## _**79[th] Reading Scout Group**_ ## **Annual Review 2022 – 2023** ## **Contents** **1. Statement of Objects** **2. Group Chairman’s Report** **3. Group Scout Leader’s Report** **4. Group Treasurer’s Report** **5. Group Executive Membership** **6. Summary of Consolidated Funds** **7. Summary of Income by Section** **8. Summary of Expenditure by Section** **9. Summary of Section Accounts** **10. Group Executive Balance Sheet** **11. Group Executive Income and Expenditure Account 12. Fixed Assets** **13. Summary of Investments** **14. Inventory of Equipment** **15. Notes to Accounts** **16. Independent Examiner’s Report** ## **79[th] Reading (Norcot & Kentwood) Scout Group -** _**Statement of Objects**_ The Scout Hall, Armour Hill, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 6JH ## **Organisation** The Scout Group is the fundamental functional unit in the Scout Movement where the training programme for young Members of the Movement takes place. The 79[th] Reading Scout Group is an Open Scout Group, not related to any other organisation and having a policy of unrestricted recruitment. The Group consists of two Beaver Scout Colonies, three Cub Scout Packs and two Scout Troops. It is part of The Pang Valley Scout District within the Royal County of Berkshire. ## **Management** The Scout Group is an autonomous organisation holding it’s own property and equipment, but subject to the policy and rules contained in The Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association. The Scout Group is led by the Group Scout Leader and managed by the Group Executive Committee. They are accountable to the Group Council for the satisfactory running of the Group. ## **Constitution** The Group Council is an electoral body which supports Scouting in the locality, and membership is open to Scouters, Helpers, Advisors, Parents and Supporters who may be admitted by the Group Scout Leader. The Group Council must hold an Annual General Meeting to: - approve the Annual Report of the Group Executive Committee, including the audited accounts; - approve the Group Scout Leader’s nomination of the Group Chairman and nominated members of the Group Executive Committee; - elect a Group Secretary and a Group Treasurer; - elect certain members of the Group Executive Committee; - appoint an auditor. The Group Executive Committee is a much smaller body than the Group Council which manages the business affairs of the Group leaving the Warranted Leaders to concentrate on the delivery of the training programme. Membership consists of ex-officio, nominated, elected and co-opted appointments. The Group Executive Committee is responsible for: - the maintenance of Group property; - the raising of funds and the administration of Group finance; - the insurance of persons, property and equipment; - Group public occasions; - arranging accommodation and assisting to find camping grounds; - 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. ## **Responsibilities** The 79[th] Reading Scout Group is a registered educational charity and is under a statutory obligation to keep proper books of account. The members of the Group Executive Committee are the Charity Trustees of the Scout Group and are responsible for complying with all the legislation applicable to charities. **Page 1** ## **Group Chair’s Report** ## **2022 until 2023** The 79[th] Scout Group has had a mixed year in terms of developing the charity, the forthcoming reconstitution by the Scouts association to change from Executive committees to trustee boards has not been as smooth as we would have liked and it has caused a few people to at least use it as an excuse to end their time volunteering with us. That said we have worked hard on the governance side of things trying to strengthen the 79[th] both in terms of financial investment and with investment into our property and buildings. We have formed a close bond with some local trades to get the work we need done, whilst giving them the opportunity to show they’re investing in their local community. With the astronomical rise in prices we reluctantly gave up our campaign to fund-raise for a new mini-bus and instead put those funds already raised back into the group to make sure we are in a more secure financial position than before. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the members of the Exec who have so selflessly and tirelessly supported our work over the last year. We have several maintenance projects in mind for the forthcoming year, as well as some ideas on how we can improve things, and as always, we are on the lookout for help in achieving these goals. Since the pandemic however we are struggling to get the parents as involved as once they were. This is important to us to ensure we do not run out of our most valuable resource, adult volunteers. Therefore the priority for the next 12 months will switch to adult recruitment. Andrew Scott Chair 79[th] Reading Scout Group. Page 2 ## The 79th Reading Scout Group Annual Review 2023 What a year this has again been for Scouting and our Group. Our group membership has continued to increase and at the last census in January 23 we were providing activities for 209 young people across 9 sections, which includes a thriving Explorer Unit and a Scoutlink section, which caters for children with SEND throughout the District. This year, we have recruited new leaders over various sections including Lisa Jones, Chrystal Sparks and Fiona McLachlan in Lumberjack Beavers, Luke Hughes in Chieftain Troop, Joseph Parry and Josh Parker in Apache Pack and Connor Scott in Chippewa Cubs. They are a very welcome addition to our group. We have maintained a high level of Young Leader support through all sections which, together with our occasional helpers and parents, provide a strong and valuable support team to the warranted leaders, both old and new. We had to say goodbye to Sarah Hemsley and Emma Pierce who had been leading Lumberjack Beavers for many years. We will miss them at 79[th] and send them our thanks and best wishes for the future. The dedicated leaders never fail to provide excellent programmes, which enable the young people to progress successfully through their award schemes. The programmes are extremely varied from pirates to pioneering and cakes to canoeing. We’ve had Beaver sleepovers, camps – winter and summer, hiking in the Welsh mountains, expeditions, rifle shooting, canoeing, sailing, dragon boat racing, Coronation celebrations, climbing and visits to aerodromes, museums, galleries and parks - the emphasis always on having fun. The group participates in District and County events including cooking competitions, athletics, Sixers Day, box cart racing, Remembrance Day parade and good old fun days. These programmes have assisted the Young People in achieving their activity badges through both group and individual efforts, with many achieving the top award of their section. We have had the pleasure of presenting many awards to our leaders over the year. These included Chief Scouts Commendation for Good Service to Tom Nice, Rachel Evans, Claire Parker, Sallie Banning, Guid (Bosun) and Emma & David Pierce. Angela Sawyer was also presented with her Medal of Merit for exceptional service. Well done to all. Very well deserved. This year was a special year for our Young People and a Leader who were part of the 25[th] World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. They have spent over a year fundraising for their trip through various means such as bingo nights and car washing. The World Scout Jamboree is an event that brings together young people from around the world to be together for an exciting programme of global development, peace, cultural understanding, adventure and fun and friendship. We are very proud of the commitment that the young people showed to the opportunity given to them, and we are sure the memories will be with them throughout their adult life. The Headquarters are promoting Scouting throughout the country but in order to accommodate new recruits, we will also need to recruit adults to run or help with the sections. As usual, we can offer candidates luxurious accommodation, a high-quality company vehicle and a very, very attractive, fun loving