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Contents Contact Detail5.............................................................................. Trustees. Annual Report............................................................... Charity Trustees........................................................................ Structure, Governance and Management.............................. Objectives and Activities.......................................................... Achievements and Performance............................................. Statement of Accounts.................................................................. Receipts and Payments Accounts............................................ Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Accounts.............................................................. Independent examiner's report on the accounts......................

Contact Details Group Scout Leader Sue Doyle Tel [phone] biggleswadescouts.org.uk Email gsl Group Chairman L&igh Wood Tel [phone] Email Leigh.Wood pielan.com Group Treasurer Lucy Courtney Tel [phone] Email lucykate2 1 hotmail.corn Group Secretary Lorraine 8ennett5 Tel [phone] Email [e-mail] www.biggle5wade5COUt5.org.uk

Trustees, Annual Report for the Period l April 2021 to 31 March 2022 Charlty Trustees Chairman Leigh Wood Group Scout Leader Sue Doyle Deputy Group Scout Leader Chris Wells Treasurer Lucy Courtney Secretary Lorraine Bennetts Neptune Cub Leader Eddie Fuller Armstrong Scout Leader Tracy Warner Irwin Scout Leader Tom Keller Explorer Scout Leader Beverley Lattimer Executive Committee Members Alan Dansey Nick Gurney Rob lenkins-Green Helen Kingerley Louise Preston Brian Lawson Vicky Pullinger Charity Number 300444 Principal Address The Scout Headquarters London Road Biggleswade SG18 8EL

Structure. G¢vrnan¢ and Manag¢m*nt Biggleswade Scout Group is a registered charity, governed by our Constitution, Declaration of Trust made on 17 April 1962 and also the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association UK (April 20221. The Group Council is the elertoral body, which supports Scouting in the Scout Group. It is the body to which the Group Executive Committee 15 accountable. The Group Council con515t5 of all adult volunteers and supporters, along with the parents of all youth member5. The Group is managed by an Executive Committee Ithe Charity Tru5teesl who are appointed and elected from the Group Council. It 15 their responsibility to support the Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities of their appointment. This includes maintenance of the Group's property and equipment, raising fund5 and managing the Group's finances. insurance of persons, property and equipment and assisting with recruitment of leaders and other adult support. All new trustees undergo training mandated by the Scout Association. The truste&s regularly consider major risks and are currently undertaking a project to help secure a new home for Scouting in Biggleswade to ensure we have adequate facilities for the next 2￿30 years. The Group is part of the Scout Association UK and as such is guided and 5UPPOrted by the local Scouting Distrirt, and by teams at the Scout Associations national headquarters. As a registered charity the trustees also give due consideration to the guidance i55ued by the Charity Commi55ion. ObJ¢rtlves and ArtlvltS•s Our Charitable Objectives are to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellertual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens, and as members of their local. national and international communitie5. The Group meets the Charity Commi55ion's public benefit criteria under both the advancement of education and the advancement of citizenship or community development headings. Membership thi5 year is down slightly at 260 including our Explorers. Biggleswade Scout Group currently run5 3 Beaver Colonie5. 3 Cub

Packs, 2 Scout Troops and in partnership with Biggleswade and District l Explorer Unit. Betrmeen them these provide a programme of personal development for 229 young people aged between 6 and 18 year5 old who live in and around the market town of Biggleswade in Bedford5hire. Thi5 programme con51Sts of a weekly meeting during term time, number of day trips and the opportunity to take part in residential experiences. The programme is based around three themes'.- Outdoors and Adventure World The Scout Group is run entirely by volunteers. Achievements and Performance Scouting continues to be very popular in Biggleswade with all sections running on or near their capacity. We have an active Beaver waiting list and currently have 16 young people who are old enough to start but are waiting for places at one of our Beaver Colonies. We also have over a further 50 plu5 people on the waiting list who are not yet old enough to start. Through our sections we have successfully delivered a programme of personal development consisting of over 540 hour5 of artivitie5 in a year to our 229 young people-this is over 120,oc￿ hours of personal development for young people in the local area. We know that Dur young people are engaging and benefiting from this development by a significant number of Chief Scouts Awards that have beèn pr&5ented this year the highest recognition of a young person's achievement in each section. We were only able to hold one Fundraising Events during this financial year a quiz night that raised £575. We did continue to raise fund5 through Amazon Smile £97. We also made a number of successful grant applications- Bedlordshire and Luton Community Foundation E2021 and Asda E806 These grants have allowed for us to undertake improvements to our headquarters during thi5 period such as internal decoration and new notice boards.

