Trustee Annual Report
Scouts
tst Chaffont St Petsr
l- C￿lI0nt St Peter Scout Group
Trustee Annual Report
For Year Ending 31 Marth 2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
ChBrity name
1st Chalfont Sl Peler Scout Gr
0th8r names the charty is known by
Registered charlty number (rfanyl
HQ reglstrallon number
Charity's priftop81 addre&8
tstOwlfttrtLStPeier ScoutGroup
33è L2fiSdw￿ Road,
IXalfoTrtst PelEr.
Nams ofthe charfty trustees who m8n8ge the charity
Trustea Nam
Offlc61if any)
Dates acted if not for
whole year
Allan Moffal
Thomas Pa
ne
Karen Lttue
Sarah Slade
Ma
Jones
Mad( Morrison
President
Chainnan
Treasurer
&cwJt Leader
Trustee
Trustee
Grou
Giawl Hi(L Chall￿* StP•t•r. SL9 9QX
GfQUP Stbut Lèader IGSLI: Swoh Slad4
AeySstetErf Ch3rTty 300660
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Section B
Description of the charity's trusts
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Type of goveming document
le.g. trust deed, canslituti¢M)
The Group's govgming ¢*)cuments are those of thg SLX)Ut
Assoryation. They iThsist of a Royal Charter. which in turn
gwes authDrity to the Bye Law8 of the Associatl(Jn and The
Pdry, Organi%thon and Rule5 ofThe Sc(wt Assodation.
How the Charity Is constyiuted
le.g. twsl, association. company)
Th6 Group is a ￿st establishgd under its rul8s which are
)mmon lo all Scouls.
TNstee seleclion methLxJs
(e.g. appointed by, 8lect8d by)
The Trustees are ap￿￿rted in aCCordar￿a With th8 Pdiw,
Organisation an(f Rules of The S(xJut Associatlon.
Additional govemance iwes {optional
infoTmalion but encouraged as best
practiol
The Group is managed by the Group Trustee Board, the
members ofwhich ￿ the Trustees of the Scout Group which
is an 8duc2t.onal charity. As charity knjstees they are
reswnsible for CDmptying with1￿j1s1at1on appI￿able to
tharities. This indudes the registration, keepir¥J proper
8ccounts and maknng r8turrts to the Charity Comrnission as
Policie5 and procEduras adopted fv.
a) the induction and training of trusle8s-
bl trust*' consideration of maj(Y risks
and the systems and procedures to
manage them
The Truslge Board consk8ts of 3 independent representatives,
Chair, Treasurer and the Group sC￿t Leader and other.
Tfuslee representatives.
mernt￿rS of the Trustee Board (x)mplete Trustee Introduction
tr8ining wlthin Ihe first 5 rrK)nths of joining Ihe board.
Charity TnBt8&8 must coNacbv81y.
ensure that the charty 15 ¢atYying out its purposes for
the public benefit
comply with Ihe th8rity's goveming document and the
law
act tn the chaws best interests
manage the charity's resources responstbly
act raa8(￿abl6 ¢ar8 and skill
The board identiffied the major risks to which they believe thg
Group is extKJsed, these have been reV￿￿￿d and systems
have been established to mitKJate against them. The group has
ir¢ place systems of internal controls that are designed to
provide reasonable assurance against material
M￿manager￿ent o.- loss. these include two signatures for 811
payments and u)mprehenslve insurance
pdicles to ensure that insurdble risks are ￿vered.
The group has online bankiro facilthes, l)ut these are v8ed as
an intemal tocl only. and not used to mak8 payment to third
parties. Any transfer from th8 group account to a sectton
G￿•( AIIL Ch4lf¥nl St l>eter, SL9 9QX
Gruup ScotSt Leader IGSLI: $4Y4h Stsd*
Xtyhtued tl)aYlty Number. 300660
Pro$1￿. Allan Moffat
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Section B
structure,
overnanre and mana
ewent
account, which exceed8 £3￿ roquires the written approval of
vo metnbers of the Executrie Committee before belng made.
Section C
Summary of the objects of the charity
sel out in ils goveming document
Ob"ectives activities
The Purpose of Scouting
Scouting exists to actively ergage and Supp￿ yuung peoplg in
thwr ￿rSonal developmen(
errtPtrAW6ng Ih8m to make a posthe CA)ntributlon to society.
The Values ofscouting
As Scouts we ar8 guid￿ by these Va￿e$..
Integrity - We act with integrty. we are honest,
trustworthy and Joyal.
Re8pect- We have sÈlf-respect and resped for others.
