Scouts
Essex
Essex County Scouts
Annual Report and Accounts
2024-2025

Annual General Meeting
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Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 8pm
Skreens Park Scout Activity Centre
Skreens Park Road, Chelmsford Essex CMI 4NL
Scouts
Essex
Contents
Charity Details
Trustees Report
Report of the County Treasurer
15
Auditors Report
18
Statement of Accounts
22
Annual Census
44
Grants Analysis
45
The E5seT Countv Scout Coullcil is a Trust established under the rules of The Scout Association.
Trustees are appointed ullder the Poliey, Organisatioll alld Rules of The Seout Assoeiation.

F.5s¢T C'oun¢%. S¢oul C-ouncil
Presidcnt
The CounTh' Trllstec Board
The Lord Petre. KC"VO. DL
Vice Presidents
Ex-oflieio Trustres
JC Bailev
G Courtaul(l OBF.. I)I.
B J Ci)u%in_%
L A Jordan. DL
R A Bie. CountN L£ad Volunteer
Miss J Mcl)onald, Countk. Youth l.ead
I1￿7nkerS
Apybin*d Twslee5
Barclays Bank PIC
2 High StrL*ThI
C-hLlms1(Ird,
CM I I BCJ
P J Slertn￿l, Countv Chaimian
Mrs l. Sloan. County, Tre&surLY Iuntil
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Cr Nlc)nk
Mrs S Griftiths
CAF Bank Lid
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We.%1 Mallin8. Keni Ml.'19 4JQ
P W'Jlker
J Frn'akL
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Contact Address
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Report from the Counh. Trustee Board
Scouting isa MO￿.¢￿ent￿w¢rcd h. the kindness andcomrnittnentofouri'olunteers, I￿h0 Tnake a difference
and help to d￿'elop the voun8 lii'es in our Lommuniiie
Our Vision
Bv 2028 F.%sex 8¢()uts ii'ill hai"e prtp)r¢d mtsr¢ ptt)ple with skills foi life, suptK)rted by amaLing
leadLrs delivLYin8 inspirational pro8fdmmes.
We'll be grow.ing. more inclusii'e, shapKd by young rthple and making a bigger impact in our communities.
Our Misslo
Scouts gives voun8 people skills for lile. Scouting aetii'el%' engages and supp)tts young pwpl¢ in ih¢ir
p¢rsiinal dev¢li)pmenL empoM'¢ring Ihem io make a tK)siiii'e Loniribuiion io socieiN.
In partrtLrship with adulis. voung wplc thk¢ pan in fun ind￿)r and OVId￿)r JthiiitiL%. The%, l¢arn by doing,
bN shdring in spiritual retleciion and bi. iakin8 reS￿nSIbilitI.. 'I'hc% make choice¥ undL'iukc ncw and
¢hall¢nBin8 ac¢i%'iiie& and thw live their Scoui Pn)mis¢.
Our Value5
WL act w'ith C￿￿L. rcs￿L intC8rily. Cx￿￿ra1]un. eipiorin8 our and others k.lief5.
Our Three Plll*rs of H'ork
'I'i) %uprA)rt ihL' mi)%'ement achiLve its 8cTrals, (Trur thr￿ pi118r% L)f work are a plan ()(Jiiion ￿h1¥h suprrt)rts i)ur
mLmbL'r% and LxtLnd.% ()ur rLaLh. irnpuitin¥ thc lii'Ls ()I'rn(?rn i()ung PLY)pIL'.
l)roRramme- 1% fun, Injc)vahlL. high 4ualiiv. d¥liN¥r¢d and suptx)rt¥Yl bv simpl¢ iJigitJli tsM)ls. L() h¥lp
arL MLII Iraincd. M iih aduli volun1c￿$ from all back8rounds hdtL'r sup[￿)rtcd and morc
mc)tiiJied. li) supp(iri mt)re >"(iunB ￿Trple frt)m di%"erne bJLk8ft)unds.
Perception
to rnSU￿ ¢hal srouiillB 15 bcU¢r uThJ¢r5tood. more i isibl¢. Iru5¢¢d and r¢5p¢l￿d. ￿1th
LIIUI% %LLll li) k. plJ> in8 a kL?' rt?IL in ￿)LILlI..
Our Goal
Our aim 15 t() build on the succL￿5 ofthc prei'ious plaTh= io eoniinue ￿ 8TOW. bccomc more inclusivc, to bc
shdped by r*opl¢ dnJ mJke a bl￿er impaii in ()ur wmmuniii¢i.
The Essex Sci)ut Couni%' comprises of 19 Disrriets. one ol. iihiLh is dei'o(ed purelv Lo Sailin8 IAdi'enlures
Offshiir¢l. W'ithin lh¢ rLmainin¥ 18 1)i5ttiLl5 ih¢r¢ ￿1r¢ 246 SLx?uL GTh?up% m.ith a Ivt41 (If L4.600 Adull
voluniccr5 dcliNLring qualii! Scouiing ba*d PTogrammc5 and in supwkrt Tolcs. The Tru51ccs a¢knO￿led8¢
that a %imple'Yhank vou 10 the Lea41ers and adminiStra￿rS acmss the County does nol refleci ihe leiel i)f
ppr¢Lialion r¢quir¢d lor ¢h¢ir SUp￿rt and g¢ne￿)51¢y in gii.ing their5P￿ tim¢ lo ￿olunteer ¢0 the Sertions,
tiroup5. Di5trias and LTnits 14"ithin ihc Counl)..
Th¢ Counts. Trustee Board team are ¢M￿￿11'¢rCd to pro&"ide goi'ernance and re￿UrCeS to 5UPWrt the
Group*DistricL-s Adult vollln*ers and AdministraLors.
Th¢ Tru5ttes confirrn thai iho. h￿"¢ paid du¢ regard w the need in the Charities Act 2UI I ro demonstrate
that our aims arc lor the publiL t￿￿er11. Our asscsSmL￿I is thai lie hai'c MCL ihc public bencfil eri￿rIa undcr
both the AdN"anc¢ment of Educaiion and the Athancetnenl of Citizenship or Cornmuniti. l)eNelopment
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headino5.
Th¢ tnJin PTlllLipIv* ()[ Six)utine d¢tnc)Th%traL¢ thai tsur aitns ar¢ r(Ir the puE>li¢ EYn¢fii bN=
Supporting young people io d•"elop iheir tull ￿￿n[la1. through the Scouiing progTarnme.
LTndertsking all Scouiing aciii ities ivith full considerdiion for the hLalih and safetN ot-all participants.
nuT rD¢mb¢rs rn<iking the Sc(iui Prvtnise t(1 be able rv ￿llerIt fr()tn full ￿L)Uting rnwnberyhip.
'I'he ￿'Oung people and other main beneflCLaries ol-scouiing being in the 4- 25 l'ears age range.
Being art inLlusii'¢ orgtsnisaiitsrt. ii'ith meM￿￿hlp i)Pth Lts all. inLluding those liNing in lirt￿¢1)I
hurd5hip. Whilstan annual rnetnkr5hip fee ispal'able all tnembers. the abilitk. to join is not restricted
bN their abiliti pay. A ￿angements are in place ￿ assisi Ihose iiho are unable to pav their annual
Mernb¢￿hlp i)th¢r LM)sL%, Ix)th Ii)Lall! thn)ugh th¢ Cc?uTht! qut¥MTrrt FunLI.
Structure, Governallte And ￿l9￿￿EeMent
Lssex County Scoui Couneil is the eleC￿ra1 hyjv M'hich sup￿rtS and encourdge5 the development of
SLouiing in the coun￿.. and OPLYates in a¢¢ordanL¢ iiiLh a iirillen Consiiiuiion. It is the bodi 10 w,hiLh th¢
('i)unty Tru51¢e Ho￿d ithe TTUStttsl 15 acC()un￿bI¢. l)euils ()f the Count&. Trus1tt5 are sh()ii'n (In page 3.
IlistoriLallJ. TrUStLL￿ hai'e been aprxTrinied annuall!. ai ihc Annual Gcnerdl mceiing of the C'ounii %Lou(
Counlil. ¥ith¢r bj LlILiion or by nDmina¢ion. and ma% alg) ￿ Ix)-OPt¢J bw thc Couniv TwsiLK. Bi)ard during
the N'¢ur. Fr(Itn l April 2(I24. 14ere rnade ￿ li) h()Ik Trusl¢e% aTe aptMiillt¢d. terni limit% f<)r
I'nJst¥Ys. iiho Ltin ￿ a'l'rusi¢x' and hoii. mJn%' Twst¢¢s ih¢r¢ ar¢. 14.ith Ihes¢ ¢hang¢s uk'ing ellLLi Iri)m th¢
2024 Annual CienLYul M¢eiing.
I'ru%¢iK'$ arL' th¢ir rL%ry)nsibiliii¢s. Jnd ar¢ abl¢ io ￿ner￿( fn)m trainin8 pri)I'i4JLxl by lh¥
('i)unly l.L￿nIn¥.1'L￿rn <lT L-lurning PaLk￿LS In)rn IThL' %v()ui A￿)LI￿Li1)n iiLbs'itL'. 'IThL ( (iunlv 'l'ru4lLL
Ili)ard pnimi)tL* .1 ruslLLS Tchrrt)nsibiliiiL'5 iu l)islria and (Jniups and LM)mpliJnLL 15 m()ni(i)rLd. WL
Ln.%urn Ihai i'()ung pLx>plL aTL ini()IlL￿ in dcLisii)n making. li-ith li%() 18- ?5 k¢ar i)14J% bl.in￿ mLmhLrs ()I'ih
C'i)uniy I ruNIL'L' Ili)Jrd 1¥- 25 ￿'Carl)I￿S als() TLPTLK'niLQI)n an& c'()uniy'l'ru%lL￿. IliiJrd lU￿LI)mn71ilLL%.
Yc)ung Nxipl¥ arn. alw 811 i)prK)rtuniii¥s aiross thi C'i)uniy ￿ iKYi)m¢ I.￿d￿r5 of th¢ l.'uiuri. l¥ading
bLItL'r rLtL'ntiun ol'yourtg pwplc ihrough aduli voluniccring.
During thc ve#r ¢hc C'ouniy 'l'Nsie¢ B￿rd md 6 time¥ by a mixiure of face und £(x)m mLxlings.
'I'hL Ciiunli, I'ru.%lL* 14c)ard is %uptx)rtLd M. J numky i)r %uM.()mmillLx￿I"¢am￿. Li)n4islin8 (11. l. inanLL
liniludin¥ Ihi Cc)uni¥ lirants Ikiar(11. Skr¢¢ns l>ark Ai¢ii"ii! C'intr¢. and'l'hrifli¥o(Kl ( (?untN I Iciidquilrtvrs
& 'l"raining C-LnlrL. Substantial sUPPOrt 15 rKoi"idcd io thc C'vunli" Sc()u¢ Council fmni a largL nurnblr ol-
iiluniLLr hLIpLf5. '1"hLfL arc LIIX) mLmbL'rs ofihL Cc)unii' Icam and ()IhLr ad%is()rs diTLLII)' suprrt)Tlin8 ihL
C'i?uniN S¥1)ut C'ouncil. Nonr ofihc5¢ iolunic¢r5 r¢rcii¢ ani" pai"mcnts for%rvicc5 rcnd¢r&l. I'hc principal
s(iurLL5 ol. Ihl Si()ui Couniil's inioml arL Inlmkrship subscripiions. flrs paid bv InLinkrs lor aLllI'iIics.
t()8ether with 8fdnts and donations from public h)die& trusrs and indi¥iduals.
Proces5csarc in plaLY to moThitorwmpliancc iiith mandatorv Lcarnin8 forall Adultsthroughouithc County.
%'ith the C()llntv Trustee Bi)drd remdining dnd fullv ¢x)mmiL*d li) and 8dfLgudrding. We
haTre a Hcalth &. 5af¢ti Ill&.Sl Profc&sional in the Team ii.ho has compilcd a comprchcnsiic Il&S
documenL as well ￿ pro% iding praLILLal help and 8uidance Lo ihe Gft)ups and DistricL8 around the Counly.
Trustees. Responsibilities Statement
Our Tru5te¢5 are valu￿, ￿1th them ¢aking on %i"eral irnwrtant role5. The Tru5ttts are resEK>nsible for
prcparin8 the Annual Rcrort and ol'crsceino our Financia] SiaicmLmts in ac£ordanec Mith applicablc la￿,
and ALLI)ulliing sthrtdards Illniied Kingdvm Generalll" AeeeFAed ALlX?unting PraLLiLel-
Trustccs arc responsiblc for making sure our financial SLgtcmeThts gil'e a true and fair of thc status of
tht Lhdrit}'. Th¢i' dlso tnvnitiir inLiitning r¢5(iurL¢5 and th¢ appliution ()f lh¢ Ci)untN S Twur¢¢s f(Ir Lhe
v¢ar. Lai4" applicable to charit1¢5 in England &. Wales require5 the"1 rus(ees to prepare financial statements
loreaLh finanLial % ear iihiLh oiiea trueand lair%'iei% olthe Sta￿(￿[￿1[airS of the Lharil>' andof the inci)ming
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resources and applicaiion ot-rttources of the chariTh" for that ￿riod.
In P￿Paring ihesr finan¢ial Sthi¢tn¢thts, th¢ Trus￿$ art ￿Ul[¢4 ts)=
Selea suitable accountin8 wlicies and then a￿1%. Ihem consistrnilv.
Ub5eTre the m¢thi)ds and principles in the Charities SORP 201911.-RS 1021.
Make judg¢rn¢nts and ¢slimat¢s that are r&9sonable and prudcnL
late ii'hthher thes b'e folltsiied #ppliLahl¢ aL*I)uniing sththdards suhjeci anN material Llepurture8
disclosed and explaincd in the linancial s￿leMents.
Pr￿P￿ire the finynLial the -g()ing COllLYrn' imsis, unle55 il is inappr()prial¥ iu ussume that
the chari(N will coniinue in 0￿ration.
The Tru5ttts are re5P()n5ible for keeping accounting record5 ihat disclose iiith reasonuhle accuracN' at any
time ihc linancial pN)siiion of ihL C'harii!.. Th￿. musi also hclp our 'frustees ￿ ensure that the financial
st)tLm¥rtlS Lomply i%iih th¥ Chariiics Act 2011. lh¢ Chariiv (Annual R¢Po￿l Rcgulaiions 2(K>8 and the
pri)1 i4iiins ()l-th¢ Tru.41 t)e¢d. Th¢), arc alx) r¢4w)nsible r()r ￿feguar11)n¥ the &%%eL% iil-the Lhurily and henLe
king rL'asonabl¢ S￿p5 lor th¢ prm'¢niion and de1￿[10n of Irdud and oih¢r in'guldriti¢s.
'I'hL' "I'rus[L￿￿ Ll)nlirm thai major risks hai'e kicn r￿1￿%.ed and S%%lLms and proLedurLS hai'c been
S￿blIsh￿￿ 10 ihose risk's las x'i oui in th¥ Risk A&%¢&%m¢n( l)oliLJ un Pdgi$ 16 171.
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AchievemeDts Performantt
Review of the l'ear
DuTing th¢ ￿'¢ar$ PTogrekn h45 ￿en Tnad¢ impl¢tn¢niing the i4WiOUS arlion5 5eioul in th¢ County
Development Plan M'hich il'as doeloped bv "fearn Lssex Iconsisiing of ihe Inembers of the C'ountN l Tusree
Board, together iviih ihe Esse.I Senior Le￿¢[ship Team and DistriLt LL*d VtslunieeTsI in 2024, tr) ideniify
il'hat we need to do io move Scouting in F.55ex foni"ard=
The Ilsion Siulemenl sei b). feom E￿ex￿Or f￿$&¥S(0￿1S.'
'By 20211 Tr.ssey Scouts will have Prepared more i'oung people with skills for life, supported by
amazing leaders deliverin2 inspiraiional programmts."