Biggleswade continues to grow with more housing development on the east and north side of the town. School intake5 Wlthin th& town are increasing with expansions of existing schools and the addition of new 5choo15. This growth represents a Significant challenge for an already large Scout Group and we are looking for ways to ensure we can meet the challenge. Following the relaxation of the Coronavirus re5trirtion5 the Scout Group has been able to return to face to face meetings and residential experiences this year. The Trustees would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Leaders, helpers, ParentslGuardians and the young people themselves for all their hard work over this past year.

Receipts and Payments Accounts For financial year ended 31 March 2022 Receipts Memb&r5hip Subscriptions Residential Experiences and Trips Activities Bank Interest Fundraising I Incl Donation51 Rent GiftAid Covi&19 Grants Other 31 Mar 22 31 Mar 21 18,417.53 18,435.73 16,823.54 2,020.75 0.00 273.34 1.16 12.75 5.789.39 16.099.61 157.IM) 240.IM) 3.036.97 11,153.48 0.00 20.240.93 638.53 520.87 Total Receipts 44.864.12 68.997.46 Payments 31 Mar 22 31 Mar 21 12,022.50 12,075.(X) 15,204.20 3,285.25 1..837.91 1.302.30 523.95 102.20 1,749.11 1,979.60 2,072.20 1,671.64 2.151.51 14,375.90 115.60 0.00 1.747.54 42.00 233.IM) 161.IM) 379.16 671.03 2.240.26 2,565.43 0.00 181.66 0.00 1.255.26 Scout A550ciation Capitation Residential Experiences and Trips Activities Fundraising Costs Headquarters-utilities Headquarter>Maintenance and Cleaning Headuarters Improvements Leader Uniform Insurance Rent Equipment Resources (including Badges) Volunteer Expenses Donations Other 1.196.74 Total Payments Net Receiptslpayments Cash Funds Last year end 41.532.20 39.609.75 3,331,92 29,387.71 65,875.64 36,487.93 Cash Funds this year end 69.207.56 65.875.64 10

Statement of Assets and Liabilities For financial year ended 31 March 2022 Monetary Assets 31 Mar 22 31 Mar 21 Bank Current Accounts Bank Deposit Accounts Cash in Hand 53,167.31 15,832.46 207.79 50,885.92 14,699.50 290.22 Totsl 69.207.56 65.875.64 Not￿ to the Accounts For Financial Year ended on 31 March 2022 This was another successful year for the Group. Youth Membership has dropped slightly to 229 linc 26 Explorers). Coronaviru5 Restrictions have continued to have a significant impact on residential experience and fundraising events. We have continu&d to invest in improvements to our Scout H(>largely funded by Grants. We made Small 5urplu5 this year although this 15 largely down to money collected for Residential Experiences that have not happened yet. We continue to have a healthy balance at the end of the year. R*¢¢lpts Membership subscriptions- the main source of income for the Group. Down slightly thi5 year due to falling number5 and the decision to make subscriptions optional while we were unable to deliver face 2 face meetings. Residential Experiences and Trip5- Additional money collerted from the members for the purposes of paying for specific camps and trips. Usually these take the form of day or weekend artivitie5. Activitie￿Additional money collect&d from the members to pay for activities that take place as part of the weekly programme. Bank Interest- interest earned in all of the Scout Group accounts. Fundraising- Shows the income generated through fund raising activitie5. Thi5 year this was mainly from grant51donations from a number of organisations. Gilt Aid- As a registered charity we are able to claim Gift Aid on donations and our membership subscriptions qualify as a donation for these purpose5. We submitted a claim for 202(k21 this year.