Care- We suptx>rt others and tske ￿re of the world in
whith wa live.
Betief - W8 explore our faiths, bgliets and attitudas.
C(poperation - Wa make a pgsitlvè diff8renc8; we
Cowoperate with others arid m8k6 friends.
The So)ut Method
Scou¥ing takes Pla￿ when young people, in partnership with
adulis. work together based on the
values of Swjting and..
enjoy what they are doing and hav8
take part in adivities indoors and outd¢)ors
learn by doing
share Nl Spiritual reflectlon
take respx)nsibilily and make chotces
undertak6 new and d)811enging activities
- make and live by thgir Promise.
Summary of the maln adivities In
relation lo Ihese ol¥ects
Addltlonal details of the objectives and
activibes loplional Information but
encouraged as best prdeli￿)
Public Benefit statement
The Group meets the Charity Commission's publlc benefit
crileria under both the advancemgnt of ￿UCatIon and
advancement of cttÈzenship or cximmunity development
headings.
1° Challont St Pei*r s¢¥￿Gr
GYHvel Hi4L ChalC4Jllt 5tiknter. SL9 gQX
Group *oLrt Leader IGSJJ. 5kr4h Slade
Registeiod Clwrlty NutJber 31x1660
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Section D
Summary ol the main aChieve￿,ents ol
the chatTty duriro the year
Acliievements and Performance
This year has been a particularly chall8nging y8ar wth the
scC￿rt hut being fft￿ed and under water for 8 weeks, this did
impacl some ofour section5 and the
aCti￿tieS being delivered as we relocat¢(J to altsmalive
premises and rescued. lo(xted and purchased
equiprnant for the sections to L*Se. A huge thank you pa￿r,
The GuKtes, Thorpe House Schogl, The
Hub. and the Communtty Centre for assisting wlth allematwg
venues. AJVJ Chaffonl and Genards Cross
Rotary club for their kind ffl0r￿tary donation lo help keep us
going.
We ££￿￿￿ue to be a ￿pular group Ihat offerg a varied and
diverse progTrm, this has suffered beirKJ in
temporary venues, but th8 lead8r5 hava continu8d lo offer a
pr&Jram and this doesnl ju¥1 happen irs
down to the dedicatton and enthusiasm from all membe¥5. To
the leaders. who CA)ntinually review arxj
adapt the progiam, to ensure ft romalns relevant and
challenging alld to our young people whrj ium
and make it all M4)rttrMhile.
Se(thns have tak9n part In Qu85t, Endurance. Beaveree,
GroLtp Camp 121 of us away for the weekend at Youlbury,
Feast Day. we have thè Big O {Orienteeringl, the Scouts
Firework display13td Novl, RemembFance Parade. Village Fun
NNJhl (6 th Decl, Scout Post In D￿Mber. The Group is also
engaged wtlh the Chalfont St Peter Infant Sthctsl on ￿e1r"[t
takes a ￿l￿49e to Raise a Child" initiative.
Section E
Bri8f statement of the Gharity's policy on
reserves
Financial Review
Reserves Polity
The Group's wlicy on iesérv&s is to hold sufficient resoufGes
to continue the Charitable activits&s of the group should income
arKI fundraisiTrJ activities fall shoTL The Trustee Board
constdars tr>at the group Should hokl a sum equivalent to 6
months Nllning (xJsLs, circ2 £12.000.
Thè Group held rese￿eS of approximatdy £28.200 again8t this
at year end. This is approximately the I￿e1 required for
operating eX￿nseS.
Details of any fvnd9 malerialty ￿ defic4t None
IcircurrL8tance$ plus steps to allmin8te)
Summary of ffnancial posttlon
I" Ck•lf*nt St Pet•r S¢tyrt GTDUP
Gravel Hill. thalfant St Peter. SLJ gqx
Grw Sctsut Lead4v IG5LI: Sarnh Slade
A¢gistsred Chknllumbw. 300660
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Section E
',qBtCkotlont St Pet41 S¢•frtGtW..
Financial Roview
21,1I4&46i
I So¢¥oD ACC￿1￿
338.2B
37_71',
ZW3"27
1.2TJ.5T..
5Ql..O•.
3FA.28,
Investment policy and otyectives
The Group dw8 not have sufficient ￿ndS lo invest in longer
temi investments. The Group has therefore adopted a rfsk
averse strategy to th8 investment of tts funds. All funds ar&
held cash ￿￿ng onty mainstream banks or building socÈeliès.
