2025-03-31-accounts - Windsor And Eton District Scout Council

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Trustees' Annual Report					for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	01	April	2024		31	March	2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name WINDSOR AND ETON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 300503

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Charity's principal address 5 The Walk Eton Wick, Windsor Berkshire Postcode SL4 6JG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Stuart Ford	District Commissioner
	Mark Benefer	Secretary
	Iwan Leyshon- Jones	Treasurer
	David Smith
	Paul Allum
	Andrew Moran	Chairman
	Colin Linton
	Laurence Greenough
	Steve Carson
	Nick Chapman

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

The Windsor & Eton district governing documents are those of the Scout Type of governing document Association. They consist of a royal charter, which in turn gives authority (eg. trust deed, constitution) to the by laws of the Association and the policy, organisations and rules of the Scout Association. Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Election of trustees by District Scout Council at the AGM. Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

A management committee is elected annually and consists of a chairman, You may choose to include vice-chairman, honorary secretary, honorary treasurer, district additional information, where commissioner, elected members and other co-opted members as relevant, about: appropriate. All members of the committee are trustees.

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

The objects of the council are to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their Summary of the objects of the local, national and international communities. charity set out in its governing document

The council facilitates education and training for children and young people through providing human resources, buildings, facilities and open spaces. Charity trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the commission in exercising their powers of duties.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main Continued provision of scouting for the youth of Windsor & Eton and surrounding achievements of the charity villages, with an increased focus on safety and safeguarding training for all our during the year adult volunteers to ensure a safe yet varied programme. Continued progress on fund raising for the new facilities at our district campsite.

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Section E Financial review

A figure for reserves has been set and a reserves policy enacted. All Brief statement of the monies raised for the purpose of rebuilding at the Bears Rails Campsite charity’s policy on reserves are and will be excluded from the reserves until such time that the project is complete. Details of any funds materially n/a in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The designated funds are donated for the rebuilding of the toilet block are You may choose to include accounted for separately to those within the general fund. additional information, where relevant about:

Restricted funds are wholly utilised for the purpose for which they were donated.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Iwan Leyshon-Jones Full name(s) Andrew Moran Position (eg Secretary, Chair, District Chairman District Treasurer etc)

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Date 30, January 2026 TAR Maich 2012

Independwrt examinerfs report ts the trustees of Wmdw And Eton District Scout CounaL I reportto thetnjstees on my examination ofthe accounts the Winds(K and Eton Distsict Scout Council for thè yÈar Ènded 31° March 2025. Responsibiiitses arKI basis of report As the charrtytrustees of the Windsor and Eton Distiirt Scout Councilyou are SponSiAe for the prepar*ion of the accounts in cOrdan Vth the requirements ol the Charites Act 2011 Ilhe Art'l. I report in resFert of my examinatKJn of the Windsor and Eton District Scout Council acc(wJnts carried out nder section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination I have foLLowed all the appkncabie Directions given by the Charity Commiwon under section 14515llbl ofthe Art Independent examinerfs statement I have ¢ompietÈd my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wrfch the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respec accounting records were not kept in respect of Windsor arKI Etw District Scout Council as required by section 130 of the Act or 2. the accourts do not accord wrth those records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in conF•eclitin wtth the examination to which attention should be dravm in this report in order to enatAe a proper urstanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name.. Nick Goddard Relevant professional qualification or membership of prOfesSl bjIeS Irf anyl: Chartered Accountant Address: 25 High Street DattheL Be5. SL3 9EQ Date..

