1[st] Wendover Scouts AGM – Group Treasurer Update
17[th] September 2025
Good evening, I would like to introduce the draft accounts, a copy of which is up on the screen now
These are in draft format, there is still some work to finalise these and once complete will be handed over to the auditor after this meeting.
The draft accounts includes comparisons to last year’s accounts, and I will provide a quick commentary on some of the main differences to last year’s accounts.
The accounts show an total income across the group of nearly £56,000, up from £51,000 from last year.
We very gratefully received £7,500 from the Lionel Abel Trust as a contribution to the new minibus which we have now purchased. We thank the trust for their continued support of the Scout Group.
Sectional income of nearly £17,000 represents parental contributions to the programme of activities and section camps.
The Exec took the decision to sell the older of the two minibuses, which raised £4,500 which contributed towards the new minibus purchased in February.
The annual rental income increased in 2023/24 by 8.3% to just over £8,500 in line with increases to consumer price increases.
We have increased the level of expenditure on Programme, activities and materials for 2024/25. C. £17.000 has been spent on camp costs which has largely been met by parental contributions. Additional section activities have cost £10,000, and the group has replaced many of its tents with brand new Khyam tents costing just over £3,000.
Utility costs have gone up, and we are currently in the middle of a surplus reclaim as we now take advantage of our solar panels.
Overall, with the purchase of our new minibus, and our growing programme of activities our cash position in 2024-25 has decreased to an adjusted of £40,145 compared to £70,900, with the
We have maintained our reserves of £15,775 which have not been touched during 2024/25, and are more than sufficient to cover 6 months’ worth of outgoings, as required by the Charity commission.
We are not planning on drawing upon these reserves to fund and I would expect this level of reserves to be available for the duration of 2025/26.
1st Wendover Scouts Accounts 2024-25
| Receipts Membership Subscriptions less: Membership Subscriptions Paid On Net Membership Subscriptions Retained Donations Gift Aid Sectional Income Asset Sales Fundraising Sub Total Investment Income Bank Interest Property Rent Income Sub Total Total Gross Income Asset and Investment Sales Total Receipts Payments Programme, activities and materials Scout Hut Utilities Insurance Hut Costs Minibus Running Costs Group Expenses Jamboree Total Gross Expenditure Asset and Investment Purchase Total Payments Net receipts/(payments) Cash Funds Carried forward Cash Funds This Year End Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the year 2024-25 Cash Funds Bank Current Account S.O. Account Bank Deposit Account Section Accounts Petty Cash Total Cash Funds |
£ 21,661 8,540 - 7,866 4,337 17,400 4,500 64 175 8,590 33,240 2,204 2,896 15,593 2,934 1,753 - 58,620 27,588 2,163 15,631 15,775 7,303 - 2024 |
£ notes 13,121 34,166 8,765 56,053 56,053 86,208 30,155 - 70,936 40,781 40,871 -25 |
£ 21,898 9,040 - 1,000 9,803 13,845 4,600 396 171 8,340 20,042 1,851 2,864 6,623 2,507 2,778 - 36,665 - 7,705 36,902 15,775 10,554 - 202 |
£ notes 12,858 (1) (2) (3) (4) 29,644 (5) 8,512 51,014 - 51,014 (6) (7) 36,665 14,349 56,587 70,936 70,935 3-24 |
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Notes:
(1) Lionel Abel Trust grant for new minibus
(2) FY2023/24 gift aid represented two years worth as FY2022/23 was received late. FY2024/25 represent expected income (3) Breakdown - Camp Income £15k; Activity Income £1k; Other Income £1k
(4) Minibus sale
(5) Rental increase of 8.3%
(6) Breakdown - Camp Costs £17k; Activities £10k; New Equipment £3k
(7) New minibus purchase
Independent examlnerfs report to the ttee$ of 1st Wendor Scout Grnup l port to the trustees on my eyamination of the aco)unts of the I Wendover Scout Group for the year ended 31" March 2025 Re5ponsiblllties and basls of repryt 115 the charity tnJstees of the 1st Wendover Scout Group you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wtth the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the 1st Wendover Scout Group accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryin8 Out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dlrecttons 8tven by the Charity Commission under section 1451Sllb) of the Act. Independent examlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matter5 have come to ry attention In connection wlth the examinatFon which gives me cause to believe that in ary material respecL accountln8 records were rot kept in accordance with sectlon 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord wtth the accountin8 records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drdwn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Signed-. Name: Si Address". 14 The Penniry. Wendo*r. HP22 6JE Date- 20.05.26