Section F
Plans for fulu¥e periods Id61ails of any
significant actiwties planned to aCh￿va
them)
Othef O tional InfoTmation
We do all need lo do mo¢e atlra-ting more volunteers either
with our yoiino people or in support roles
we have used the Scout's. Growth and Development team,
and there are changes coming in how we
advertise for new members on scouts.org website as well. As
before it is nol just us or ScoLrting that is
struggling Ihere És a shortage acros5 th8 whole volunteer
AdhwirwJ to the S(¥Jul Transformation work that is ongoing.
Refu￿1$hm￿t of Scout Hut Feb 2024 Flocxling.
Section G
Declaration
The lYust8es declare that they have approved the InJste8s' report above
I" Ch¥lfoTht St Pet4r Scout Gro
GYav21 Hill ChalfoFrt St P4ter. SL9 9QX
Group Scout Lead¢r IGSLI: SHr•h Siade
ReytstQfed Cb•Yity NUM￿￿. 31YJ6811
Pre5idetht Auan Moff4t
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Signed on L*half of the Trustees
Signature{$)
Declaratio
Full Namels)
Thomas Pa
Karen Litue
Positions{sl
Chairmart
Treasure
Date
9th Se temt*r 2024
Gravel HtiL ¢h¥lfont St Pthr. SL9 9QX
Yo4> 5Kout Leader IG5LI: Sa*7h Slad¢
¥t2glstered Clwltyi&wkn. 300800
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to tha trustees
j'st cktthfvsf Sr PÉrE£ SCcKfi GrLovP
On accounts for tho year
ended
Charity no
(if any)
31 MrfC41102
Soob60
Sgt out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Tnjsf) for the year 6nd6d
Responslbllltles and
ba81s of report
As the charitys tTUStees, you are r8sponsibl8 for th& preparation of the
accounts in accordanc8 Wbth th8 requirem8nts of the Charit18s Act 2011
(-th8 Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Tnjst's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicabl8 Dir8Ctions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515Xb) of the Act.
Independent
examiner's statsment
ome exce
of
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (0tk8Fth￿t
di￿0￿} which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respectr.
the a¢wunting reGords were not kept in accordance with section 130
of Ihe Chartlies AGtr, or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the fom and content of accounts set out In the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) R6gulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Irua and fair, wew which is not a matter
consid8red as part of an independent 8xamination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connectlon
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thls report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Pleasa delete the words in thè trackets if thay do not 8ppIy.
Signed:
Date:
01
Name:
(kLood
Relevant professlonal
qualification{s) or body
C IP O Qu£LLknJ
IER
Oct 2018

{11 any):
Addross:
St Pc&r
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rfthe examiner needs to highlight material matters of concarn
Is60 CC32. Independent examination of chaiity acGounts: directions and
guidanc8 for èxaminers).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examlnerwlshes to
dlsclosè.
IER
Oct 2018

1st Chaffont Sl Petor Scoul GTQUP
R•¢oipts and Paym•nts Account
For the ygar •ndgd 31 Mar¢h 2024
21124
2023
Re¢¢lpt$
Subscriptions
Camps arKI ￿tIr￿S
Sundry I￿0[￿8
17.643.89
5.138.92
12,340.50
6,512.29
0.00
22.789.81
18,852.79
Fundral8lng and E￿nts
FuThJraising Events
Hall Hwe
17.666.59
8.266.C
13,700.26
8,872.50
25.932.59
22.572.76
Don8ty)n$
Grants
In18rèst R*èivad
3.361.49
0.00
0.00
3.O85.19
O.DO
0.00
TOTAL RECEIPTS
52,083A9
44,510.74
Paymants
Equipmènt
Se¢tkn ActlvltSos, Camps and Outing8
Uniforms, Wekomè Packs & TrainiwJ
3.178.&2
14.253.15
551.40
451.83
15.170.37
69.00
17,983.37
15.69120
Group Ex￿￿se$
Tranwt
knsuran¢8
Rent a￿1 Rates
852.
4.7&3.51
208.61
5S2.LKI
4,723.08
282.24
1,901.49
1,769.47
147.87
3.005.00
0.00
LSght anij Heat
Property klaintpnancs
Telepho
Clèanlrw
Transadlon fees
Sundry
1.508.91
9.tM5.55
197.16
3.060.00
625.97
556.63
714.86
20.81824
13,096.01
Fundraising and Evgnts ExpoNSiiur8
Capltatlon
7.948.73
6.679.79
8,418.00
TOTAL PAYMENTS
46,750.44
43,885.C
Surplus I (Deficit) forthe year
5,333AS
625.74

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