Pro1'idi￿ fiippnrl lo Clroiips ljisiricis ii'iih.4diili yycruiin￿lli
ReLruiimLni Tool Kits- The lour tsJ)Ikits purchased b%. the Lountv ledch consisiing ot-a Gazeh).
frL%￿St￿￿iMg roll¢r h￿rtL[S. fea(her flags and le)fl¢tsi ¢otllinue tsi be ivell used by li)cal Disiricts
("ir(iup5 ariiund the C()unli'.
o Gri)wih and I)LILIo
- Il'ith th¢ pr¢¥'ious ￿t￿l￿g Coming ￿ an in 2024. th¢
Tru%tLL% a¥TLLLI ii) L()niinue funding ruI￿lim￿ Piti¢J Crr()14th and l)L'i"Ll()pmLni oniLLr
IGI)()I bel'ond June 2024. usin8 funds reLrii'cd from Ihc NomiJn tiarL)n"l TUSI. 'I"hc (il)C)
LX)rttirtUL¥ ¢() plav a r()l¢ in ¢hL r¢'Lruiim¢m¢ supwrt of ICKJI Jdul( %{)luniLL'rs 4nLI Yc)ung
l.¢aÉJ¢r% 11¥181. io help ww Jev¢lop no4 proi'i%ii)n. and strengthcn e.¥i%ling gT()ups in
idLmiili¢d ¢c)mmuniti¢￿￿r4￿s ol'n¢¢d aiross l..wx. Wilh the funding going li)riiard ￿.InS
pri)i idLyJ yi)ILI)' l.'ssL'x %it)ul% afL ablL u) bA)adLn uii'LragL i)l-thi (il)()'s iiLlii'ilies
LfLI.%S thL wh(Ilc (Trf thL C i)unti'.
Impri)I'inx C onimiini¢'(Iliuns ciwlmiiking li mor¢ iwxeiL.d i.e. 'Righi nK•&sugc' its ihcj riRhipccJpl
Wilh thL ( i)uniN Wl￿"lll' rn()i"ing l() u nL%4' h()mL lasl JLur. thL ()rv(?rlunitN has
Jl%ii b¢¢n iak¥n t(> mc>ii lh¢ l)ark Allll'lti" C'¥ntrL' ￿(b&ll¥ L() J n¥ii hi)m¥. mak'ing li rn()￿.
sLKurL an4J LasiLr ¢1) maintsin.
Mdill￿._.t'hl ('(TrMp￿1￿$ iILan-up undL'rukcn JlK'ad ()fthL nLii Jduli mcnik'p*hip %N%iL'm
'inb IdunLhLxI. hL'IpLd L'n￿rL￿ ihtit dll Adult% ha%"L d valid Lmdil d fL*ulI. mdilin&i% dr¢
n()w %cni dircLI Io OUT I'oluntccr Icadcrs. which ha5 alrcad). shO￿n an improi'LInL￿t in rL%FNinsc
ratL•s Miih infc)mati(In k,in8 fLKX'I%Ld dirLXi bv ih4)%L' i114&% IlliL￿￿L'd fi>r. in d iimL.l)' mannLr.
Wvrk ¥untinu¢s io impro%"I hmi" mailing lists ar¢ main&in¢d lind k¢pi up ￿ daw.. ¢(? ¢nsurL" thai
m&¥imurn ￿)￿LraSc LS mainlaincd.
As Pdrt (i(the'l'rJrL%fc)midiLI)n pnijeLL a signif1L￿[ amc)LLllL c)f M(Irk unJenJken L()
clcan-up thc contact information lor vcr%' Aduli Volunlccr recordcd on Thc Sc()ut A550ciation s
Adult MLmbLrship daiabase. This hLIpL￿ li) Lm.%urL thai IhL daia li'a% fil and rLad￿ Ic) nii8ralL il)
lh¢ nrn" digitsl 51'51¢m h.hcn it launih¢d ai th¢ ¢nd vf 2024 and ihankb gil i(1 th¢ l.uk¢ 14N¢
and Ilannah Wcllh of ihc C'ompliance T¢am for their hard li"0￿ and dcdicaliort in this respect:
iiiih l.'&%ex leading Ihe in iemis ofi)1"erdll data 4ualii% and Ll)mplianL*.
the C-ounts. Lead Volunteer continu¢s to issue regular updates
thL mcmbiys ofTeam Essex. proi iding inforniaiion and updates. pariicularlv whcre aciion
is required. st) 11) f(Kus diieniion %i"her¢ Wmethin￿ n¢¢ds" dving.
Proi'idAng siipporiJor Disirici loiiih LL'a(ts
o The nei￿Ork of District Youth Leads LonLinues (o ￿ dei'eloped bN' the CountN Youth Lead, wilh
supwirt being prw"id¢d ￿ l)islrici l£ad Volunws ts) h¢lp th¢m milk¢ a Youth l.ead app(iin¢ni¢nL
it'thei do noi alrcadi. hai'c one.
Proiiding i￿￿5 io gi>e FJs¢x &-oiil i'olunleers ihe rerognilion ihei'desenv
AM"ard5 Data- The nurnb¢r of aii.ards king wt5ented across the Counts. continues to increase. as
a rLsuli ol'ihe on80in8 ana]Nsis ofthc Counp. s dath bi. thc Aiiards Tcam. b) idcntitN' arcas whcrc
Ltivn is required and the infc?miation shdred iiith Dist[iL￿ I.￿￿ Vi)lurt￿[s.
AM'ard5 C-ornrnitte¢5- Di5trici-s haN't iren encouraged to e5tabli5h thtir Ai¥aTds CoTnrnittee
hLlp idL￿tIl> candidates and wbmit nominaiion
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lajor Events and International
The f()Ilc)ii'in¥ M#jor Events li￿k pla¢e during the %"w'.
ESSEX IVEEKEND- held in Mai, 2024. 0i.er420 auendees to this unique eveni M'hich is
aitned at th<inking l¢ad<Ys their f<irnili¢s f(Ir the iitne thei" gii"e lo FsK¥ scou1¥ enxbles thern to
take part in the manN aaivities ofteTed oier ihe ileekend .lthe Saiurdai. night quiz 15 al￿,aN.S a
highlighi i)f this ¢￿en1 and thJrtks go to ￿'endI Bi'e artd herieam fi)r en￿ring the eieni is a su¢c¢ss.
County. Marathon- An incideni hike. io Incory￿rait ts)p aivards for cl 20 144 I'oung people and adults.
"lo gLI I'uung pLY)ple out nai igaring and map reading. ii"hi1s1 carTring equipnienl in unlarniliar terrdlll. A
Lomple¢ing n)uie Lards frc)tn h&%e ii) Ims'e, assist¢d b) SUPTK)rt and ()th¢r ieams. Thanks ￿ the 14-24 and
Eveni teams for pulling on ihis e%'eni.
Btavers In Tents
h¢ld in June 2024, had oi'er 4(M) for # i¥￿¢kend of fun and adi'¢niur¢ tor
th()S¢ yi)ung ￿)ple )eJr5 1)Id ai skrttns p￿k ALlivii!' C¢nire. suptK)nvJ l)v ()I'¢T I(K) Ulluli
volunieers. Thanks io the 4-13 and Eveni trams (or or8anisin8 this u'ent
County Backpaek- 4(Kl Young Jxoplc look in thi$ 2 dav ￿'alking ¢i¢nt. bas¢d ai Skr¢ens Park.
'ith tLam% 111.4-6, r)al l¥aliDg IK'iiiLxo 24 basth. ¢c)mplL¢ing r()uiL Lards Ir()m bd%c li) basL',
supr&)n¢d by ￿arli}uS it￿5. "l edm5 dTe self suifiLienL LJrn'in8 a SaLk 14.iih b&%iL day hikin8
Lquipmini. For somc. Ihis ma%. iK' ¢h¢ lirsi ¢imi lhi￿. hal'c undi4tsk¢n an ex￿xIl¢l0n. This is a gicat
trainin¥ iipmirtunil￿ in a L()niN)Iled manner to de%'elop skills for life. Thanks ￿ the ￿13 and l-.vent
¢¢Jms lor organisin8 ihis ￿'¢ni.
In ¢¢mis c>l'lni¢rng¢lon•l ¢rlps und¢nak¢n durinB 2024:
Au%tralia Jamb(ircc
()n Ili)xinbt l)a%' 126ih Ik'LL'rn￿rTr 2U24. 70 I￿p10r¢r ￿)UL5 and l.¢aders ¢mbJrkLYI ()n J (hr¢￿.
v¢Lk l..xp¢dition i(? Ausiralia f(br thc Australian JJmix)m. J125 in Mar¥iN)r(?U8h. QuLK'n%ldnd. 'I'hL
SEKnl IhrLL in Kuala l.umpur. traiLlling ar(wr¥J thL Llt!.. ¥'isitin8 Q'hinal(ii%n. IhL I?Ltninas l iiiVLr
and Kl.'Ii)w"¥r plu% a dd%' ai (i¢niing M'()rld. a mJj()r ih¢m¢ ffark. &% 14"¢ll as I￿ndIng lim¢ in Lh
Infinit) P(i(?l on Ihc 21&¢ Ilwr of ihcir h(TrlCI.
ThL' Ll)ntinBL'ni drri1'L￿ in %! dnL￿. C)n ihL m4)rnin8 ()f 3IsL Dettm￿r. irni'Lllin8 onward% l(1 Lairn.% f()r
Nki¥ y￿￿5]..1.¢ li ith ihl tradilional fiMiork"5.
Durins four davs in Cairn5. Ihc%' traicllcd lo thc Greai BarriLY Rccfand ￿ent snorkclin& klorc
tra%'L.Ilin8 Ihe rainfc)rL'.s1. IM)Jrdin8 ihe %ki ii'Ji' Lable Lar %i'SLL?m (i) LTai'LI ii) KurandJ. ILaming ah)ul thL
¢111s%%l¢m frnm park rJng¢rs on thi j(ium¢%'. A￿.r somi limi in Kurandil. thi gT(?up Irak¢ll¢d b4¥k tv
Caim% dbi)ard thL minL irain s(c)rvinR ai Bam)n Fall% li) a(Imire the Jnd uke
phiiliigraphs. 'I'h¢%' und¢rt￿k a ¢hinl trip I13rt1th'5 CrtTrwdil¢ Adi¢niur¢5 14"h¢rv manN' had pi¢lure5
kcn with a koala or snakc and had the chancc to fced the crocodile5 1iio¢ ￿"1th a Scout '.}.
On leaN in8 Cairns. theN (rakellcd bi, train on a 21 hour journc%' io Nqar¥,knrou8h. Ihc silc ofthe
J￿bl?r¢e ii.here th¢y S￿nt 10 £lai's m.ith our Australian fii¢nds ¢kp¢rl¢nL]n￿ dll the thal a
Jamborcc can oftcr. Those under 16 joined ii.iih an Australian Troop ii.hile the older Eiplorcr Scouts
joined Mith their Venillrer C1)Il￿gUeS assis(ing ii'ith the programme bases. Mosi people vi%iied the
Australia £(K) (made famou5 bv Slo¢ Ini"inl. a da!. into MarviK)rough and a iialtr aclii'ities dai.,
togcthLr Iiiih mank advcnLurous aciii l(lL￿ onsiic and big ei cning aetii'ilies in thc main arcna and
el%ei%here. The cc)niirtgeni perf(Trmie(I i)n lft(emaiic)nal Ei"enin¥. pA)i iding theiri)wn rendilion of "Big
Fish. Littl¢ Fish" aided b). a i'ideo ofBob the Builder. 14.hich 14.as iiell receii'ed.
Atler lea%'in8 the Jarn￿reL. Ihe group ifdl'elled o%'emi8hL b!. Coach Lo S%dne! ￿"here thev speni three
dav5 N'lSlting th¢ Blue MiTrurttsin5, ￿'1th a iihole dJs" in S!"(In¢N sights¢¢in& finishing 74.ith 4 sp¢¢dtK)4l
tour around the harbour.
Atler three iveeks and three daJ% they all reLumed home ieTh Lired bui ￿lth memories thai ￿11] last a
lifetime.
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Essex InternAtional Jambortt
The Essex Intemaiional Scoui and Guide Jamknree IEIJI 20?4 Il'as a tnjlv remarkable and memorable ei'ent
and International Celebrntion ol-SLOUling and Girl?uiding, iihieh I￿)k plJLe from Saiurdav Jul}. 27th 2024,
for a week of unparalleled fun. disco￿.cry and adi"enbJre.
The Jamknree emlx)died the vibtathi spirii of Giilgllidithg and kouting, Jrtd aimed tr) p￿1,]de eierv
partiLipant with a 'M'¢ek to remem￿r. M"h¢re thrn. celebrated ii.ith old and new. ernbTa￿d ne
challLnges, and enjoved ei'etv Op￿l￿nity.
It was considered the largest joint Scoutin8 and Girl8uidin8 e%'ent in Euro￿ in 2024. The budget for the
¢ILni £2.iM and li'￿ under grL'ai pressur¢, bui Ultim￿c]Y th¢ ¢￿¢ThI achie1.￿1 a mod¢si surplus du¢ to
Lureful bud¥Lting iind lin<inLi&il 1￿￿￿{18¢￿¢￿L
EIJ is a largc-SLdlL iniernational ei'¢ni. and Li siJec¢sstull!' M'clcomcdoKer4.i(M) Scouts and Guides trorn over
40 dillerent Louniries Irom around ihe globe ￿ eamp ￿8￿her. Wilh more than ¥.(K)O t£ople on the site.
iniluding partiiipanis. Icad¢r& and sthl'l.. the shiyr s¢Jl¢ und¢rs¢or¢d th¢ loBistiial and organisational
¢()mmittnLDt rLNUiTed. I'hi% trnlv inl¢maii()niil ￿￿111-faith envimnmeni fi)4*red LuIIuTuI awarene44 und
respect. reminding eieryone to be iolerdni ar￿ considerdLe.
l.ed by Kuren PuLker and Paul Walker. the F.lJ tvam an exceplional commiimenl i(} mthiLul(iu5
plannin8 and safety. with or8anisers hai'in8 dedIca￿d ihree)'earso(plannin8 w ensure a fanL￿tle experience.
ThL purticipunl pro8fdmme desi8ncd ts) thrill. cxcile. challcn8e. und en￿r￿in. It dii'idcd into..
l)dylimL /.onLs'.
uhLampi ri)taled thr(Tru8h AA>nes like -l.ech l.ab leodiTh& mkniics. VRI. l-.ntcrprise Isii'Let mJkin8
bu%inL*% ihdll¢ngil. Mi)iion Ibik¢%. KKIX kansl. IlJlan¢ing Ail Iiirius skills. high ry)pL%. l)arki)url.
I Ip und IlndLr (Llirnbing. Lai'ingl. ()n 'l'ar¥L¢ l%h(K)ling. arLhLTr I. I1".￿ a Kn()Lkoul I￿.0M Lhullcn¥c¥l.
ur%'i%dl (hush LraQ lirL, li8hiin81, and WLI &. M'ild l/iwbin8. ka&akin81.
Evcning /.i)nL%'.
I)IILrL,d frl￿ LhLIILL' JLII% IIIL% SULh Iliiux i)r MusiL 11)J%. IINL rKrf()rniJnLX'%I. 1118 SLrLLn Iiiii
s¢r¢'¢n iinima thith agwppr()prio¢¢ filmsh. C'irius l..xirJiJgan/• IliK¢ ¢irius acts). th¢ 14-17 Riireai
II'IP liiungc M ith mocktai15 IOT oldcr partiLipantsl. and a iradiliondl C"amplirc.
AnvlimL /.£)nLs=
idcd ¢on¢inuous ¢ngagem¢nL including lTh¢ Iquic¢ a¢tll'ilic5. badge sii'appingl. C'raft Ilarn
ILriatllL Lhallcn8¢51. 1)aisi s Cjaming Shcd Icompuicr 8amcs1. 50ft Rock Cari IIcgLndary
milkshJkr51, Thl IIL%L¢h1sJnJrasl11￿. rl'laxaiivnl. All AIxTruL Mc. All Lls lin¢lu511?n. li¢ll￿.In8.
global i5SU¢51. and ihc Ficld & Caf¢. Th¢ EIJ Presents thlcnt 5hoii pro¥'ided an optK>rtunil)' for
partlLipants to shoi4LasL iheir thlLnts on sta8C.
