On behalf of the Trustee’s of the District it is great to see a really active programme, delivering excellent scouting to the Young People we are all here to support. Its great to see a good portion of the Trustee board being made up of under 25’s. As a Trustee Board we have been focussing this year on setting a medium-term strategy in place to help to provide some focussed activities around growth, leaders on the ground, financial security, top awards and supporting the programme. I have put an exert below as an aide memoire, with the full document being available on the District SharePoint site. ## **Our Objectives** |Objective|Objective|Outcome|Outcome|2030 Target| |---|---|---|---|---| |1||1.1|More Young People|1000 Young People enjoying safe
scoutingin South Devon| |||1.2|Better Provision|Relaunch 2 groups (1stBrixton &
Yealmpton, 1stWembury).
Grow with Sherford new town and
be involved in the delivery of
Scouting in this area.
One additional Explorer unit in
the district.
Support the growth of Network
acrosstheDistrict.| |||1.3|All Groups to have a
GroupLeadVolunteer|Recruit more GLV’s and support
theirdevelopment.| |2|Youth
Shaped|2.1|Establish Young Leader
training and
programme.|Develop and build on the existing
young leader unit.
Support Young Leader Events
when requested.| |||2.2|Deliver district events
for YoungPeople.|1 per section per year| |||2.3|Young People achieving
their top awards.|>50% per section| |3|Properties
(Bronze,
Silver, Gold
options)|3.1|Support Foxcove
campsite|District to continue to support the
Foxcove campsite, accepting its
unique ofering to local scouting.
Ensure there is suitable fnances
in place to ensure safe scouting
can be delivered at the site.| |||||| |||3.2|Plymouth Properties|The membership have elected to
leave SAMC and the chair and
Lead DLV will facilitate this
separation with Plymouth District.| |||3.3|District Centre of
Excellence|Explore how the district can
develop a centre of Excellence.
Ensure long term funding is in
place to support the above.
Ensure district activities make
use of the centre as part of the
normal provision. See Silver and
Gold options.| |||3.4|Ivybridge Headquarters|See bronzeplan b| |4|Digital|4.1|Developnew District|Continuetoinvest inour web site| ||||Website in line with
Scoutbranding|ensuring all groups have access
toinformation when it isrequired.| |---|---|---|---|---| |||4.2|Use of Microsoft Ofce
365 incl. Teams, Email
at District Level|All new groups will have sites,
mail and access under the
SouthDevonScouts,.org.uk| |||4.3|Every group using OSM|The district will fund the gold
level of OSM to ensure all groups
have the chance to maximise
their use of the system and make
the volunteers experience better.
This will be funded from the
district fnances.| You will be aware that we have moved to a District Lead Volunteer team to better support the delivery of the programme and our section leaders, and planning how the Trustee can support the programme is one of our key focal points, with specific progress being made in the provision of OSM to all groups, support for the development of a scouting centre of excellence and the relaunch of 1[st] Brixton and Yealmpton. The DLV team bring a real energy and positive vibe which I know will help to lead us to great things for us and the young People we support. The district leaders were balloted with regards to our future membership of the Shared Asset Management Committee, and as a result of that ballot we have served notice to Plymouth District Scout Council and we are in the process of separation, this is likely to take in the region of 12 – 18 months and will be a key focus to the Trustee’s during the coming year. It is a pleasure to see the huge efforts that the Foxcove team have put in, and the site is looking great with significant investment to date, and more to come to enable the better delivery of the programme. As a final note, I would like to thank all the leaders, volunteers and trustees who diligently give their time to support our young people to get the best out of scouting, enabling them to gain skills of life, and have some great memories to look back on. South Devon Dlstrlct Scout Council Receipts and Payments Account For tho yOOf Iroin 0110412023 0110412023 Recelpts and payments 2024126 2023124 Unro6lrlciod fund• Unr•8irl¢t•d lund• Re¢olpts Donatlon$, legac1￿ &iid sliiillar In¢orne Nlenibetship siibscnp11ty15 reb&ié Irom CouTh 40.089.82 21.ST6.50 Less meTh￿r•hIP 5ybscnwion8 paid on INalbn8UCountylAAe81018trlcti el menibernhip¥ubscnpiion8 ret￿Ined Transferol fromsoulh Hams Dislncl S￿1 c￿n¢11 .3Y,450.00 .ZO,492.00 2,639.B2 1,086.50 14,342.OQ Tran$ferol ftom Closure o11sl Plymslock Scoul Group rranster ol ￿nd from 3rd Ivybrid9e lsolely for PL21 OSLI Badge s8le$ 4,766.92 290.00 7,000.00 ZQO.45 687.10 Sc8rtS810$ 240.00 64.00 Sub total Grants MainleneDace or8nt Olhtrgranis Covid Gran15 vl8 Plymwlh CC Irom LJK Gov Sub total Events lTh¢om¢ D151ricl Camp in May 2024 Woodland8 In J8nu8ry 2025 1,kS.00 17.682.00 2,834.35 Cub 5 & 8kl8 Sub total Inv85trn8nt lrt¢ome B8nk Interest 