365 DAYS OF ADVEKfuRE. HERR?S WHAT HAPPENED... 2nd Cuddington (Rowe ) Scout Group ANNUAL REPORT 2024 VrnV.2ndCuddingtonScoutS.018.uk **Trustees’ Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2024** ## **Section A Reference and Administrative Details** ## 2[nd] CUDDINGTON (ROWE) SCOUT GROUP Charity Registration Number 297571 Group Registration Number with The Scout Association 154 082 2575 Contact Name and Address Rodney Clarke, 147 Seaforth Gardens, Stoneleigh, EPSOM, Surrey KT19 0LW ## **TRUSTEES:** _**Ex-Officio – Appointment**_ ## **Name** Group Scout Leader Martin Gerrard Deputy Group Scout Leader Dave Pfeiffer Deputy Group Scout Leader Sandra Gosden Beaver Scout Leader Vacant Cub Scout Leader Julie Roberts Scout Leadership Representative Simon Digweed Explorer Scout Leader Jo Blackgrove SASU Manager Callum Mitchell ## **TRUSTEES:** _**Elected**_ ## **Name** Group Secretary Rodney Clarke Group Treasurer Tim Rogers Transport Manager Ruth Louch Parent Clifford Abbott Parent Michelle Matson Parent David Roberts Parent Richard Pinch (from 17/6/23) ## **TRUSTEES:** _**Nominated – Appointment**_ ## **Name** Group Chairman Paul Nowak Chairman - Supporters’ Committee Shelley Hutton Supporters’ Committee June Foster Group Joint Quartermaster Paul Nicholas Group Joint Quartermaster Robert Baker CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES (if any) None OTHER ADVISORS None BANKERS: Barclays Bank, Worcester Park Branch PO Box No 283, SUTTON, Surrey SM1 1TB 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 1 of 18 ## **Section B** ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The Group's governing documents are those of The Scout Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. The Group is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Scouts. The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. The Group is managed by the Group Executive Committee, the members of which are the Charity Trustees of the Scout Group which is an educational charity. As charity trustees they are responsible for complying with legislation applicable to charities. This includes registration, keeping proper accounts and making returns to the Charity Commission as appropriate. The Committee consists of the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary together with the Group Scout Leader, individual Section Leaders who have opted to take on the responsibility, and 8 other elected or nominated trustees, and it meets 5 times a year. Members of the Group Executive Committee complete _'Essential Information for Executive Committee'_ training within the first 5 months of joining the committee. This Group Executive Committee exists to support the Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities of the appointments and is responsible for: The safety and welfare of the young people and adults in the Group; - The maintenance of Group property; The raising of funds and the administration of Group finance; The insurance of persons, property and equipment; As Data Controller for the Group, ensuring compliance with the GDPR; Group public occasions; Assisting in the recruitment of leaders and other adult support; Appointing any sub committees that may be required; Appointing Group Administrators and Advisors other than those who are elected. ## **Risk and Internal Control** The Group Executive Committee 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 of concern that have been identified are: Damage to the building, property and equipment. The Group would request the use of buildings, property and equipment from neighbouring organisations such as the Church and other Scout Groups. Similar reciprocal arrangements exist with these organisations. 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 fundraising. 