Ceremonies ￿'cre a brilliant ii'av to begin and end the Jamknree experience. Flag br&qk was respected each
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rllorning and eiening in the main arena. The C'elebration Da! held on Frida%" included a picnic and a
celebraior¥' partv complcte ￿'ith tirciiorks.
-I'h¥ "I,'lJ in a l)av' prti8ram otT¥r¢d i)pwniiii¥ for othir %¢M)uiin8 and (iLrl8uidin8 m¥mk.ry ts) visit #nd
parliiipuiL in ihL e¥'eni.
l.'lJ partiiipan¢s were en¢oura8ed ￿ adhere io ihe'l.iN¢ (iold¥'n Rul¢s (bfprogramme":
l()i)k dllLr ihLm8Lli'e$ (stay hi'draled. proiethed from Mwdtherl
listi￿ i(1 insiruitityns
qucuc wlitcly
choosc Ihcir adventurLs. and most importanily
iry new thing.
to ma¥imisc their c.¥pcricncc and gain a scn5c ofachio"cML￿1.
Whilc no 5ingl¢ ionr qualified lor an indii idual badgc. the artii"itiC5 throughout the ￿¢¢k contributed
5l8niliLantly to partiLLpanis' SLx>u(in8 and Girl8uidin8 ai%ards.
The 5ucce5s oI-ElJ hingeson ihe dedicated eJTort5 ofits iolunlccr 51aJTand leader5. The ei'enl acknoiilcdged
thi Lrucial rolL ol. aduli IcadLYS and sthn.. ollcrin8 an AdulLISiaff Lcamin8 and DLNelopmLml Pro8ramrnc
Ihri)ugh(?llt the Meek. This programm¢ PA)i"idLYl i)prKirtunili¢s for n¢LI¥I)Tkin¥. sharing, and %kill
deN'clopmeni. Co￿tring topics such as First Re5Foll5e firs( aid. dii'ersitv and inclusion: inlernational
opponunities, and progrdmme plannin8.
This investmcni in volunteer d￿'t10PMent further underscored ihe comprehensil'e and forward-thinkin8
appri)ach Ihe EIJ team gile 10 ()rgani%ing %uch a large-%cale iniemaiional ei"eni. Something ihai li'&% elen
tnore in forus atl¢r cancellation of ihe 2V20 ¢i¢nt due lo Ihe Coi"id Pandernic.
EIJ 2024 ￿"aS not just-a 14eek in a field- li a mdiculousl& planned ath"enture designed to create lasting
meTll()Ties. f()%ler skill.%, and p￿?M1)le gli?hal Unde￿L￿din¥ r(Trr ￿￿[%"(?￿e ini(Trli'fxI. Fxternalli. the eieni
created significant ro51tive press coi'erage and huge social media interesL further enhaneing the rositive
aspeas ol'ciirlguiding and Swuting in Esse.x and ond.
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Fecdback from thc cvcnt has bccn hithlv ￿*Siti1.¢ M'ith commcnis and improi'emenis bcin8 rollcd fotib'ard
into futUT¢ plan5.
LLK)king ahead, Karen and Pa￿1, the Jamlx)ree Chiefs. haieagreed the 2028 eKenL for￿hleh planning
has alrtath. started.
The Cauntw Trnstees thank Paul, Kat¢th and th¢ii thidertram foi plltling on a fil￿ ¢lJss ei'eni %￿h]Ch is beirtg
looked at as an example of hou" Such larg￿5¢al¢ eN'¢Nts should be run. Ivith the leam willing io share their
knowled8L and e.Kperience ￿'ith others.
THRfffwooD
C'.H.A.P.S. TeArn
ThL C.H.A.P.S. TL&m i$ a small gr()up of lolunt￿r$ i%ho l(N)k after thL maintenan¢¢ of the Couniy IIQ and
.1 rainin¥ C'LnirL' ai'l'hrifti%ix)d CampsitL', Brcnikn(KNJ. Currcnily therc arc thirtcL'n pcmianLnt mLn)IK'rs Il￿ by
%L%'LrJl %mall j()bs, partiLularl!' urgeni onL%. M'LYC undcrtakLm thN)ughout ihc kcar. iliih the main w()rk
¥i)mpl¢¢¥d during April anJ Ik'¢Ln1￿,r th¢ l¢am tsM)k i)iir ihi i¥hol¢ Lx?mplL¥ l()r iiii) i¥Lrk% ¥a¢h iimc.
In li)ial, thL tL'Jm undLYt(M)k 1.173 hours ofserviee aThJ
LiimplLtLd iiVLr 178 PiL*LS ()I'woTk. M'hiLh 1.% J fJnu%llC
aLhiLfv<m¢n¢. A lilt ill. thi 1iiTrrk- 15 ginLYJl maini¢nan¢¢ such
4$ rLpairing hN)K-¥n ilLms. dL%aling ihL iialLT h()il¢rs and
di%hwa%hLr. pJiniin8 LILJring up lift bv
inLI)n*idLratL pLxipIL. hu( s1)mL ￿tand I'hL bi88esl projeci
this yLar t(> dig iiul a trLnLh alvng Ihl ivnLrLtL paih ai thc
balk ()l-IhL muin hall and lai, a l.'rnnLh t)rnin Istx piiiurcl.
'I'his hilp¢d J gr¥at d¢al in ¥a5ing Ihl iimouni ofslum"
endin8 up i)n ihe pathiiav.
"I'hL TrustLL5 would like lo ¢hank ihc C.1 l.A.P.S icam for iheir
dcdicalion and w'ork undcrtakcn in SUp￿)rI1￿8 the Louniy
('c)mplL%.
Ileritage Ctntre Tearn
The small Heritage Team i)r8 memberK led M Bill Mthhall. 18 %till sl(iii IN mi)i'ing ahead in iL% rei iething and
eathlo8uin8 01.iiems held. Neil i(ems are re8ularli being offered ￿ the Team. M'ith mosi athypied.
Agre¢ment has b¢¢n made w"i¢h the Nalional Ileadquarters IleTilage I'eaJn thal ii"e ii.ill accept anN iterns offered
t(} them Ihai the￿ dc? rt4)t thai F.￿￿ pt(TrienanL*. 14"hiLh irtLlude% ani" 1￿M prii)r tc) 19()7 ihai LÉ)me
trom the old Essex SLOUI Distrias now. in Greater London Nonh Easi SLOUL CollnLs.
Grants Board
The Tol¢ of the County GrJnts Tearn is to di5tribuie small grants iii Indii"idua15, GtDups Districts 5¢eking
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"financial SUp￿n. Grants are used for a iaritt%" of pUr[K￿5. I1"ith the tn051 Corntnon being for nw" 5eciion siart-
UPS, %UPtx)rt r()r building iithrk IiihiLh inLlude% tnajor repairs knnd neil" builds). ￿ ii.ell replacemeni ()f kil u%ed
tor adi'cnturous aLlI￿l(lL￿. ThLYL Is al￿ a small amount ot'monL) 10 siiprM)rt Additional Nccds.
The CountTr also has a SupEK)rt l-.und io ¢[￿ble the C-ounti" to proi.ide financial assisL9nce 10 those
l)ibtrict5'1GT0up￿￿jnIio Indii'idua15 M'htr¢ 5UPtx)rt 15 required. as a Ttsuli of the increasing cosl of lii'ing
pressurcs. ThL Coun￿, Inclusii'iTh' Fund proi'ides finanLial &ssisthnce tsTr partieipants attLmding CounTh' lei'cl
o*erseas ei'ents.
All grants have one key objective. ii'hich is to enhanct the benefits thai Scouting brings to young ￿p]e in
Monie5 available to ihe Orants Tedm fordimribution are held in The Nonnan (iaron Trusi INGTI. the County
Iluilding F'und IC'liI.'I, the Addiliunal Needs l.und IANFI. the Couni!. SuptK)n l.und ICSI. l and IncluSlWIT>' l-und
The C BF is tundLd trom Counrn, Mcmbership fees and ihL ANF tn)m donations rLYeii'ed. ThL C SF is funded
ntirLly frorn C'()unty re51)UTL¢S and 11.. is funded from surpluses arising frum ￿)uni% led internalii)nal trips,
Igether with maiLh-funLling i)b¢ain¢d fn)m the E*4ex Ci)tnmunil!' F(iutwlaii(In.
Ov¢r th¢ past v¢ar ihcr¢ hav¢ 4 siart-up 8ronts toialing £800 pJid OUL for neiv Squirrel S¢oui Dr¢y$.
one for a ScouL'froop and one lor an LYpk)rer Scoul Unii.
]4uilding Jnd 14uipmirt¢ grants iolaling £22k hJiL paid oui for. a n¢'i¥ S¢oui IILad4uartirs, rLm¢dial
building work. 5￿uri¢}. and N'lurbithm¢nis 10 lill S¢oui H￿dqUart￿y￿ i¥ill as hilping onl ol'thc Lampsiics,
plus Ii)ur granis made Cir()ups lor LquipmLni p￿rLh￿.
L21111 hus k'Ln BrunlLd fr()m ihL' Additional NLL¥Js Fund.
È2.2211 hls hLen paid oui fri)m lh¢ Couniv SuprA)rt l.und. lTh¢ Tru￿￿ ar¢ k¢¢n th ¢nsur¢ thai all m¢m￿.r5 ul.
1'.SlL'¥ %L'i)Ul% drL' l)r IhL' L'¥¢sIL'nLL lif (his fund Jnd IhL' aiJilahiliiN i)fmLinL'y ts) help SLX)ULing 11()uri%h
vithin IhL L'iiunly. Miih m4)nLY ni)1 lyd￿lL'r iv ￿lCipal￿On.
Alti)¥L¢hLr. thi lirJni%'l LJM ha4 Piiid i)ill i)f £35.825 ii1)nh i)fgrants ￿ l-.ssL'x s￿)Uts this iLar. wi¢h 1urthLr
LiimmitmLnL* lil Pd%' nLarl> L l.3.7811.
N() grant rnquLsL% ha￿C rcLciicd for thc Inclu5ivilv Furwj.
Activity Centre
Skrttns Pxrk Attlvlty Centre
Thc sitc continucs to Telurn an operaling surplus and remains &erv w>pular with Scouts. Guides. Duke ol-
Edinburgh grL)ups. schools and LOryX)ro(e Lusiomers.
Thc siatTtcam. ovcrsccn M, Pai Ball￿, Iormtions Manager). has bLM mainlaincd at 10. ￿1th thcm M'orking
lir¢1¢5slI' lo fulfil knoking5. '1'h¢ tram ¢Ynsl51¢nili' pull oul all the 51op5 ¢0 d¢liier a ma55ii"¢ Tange of
activities, e5peciallv during busl. perii)ds. as urll a5 spending lime i¥orking hard acros5 the site to keep on top
ot'esseniial maintenance. repairs and helpin8 10 improve the si*.
Thc sitc has run Archerv and NRSA instruaor coursts. First Aid training and Tomahaii"k COUTSCS during thc
ear: with all bein< ietTr i%ell supw)rted. These are an addiliortal ￿￿rLe ofrevenlle to help fund fu]ther
del'elopment I4"Lthout placing a strain on Count)" financial rEsources.
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The site has seen a number ot projeas undenaken during Ihe jear M. the Skreens Park Nqaintenance and
ALiiNiry TLYM ISN(ARTI whosL Sup￿lI IS greatli appreciaicd. Thc projccts undenakcn inLlude=
remoTr'al of trees fmm ihe car park to make more space Isee picture
- our thanks ￿ Tree Fella tor the loan ofequipmeni and personnel
assisl H'ith this projecil. as ii.ell a5 clearing the site readv for
construLiion ofthe ne%¥ Workshop and Storage Barn.
Work has cotnmenced to reliKate the carnpfire circle to an aTea
ii'ithin the Millenium W￿)d.
Before
Ih'er I2￿ trces haN'e plantrd a( Skreensoi'erthe last4 years
(though som¢ Jr¢ r¢pla¢¢m¢nts of ¢arli¢r tailur¢sl.
Th¢ ￿NIal Lar track.
locaied adjaeeni ￿ Ihe
Ropes Cou￿'S has Lwi
c()mplded l%ee PjLiuTel.
Th¢ sit¥s LL TV sYs￿M hos been ¢oMpla¢1￿ oi'erhaul¢d.
%'ith e4uipment ins￿11¢d dLross the siie. Thi5 pN)ject
%'a% lundL.d h%, a 8fdni of £]0.5￿.￿ from Ihe Rural l.ngland
PrL¥%pLriii l.und.
A VoluniLlY t￿M Iri)m I laifiild l.()ri￿1 l)isiri¢i
hdlL upgrddLYJ thL (YJTdLn I*L PILiurLI and
L'hJrKI. ii'iih an annuJl mdiniLmanLL hud8Lii d8fLL￿. yi)in8
IThL 4krLL￿.￿ Park WLb%ilc h()4tin¥ bLxn
mdk'L li m(IrL ￿KUrL Jnd LJ%ILr i(? maiiiuin.
An upgradi i() 3-ph&%i lias r¢qUIr￿ Ihi sit¥% iliiifi¢iL
%uppli'. l() supwrt ihc nLi4 building pmjLLLs. wilh ihi
Ll)mpIL￿1 M. IIK POWLY NL)I￿(Frk￿ durin8 ihL' )'LJr. Thi%
¥hang¥ i%"ill also 5uprrt?rt the ins¢allation of solar ￿nelson the 51*, 14"hi¢h is bein8 und¢Nakcn simul￿n￿Li￿s1Y
iiith IhL building projcLts.
ThL Sk'rccns Park. Managcrncnt C-ommilicc. M"orking M iih the Countv Truste￿ and SlalT. hal'c conlinucd
pn)grL*% i%'i)rk i)n rLplaLLmLmi i)fThL Wdrren huildin8 IwhLLh is no lon8er IIL for usel dnd the pr(}￿lsIl)n i)I'a
n¢i%' purpo￿-bull1 sloragL and mainty'nanLY building.
Thc Warren rcplaeLmLni is similar in dcsi8n ￿ The Leaman building Isee proposed C1￿,allonsl. The
.1 rusl¢e 14oard appTOi'ed a l￿d8¢t for the
projcci. lolloi%-ing eomplction of a
¢vmpreh¢nsiv¢ l¢nd¢r pr(11*5k M"iLh
construction I4"ork cotnrn¢ncing in Noi¢rnb¢r
2024. Funding lor ihL projeci has come from a
verv generi)us le¥aLV reL*ll￿ fT()m the e$￿e
of the late Malcom TrGwher MBE. a
lon8Standin8 mLmbcr ol-EssL.¥ Scouts. As a
result, il is illtnd¢d Iv lliim¢ th¢ Imildin
'Treacher .
'.ii'.=
During the vear. planning approi'al wa5 also ob¢ained for a Storage and Mainlenance Barn Isee
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prO￿sed elei'ationsl, Mhich Mill be used ￿ siore the site5 machineTr' and equipmeni. Llpon completion,
this ivill also cnablL improvcmcnts madc Lo the i4.et IlLMthcrlactii'ity barn and for li th rci'ert to its
iniend￿ ￿5¢, rnth¢r than il
being used to store plant and
machinery. The tacilit
ii.ill aly) ciintain a
I'olunieer.Imeeting room, for
use h) thtsse ￿h() supsx)rt the
site. as well as ihe staff for
medings. Conslruclion of
this huilding LL)mtnenLed in
Mai. 2V25. Il'ith completion
duc in carlv 2026. After the i'oar Lnd a contrath o1-£620.133.34 Il'as signed LBM ConstnJeLion
S¢rviL¢s 1.imii¢d f(Ir the L(InstruLli(In orth¢ Bam.
