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
TreaSUre￿S 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 ex￿pt 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
Inc￿Me 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
R￿t
Insuon(t
Running ey&￿SeS
Repai[5
374
47
1,286
110
1.147
34 360
35 881
RannK*Ye
Rent
Insuran
Running ey4xnses
R￿*S
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)St*p 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 beha￿0fth¢ 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 aG￿rd 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