLwnts In aCc￿r￿an¢• wlth tho requlrement6 ofthe char￿￿ Act 2011 (Yho A¢YI.
I r8PCrt In rnspecl of my ox8mln8fjon ofthe 1st Hytho BP Scout Group aco)untts cathed out under 8g¢tlon
145 of tho 2011 Act and in c8rrylng out my examination I havo followed all th• applicabia Directions giv•n
ty the Charty Commi8sion undgr soctlon 14515llbl ol tha Act.
Indapondont examlner'• statemont
I h8ve compl8ted my examlnallon. I cornlm that no m8terf¥l mattorB havg corno to my attentton In
¢onn•ctlon wllh the examlnatlon glvlng ma eoUS8 to b￿l•Ve that In any materfal respect..
accounlbng re￿d6 were not kept in respect oftha 1st H￿h• BP Scout Group 8$ required by
on 130 of the Act.. or
2. the a￿Unts do not 8¢xord ￿th th08e r8cord8.
I have no concem8 and have K*me acro88 no other matterg In conneotlon Ihe exgmlnauon to whlch
attanUon 81wld be dr8wn In th18 roport In Order to enabl• 8 prop•r und•rnlondlng ol thg 8¢uJunts to bo
reachod.
Slgned..
Nam¢'.
Rg16vant profo￿lOnal quolmeayon or m•mbershlp of prtsfo88lonal b(xlle8 IM•ny).'
Addre88.'
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