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 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 2 of 18 major reduction in income. The Committee could raise the level of subscriptions 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 of the Group. If there was a reduction in the number of leaders to an unacceptable level in a particular section or the Group as a whole, then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case scenario the complete closure of the Group. Reduction or loss of members. The Group provides activities for all young people aged 6 to 18. If there was a reduction in membership in a particular section or the Group as whole, then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case scenario the complete closure of the Group. ## **Section C** ## **Objectives and Activities** **The Purpose of Scouting** Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. **The Values of Scouting** 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 of the 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 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. ## **Our main activities in relation to these objects** The object of the Group is to provide a Scouting training programme for young people in the Worcester Park, Stoneleigh and Cuddington areas. Through the Scout method, young people develop towards their full potential and there is a clear link between the benefits for young people and the purpose of Scouting. The safety of young people is taken very seriously, and the benefits that Scouting activities provide far outweigh the risks. **Public Benefit** The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit criteria under both the advancement of education and the advancement of citizenship or community development headings. **Section D Achievements and Performance** See Attached - 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group Annual Report 2023-24. 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 3 of 18 ## **Section E** ## **Financial Review** The accounts have been drawn up on the receipts and payments basis which is consistent with the previous year. Subscriptions are charged for membership to cover immediate running costs of the Group and these do not unduly restrict membership. The Group follows the principle that no-one should be excluded because of their inability to pay membership subscriptions. ## **Reserves Policy** The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the Group’s activities for Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts, and Explorer Scouts should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Executive Committee considers that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £18,000. The Group held reserves of £58,153 against this at year end. This is well above the level required for operating expenses. In addition to the Group general reserve and the funds held by Sections, the Trustees have designated funds for transport, hall improvements and training. ## **Investment Policy** Funds to cover operating costs are held in cash using only mainstream banks or building societies. A significant proportion of the Group’s additional funds are invested in an ethical fund holding UK and overseas equities. This has the advantage of instant access and should generate income against future expenditure and enable subscriptions to be kept as low as possible. This is seen as a medium to long term investment which should mitigate against short term market fluctuations. ## **Section F** ## **Other Information** The Group maintains a Development Plan for the next few years. Funds are being kept in reserve to cover any currently unforeseen expenses in relation to our land swap with Surrey County Council and their development on the former Auriol School playing field behind our headquarters. ## **Section G** ## **Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
Paul Nowak Martin Gerrard
Group Chairman Group Scout Leader
Date 27 [th] July 2021
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2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 4 of 18 ## **Annual Report 2023-24** ## **Group Chairman’s Report** This last year has seen a year of stability to the Group with a full provision of section meetings, camps and other activities. Group membership remained stable and on the 31st of March the Group membership stood at 178. This year has brought the usual high number of achievements for our young members with more awards throughout the sections including King’s Scouts and Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards. 2023 saw the Annual Beer Festival under new