Pinkneys Green Scout Group Report & Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2024 Scouts Pinkneys Green Scout Group Pinkneys Green Scout Group Reports & Acc￿nts Fw the year ended 3tst Marth 2024 Page Contents Trustees Annual report Receipts Payments 10 Balance Sheet 11 Notes to the Accounts 12 Independent Examiner's Report 13 Page 2 Trustees, Annual Report For the period From (start date) to end dale Section A Reference and adininisiration details Charity name Pinkrw Green Scout Grwp Other names the charity is known bv Re8iStered charity number lif any) HQ wistraticfft number charit￿5 principal address Sc(xJt Hall Winter Hill Road Pinknejs Green Maidenhead Postc¢)de Names of the diarttytrustees who manage the charity Tnmtee Namo Offic• (H any) Dat•s acted If not for whole year Erica Hunter Jane Courtier crare Marshall lan Matshall Simon Wheelef Group S(xxrt Leader Secretary Asststanl Tre8SU Natasha Medhurst Alison Peta Almond 8atry Puddephatt My18s Andrew Rankin Kim Crown Chaim)an io li 12 Narnes and addresses of advisers loptional infomiation but encouraged as best practitel Type of advisor Narne Address Page 3 Section B Strutiure. goveriiance dnd Inai)3qcinciit Descrlption of the charl￿5 trusts Type of governing document le.g. trust deed, ¢onstitutionl he Gr(yJp's ￿Vem1￿ doojments are those of The Scout A$s￿"ation. They consist of a Royal Charter. ￿lch in tum grves authority to the Bye Lav•S of the ASswatic￿ and The Policy. Organisation and Rules of The Scout Awdation. How the charity is consiituted The Gr￿P is a In￿ eStabli*￿d under its Nles whith are common to all Sc(yJts. le￿. trust, association. cornpanyl Trustee seletti(m methods le.g. appointed by. elected by) The Trustees *e appointed in accordan￿ wth the Pdicy, OrganIsati(￿ and Rules of The Sc(th Agstifiation. Additional governance i55ues loptional infomation but encouraged as best prarticel You may choose to indude additional information, vthare relevant. abwl: The G￿)up is managed by the Gr￿p Exe￿￿1Ve Committee. the m8mbers ofhthi(* are the'thrity Tn￿lee￿, of the Scout Group is an educational charity. As charity trustees they are respOr￿1bIe for comF4wng with legislation applicable lo tharities. This indudes the registFation. keeping prc accounls and making relums to th8 Charity CommbSsion as approwat& Pollcles and procedures adopted for- The Ccrfnmittee cortsists Df 3 independent reFwesentatives. Chair, Treasurer and Seuetary tr￿ether ￿1th the Group Scwt Leaders. individual sects.on teader5 lif (wted to take on the resKKx)sitslity) ￿ Ffjrent's rewesentalith aNI meets iyvery month. al the induction and tralning of trustees: b) trustee, consideration of major risks and thè Svstems and pro￿dureS to mana8e them Memirrs ￿ Ihe Execxrtive Committee C•)myete 'Essential Infonnakn forExecutNe Gommrttee. training V•ithin the flrst S monts of j￿nIng the cwimittee. This Gr￿p Exeortive Commrltee exists to the Group Scout Leadw in meeting the rewsibilities of the appcmntments is resp￿￿ible fly. The maintenance of Group WOFWty', The Taisbng of funds and the administrati￿ of Group finan￿. The insuranr£ of property and equipment" Group wblic occagons" AssTr"sts"ng in the rec*uilment of le*ts and other adult Appornting any mmittees that may be required,. Group A(kn1nistr￿l￿s and AdVi￿rS otherthan those vkno are elected. Pa8e 4 Secti on 8 conti niied Structdre. governance and maiiagemcnt Icontinuedj Risk and Intèrnal Control The Gr￿Jp Exeujtive