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I Compton Scout Group
Scouts
Trustee's Annual Report
For the p¢riod from i. April 2023 to 31° March 2024
1st Compton
A. Reference and administration detaib
Charity name:
I st Compton Scout Group
Registered Charity Number:
285980
Charity's principal address:
Warnham Lane,
Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 7PL
Names of the Charity TnLStee.s who managed the charity
during the year (the "Group Truste Board,):
EY-officltPeie Sjnith
members
L￿1¢ Trooi Tre49Wtr
Claire Pritchett Secretsry
Keith Simrns
(irnup SCL￿1 Leader
Electéd Kate L
membersBichaTd Spra88ett
Jnviiedto
dttepd Enuna Pullin8er Expiorw Scouts
Bankers: CAF
Independent Scrutineer for the Am]ual Accounts: Sarah
Marshman
B. structu￿ govemtyce and m4llagtment
The Group's governing documents are those of The
Scout Association (Registered Charity number 306101).
They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives
authority to the Bye Laws of the Scout Association and
the Policy, Organisation and Rules (Chapter 5) of The
Scout Association.
The Group is a trust established under The Scout
Association's rules, which are common to all Scout
undertakings in the United Kingdom.
In accordance with those rules, the Group is an

educational charity which is also registered with the
Charity Commission.
The Gr￿P Trnst¢e Bo#rd
The Group is managed by the Group Trnstee Boar￿ the
members of which are the Charity Tn￿teeS of the Scout
Group and are appointed in accordance with the rules of
The Scout Association.
The Board consists of:
. three independent representatives - Chairn]an,
Treasurer and Secretary
. the Group Scout Leader and any Section Leaders
who have expressly indicated that they wish to be a
Trustee
. Parents of Group members elected at the Annual
General Meeting of the Group Scout Council.
The Group Trustee Board meets three or four times each
year and exists to support the Lead Group Volunteer in
meeting the responsibilities of their appointment.
Members complete 'Essential Inforniation for Trustee
Board Members, training when they join the Board.
Members of the Group Trustee Board must act
collectively as th¢ Charity Truslees of the Scout Group,
and in the best interests of its members to:
Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation;
Comply with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of
The Scout Association;
Protect and maintain any property and equipment
owned or used by the Group.
. Manage the Group fmances:
. Provide insurance for people, property and
equipment.
Provide sufficient resources for Scouting to opernte.
This includes, but is not limited to, supporting
recruitsnent, other adult suppo¢ and fundraising
activities"
Promote and support the development of Scouting in
the local area.
Manage and implement the Safety Policy locally"
Ensure that a positive image of Scouting exists in the
local community.
. Appoint and manage the operdtion of any other sub-
Committees, including appointing a Chair to lead
each sub-committee;

. Ensure that Young People are rneaningfully involved
in decision making at all levels within the Group.
' Open, close and amalgamate Sections within the
Group as necessary.
The Group Trnstee Board must also:
. Appoint Administrators. Advisers, and C(Fopted
members of the Trustee Board.
• Approve the Annual Report and Annual Accounts
after their examination by an appropriate
independent examiner or scrutineer,
. Present the Annual Report and Annual Accounts to
the Group Scout Council at the Annual General
Meeting and file a copy with the District Trustee
Board, and with the Charity Commission if their
rules require it;
Maintain confidentiality with regard to appropriate
Trustee Board business.
Intern*1 e•Dtroh
The Group Trustee Board h&8 in place systems of internal
controls that are designed to provide reasonable
assurance against material mismanagement or loss of the
Group's propety and money. these include two
authorisations for all bank payments.
C. Objeetives and *etivltieJ
The objectives of the Group are achieved by operating in
accordance with the Pufj)ose, Values and Method of
Scouting and The Scout Association
The Pwpose of Scouting AS to actively engage and
support young people in their personal developmenL
empowering them to make a positive contribution to
society.
The Purpose of Scouting, and therefore the Group, is for
public benefit and encomp&sses several of the charitable
purposes required by the Charities Act and Commission.
The public benefit requiremenL which applies to all
charities, is most specifically met by our charitable
purposes to:
. advance the education (personal development) of
young people:
' to advance citizenship and community development.
The Values that guide Scouts are Integrity. RespecL
Care, Belief and Co-operation.
The Scout Meihod takes place when young people. in
partnership with adults, work together based on the