WL Loniinue ￿ dLI'elop the sii¢s eLO er¢deniial& i%ith i%ilding strips cstsblished again tor the 2025 season,
resulting in u5 Cliniinuing i(1 5tt e¥ciling 14-ildlife on sile. including Salamanders, thad5. fn)gs and s1(Iiv W(ITms
as well as ihcre being a huge inercase in ihc nUm￿r and %'aricTh' of fli'in8 inscas Th0￿ sw>ited around Ihe siie.
su¥h ￿ bu¢ierlliis' moihs cw.. In Jddilitsn. furthLY (T¢'CS ar¢ pl#nt¢Q as part orth¢ proposL'd building
'É)rk. ￿1th the Wurren repluL¢meni buildin¥ Jls() hai'in¥ an Al￿￿)￿TLe Ilui Pump in%ialleil. i(igeihcr M'ith
Soltir l)anLls to hlai th¥ %iai¢r. W¢ ibill al￿ ￿ han-¢￿[ln8 thL rainiiai¢r. I4'hi¢h i4ill be used tc) Ilush th¢
t()ilctS'.
krix'ns l)ark is m￿￿8¢{1 M. th¢ %krcL'ns PJrk Man08¢mi￿1 Commiiiiy. ¢hair¢J hv Paul Walk¥r. supp()rt¥d h
NLil 141LdklLI' ihL I'()lunlLx'r %kriLn% NIJijiiL￿JTr￿L I￿￿ ALlii ill l Larn I%KIAR'I'I. 'I'hL I ru.4lLK% u hu¥L
thank Nliu lil thLni all. i()8L•ihL'r i%"iih our paid ￿￿m. for their c4)niinucd d￿le2(lon Jnd suprrtirt in hLlpin8
its mukL sk￿ln$ l>Jrk Ailivil) LLnir¢ the SULX¢S5 il is.
THANK I'OU
During ¢he vear, we implemcnicd ihe final ch￿8¢$ required as of ihl Swui A&KKialivn s Tran51vmiuiiiin
l)ri)BrarnmL. l%¢th thL Ci)unty coniinuin8 lo PrO￿.1d¢ sUp[￿rt to DistriLts as ihcv complctsd ihcir
.1 ranblormation jvurn¢>'5.
ALri)&% IhL c1)unt￿ ML LC)ntinuL II) SLX a.%hi)na8L ol'Jduli i'oluniLxYs li) li.0￿ ii'ith i)ur %i)ung PLiipIL and arL
using thc (irvwth and Ik&'cl(?pm¢n¢ c)Jliccr to hclp l)islricts and Lifoup5 rtcrur¢ nci¥ volunkcr5 to groii and
dLN'Llop nLM proTri5ion. and strengihLn cxisling Cftroups irb idcniilicd eommuniiieOarcas Orncl￿ aLTI)S5 1..55C¥.
There are peciple c)ui ihere W￿). if &sked. would ￿ M'illin8 ￿ help. noi make use of i)ne ofthe Cnunlv
volun¢err r¢cruitmeni tool kits and rK>P th¢ qu¢5tion to 4n!vn¢ 14.ho 5hoM"5 in¢¢r¢5l .
Fss¢x LX)ntinues io b¢ ()n¢ (ifthe Idrye%t SLM)ui Ci)unii¢s in th¢ Clmjnti!.. thdnks 10 th¢ hard ￿Ork and
dLdivation of our ioluntcer5. Wc havc Scen c¥cCllL￿I and innoi"aiive £xamplcs of Mhal OUT voluniecr5 do to
Continue providin8 SLOUtin8 io our %oun8 t￿p]e ai a lime i4hen lh￿. MOA needed Li. You Lx>llLinue th be
our gr¢al¢sl I￿5¢1.
Thc Trustecs thank all of the brilliant SUPWrtii'e i'olunicers iiho 14.ork iirclcssli, to cnsurc so man%. of thc
young people of all age5 can coniinue lo e¥peri¢nce the amazing Scouting adi"enlure knih here in the LIK
and 0￿erSeaS.
'ELL DONE APID THANK YOU ALL- KEEP IIP THE GOOD WORK:
Paul J 8t¢nnett
County Chairman
August 2025
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Report of the Counti. Treasurer
It gives me great pleasure to preseni Ihe accounts of the LS5￿ Counts. Scout Council for 2024125. During the
vear there w.as a surplus on nomial actii iiies on the General Fund ot-L£17k. The CounTh' s annual subscription
f(Ir 202i12026 wa5 maint4in¢d a¢ li.ith fw a secvvd lear. ii.ith il ci)ntiTruing ro be h¢ai ily 5ubsi(li5¢d b). the
Q'ountN'5 resernes, ii'ith a delicit budgei of c£42k sd for the l'ear. The budget for the %'ear reflects the nem.
C()untv Teams stTuLlure iihi¢h crtrdied as part i)f the TrdnsfomiaLii)n wi)t¢ss. The deficit budgel relleLIS
the I ru5tees (le51T¢ lo keep 5Q)uting ii"ithin F.s5e¥ an atT(ITdablt 0￿10￿ for all familie5. This commitThent 15
reflected in the ongoing Sup[￿ 8ii.en ￿ ￿1h the LounTh' SUp￿rn Fund and the Inelusivitj. Fund Isee Note 181.
'I'he censu5 for JanuaTh' 2025 show￿ an decrease of 0.4•/0 of voung pcople over the prn'ious vear. dccr&gsing
Irom 14.699 10 14,634. The 2025 Counti, C"Lnsus is included M'iih ihc main accounts for information.
Th¢ bul<inL¢ lin th¢ CJ¢n¢rul Ful￿ sland5' al L£176k, ii"hiLh 1% m()r¢ sU￿lL1¢￿L i() Lx)¥'tr (Ine veur's
expendiiure and anN' contingencies aTisin8 during a l'ear. 'I"he Counil 'l'rusiee Board continues to monitor the
r¢seThcs on an on-going basis. as ouilin¢d in th¢ ReseTh'¢s Polio, b¢loM'.
Skreens Park Aciivii%' Centre continues ts) 8roM' and has made a surplus of c£5.5k. ￿hleh is a great achieN'ement
in a tough iwrtomii invironmLni anJ a rillLxiion of th¢ ¢JTorts mad¢ bl Pai Bail¢!.. OpLTaiions ManagLr. Paul
Walk¢r and Neil FIILuk.lev. Chairman ()fihc $krL￿5 Park M4Lnagemeni C'ommiit¢< wgether ￿'1th the rtsl ()f the
(Lam, tx)th thL PLrmJnLni stall'and volunteers.
l)urin¥i thL' l'ear ihL'I'hrifti¥(M)d C'ouni!. IIQ &. "I raining C'enuc coniinued ￿ bL' ii'cII supported, with it Inakin8
urplub ol'1123k i%hiLh is th¥ rt¥uli ol-thL h￿{j ivork and dLxJiiation ol'all ol'thL liam.
I'hL ciihLr l)L%ignaiLd l.'unds arL' USLd i(1 mJkL lunding a%'ailahle fur thL. bcnL.fii o(1..ssLx Su?uiin8 8cllLrally.
l)urin¥ thL vLur, granis pthid iothlLxl L£4Y.6k. l)Liails of all thttL' grants. liiund on p￿l 45.
'I'hL C'i)urt¢y %upp()rt I,und %aw 8rani% ioulin8 £2.220 approi¥xl during lh¥ Niar. iyith LMin%id¢raii<)n k.ing gii'¥n
tÉi h()w lil hL'tILr ddi'Lrti%L ihL Lll.%ILnLL ()f ihc aLr(Iss thL c.i)Unl￿. 'IThL InLlusii'itN l.und Ll)ntiiiuL% l()
¥r()w dnd will k. uKd li) %uprA)rt ￿t￿n8 PLX)pIL Jnd ILJdLY% i%iih ihLir fundrai%in8 Lfl(ITL% ui partiLipalL in lulurL
Thc loan lo 1° Loningham Scout tiroup r¢main5 iiithin thc dcbtors on th¢ balanc¢ 5hcct. In 2022. thc County
"I'N%lLt Bc)ard &18rLl￿ li) ILnd £5U.(K)O i(Tr l*t Ci)rrin8ham SL'L)ui fift)up [() LnahlL thcm ￿) LM)mplLLL' thL fLhuildin8
i?l-Ih<ir (iroup I Icddquart¢r5. 'lThc loan is T¢￿Vable ob"¢r IU Tr¢ars with sd ￿ 1% p.#. and a mii)imum
rLpaymLnt ol-at Icasl £5.000 )'Lar.
-I'hc C'(iunti' wntinu¢d ¢0 knK¢ adiart¢a8c ofih¢ highcr inicJr51 ralcs 5LTn during th¢ I'car. u'i¢h funds r￿InV¢sl¢d
in a lixiQ raiL bank aLLoun(. IniLTCSt during ihL I'car ￿thIed L£44k. lthc iniL'resi L*rncd hclps io pav for
the Cc)univ'.% audit f¢es insLLrdnL¢S, endblin8 (he Ci)unN' ts) k¢ep lis dnnual %Ub%Lri￿iÉ)n Iiim..
Deiails ofthe aLcounts. notes and Audilor's Re[￿ are sei oui elsem'here in this th>cumenl.
Post Near*nd, it Ha5 neCt￿￿r%. foT Megan Iloblin Io step as CountN Treasurer. for personal reason5 and
li'e w'ould likc to thank Mc8an tor ihc support shc proi idcd durin8 hcre ienure. Wc thank Dan SkIp￿n for
stepping in a5 int¢Tlm C-ounli Trea5ur¢r. s￿lficall!. to SUPPK)ri us through thi5 l.ear s audiL iwhilst the search for
a pcmiancni rcplaecmtht w'as undern'a!.. AL 20 Jul!, 2025. He appTrinied Tahir Sayani Lo thc rolc &s County.
Tr¢asurer.
On bchalt of thc County Trusiec Board, M"e w.ould like ￿ thank ￿"e￿One Mho has suprmirted the County. in the
p(￿1 v¢4r. In FMrtiLular. li"¢ ii.ould lik¢ Iv thank ¢i"¢Th"on¢ iniiTrli'¢d in F.5b¢¥ kiiuting fi?r th¢ (l¢diuLii)n th¢it th¢v
giNe and the"Frusiee Board for SUp￿rtIng the C-ounti" Finance Team. special thanks rnust go to Wendv B}e:
County Financial Admini%trnior artd Katen Bathjan. Assis(thni Coun1%" Trthsurer. lor a]1 Iheir help.. dediLaiii)n
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and patience,. ii.ithoui Iheir 5UPkKbrt ihe Courht% Treasurer s job ii.ould noi haie be¢n p)ssible.
Reserves Poliey
R¢s¢rv¢s ￿Pr¢Sent thai P<lrt of lh¢ Ch41ri1i' 5 [Inrestricid Fwid5" th￿ dr¢ fr¢elN ai'ailable ts) and ¢nabl¢ the
Q'ountN "I'ru5tee tloard to fullil its oi'erall r¢S￿)nsIbIlitI£s. Illhilsi these resEK)nsibilities are mainlN' -ii.hat ils, the
set% es shÉ)uld be surrjiieni ￿ Cover mosi theniualities and ertable the Ctsuni) li) 0￿[#1¢ on an ongi)ing basis
and cover any conlingencies should thcv ari%.
Durin¥ the vear the Tru%tees rth iei¥ed this ￿111￿5. atKi agJ*ed maintain the level (Trf Ci¢nernl Re%erve4 ui an
absoluie rninirnurn figure of LIOOk being deemed su￿1£1¢￿[ ￿ enable Ihe CouniN' ￿ 0￿ratr on an ongoing bas15.
In ad(liti()n. lh¢ Tru51¢¢5 r¢i'i¢M¢(l ￿hat iioul(J k required ts) ri￿11￿￿e supw)rting Skr¢en% Park and ¢nahl¢ an
orderl! M'ind-down of the 0￿rationS in ihe event li is decided io cease Irdding. In this siluaiion. the'l"rustees
are ol'ihL VIL￿ thai M'e i¥ould probabl!. I￿)k to honour tXM)kings for a peri￿1 ot.. s&%,. three months. to prei'cnt
the n¢ed l(Ir the C()unts' kn have t(1 refund foThiard EX￿k.1ng5 f()r 14.hich mone) alreadN been r¢LYiNed. .1 o
enahlc Ihis to hap￿n. i¥e would require suifieicni tijnds 10 ￿ able ￿ pa!. siatyand uiilii). bills eic. lor Lhe
pLYiod. i¥ith m amount Ol'£1￿.000 riquir¢d ¢0 ¥¢hiL￿¢ ihis. Fun4Js held in ihL D¢signJt¢J R¥sL'riL lor Skrcens
Park will al%ii b¢ taken ini(1 ￿lM)unt ￿'hen LalLulaling this figure. wilh a minimum arnounl (If £50k
asid¢ in our Ci¢n¥rJl RLS¢r¥¢￿.
"I'hL IL%'cI LII-RLseti'es maj bL Naricd by the C'ouniv 'l'rusice Iloard il. li idcniifies a longe￿￿M projeci in w,hich
li mighi iiish ts) iniLsi. tha¢ ￿￿kS t(b lurth¥r ihL ol. L￿.1 S¢ou¢ing.
I'hL' C'apital l)Ll'LI(IprnLnt l.und 14.ill k. uscd. ￿1n￿1p11ll1'. ts) finanLX ncii dLI Ll()pmLYIL% ai %krLLns l)ark ALliN'ilv
C'¢ntrL, INiih rld¥￿lI{)pMLnI i)I'ihL WJrrL'n building slar1L￿ 4Juring ihL ILur. ()thLY pr(ijLLIs' thL C'iiuniy
Lan hL l()n%idLrL.d l(Ir lundin8. M"hLn idL'niiliLd. ()thLf LarniJrkLd rLSL'Th'L* JfL mJinuincd Jl a le￿LI li) LiiJhlL thL
%pi*iliL c)hj¥¢¢iViS ¢(> bc iarri¢d c)ut.
RL%LYVLS will always hL.Id a5 liquid ITh aLLM)unL% TL'8UIJ￿￿l bv hankin8 insLiLuii()n% and
gukLmLxi x5 Piifi vl-thl ini'o%tm¢ni ￿11¢¥.
'I'hc'frustLiS monitor thc I￿¢1 ofrcscr¥'ts a rc8ular basi5.
Rlsk As5e5sment Poliey
-I'hc'l'rustces and C'.ountv L¢ad Volunt¢¢r ar¢ ¢ommiUcd to rondu¢tin8 its undcrtaking in a manncr that pff)tttts
the hLalth and ￿IllY ol-its LrnplL)￿c¢5. mernbcr5. ContraL￿rS and ihl public. In addiiion io LX)mpl!inB sITiLII
%%ith the health and wfet). mea%ures required by legislaiion. it is ihe CcTrunLII-s ￿liLY lo) pr()mc)ie and lake all
a5(In4hl) prarticablc St￿5 ts) 5af¢guard th¢ h¢alth, saf¢l¥' and M¢lfar¢ ofits ¢mplov¢¢s memkrs and oth¢
Ishi) maN bL alllxiL￿ bj i(s aLlions.
To mict the riNuifLTMints ol-thi5 rolii%' thc TrusIc￿ and ((￿nI% Lcad I'olunlccr i¥ill ￿..ork M"iih all cmployces,
olunieer leadLrs and other relei'ani parties io strii'e for Loniinui)us improi'emen( in Healih and SaletN ExeLuliNe
p¢rfiim)4n¢¢. Th¢s' 11 ill op¢ia* an int¢grJL¢d. stn]iiui¢d and ￿￿'um￿L¢d (If manag¢m¢nt Li)ntrnil wer
all its operation5. This 5y5tem of control commits the C-ounts. Tru5t¢e Board kn=
Undertaking appropriale m'iems and as5ts5ments of 115 ￿ratIOnS and undertskings to measure progre55,
mana8C risk. and cnsurc compliance ii'ith this tM)licy and thai of ihc Scoui Aswciaiion.
Setling up Jrtd mainLLining ￿[e and hethlthl" sTrs*ms of pr()tt*'t all ci)uniy ¢mpli))'L*S. members
and other5, including ihe public.
Making all reasonable cndeaN'ours to ensuring thai its county. emplovecs and N'oluntcer leaders arc full),
L(irnp¢t¢nt tt? p¢rfurtn lh¢ tssk5 all[￿41t¢d tt? th¢tn M Lar¢ful iffruilm¢rtL oTrg(iing Iraining and
dei"elopment. and bl. proi"i5ion of the necessar%" resources.
Maintsinino the health and ￿re1¥ aitarene%% ofall u)uni%" thiplo%'ees and volunteer l￿derS hv the
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establishmeni of sound healih and 58fep" praciicts and operaiions through competent managetnent and
good communiLaiion& ILYdin? io coniinuous improiemcni in hcalih and ￿retv PLYtom)ancc.
