Scouts New Forest West District Scout Council Annual Reportand Accounts Year Ended 31 March 2021 Charity Number: 302319 NEW FOREST WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Contents Trust•es' Annual Rewrt R9ceipts and Payments Acc(KJnt Statemenl of Assets and Liabilities Report ofthe Indepenm Examiner NEW FOREST WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL Annual Report and A¢¢ounts for the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2021 Trustees, Annual Report The Trustees of Forest West Dlth(a ScoLrt Couwl llhe tharitrfi prnsenl their Annual Report for the year enthd 31 March 2021. OBJECTIVES AND AGfMTIES As part of The Scout A55(Miation, the charity aims to promote the development of young people in achiewng their full physical, intellectual. social and writual poteritials as ￿d￿￿￿91& resph)n&bk citizens 8nd 88 members of their local. national int8mational communtbes. Scouts &twely engages and suptN)rts yourrfj p80p￿ in thèir porsonal developmenL 8mFwering ihem to make positive contdbubon8 lo society. In p8thership wlth adutts. young peoplg take part in fvn indoor and outdoor aCt￿ti￿s. They leam by ddng. by shariThJ in spirilual rellecl*)n and by ta￿r￿j responsbllty. They rnake Ch0￿s, undertake new and ¢hallengiTrJ acbwties arKI IW live Iheir Scout Promise. In particular. the chaiity rneets otr4ectNes through Ihe FNOWSK)n ofr. human resourc85, advD2cy. athce and infornabon to the ￿rational units in the district a campsite ￿1th1n the Forest Natiorral Park for the use of both Scouls and oth&r8', grants lo indmduals and oryanisatiorns to enabje sc(￿￿]ng oxperiences that VKJuld not Othe￿1Se be financially achiovable. The trust89s confim they have had due regard lo Ihe gu￿￿an(S issued by the charity Commiss￿n on publ benefit. The tharfty. 8$ an affiliale of The Scout AssocFation. provides extraordinary beneffts and oprx)rtunities to youn9 people in the New FO￿St West area. eMwj￿nrVJ Ihem to mako 8 positNe contribulion to S(Li8ty. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE DuriThJ this unpr￿ented year. sjpport has been given to the Groups wlhin the dislrict to ￿abl0 them to continue their provision of SL%)ulirvJ as best they can. Wrth th8 CorL¥)awnJs restricllons pfyventiro fa￿ to fa¢9 So)uting for most of Ihe year. virtual mgglrrffJs have introduced and acbvibe8 continued where possible. The Covid pandemic pTrv8nted the Districl campsite - H*ry's Island - from b&ng uwl. The District grant fun(*ThJ from New Forest Dislrici Council lo hdp alIe￿ate the impact oflhe kjss of this revenue. FINANCIAL REVIEW During the year the chaiity has rec$N￿l tr￿￿me of r30.855 (2020.. £40.(X77). This induded a one-off receipt of £11.334 of grant fvndiNJ from New Forest District cour￿1. to help aTheviate the Impa￿ of thè loss of camp fe88 resulting from the compulsory do$y￿ ofHary's Idand. Careful conirol of expendibjre throughout the year ￿suM8￿ in a net deffiat for the year of £770 (2020.. not gain of £5,819). rnainlaining reserve$ 818 reas)nable level of £37.831 (2020.- £38,601) The tnjstees wish lo retain funds of at least the annual running costs of rfs landed asset- Harry's I￿and campsite - to ensure the continuadon of this important p[Dvi￿on to IcKal s¢i)ubryJ. All funds of the tharity are un￿str￿d. The truste88 have des¥Jnated certain of these funds lo be available for the provision ofgrants to hèlp eTrab￿ members ofthe SCOErt as￿￿8￿￿ to take advantagg of opportunibes arislng that othemse might not be wthin theirffinanaal reth. The reserves held by the charity 8d8quate to ma8t Irs orwry oblKJali(ms. the twstees have no un¢ertainty as to it's future as a going con¢em. NEW FOREST WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT New Forest Wesl District Scout Council is an aulonornous charity 8ffi1iated to The Scout Association Iregi8tered charity number 3061011. The Scout Association has a comprehensNe set of pollcles and rules. all of which are 8pplled by the charity. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS The prfnclpal address for adminiStra￿On purposes of the New Forest Wèst District Scout Council is Copperbank, Bowerchalktr, Wittshlre, SP5 SAY. The tru8ts8s who setved dL¢ring the year a￿ as folkjws.. Name Offle• Colin Andrews Tim¢)thy Ash Susan Brinkm8n David Brooks Brian Calver Martine Coalham 8PPOA'nted Sept 2020 re$wned Sept 2020 resigned Sept 2020 8ppunted Sept 2020 Bill Dutton-sedman Donna K9rri98n Royston Landon Rogtsr Newland Antony P8rk$r RyaTr Parry D8rron Rèed Nicola Savagè Roger Wedderbum Chair resigned Sept 2020 app￿nted Sept 2020 r&$lgned Sept 2020 Treasurer President deceased M8y 2021 11 Is with great sadn8SS that we repKJrt the death of our Pre￿dent, Roger Wedderbum. in May 2021. We extend our condolences to his family, and thanks for all hls years of support and dedication to Scouting. CUSTODIAN TRUSTEESHIP No assets were held as ¢ustodlan trustee during the reporting petlod or any other. ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES: NK Savage BA {Honsl ACMA, CGMA Treasurer DE Kerrigan Chair Iq 9￿24 NEW FOREST WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Receipts and Payments Account Total Funds lun￿StrIct4dj 2021 Total Funds (unrnstrlct 2020 Recelpts Hary's Island 11,294 15,144 District Badge Secretary 402 2.418 Distrid Scout Shop 1,067 2.073 Scout Active Support 10 Explorers 320 1,255 DistriGt Management 17,762 19,070 Bank Deposit Interest 10 37 Total Receipts 30,855 40,007 Payments Hary's Island {6,922) 16.504) Di8trict Bad9e Secretary {401 } 12,185) District Scout Shop (2111 {1,397) Scout ActNe Support 161} (132) Explorers (7421 (910) District Management (23,2881 123,060) Total Payments (31,625) 134,188 Net {Expons8sllRecgipts (770} S,819 Reconcillatlon 01 Funds Cash Funds Brought Foward 38.601 32.782 Cash Funds Carried Forward At Year End 37.831 38.601 **NEW FOREST WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021** ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities** |**As at 31 March**
**Cash Funds**
Cash at Bank: Deposit Account
Cash at Bank: Current Account
Cash at Bank: Scout Shop
Cash In Hand
**Total Cash Funds**
**Assets Retained for the Charities Own Use**
Land at Harry's Island Camp Site
Badge Stock
Shop Stock
**Total**
_Note_
_1_
_2_
_3_
Stride's Lane
4|
**2021**
**£**
18,645
19,186
0
0
**37,831**
120,000
3,528
0
**173,528**
**2020**
**£**
18,635
16,722
3,104
140
**38,601**
120,000
3,526
2,241
**125,767**
50,000 nil| |---|---| Notes: - _1_ Land at Harry's Island was valued in September 2014 by CMC Andrews (Property Surveyor & Valuer). The trustees consider this valuation to remain a reasonable assessment of the value of the land at 31 March 2021. - _2_ The value of badges held in stock for resale is calculated by the badge secretary at current cost of badges held at 31 March. - _3_ During the year the District shop was closed. All remaining stock was donated to other Scout retail outlets for a nominal sum. - _4_ For a number of years land at Stride's Lane owned by the District has been used by Poulner Scout Group free of charge. This land had been largely forgotten about and was held at its fully depreciated original value. As Poulner Scout Group no longer need this space the land has been valued for sale and this estimated valuation has been added to the assets of the District in the 2021 statements. ## **Trustees and signed on its behalf by:** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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NK Savage BA (Hons) ACMA, CGMA DE Kerrigan
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**5** NEW FOREST WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Independent Examiner's Report On The Accounts Report to the Trustees of New Forest West District Scout Council (Charity number 302319) on the accounts for the year endod 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 2 to 5. I report to the trustees on my examination of the ac*x)unts of the above charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. Responsibilities and basls of report. As the charity's Iruslees, you are responsible for the preparation of the actounts in accordance w¢lh the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's aeLounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515Xb) of the Acl. Independent examinerf$ $t*gmént I have compleled my examination. I confirm that no malerial matters have come lo my attention in Connection with the examination which gives me ￿use to believe that, in any material respecl.. the ac*x)unting records were nol kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the aco)unts did not comply with Ihe applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gNe a Irue and fair vievf which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in conneclion with the examination lo which attention should be (Jrawn in Ihis reptyi in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Sign Name e N*TKINJ Date Relevant professlonal qualification or body