Values of Scouting and:
• enjoy what they are doing and have fun.
' take part in activities indoors and outdoors;
. learn by doing;
share in spiritual reflection;
take responsibility and make choices"
undertake new and challenging activities;
make and live by their Promise.
This Method is delivered mainly at Section level,
through a weekly training programme and regular camps
and activities for each age group.
The Group supports this delivery mainly by providing
programme advice and guidance for Section leaders
(from the Lead Group Volunteer) and by providing the
physical, financial and human resources needed to
operate the Sections.
The Group also provides some joint camps, activities and
fund raising opportunities for all Sections in the Group.
D. Achievement8 and perforniance
The year ending 31 March 2024 was another good one
for the Group, with each section having a strong
membership, there are further young people who would
like to join and there has once again been a wide range of
Group activities.
Actfvltte4
The exciting weekly programme of activities for each
Section in the Group continues to deliver fun, challenge
and adventure for our members.
Many Sections have outings away from their meeting
places each month and several meet outdoors throughout
the summer temi, which brings out the full ethos of the
Scout Method. Most Sections also have summer camps
or expeditions which develop many new skills and
lifelong friendships.
The highlights of the year (1° April 2023- 31 st March
2024) were:
ITiil ( jTi)ynd Lleoratttt day
RlmesnbrE￿£c & St (icorgts I)a)" Parnde
1)1gtrICI ilrchLY%'
Di%iricl ChTi%lm&% Parti.
Cwupfire

Grnss Sledging
Di%tria chrib1m￿ Pijrt)"
RLyiilL' Enwun*T
ledd), Il¢aTS Picllic
East¢r Hunt
Cli￿%
Ilack ?138sie¥ Camp12 nightl
Sumiiier Lamp14 ni¥hts)
r)t%trict Christhi&¥ Ptrij.
YoulbuT)' %I¢q￿.cr l? ni8hts)
Winl¢r Fre￿￿12 nights)
Fwihajl LWllP12 ni￿￿)
%umJiieT Cawp (5 niytllbl
l)i8lricl %￿XA108
D2
Mt•b•rshlp
Our Purpose to actively engage and support young
people in their personal development can only be
achieved by providing quality Scouting for more young
people each year.
The Group continued to have a good membership with
just above l 00 youth members. We have just enough
adult support to nm a full programme for the existing
Sections. However, additional support would be
welcome in all sections as there is an inevitable turnover
of volunteers each year. We must therefore increase our
efforts to recruit new Leaders and retain those that are
already involved. Numbers at the end of January 202
were:
Squirrels. A new section with 13 Squirrels
Beavers. There were 19 Beavers.
Cubs. Continue to be strong, with 37 young people
enrolled and a number on the waiting list
Scouts. Has also continued to be a strong section and
have maintained a good number of young people
attending and wishing to complete their training. As of
the end of January 2024 their numbers were 32.
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Group admiDistr•tlo
The Chairnian has worked closely with the Lead Group
Volunteer and other members of the Group Trustee Board
during the year to ty and ensure that we have a clear
framework for managing and supporting the Group.

