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## **Treasurer’s Report & Statement of Accounts for 2024**
year’s accounts following a sustained period of careful management and positive fundraising momentum, which we are continuing to build upon.
## **Summary**
The group achieved an overall **surplus of £7,694.77** in 2024. This includes a further **£14,694.89** of spend on the new HQ project during the year. Importantly, our income directly attributed to the HQ; including grants, fundraising, and interest received, exceeded HQ-related expenditure, meaning we have not had to draw on general group reserves to fund this activity.
Operational income totalled just over £44,500, made up of:
- £26,808.97 from subscriptions and camp/activity income,
- £10,812.63 in grant funding towards the new HQ,
- £2,075.39 from group donations and fundraising,
- and £4,370.95 in interest from deposit accounts.
Expenditure remained aligned with expectations, with the most significant areas being national subscriptions (£7,192), programme delivery (£12,857), and the HQ project (£14,694).
We have continued to improve internal processes this year, with a prepaid expense card system now live across all sections, ensuring leaders are no longer out of pocket and that group operations run more smoothly. This is part of our wider shift towards digitising our financial management for greater transparency and efficiency.
We have also made progress with Gift Aid. I’m pleased to confirm we have missed no reclaim deadlines. Our next claim - covering eligible donations from 2021 onwards - will be submitted in the coming months and we have until December 2025 to complete this. A provisional Gift Aid accrual of £12,647.26 has been included in this year’s accounts, based on a conservative 60% recovery rate across the eligible period. We hope to improve on this as declarations are validated.
Our total cash reserves stood at £252,151.10 at year-end, with savings spread across a mixture of instant access and fixed-term deposit accounts. As deposits from the sale of the previous Scout Hut begin to mature, we plan to spread our risk across multiple new bank accounts, improving liquidity access and safeguarding our long-term position.
We remain in a very healthy position, with a total group asset value of £311,382.36 at yearend.
## **Fundraising & Grant Actvity**
We are very grateful for the generous support of our community, which continues to strengthen our fundraising efforts:
- **Parish Council Grant** : £9,812.63 towards the new HQ
- **Lloyds Bank Foundation** : two generous £500 grants
- **Volksfest 2024** : £820 raised (£200 donation and £620 in event donations)
- **Christmas Fundraising** : £338.59 raised through hotdog sales and Santa support
- **Bonsai Café Refreshments** : £598.95 raised from volunteer-run stalls
It’s also worth noting that our 2025 Volksfest activity just passed has raised nearly £2,000, demonstrating real growth in our local and group engagement and income potential moving forward.
Finally, I’d like to sincerely thank Nick Gill for acting as Scrutineer again this year and for his continued oversight and support in reviewing the accounts.
**Krystina Hartry** _Group Treasurer_
June 2025
## **Long Ashton (All Saints) Scout Group Income and Expenditure Summary 2024**
|In £'s|**2019**|**2020**|**2021**|**2022**|**2023**|**2024**|**Movement**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income**||||||||
|Subscriptions,Activities & Camp|13,806.00|4,490.26|10,484.93|18,309.14|24,203.80|26,808.97|2,605.17|
|Activities & Camp||2,883.30||-530.99|4,508.24|0.00|-4,508.24|
|Donations & Fundraising- Group|5,905.00|19,705.60|245,353.38|3,001.44|4,926.13|2,075.39|-2,850.74|
|Fundraising- HQ||||||364.22|364.22|
|Grants - HQ||||||10,812.63|10,812.63|
|Interest||||||4,370.95|4,370.95|
|Admin||||||100.00|100.00|
||||||||0.00|
|**Total Income**|19,711.00|27,079.16|255,838.31|20,779.59|**33,638.17**|**44,532.16**|10,893.99|
|||||||||
|**Expenditure**||||||||
|HQRunningExpenses|(205)|(1,070)|0||0|0.00|0.00|
|School Hire|(3,940)|||(2,770)|0|-1,485.00|-1,485.00|
|New HQ|(1,343)|(6,462)|(2,875)|(55,291)|(12,782)|-14,694.89|-1,912.89|