management as Clifford Abbott and his team retired after the 2022 Festival which was a financial success on the same scale as those organised prior to Lockdown. The new Committee soon found its feet and met monthly supplemented by much discussion over WhatsApp to efficiently organise the 2023 Beer Festival on 14[th] and 15[th] July which also included, for the first time a Gin Bar which was a great success. The new team turned a profit of £15,000 which gave a welcome boost to the Group Budget. My thanks go to them for all their enthusiasm in taking over such a demanding event. This last year also saw the continuation of the Summer and Christmas Fairs together with the Christmas Raffle. These allowed the Supporters Sub-Committee to present the Group with cheques totalling £5,500. Both events had a reasonable turn out of helpers although even more would be appreciated by the hard-working Supporters team. These fundraising events pull in a large volume of our turnover without which the current surplus of Group Funds would soon be depleted, and membership fees would be considerably more. The success of our fundraising has enabled the Trustees to reduce the cost to parents of activities and camps and to fully fund transport for Sectional events. The transport fleet has remained fully operational again and the Transport team of Ruth Louch and Dee Willis have ensured that all the vehicles are roadworthy and available for all the required trips and camps away, even though they organise this remotely from Bristol. Thank you to all of those locally who have supported with organising access to vehicles and driving to and from MoTs etc. The activity in 2023 regarding the development of the field behind the Headquarters has somewhat ebbed in 2024 due to delays in the planning process and Surrey County Council now advise that we are unlikely to see any actual building work before the end of 2025. The coming year will see a restructuring of the Trustee Board (formerly known as the Group Executive Committee) as we comply with new directions from Scout Headquarters. Some of the functions like transport and equipment now sit with the Group Leadership Team rather than the Trustee Board with a consequent reduction in the number of Trustees. I would like to thank Clifford Abbott, June Foster, Michelle Matson, Robert Baker, Paul Nicholas and Ruth Louch for all their work as Trustees over the last few years and for their continued support in the coming years. I would like to thank all members of the Trustee Board for their considerable efforts over the year. Additionally, I would like to thank the Section Leaders and Teams for the time and effort that they put in on a regular basis to organise all the activities that benefit the development of our young members. Paul Nowak, Group Chairman 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 5 of 18 ## **Congratulations** It is a pleasure to record the following outstanding achievements during the year ended 31[st] March 2024 ## **Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award** Philippa Carslake Anthony Pires da Silva ## **Duke of Edinburgh’s Silver Award** George Hookey ## **Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award** Sharon Dougherty-Smith Ben Lewis William Rogers ## **Chief Scout’s Silver Award** Lukas Need Deano Poleviou Matthew Russell Arthur Scott Leila Snell Alexander Tucker ## **Chief Scout’s Bronze Award** John Bone Archie Emmerson Dominic Eppel Blake Hanlon Dylan Jones Jason McIntyre Erin Moore Beatrice O’Leary Eleanor Scott Toby Snell ## **Young Leader Belt** _awarded to a Young Leader on completion of the full Young Leader Training Programme_ Suzanna Abbott Hannah Martin Isabella Matson ## **Group Membership 2024** As at the 31[st] March 2024, the Group membership comprised: |**Section**|**2024**|**2023**|**2022**|**2021**|**2020**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Beaver Scouts|26|22|25|24|25| |Cub Scouts|35|35|33|40|39| |Scouts|38|44|35|35|27| |Explorer Scouts|13|15|18|15|25| |Active Support Unit (SASU)|33|32|32|23|22| |Leader Team|33|33|34|40|36| |**Total**|**178**|**181**|**177**|**177**|**174**| 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 6 of 18 The