Dorking District Scout Council Trustees, report for the year ended 31 March 2024 Administrative details The Dorking District Scout Council is registered as a charity with The Charty Commission for England and Wales as charity number 291556. It is also registered with The Scout Association as number 15405. The following people served as trustees of the charity during the year and remain in office unless otherwise stated: V Barnett (resigned 25 January 2024) D Barrett M Bent (resigned 26 September 2023} J Bulloch (appointed 25 January 2024) A Fairbrother J Harman (appointed 30 July 2023, resigned 1 October 2023) P Johnson R Jones J Kielstra C Pike M Pike A Street Structure, governance and management The objectives of the District Council are as a unit of the Scout Association responsible for the Dorking District. The aim of the Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens, and as members of their local, national, and international communities. The method of achieving the aim of the Association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership. The specific aims of the District Council are to: help to maintain financialty healthy and therefore viable scout groups in the Dorking District; help each such group to achieve the aims and objectives of its development programme. provide and encourage appropriate training programmes for leaders and helpers" manage the District budget: hold regular meetings to manage the Distrirt hold an annual general meeting; - produce annual accounts. The District Council is a trust estsblished under the rules which are common to all scout groups.
Trustees are appointed in accordan with the policy, organisation and rules of The Scout Association. Subscriptions are charged by the District Council to scout groups within the district to cover the immediate running costs of the District and are set at a level such that they do not unduly restrict membership. Financial Review A financial review of the year is given in the treasurerfs report. Funds held on behalf of others The District Council holds no furKls as custodian trustee on behalf of others. Public Benefit Statement Two key principles demonstrate that Scouting's aims are for the public benefrt and that through the Scout method young people develop towards their full potential and that there is a clear Sink between the benefts for young people and the purpose of Scouting. The safety of young people is tsken very seriously and the benefits provided by Scouting activities far outweigh the risks. Any private benefits from Scouting are incidental, other than to those as a beneficiary. Signed on behalf of the Trustees •L J Kielstra, District Commissioner, 9 May 2024
Dorking District Scout Council TreaSUreS report for the year ended 31 March 2024 Subscription income receivable by the District (excluding the allocation to the Jamboree Fund) was 50k lower at £15,020 whilst youth headcount (the start of the year figure which is the basis for capitation) decreased from 365 to 358 {a decrease of 2Ph) The full net subscription charged by District remained at£6.00 and that passed on to County (including UK Headquarters) remained at £43.75. Broadly speaking, the costs of the Disth"ct are expected to be covered by the income from Pixham and Ranmore, with the bulk of the District subscription paying for the Jambor costs which are bome two-thirds by District and one third by the individual. After the payment to County. we made a small deficit on subscriptions of £464 (approximately the Explorers capitation) compared with a deficit of £480 the previous year. Income excluding adivities and the transfer of fvnds from 3" Dort(ing was down frorn £6,769 to £5,000 but this was mainly due to the SSatIon of donationsfrom a lady in Dorking. Pixham made a surplus of £225 and Ranmore a surplus of £832. We spent £454 on St George's Day (2023) £302 on new trophies and badges and £726 on training. We made a donation of £200 to the Belong Charity from our St George's Day servi. Overall, premises made a surplus of £1,057 compared with a surplus before major refurbishment costs of £975 the previous year. We have still not had a rent demand from The Forestry Commission for Ranmore but are expeding a charge backdated to 2000 of about £7.000. We have also not been charged rent for Pixham pending our lease renewal (expected to be about £350). INhen the two rents work their way through the system. our properties will no longer generate cash. We are also currently running the Chartwood