62nd Brlstol sC￿rt G￿P
Y•ar Endad 31 Mafch 2024
Referenc• and admlnl•tratlon dotalls of th• Charfty and118 ad¥180rn
The Group is managed by the Group Trustee Board. tho members of are the 'Charfty
Trustees. of the Scout Group which is an ed￿￿tIOnal charity. As charity tnjstees they are
responsible for comptying legislatM)n applicabb8 to charitses. This indudes the
registration. keeping proper accounts and making retums to the Charity Commission as
appropriate. The Trustee Board ￿Trentty consists of the Chair. Treasurer and 4 Trustee and
meets every 64 weeks.This Group Trustee Board exists to make SU￿ the charity is well-
managed, risks ¥e assessed and miwed. buildlngs and equipment are In go(yJ work
order, and everyone follows legal requirements and the ¢xgan1Sati￿'s policle$ and rules.
Their support helps other volunteers wn huh quality and safe prc•Jrammes that give youThJ
people skills for life.
statu$
62rf Bristol sC￿t Gr￿p is a registered charity govemed by Royal Charter 4th January 1912
as amended by Supplemental Charter dated 28 March 1949 as amended on 18 Feb 1959 as
amended on S May 1967 as arnended on 19 Juty 1991 as on 8 Feb 2018 a5
amended on 30 Nyil 2019 as amended on 12 Feb 2020. Charity number.. 302174.
Trust••s
The trustees the purpose of i*arrty law. Th*)0 served the year and up to the date of
this report are collectively referred to as thè trustees.
Geraint Hopkins
Chair
lan Norton
Treasurer
Mark Heath
Cllve Grant
Tlmothy Bird
Shaun Piper
Address
Scout Hut
Rozel Road
BRISTOL
8S7 8SQ
The trustees present their repr￿1 ar￿ independenlly reviev￿ financial staternents of 62nd
Bristol Scout Group for the year er￿d 31 March 2024.
The financial statements corn￿ with Ihe duty in section 4 of ￿ 21)X Act to have due
gard io guidance on pubiic benefft pubh'shed by the thaiity rA)mmission.

ObJodlvo$ and adlvltles
The charitable objectives of the 62nd Bristol Sc43ut Group are to promote the development of
young people in achieving their full physical. intalloctual, T￿la7 and spiritual potantials as
individuals, as respowble cilizens and as members of their local. national and intsmational
mmunities.
As Scouts, wa bèliéve in preparing young KwpI8 With skills for lrfe. We encourage our young
people to do more. leam more and be more. Each week the 62nd Bristol S￿l￿t Group gives
young people of Bristol the opprKiunty to er4oy fun and adventwe while developing the skills
they need to succeed.
The Group's nufflber5 remain C￿sIstenI to the F)revious year with small adjustments so as to
ensu￿ optimal SeCtic￿ sizes at each meetirwJ. se¢tiM of Ihe group is at lull capaty. At
the ￿nSU¥ in January 2024 Ihe head(x)unt was 137 (2023: 137).
All sections enjoyed activities inslde and (xtside the hut during their regu￿ evenlngs elther
developing new skills. $UPFTrtiThJ the lo¢al ￿Mmunity or just haYff￿ lun. There too was a
packed schedule of overnbJht stays to lonw camps. These ranged from ovemight stays at
the hul for the Beavers, lo Surf, Winter and Summer camps for the scouts. to name just a
few. This all mado possiblo by the d•dieAtion of c￿r amazing gr(xp (rf young leaders and
leaders.
The tnJstees have also been t￿$y. In Decernb￿. Xmas tree sales over two Saturdays.
January saw a thanksffw event for all volunteers to the 62nd group in 2023.
All this was in addition lo our long term pkn to develop a new hut for the 62nd. Progress
conlinues to be made. The Hut development sub<ommittee has been very active. regularfy
meeting to discuss and plan their next steps. Major rnilestones have been achieved to
engage a project managoment ￿rnpany. arthitects and initial survey reports. P￿requiSiteS
for Bristol City Council I'the Council'} for the hut lease are on9)ing. The (Yeation of a
fundraising subwmmittee has also been iniknated. which al this early stage is still defining its
structure and strategy. There is slill a kx)g j1￿meY ahead. but we have started strongty and
are committed to deliver the 3-5 year p￿￿.
Plans for the Fuiurn
As well as, continuing to deliver a h￿h level of st￿lting across all seth'crf)s and ensuring
safeguarding of the weware ol the children and adults involved. ￿ the Trustee Board will
focus on Two rnain topics over the coming year
1- Develwing a larger pool of volunlews to support the trustee board, the ￿adership team
and the overall Hut Oevelopmenl efftirts. This will be by email. $￿ial media and Group
events. Here we plan a Family fun day linked to the AGM arml a Famity Camp for Spring
2024.
2. The development of new premises for our Scoub'ng 9Tr￿p. A safe arKI secure space so as
to ensu￿ the 62nd contyiues in strength kng intrj the lulu￿.