following awards were made by the Chief Scout in recognition of adult service to Scouting ## **Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service** Brogan Aldred Jane Carter Tom Hutton Adrian Murphy David Roberts Julie Roberts ## **Chief Scout’s Service Awards** (in recognition of good services in an adult role over the period shown) ## **Chief Scout’s 40 Year Service Award** Sandra Gosden ## **Chief Scout’s 25 Year Service Award** Roy Turner **Chief Scout’s 20 year Service Award** Maureen Turner **Chief Scout’s 15 Year Service Award** David Roberts ## **Chief Scout’s 10 year Service Award** Stuart Duffell David Louch Paul Nowak Julie Roberts ## **Chief Scout’s 5 Year Service Award** Sean Cummins Lillian Carter Jackie Hilton Sam Hodgson Kelly Lambert ## **Wood Badge** _awarded to an adult leader on completion of the full adult leader training programme for an initial role or any new role_ Frances Cummins Callum Mitchell 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 7 of 18 ## **Group Scout Leader’s Report** In October 1943, in the midst of World War 2, the first members of the 2[nd] Cuddington Scout Group met in the stables of the former Blakesley School on the corner of The Avenue and Delta Road. 2023 saw 2[nd] Cuddington celebrating its 80[th] year, with 178 members and with its future secure in its own freehold Headquarters. 80 years of quite amazing voluntary youth provision offering outstanding Scouting to the young people of Cuddington and which we set out to celebrate accordingly! Despite all our Sections already running action packed programmes, we managed to squeeze in those extra events to make our 80[th] Anniversary that little bit special. The special 80[th] Anniversary badge, designed by SASU member and Cub Leader Lillian Carter, was worn by every member of the Group. Oak being the symbol of an eightieth anniversary, the eightsided badge bore an oak leaf in green and gold – the colours of the Group scarf worn by the thousands of young people who have been in 2[nd] Cuddington over the last 80 years. The badge also appeared on a special Group flag, kindly made by June Foster from our Supporters Team. The flag had the special Group badge on a ruby coloured background, that being the colour for an 80[th] anniversary. The flag travelled around the world with various Group members and to all our camps and expeditions as well as leading the other Group flags at all our Church Parades during the year. Our Deputy Group Scout Leader, Dave Pfeiffer, did a great job heading up the fantastic team which organised the 80[th] Anniversary events and one of the highlights of the year was the special family camp. Our District camp site at Boidier Hurst saw some 200 of us together for an activity packed weekend, including the inevitable campfire, but there was so much more. The weekend also included the Group Annual General Meeting which must make it one of the best attended!. It was great to finish the camp with the presentation of the King’s Scout Award to Tom de Whalley (an award he gained in the last reporting year which is why it isn’t shown in this report!). Running throughout the year was the production of the ‘Cuddington Chronicles’, researched and edited by Carol Priddy with help from Rod Clarke, each month an issue covered a decade of the Group’s history and together they form a great record of Scouting at 2[nd] Cuddington. The added bonus was that circulation of the Chronicles brought us back into touch with many of our former members from 50/60 years ago who contributed their own memories. Carol’s production of the Chronicles was in addition to her hard work producing the Group Newsletter which has continued to be published throughout the year. 