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WINDSOR & ON DIStRicf Sc1x COUNaL Notes to Hnandal stateme for the period forn) 01 2024to 31 Marth 2025 l. Accounting policies are ID place arxl finamial 51atements Comply wlth the Charltles Act 2011 and have been prepared in accord with the Statement of Recrynmended knctlce Issued bythe Chaiity Commissi(m for England and Wales l A breakdown for sectlon Incomes are attathed 3. General Fund. Shop and Campslte bank balaw are held In a cornblned account 4. CredIto. 2025 C•pltatlon fee8 2023-2024 £ 29,073 5. Monetary a55ets held at the end ¢Jl the year are held on an unrestricted basis. apart from the Projert Fund where income and exwmliture for the year ihckmles fvnds held on a restrlrted b3sl& All other Genernl funds bel avaiLible for the CouKiY5 ch•rltable purpos• 6. Monetary assets, Income and expendlture held wlthln the Prolect Fund bank account arè deslznated funds for use on the Tomet 81(Kk based at Be$ Rall& Funds are allocated etther Restrlcted or UM¢slrKted fvnds. 7. The equlpment at Bears Ralls Campslte has a nomlnal value ot £7.511.52 T Iwlldln8s and fendn8 at Beats Rams Camwite have an Insurance value of £460,226 9. The Coundl owns %)me trophles whlth have a value of some £31XXI (more to a ¢ollertor). whlch are malntslned and Insured at no cost to C11. I¢X Stsck Valuatlon- The value of stock held at 31" Mavth 2025 was £5.137 The stock Is held the D15trlrt Sc¢xrt and Gulde Shop which operates fnjm a roorn at the i Wlndsor SCO HQ Wlndsor Dlslrkt Sc(Art Leadets are Increaslth movlngto buyln8 thelr supplles dlreclty from the natkwl online Scout Store. this has left MO slow movlng and nonrym0v1 stock at the Windsor Distrfct shop. We have re¥iewed the c05t and experted sale proceeds from the current stock and made an addltlonal provlslon of £1216 thls year. This additional pfovlslon largely relates to Guldes stock The shop stlll makes Guldes sales but these are 8enerdlly of Items not ld In stock so the shop has to wrdwse new iterns to meet eath sale.

The 015trfrt Board 15 currently re¥lewiTra the fuiure olthe 51M)p to ensure It prnldes a cost. effecti valuable senke to the local ScrArt and Gulde 8mup& The shop is likely to elther move to the Beats Ralls [te or mo¥e to an eml onty servkn. Under both of these Scenarios It is likely that the remaini stock whkh 15 hekl at fdl value (larzely Scout badges scarfs and wo) will continue to Sell.

rinancial Smtment forthe wNxl 01 Awil 2024to 31 Matth 2025 SHOP INCOME AND EXPENDilliRE ACCOU14T ForTheYear Endin8 31 2025 202*2025 Sales TOTAL INCOMÉ: 2A63 4.(2 462 Cost 01Sales: Scout Stock Gulde5 Stock 2.415 591 2.689 3.302 5oWCost of Soles 174 761 Expendlture: Telephondinternet Rent 151 2Tr) 151 21Y) TOTAL EXPENDfWRE: 3,502 INCOMEIEXPENDITURE: Change in Stock valuation Retalned res•r¥es bou8htfor¥Ard 23 561 375 13,456 13.642 RETAINED RESERVES CARRIED FORWARD 14774 13.642 Nel Asset Stslemlnt al 31 Marth 202S Bank Accounts and Cash Stock Plus Debtor5 and prepayments Lt5s Credltors 6,637 5.137 6.615 7,027 Gen•ral Fund NetAss•ls •t 31 Marth 2025 IL774 13fi42

6fft•Jd INCOME rtrthry•i 17 IL9 n• 9M 22M• 4711 L•sJCr•dts 15,525

Flnancial Statemeot forthe wiod 01 April ZOZ4 to 31 M¥th 2025 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACQ)UNT forThe Year Endlng 31 Marth 2025 Income: Camp6ngfee5 Archery Course Capitstw L tknnailon .140 11246 Water L457 TOTAI IIKOME: 336 14971 E¥p•hOUle. Buiidln8 materfals¥nd equlpment aean5ry & waedts Flre InSpectn Crew expens•5 Water Charges Insurance Gas, Elertrtc & Petrol Posta8e & Statlon JThJry Experws L078 6.451 295 294 55 3,165 3.021 24 176 TOTAL EXPENDITUAE.. 1&SXI 036 INCOMEIEXPÈNDITURE Retalnod re£er%s lovwrd 65 6,543 6.478 REfAINED RESERVESCARRIEDFOAWARD 4285 V78 8ankkcount5 aThJ Cash Plus Debtors and ytpayments Le55 Creditors Gen•Trl Fyhd N•tAswts•t31 PAwth 21125 1286 6.479

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6fft•Jd INCOME rtrthry•i 17 IL9 n• 9M 22M• 4711 L•sJCr•dts 15,525