09.90 64.23 Building Sociaty intere$l- Skipton Don8bon Irorn Brixton Town Couwl for B&Y JJ2.31 199.16 400.00 Property Rent income for PL21 OSL 3,247.00 25Q.OQ Sub total Total Gross Income 41,374. Asset and Inve5tm&nt sale5, •tc. Sale of 10 Longbrook Sl, PL7 1NJ aO,278.00 0.00 Total r￿elP1S 96.355.Y 41.3Y4.98 South Devon DK51rict Scout Counc51 Annual Accounts Year 202412025 1of4 Soutli Dovon Dlstrlct Scout Councll Rocelpts and Paymonts Account For Ilio your from 0110412024 0110412023 Receipts and payments 2024125 2023124 UnroBlIlGlod lundB UnroBlrlctod lundb monts Chariiablo Payniènis I ScoKs Certificaies Aauf% and p[esen￿lIOn Tnaionjl Roni tts. Exe<>Jtive and Team me6iin95 D.smtt CoDthbulion 10 France 24 Eveni 140.00 10B.86 70.26 216.00 1,100.00 $01.00 30.00 v￿fOrn Name Tapt5 tvr WSJ partlQP8ni$ Etywer Scarves Uniftym Badges DIsiThci. W¢rpJ and Award Badge$ 8a¢9e Compeubon C0515 and Pri￿$ MPLC Licen AGM ano trustee expeTh5es Djstnci Camp In M3y 2024 DiStDct Eveni ai Woottlands January 2025 Rebfemeni Gift and Flowers 88 Y Development Event Costs Disthth Web Oesiyn 8nd Hosbng Refvnd 10 6th Kingsbridge wronglydireGled payment D15thcI Cornpuler Awards Eveni CosLS Contnbulion 10 CoTonalioTr Badges Further Loan lo Plymouth Scouls Propertie5 Trust Sub total Propary at 10 Longbrook Street, PL7 1NJ Council TaxlR¥ies 10 Plymouth City Counol Souih West Wakr EDF Eneroy-Electr Legal Cost Involved In 811empied Sale ol Property EPC RepDrt Insuiance of Propèrty and Equipment Propery at Foxcovo Piojects M8inien8nce Contributi Propgry al Leonard Road PL21 OSL Broadband In5ts1181ion and monthly Ghar9e$ EDF E￿ID￿- Electncily Flce Risk Assessmenvsurvey File Pcoieciion Eouipmenl Fire & Secuiily Alarm Sysleffl Secuiily Camera, Locks and Key5 TV & Sland Cle8ning Cost 405.00 1,480.00 122.00 122.20 310.13 282.70 140.DO 16.S9 17.Oa2.79 2,679.3S 96.50 323.71 1,854.00 1,932.00 160.00 799.OD 447.SO 125.00 4,000.00 33.68 1S0.27 900.00 6,005.40 145.00 660.29 34.56 149.11 928.QQ 8,342.42 605.19 S,000.DO 5,603.76 376.00 1,149.90 71.30 240.00 119.06 613.10 160.80 269.96 360.49 156.00 36.00 Sub total South D8von Distr￿1 S¢out Coundl Annual Accounts Year 202412025 2of4 Total Gross Expendlture Asset and Investrnent purchases, etc. 0.00 0.00 Total payments Net of recelpts/(payments) Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 31,465.82 18,224.96 Soulh Devon Dlslrlcl Scout Councll Annual Accounls Year 202412(r25 3014 Statomoiit of assot8 and Ilablllt108 at tho ond of the year 3110312026 3110312024 ¢3811 tuiids 350.24 1,992.70 9,656.33 0,227.02 78,383.27 20,211.1D E4uJ.'s c￿ll)S 703.76 48.21 55.00 Total cash funds Oihèr monetary assets 4 Klèmtersh1p Fee paid eady by groups DetkS due frty)) the countyl￿e&￿IstftWGroup to Plymoukn Scouls Properties Trust Sub total 3.906.00 4.761.50 0.00 0.00 20.DDD.00 20,000.00 Investment assets Inve5trent property. detail 0.00 0.00 Quts￿ IDvesThenLS Otr*r Investynents- detail 0.00 O.OD .00 Sub total Non monetary assets for charity'5 Qwn use Badge st￿k 8s.00 245.00 DistDtt Scawes 1.080.00 1.320.00 slo 0.00 Land aDd buildin95 IPL7 1NJI Insured valLEI Nob¥ sold MDior vehides 181.463.DO 0.00 ubny eolripmeni. fymi￿re e Iw.00 100.00 0.00 o.oo Sub total Liabilities A￿￿niS not yel paid 0.00 Expenses incurred bul not illvoiced 0.00 sub￿ptions not yet paid o.oo 0.00 Loan- detail 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sub t¢)tal Contingent liabllities and future obllgatlons The above receipts and payments account and statement of a¥sets and Ilab411tles were approved by the Trustees on 12th May 2025 and sSgned on thelr behall by nature Print Narne Print Name Chair Treasurer South Devon District Scout Ccunul Annual Accounts Year 202412025 4of4 LT700006 - Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees (January 20241 Report for a non-company charity preparing receipts and payments accounts wtth a gross income of £250,000 or Less in the relevant financial year Independent examiner's reportto the trustees of SOUTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL I report to the trustees on my examination of the account5 of the SOUTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL for the year ended 3 1" March 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the SOUTH DEVON DisfRICT SCOUT COUNCIL. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Art 2011 I'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the SOUTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed zll the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completÈd my examination. I ctsnfirm that no material matters have come to my 3ttention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the South Devon District Scout Council as required by section 130 Of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no Concerns and have come across no other matters in conneciion 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. Signed.. Name.. David N Mackeen Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodie5 lif any).. FFA Address.. 17 PeriwinkLe Drive, PLYMOUTH. PL7 2WR Date.. I I" July 2025