Hut. This is no longer used for scouting and makes a small loss so we are planning to sell it and use the money elsewhere. Administration costs were lower at £908 and induded £774 {£774 last year) for Online Youth Manager for the whole District and £75 for website hosting. Apart from a small amount of interest received, there has been no movement on restricted and designated funds expt an allocation of £2,305 from subscriptions and expenditure of £900 in the Jamboree fund and a payment of £243 from the hardship fund. We have created a new fund to hold the money fom 3 t)orf(ing (Pixham) which is ajrrently not operating. Overall, we made a deficit of £696 on general fijnds and a surplus of £1,340 (excluding the transfer from 3 Dorking) on designated and restricted funds. We closed the year with general funds of £33.230 and total funds of £63.859 compared with £59.732 the previous year. The gross District subscription for 2024r2025 was increased to £6.50 and will probably have to be increased to £7.00 next year. // Paul Johnson, 9 May 2024
Dorf(Ing Dlstriet Scout Council Accounts for the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024 2024 INCOME Membership SubsthplKNIs Less paid 15.020 15.484 1464) 15,20 15.484 14641 15,794 18,274 1480) Premises inccffle ActiMtEs Other ncune 3.317 3.317 2.327 (3151 5.329 3.420 6,252 1,933 11.605 2.305 {3151 3.024 2.305 753 Intue51 IncMe tax 2.194 2.462 1,143 TOTAL INC 4.754 10.809 13,021 EXPENorruRE 2,260 3.172 36,739 12.849 A¢tivitSes Othar èxwiditure 2.182 4.442 5.432 49,588 Admin15tra 907 1,188 1(KJ 243 343 28 TOTAL EXPEMDifuRE 5.449 1,233 6,682 50.802 RESERVE TRANSFERS NET INCIXIE 4.554 4.127 137,781 Funds br(KJghl Net in(Thie TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FOIMARD 33,925 695 33230 5.521 59,732 4.127 63.859 97,513 37,781 59,732 24.84U 5,789 B3nk 7.288 25.942 33.230 7.288 56.571 63,859 5,609 54,123 59,732 24.840 24,840 5.789 5.789 SICK* Cr8drtcvs Pwl Johnsl
Dorkiry Dtstrict Scout Yaar eNled 31st Ilarch 2024 2023 income Fl"Jtham. sL¥yJL8 Pixham- ottRr gg 2,308 1.D13 1.602 1,625 24 Ranmore. other Premi exwmjliurp Plxham Rt Insuon(t Running ey&SeS Repai[5 374 47 1,286 110 1.147 34 360 35 881 RannKYe Rent Insuran Running ey4xnses RS 858 261 817 858 Tvtsl prem5505 3 Actlvltss 2024: 19SI Cubs ScoLrts lorers Oth•r Sl George's tBy Training Insuranc8 J8mtrnre8 IrK)te 81 1491 IS341 14541 (7281 1301} 470 726 301 2023: Bea%trs Cubs Sthts Explorers other st George's Day Trainin Insur8ncA Jamboree 156 127 1,8 1,800 3.918 $65 265 274 13.9181 13711 12851 12741 194 12849 4 Donations and 9rants rtGeiv•d General Fl>tham 753 753 other income 20. Scout sh¢)p Equipm** hire FurKI raiyrrfj (3151 13151 315 315 2023:
Year ended 31st Mareh 2024 &¢ut shop Equipment hir8 Fund raigng 2024 60 2023 60 1933 Omlnistrntlon Printing. rA)Stp arKI ststior Publioty AGM ank charges ndry 1.078 73 32 Genernl Funds Distrtst Explorers 33,231 33.925 33 925 8 Oeslgngt•d Funds OpeThThJ Transfers In(x)me Expendittlre Cb)3ing balar S.OC#J 5.000 20.2 3.482 2.305 5.787 243 24 840 R•8trieted Fund5 OrenirTg balanco Ino)me Interest ExFenditure Clwng balance 1.163 1,269 5,521 150 62 286 A total of£1,733.0212023.. £641.21) was reimtwtsed to s¥en the Tnjstees in respedof anvxmts paid out on beha0fth¢ Dkstrict
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees ol the Dorking District Scout Councll I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Dorking District Scout Councrl for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report The Districfs trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year (under Section 144 of the Charrltes Act 2011 (the Charities Act)) and thal an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to To examine the accounts (under Section 145 of the Chadities Act)". To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Chanty Commissioners (under Section 145{5)(b) of the Charities Act)., To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Independgnt examinerfs ststement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with thè examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: (i) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Dorking District Scout Council as required by seclion 130 of the A¢r, or (li) the accounts do not aGrd with those records. I have no concems and have come acfOSS no olher matters in connection with the examination lo which attention shoukl be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Signed: Ann-marie Vinnicombe, ACMA, MBA 10 June 2024