|National Subs|(4,004)|(4,982)|(5,566)|(6,060)|(8,357)|-7,192.00|1,165.00|
|Insurance|(933)|(817)|||0|-52.00|-52.00|
|Activities, Camp Exps & Programme
Resources|(2,022)||(2,080)||(14,628)|-12,857.15|1,770.85|
|Equipment|(456)|||(2,036)|0|0.00|0.00|
|Admin|(65)|(520)|(200)|(141)|0|-556.35|-556.35|
|||||||||
|**Total Expenditure**|(12,968)|(13,851)|(10,721)|(66,298)|**(35,767)**|**-36,837.39**|-1,070.39|
|||||||||
|Net Surplus/ (Deficit)|£6,743.00|£13,228.21|£245,117.68|-£45,518.39|**-£2,128.83**|**£7,694.77**|£9,823.60|
|**Statement of Assets as at 31/12/24**|**Statement of Assets as at 31/12/24**|**Statement of Assets as at 31/12/24**|**Statement of Assets as at 31/12/24**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Asset**|**2023**|**2024**|**MVMNT**|
|**Cash at Bank - Ac's**||||
|Lloyds TSB current Account - Group
Activities(460)|£43,566.28|£46,289.76|£2,723.48|
|Lloyds TSB current Account - HQ Activities
(563)- 2025 AC - N/A|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|Lloyds TSB savings Account - Instant
Access(060)|£40,482.63|£144,908.08|£104,425.45|
|Cash|£0.00|545.84|£545.84|
|Fixed Term Deposit Account - 6LS - 2025
AC - N/A|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|Fixed Term Deposit Account - 9LS -
MATURES FEB25|£60,000.00|£60,000.00|£0.00|
|Fixed Term Deposit Account - 2LS -
MATURED 11/4/25|£100,000.00|£0.00|-£100,000.00|
|Santander Account|£407.42|£407.42|£0.00|
|||||
|**Total Cash at Bank**|£244,456.33|£252,151.10|£7,694.77|
|||||
|**Tangible Assets**||||
|Land at Wild CountryLane|£45,584.00|£45,584.00|£0.00|
|Equipment|£1,000.00|£1,000.00|£0.00|
|||||
|**Total Tangible Assets**|£46,584.00|£46,584.00|£0.00|
|||||
|**Provisional Gift Aid Receivable (Accrued)**
**60% recovery on eligible donations**
**targeted - Deadline Dec 25**||£12,647.26|£12,647.26|
|||||
|**Total Group Asset Value**|**£291,040.33**|**£311,382.36**|**£20,342.03**|
## **Treasurer’s Report & Statement of Accounts for 2024**
year’s accounts following a sustained period of careful management and positive fundraising momentum, which we are continuing to build upon.
## **Summary**
The group achieved an overall **surplus of £7,694.77** in 2024. This includes a further **£14,694.89** of spend on the new HQ project during the year. Importantly, our income directly attributed to the HQ; including grants, fundraising, and interest received, exceeded HQ-related expenditure, meaning we have not had to draw on general group reserves to fund this activity.
Operational income totalled just over £44,500, made up of:
- £26,808.97 from subscriptions and camp/activity income,
- £10,812.63 in grant funding towards the new HQ,
- £2,075.39 from group donations and fundraising,
- and £4,370.95 in interest from deposit accounts.
Expenditure remained aligned with expectations, with the most significant areas being national subscriptions (£7,192), programme delivery (£12,857), and the HQ project (£14,694).
We have continued to improve internal processes this year, with a prepaid expense card system now live across all sections, ensuring leaders are no longer out of pocket and that group operations run more smoothly. This is part of our wider shift towards digitising our financial management for greater transparency and efficiency.
We have also made progress with Gift Aid. I’m pleased to confirm we have missed no reclaim deadlines. Our next claim - covering eligible donations from 2021 onwards - will be submitted in the coming months and we have until December 2025 to complete this. A provisional Gift Aid accrual of £12,647.26 has been included in this year’s accounts, based on a conservative 60% recovery rate across the eligible period. We hope to improve on this as declarations are validated.
Our total cash reserves stood at £252,151.10 at year-end, with savings spread across a mixture of instant access and fixed-term deposit accounts. As deposits from the sale of the previous Scout Hut begin to mature, we plan to spread our risk across multiple new bank accounts, improving liquidity access and safeguarding our long-term position.
We remain in a very healthy position, with a total group asset value of £311,382.36 at yearend.