and supportive team who put a lot of effort into providing top-level scouting. It doesn’t have to be a weekly commitment, every little helps. Therefore, if you are interested in this once in a lifetime opportunity, please see us later. Our thanks goes out to all leaders, helpers and parents who have supported the sections weekly throughout the year. Without them the young people would not have the adventure and fun that excellent Scouting can provide. We would also like to thank all the members of the executive team, who do such a lot of work in the background looking after our land and buildings, especially Andy, Steve, David G, David S, Nick, Kate, Lois and Chris. Unfortunately, Kate is now stepping down and we would especially like to thank her for all of her hard work and enthusiasm in organising our fund-raising events over the years. Our thanks should also go to the husbands, wives and families of our leaders and Executive Committee who allow us to spend so much time to do our scouting – even if it is only an hour a week!! There will be many changes to the way Scouting is presented over the coming year, the main aim being to support volunteering in a flexible manner. It will make it a challenging year for us all but, as always, very rewarding and great fun! Karen & Martin Hobbs Group Scout Leaders ## ’ – 79[th] Reading Scout Group Group Treasurer s Report to the Annual General Meeting 2023 The following summarises the 2022/2023 financial information attached which the Charity Commission require that we appoint an Independent Examiner to carry out an examination of Helen Longford has agreed to fulfil that role, without charging the Group, so I on behalf of the Group would like to record our appreciation for his work. When his examination has been completed the information will be submitted to the Charity Commission. _Page 11 The Group Executive Expenditure & Income Account for the period 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023_ This shows Income exceeded Expenditure by £11,010.46 The sections are asked to ensure that as many of the parents as possible, declare that they wish their subscriptions be treated as a gift, enabling the Group to reclaim monies from the Inland Revenue. Only one Gift Aid declaration is required per parent, no matter that they may have more than one child in the Group. The only stipulation from the Inland Revenue is that the parent must pay income tax at least of an annual amount equivalent to the subscriptions paid through the year. David Green handles the administration of the Gift Aid. As a final note on Gift Aid, those of you who completed the old covenant form, these are still valid and being used by the Group. ## _Page 13 The Group’s Investment Summary_ This details what investments the Group has, the value of them at 31/03/23 being £194,629.80. This year they paid the Group some £5,065.05 in interest, and increasing in value by £4,267.40. The investments are a mixture of government stock (gilts) and unit trusts, these are all related to how well the UK stock market is doing, this past year the stock market has again decreased. Overall, since the original purchases starting in 1995, they have performed reasonably well providing annual payments of interest. The Finance Committee will continue to monitor the investment’s performance and take the appropriate action when required. ## _Page 12 The Group’s Fixed Assets_ This details the current values of our building and our equipment, with the depreciation reflecting the drop in value of our equipment. These do not necessarily mirror the saleable value, or in the case of our building, its insurable value which must reflect the cost of re-building. This year there is no summary of section accounts and Group’s overall balance sheet for presentation to the AGM. These accounts will still be prepared once all the section’s accounts are collated, the accounts together with the Group’s accounts will form our annual review report which is required to be prepared for the Charity Commission. In conclusion I would like to thank my fellow finance committee members, Karen