**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 302036** ## **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **FOR** ## **8th CHELMSFORD SCOUT GROUP** Baverstocks Chartered Certified Accountants Dickens House Guithavon Street Witham Essex CM8 1BJ **8th CHELMSFORD SCOUT GROUP** ## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ||Page| |---|---| |General Information|1| |Independent Examiners Report|2| |Receipts and Payment Account|3| |Statement of Assets and Liabilities|4| |Notes to the Financial Statements|5| ## **8th CHELMSFORD SCOUT GROUP** ## **GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **Full Name** 8th Chelmsford Scout Group ## **Registered Charity Number** 302036 ## **Main Address** Langton Hall Melbourne Chelmsford Essex CM1 2BP ## **Trustees** Phil Stevens Stuart Collett Mike Cook Jennifer Playford Steve Hugh Joseph Everitt ## **Bankers** National Westminster Bank Plc Metro Bank ## **Independent Examiner** Baverstocks Chartered Certified Accountants Dickens House Guithavon Street Witham Essex CM8 1BJ ## **Website** www.8thchelmsfordscoutgroup.co.uk 1 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF** ## **8th CHELMSFORD SCOUT GROUP** I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 set out on pages three to five. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance ith the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sction 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directors given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - **.** accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - **.** the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Philip Lawrence FCA Baverstocks Chartered Certified Accountants Dickens House Guithavon Street Witham Essex CM8 1BJ Date:….................. 2 ## **8th Chelmsford Scout Group** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** |**RECEIPTS**
Donations and Grants
Income from Members
Uniforms
Gift Aid
Interest / Bank bonuses
Rent Received
Event Income
**PAYMENTS**
Scout Hall Expenses
Light and heat
Ground rent, rates, waste
Water / Sewage
Hall Rent
Cleaning
Insurance
Capitation to district
Property Repairs
Internet
Section expenses - Beaver
Section expenses - Cub
Section expenses - Scout
Section expenses - Squirrells
Miscellaneous group costs
Donations
Event Expenses
Uniforms
**(Deficiency) Surplus for the year**|**_£_**
**£**
**_£_**
1,292
8,534
7,218
6,413
494
243
1,727
-
125
11
20,178
23,063
3,586
-
34,620
3,775
10,215
5,389
2,387
738
331
292
111
335
604
4,424
2,024
2,619
2,148
4,150
3,262
3,297
-
660
764
826
211
587
141
843
2,735
745
393
6,181
3,819
-
14
4,123
-
250
-
39,234
£
(4,614)
**2023**|**£**
38,264
29,159
£
9,105
**2022**| |---|---|---| 3 ## **8th Chelmsford Scout Group** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31 MARCH 2023** |**Fixed assets**
**Current Assets**
Sundry Debtors
Bank current accounts
Bank reserve account
Building society account
Damage Deposit
**Total assets**
**Represented by**
**General funds**
Balance brought forward
Surplus for the year
Balance carried forward|**Note**
1
2|**£**
1,727
55,221
317
-
-|**£**
**£**
789,256
`
65,113
317
-
2,785
57,265
£
846,521
842,030
9,105
£
846,521
**2023**|**2022**
**£**
782,920
68,215
£
851,135
£
851,135| |---|---|---|---|---| |||851,135
4,614
-||| |||||| The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the rules set out by the Charity Commission …....................................... Steve Hugh - Trustee …....................................... Stuart Collett - Trustee 4 ## **8th Chelmsford Scout Group Registered Charity Number 302036** ## **Notes forming part of the accounts to 31 March 2023** |1|**Fixed Assets**
**Scout Headquarters**
**Cost**
Balance brought forward
Additions during the year
**Balance carried forward**
£||**Freehold**
**Land**
2,000
-
£||**Freehold**
**Total**
**Improvements**
780,920
782,920
6,336
6,336
787,256
£
789,256| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||||||| 2 A bank reserve account is designated as building fund - the purpose of this account is to hold funds designated for the purpose of HQ building works and associated costs. As at 31 March 2023 there are no restricted funds. 5