## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**From**|01|Sept|2023|**To**|31
August|2024| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** 3[RD] BUCKINGHAM SCOUT GROUP **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 300658 NA- **Charity's principal address** SCOUT AND COMMUNITY CENTRE 57 EMBLETON WAY BUCKINGHAM MK18 1FH **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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10|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Chris Armitage|Chairman||Group Scout Council| ||Neil Blunstone|Group Scout Leader||Group Scout Council| ||Sheryne
Shillingford-Reed|Group Treasurer||Group Scout Council| ||TraceyMcLaughlin|Secretary||GroupScout Council| ||Louise Grensted|Executive
Committee Member||Group Scout Council| ||Corin Brearley|Executive
Committee Member||Group Scout Council| ||James Tebboth|Executive
Committee Member||Group Scout Council| ||Robert Streat|Section Leader||GroupScout Council| ||Tina Anderson|Section Leader||GroupScout Council| ||Christopher Epps|Phoenix (North)
Explorer Unit Leader||Group Scout Council| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |NA|| ||| ||| ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 1 |**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |Accountant|Balmer Limited|11 Little Balmer, Buckingham, MK18 1TF| |||| |||| |||| **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 Group's governing documents are those of the The Scout** Type of governing document **Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives** (eg. trust deed, constitution) **authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. These are supplemented by a 3[rd] Buckingham Scout Group Constitution adopted in 2017. The Group is a trust established under its rules which are common** How the charity is constituted **to all Scouts.** (eg. trust, association, company) **The Trustees are the members of the Group Executive Committee.** Trustee selection methods **Members of the Committee are appointed by the Scout Group** (eg. appointed by, elected by) **Council at an annual general meeting. Between AGMs, new members can be coopted onto the Committee by the Group Executive Committee.** ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** |You**may choose**to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
•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.|**The charity operates within the wider framework of policies and**
**guidance issued by the Scout Association.**
**The charity is related to the Scout Association, and County and**
**District Scouts. The charity continues to have in place a Partnership**
**Agreement with a locally-based Explorer Scout Unit, now known as**
**Phoenix**
**(North) Explorers. The Unit falls within the ambit of Buckingham &**
**Winslow Scout District, a separate charity. The Explorer Unit**
**provides Scouting activities for older youngsters, enabling our**
**members who are over 14 to migrate to membership of the Explorer**
**Unit and continue in Scouting.**
**The major ongoing risks to which we believe the Group is exposed**
**are:**
•**Failure to safeguard children: the Group takes its responsibility for**
**safeguarding seriously and closely follows Scout Association**
**safeguarding procedures to ensure children are not put at risk. The**
**trustees periodically obtain assurance on the operation of**
**safeguarding arrangements.**
•**Damage to property and equipment: The Group stores most of its**
**equipment in a secure environment and has contents insurance to**
**mitigate against loss. The charity has insurance to mitigate the**
**impact of loss of the Centre.**
•**Injury to leaders, helpers, supporters and members: The Group,**
**through the membership fees, contributes to the Scout Association’s**
**standard insurance policy.**
•**Reduction or loss of Leaders: The Group is totally reliant on**
**volunteers. If there were a reduction in the number of leaders to an**
**unacceptable level ina particular section or inthe Group as a whole**| |---|---| March **2012** **TAR** 2 **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. We have seen a small increase in the number of leaders this year and we continue to try and recruit and advertise opportunities.** • **Reduction or loss of members: The Group provides activities for young people as Beavers, Cubs and Scouts aged 6 to 14 years. If there were 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.** **There is a risk that increased running costs outstrip Scout Group’s income. We continue to be watchful of the Centre’s operating costs and regularly review the fees charged to ensure we remain competitive, but can cover the cost of operation.** **Section C Objectives and activities** |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**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)**|**The objectives of the Group are as a unit of**
**the Scout Association. The Aim of the Scout**
**Association is to promote 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 local national and**
**international communities. The method of**
**achieving the Aim of the Association is by**
**providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme**
**of progressive training, based on the Scout**
**Promise and Law and guided by adult**
**leadership.**| |---|---| ||**1. The Scout Group continued to provide exciting weekly activities**
**and opportunities for the young people of Buckingham,**
**facilitating their personal development and education. The**
**Group supported local events, such as the Buckingham**
**Christmas Parade amongst others, both as part of fundraising**
**but also to demonstrate volunteer support to the local**
**community and develop our members’ sense of citizenship.**
**2. A lot of work has gone in to reinstating overnight and offsite**
**activities, and a number of one night and two night camps as**
**well as trips to various places of interest have taken place.**
3.**Utilisation of the Scout & Community Centre continues to grow**
**with more local events being held as well as private parties.**| March **2012** **TAR** 3 ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 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 **Summary of the main We increased the participation of our local youngsters in activities achievements of the charity and events outside of and in addition to our regular meetings over during the year the year.** **We sustained through the year the activities and development of our Scout troop; Cub packs and Beaver colonies, through the work of our dedicated volunteers. We improved the facilities of our Scout & Community Centre to provide a welcome space for the community to utilise.** |**Section E Financial review**|**Section E Financial review**| |---|---| |**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially**
**in deficit**
**Further financial review details**
You**may choose**to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
•
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.|| ||**The Trustees expanded on its reserves policy and in addition to**
**three months’ subscription income (£4,000) as a reserve, created an**
**additional fund for building repairs of £40,000 should anything**
**substantial occur. The £4,000 reserve is held to provide for any**
**period when we are, in any unexpected circumstance, unable to**
**secure expected income or face significant unanticipated costs.**| ||**None. All funds are in good health**| ||**(Optional information)**| ||**The Scout Group relies upon parent subscriptions and on its own**
**regular fundraising events. In addition, the charity benefits from**
**rental income arising from hires of the Centre (net of Centre running**
**costs).**
**The Group does not have sufficient long-term funds to invest in**
**longer term investments. The Group has therefore adopted a low-**
**risk strategy to the investment of its funds. All funds are held in**
**mainstream bank or building society accounts which are covered by**
**the FSCS scheme.**| March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section F Other optional information** **The Group assesses the risks it faces and the mitigating actions. The major ongoing risks to which we believe the Group is exposed are:** • **Failure to safeguard children: the Group takes its responsibility for safeguarding seriously and closely follows Scout Association safeguarding procedures to ensure children are not put at risk. The trustees periodically obtain assurance on the operation of safeguarding arrangements.** - **Damage to property and equipment: The Group stores most of its equipment in a secure** - **environment and has contents insurance to mitigate against loss. The charity has insurance to mitigate the impact of loss of the Centre.** - **Injury to leaders, helpers, supporters and members: The Group, through the membership fees,** - **contributes to the Scout Association’s standard insurance policy.** - **Reduction or loss of Leaders: The Group is totally reliant on volunteers. If there were a reduction in** - **the number of leaders to an unacceptable level in a particular section or in 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. We have seen a small increase in the number of leaders this year and we continue to try and recruit and advertise opportunities.** - **Reduction or loss of members: The Group provides activities for young people as Beavers, Cubs** - **and Scouts aged 6 to 14 years. If there were 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.** - **Increased Running Costs. There is a risk that increased running costs outstrip Scout Group’s income. We continue to be watchful of the Centre’s operating costs and regularly review the fees charged to ensure we remain competitive, but can cover the cost of operation.** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Chris Armitage **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 30th June 2025 March **2012** **TAR** 5 **No (if any) 3rd Buckingham Scout Group 300658 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1st Sept 2023 31st Aug 2024 ## **CC16a** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**17,597**
**10,375**
**4,117**
**701**
**2,180**
**-**
**-**
**-**