Hobbs, Martin Hobbs, Andy Scott, and Nick Gushlow The finance committee have met on a number of occasions, and will be meeting on a reasonably regular basis in the future to monitor the Group’s finances. **Steve Sawyer, Group Treasurer** **Page 4** **79[th] Reading (Norcot & Kentwood) Scout Group** The Scout Hall, Armour Hill, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 6JH **Annual Report & Accounts for the year ending 31[st] March 2023** |**Membership**||| |---|---|---| |**TRUSTEES: Ex-officio**|**Group Scout Leaders**|**Mrs K Hobbs,**| |||**M Hobbs**| ||**Group Chairman**|**A Scott**| ||**Group Treasurer**
|**S J Sawyer**| ||**Group Secretary**|**D Green**| ||**Beaver Scout Leaders**|**Mrs S Sale**| ||**Cub Scout Leaders**|**G Hooper**| |||**Mrs A Sawyer**| ||**Scout Leaders**|**P McBride**| |||**J Southern**| |**TRUSTEES: Nominated**|**by the Group Scout Leader**|| |||**N Gushlow**| |||**Ellis Carne**| |||**Dave Stevens**| **Co-opted MEMBERS Little Badgers Pre-School Mrs R Evans GROUP BANKERS The Co-operative Bank, Skelmersdale Group Registration Number with the Scout Association: 17977 Charity Registration Number: 300510** 79" Reading (NoT￿t & Kentwood) Scout Group The Seo•t Armomr HllL Tlleh#rgL RG316HJ Summary of eom•olid*ted hnds Re¢eipts & A¢￿￿nI for the year emded 31° March 21123 202J2023 £63.891.52 f47.135.56 £16,775.96 2021r2022 £52,C184.38 £46,142.42 £5,941.94 Total recelpts for the year {page 7) Total payments for theyear Ipase 81 Nett receipts Ipaymentsl forthe year Tot*1 CAsh. Bank & F•Dd* for thè y•Af ended 31# March 2023 2022123 2020121 £30.682.28 £28.650.33 £282,544.07 £264,655.10 £313,22635 £293305A3 Totsl brought forwxd- SectiLF 2022123 £34,699AO £2￿,217.24 £Y2491&64 202V22 E30.682.28 £282,544.07 £313.226.35 Totsl carrieil forward- Sections Ipage g) - fyoup Ipa8e IOJ to the T￿￿ffs and 8PFwved ￿ Tuesday 28th NovemE%r 2023. and signed on their bel￿f S J Sawyer A Scott Page 6 ## _Income Summary 2022/2023 79th Reading Scout Group_ ||**Group**|**less from**|**Net Group **|**Centurion **|**Chieftain**|**Apache **|**Chippewa**|**Comanche**|**Dambusters**|**Engineers**|**Lumberjacks**|**Excalibur**|**Scoutlink**|**Fund Raising**|**Totals**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Sections**|||||||||||||| |**Subscriptions and Levy**|**£9,340.00**|**£9,340.00**|**£0.00**|£4,070.00|£3,275.00|£3,750.00|£4,801.46|£4,070.00|£3,639.00||£3,610.00|£2,180.00|||**£29,395.46**| |**Climbing Wall Income**|||||||||||||||**£0.00**| |**Capitation from Sections**|**£17,997.96 **|**£17,997.96**|**£0.00**||||||||||||**£0.00**| |**Government Grant**|**£0.00**||||||||||||||**£0.00**| |**Gift Aid**|**£0.00**||||||||||||||**£0.00**| |**Investments Dividents**|**£797.65**||**£797.65**||||||||||||**£797.65**| |**District - Events**|||||||||||||||**£0.00**| |**Bank and CAF Deposit A/C**|||||||||||||||**£457.66**| |**interest**|**£457.66**||**£457.66**||||||||||||| |**Fund Raising**||||||£50.00||||||||£3,898.18|**£3,948.18**| |**Hire of hall & equipment**|**£10,352.00**||**£10,352.00**||||||||||||**£10,352.00**| |**Camping**||||£5,967.00|£2,885.00|£1,175.00|£1,169.00|£3,320.00|£200.00|||£1,094.00|||**£15,810.00**| |**Mini bus and Van**|**£212.20**||**£212.20**||||||||||||**£212.20**| |**Activities, outings & sports**||||£740.00|£115.00|||||||£505.00|||**£1,360.00**| |**Donations,grants & awards**|**£95.14**||**£95.14**|||||||||||£250.00|**£345.14**| |**Uniforms - Badges**|**£824.19**||**£824.19**||£40.00||£14.00||£15.00||||||**£893.19**| |**Misscellanous**|||||||||||||||**£0.00**| |**Equipment**||||||£320.00|||||||||**£320.00**| |**Admin**|||||||||£0.04||||||**£0.04**| |**TOTAL**|**£40,076.80**||**£12,738.84 **|**£10,777.00 **|**£6,315.00**|**£5,295.00**|**£5,984.46**|**£7,390.00**|**£3,854.04**|**£0.00**|**£3,610.00**|**£3,779.00**|**£0.00**|**£4,148.18**|**£63,891.52**| **Page 7** ## _Expenditure Summary 2022/2023 79th Reading Scout Group_ ||**Group**|**less to**|