Covi(k19 Grants-specific government funding to support charities during the coronaviru5 pandemic. Other other income-thi5 consisted of a number of item5 that did not fall into any other category. Payments Scout Association Capitation- Annual payment made to the Scout Association based on the number of members within the Group. For 2021122 this was £12,022 which is slightly less than it was in 2020121 dLJe to a Small drop in membership. Residential Experience5 and Trips camps and trips for our members. Money Spent on providing specific Activities- Money spent on providing activities for our members as part of our weekly meetings. Fundraising Costs- cost5 incurred in the course of raising fund5. eadquarters Utilitie5- Expenditure on Electricity, Ga5. Water and Refuse collections for the Scout Group Headquarters. Headquarter5- Maintenance and Cleaning- cost5 incurred in maintaining the Groups Headquarter5 and its ground5, including capital expenditure. This has increased this year due to a number ol maintenance projects. Headquarters Improvements- Money invested in making improvement5 to our Headquarter5 building. Thi5 year we have decorated the inside of the building and installed new noticeboards. Leader Uniform- cost of uniform for the Group's volunteers and provi510n of Group Neckers and Group 8adge5. In5urance- Costs of providing insurance for the Scout Group HQ and all camping equipment owned by the Scout Group. WE paid for 2 years of insurance during 2021-22 because the payment that should have happened in 2021>21 was made late. Rent- cost to the Group of renting rooms at Trinity Methodist Church to accommodat& Neptune Cub Pack. This also included variou5 rents for Exec Committee Meetings and other adhoc events. Equipment- Capital expenditure on group equipment. Resources lincluding badgesl- Resource items purchased for use e.g. paper. glue, paint etc. 12

Volunteer expen5e5- C05t5 incurred by volunteer5 in the course of their volunteer work which are reimbursed to them. Donations - donations made by the Group. Other other expenditure-thi5 consisted of a number of items that did not fall into any other category. Assets Bank Current Accounts-includes the Groups central Current accounts a5 well a5 th& individual sertion current accounts. Bank Deposit Accounts Includes the Group Savings accounts, an Armstrong Scout Troop savings account and a very small amount in Neptune Cub Pack 5aving5 account. In addition to the cash a55et5, the Group owns the HQ building along with the land and a considerable quantity ol camping equipment. These have not been formally valued and so are not included in the accounts. Liabilities As at 31 March 2022, the Scout Group had no liabilities.

Indp¢ndent Examlnr's Report to th Trust¢s of th Blggl¢swad S¢out Gmup I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022 which are set out on page5 8 and 9. Respective responsibilities ol trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are r&5ponsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for thi5 year (under sertion 144121 of th& Charities Act 201 I (the 2011 Actll and that an independent exami nation is needed. It is my responsibility to examine th& accounts under 5ertion 145 of the 201 l Act-, follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by th& Charity Commi55ion under section 14515llbl of th& 201 I Art,. state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis Of independent examiner's report My examination wa5 carried out in accordanc& with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a compari50n of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion 15 given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters Set out in the 5taternent below. Independent eNaminer's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention.. l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Art.. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 201 l Act. have not been met,. or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Date.. 31 July 2022 Name.. Address.. Darryl Ashi ng FCA clo Ashings Chartered Accountants, Northside House, Mount Pleasant Cockfoster5, EN4 9E8

De¢laratlon The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above Signed on behalf of the Charity Trustee5 Signature Full name Lelgh Wood Position Group Chairperson Date 31 July2022

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