|Risk and Internal Control|| |---|---| |The Group Trustee Board has identified
the major risks to|| |which they believe the Group is exposed, these have been|| |reviewed
and systems have been established
to mitigate|| |against them. The main areas ofconcern that have been|| |identified are:|| |Damage to the building,
property and equipment.
The Group|| |would request the use ofbuildings,
property
and equipment|| |from other Scout Groups and Poole Scout District. The|| |Group has sufficient
buildings
and contents insurance
in|| |place to mitigate against permanent
loss.|| |Injury to leaders, helpers, supporters
and members. The|| |Group through
the capitation fees contributes to the Scout|| |Associations
national accident insurance
policy. Risk|| |Assessments
are undertaken
before all activities.|| |Reduced income from fund raising. The Group is primarily|| |reliant upon income from subscriptions
and fundraising.
The|| |group does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity
of|| |activities should there be a major reduction
in income. The|| |Committee
could raise the value ofsubscriptions
to increase|| |the income to the group on an ongoing basis, either|| |temporarily
or permanently.|| |Reduction or loss of leaders. The group is totally reliant upon|| |volunteers
to run and administer
the activities ofthe group.|If| |there was a reduction
in the number ofleaders to an|| |unacceptable
level in a particular
section orthe group as a|| |whole then there would have to be a contraction,|| |consolidation
or closure ofa section. In the worst case|| |scenario the complete closure ofthe Group.|| |Reduction
or loss ofmembers. The Group provides activities|| |for all young people aged 4to 14.Ifthere was a reduction|in| |membership
in a particular
section orthe group as whole|| |then there would have to be a contraction,
consolidation
or|| |closure ofa section. In the worst case scenario the complete|| |ctosure ofthe Group.|| |Risk and Internal Control|| |The group has in place systems of internal
controls that are|| |designed to provide reasonable
assurance
against material|| |mismanagement
or loss, these include 2 signatories
for all|| |paVments
and a comprehensive
insurance
policies to ensure|| |SummarY
out in its|ofthe oblects ofthe
governing
document|ofthe oblects ofthe
governing
document|charitY se|The Purpose ofScouting
Scouting exists to actively engage and support
in their personal
development,|young|peopie|peopie| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||empowering
them to make a positive contribution
to||society.|| |||||The Values ofScouting|||| |||||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 ofthe|world|in|| |||||which we live.|||| |||||Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes.|||| |||||Co-operation
-We make a positive difference;|we co-||| |||||operate with others and make friends.|||| |||||The Scout Method|||| |||||Scouting takes place when young people,
in partnership|||with| |||||adults, work together based on the|||| |||||values ofScouting 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.|||| |Summary
to these|ofthe main activities
objects||in relation|Each Section within the Group has a weekly programme
which supports the aims ofScouting, together
with
opportunity
to participate
in residential
events, activities that|||| |||||support the local community,
outings to places|ofinterest||| |||||and celebration
events such as Founder's
Day, St George' s|||| |||||Day and Christmas.|||| |statements,|statements,|statements,|where relevant,|where relevant,|where relevant,|about|about|volunteers
who dedicate significant
time to the planning,|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||preparation
and execution ofthe Programme
and its|| |||~|policy on grantmaking|||||associated
activities.
Volunteers
additionaly
support the|| ||~ contribution||made by||volunteers|||'background'
tasks such as cleaning,
administration
and|| |||~|policy on investments|||||premises
management,
which enable the programme
to be|| |||||||||delivered to our members|| |Public benefit||statement||||||The Group meets the Charity Commission's
public benefit|| |||||||||criteria under both the advancement
ofeducation
and the|| |||||||||advancement
ofcitizenship
or community
development|| |||||||||headin
s.|| ||||~|~|||||| |Summary||ofthe main achievements|||||of|Recovery ofmembership
numbers
following the Pandemic,|| |||the|charity during the year|||||and residential
experiences
re-started|| |||||||||The Group started a new 'Squirrel
Drey' for members
aged|| |||||||||6years.|| |||||||||Each section has worked toward
its Chief Scout Challenge|| |||||||||and the range ofawards appropriate
to it.|| |||||||||The Group provided
financial and practical support for two|| |||||||||members to attend the World Scout Jamboree|| |Brief statement
ofthe charity's|||||policy on||||| |reserves||||||||Reserves Policy|| |||||||||The
Group's
policy
on
reserves
is
to
hold
sufficien|| |||||||||resources
to continue
the charitable
activities of the group|| |||||||||should
income
and
fundraising
activities
fall
short.|The| |||||||||Group Trustee Board considers that the group should
hold a|| |||||||||balance off10,000as a contingency
fund.|| |||||||||The Group
held reserves of approximately
610,000 against|| |||||||||this at year end. This meets the level required
for operating|| |||||||||expenses.|| |Quantify|and|explain any designations|||||||| |Details ofany funds|||materially||in deficit|||None|| |(circumstances
plus|||steps to eliminate)||||||| |5 LT700001 (3rd December 2018)|||||||||| |You|may choose to include additional|may choose to include additional|may choose to include additional|may choose to include additional|may choose to include additional|may choose to include additional|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |information,||||where relevant,|about:||Investment
Policy||||||||| |~the|charity's||principal sources offunds||||The Group does not|have||sufficient funds to invest in longer|||||| ||||(including
any fundraising);||||term investments.
The||Group has|||therefore adopted a risk|||| ||||||||averse strategy to the investment|||||of its|funds.|All funds|are| ||||||||held in cash using only||mainstream|||banks or||building|| ||||||||societies.||||||||| |~ how|expenditure|||has supported|the|ke|Income Source||||||||| |||||objectives ofthe|charity||The Group hires its hall||to|a Pre-School|||during term time,||| ||||||||which supports
day to day|||maintenance|||and longer term||| ||||||||improvements
to the|premises.|||This year we|||have replaced|| ||||||||the fascia and guttering,||and made improvements
following||||||| ||||||||periodic inspections|of|the|building||and|its fittings.
This||| ||||||||means that the majority||of|the membership
subscdiption|||||is| ||||||||used for our Sections' activities.||||||||| ||investment|||policy and objectives;|||||||||||| ||||||||~
~
~ .
~||.|~|||||| |Plans for future|||periods {details of||any||||||||||| |significant||activities planned
to achieve|||||||||||||| |them)|||||||||||||||| |The trustees declare that they have approved
the trustees'
report|||||||||above||||||| |Signed|on behalf|||ofthe charity's trustees|||||||||||| |||||Signature(s)|||||||||||| |||||Full name(s)||Eu-I {y)t=&I'd&|||||||||| |Position (eg|||Secretary, Chair)||||||||||||| |||||Date|||||||||||| ## ## ## ## ## ##