**Net Group**|**Centurion **|**Chieftain**|**Apache**|**Chippewa **|**Comanche **|**Dambusters**|**Engineers **|**Lumberjacks**|**Excalibur**|**Scotlink Fund Raising**|**Scotlink Fund Raising**|**Totals**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Sections**||||||||||||||| |**Scout Hall - Rates**|**£430.08**|||||||||||||||| |**Repairs,maintenance, Update**|**£5,734.66**||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Insurance**|**£0.00**||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Gas,electricity,water,rates**|**£4,050.83**||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Cleaning**|**£359.10**||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Waste Collection**|**£831.22**||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Kitchen**|**£472.09**||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Equipment**|**£393.94**|||||£547.56|||£171.84|||£43.13|||**£762.53**|| |**Tents**||||||||||||||||| |**Climbing Wall**||||||||||||||||| |**(Insurance+Equipment)**|||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Mini bus and Van**|**£1,746.51**||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Activities, outings & sports**||||£1,679.85|£956.92|£359.90|£1,246.45|**£82.13**|£827.93||£890.77|£970.46|||**£7,014.41**|| |**Camping**|**£320.00**|||£3,882.66|£3,470.23|£1,192.02|£1,515.96|**£1,673.94**|£45.60|||£755.93|||**£12,536.34**|| |**Fund Raising**|||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Donations,gifts,grants & awards**|**£50.00**|||||||||||£27.50|||**£27.50**|| |**Bank Interest / Charges**|**£85.60**|||£388.80|£67.00|£73.20|£70.20|**£300.66**|£101.60||£65.20|£73.40||£67.79|**£1,207.85**|| |**Uniforms & Badges**|**£563.02**||||£53.56|£175.18|£252.51|**£45.00**|£278.43||£327.47|£108.88|||**£1,241.03**|| |**Tee shirts**|||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Capitation to District/Group levy**|**£12,139.50**|||£2,794.00|£3,852.40|£3,975.60|£4,568.30|**£2,676.20**|£2,927.20||£3,021.10|£440.00|||**£24,254.80**|| |**Administration**|**£197.04**|||||£1.94||£32.63|£19.03||£2.50||||**£56.10**|| |**Web Site**|**£265.96**||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Audit Adjustment**|||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**AGM & Gardening W/end costs**|**£751.79**||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**Jamboree**|**£675.00**||||£35.00||||||||||**£35.00**|| ||||||||||||||||**£0.00**|| |**TOTAL **|**£29,066.34**|**£0.00**|**£0.00**|**£8,745.31**|**£8,435.11 **|**£6,325.40**|**£7,653.42**|**£4,810.56**|**£4,371.63**|**£0.00**|**£4,307.04**|**£2,419.30**|**£0.00**|**£67.79**|**£47,135.56**|£47,135.56| **Page 8** ## _79th Reading Scout Group_ _**Registered Charity no. 300510**_ ## **Summary of Section Accounts Year to 31 March 2023** ## **+** ||Balance b/fwd|Income|
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Income less|Balance c/fwd| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||01 April 2022|2022/2023|2022/2023|Expenditure|31 March 2023| |**Apache**|£1,339.30|£5,295.00|£6,325.40|-£1,030.40|£308.90| |**Centurion**|£2,987.64|£10,777.00|£8,745.31|£2,031.69|£5,019.33| |**Chieftain**|£4,945.84|£6,315.00|£8,435.11|-£2,120.11|£2,825.73| |**Chippewa**|£2,516.15|£5,984.46|£7,653.42|-£1,668.96|£847.19| |**Comanche**|-£471.55|£7,390.00|£4,810.56|£2,579.44|£2,107.89| |**Dambusters**|£1,478.52|£3,854.04|£4,371.63|-£517.59|£960.93| |**Engineers**|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00 **_Section & Account Closed_**| |**Lumberjacks**|£2,255.36|£3,610.00|£4,307.04|-£697.04|£1,558.32| |**Excalibur**|£982.51|£3,779.00|£2,419.30|£1,359.70|£2,342.21| |**Scotlink**|£3,558.36|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£3,558.36 **_Account dormant this year_**| |**Fund Raising**|£11,090.15|£4,148.18|£67.79|£4,080.39|£15,170.54| |**TOTALS**|£30,682.28|£51,152.68|£47,135.56|£4,017.12|**£34,699.40**| ## **Note:** **Section Accounts Audited by Lois Scott, except Excalibur which are Audited by Steve Sawyer** **Page 9** ## _79th Reading Scout Group_ **Group Executive Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Year to 31 March 2023** |**Capital**
**Income & expenditure account as at 1st**
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**Plus excess income over expenditure**