ErtSUTill¥ thai th¢ Lx)ntTaL-Ii)rs 11¢ dir¢¢di ¢n¥ts¥¢ ar¢ [X?[n￿L¥￿t ￿r(C)rni th¢ I4c)rk u)ntra¢ied and
tncouraging good safets. praciice ii.i(hin such cotntyanies in compliance ii.ith this polici..
Eftectile resrrf)nse 10 inves(igaiion of accidents and incidents and, to esLgblish iihere appropriate roo(
aus¢b t¥ke T¢ax)nabl¢ artson5 lo pmeni their reiKrurrence.
To a¢hieie this, the Counij TrnsTr¢ Board will M'otk ivithin th¢ w)li¢ies pro¢¢dur¢s as laid doK4'n by the
Scoui Association and ¢ncournge and sUPtKJrt all I)i￿riC￿ in doing. The Counti. l.ead Volunieer il'ill provide
information to. and ensure appropriatr Cl￿sU1￿(lon with. county emplo)'tts and volunteer leaders on matters
releTr<int li) Ihi% ptslic).
Prime rLSP)nsibiliiy lor Ihcsc maiters lies ibith ihc Trusices and the Coun1% Lead N'olunicer and his Team.. all
i)th¢r empl(ii'e¢s <illLI v()lunt¢¢r l¢<id¢r5 ¢quall%' hai'¢ r¢5tKin¥ibiliii' r()r mai*r% ilithin th¢ir uintr()l. The>. hai'¢ a
duty to ensure thai health and 5aleii' issues are ali4a)'s gii'en Ihe fullesi considerdtion. and lor proi'iding a safe
and healthv H'orking ¢nvirot)m¢nt forth¢ir cmp10iei￿ and mcmtth.
In addition. all employees and l'olunieer leaders ha%'e a resp)nsibiliiv ￿ ihemselves and others for the safet> and
pK'ILniion ol. ill h¢alih ai W¢ must all work iog¢thLY in the spirit ofpani¢ipaiion aod ¢tropcraiion to
ensu￿ the SULK<SS (?I'thi5 PvliLy.
C'ounty TreAsurer
Augus¢ 2025
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llldependellt Auditor's Report to the Members of Essex Countv Scout Council
Opinion
We hai¢ audile(I the financial 5taiement5 ()f F.55e¥ C'(iunn" Scout C (iunLil Iihe 'chariii'l f()r the Near en(led 31
Marlh 202), i%"hiLh Ll)rnpri%e the Stal¢m¢nt i)f FinJnLi)l _A¢lii iiies, B)lJn¢e Sh¢¢L. C'&8h Fltsi¥ Sui¢rn¢nt, and
Noies io th¢ Financial Siaiem¢nts. inLludin8 Slgrtiliwii a¥YOUthting w)liLies. The lirtan¢ial reporting IramLi¥i)rk
Ihat has bL'Ln appliLd in thLir prL'paraiion is applieablL laii. and Uniied Kingdom AcLouniing Standards.
IIILluding l.'inancial RLwbrting Sthndard 102 The l.'inancial Rewrting Sthndard applicable in ihe LIK and
RepubliL ol. Ireland ILlniied Kingdom AcceNd Acc(MJniing Practice).
In iiur iipini()n the linanLial %Ml<rnenL%=
i%'L a true and fair of the Stale of the chariiv'5 atTairs a5 ai 31 March 2025 and of its inconiin
rL's()urLes artLI applilaiion ol-resources. ioLluding ils in¢om¢ and ¢XEkndilur¢. for thL thLn Lodixd;
havl iwLn propcrlj prepared in a¢¢ordanc¢ ivith Urti￿￿ Kirtgilom G¢ncrall> Ac¢ep¢thl A¢L4)uniing PraLIjCC,'
and
hav¢ Pr¢Par¢￿ in a¢¢ordancc iyith th¢ rwuiremcnts of ihi Lhariii¢s Aa 2011.
Ba$1$ for oplnlon
WL Li)nduLILd iiur audit in acc(Irdance ivith Intemalinnal %￿ndards on Audiling IIIKI 114A% IIIKI) and
JppliiJblL law. ()ur rL.￿￿)n%1￿llIt1lts undl'r lh().￿.￿￿￿daT￿5 iifL furthlr dL*Lrikxi in thL' uuJiliiT rL'%ty)n%ihilitiL4 liir
lh¢ Judit c)I' lh¢ linaniial slJ¢¥minis s¢xiii)n ofciur r4x)n. Wi Jrt, 1ndL￿nd¢n1 iifthl ¢harii% in Ji¥i)rdJn¢¥ ¥Niih
IhL LlthiLdl rLyuirL'menis Ihai dre rL.1￿.￿Tri ts) our Judii i)I'thc fLnanLial %thicmcnts in Ihc I IK. inLludinby iliL I.'RC' s
IhiLal Siandard. and hJ%L lullillLQ i)ur oihL'f LihLLal rL%rx?n%ihiliiiL% in aLL()rdanLL Ii'ith ihL'4L rL'4uifLrnLnL%.
WL ￿￿'1iLV¢ Ihai Ihl dudil Ll'idLnLL 14'L huvL ()blainL￿ is %uJliLjLnl and uppnipri4LIL Iii pr(IiidL a hu%1% li)r ()ur
Conclusions relating to going concer
In iiuditing IhL linunLiul slu¢LmLnt& IVL hal'c ￿)rtL1￿￿cd ihai ihL Irusic¢s use orth¢ goin8 ¢(?nLcm basis of
a¥¥()uniing in ¢hi prkparaiic?n i?f ihi finan¢ial sthi¢m¢nLs 13 Jppn)priai¢.
(¥n th¥ w(irk 11¢ ha%'i rKrfI)mi¢xl. ￿. hail i&.niifi¢d any maicrial un¢¢'tuinii¥s r¢lJting Lt) ¥K'¢nt% ()r
i)ndiiic)n% IhJi. indiiiduall). or LolleLli%'el)'. mai. Lasi si8nifiLani th)ulM 4)n (he Lhariii's ahilli￿ Ic) Ll)niinuL' as a
c)iny Ll)niLm lor a pLricxl ol'al IL&SI IWLII'L. monihs Ir(mi ii'hLm IhL' i)ri8indl linJnciJl stalLmcnLs auihi)ri%Ld
ri)r ISSUL.
l)ur rL5PKinsibilitics and Ihc rls￿￿S1bll1lIls of thc tru51ee5 Ivith rLspKri Io 8O1rt8 conccm arc dc5CTibcd in the
r¢I¢￿'an1 5ertions of thi5 T¢PQrt.
Other information
ThL tru%tLLS arL fL%frt)n%ible for ihe oiher inforn)aiion. The oiher infomiaiion compTise% ihe informaiii)n inLluded
in thc annual rcport. othcr than the financial stalernents and our audi¢or 5 repKkrt ihcTeon. Our opinion on the
linancial statements doe5 not cO￿¢r iht other infortnalion ¢icq>i ￿ the ektent otheTWi5e eAplicitly Stated in
Iiur r¢piirt. d(1 niil ¢1p￿sS ani fiTrmi of &55uranL¢ LiTrnrlu5iiTrn th¢rwn.
In connection with our audit of th¢ financial 5tskm¢nts. OUT r¢s￿)nSIbilIti. 15 to ￿ad the otheT infotJnation an(L
in di)in8 50. Lc)n%idcr i¥hLihcr the other inforn)aiion is maicriall& inconsisLent ii'ith ihc financial sthtemLmL% or
our k"noiNledge obtained in Ihe audii or oihcni"i5c appears io be maleriall! misstated. It'iie idcnlifv" such maicrial
incon5lsicnci￿ or apparent matcrial mi551atemLmts. iir are required to dderniine whdhcr thcre i5 a maicrial
m155tal¢Thent in the linancial stalernents or a rnat¢rial tni551atetnent of the other infortnation. If, based on the
i)rk" h&￿'e perf(Imied. i%"e L(TrnLlude thai there is a material miK%taLemen( c)f this oiher infc)miaiitsn. are
required th re￿)ll thai faci.
Wc hai'L nothin8 to report in this regard.
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llldependellt Auditor's Report to the Members of Essex Countv Scout Council
{continued)
latters on which we art required to report by exteplion
In ihL light ofr'our knoi%lLMI8L and undLrsthnding ol"IhL Lharii! at)d its envin)Thment obtained in the course ot'ihe
audit. i¥e haNe noi ideniitied ma￿rIal miSSLqtrments in the TrU￿ttS, Re￿rt.
We have nothin8 to rewrt in respea of the folloiiin8 mauers i%there the Charities (Accounts and Reportl
R¢8ulaiions 2008 require5 us io rerK>rt io )'ou if. in our opinion..
Ihe informatiLin gii'en in the Iru5ttt5' re￿rt 15 inconsistenl in anj material re5pecl the finanLial
Slut¢rnents- (Ir
-%ul'liLi¢nt aLiounlin¥ r¢Lor(ls ha￿< n()i kepL or
IhL linartLial %tatL'tnLmi% arL ntsi in agret'meni 14.ith the a¢u)Uniing rcu)rd%: or
¢ h)w¢ ni)1 rLxx'i%¢d all thL ir)lomutior) and explaoa¢ions lit rLquirc lorour audit.
Rcspon5ibilities of trustees
As L%plainLd mor¢ lull) in ¢h¥ si￿¢M¢n¢ of TrusiLYs' R¢swnsibilitiL¥ lsei on page 5 and 61. IhL tWSlLLs arc
r¥%tx)n%ihl¢ li)r th¢ pr¢paraiion ol. the financial sthi¢mLmis and for ixing saii%fi¢d ihai ihe>' gil'¢ a tru¢ and lair
I'ILW. and li)r such iniLrnal Lonirol as th¢ [ruStLL￿ dthLYmine is nLYcs%ar% io endble ihe prcpdraiii)n or rinanLiJI
51atLmLnts' Ihai arL freL fr(Trm matLrial missthtLmLnL ivhahcr duL ￿) frnud or cmTrr.
In prLpJring thL finunLiuI sthlLmLntk ihL Ifu%iLX'S 41fL fLsrrf)nsiblL flir JSSL'%sin8 thL' Lhuril! 5 uhilii> Lx)nlinuL
¥iiin¥ L()nLLrn. Lli.%¥li).4ing. uppliLublL. matlLr* relJ¢LYl ts) ¥(Trin¥ conLcrn and u4in¥ thL g(iiii¥ Li)ncLrn i)f
a¥¥i)uniing unlLw% thl tru%i¢CS ¢1¢her inicnJ 10 liqvidaic the ¢harii!' or to L¢&sc 0￿ratIOns. or hale ni) rL'ali%iiL
Audilor Re$pon$ibililie$ for ihe •udit of ihe f•n•tsci•l 5¢iiiemeth¢s
()Iir i)bjLltikLs arL tl) Libiain rLas()nablL a55urnnLi aiK)ul IihL￿Lr thL flnaniial 5talLThLn15 as a whi)IL urL IrL
Ir(im miilLriul miss¢aicmLnL iYhLth¢r duc to linud or ¢m)r. and io issuL an uudiliir s rcrrtirl thut inLludLs ()ur
(Ipiniiin. Fiia%iinablL 45suran¢¢ is a high li*&1 of a&sutan¢¢. twi is noi a guJrani¢¢ thal an Dudil ¢i)nduLityJ in
dLL(IrdJnLL lylth I%A.% 11 Ikl w-ill ali%-a) % dL4eLI a maiLriJl mis%iaiLment iithen li LXiSl%. Mi%%idiLmLllL% Lan ari%e
Inim IraLid c)r L'mir and arL L(TrnsidL'fLMI mJiL'ridl if. indii-iduJll% c)r in ihL ag¥rL'g4LIL'. LhL! L()uld rL,￿￿)n￿￿ll. he
L¥PLLILd ii) inlluLnLL thL CLX)nomii dLxi8ions ofuSCTS ihc basis oI'thcSL linanLial sLalLrynLni%.
.1 hL Lxtint to ilhiih our proLLdurLS L4tYablc ot'ddcding irrL8ularitics, inLluding IrJud is dLiailLd klow..
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{continued)
Our approach tli identifving and aSs￿l￿g the risk'5 of rnaieTial rnissialement in re5p&I of ITregula￿lIeS,
inLluding fraud Jn(l Di)n-L()tnplianL¢ ii.ith r¢¥ul(Ilj()n5. a5 r(Ill(ii%'
ThL LngagL*llLnt P(lrtnLT ensured thai the en8agLmlLnt ii¥)m collL*Miiel!' had th¢ appropriate ¢0m￿ten¢¢.
Lapabili(ILS and skills to identilv or recognise nomompliance ii.ith applieablc laii"s and rcgulaiions.
'e ideniilied the laN%'5 and regulaiions applicable ￿ ihe charit}. Ihrough disCU55ions I￿1th I'ru51ees and other
mun(Ig¢tn¢nl. and ITI)m ()ur kn()iile(Ige c.¥￿rIenle Iifthe Lharii!. secu)r.
We li)Lused i)n srKLitlL laivs and ￿gUlatIOnS iithiLh i%e ¢on%ideJtil MJ) hai'e a dI￿L Ma￿JaI elYe¢i on ihe
linanLial siaiLmLnts or ihL orLraiions tor the charii)..
+ WL aSSLssL￿d the e.Kieni of compliance ii'ith ihe lai*s and regul￿10n5 idenLitied atrA)ve through making enquiries
ol'managenient.
Wc J%%L%%Lxl ihL SilSiLPiibili¢y ()f ihc chariiy's financial sthtements io m￿erial mis$¢#iemeni. iocluding i)btoining
an undL'r%t2ndinbi ol. hoi% Iraud might (XLur bv:
Mak'inb) cnquiriLS Ot. mana8emeThi as 10 14.here the). considered there suscepiibility, to fraud. Iheir
kni)%vlLd¥JL ol-aLiual. Su5￿cted and allL8ed frnud.
C i?n4idering th¢ int¢n￿l L(Inlr()l% in plaLe io Mill¥a￿ the risks ()f fraud and n()n￿)Mpli￿nc¢ ￿1th laiv% and
r¥gula(ions.
.1 c) addrL%S IhL' rilk c)f fraud Ihri)u8h mana8LmL'ni bias and cTri'LrridL' ofe4)nir()l¥ HL..
• l)Lrl(IrmLd unul)'iiLul pr(KLdurLs 1(Tr idLntili' any unusual OT TL'luii<)nships
.1 L.%lLd j()urnal LniriL* t() idLniili unu¥ual ITUn%ULiion
In&L%lig&ilLxi thL ratiunalL k,hin4J si8nifJLJnt vr unusual ¢rnn&lL'tions
lIL￿aulL. ()I' thL' inhL'rL'ni limitations oran audii. IhL'rc is o risk ihai ivc ii'ill noi ddccl all irrL8ularilie*. inLludin8
IhiiiL ILadin¥ lil a rnatLrial mi*siatLmLni in thL finanLiJl Sial￿LnL% l)r ni)n*i)mpliJnLL Mith rL¥ulali()n. 'I'hi4 ri%k
inLrLasL% thi morL Ihui ii)rnplianLL ii'ith a lam" or rryulalion IF rcmovLYI from ￿1C LVLmL% and irun%aLIi<)n
rLIILLILd in th¥ linuniial slii¢iminis. as ivill bc Il￿ lik-Ll)' lo IxxomL aM'iirL (If insiunLL5 ()I' niin-iiimpliuni¥.
'I'hL risk 1% dl.%) bifL'dlL'r rL,bardin￿ irrn'gulariiiL* I)LLurrin& dui i() fraud rJLh¢r than ¥rri)r. as frJud invi)INLs
intL'nlii)nJl LX)nLLalmLnl. fi)r8LTh. Ll)Ilu%ion. c)mi%sion i)r mi%rL'prcsenLaiii)n
A% part lif an dudii in aLLX)rdanLL' i%"ith I%A.% IIJKI. IIL LXLrLI￿, pr()fcs%ional judgL'mcnt mainiain
prolLs%ional .8LLPtiLism Ihroughoui ihc audit. We also..