The Group Trustee Board continued to apply careful
scrutiny to the management of our fmances, as described
below.
Groop I￿adquart•r￿
The Scout Group is jointly responsible, with the
Compton Guide Company and Brownie PacK for the
management of the "Scout Hut" in Compton village. The
Hut is leased from the landowners - Beeswax Dyson
Farniing to whom we are grateful for all their help &
support over the last year.
The day-to-day management of the Hut is delegated to a
management committee, chaired by local resident Rob
Hill. The Section Leaders and Lead Group Volunteer are
members of the committee and meet regularly to discuss
and plan the maintenance and development of the
facility. The Group Executive provide the necessary
funds to meet the Scout Group's share of the upkeep and
management costs.
We are very grate￿1 to Rob for his continuing leadership
of this important management committee on behalf of the
Scout Group.
Gr0￿P r*ls1ts8
The Group has a healthy bank balance, and we expect to
be able to support most of our equipment needs from the
existing funds for the forthcoming year. Fundraising will
continue to be an on-going issue in order to support the
group and contribute to the maintenance of the hut. Any
fundraising ide&s would be gratefully received.
E. Fingncial Revi¢w
'lkn¢ annivdl ReLLipls atid Payments S￿leMent of accoullts for thc Cjraup i4 altachcd. li
ha% been prepared by the llroup Treasurer and appn)ved hy ihe CFri)up TnLslee Fl()ard
in 8cci>rdanee with Ihc lc8islation applicable to chariiies th¢ guideline$ published
by'l'he S¢i)ul As¥￿]•1]0￿.
Thi5 year. the Grvup's accounts ￿e being examined by an illdependent examiner &8
thc 8ro$$ income for the year lo 31. March 2024 rijes abov¢ the threshold of
£?5.000.
Thc (iroup's princÉpal Y)urce t)f funds 15 8 memb¢r5hip fee char8ed each tenn for
every youth member in the Cimup.'Ib¢ metnber5hip fee for the ye4rendin8
31" March ?024 was £13? rnclnbcr for the ye8r- in order w mainthÉn the
unallocated resetves whilsi covering the routine ruDnin8 costs ofthe Scoui Gjrjup.
The5c routinc costs include the llpkeep of the Scoui Hul and atmual membership fees
for thc Scout Di8tricL County 3nd H¢adquartu￿. Thc membership fees duc to
Taccham Hut]dred Scout l)isthct. 1Serkshirc Scoul County and The UK knut
Associatton we]Y collected durill8 the year and paid to ihem in April ?024.
Uverall. the accounts lor year show a small BaÉn 4)1£53, cc)mpard ￿ a10&5 of
£749 in thc prcceding year. Th¢ y¢pr￿d cash fi]nds arc £l1.800.
The aLc()iinLs this year reflect a full year ofmeciiD8s and activities with the vatious
secijthns ￿Ing well subscribed. The group h&$ been very fotliinaie lo receive Te8ul8r
donations from our GSLS employer who a volimteerin8 inccntivc. Thi5 has
enahlcd thc 8roup lo invest in new equipment aod make irnprovements ￿ the
premi.8o8.
It is often dI￿1¥￿1t ¢0 s¢paratr the Group'5 real operatillg ex￿eS fi￿￿ the"'(xsh
flow-, caused by monry bein8 collecied and then paid ()n for events and equipmcnt.

Thi5 year thc pre-payments (alld Costs) for fuiurc events were an)und £935 at tbe year-
We estimate that the underlying operdting expenses of ihc Group ate appn)ximatrly
£4.250 per year- plus a ttThovcr in the Sections of £13 ?00 per year for membership
fees and weekly programme activities.
The Group Trustee Board regularly Mo￿110r5 the levels of bank balances and the
iniet¢st rates available io ensute the Group obiain5 g(x)d value and in¢onJe from its
banking arrangements. whilst maintsining a low risk and rninimum effort illV¢5tment
siralegy.
All fut](Ls 8r¢ held in rash u5ingonly mainskn bth OT building ￿)c1¢￿eS.
currently CAf. Bank. The CJroup Tns*e Board continue5 to LmfoT¢e our wlicie5 to
have three appropriate and Unrel￿ed Signatori￿ on the bank account Tnandatr and fo
eosllre that neiiher of the signatories for w]y payrncnt is related to the paye
Reserves kK)licy
Th¢ (iroup's tx)licy is lo hold $utTicieni financial reserves to (x)niinue the minimal
¢horitabl¢ activilies of the Cjroiip 51Lould rllembersbip, inLwm¢ and Section expeD8es
tall. 11Je Group'L'n]siee Board therefore considers that the Group sh()uld hold
equival¢ni io a ye&r'4 operatin8 expeiw.
As ststed abov4 thc undertyin8 operatin8 ex￿1$￿ afe eslimakd as £4250 per year
nd the Group Trustee Board have thereforc a8r¢ed that we should aim tt) hold
naIl￿ated reserves of £4.2JO.
The (iroup held unallwaled reseThes of ¥proxirnatety £ll,8C￿l 8Bainsi this ai ye4r
end. This is atrK>ve thc I￿e] of a8reed re5erve$ lo support one year's orKrdting
L•xpcnses.
-Ihe CL)mpton Scoul F￿nIlY Supp)fi Fund wa5 sel up in June 2022 10 $upw)rt families
whn may need some fjnancial help with thc c05t ofbul not limited ia mwnber5hip
le¢%. '1Th15 has been allocated £500 iniiiaily from the unallocated res¢ry¢s. For the year
¢tkding 31" March 2024, wc allrtaied £265 of this to help with icnnly membership
fee¥.
F. Plans for fu¢ure ￿rIOd #Dd oth¢r informatio
The coming year includes several Group activities which
will be supported by the Group Trustee Board, including:
Gilwell Fun Day (Beavers)
. Scout Summer Camp
. Cub Summer Camp
Cubs Winter Youlbury Sleepover
. Scouts Winter Freezer camp
. Adult recruitsnent campaign in Compton during the
autumn
First Squirrels sleepover
The Group Trustee Board will continue to support the
leadership of the Group, including the partnership with
Apollo Explorer Scout Unit.
The Group Trustee Board will also continue to manage
The Scout Association's Safety policy within the Group
and support the other development and athninistrative
needs of the Group Scout Leader.
Agreed by the charAty's trustees at the Group Trustee
Board meeting on 4° June 2024 and signed on their
behalf.