**Uncleared Cheques**
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**£715,562.59**
**£0.00**
**£0.00**| **Page 10** ## _79th Reading Scout Group_ **Group Executive Funds Receipts and Payments for Year to 31 March 2023** ||**2023**|**2022**|||**2023**|**2022**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Expenditure**||||**Income**||| |**H.Q. Costs**|||**Donations**|||| |Contractual Maintenance|£377.00|£293.81|Co-op Community Grant||£0.00|£0.00| |Building Maintenance|£647.32|£2,814.64|Amazon||£70.14|£50.93| |Cleaning|£359.10|£76.49|Others||£25.00|£805.45| |Site Improvement|£4,710.34|£100.00|||£95.14|£856.38| |Waste Collection|£831.22|£684.85|**Hall Hire**|||| |Rates|£430.08|£219.54|Income||£10,352.00|£7,610.00| |Electricity|£1,244.48|£489.63|||£10,352.00|£7,610.00| |Gas|£2,111.63|£1,692.28||||| |Water|£694.72|£74.84|**Gift Aid**||£0.00|£0.00| |Insurance|£0.00|£4,243.19|||£0.00|£0.00| ||£11,405.89|£10,689.27|**Fund Raising**|||| |**Tower**|||Uncashed Cheque 101689||£0.00|£0.00| |Service & Repair|£0.00|£0.00|Rifle Hire||£0.00|£0.00| ||£0.00|£0.00|||£0.00|£0.00| ||||**Tower**|||| ||||Income||£0.00|£0.00| |**Others**|||||£0.00|£0.00| |AGM|£34.80|£0.00|**Subs Levy**|||| |Web Site|£265.96|£0.00|Section subs||£9,340.00|£4,566.46| |Bank Charges|£85.60|£28.40|||£9,340.00|£4,566.46| |Camping|£320.00|£0.00||||| |Admin|£34.00|£17.98||||| |Group Leaders Meal|£408.55|£0.00||||| |Badges|£563.02|£870.00||||| |Equipment|£393.94|£0.00|**Miscellanous**|||| |Kitchen|£472.09|£0.00|Engineers Account Closure||£0.00|£1,617.25| |Work Day|£257.19|£0.00|Badges||£824.19|£482.17| |Jamboree|£675.00|£0.00|Electric Refund||£0.00|£0.00| |Xmas Fair Expenses|£51.25|£0.00|Water Rates Refund||£0.00|£281.50| |Commission fee|£163.04|£0.00|Rates Refund||£0.00|£0.00| ||£3,724.44|£916.38|||£824.19|£2,380.92| |**Minibus**||||||| |New Minibus - Deposit Paid £3,760.94 (In assets)|£0.00|£0.00|**Minbus**|||| |Running Costs|£250.00|£370.00|Cheque 101842|Lost & Cancelled|£0.00|£0.00| |Fuel|£0.00|£34.12|Miscellaneous||£0.00|£0.00| ||£250.00|£404.12|Contributions (Fuel)||£0.00|£129.00| ||||||£0.00|£129.00| ||||**Government Grant**|||| ||||Covid-19 Closure||£0.00|£2,667.00| |**Capitation**|||||£0.00|£2,667.00| |To District|£12,139.50|£10,797.20|**Capitation**|||| ||£12,139.50|£10,797.20|Capitation from Sections||£17,997.96|£11,115.20| |**Van**|||||£17,997.96|£11,115.20| |Van Hire (External)|£0.00|£0.00||||| |Running Costs|£1,220.54|£1,947.37|**Van**|||| |Fuel|£275.97|£129.76|External Van Hire||£0.00|£0.00| ||£1,496.51|£2,077.13|Van Fuel||£212.20|£525.20| ||||||£212.20|£525.20| |**Gifts**|||**T-Shirts**|||| |Gifts|£50.00|£0.00|Sales||£0.00|£0.00| ||£50.00|£0.00|||£0.00|£0.00| ||||**Interest Received**|||| ||||COIF Deposit A/C||£457.66|£10.97| ||||HSBC||£0.00|£0.00| ||||||£457.66|£10.97| ||||**Investment Dividends**|||| ||||2022 Gov Stock||£343.92|£687.84| ||||2027 Gov Stock||£384.37|£0.00| ||||COIF||£1,727.41|£1,693.48| ||||CAF||£2,609.35|£528.57| ||||||£5,065.05|£2,909.89| |**Sub Total**|**£29,066.34**|**£24,884.10**|**Sub Total**||**£44,344.20**|**£32,771.02**| |**Total Expenditure from Group A/C**|**£29,066.34**|**£24,884.10**|**Total Income to Group A/C**||**£44,344.20**|**£32,771.02**| ||||(Includes Deposit Interest)|||| ||||**Investment value variations (including**||**profit/loss on disposal)**|| ||||2027 Gov Stock||-£1,054.87|£0.00| ||||2022 Gov Stock||-£179.79|-£782.16| ||||COIF||-£2,262.63|£4,831.54| ||||CAF||-£770.11|£5,887.80| ||||||-£4,267.40|£9,937.18| |**Total Expenditure**|**£29,066.34**|**£24,884.10**||**Total Income**|**£40,076.80**|**£42,708.20**| ||||**Income over Expenditure**||**£11,010.46**|**£17,824.10**| Page 11 ## _79th Reading Scout Group_ ## **Fixed assets as at 31 March 2023** |**Year**
**Purchased**||**Cost**|**Cumulative**
**Depreciation at**
**1/4/22**|**Depreciation**
**for year**|**Cumulative**
**Depreciation at**
**31/03/23**|**Written down**
**value 31/3/2023**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Building**|||||| |1990-93|Payments to Builder|£429,257.58|£0.00|0%|£0.00|£429,257.58| ||**SUMMARY**|||||| ||Building|£429,257.58|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£429,257.58| ||**Totals**|**£429,257.58**|**£0.00**|**£0.00**|**£0.00**|**£429,257.58**| **Page 