Flnanclal R•vl8w
Our income was £82.8k (2022123: ￿inal £61.4K' Restated £61.4k) and expenditure £63.6k
12022123 Qiginal £58.2; Restated £56.6k) aThJ balarK* at the end of the financ4al period
was £1 O&k (2023: Original £94.1K: Restated £86.8k).
Our current bala￿ In excess of reserves (sea bekMT) is £91k. which is aligned with our aim
lo accumulate fvnds to finance the rebuilding of a new hut: this is a lillle trighèr this year due
lo the incoming payments ts the sC(￿ts Otympic Trip in Summer 24.
Reserves policy: we hold £15k in reserves. vthlth W￿k1 cover all operating costs. includirvj
contributions to the district. for an average financ4al year, exduding activilieslcamps.
additional equipment and fundraising eXp￿dItUre.
We have amended the a￿ounts to a lull cash ba515: wa have restatsd the prior year figures
to reflect this. This has enabled us to us8 OSM a(rnunting software to lrnprove
effioency.
In¢omo Hlghliyhts
Our annual Christmas Tree sale br￿ght a su￿lUS of £5.1k (2022123 £2.4k) ¥thith was
double last yearfs arn￿nI. The Par￿ts and helpev5 did a great job of selling trees trls year
despite the rain and mud.
We have had a significant rise li income due to payments for the Scouts tiip to the Otympics
in summer 2024. Therefore, we expèct to see ggnffjtsnl exrthliture in Ihe 24125 a￿Ounts.
Gift Aid paymonts were not received until after the end of the financial year so we 5￿Uld
receive Iwo paymwnts in the 24r25 ffinancial year.
Expondltur• Hlghllghts
The hut rebuild project has started up again and the Hul Oevelopment suWmmittee
have rnade great strides already. So far we have spent £3.8k on suNeys and planning which
is hwjhlighted in the new Hut Rebudd sub categ(ry in the aCt￿nts.
Apprnved by the truslees arKI signed on their behalt ty.
..Date...................... .............2024
Geraint Hopkins - Chaw of Trustees

**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31 MARCH 2024** 

|**CATEGORI**|=UPPER(A2)<br>**E**<br>**SUB CATEGORIES- restated**<br>**ASSETS**<br>**RENT ACCOUNTS**<br>**GROUP**<br>**SCOUTS**<br>**CUBS SEEONEE**<br>**CUBS BANDARLOG**<br>**BEAVERS**<br>**CASH IN HAND**<br>**L**<br>**AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT SUM**|**SUB CATEGORIES- prior year**<br>**GROUP**<br>**SCOUTS**<br>**CUBS SEEONEE**<br>**CUBS BANDARLOG**<br>**BEAVERS**<br>**CASH IN HAND**<br>**PREPAYMENTS**<br>**MARY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAR**|**2023-2024**<br>**CURRENT**<br>**YEAR**<br>**£**<br>**75,247.98**<br>**26,447.16**<br>**1,302.60**<br>**1,657.05**<br>**1,317.76**<br>**48.20**<br>**106,020.75**<br>**2023-2024**<br>**CURRENT**<br>**YEAR**<br>**£**<br>**82,826.52**<br>**-63,573.61**<br>**19,252.91**<br>**86,767.84**<br>**106,020.75**<br>**CH 2024**|**2022-2023**<br>**PREVIOUS**<br>**YEAR -**<br>**RESTATED**<br>**£**<br>**77,582.83**<br>**5,160.98**<br>**2,001.23**<br>**846.58**<br>**1,128.02**<br>**48.20**<br>**86,767.84**<br>**2022-2023**<br>**PREVIOUS**<br>**YEAR -**<br>**RESTATED**<br>**£**<br>**61,415.52**<br>**-56,585.63**<br>**4,829.89**<br>**81,937.95**<br>**86,767.84**|**2022-2023**<br>**PREVIOUS**<br>**YEAR**<br>**£**<br>**77,582.83**<br>**5,160.98**<br>**2,001.23**<br>**846.58**<br>**1,128.02**<br>**48.20**<br>**7,305.50**|
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|**CURRENT**||||||
|**BANK CUR**<br>**NET TOTA**<br>**RECEIPTS**||||||
||||||**94,073.34**|
||||||**2022-2023**<br>**PREVIOUS**<br>**YEAR**<br>**£**<br>**61,415.52**<br>**-58,198.13**|
|**TOTAL INC**<br>**TOTAL EXP**<br>**DEFICIT / S**<br>**CASH, BAN**<br>**CASH, BAN**|**OME FOR THE YEAR**<br>**ENSES FOR THE YEAR**<br>**URPLUS FOR THE YEAR**<br>**K AND SIMILAR FUNDS B/F**<br>**K AND SIMILAR FUNDS C/F**|||||
||||||**3,217.39**<br>**90,855.95**|
||||||**94,073.34**|



**INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** 

|**INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**|||
|---|---|---|
|**SUBSCRIPTIONS**<br>**ACTIVITIES / CAMPS**<br>**EVENTS - BEAVERS**<br>**BEAVERS**<br>**EVENTS - CUBS SEEONE**<br>**CUBS Seeonee**<br>**EVENTS - CUBS BANDARLOG**<br>**CUBS Bandarlog**<br>**EVENTS - SCOUTS**<br>**SCOUTS-Friday**<br>**EVENTS - GROUP**<br>**Group**<br>**FUND-RAISING**<br>**CHRISTMAS TREE SALES**<br>**CHRISTMAS TREE SALES**<br>**EASY FUNDRAISING**<br>**EASY FUNDRAISING**<br>**OTHER INCOME**<br>**LETTINGS + EQPT HIRE**<br>**LETTINGS + EQPT HIRE**<br>**GOVERNMENT GRANTS**<br>**GOVERNMENT GRANTS**<br>**GIFT AID**<br>**GIFT AID**<br>**DONATIONS**<br>**DONATIONS**<br>**OTHER**<br>**OTHER**<br>**TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR**|**2023-2024**<br>**2022-2023**<br>**CURRENT**<br>**YEAR**<br>**PREVIOUS**<br>**YEAR -**<br>**RESTATED**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**14,690.00**<br>**15,801.70**<br>**551.00**<br>**225.00**<br>**2,261.50**<br>**2,473.00**<br>**1,549.00**<br>**2,537.96**<br>**41,741.88**<br>**19,176.50**<br>**5,274.29**<br>**3,435.00**<br>**15087.68**<br>**11,503.70**<br>**604.17**<br>**175.06**<br>**450**<br>**450.00**<br>**0**<br>**1,432.00**<br>**0**<br>**3,135.28**<br>**0**<br>**790.62**<br>**617.00**<br>**279.70**<br>**82,826.52**<br>**61,415.52**|**2022-2023**<br>**PREVIOUS**<br>**YEAR**<br>**£**<br>**15,801.70**<br>**225.00**<br>**2,473.00**<br>**2,537.96**<br>**19,176.50**<br>**3,435.00**<br>**11,503.70**<br>**175.06**<br>**450.00**<br>**1,432.00**<br>**3,135.28**<br>**790.62**<br>**279.70**|
|||**61,415.52**|



**EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** 

|**PREMISES**<br>**UTILITIES**<br>**WATER**<br>**LIGHT AND HEAT**<br>**INSURANCE**<br>**INSURANCE**<br>**VENUE MAINTENANCE**<br>**REPAIRS AND RENEWALS**<br>**HUT REBUILD**<br>**MEMBERSHIP - SUBS TO DISTRICT**<br>**ACTIVITIES / CAMPS**<br>**EVENTS - BEAVERS**<br>**BEAVERS**<br>**EVENTS - CUBS SEEONE**<br>**CUBS-Seeonee**<br>**EVENTS - CUBS BANDARLOG**<br>**CUBS-Bandarlog**<br>**EVENTS- SCOUTS**<br>**SCOUTS-Friday**<br>**EVENTS - GROUP**<br>**Group (Inc Olympics)**<br>**FUNDRAISING EXPENSES**<br>**XMAS TREES**<br>**Xmas Trees**<br>**ADMIN / ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES**<br>**ADMIN / ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSE**<br>**TRAINING**<br>**PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT**<br>**PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT**<br>**BADGES, UNIFORMS ETC**<br>**OTHER**<br>**TOTAL PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR**|**2023-2024**<br>**CURRENT**<br>**YEAR**<br>**£**<br>**1,291.08**<br>**911.88**<br>**120.88**<br>**3,835.69**<br>**7,260.00**<br>**1093.57**<br>**4185.94**<br>**497.34**<br>**22564.43**<br>**6285.04**<br>**10030.2**<br>**S**<br>**1710.85**<br>**50.00**<br>**593.69**<br>**1,534.83**<br>**1,608.19**<br>**63,573.61**|**2022-2023**<br>**PREVIOUS**<br>**YEAR -**<br>**RESTATED**<br>**£**<br>**222.83**<br>**1,713.35**<br>**815.96**<br>**935.98**<br>**0.00**<br>**7,305.50**<br>**495.17**<br>**4,788.03**<br>**1,979.10**<br>**18,985.06**<br>**4,757.54**<br>**9,125.40**<br>**1,037.07**<br>**180.00**<br>**2,049.11**<br>**1,434.30**<br>**761.23**<br>**56,585.63**|**2022-2023**<br>**PREVIOUS**<br>**YEAR**<br>**£**<br>**222.83**<br>**1,713.35**<br>**815.96**<br>**935.98**<br>**0.00**<br>**8,918.00**<br>**495.17**<br>**4,788.03**<br>**1,979.10**<br>**18,985.06**<br>**4,757.54**<br>**9,125.40**<br>**1,037.07**<br>**0**<br>**180.00**<br>**2,049.11**<br>**0**<br>**1,434.30**<br>**761.23**<br>**58,198.13**|
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