## **Fundraising & Grant Actvity**
We are very grateful for the generous support of our community, which continues to strengthen our fundraising efforts:
- **Parish Council Grant** : £9,812.63 towards the new HQ
- **Lloyds Bank Foundation** : two generous £500 grants
- **Volksfest 2024** : £820 raised (£200 donation and £620 in event donations)
- **Christmas Fundraising** : £338.59 raised through hotdog sales and Santa support
- **Bonsai Café Refreshments** : £598.95 raised from volunteer-run stalls
It’s also worth noting that our 2025 Volksfest activity just passed has raised nearly £2,000, demonstrating real growth in our local and group engagement and income potential moving forward.
Finally, I’d like to sincerely thank Nick Gill for acting as Scrutineer again this year and for his continued oversight and support in reviewing the accounts.
**Krystina Hartry** _Group Treasurer_
June 2025
## **Long Ashton (All Saints) Scout Group Income and Expenditure Summary 2024**
|In £'s|**2019**|**2020**|**2021**|**2022**|**2023**|**2024**|**Movement**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income**||||||||
|Subscriptions,Activities & Camp|13,806.00|4,490.26|10,484.93|18,309.14|24,203.80|26,808.97|2,605.17|
|Activities & Camp||2,883.30||-530.99|4,508.24|0.00|-4,508.24|
|Donations & Fundraising- Group|5,905.00|19,705.60|245,353.38|3,001.44|4,926.13|2,075.39|-2,850.74|
|Fundraising- HQ||||||364.22|364.22|
|Grants - HQ||||||10,812.63|10,812.63|
|Interest||||||4,370.95|4,370.95|
|Admin||||||100.00|100.00|
||||||||0.00|
|**Total Income**|19,711.00|27,079.16|255,838.31|20,779.59|**33,638.17**|**44,532.16**|10,893.99|
|||||||||
|**Expenditure**||||||||
|HQRunningExpenses|(205)|(1,070)|0||0|0.00|0.00|
|School Hire|(3,940)|||(2,770)|0|-1,485.00|-1,485.00|
|New HQ|(1,343)|(6,462)|(2,875)|(55,291)|(12,782)|-14,694.89|-1,912.89|
|National Subs|(4,004)|(4,982)|(5,566)|(6,060)|(8,357)|-7,192.00|1,165.00|
|Insurance|(933)|(817)|||0|-52.00|-52.00|
|Activities, Camp Exps & Programme
Resources|(2,022)||(2,080)||(14,628)|-12,857.15|1,770.85|
|Equipment|(456)|||(2,036)|0|0.00|0.00|
|Admin|(65)|(520)|(200)|(141)|0|-556.35|-556.35|
|||||||||
|**Total Expenditure**|(12,968)|(13,851)|(10,721)|(66,298)|**(35,767)**|**-36,837.39**|-1,070.39|
|||||||||
|Net Surplus/ (Deficit)|£6,743.00|£13,228.21|£245,117.68|-£45,518.39|**-£2,128.83**|**£7,694.77**|£9,823.60|
|**Statement of Assets as at 31/12/24**|**Statement of Assets as at 31/12/24**|**Statement of Assets as at 31/12/24**|**Statement of Assets as at 31/12/24**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Asset**|**2023**|**2024**|**MVMNT**|
|**Cash at Bank - Ac's**||||
|Lloyds TSB current Account - Group
Activities(460)|£43,566.28|£46,289.76|£2,723.48|
|Lloyds TSB current Account - HQ Activities
(563)- 2025 AC - N/A|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|Lloyds TSB savings Account - Instant
Access(060)|£40,482.63|£144,908.08|£104,425.45|
|Cash|£0.00|545.84|£545.84|
|Fixed Term Deposit Account - 6LS - 2025
AC - N/A|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|Fixed Term Deposit Account - 9LS -
MATURES FEB25|£60,000.00|£60,000.00|£0.00|
|Fixed Term Deposit Account - 2LS -
MATURED 11/4/25|£100,000.00|£0.00|-£100,000.00|
|Santander Account|£407.42|£407.42|£0.00|
|||||
|**Total Cash at Bank**|£244,456.33|£252,151.10|£7,694.77|
|||||
|**Tangible Assets**||||
|Land at Wild CountryLane|£45,584.00|£45,584.00|£0.00|
|Equipment|£1,000.00|£1,000.00|£0.00|
|||||
|**Total Tangible Assets**|£46,584.00|£46,584.00|£0.00|
|||||
|**Provisional Gift Aid Receivable (Accrued)**
**60% recovery on eligible donations**
**targeted - Deadline Dec 25**||£12,647.26|£12,647.26|
|||||
|**Total Group Asset Value**|**£291,040.33**|**£311,382.36**|**£20,342.03**|