CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examfnerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner'5 Report R•port to th• tn￿tea81 nwnb•rs of I str ÉAftMFortb scovT GROVP On accounts for th• y•ar •nd•d 31.032024 Charfty no (If any) 283855 8•t out on pag8• 1 to8 I rvport to the trustee8 on my exwnination oflhe aLY)Jurts of the above tharlty fft Trusf) for the year WKl8d 3lh)3l2￿24 Responslblllllos and the charity tnjthes of th6 TrusL you are responsible for the preparation basls of r•port ofth8 amwnts In ac(xYdanc8 with ￿ rwulrornents ofth8 Charftles A( 2011 fthe Prf). I report in re8￿Ct of my ey2miwlion of tho TrusY8 acc*unts carTled out under s8Ctkn 145 of1ho 2011 and in carrySng OLrt my examnatlon. I have folk)wed the applicable Dire(l*)ns wen by the Ch8rty Cc¥nmlssk*n under secdon 145(5Xb> of the ACL Indopond•nt I have complat￿l my 8YAmlnalb)n. l (x)nfim Ihat no matorfal mattèrs hava •xamln•f• Statement come to my attenbon (other than that di8L*o8ad below'l in conneclton wllh the gyaminalkn gives m L¥use to believe tst in. any mat8rlal respect: aKwntKig rac%¥ds kept In a￿KYdOn1￿ wlih secllon 130 of the or I havo no eJ)nL*ms and have CA)mo atr06s no other matters in (x>nn8cUon ¥lth the eyAmlnalion to which attentlon Sh￿Id be d[W￿ In order to enob propw underS￿ding ofthe a￿)￿lts to bo reathed. . Pleaso d&ble ¥Yonls In Ihe iYacATrts Illhey do not apply. S￿n•d. N•mo: Rolovarrt pn>f•sslonal qual111￿(00￿(sI or body (l any): Section B Disclosure Only complets ff the exarriner needs lo highlight matters of wn(em (see CC32. Independent exaTh¥natton of tharity a(xxxmts: dlroclkins and guhJ8n* for examiners). IER October 2018 **1st Bramford Scout Group Bramford, Ipswich** **Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024** 1st Bramford Scouts Group Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 **Name Group Scout Leader** Claire Bickers **Assistant GSL** Don Golding **Beaver Leader** Caroline Wolton **Cub Leader** Sam Hallatt **Scout Leader** Dave Ward **Trustees: Ex-Officio - Appointment** Chairman Grant Usher Secretary Evie Burder Treasurer Julie Usher **Elected Trustees** Angela Edwards Jo Whitmore Alice Fisher Karen Cater Ellen Whitaker Simon Thomas Claire Palfrey Jean Campbell Helen Clarke Joy Day Kirsty Schartau Mark Ayriss Shona Evans ## **Bankers** Lloyds Bank 13, Cornhill Ipswich 1st Bramford Scouts Group Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 ## **Statement of Assets & Liabilities** |**Monetary Assets**
Current Account
Investment - Barclays - Group
Investment - Barclays - Minibus
Investment - Barclays - Cubs
Group Cash & Sundry Balances
Section Accounts
**Funds Carried Forward**
**Non Monetary Assets**
Equipment & Furniture
Minibus
Trailer|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**21,259**
22,740
**0**
0
**0**
0
**0**
0
**91**
5
**186**
186| |---|---| ||**21,537**
**22,931**
**7,800**
8,000
**5,500**
6,000
**380**
580| (The above figures represent the trustees estimate of the lower cost and net realisable value) The financial statements on pages 3-7 were approved and signed by the Chairman and the Treasurer. ## **Chairman** ## **Treasurer** 1st Bramford Scouts Group Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 ## **RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS for the year ended 31st March 2024** |_Page_
Total Receipts for the year
4
Total Payments for the year
5
**Net Surplus/Deficit for the year**
**Funds at beginning of the year**
**Funds at the end of the year**|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**30,627**
27,028
**(32,021)**
(23,312)| |---|---| ||**(1,394)**
3,716
**22,931**
19,215| ||**21,537**
**22,931**| 1st Bramford Scouts Group Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 |**2024**
**2023**
**RECEIPTS**
_Notes_
**£**
**£**
Memberships Subscriptions
**5,820**
4,980
Gift Aid
**0**
0
**Fundraising**
Auction
**0**
5,010
100 Club
**0**
(216)
Fireworks
**8,245**
7,506
Other Fundraising Activities
**0**
1,499
**14,065**
**18,779**
**Other Income**
Leaders Meal
**45**
49
Minibus Hire
**339**
643
Group Activities
1
**3,072**
10,310