Idlniif) and a55c.%s lh¢ risk5 of maiLYial mis518lcrneni of Ihc financial s¢alcmcnL%. ￿"heIhcr duc lo Iraud or
rror. dLsign and ￿rI0￿ audit pr(Kcdurcs rc5pK)nsivc kn ihosc ri5k& and obtsin audit Li'idcncL that is
sul'liLiLn¢ Trnd appr(Iprialc ttTr proi-idc a bJ5i5 foT our (?pinion. -l-h¢ risk of ni?1 dLt¢¢ling a InalLrial
mi%%tdiement re%uliing fnim fraud 1.% hi8her lh￿ f()r i)ne rtsuliing fr()m err()r. &* fraud may ini"i)Iw¢ ¢()IIu4iiin.
ti)r8Lr>. iniLntiiinal omissions. misrLI)rgsL Thiaiionk or the oi'LrrLde ol'inlernal contft)l.
Obtain an understandin8 01- internal Lonirol Telei"anl 10 ihc audii in order to dcs18n audii proccdurcs that arc
appropriatc in thc circurn51ancts. bu( not for thc PuT￿se Ofcxpr￿s1ng an opinion on thc clTcciii'cness ol'ihc
charitTr s inlcrnal control.
Lvaluat¢ thr 3pproprial¢n¢55 Of arcounling FK)lici¢s u￿d and the rea￿￿3b1¢Th￿S of arcounting e5timate5 and
related di%LI()sllre% mdite M th¢ trusiets.
ConLlude L)n Ihe appri)priaiene.$8 ()f the in1￿eeS use ofthe going u)ncern b&sis of aeei)uniing and. based nn
IhL audit cN'idenLL obiaincd. ii.h￿hLry a maicrial unecrtainTh' elisis rclaied Lo cNenLs or Londilions thal may
cast significant ¢Joub( on ihc charil)'5 abilit!" ￿ coniinue as a going conccrn. It-￿¢ concludc thal a malcrial
unc¢rtaintTr exists. we ar¢ required to drai4" attention in our auditor s re￿rt to the related di%105ure5 in the
findllfldl slal¢rn¢nts or. if such di5¢105ures are inadequale. Io Trx)difj" OUT opinion. Our conclu510ll5 are b45ed
on ihe audit ei'idence obiained up LO the daLe olour alldiior s re￿)rt. Homei'er. luiure evenLs or condilions
mal. cause the chariiv to ccase to conlinuc as a going concern.
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{continued)
F.Naluate the L)N'erall PTesentaiiori. stwclure and content of the financial 5raiements. including the di5c105ure5,
un(1 wheih¢T the fin(￿lia1 stht¢m¢nts' rwrts¢Trt th¢ un&rl)'ing transaLtivns events in a t[)I￿ner thut
aLhieiLs lair prl￿Lntll[its￿.
We communieate ivith those char8cd ivith 80I'emance regardin& an￿)ng oihLY mallers. the planned scopc and
liming of the audii and signilicani audii lindin8& including an), si8nificani deticiencies in intemal control that
Il'e ideniif). durin8 our audit.
Use Of our report
'I'hi4 rLtK)rl is rna￿, 81)lelv its the Lhariiv iru8iees. *% a Ix)dv. aLc()rdan¢e ivith i%'ith Part 4 ()r the Charili¢s
IALLounts and RLPOrtsl RLgulaiions ?(N)8. ()ur audii iiork. has undLMak'en so Ihai i¥e mighi sthtL 10 ihc
Iru51e¢s those mailers lie are required io st￿e 10 trus￿S in an audiiors, rewrt and lor no oiher pur￿5¢. .1 o ihe
lullL%t L¥lLni tK'miitlLxi bi. lai%'. i4L d() noi JcLxpi or a55ume Te5￿)￿51b1lI1%. l(1 anN()nL ()thLr ihan ihc LharitN and
IL8 tru41LL8 a4 a bod),, IOT our audit I4OTk. for thi.% Te￿)T￿ or for the opinion% lit hai'e f(Im)ed.
I'.dniund Lurr l.l.I'
146 NLM. l.i)nd(Trn Road
C'hL.Im%liird
LM2 IIAW
Datc...
'.dmund C-arr l.l.P is cli8iblL for ap￿IniMent auditor ol'thc charili. i'lriuc ofits cli8ibilit% for appoinlmcnl
auditor ol'u Lx)mpiin) undL'f 5CCtion 1212 ofthc CompaThic5 ALa 21MK>.
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Statemellt of Financial Actii'ities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Unrtstrieied
Rtsirltted
funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and ILsaLiL
Y51.803
2,092.IOi
36.938
43,957
2.185
IU.5()0
301.451
,343.219
32.314
27.957
2,09? 105
36.938
43,957
2.185
l)thir tra(ling aLiiNilies
IniL8imeni In￿Me
Othcr iniY>m¢
Total in¢om¢
3.1 ?6.988
10.iOO
3.137.488
1.704.941
Expenditure on:
12.487.549)
12.??01
{?.489.7691
'I'iiial eIr￿nd1[￿re
12.487.549>
12.??01
1?.4119.7fyYI
NLI in¢om¢
Ciri)%s IrunslLrs funds
631).434)
111.5(K)
¥.280
647.71Y
IY3.U5¥
mov¢m¢ni in funds
649.439
12.?201
fA7.719
19).1158
Recontilixtion of fundj
'] i¥ial I'un&i br()u8hi for%i#r
'] ciial I'uniL% lorriixl IcFn%•rd
3.IHI).558
4X.162
3.1197.7211
18
-1.64)1).497
45.442
3.745.4.Ig
2.773.2511
All ()rthL Lhariiv's aLl1￿111e8 deri￿e fmm u)niinuin8 ormiions durin8 the aknve ii%i) periods.
'I'h¥ lunds hriak.di)i%m f(Ir 21124 is shNI-n in nol¢ 18.
Th¢ no¢¢b pagrs 26 to 39 f(TrTtll iin int¢gral wt of th¢K fin8nrial 5tat¢tnents.
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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
2025
21124
Note
Fixcd 455et5
Tangible asseis
12
1.898.825
1,574.363
Currertt *5sets
%IoLk5
ALLru¢d IDLY)m¢
PrLpaymLmi
Loan reLeii'able
Y(iuih programme debior
Pension Loniributions
(￿h ai bank Jnd in hand
13
14
14286
809.32Y
15.219
11.822
14.636
2¥3.26Y
40.OOU
14
14
14
14
29222
18
1.271.945
18
? 683.046
15
2.177.Ul()
113.7791
110.84¥1
-3.U32.7()1
{4Q.5161
110.114111
l.5().47.f I
11.7?fi.11571
Sundry LrL'dil(IT5
16
16
16
16
ALLruJl
l)LlirrLd inL(Imc
1217.h5¥1
Creilitors: Amounts falling due wlthin one year
16
N¢t ¢urr¢nt *s$¢¢$
1.1911.8l)5
Net Assets
1.745.411)
?.773.?511
Funds ofthe chxrlty:
'inxnted by
CiLniral lunLI%
l)LsignJlLd I'unds
RL'%ifiLIL,d Fund
175.547
.625.125
45.94?
158.73fi
991.997
48.Ih2
Total usxble re¥erves
1.846.614
C'dpital linanLin¥ rL'SL'r%e
1.8911.82.5
.574.3h3
Total funds
18
-1.745.43Y
2.773.25¥
"I"h¢ linancial slaternents on page5 22 10 3Y iirre approved by the trusteek and auth0ri5ed for issue on I I
SiptL'mbLr ?02) and bigned on thcir b¢hairh":
Th¢ no¢¢b pagrs 26 to 39 f(TrTtll iin int¢gral wt of th¢K fin8nrial 5tat¢tnents.
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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 202$ {continued)
PaMI
I) J SILnncti
Trusiec
Sob Syg
RAB}'L
TrusiL¢
Th¢ no¢¢b pagrs 26 to 39 f(TrTtll iin int¢gral wt of th¢K fin8nrial 5tat¢tnents.
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Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
2025
21124
Note
Cash tIow5 frorn operaling 8etivitit5
Nei Mo￿£m¢Al irt rw￿ for the re]x)rting lear
647.719
193.0511
Adjustmenls to cash 110￿S from Dow#sh itcjtys
Ini'esiment income
143.9571
127.9571
603.762
Workln% egplt*l gdjusttthents
InirLa%L in st()ik'%
IlnLrLa%Ly(JeLrL'ase ir) debtors
In¢rKasL in ¥r¢diiors
11)eLrea%cllinLrLa.w in deterred income
13
14
(2.4641
1550.8651
11.8341
141.395
16
c￿h Ilthi%'s from operdlin8 aciiviijes
1,297.181
Cfish flows from Invtstln2 gttlvities
IntL'rL%l rLLLiiJhlL and.4iniilar inix)mL
27.1157
Nl￿ IdLLfLii%LllinLrea5c in Lwh and L&5h c4uivalen15
1,325.138
c.￿￿h und LU5h Lqui%'alLnLs ut l April
C'&%h and Lash LyuivalLnL% at 31 March
.273.l)45
All tsf¢h¢ Lash t10￿'S #re ijerii'ed from Coniinuing operations during the atKbi'e periods.
Th¢ no¢¢b pagrs 26 to 39 f(TrTtll iin int¢gral wt of th¢K fin8nrial 5tat¢tnents.

Essex Counh. Scout Council
Notes to the Fillancial Statemellts for the Year Ellded 31 March 2025
l Accounting policies
lil Stgtement of tompliAnet
ThLSL aLLounis arL pfLyarLMI undLY the historic LOSI coni'eniion and. other than dtsclosed beloii,. in aLcordanLe
I￿lih IhL Financial RLFM)nin8 %iandard applicable in ihc Llnite41 Kingdom and Republic ol- Ircland IFR$10?l and
Ihe StatL'meni of Rec(Immended Prdciice 'AcLx)uniing aThd Repx)rting bN C'harities, applicable to charities
preparing ¢hcir aLu)unL% in aLL()rdaniY ii.ith the F R%1()2 i4%ued (Jn 141 j￿Uary. ?Ql9.
lill Basis of prepar*tion
'I'hL dLLounis rLIJiL io the aLljI'ittes ol. the Essex Count!. Scoui Counctl and do noi tncltJd¢ the aceounts of any
ol. It% indilidual %Lout liroups or l)isiricis iiiihin (he Lounii.. eaeh of ii,hich arc sct up as stsnd alonc chariiic%.
'I'he Charity con51iluies a public knelit enlil). as defincd bi. l.'RS 1112.
11111 Goln2 tolloer
'I'h¥ irustix's Lon$id¥'r iha¢ ihLrL' aw no maiLYial unLcnainii¢s atx)ui the charit>'s abiliii io Loniinue as a going
ii)n¢¢rn.
Iwl Income aad endowments
All inLI)ming inLludinB g()i'crnmcni granL%. arc iniludcd in ihL s01.-A I%uicmLnl (If i.'inanLial
ALl1￿111l¥l i%'hLn IhL Lhuril) 1% ILgalli LnliilLd ¢() thL' inLX)mc. TLLIIPI 1% LM)nS1dLrL￿ pr()bahlL. und thL amiiunl Lan
' rlliiibly m¥asurLd. Annual subsLriPliÉ)n% N*Lii"cd in ofthe folloi¥ing and in¢()mL lor ¥¥Lnts in a
lulurL PLrii)d 1% irediLxl dLILrrLd ineomL IrecLiPlS in Jdi'aneLI.
lvl leKorle5
l)iinaiii>n% dnJ IL¥aLiLS arL rcco8ni5cd on a reccil'ablc b&sis li'hcn reccip is probablc and thc amounl can bc
rLliabl)' mLasurcd.
Ivll Delerredlni'ume
l)elerred inLI)me repre%enL% dmc)unis reL*i*"eil for e%"enis in fuLUTe rthi)ds and is r¢l4%ed L() incominy re%i)urLes
in thL' PLrii)d fc)r whiLh li ￿en receii'ed.
Ivlll EAptndlture
All C¥pcndi¢U￿ is rrrogni5cd onrr there 15 a l¢gal or con5trurtii"c oblig3tion io thal cxpcnditurc. il is PTobahle
ttlimlnt ib r¢quir¢d %Lnd thr amvunL ran b¢ mrJ5ur¢d r¢liiibl). All ros15 arc lill￿0(¢￿ tv the uppliLubl¢
expenditure headin8 ihai aggre8aie similar costs thai Laiegi)o.
viiil Charilfible octivitie5
Churitablc expenditure ￿MprIs￿ those costs incurred bi" the charits" in ihe deliver) of its aciivitlC5 and scn.iccs
tor its ben¢ticiari¢5. It iDclude5 iK)th r05ts Ihat can be all(Ka*d dirryll￿ 10 such artii"itie5 and those cost5 of an
indireLI ndiure neLe￿82r%. ts? %uprA)rt them.
lixl Support Costs
Support Costs inllude cenwdl funclions and have been allocated to actii'its. c051 categories on a basi5 con515tent
iiih the u5¢ of re50UTf¢S. foT exarnpl¢. all£K￿l￿g propert)" Costs b)" fl(Kbr aTeas. or capit& staff c05t5 by the
tirn¢ S￿nI uth¢r b) th¢ir usag¢.
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
xl Covern#n¢e ¢o$is
The5¢ inLlude the c(Isis attTibutsble i(} the charip" s ciiThplianLr ii.ith c(In5tituli()nal and statutory requiTernent5.
inLluding Judil, 41raiegiL tnanag¢tneni tTU*1￿ tn¢¢iiTrg% and ￿l[l]hUr4e<l ¢x￿n4¢%.
Ixil Taxation
Lssc.x Couni%' Scoui Council is a re8iStered chaTiry' and is noi subjeei ￿ corp)ration tax on its
charitable aciii'ities.
Ixiil T9ngible fixed Assets
.1 tingiblL' J%%L%ls JrL' dii idL'd irtlo NO ￿allgOrieS..
I,reL.hold and Ivasehold land and buildin8S
l..quipmLni
The Losi$ ol- Lquipment arL' MY11￿n olT and e¥pcnsed in th¢ )"car ol. a¢quisiiion and noi hLld as assL4S in Ihe
balanL¢ shL*•I. All iithLr ti.x¢￿ assL•I athljijcins. i%'hilM irLatLd as an L'¥PLns¢ in thL %L*r c)I' dLqUl%ILlI)n. arn. ¢arriLxI
in thL halJnLL %hLXI ai his￿rIL CUSL and thL bcncfii rLCUTdcd in thL C'apithl l-inanLin8 RLSLThL. ()ii Lhis basis nu
dLprLLiuti(In i¥ pr<)%'idLd.
The Trus¢L'cs Lonsidcr this Lwnsen'a¢ii'¢ ircaiment to appropriate lor thc chariiy as li is in linc M'ith ihc
Ir¢'aim¥nt (Il')4¥¢iL% in th¥ publii $￿￿)r.'1'hl.I.rUs￿wS hai'¢ ¢ondy¢i¢d an impairni¢ni r¢i'imi and o)n$idir ihai ihc
iurrL'nt ialuL lif IhL. huildin6t% is in LXLL*% C)fLX)SI.
Ixllll Sto¢k
luiks hcld al %krecns Park arc i'alucd at cosi.
Ixlvl Trmde debtors
'I'radL, dL'btc>rs drL' amounL% du¢ from ¥usts)mLrs r()r m¢￿h4ndisC x)Id i)r K'rwi¥es PLrfi)m¢d in lh¢ IlTJinJry
i)ur8L iil'hii%inL&%.
'I'rade d¢bior% arc re¢ogni$cd iniiiallv at th¢ transaction pric¢.'ll)L*' ar¢ sub5cqucn¢l>' mcasurcd al amortiE¢d ¢05¢
%ing IhL' LIILLtIl'L' iniiYL%i m¢thixl. li&$ pr()i-ision for impaimi¢nL. A pn)i'isiiin for ihi impainnL'ni ()i- Ifdd¢
dehti)r% 1% e%tshli%hed ilhen there is IibjeLiiie e%'idenL* th￿ the ¢hariL> M'ill n()1 be thle (4) ciTrlleei Jll ami)unts du¢
aLLorJin8 lii IhL i)ri8inal ILYMS ol'the rcLLii ables.
xvl c.ssh tX5h tquivxltnts
C'.a5h LVtnpris¢b ¢dbh hLld in b￿￿k rurrtni and de￿511 acrounts.