Committee has identifi&J the m4or Tisk5 to ￿lCh Ihey believe the G￿p Is exposed. these have been reviw*d and systems have been eslak4ished to mityg8te against Ihem. The main areas of ujncem that have identified are: Damage to the building. iYq)ety and &]ulwnent. The Group Id reque& the use of buildings. W￿rtY and equipment neighbcxjrirrfj Orga￿sa*L￿S such as the church. c(mmunity centre and other ScLKrt Gr￿p* &milar re(#prorAI afranwients exist wllh these Lwganisation& The Group has JffiCI￿rt t￿lIO￿ngS arKI CL*rtenls insurance in Fla￿ to mitsgate again* pemianent lo Injury to leadets. help￿s, sutwthers and Membe￿ The Gr(JJp through the ca¥Ntation fees ojntributes to the Scout Associations nati¢￿31 acadenl insurance poliw. Risk Assesynents are undertkn bef￿e all adivitses. Redu￿ income frLfft futhl raistng. The Gro￿ is primarily rdiant U[￿ incane from gJbsuiptiLwts and fvndralsfing. The group does hdd a Teserve to ensure the conlinuity of activitses thc4Jld th￿e be 8 maior reducti￿ in incorne. The Ccwnmittee has rwsed the value of subscriptions lo increase Ihe incc¥ne to the grcw on w (ryclng basis. Reducaicfft or loss of leaders. The group is totslly reliant upon v¢Aunteers lo run and administer the athilies of the wjup. If Ihere was a reduction in the number of leaders to an unacceptsL4e levd in a parbujar section ￿ the gr￿p as a ole then there *Duld have lo be a Cc￿tractI￿. Consolidati￿ N drsure of a section. In the vnr5t case scenario (x)mplete dosure of the Gic￿. RedUdIc￿ u loss of memb&& Thè Group wovides aclivities l ytwng [￿e aJed 4 to 18. If there was a reductron in Mem￿rShIP in a F￿laT SectiC￿ or Ihe group as then there have to be a contrarjion, 1X*￿011dati0n or cloyjre of the GrLW. Page 5 Section C Objectives aiid activities The Purpose of Scouting Sc￿j￿ng exists to aGtivdy engage sJFpxt yourMJ p81We in their pwyjnal deVdopyn￿L emYJ￿￿rKj them to make a Frtxltive c￿tributiOn to >xiety. Summary of the obprts ofthe tharityset out in its governing document The Values of Scoutlng As Scouts are guided by these val Intagrity. We act Integ￿ty. we are h(ffies( trust%*irthy and loyal. Respect. We h￿e self48wI and respecl for others. Care- We Sur¥￿ olhers and lake care of the *tJrld in vthich we live_ Bellgf - We exp4c￿e WT faith4 beliefs and attitude& Co•èratlon . We make a tKbsitive difference. ¢0 operate vAth othets and make friends. The SCO￿ Method ScxAJtiNJ takes ￿ace bthen young p8qle. in partnership with adults. th together based ￿ the values of ScA)Uting and: - enjoy they are doing and have fun - take part in activities indoors and 0LrtdC￿S - leam by d(xng - share in spiritual refiection - take reswnsits'lity and make C￿CeS - undertake new and thallenging actsvities make and live by thar Promise. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects Activites fc￿ Ihe thldren age 4-18 , fune of vthich are subs"dis&l by ihe Gr￿Jp thrtyjgh fund raising, troLV camps. end camps for Scr￿ and Cubs, 4eep over for the BeaveT& wattt¥K*t activitbes and land activities I dimbingk Addltl¢)nal detalls of the Obje￿iVes and actbvities (optional information but entouraged as best practice) You may choose to indude furthe statements. where relevant. about: Pa￿aptation from vdunteers Is acdvely encouraged. Pollcy on InVestsn￿ts is risk averse. policy grantmaking." • contribution madè by voluntÈers.' • policy on investmÈnt Public benefit Statement The Group rneets the Charity Commission's public benefit criteria