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Sections
**13,047**
3,179
Other Income
2
**59**
1,570
**16,562**
**15,750**
**Income from Investments**
Barclays Savings Account
**0**
5
**Total Receipts**
**30,627**
**34,533**|**2024**
**2023**
**RECEIPTS**
_Notes_
**£**
**£**
Memberships Subscriptions
**5,820**
4,980
Gift Aid
**0**
0
**Fundraising**
Auction
**0**
5,010
100 Club
**0**
(216)
Fireworks
**8,245**
7,506
Other Fundraising Activities
**0**
1,499
**14,065**
**18,779**
**Other Income**
Leaders Meal
**45**
49
Minibus Hire
**339**
643
Group Activities
1
**3,072**
10,310
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Sections
**13,047**
3,179
Other Income
2
**59**
1,570
**16,562**
**15,750**
**Income from Investments**
Barclays Savings Account
**0**
5
**Total Receipts**
**30,627**
**34,533**|**2024**
**2023**
**RECEIPTS**
_Notes_
**£**
**£**
Memberships Subscriptions
**5,820**
4,980
Gift Aid
**0**
0
**Fundraising**
Auction
**0**
5,010
100 Club
**0**
(216)
Fireworks
**8,245**
7,506
Other Fundraising Activities
**0**
1,499
**14,065**
**18,779**
**Other Income**
Leaders Meal
**45**
49
Minibus Hire
**339**
643
Group Activities
1
**3,072**
10,310
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Sections
**13,047**
3,179
Other Income
2
**59**
1,570
**16,562**
**15,750**
**Income from Investments**
Barclays Savings Account
**0**
5
**Total Receipts**
**30,627**
**34,533**| |---|---|---| ||**£**
**5,820**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**8,245**
**0**|**£**
4,980
0
5,010
(216)
7,506
1,499| ||**14,065**|**18,779**| ||**45**
**339**
**3,072**
**13,047**
**59**|49
643
10,310
3,179
1,570| ||**16,562**|**15,750**| ||**0**|5| ||**30,627**|**34,533**| 1st Bramford Scouts Group Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 |**2024**
**2023**
**PAYMENTS**
_Notes_
**£**
**£**
HQ Rents and Running Costs
**(950)**
(948)
HQ Insurance
**0**
0
Wolsey Membership
**(4,399)**
(3,468)
Fundraising Expenses
3
**(3,788)**
(5,436)
Minibus
4
**(1,706)**
(1,641)
New Equipment
5
**(1,133)**
(2,262)
Leaders Meal
**(222)**
(359)
Group Activities
**(3,618)**
(2,361)
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Sections
6 **(14,537)**
(5,637)
Leaders Gifts (Celebrations/Leaving)
**(174)**
0
Leader Training & Uniform
**0**
(14)
Other Expenditure
7
**(1,495)**
(1,186)
**Total Payments**
**(32,021)**
**(23,312)**|**2024**
**2023**
**PAYMENTS**
_Notes_
**£**
**£**
HQ Rents and Running Costs
**(950)**
(948)
HQ Insurance
**0**
0
Wolsey Membership
**(4,399)**
(3,468)
Fundraising Expenses
3
**(3,788)**
(5,436)
Minibus
4
**(1,706)**
(1,641)
New Equipment
5
**(1,133)**
(2,262)
Leaders Meal
**(222)**
(359)
Group Activities
**(3,618)**
(2,361)
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Sections
6 **(14,537)**
(5,637)
Leaders Gifts (Celebrations/Leaving)
**(174)**
0
Leader Training & Uniform
**0**
(14)
Other Expenditure
7
**(1,495)**
(1,186)
**Total Payments**
**(32,021)**
**(23,312)**|**2024**
**2023**
**PAYMENTS**
_Notes_
**£**
**£**
HQ Rents and Running Costs
**(950)**
(948)
HQ Insurance
**0**
0
Wolsey Membership
**(4,399)**
(3,468)
Fundraising Expenses
3
**(3,788)**
(5,436)
Minibus
4
**(1,706)**
(1,641)
New Equipment
5
**(1,133)**
(2,262)
Leaders Meal
**(222)**
(359)
Group Activities
**(3,618)**
(2,361)
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Sections
6 **(14,537)**
(5,637)
Leaders Gifts (Celebrations/Leaving)
**(174)**
0
Leader Training & Uniform
**0**
(14)
Other Expenditure
7
**(1,495)**
(1,186)
**Total Payments**
**(32,021)**
**(23,312)**| |---|---|---| ||**£**
**(950)**
**0**
**(4,399)**
**(3,788)**
**(1,706)**
**(1,133)**
**(222)**
**(3,618)**
**(14,537)**
**(174)**
**0**
**(1,495)**|**£**
(948)
0
(3,468)
(5,436)
(1,641)
(2,262)
(359)
(2,361)
(5,637)
0
(14)
(1,186)| ||**(32,021)**|**(23,312)**| 1st Bramford Scouts Group Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 |**Notes to the financial Statements**
1 **Group Activities**
Family Camp
T-Shirts
2 **Other Income**
Census Refund
Grants/Donations
Miscellaneous Income
3 **Fundraising Expenses**
Auction
Fireworks
T-Shirts
100 Club
Other Fundraising Exps