Ajoib
Pete Smith, Chainnan
Foot, Treasurer
Lucie L,T
TQtyU II6Q
5 July 2024
5 July 2024

## **1st Compton Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account** 

## **For the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024** 

## **Receipts and Payments** 

|**Receipts**<br>Membership subscriptions<br>Sleepover/ Camp income<br>Gift Aid<br>Donations<br>Bank Interest<br>Miscellaneous Income<br>**Total Gross Income**<br>**Payments**<br>Rent<br>Capitation<br>Materials and equipment<br>Sleepover/ Camp expenses<br>Sundry expenses<br>Venue Maintenance<br>**Total Gross Expenditure**<br>**Net of receipts/ (payments)**<br>Cash funds last year end<br>**Cash funds this year end**<br>**Cash Funds**<br>HSBC Bank current account<br>CAF Bank current account<br>CAF bank savings account<br>Expense Account<br>Accrued expenses<br>**1st Compton Scout Group net funds**|**2023/24**<br>**£**<br>12,138.00<br>12,008.57<br>1,771.56<br>7,535.14<br>133.50<br>7.20<br>33,593.97<br>1,650.00<br>6,413.50<br>7,317.92<br>12,631.48<br>2,233.29<br>3,294.60<br>33,540.79<br>53.18<br>11,746.43<br>**11,799.61**<br>-<br>5,498.77<br>11,629.44<br>1,084.90<br>6,413.50<br>-<br>**11,799.61**|**2022/23**<br>**£**<br>11,557.50<br>12,091.48<br>1,670.11<br>6,678.78<br>-<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||31,997.87|
|||825.00<br>5,280.00<br>9,541.61<br>11,194.98<br>1,732.62<br>4,172.82|
|||32,747.03|
||||
|||749.16<br>-|
|||12,495.59|
|||**11,746.43**|
|||16,556.95<br>-<br>-<br>469.48<br>5,280.00<br>-|
||**11,799.61**|**11,746.43**|



Registered Charity Number: 285980 



Independent examinerf5 report to the trustees of I" Compton Scout Council
I report to the trustees on my examination ofthe accounts ofthe 1° Compton Scout Group for the year ended 30th March
2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charty trustees of the I" Compton Scout Group you are responsible forthe preparats.on of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Art 2011 Ilhe Act'l.
I report in respect of my examination of the 151 Compton Scout Group accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011
Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed ail the appticabie Directions given by the Charity Commission under
sectian 14515llbl 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 betieve that in any material respecL'
accounting records were not kept in respert of the I" Comti)on Scout Group as required by section 130 of the Act..
or
2. the accounts do not accord wth those records.
I have no con¢erns 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 understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed..
Name.. Sarah Marshman
Relevant professional qualthcation or membership of professional bodies Irf any}:
Address: l Narbrough Lane, East ILsiey. RG20 7LX
Date.. 3Th1 july 2024