under both the advancement of education and the advancement of atizenship or community development headin8S. Page 6 Section D Achievenieiits arid perfoTinance A retum to a full year of activiti&8 follovlng Covld reslrfctlons in previiAts yea￿. This Éndudes a Troop C￿p, &Jmmer fair and Sumrner can Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Section E Financial Review Brief statement of the charity'5 policy on Re¥¢rves Pollcy The Griwp's pdlcy on reserves Is lo hold pJJffident resowce to Gr￿￿"nue the d￿litable aclivities of the group in case inccrfne and fundrai￿ng activities fall short. The Group Exeajlive Ccffimittee cC￿dets that the group thi)ul(i hdfl a gJm equNalent to at l&%t 24 months Tunning costs, cArca £32.(#XJ. The Group held rese￿eS of aFyroximately £40,C((J at yea end. Quantify and explain any deslgnations Details of any funds materially in deficit Icircumstan¢es plus steps to elirninate) Further financial review details (optional infomiation) You may choose to indude addilional information. where relevant, about: . the chariws principal sources of fvnds (including arty fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity." Investment policy and objectives Page 7 Section F Other Optioiial Iriforrnatio Plans for future periods Idetsils of any significant activitie5 planned to achieve them) Section G Declaration The trustees dedare that they have approved the trust&< report above Signed on ￿half of the charitvs trustees Signaturels) Full namels) Clare Marshall Erica Hunter Position leg Secretsry. Chairl reasurer Group Lead Volunteer Date Page 8 Pinkneys Green Scout Group Receipts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Thisyear PrevbMs Year MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS 13.655 14,706 13.655 14,706 INvEsTMETr￿ INCOME RÉCEIVED Bank Interest Stout Assr￿lation Short Tèrm Interest 8ond 693 693 96 DONATIONS / GRANTS RECEIVED Donations Grants S93 1.794 593 1.794 SECTION AcfiviTIES INCOME Sqlsirrels Section Beaver Sèction Cub Section Cub camp Scout Sertion Summer Camps Troop Camp TraininB Weekends Group Events and Trips 1(5 149 320 317 1,322 354 11.708 1.740 350 11.663 2.553 494 2.931 18,303 16.648 FUND RAISING Jumble Sales Summer Fair XmasTrees Fund Generation- Other 764 5.4C() 9.034 5,995 8.518 15,312 15.198 OTHER INCOME Income Tax Recoverable on &Jbsciptions Sale of clothing 2.577 719 3,295 4,538 750 5,288 TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR 51.850 53,730 Rete4)ts into Restrirted Funds Jamboree Equlpment Donations Reverse accruals from pre¥kJus balance &leet Clear Gift Aid accrual claim from last year Pagè 9 Pinkneys Green sC￿rt Group Pdyments for the year ended 31 March 2024 HEADQUAATEftS Rate5 Rent E￿dr￿rty. Ga5 Insurante New Equipment lexcludww restmedfwd51 Repairs and Renew Telephtsne at)d ComptrteT Televtsk)n & Sundr 2.1 2.763 1.785 4.039 971 812 239 Ico 15, 15.99) CAt4TATlaN FEE IQ345 .134 DONAnoNS /GRA￿rSWD£ DoTratw)fts pad 6rf15 SEcfioN AcTrvinESEXPÉNDITURE Squirre15 5ettn)n eeavèrSèttk)n Cubsertion Cub camp ScoutSé£tion SummerCAmp TrI￿p Camp TralhingWeekend5 141 553 114 1.473 917 5.257 S15 574 L￿1 4032 742 937 Group Events and Trws Jamboree andO¥erseag Events 1&617 12,514 FUND RAISNG (Gr￿ ExpeThdttutel Jumblesales Summer Falr Xfflxs Fair Xm35 Trees Jarnboyee expertses ot￿r Expen5é5 72 4016 &451 5,614 ADMINISTRATK)N EXPÉNSES Printin8 and Stat*>i Postw and Carria8e 407 143 OTHEREXPENDrriJRE Train¢ PersonalAccidert I￿Vran