4 **Minibus Expenses**
Running Expenses inc tax
Insurance
Repairs & Fuel|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**2,818**
2,678
**254**
126|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**2,818**
2,678
**254**
126| |---|---|---| ||**3,072**|**2,804**| |||| ||**0**
**0**
**59**|0
506
1,064| ||**59**|**1,570**| |||| ||**0**
**(2,930)**
**(799)**
**0**
**(60)**|(1,027)
(2,749)
0
(800)
(860)| ||**(3,788)**|**(5,436)**| |||| ||**(646)**
**(868)**
**(192)**|(734)
(840)
(67)| ||**(1,706)**
**(1,641)**|| 1st Bramford Scouts Group Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 |5 **New Equipment**
Archery
Paddles
Miscellaneous
**(1,133)**
(2,262)
**(1,133)**
**(2,262)**
6 **Beavers, Cubs & Scouts Expenses**
Scout Camp
**(8,725)**
(1,008)
Beaver/Cub Camp
**(3,141)**
(2,249)
Badges/Scarves
**(536)**
(394)
Beaver Section Expenses
**(121)**
(137)
Cub Section Expenses
**(537)**
(234)
Scout Section Expenses
**(777)**
(590)
Section Outing Expenses
**(700)**
(1,025)
**(14,537)**
**(5,637)**
7 **Other Expenditure**
Stationery
**0**
(4)
Website Hosting
**(115)**
(115)
Legacy Bricks
**0**
0
Grant Expenditure
**0**
0
OSM Subscription
**(136)**
(196)
Fees
**(968)**
(537)
Personal Accident Insurance
**(275)**
(334)
**(1,495)**
**(1,186)**|**(1,133)**
(2,262)|**(1,133)**
(2,262)| |---|---|---| ||**(1,133)**|**(2,262)**| ||**(8,725)**
**(3,141)**
**(536)**
**(121)**
**(537)**
**(777)**
**(700)**|(1,008)
(2,249)
(394)
(137)
(234)
(590)
(1,025)| ||**(14,537)**|**(5,637)**| |||| ||**0**
**(115)**
**0**
**0**
**(136)**
**(968)**
**(275)**|(4)
(115)
0
0
(196)
(537)
(334)| ||**(1,495)**|**(1,186)**| **1[st] Bramford Scout Group – Annual Group Executive Committee/Group Trustees Report 23-24** ## **Charity Registration number: 283655** **Bramford Guide & Scout HQ Ship Lane Bramford IPSWICH IP8 4AL** **Bramford Group Executive members:** Chair Grant Usher Secretary Evie Burder Treasurer Julie Usher GSL Claire Bickers AGSL Don Golding Members Mark Ayriss Karen Cater Helen Clarke Joy Day Angela Edwards Shona Evans Alice Fisher Kerrick Newstead Claire Palfrey Kirsty Schartau Jo Whitmore Ellen Whittaker ## **Structure of Group Executive Committee** 1[st] Bramford Executive Committee members comprised of parents and friends from the Bramford Scout Council who were voted on at the Group AGM in 2023. Leaders from the Group were ex Officio members of the committee. As of 2024 the Scout Association rules changed (POR Autumn 2024 edition) and the Group Executive Committee was replaced by the Bramford Group Trustee Board comprising of a maximum of 12 trustees. ## **Bramford Group Trustee Board members** |Chair
Grant Usher|| |---|---| |Treasurer
Julie Usher|| |GSL
Claire Bickers (ex officio)|| |AGSL
Don Golding|| |Members|| |Mark Ayriss|Evie Burder| |Joy Day|Shona Evans| |Kerrick Newstead|Claire Palfrey| |**Co-opted Trustees**|| |Karen Cater|Helen Clarke| |Angela Edwards|Alice Fisher| |Kirsty Schartau|Jo Whitmore| |Ellen Whittaker|| ## **The structure of the Bramford Group Trustees Board** The Group Trustee Board is responsible for the governance of the charity. Although the Group Trustee Board is responsible for the charity, it is accountable to the Group Scout Council. - a. Appointed by the Scout Council - These Trustees are appointed by the Scout Council at their AGM following a rigorous and transparent selection process agreed by the members of the Trustee Board. This includes the Chair and Treasurer roles. - b. Co-opted by the Trustee Board - These Trustees are appointed by the Trustee Board. Co-opting offers the Trustee Board a way of broadening its skills mix or to introduce potential new Trustees midyear, as well as providing a method of filling vacancies that may occur between AGMs. - c. The selection processes leading to appointment of Trustees must include a rigorous and transparent selection process and may include a nominations process or an election process or other locally appropriate procedures. It may include selection of persons with specific skills from outside the Scouts. - d. The Trustee vacancies should be advertised widely, including to all members of