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 8 of 18 Yet another special event was our ‘black tie’ dinner. An undoubted highlight of the autumn, the 80th Anniversary Dinner & Dance was held at Glenmore House in Surbiton. An excellent evening which sold out thanks to the organisation of Sandra Gosden and her team. It was great to have Brian Woodall, who was a Scout in the Troop sixty years ago, join us for the evening to propose the toast to the Group. October is the actual month of the Group’s registration and traditionally we have taken a photograph of the whole Group on significant anniversaries – you can see them in the entrance hall to the Headquarters. We took the opportunity of our Harvest Festival service to have the photograph taken (see page 13). Although some 60 members of the Group couldn’t be there, we found that is almost exactly the same percentage as were missing from the 50[th] , 60[th] and 75[th] pictures! Our final event to celebrate the anniversary was our traditional Annual Carol Service where we once again filled St Mary’s Church. With Scout Active Support Unit (SASU) member Emma de Whalley as narrator, our young people told the Christmas story while the Beavers created the nativity scene. The Scouts performed on hand bells and the whole thing was rounded off by our traditional rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas. With all this going on you might think there was not a lot of time for ‘ordinary’ Scouting, but far from it. The real foundations of the Group are the week-by-week programmes of each of the Sections, all of them giving our young people ‘skills for life’. You would be hard put to think of any activity – from aerobics to zorbing that hasn’t appeared in one of our Section programmes during the year and those who have followed the Group through the Newsletters or on Facebook will have a pretty good flavour of what we get up to. This Annual Report covers the period April to March, and one of the first big events in the reporting year is the Group St George’s Day outing when in 2023 we returned to Chatham Historic Dockyard. On St George’s Day all Scouts are meant to renew their promise, and the Historic Dockyard kindly closed HMS Gannet to give us exclusive use for the ceremony which we did on the quarterdeck. The rest of the day was spent exploring the ships and dockyard including the destroyer HMS Cavalier and the submarine HMS Ocelot (if you were bigger than a Beaver it was a tight fit). 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 9 of 18 The Group has supported every District event during the reporting year, the last of which was the District Challenge Hike – which does what it says on the tin. A very challenging day-long navigation exercise in the Surrey Hills. Once again, the Group were represented by teams from the SASU and the Troop. The SASU have held the Senior Trophy for five years and being rather large it has occupied an entire shelf of the trophy cabinet at the HQ. Sadly, this year we were beaten into second place, ironically by our friends from 1[st] Ewell Court whose expedition teams we have helped train! So, no Challenge Hike silverware this year. Expeditions form a major part of our training programme which progresses from day walks with the Beavers through to the four-day wild country expeditions for the King’s Scout Award in the SASU. The reporting year saw hikes in every Section which included those for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The Group is a registered centre for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and we offer it to all those who are Year 9 or older - with considerable success! Tracey de Whalley is our Group DofE Adviser and tirelessly and successfully steers our young people through the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. Silver and Gold practice expeditions were held in the Surrey Hills and qualifying expeditions later in the year were on the Welsh border and Wye Valley. Scouting should be synonymous with camping, and it certainly is at 2[nd] Cuddington. Like hiking, camping is progressive, starting with sleepovers in the Beavers through to lightweight and wild camping in the SASU. The year saw tents in action every month. Whilst sleepovers and weekend camps feature throughout the year, the main camps are in the summer. 