12** ## _Investments Summary 2022/23 79th Reading Scout Group_ |**Investment & date purchased**||**Number of**|**Purchase**|**Original**|**Sale Value**|**Value 31/03/22**|**Unit Value**|**Value 31/03/23**|**Variation on**|**Dividends**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Units**|**cost of Unit**|**Investment**|||**31/03/23**||**year/to sale**|**paid 22/23**|| |||**Purchased**|||||||||| |**British Government Treasury Stocks (Gilts)**|||||||||||| |**1.75% 2022 (Invested 08/09/15)**||**39,304.31**|**£1.010000**|**£39,305.32**|**£39,305.32**|£39,485.11|**£0.0000**|£0.00|-£179.79|£343.92|| |**4.25% 2027 (Invested 08/09/22)**||**36,374.78**|**£1.065400**|**£38,753.69**|||**£1.0364**|£37,698.82|-£1,054.87|£384.37|| |**UK Unit Trusts**|||||||||||| |COIF Investment Inc 08/02/96||2,685.29|£7.4480||||||||| |COIF Investment Inc 27/11/97 (632.94 sold 30/6/05)||485.44|£8.9415||||||||| |**COIF Total Investment**||**3,170.72**||£24,340.60||£61,671.14|**£18.7366**|£59,408.51|-£2,262.63|£1,727.41|| |CAF Investment UK Equity B INC 11/03/11||60,202.48|£1.00|£54,996.15|£96,739.36|£98,292.58|**£0.0000**||-£1,553.22|£2,609.35|| |**Investment moved to CAF ESG Cauitious Fund Income**|**28/03/23**||||||||||| |CAF ESG Cauitious Fund Income||101,702.44|£95.12|£96,739.36|||£0.9589|£97,522.47|£783.11|£0.00|| ||**TOTALS**|||||**£199,448.83**||**£194,629.80**|**-£4,267.40**|**£5,065.05**|| |**Current annual percentage return on value 31/03/23**|||||||||||**2.54%**| **Page 13** ## _79TH READING SCOUT GROUP_ ## Inventory of Equipment 2022/2023 |**Group Scout Troops**
**Apache**
**Chippewa**
**Comanche Dambusters Lumberjacks**
**Explorers**
**_From 2021/22_**
**_From 2021/22_**
**_From 2021/22_**
**_From 2021/22_**
**_From 2021/22_**
**_From 2021/22_**
**Sports Equipment**
£950.00
£180.00
£461.00
£400.00
£450.00
£300.00
£195.00
£465.86
**Activities and books**
£0.00
£136.00
£2,101.00
£800.00
£500.00
£300.00
£250.00
£648.76
**Uniform & awards**
£0.00
£0.00
£148.50
£100.00
£100.00
£450.00
£125.00
£0.00
**Flags & blankets**
£0.00
£0.00
£380.00
£100.00
£80.00
£300.00
£175.00
£399.00
**Cupboard & admin**
£0.00
£0.00
£959.00
£213.00
£2,100.00
£200.00
£150.00
£132.50
**Orienteering & climbing**
£0.00
£0.00
£160.00
£50.00
£150.00
£200.00
£0.00
£0.00
**Camps & hiking**
£49,768.00
£1,504.00
£748.50
£225.00
£600.00
£550.00
£0.00
£1,592.23
**Shooting**
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
**Tools & maintenance**
£4,920.00
£0.00
£239.00
£50.00
£50.00
£150.00
£0.00
£62.98
**Water activities**
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
**Sundries**
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£500.00
£0.00
£3,652.50
**TOTAL**
£55,638.00
£1,820.00
£5,197.00
£1,938.00
£4,030.00
£2,950.00
£895.00
£6,953.83|**Totals**
£3,401.86
£4,735.76
£923.50
£1,434.00
£3,754.50
£560.00
£54,987.73
£0.00
£5,471.98
£0.00
£4,152.50| |---|---| ||£79,421.83| **Page 14** **79[th] Reading (Norcot & Kentwood) Scout Group** The Scout Hall, Armour Hill, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 6JH ## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2023** These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention (modified to include the revaluation of investments) in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice ‘ Accounting By Charities’. **Page 15** **79[th] Reading (Norcot & Kentwood) Scout Group** The Scout Hall, Armour Hill, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 6JH ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees** I report on the accounts of the 79[th] Reading Scout Group for the year ended 31[st] March 2023, which are set out on pages 10,11,12 and 13 of this review. The sectional accounts set out on pages 6, 7, 8 and 9 do not form part the reporting requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and therefore have not been independently examined. ## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. H Longford ACCA signed……………………………… 21 Hunter Avenue 05-12-2023 East Hanney dated…………………………………. Wantage OX12 0JY **Page 16**