the Scout Council aged 18 or over, so that it is clear that it is an open process. - e. Persons recommended for appointment to the Trustee Board may include members of the Scout Council and may also include people from outside the Scout Council (including people from outside the Scouts) provided that there is no conflict of interest. The board is made up of 4 subcommittees, Group Administration, Finance, Fundraising and Heath & Safety, which meet as and when required but at least all together once a term. The activities of the board revolve around supporting the Group Leadership team in ensuring that all Scouting activities are provided in a safe manner and with adequate financial support. Fundraising events are planned according to the financial requirements of each of the Sections and usually comprise of one or two big events per year e.g. Firework Display and Grand Auction ## **Summary of Group Scout Leaders report 2024** Beavers have currently 24 members with a waiting list ready for September 2024 depending on leaders we are only able to take in beavers who are 5 ¾ or 6 to take them up through the sections. Beavers are led by Emma, Caroline and Natalie supported by Jon, Becka and Kerry and YL’s Finlay and Esmae. Cubs have 28 members. Cubs are led by Sam, supported by Chris, Jenny, Maisie and Angie plus a parent helper list. And thanks to Amelie, Lilly and Alice, Zack and Jevan who are the young leaders with the Section. Scouts currently have 32 members, with a few on the waiting list. Scouts are led by Dave, assisted by Keith, Ryan, Aden, Ben, Dan, Keith and Denzil. Gipping Valley Explorers who are attached to our Group have about 12 members. to Roly Explorers are led by Roly with Jim, Stacey, James, Jason, Ryan and Connor. The Groups success is very much due to the enthusiasm, dedication and commitment of each of the leaders, assistant section leaders, young leaders and parent helpers, who volunteer their time each week to provide an exciting programme of activities. All of us work, most of us full-time, but make that commitment each week to support the young people in Bramford and the wider community to make it the fantastic Scout Group it is. Each leader brings to each of the sections a good balance of their own skills and knowledge to benefit the Group. Bramford Scout Auction on Saturday 13 July 2024, Collecting and drop offs start Monday 8[th] July and we will be requesting help and support from our members and parents and leaders. Many hands make light work, and we do have fun. The success of the Group is also down to the young people in each section who continue to be enthusiastic about their scouting, having fun undertaking new activities and learning new lifelong skills and friendships. Young leaders help support the Beaver and Cub Sections and full training can be provided for them. Their volunteering helps them with Duke of Edinburgh Awards as well as looking good on job applications and CVs in the future. Hopefully, they will continue to be adult leaders. Thanks also to all the parents for your continued support for the Group. Thank you to Grant for his continued support in running the Group Trustee Board and to all the other members in organizing and supporting fundraising activities. Thank you to Julie for the hours of work she does with the accounts and raising cheques, sorting out cash and also monitoring subs payments and thanks to Evie for her help with minutes of meetings etc. We are looking forward to putting in the changes to the Trustee Board, that will help to spread the work and support the scout group We are keen to get our gift aid contributions up to date, so we will be sending out a request for you to sign up for this. We also have a Bramford Scout Group Facebook page which is a closed group and is useful for me to send out reminders, and for any of you to put photos of activities on. In addition, we have a Group Website, which we aim to keep up to date as much as possible with programmes and would love to add photos etc. The website is http://www.bramfordscouts.co.uk and we are grateful to Joy Day for managing this.