2023 saw the Cubs at summer camp at Braidwood in Buckinghamshire, the Troop at Charnwood in Leicestershire, and the Explorer Unit on the Isle of Wight. The Beavers combine each sleepover with a full day out, a typical example in 2023 was when the Colony visited the Amberley Chalk Pits Working Museum. Three members of the Group, Explorer Scout Isabella Matson and Leaders Jo Blackgrove and Ellie Hodgson, were members of the UK contingent to the 25[th] World Scout Jamboree in Korea. Over 40,000 Scouts from across the world attended and many will remember from the news that it didn’t quite go as planned, culminating in the Jamboree site being evacuated for fear of typhoon, which probably made what is billed as ‘the experience of a lifetime’ even more memorable! Our links with St Mary’s Church remain strong and we have valued the tremendous support of our Vicar, Theresa. In addition to visits to the church by the Sections as part of the badge scheme, we also held our Harvest Festival Church Parade there in October. We were back at St Mary’s for Remembrance Sunday when Explorer Scout Hannah Martin and Beaver Scout 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 10 of 18 Rory Nicholas laid the wreath and poppy respectively on behalf of the Group. We were grateful to the Vicar and Churchwardens for allowing us the use of the church for our Group Carol Service in December and we returned to St Mary’s for the Mothering Sunday Service in March this year. The Parades have also provided the opportunity to present major awards and to give them the prominence they deserve. This might seem a lengthy resumé of our 80[th] Anniversary Year but I’m conscious we have delivered hundreds of hours of programmes this year – over 500 at the Headquarters before you start counting outdoor activities, expeditions, and camps. Those hours are delivered by the five Section Teams, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, and the Active Support Unit. We have an enviable 100% record of training compliance – every one of our leaders is fully trained to their respective role. That adult team is backed up by our brilliant team of Young Leaders (YL) – Explorer Scouts who undertake an additional challenging training programme to enable them to lead Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Completion of the entire YL training programme leads to the award of the Young Leader belt and three more of our YL’s completed that training this year – Suzanna Abbott, Isabella Matson, and Hannah Martin. Key to the front-line delivery of Scouting are the terrific teams we have working behind the scenes. Without the hard work of our Supporters Sub-Committee, led by Shelley Hutton and the Beer Festival Team being chaired by Karl Nicholas, the membership fees would probably be twice what they are and activities significantly more expensive. The Summer and Christmas Fairs and the Beer Festival are the ideal opportunities for parents to ‘do their bit’ and the support really is appreciated. The value of these activities can be seen from the attached accounts! They ensure we have the finances to provide the HQ, equipment, and transport to make it all happen. Having got the facilities we then have the brilliant teams that maintain and manage it, Dave Pfeiffer leading the HQ team, Ruth Louch and Deiniol Willis looking after transport, Mike Gravatt dealing with membership fees and Gift Aid tax recovery, and with Rob Baker and Paul Nicholas looking after our equipment as Quartermasters, all underpinned by our Trustee Board. We are so fortunate to have such a fantastic team of leaders and supporters, every one of whom is an unpaid volunteer, who provide the programme, activities, facilities, and resources to make 2[nd] Cuddington the success that it is. They can be as proud of their achievement in 2024 as those first Scouts were when they started the Group in 1943. Martin Gerrard Group Scout Leader 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 11 of 18 ## **Group Leader Team as at 31 March 2024** Those marked * were members of the Group Trustee Board and consequently trustees of the 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group **Group Scout Leader** Martin Gerrard* Deputy Group Scout Leaders (Leader Training) Sandra Gosden* (Headquarters and Events) Dave Pfeiffer* **Beaver Scout Colony** Beaver Scout Leader GSL Team Assistant Beaver Scout Leaders Brogan Aldred, Diana Baker, Sue Blackgrove, Frances Cummins Section Assistants Sam Featherstone, Louise Bridle (SASU) Young Leaders Suzanna Abbott, Isabella Matson, George Hookey **Cub Scout Pack** Cub