Ixvil Trade creditors
Crcdilors arc TCCO8niscd at ihe sciilLYnLml amount duc.
Ixviil Fund 5tru¢tur¢
"I he (ieneral C'ounty. l.und is an unre51ricted fund. ii.hith is ai"ailable for at the di%retion of the'l TUStee5 in
lh¢ furth¢T¥inL¢ vl-the g¢n¢ral vbj¢Lliie5 (Trfthe chaTiI)".
Deiails 1)I' Ihe nature and purp)se ol-the De%ignated Fwids are set oui in ft4)￿ 18.
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
Resiricied Funds are subjcci ￿ restrithions IM their exrthditure imrK>sed bN' the 11onor. Dctsils of the nature and
pU￿Se of the Restricted Fund5 are sei out in notr l¥.
2 Income from donalions and legA¢its
LTnrtstritted funds
Desi£naied
General
Restri¢ted
fullds
Totfil
funds
l)(Inulions legacie5:
¥W.(K>O
¥(K>.000
Donations
lJ18
65.861
1(1.500
Norman Oaron'l'rust
SpL'Lial NL*'ÉJ%
84.li9
150
150.1100
Total for 2024
8¥4.424
67.379
IU.500
962.1113
Total for 2024
243.6119
57.842
301.451
I'hL ("i)unt)' I'TU%ILc% hai'e l)eL'n ath'i4.d ihai ihL' (-(iuni%' is the main l*nLfi¢iary' ofthe e8tsiL of thL laiL MalLolm
a¥¢ru¥d in¢()m¥ in ihL 1$¢¢. nllli 141.
W¢ grJi¢lull% a¥kni)%¥lixlg¥ r￿￿'1p1 i)r thi •lK)i'¢ th)ng1ions and thank th¢ th)nor3 1(Trr ¢h¥ir Sup￿)rt i)r i..¥8i¥
Li)ulin8.
3 Income from th8rit*ble ittivities
Llnrestrieted funds
Dtsi%n8led
Gener81
Total
202.4
Total
2024
HQ %ubsLription5
l.ess I IV Subs¢ription$ paid
5.829
591.793
1546.5?5
597.622
540.5?5
552.591
C'ountN %ub%rip¢ion5
MJjiir l..ieni% Jnd International
Couniy aclil'iiies
Ls5¢x lrt¢ernalional JamLx)r¢r
QthLr inL(Ime
5.¥29
4.S.?{)8
371.i53
51.782
371.353
507.963
1.161 ?72
420
1132.67
402.760
456.181
1.161.272
42
4.722
.617.453
423.555
2.041.008
1.3(Xl.160
Total Charitable Actii'ilies
.62.1.2R2
40%.R23
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
4 Income from other trading activitie5
Ilnresiritted
funds
Dtsignatcd
Restritted
funds
Total
fund$
TTading inLome;
hop sales
36.918
36.938
Toial for 2025
i().9.)8
if).938
Toi#l for 2024
32.i14
-12.314
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
5 Investment income
ITknreslritted funds
Designaled
Geney81
Restrlcted
funds
TotAI
funds
Int¢rLst r¢LYiiable and similar
irtLome,'
Other Intert￿L r¢iwji'obl¢ on bank
dekK)Sits
8.477
35.480
43.957
TotAI for 2025
8.477
3).480
43.957
Tot81 for 2024
2.373
2i.i84
27.9)7
6 Other Incomt
Llnrcsiri¢itd
funds
General
TotAI
krLl￿.* Insuraniy Llaim
2.1115
'J'hL in5urnnLL Lluim rL.latLS l(Tr thLft ora trnilLr MhilA li Wds parkLYI ai %krcL'lls 1>4Lrk ALlivii> L'Lnirc.
7 Expendlture on charltAblt actlvltle5
Llnreslrieted funds
Dtsignaled
Cener81
Restricted
fund5
Tolxl
runds
Noie
Couni>' ac¢ii'iiies
..%SL'.x IntL'rndlll)nal
Jamhorcc
Major l..Trcnls and
Int<maiional
4tJfl'ii?sLY
SUp￿rt Cost%
Cioi'cmancc c05¢5
598.282
26.825
2.220
h27.327
1.130.613
1,130.613
460.198
460.198
215.538
12.616
43.477
215.538
12.616
43.477
TotAI for 2025
1.944.4.13
543.116
?.489.769
TotAI for 2024
j?3.946
980.299
1.fy38
1.511.883
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
ITnrt5tricicd funds
Dr5ignatrd
C¢ll¢rnl
Rtstricttd
funds
Total
21124
Nolt
CounTh' ac(l￿111eS
307.876
10.967
12,563
1,638
322,077
16,907
Properts Maintenance
Maj(Ir l..venls and
IntLmaiional
Stalycosts
Support L05t5
CruvemanLC LX)St
901.977
901.977
196.455
25.780
4R.()27
196.455
2).778
4S.981
i23.946
986.?99
1.638
1.511.883
8 Analysls of governY4nre and 511llPOrt Costs
GovernAnee oosts
I'nrrstrkltd funds
Deslgn¥i¢d
G¢n¢r41
I'othl
fuThd$
Audii fL*
Audil i)I'thL finanLial 5talLincn
)¢h¥r goi'crnaDL¢ ¢o.%is
2X.4?1
28.4?1
Total for 2025
43.477
43.477
Toi*l for 2024
•.(Tr46
45.981
48.(?77
The gi)N'erndnce tl)SL% hdl'e h¢en allocai¢d based on gmx% ¢%￿dil￿re of ihe &xivili￿. Th¢ ￿121 fees Pdfvahle Iii
Ihe dudiii)r ami)llni ti) Ll i.O(M) in re%peLI (if audit %en"ILY% I?023124- £7.5(J(11. £I.(KM) lif ihe%e fee% were
rLLhar8￿￿ 10 the Essex Iniernaiional jarn￿ree. w'ith the balance relaiin8 Lo the ￿>s1 ot- audiiin8 the Couniv
accounis onl}..
9 Tru5tet5 r¢muneration and e%prn5es
["'iv¢ t)I' Ihl I".sb¢i C(Ivni> Sroui Coun¢il Tn￿1￿5 iv¢re r¢imbursd tM'¢l ￿r￿n$t5 101O11ing £1.710 IIi¥K) tru5t¢rs
rcccilcd £1.296 in 20231?0241.
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
10 Staff eosts
'] he aggregate payroll costs were follows=
2024
StAff Costs during the yeAr wtre:
WugL4 und %JluriLs
ScKial security cos¢s
Pension Losts
193.084
184.313
14.260
3.195
215.5.38
196.455
The mi)nthli' averngc number of lincluding .￿lor managLynent / leud¢rship ioiml empl()ycd b) Ihe
¢h)rii}' during th¢ Jear expressed as full ¢im¢ ¢quiial¢nis lias as lolloii's..
2024
Avcruge
No empli)i'¢¢ ￿¢1Ved ¢molum¢nis ofnM)r¢ than £60.0￿ durin8 ￿ v¢ar
I Tsx8¢lon
'I'hc Lharit) 1% 4L re8l%tLred Lharil)" and is thLryL,r()rc eXLmM fmm L￿all￿Tr.
12 TgnEible fixed a55ets
%t Lukcs Q'ump %iic. Skrccn5 Park. Rvxi4"ell is a fr¢ehiild pro￿￿￿. 152 acTfS and 3 a¢rc lak¢l a¢quirLd in 1971.
'I'hr his¢i?rii valu¢ (?f ¢h¢ 3i¢L and buildinBS is £I.X7Y.655. '1'hriftM(Mid I'ouni} h¢adquartCrn and 'lroining
C'iimplLX 1% d IL'&%Lhi)Id pr()pert%" IrrtpperL(Im renii i)fh JLTe% buili in 11)6h ai J th)%1111" £19.17(J 199- ILJr IL'JSLI.
'I"hL buildin8s ai thL tlio siles arL LurrLnili insured for £4.176.205."lthe Lurrcnl valuL ol'L4uipmenl. i'LhiLILS and
stock5 lor insurancc PUWSL5 15 £6.15.542. An anali"515 01-Ihc fixcd a55L*5. sIK)wm al c05t. IS 5cI out bL"lo1￿.
A surve%. (if th¢ prop¢rti¢s iarri¢d ()ui bv T)a%'id J)eJman FRICS ()n 15ih Ni)%'¢mher 2021 2nd ix)nfimied
Ihat the insured i'alues ofthe properties is in line iiith curreni rLknbuild costs.
Skreen5 Park ActiTr'ity Centre
Skr¢en5 Park- %il¢
2024
Skr¢en5 Park- L¢aman House
286.081
286.081
Skr¢¢n5 Park-Tinl¢s' Hou
249.353
249.353
Sk"reen% PJrK- Cdmp Sh(Ip
￿kr¢￿5 PJrk- N¢w Tvil¢l & Shoii"rr IllIKk
27.Q8i
27.085
306.065
300.n65
Skreen% Park- Wei Weather BIoLk
16,896
46.76)
Ih.896
kr¢¥ns Pdrk- Climbirtg Wall
46.765
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
Skrettts PIAL Artlvlt). Ctrttrt
SkrLLns Park- CrL'¥i' QuartLrs
Skreens Park- Bun8alow
SkreLns Park- High Ropes Course
Skreens Park- Land for acce5S Toad
21125
21124
184.186
184.186
5236
5.236
301.91
301.911
120.000
120.000
Sk'reens Park-. M'arrcn Project
Skreen5 Park- S￿rage Barn
304.568
19.8Y4
lJ79,655
1,555,193
Thrlftwood
Thriftwaod- Training Cet)trL'
19.170
19.170
19.1711
19.170
Toial
l J98.82S
,174J63
13 Stock
2024
51()Lk.￿ Sk.rL'Ln.% l>ark. 4h(>p
14.286
I1.11?2
14 Debtors
2024
Youth programmc dcbior
l>r¥paym¢nis
ALLfuL,d inLc>me
I>Ln%ii)n dLbt()r
l.oan5 receii'able
29.222
15.219
609..129
i¥
283.269
14.636
888.788
337.923
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
.1 he Louns KeL¢ivuble ligure on Ihe balance shed 15 Ihe current outstanding balance of L.15.000 of a loan rnad¢
li) l%¢ C.c)rringhJtn SLc)ut Ciri)up in 2022 t() ¢nabl¢ th¢rn ¢(? L(Impl¢te the re-huild c)ftheir H¢adquarteT%. Th¢ li)￿,
Originall￿ o1.£50.0(X) is rLwayablL iiithin 10 ! LWS i4.ith intercsL sei at IO/ts p.a. There is a minimum repa>'ment of
£5.000 per year.
The Caunty TTusiees haie l*en advised thai Ctswiiv is the main benefi¢iJry of the ofthe laie Mal¥()Im
TrLaLhLr MBI-_ ii'iih an amouni o1.£81X).(MMI ￿ b¢ rtteii'¢d in ih¢ n¢xi tinan¢ial ￿'hICh has been showm as
a¢¢rllcd in¢omc in lh¢ ￿￿U￿15.
15 C'ash And cash equivalents
2024
Operatbonal xccounts
Iliir¢lai%- C'urrlnt ALii>uni
1lar¢ldi￿ l)¢p()sii A¢¢()uni
C'Al.'C'as￿ C'LirrLmi ALLX)uni
C'A1.'C'a)￿ (iiild l)Lp).%il ALI(>unt
C'AF'C'a5l￿ %krLcny ( UrrL￿1 ALLI)uni
C'AI,'('a%￿ 4kr¢¢￿$ (il)Id l)¢p(i%ii A¥¢(wni
IlniiLxi'I'ru%t- C'haritj 3 Mi)nth Ili)nd
32.944
111.774
78.732
445.3hX
27.447
17.435
33.414
4Y6.654
54.(?41
148..173
4?8.91(1
4no..i¥?
1.145.1144
Essex InternAtiong1 JAmboree
C'AI.'c'4%l￿ I.'lJ C'urrlnt A¢¥i?uni
CAFCa%h l.'IJ CK)Id t)erA)%ii ALLX)unl
6.437
61.(?2h
73.452
.424.55$
68.063
1,498.007
arclai'5- No 2- Intemaiionals Account
35.869
39.195
Ti)Idl i&%h
1.273.Y45
2,083.1140
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
16 Creditors: amounts falling dut witbiD one year
2025
2024
Sundr). crediloT5
13.779
40,516
10.848
56.47)
.726.11.f7
10.84¥
88.120
•17.6.$8
Accruals
l)elerred income
3iO.4115
1,833.89h
D¢f¢rrtd Ineott)e
2024
Skrccns der￿Sit5
I IQ Suhs'Lription.
Y(iuih l*i)8rnmme
Crirlguiding r.ssex
l..ssL.x In¢¥rnaii()nal JAmbL)r¢¥'
51.74)3
50.451
55.524
78.823
26.173
31.518
82.696
l.Sfrf>.737
217.(I511
'I'he %kK'ens derK)si¢s amount relates io monies r¢¢¢i%"¢d in advan¢¢ for fuiure ￿K)kIngS ai Skreen5 1)ark A¢lll'lly
(.Inir¢.
ThL I IQ subsLriptions dLfLrrcd inLx>me rela￿'S to subscriptions TLYei&ed in thL 2024125 ycar thal rLlalL io
2025126.
'I'h¥ Yc)uth Pr(igramm¢ anK)uni relJLts to mtini¢s rtt¢i%"¢d in advanir r()r rulu￿ Ini¢maiii)nal l..Xkxditiiins.
Ciirl8uidin8 Essex is an aLrumulation of proliis and losse5 Irom the Esse.¥ Inlemalional JamFK>ree IEIJI. Ihe
baluncc 15 trcatcd as incomc in adi'ancc used to finance thc next EIJ.
'rhe F.5sex Intemdiivnal JamlxTrre¢ trK)k pl4Y in ALL8USI 2(Tr24 and th¢r¢Cor¢ th¢r¢ was n(? inciime in advanL¢ flir
2025.
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
17 CommltmeDtS
CApit91 commitments
The total amouni contracted tor but rM)t woi'ided in the financial sthtem¢nts relatin8 to the Warren
redevelopment ￿aS £423,327 12024- £Nili.
18 Fund5
C'apilal
FIDanciDg/
Trattsftrs
Balanre at
31 M4reh
2025
Balanct •¢
Aprll 2024
Resourets
resour¢es
Unre$trlei¢d funds
General
IiLnLral lund5
IS8.736
573.870
1543.1201
113.9391
175.547
DeslRniiierf
Iluilding l.und
Liiunii l)L¥¢li)pmcni l.'und
N()rman (iJr()n I,und
PLLial nLLds
MLrnI?rial lund
'.s%Lx Int<rnuli()nal
Jam￿)r¢￿'
SkrL'L'n* l)drk
14.953
626.903
32.55?
8.511
176.144
5.¥?
