51h Col¢hester Alr S¢0￿ Group
Trusttes Annual Report
For the period l* Aprll 2024- 31# March 2025
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Chority Nome-
5th Col£hester Air Scout Group
Reglstered Chority Nurnber-
296867
Chorlty'sprlncipoloddre55-
Queen EliJbeth Wav
Colehe5ter
Essex
C02 8LT
TNstees who n￿￿Qqe thi5 qroup-
Louise Kingston
Stewe Blrkln
Daniel Wor5kitt
Val Worskiti
rn
nd Min•
Type tsf Governlry Document-
The Gr¢up'$ 8<)verninB documents are those of the Scout ￿sSOCial50￿. They £onsist of • Royal Charter, which In turn 8lve5
authority to the Bye Laws of the Associaiion and ihe Policy, OrKanisatfon aftd Rule5 of the kout Association.
low the Chority Is consiitured-
The Group Is a trust establishtd under it5 rultswhich are common to all Scouts.
Tru5teeselertlon method-
The Trustees are appolnted In •¢cordancewith the Policy. OrRanisatton and Rules ol the kout Associats'on.
Additlonol Governon¢eA￿￿eS-
The Group 15 managed by the Trustee Committee, the members ol which are the Charity Trustees ol the Scout Group. A5
charity Trustees they are resp(*n5iblt for iofflplytng with le8i51ation applicable to charitie5. This Includes the re8lstra*on,
keepin8 proper a<¢ount5 and makiTrg returns to the Charry Commission as appropriate.
The committee con515ts of one Independent reprewtaii¥e. the T￿asu￿r. together wrth the Chairperyon, Group Lead
Volunteer and Scout LeaderlHall Coo￿lnat0r. meettng periodical￿ thwu8hout the year. The Trurtee Committee exlsts to
5UPPOrt the Group Lead Volunteer in meettn8 responsibilityes of the appointments and is responsible for..
the rnainrenance of Group prgperty
the raising of fvnds and the administrarion of Group Finance
the insurance of persons. property and equipment
Group public occasiofis
A55istin8 in the recruitment of leaders and other adult support
Risk intemolttJntrol-
The Group has in plate sV5tern5 of internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable aSSUfance a8alnst materlal
mismanagement or loss. These include two Si8rb*orie5 lor all payments and a 10mp￿￿ensIVe insurance policy to ensure
that in5urable r￿kS are covered.

5th Col¢htrter AirSC0￿ Group
Trurtees Annual Report
Forthe perlod l* Aprll 2024- 31* March 1015
and
Summory oltheobiectlves of the d>•r￿Se1 outin rts gL•verning docurnent-
The objethves of thegroup are as a unf( of the Scout A550ciation.
The alm5 of The Scout Association is to womotÈ the dÈ¥tlopmtnt of people in achieving their full physical.
intellectual, social and 5PITltual potential. as individuals. a5 resF￿nsib1e citilens and a5 members of their local. national and
international comrnunity. The method of achievin8the aim of the Associamon is by providing bn enjoyable and attrattive
scheme of pro8￿$s1¥e trainln8 based on the kout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership.
Public benefit stoternent-
The Group meets the Charity Commlssk)fi's publ[¢ benefit criteria under both advan¢tment of eduEallon and the
advancement of cittzenship or ¢ommunty development headings.
Resetves pollcy-
Th• Gmup's wlky on r•s•r¥•s isto hold sufficbent ￿SOUrCeStO continue the charitsble activities of the Group should
In¢ome and fundr•lsln8 acilvltle5 lall Short.
Investrnentpolicy.
The Group does not have sufficient hJnd5 to in¥￿ In longer wrn investments. rhe Group h•stherefore adopted a rlsk
dverse strate8Y to rhe Investment of its lunds. All funds are held In cash u51Tr8 only matnstream bank5 or buildln8
50cielè5.
The Trustees declare that thèy have approved the tr￿￿ee5 report abo¥e.
Siined on beham of the GroupTru5tees:
V J WorskStt
Trusteeifreasurer
S Birkin
Chairperson
Date..
IEI,,I
Date..

5th Colchester Air SCO￿ Group
Receipts and Payment5 Account
Year l April 2024- 31st March 2025
Note5
Unre5tTlCted
Tgtal 2024
Funds
Recelpts
Membership Subscript￿n$
Ile$5.'Mernber5hip Subscript￿n5 pold-
Notlonal/County/Areo/LJi5trKtJ
7.154.CQ
6.843.90
3.024.
1,950.00
Net membershlp subscrlptlons relaified
4,130.C
4,893.90
Group Incorne
Oonation5, le8acles or slmll•r In¢ome
Grants
3,682.50
3.576.00
640.00
26.21
11.168.04
5.205.Q)
i.Sfy).LY)
63.30
7.500.(M)
7,610.
38.eA)
Hall- E.ON refund
Cash Paid In
22.258.84
Tot•1 R•celpts
£Z6.388.84
£2a.644.11
Payrnents
GLV Expendfture
Hall- General Expenses
4,030.95
2,991.24
553.61
Hall- Expenses
utilkies
14,865.73
2.381.62
11,602.43
Youth ProBramme Attivities
Stationery and equipment
Ref￿shrnents
3.198.34
289.03
390.93
108.34
Sundry Expen5e5
Professlonal organlsatlons
UTrallocated Expend￿Ule
35.57
1,222.02
35.CIJ
574.01
1.250.87
Total Payments
£26,187.11
£22,508.19
Surplus IIDellcltl lorthe year
£201.73
£1,135.82

5th Colchester Air Scout Group
Receipts and Payments Account
Year I" Aprll 2024- 31st March 2025
UThre5tricted
8ank Recontlliation
31.03.2024
Funds
8ank balance @ previous ye•r end
Surplus /IDeficitl for the year
B•nk b•lanre • 31103lz025
22.747.86
22.747.16
201.73
£22,949.59
Cash Reconclllatlon
Unrestricted
Funds
31.03.2024
Cash balance @ prevk*us year end
Cash In
107.35
107.35
1.524.50
ILe55 CL15h our}
C•sh bala￿+ Q 311031202S
1.512 74
£119.11
The above recelpt5 and paymtnts accourrt, ￿$h account and sratemeni of assets and1Sabllrt1￿ were approved by the
Truste* Commfftee..
V J Wor5kirt
ChalrFerson
Date..
Date..
13112/15
L Kingston
Group Lead Volunt
D Wotskitt
Scout Leaderlmall Co￿rdInatOr
DatE'.
i¢/iz/ar
D&te'.
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5th Colchester Air Scout Group
Notes to the Annual Accounts
Year ended:
1st April 2024- 31st March 2025
Note I: Accounting Polths
The accounrs are prepared on a receipt
and payments basis.
Expkjrers
Scouts
Cubs
Beavers
squirrels
£405.C#J
É1619.SO
£1720.50
£1856 C(1
f 1553.TrJ
Note 2: Group ￿eM￿lshIP Subscriptions
Note 3: Group Income
InvestiturelActivit1es/uniforrn￿Bad8es
Note 4: GLV Expendlture
Group/*tivilie￿H•II 8a51C5IUniforrn
Note S: Unallocated Expendkure
Unable to split- re¢elpts mlssln4