Scout Leader Julie Roberts* Assistant Cub Scout Leaders Jane Carter, Tom Hutton, Paul Nicholas*, Carol Priddy Section Assistants Rod Clarke*, Lillian Carter, Ryan Hooper (SASU), Tom Keers, Anthony Pires da Silva, Roy Turner, Emma de Whalley (SASU) Young Leaders Daniel Keers, Hannah Martin **Scout Troop** Scout Leader (shared) Simon Digweed*, Mark Pitcher, Jane Weller Assistant Scout Leaders Ellie Hodgson, Mark Hodgson, Karl Nicholas, James Turner Section Assistants Philippa Carslake, Sam Hodgson*, George King, Corinne Snell, Young Leaders Ben Lewis, Oliver Holmes **Explorer Unit** Explorer Scout Leader Jo Blackgrove* Assistant Explorer Scout Leaders Adrian Murphy Section Assistants Lawrence Carslake, Paul Digweed, Stuart Duffell (SASU), Dave Simms, Tom de Whalley (SASU) **Active Support Unit Manager** Callum Mitchell* **Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Adviser** Tracey de Whalley **Quartermasters** Robert Baker*, Paul Nicholas* **Group Trustee Board** Chairman Paul Nowak Secretary Rod Clarke Treasurer Tim Rogers Members Clifford Abbott, Robert Baker, June Foster, Shelley Hutton, Ruth Louch, Michelle Matson, Paul Nicholas, Dave Pfeiffer, Richard Pinch, David Roberts Ex-officio members Group Scout Leader Team and Section Leaders **Supporters Sub-Committee** Shelley Hutton* (Chair), Janet Brown, June Foster*, Maureen Turner **Maintenance Sub-Committee** Dave Pfeiffer* (Chair), Clifford Abbott*, Ken Blackgrove, Richard Priddy, Roy Turner 2[nd] Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 12 of 18 DitipkRS I OthFm BRMQNS LEADI￿ 5TNE 27 li DO.DO"W"VV VV Y 2. Cuddington (Rowel Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 13 of 18 Receipts and payments 2023124 2022123 Receipts Unrestrictqd funds Re5triLled lunds Designated lunds Total funds Total funds egaci85 a simi ar income Mernbership 5ub5CriPtIOn5 15,535 14,427 Less. memterS￿ip5UbsCr1p￿.(￿ts PE4¢ NaticrdIC(￿rt IAse8lDistri¢l Less.. Trartsfwrgylo B8av¥slCu￿ls￿XAs￿￿Ntrs et rrembership su scriptions tained 15.5721 5,sr21 15.2451 12.0001 15001 7.963 8.682 fbnations 365 125 Gift 1,786 Transport inco 3,159 2,098 sth tcrtal 11,487 12. Activit185 8eavers 1.265 1.128 Cubs 6,760 3,819 S¢outs 8,061 9,346 Explorers 7,675 SASU 20 142 Group 4,612 5,006 Euro Llsney Sth) tdal 4612 19.141 FuN1rals1￿ Igr(6$1 Supporters 9,556 4,831 Beer Festival 40,235 27,648 Sth tclal 49.791 32.479 Investfflent irKome Bank interest 7,624 13321 Hall Hire 1,433 799 Other incon 10.133 Sd) t￿81 19.190 19.190 Totsl Gross Inc¢wne 080 Page 14 of 18 nd 2 Cuddington IRowel Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Receipts and payments 2023124 2022123 Payments Charitable payrnerrt5 Unr8strlraed fund8 Raylrfct&1 lunds Deslgnat&1 funds Total funds Total lund8 Beavers 1.059 1.330 8.265 3,433 Scouts 6,515 10,255 Explorers 6.154 18171 SASU 50 131 Group 9.347 5.579 Euro ti5n8y Adult supwrt and training 85 641 Badges 1,727 1,909 Water and SewErage 280 327 Electricity and Gas 3.845 3.139 Insurance 1,668 1,650 Repairs and Renevrals 3.254 37.503 Materials and equipm&nl 3.076 455 Printing and photocopying 858 858 Tele¢orr6 746 672 T-Shirt5 & Sw88tshirts 36 11951 Transport 11.065 19.667 Other Expenditure 968 690 S￿ total 36,08S 4042 17.230 FutKlralSl￿ eX￿nSeS Supporters 2,214 2,214 979 Beer Festival 24.171 15.532 S￿) totsl 20.385 16.510 Total Gross Ex￿ndIti￿e 85.382 103.740 of r$¢•lOs/(￿ym0n1S} 21.740 1.739 X4 138.6601 Trar￿fer8 b&tween fur* 13,0001 3,000 Cash furxls last yèar OMI 39,413 300 23.179 101.551 Cash fuNts thls year end 153 27,118 371 2. Cuddington (Rowel Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 15 of 18 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 31 March 2024 31 Mar2023 Unrestrict funds Re5trictqd funds De5tgnated funds Total funds Total funds Cash fukKb ecliona accounts CubslS¢outslEx lo￿r$IsAsu an eavers 11,713 12.141 Supporters bank account 574 1,100 Scout Shop 544 637 Beer F8Stival bank account 2,594 4, 148 Bank current account 2,352 300 9.464 Bank deposit account 20,408 674 COIF account 31,772 16,232 40,613 Petty cash ancl unclea￿￿ receipts 222 30 262 Prepaym8nts 11,0061 TfAal cash fuNIs 741 -monetary assets rwn use T-shirt stock 2,268 2,232 Beer Festival stock Land and buildin95 