**34,970**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**34,970**
**1,743**
**199**
**429**
**2,648**
**564**
**289**
**4,375**
**57**
**479**
**838**
**7,578**
**2,728**
**902**
**515**
**143**
**552**
**2,427**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**17,597**
**10,375**
**4,117**
**701**
**2,180**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**34,970**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**34,970**
**1,743**
**199**
**429**
**2,648**
**564**
**289**
**4,375**
**57**
**479**
**838**
**7,578**
**2,728**
**902**
**515**
**143**
**552**
**2,427**
**-**
**26,466**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,466**

**8,504**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Centre Hire
Scout Subs
Activities
Interest
Other|**17,597**||||||||**-**| ||**10,375**||||||||**-**| ||**4,117**||||||||**-**| ||**701**||||||||**-**| ||**2,180**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|

**34,970**||||||||**-**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||| |LHP
Software & Website
Insurance
Cleaning
Fire Protection
Refuse Collection
Maintenance
Consumables
Hire collection fees
Keyholder costs
Scout Assoc
Activities
Trip/visits
Camps
Equipment
Sub collection fees
Other|**1,743**||**-**||**-**||**1,743**||**-**| ||**199**||**-**||**-**||**199**||**-**| ||**429**||**-**||**-**||**429**||**-**| ||**2,648**||**-**||**-**||**2,648**||**-**| ||**564**||**-**||**-**||**564**||**-**| ||**289**||**-**||**-**||**289**||**-**| ||**4,375**||**-**||**-**||**4,375**||**-**| ||**57**||||||**57**||| ||**479**||||||**479**||| ||**838**||||||**838**||| ||**7,578**||||||**7,578**||| ||**2,728**||||||**2,728**||| ||**902**||||||**902**||| ||**515**||||||**515**||| ||**143**||||||**143**||| ||**552**||||||**552**||| ||**2,427**||||||**2,427**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**26,466**||**-**||**-**||**26,466**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**8,504**||||||
**8,504**||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**||**-**| ||**8,504**||||||**8,504**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 28/06/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Bank Current & Savings Accounts
Paypal Balance
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**73,794**
**-**
**1,640**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**75,434**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**Nil**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Nil**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Nil
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 28/06/2025 2 (HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the Iruslees 3RD BUCKINGHAM SCOUT GROUP On accounts for the year ended 31* August 2024 Charlty no (if any) 300658 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trust.) for the year ended 31 sl August 2024. Responslbilitles and basis ol report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wtth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Ad"). 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 gtven by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examinalion, which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the lorm and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulation5 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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. Slgned: Date: 2610612025 Name: Craig Dumbarton Relevant professional quallflcatlon(s) or body (if any): Address: 11 Little Balmer Buckingham MK18 1TF IER Oct 2018 Section Disclosure Only complete rf ihe examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of charrty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018