864.118
20.IIIKI
150
1324.4621
.l(<).57
52.552
8.461
173.57Y
12(K)I
12.5651
120.803
115.5911
63.271
4.568
-170.037
450.030
42.934
11.131.655
1454.9711
l?U.1117
13.939
10.5
31.5111
91.157
86.IIY8
4.11011
Inclu5ivi¢y Fund
Wl.W7
? 55.3.11
11.944.419
14.439
1.fi?5.1?5
Tolal unreslrirttd fund5
.150.733
3.126.988
12.487.549)
lo.5￿)
1.8(K).672
R¢stricttd
County Support Fund
48.162
10.S(M)
122201
110.swi
45.Y42
Other fund5
CapiLLI finJnLing reserve
I,i74.303
324.462
1.89R.82i
Total fund$
2.773.2511
3.137.4¥8
12.4¥Y.7691
324.462
3.74fi.439
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
Balxnte at
31 March
2024
Incoming
resourtes
Resources
expended
April 2023
TrADsfer5
Unrestrltted fllnds
Gemeral
(i¢neral lund5'
182.990
9?4.935
1949.4791
290
158.736
De5ignaled
Buildin¥ l-.urtd
Counii l)LI'L'IL)pm¢ni Fund
N(Irmun Garon Fund
31.554
456.-148
43.081
8.361
17¥.7rfX)
9,008
5.741
222.894)
20.0(M)
150
1?2.342
152..y44
13(1.529
14.Y53
626.90.1
32.552
MLmi)rial lunds
Actii'il). teams
'.S%LX IntL'rnlliional
JamlKirL
krLL￿s Park
12.6461
19,8121
176.144
494
129(Tr1
15.4461
17.645
32,371
1.610
466.504
58.475
116.9671
139X.5511
127.5751
120.81131
63.271
4.146
InLIu5iVity l.'und
773.(H7
7XII.IMlf>
15611.7h61
12Y(11
yyl.¥l)7
Total unrestricted fund5
Y56.037
1.704.941
11.51U.245
.150.733
Restricted
C i)unii Supp()rt l.und
49.81X)
1.6381
48.162
Other fund5
C'apitJl IIDJncing reserve
1.574.363
1.574..1fi3
Total funds
2.5¥11.21MI
1.7(H.Y41
?.773.25
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Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
Desl
ted Funds
11 l Building Fund- 15 financed h. a 40p per head loTr' on the membeT5hip fee. 'lThe Grants Board considers
JppliLaiii)n% fr(Itn %Lx)ui GTVUPS and Dis¢riLts fL)r finanLial I￿l￿nCe u)iiaT(Js building pr(ij¢Lts'.
12) Caplial Dewelopmtttt used. principall).. ts) finance Th￿￿. de%'elopmenLS at skr￿ns Park ActiK'ii%
C'enire. l)uring 7024i?U25. Ihe I rusiees progressed plans for redoelopineni of 'l'he Warren building al Skreens
I>Hrk. iiiih Pl￿1nnIng pLrtni5siI)n hlll'ing PTei'i()usl!' ken obtaincd fr(Im Chelmsf(Ird C'il). C'()uncil ￿1n
ArLhil¢Lt und %iruLtural F.ngin¢¢r in.%twLl¢d ii) doel(Ip £ktsilLd plans. Fiill(Iii'ing L(ItnplL'tiiin ()f a TLndLr
proLess, ) Ci)nirJitc)r lias apwintL'LI. ii'ith ￿nsIT￿lLion ¢omm¢niing in No¥LmbL'r 2024. In Jddili()n. rei'isld
plans i%ere produced for dei'elopmeni of a Theii. Nlainienance and Storage Barn ai Sk'reens Park.. ￿ enable ihe
51tLS machinL'r¥' und equipmeni to be 510red in one place. as iirll as proi'idin8 a rest facili1% for our i'i)lunlccr
IL￿. I)lunning appriii'al rLxLii'L'd June 21124, fiill(1I4'ing ivhiLh IJLluilLYJ pliin% hu¥'e bcLn dra￿￿ up. ahLuLI lif
a 'l-LndLr pri)ILs% ￿'ing undLY(ak"In. wilh IhL C()ntracii)r undertak.ing thl ￿'arT￿n RLdL¥'LI(IpniLnl aprK)iniLJ.
Losis ￿lalin¥ 10 thi Warr¥n pr(>jLxi haic Ixx'rj Irom J ¥LnLxous l¢¥aL) r¢cLii Ld tr<)m thL L8tal¢ (Trl. Ihc
lutL MalLolm 'l'r¥'aLh¥r M131.' 11.iih th¢ n¢%i' Mainienan¢¢ and %iLiragL 13arn h.ing lundLd Ir()m thL CapiLal
LVLI(Ipmcnt l.'und.
Jl Norrnan Cjaron Cranti Fund-'I'hi Ltiuni% (irants Iloard admir)ist¢rs funLls madL a¥ailahlL annuulli ihL
Ni)rman liJfL)n 'l'ru&l. 'I'h¢ C'i)uni! (ifaiiis Bi)ard ¥Y)n%id¢rs gppliutions Irom %u)ui Cyri)ups and l)isiri¥LS li)r
11nanLial a%%i%thnLe toii?rds nLlI' buildings. rLpairs. equipmLni and a ne%i' group or %LLli()n %tan ups.
41 Speclxl Need5 Fund- linanccd by bc4uesL$ and donations. Thc C"(TrunlV (yranL4 B()ard a)n4idLr appliLuiii)n4
li)r ani purpi)K' ¢hJ¢ ilill cnhanic the s¢ouiin8 ¢xwicn¢¢ for ihose ivith $rrt¢ial ne¢ds.
The M¢morl41 Fun& lindnLcd b). IK'4UL'%lS fLKeii'¢Yl. with th¢ Mon1￿ us¢d ts) suwx)rt %u)ULing dLLiviiiLs
i¥iihin thL Li)untJ. a% appr(>i'cd by the Trusice 114)ard.
61 The E55ei Inlernational J*mborte Fund- Ihis is ¢0 finan¢¢' thL Jiimix?rL*. hlld jiiinil%' ii'ith thl ihrle
(iuidi ('i)un11l.% i)I' I'.K%ix. iiir>" Ic>ur }"i-ars. 'I'h¥ (und r¢prn*¢nts thL L$￿.￿ L(?uni>" S¥out Li>un¥il shJrn' ol. Ihc
hdldnLL' LdrriL,d l(INard liill()i%'in& ihL 21124 JumErt)rL*'.
71 Skreens Pgrk- a SU￿0mMI11cC ol- the Count). Tru5kc Board manages Skreens Park Ac¢ivily QentTC. A
3¥para¢¥ l)L$i¥natcd l.und is miiintsinixl lor 115 tinancial arlii-ili¢s. oih¢r ihan mojor copilal cl￿ndit￿￿. knhich is
f1nanLL'd fnim IhL' ('.Jpiial l)L*LI(TrpmLml Fund. Ilpgrdd¢* ii) thi Sili and aLLII-jIjL% hail uiniinuLd i(? k. IdrriLxI
(7uI IhL pLrmancnl %talYand volunieers.
181 Thriftwoo& A 5cparatc Dcsignatcd Fund is main¢aincd for thc financial ac¢ii'itics of thc Counti.
I leadquarters and"I'Taining Complex at ThriftwtKNJ.
91 Intluslvlt). Fund- ori8inalli' esLablished to proiide financial assisiance io %oun8 ￿l)Ple and leaders
altLnding Oi'Lrsca5 JaiMknTCCS. using lunds from ii"ithin cxisiing proi"i510n5 and th>nalion5. Thc TrustCC5 haNe
sub5cqucntli agrccd to cxpand 5UPtKbrt to an)one attending a Counl) organiscd Tnlcmaiional Expcdilion.
Restricttd Trunds-
County Support Fund- The Counti. Tru51tt Board beli•e5 Finances Should not be a ba￿ler for a voung
ry)n OT adult i'olunteer to taK"¢ part in Scouling. .45 a re5uIL the Restricied l.und Mas established. usiiig
J&¢iilabl¢ lundb. l(1 5UPP(irt me￿￿￿5 vf F.¥￿1 ￿-OUting through th¢ pr(ii isivn i)f firtan¢ial &55istsn¢¢ lu ihose
Di%triL1￿C[rt1up￿IJniL￿ Indii idudl% ii'here fin￿Lia1 %uprA?ri ie4uire(L result (If the inLre&sirt¥ Liisi tsf living
pres5ure5 and enable them to continue their Scouling journev.
Other FuDds:
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Essex Counh. Scout Council
Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 202$ (continued)
Capltgl Finirttlttg Rtstrve- see noic 12 to the fi￿nCIal for further explan￿lOn of this fund.
.1 he transfer ol. £10.5(M) beiii.ttn res1r1e￿I lurbd5 and de5ignaied funds 1175 for the 8(P/o element of ihe
e¥penditur¢ ol'tht C'C. I V in which Kural I..$5ex had granied the fL)r in the year.
I'he transter Irom unresiriLied 10 designaicd funds ivas ￿ rellea an increase in the Essex Tnlernational Jamboree
tund.
The rn(Jvernenl ilithin Lapital finanLial i)r£324.462 compl¢t¢d th inLf&S¢ the Capithl FinapLL' RL%¢rve 10 r¢neLI
IhL I￿Lrl￿. in lixLd a%￿.1$ a% ni)ie 12.
19 Analy515 of net assets between fuTrd5
Toi#l funds
1¢ 31 MJ)r¢h
Ilnr¢slrlei¢d futtds
Genernl
Dtsignaied
R¢sirl¢itd
funds
Other
funds
'] angibll Ii¥L'sJ
C'urrL'ni &%%LI
C'urr¢'ni liabiliiies
l.Xl)8.825
1.11gX.1125
137.01?
.7IM.1145
45.942
175,547
.625.1 ?5
45.942
1,8YII.825
.3.744 4.311
Toial fund
at 31 M#r¢h
2024
Ilnrtstrleted funds
Central
Dtslgnated
Restrlcitd
funds
Other
funds
"I'ungible lixcd a5scts
CurrL'ni
C'urrt'ni liabiliii
1,574.363
1,574.3fi3
.1.1132.792
I l.X33.11971
?411.719
IXl.983
2.743.911
48.162
151¢.716
991.997
4¥.162
1.574.363
?.771.2511
20 Related party transattlons
Thc TruslLYs havc donated £1.070 12023124 £1.2381 Lo the Charitv ￿"ithOUt conditions.
"I'wo of the-I"ru3t¢r5 ar¢ a150 TTU5te¢5 of the Nomian (iaron Trust Ir¢Bi5*r¢d rharity. 11206561 i¥hich donal¢d
£150.0(X) 10 Es%e.K Countv 8LOUI Couneil during the i'￿12023/24 £300.(KK)I
Wcnd) B￿C is th¢ Counti Bookkcepcr iihich is a paid. self emploi'cd part-lime role. During thc ycar hcr
companN' ￿a5 paid £l1.282 12023124 £10.2(￿1. W¢nth" is the iiifc of Bob Ble. the Counti" Lead Volunteer.
21 Tr:vents 8ft¢r the reporting d*¢e
Ei'enis alicr Ihe rerrf)rting pLriod arc dctsilcd in the Trusice Annual rcrM)rton Pa8cs 13 and 14.
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Essex Counh. Scout Council
Statement of Financial Aetii'ities by fund for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Total
Totxl
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
2024
In¢orne and F.ndowments from:
l)onaiions and ILgaLie5
951.803
2.092.105
36.438
301.451
.343.219
32.314
27 l)57
OthLr Irading aLIiI'iIiL
Ini'esiment income
()ther inLx)m¢
2.185
T(Ilul invome
3.126.Y¥8
.7(H ()41
Expenditure on:
12.487.$491 11.510.24.$1
.1 (Ilul cxritndilure
NLt inLI)mL
(rr()%s Irun%lirs b￿￿'¢¢n funds
639.439
10.5110
IY4.696
644).939
IY4.696
Recon¢lll*tlotb of funds
'] c)Idl I'unil% bri)ughi li)rwyrd
'r()lal funils LarriL.d f(Trr¥%?rd
-1.1149.5511
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Essex Counh. Scout Council
Statement of Financial Aetii'ities by fund for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
{continued)
Total
Restricted
Funds
2025
Total
Restrirted
2024
Income and Endowmettts from:
Di)naiic)rts and ILgJiie%
Toial in¢om¢
10.500
E￿penditure on:
12,?201
11.6381
Toial Lxwndiiure
i? ??01
I l.h381
NL* illLilrnLIILx￿n￿IIUreI
Gri)%s iranslL'rs bL￿tI￿cen funds
8.11111
11.63111
NLI moiem¢ni in funds
12.22111
Recon¢illAtlon offund$
'I'oial I'uniLq broughi forward
4X.16?
T(¥ial I'uniL% Lurriixl l(Irwird
45.V42
48.162
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Essex Counh. Scout Council
Detailed Statement of Financial Aetii-ities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Tot#]
2025
Ttstxl
2024
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and ILgaLiL￿ lanali SLd below)
Chariiable aetil'ities lanall'sed ￿1011.
l)thir tra(ling aLliNlties lanali'5¢d below)
IniL8imeni In￿Me lanal) %Ld beloii'l
Othcr iniY>mi lanalysed bclow'l
962.303
2.092.In5
36.938
43.957
2.185
301.451
,343.219
32.314
27.957
Total in¢om¢
3.137.488
1.704.941
Expenditure on:
LhariiJbl¢ dltll Ili¥S lana1%$￿ bcloiil
1?.489.7691
'I'iiial eIr￿nd1[￿re
12.4XY.7691
NLI in¢om¢
647.719
IYl.0511
NL4 mi>i<mini in Itind8
647.719
193.115¥
R¢¢on¢ili*tlon of fund$
'] (Ital I'un¢l% LarriLd t(ITm￿rd
.1.745.4.19
? 77.1.?5ti
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Essex Counh. Scout Council
Detailed Statement of Financial Aetii-ities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
{continued)
Total
21125
Total
2024
Donations andlegacies
DoDuii()n8 and legaLie%
962.3(li
301.4il
962.303
301.451
Chariiuble acliviries
IQ Subsvriptions
ltijor
..I'Lnis and Iniernaiional
C'ounty .4Liivities
JumhL)rL
Oth¢r IDLomc
51.097
371.353
507.9(13
.161.272
4?0
43.059
832.678
4(12.760
4.722
2.1W? 1115
Oiher Iradlng ucllvllles
%krLLn%- %hÉ)P.4¢ilL%
36.938
3?.314
16.1)3¥
Ini'L4imLnl inLomi
4k'rLcn%- IlJnk in¢¥reqi
l.'lJ hank iniL'rL%i
35.48()
X51)
7.621
25.5x4
1.57.3
4.1.g57
27.Y57
Oiher
In%LifdnLI Llaim
2.1115
2.1115
Charliuble aclii'liles
ALtii iti¢i iindirtdkin diM11
AlliiLalLxI %uptM)ri L(7.%ts
5talTL05t5
Auditor5. reniunera¢ion
OthLr ¥i)%'LYnanLe LC).%ts
12.218.138)
125.78111
119(1.4551
112.C)921
1_15.9.35
1215.53RI
115.0561
1?8.4211
17 489.7691
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Grants Anal sis
Cases Paid
1 sl Wickford
7th Grays
Harlow District
1 sl Brainlree
1 sl CtrEsterford
4tw6th LeIgNOr￿sea
Rifft￿rnS campsite
Saffron Walden District
Tendring Distn'cl
1 sl S￿nfield
1 sl 8roomfiekl
21x1 Chelmsford
1 sl Stsnford-￿H0Pe
Mountain Team
1 sl Stanford-k-Hope
17th Cokhester
StrLKtural wo
New ekctncs
Hammocks
New fercir#J
New buikj
Kayaks
Toitel Lpgrade
Walec acbvities equipment
New roof
Hike tents
Car pa
Safety improbements
Games equipment
Helmets
New *ctncs
Miribu% traini
£3,000
£3,000
£100
£4,980
£10,000
£1,000
£1,500
£1,000
£3,000
£400
£500
£2,000
£239
£431
£1.280
£250
£32,680
Start•U
rants ald
1 sl Black Noley Squirrel Drey
1 sl eoreham Squirrel Scout Drey
Basildon Novd ESU
1 sl C￿$(erford Scout Troop
Braintree Seax Ewbrer Scout Urlt
£200
£200
£200
£200
£200
£1,000
Su
ort Fund
1 sl Yekjham
5th Claclon
4th Can￿Y
1 sl GrayE
£1,250
£245
£200
£250
£1,945
Additional Noeds
5th Claclon
rants
aid
£200
Cases a
rged awaitin
SoutheThl Estuary ES
County Stores Team
Watthams
1 sl W¢)odham Ferrers
1 sl Braintree
1 sl Claclon
Other
ment
MiThb
£2,000
New traI￿r
£3,000
Purchase of Free￿Ik1 (part paid) £2.589
New kitcf*n
£1,000
New fer¢irg Ipart paid)
£20
Reb￿k1 extension
£5,000
£170
£13.779
Totsl$
£49.604
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Colebrai￿jnorGIty￿lingorI kwlir
Front Cover- Essex International Jamboree 2024 sile- Daytime
Back Cover- Essex Intemational Jamboree 2024 sile- Nighttime
Photography by Essex Scouts Media Team
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