1,018,388 994,520 M)tor vehicles 11,070 11,070 Scouting eqUiP￿Ent, furnrture, etc. 64,149 64, 149 Sub tclal 1,084805 11.070 1.1195,87S 1,071,971 Liabilities Uncleared chequ8S 313 57 370 5,141 Sub I￿al 313 57 370 5.141 The above receipts and payments acGount and ststement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustses on 22 May 2024 and signed on their behalf by Signature Print Name Paul Nowak Chair rLwK u fvJL/£ Tim Rogers Treasurer Page 16 of 18 nd 2 Cuddington IRowel Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Notes to Accounts 1 Notes to Cash Funds General Fund (unrestricted funds; balance at 31 March 2024 of £58,152.76) The general fund is the main reserve of the charity and can be used for any approved charitable purpose. Sectional Funds (designated. balance at 31 March 2024 of £11.948.061 The sectional funds represent money hekj to cover the cost of forthcoming actwitEs. meetings and camps. Transport Fund {designated' balance at 31 March 2024 of £15.969.691 In 2015, a designated transport fund was created to accumulale funding required to replace vehicles. Forster Fund (restrl¢ted' balan¢e at 31 Mar¢h 2024 of £300.00) This fund was crealed from a granl from the Forster Trust to pay for one-to-one care of a member of one of the sections. 2. Cuddington (Rowel Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24 Page 17 of 18 Indepgnd9nl Examinor's Report to the Trustees of th8 'COVT GROuP￿)IsTRIcTl¢oLjNTyIAftEA SCOUT COUNCIL I rep)rt on the accounts ol the GiouplDlstrlcUCounlylArea lorlhe year &ndod.......... which comprisv th8 Slalement of Financial AetNilie8, (he Balance Sheel and reljled no10$ $el out on p8ges.. This rÉ>port is rnad8 $018ly t¢) th8 trustee$ in accord4￿ce with SectiDn 145 of Ihg Chafiltes A¢1 2011. My Wcbik has been undertaken so that l rnighl stole lo ihe c118rlly's Iw$lees Ihose m811er5 I am ¥equired to slqle lo Iliem In an Indepeiideni Examlnerf5 report and for no olliei purpose. To Ihe lulle$i exlenl perI￿lIted by law, l nol iiccepl or assume responsbllily lo anyone olher than the tharity and Iho tharlll8 tru81ee8 for my exaininallon work. RespB¢llvo ro8pon$lbllltlog of Truwts88 end Ex•mlnor The Group'slDisbicl's Irusle89 are re$pon81ble tor tha prèpamllon of tho a¢eounl$. They c4Jnsider an aijdit 15 not 18qUi￿ lor Ihi3 ycar (under Seclion 144 01 the Chaiilie5 Act 2011 Ilhe CharltieN Aclll aiid that an ItKJEppndenl exanxnalion is neaded. 1118 my rpspon86billty lo.. Ex&min8 tha accounis lundei SeetK)n 145 of the ChoritJe3 Ad)- To lollow the procedures 181d down In Ihè Goneral Direction5 gi¥en by the Charity ComrM88ionei$ {und?r SeclicTrll 14515llbl of the Charilles Aet),. aiid To stale whether partlculBf tnatlets ecmts to ￿Y allenknn. 8881& of Ind•p?ndent Exarning¢8 report My examination was carri8d out In accordance wllh the G8n8ral Directtgn$ given by Ihe Charily Comnii$$ioners. ex8minalion include5 a r8vl8w of lh8 accounling iecerd8 kopl by Ihè Gr￿1p10}St￿CI and 8 comparison of the 8ccoitriII8 prÈs8nled wllh IhDÈO records. 11 also Includes tonsldwatlon ol any unuwial ilerns or disclosure8 in the accounts, and ¢eekinu eX￿anationS from you 8% tW8lee# conc8rning 8Thy $iJch mjllers. Th6 procedures undertaken do not prowde 811 thfr eV￿ence Ih4t would be r8qulr8d in 811 audit, and con$equenlly no oplnion 1$ giwen a$ lo wh8th8r th6 8ccounl8 pre8ei)l a'liuè and fairf view aiid Ihe r¢port Is liirfled 10 those mallers sei out In Ihe 51attrinenl bolow. Indgpenrlent E¥gmlnerf6 statemont In conneclion wllh my 8xaminatlfm. no maltsr h8E com8 to my 8ltenlion {olher Ih8n th81 di8doBed bdpw'l.. whldi glves me rea8011glJlp c8U88 to ￿&￿16¥6 that In aiiy m¥turl81 ieÉpEclUw tequirwnenls lo kgep occounliw rècords In 4ceordon¢e wilh Sedton 130 of the ch￿l(leS Ael ,'and lo pr8p8re occoun15 whlch atcwd wllh lh8 yccgunllng feeordB and comply with lh8 accoiintin reqU1￿ments of the ¢harillès Act have nol tsEen mel,. or 2. to whicli, in my opinion, attention sh(xJld be drawn in ord8r lo cn8ble a prop8r und8r81811(Jing Dr th& accounts lo be iea¢hed. * P188s8 d818t8 the words the brgckels Ilfhfry dDnotapply Neme.. QualilicatloTr'. Addresg.. Dal•'. LT900006 Page 18 of 18 nd 2 Cuddington IRowel Scout Group TAR & Annual Accounts 2023-24