Trustees, Annual Report For the period From Istsrt dale) lo ènd dale Sectlon A Roference and admSnlstrat¢on dètails Charity name 5th North Walford Scout Group Other natllP5 thp charity is known by Re815tered charity number lif 4nyl HQ regislrBlion number Charity's prin￿PaI address Corner of Upper highway Hamilton Road, Hunlon Biidge Abbots Langley Poslcode Names of th8 charity Iruste8s who m8nag8 the clarity Trustee Name Offlce Ilf any) Dates atiÈd if not fgr whole year David Robins CdlriDTrd Sims Deborah SherriTrg Tania Giles Robert Gree Julie Gieen Jacqui Sexslone Gordon Sexstone Sally Br8cher Sally Suilers Roxana Buthley Geoffrey grown Nikhi Vora Chairman Chairinan Secretary Treasurer resigned 14th May 2023 appointed 14th May 2023 resign8d 14th May 2023 r&8ignÈd 13th Marth 2024 10 12 13 N8mes 8nd addresses of advisers (optional inforfflation but encwr8ged a8 best pract1￿) Typp of advisor Independent Aiidilor Name Niix)la Bradshaw Address Limuru, Whelpley Hill, Chesham, BUCKS, HP5 3RL Sectlon B Structurab governance and manauemeiit D8suiplioD of IhÈ rharSly's trusts TypE of gowffling dotxjtnenl The Group's governing documents arè those of Ihts Scout As8ocSallon. Th8y consist ol 8 Royal Charter, which in turn glves aultto¥ily tD the BYE Laws of the A55pGi3lltsn and The Policy, Organisatlon and Rules of The Stout Associatlon. la.g. trust d88d, conslilulionl Fsow the tha¥ily is ¢on$llluted The Group Is a trust eslabllshed und81 Its rul8s whlch are common lo all Scouts. le.g. Irusl. 8590cialion. c(Nnparyl Truslee s61eclion meth￿S le.g. appolnled by, elecled by) Yhe TIu51ees are appoinled in accordance wth the Policy, Organisalion and Rules ol The Scoul Association. Addtrlional governance issues loplional infoimalv)n but encouraged as bes1 practic81 You may choose to include additional information, where ielevant. about.. The Group is managed by the Group ExeGulive Comrnillee. Ihe niembers ofwhich are Ihe'f.harily Trustees. of the %cA)ut fyroup which is an educ.alioD31 c.h3rily. As charity tru51ees they sre re5ponsble for complyillg wlh le9islation applicable lo charities. This includes the registration, keeping proper accounts and making 18lurns lo Ihe Charity Commission as appropriate. Th& Commiltee consist8 of 3 independènt tepregefttalives, Chair, Trèasuier and SeGretary together wllh the Group Scout Le&der5. indiv￿￿al sectlon leadeis Ilfopted to 18ke on the responsibility) plu5 paienl's iepresenlglion and supporiers. which meet5 every 2 tnonth9. Polic4es and procedure5 adopted foi". al th* induction and training of IfU8te8s'. bl Irusle8' consideration of major risks and the syslams and procedures lo manage Ihem Members ol the Executive Committee complete Essenli&llnfomi8fion forExecutive Commilf88' training within the first 5 mDllths of joining the commltlee. This Group Execulive Committee exists lo support the Group Stout Leadei in meeting the responsibilities of the appointmenls an¢J is responsible for. The m8inlenance of GFOUP property.. The raising of funds end the administration of Group finan￿., The insurance of persons, property 8nd equik¥nent', Group public occasions., A$slsliiig In the rÈeruilmtrnl of leader5 and Dther adult support., Appointing any sub commillcos that may bo rtquirtd,. Appointing Group Administrators and Advisors olhèr than those who are 818Cted. Section B Structuro, governance and manayetnent Icontlfiuedl Risk and Internal Control Thp Group Executive Committee has id&nlified the major rt$ks to which Ihey believe thè Croup is exposed, these have been i8view&d and systems have been established lo mitigale againsl Ih6m. ThÈ main areas of concern that hav8 been identified are.. Damage lo th8 building. property Èquipment. The Group would request the use of buildings. property and equipment from neighbouring oig8ni5alions SLJch as the church, Gomrnunity ￿￿tre an(1 othei Scoul Groups. Similar reclpfocal arrangement9 exist wlh these oiganisalions. The Group has sufficient buildings 8nd contents insurance in place to miligale a9ainsl permanent loss. Injury lo18aders, helpeis, sUPPOrteis and metnbBrs. The Giaup Ihraugh the capitation fees conlrlbulé8 lo the Scout Assottalions national atcident iDsuiafj¢e policy. Risk Asse8sm8nts are undertaken before all a¢tlvilles. Reduced from fund rai￿￿9. The Group is primarily relianl upon income from subscriptions and fundra15ing. The group does hold a reserwe lo enÈu18 thè continuity of 8elwlt￿S should Ihere be a major reduction In income. Thè Committee could rBIsÈ the value ol subscriptions lo Increase the Inoome to the gioup on aD on90ing b3515, either temporarily or PErmanently. Reduclion or loss of leaders. The gioup is totslly reliant upon volunteers lo run and administer the aGlivilie5 01 the group. If there was a reduction in the Trumb8r ol ￿￿arS to an vnacceplable level in a particular section or the gioup as a whole then there woukl have lo be a contraction, Consor￿allon or closure of a section. In the worsl case scenario Ihe complete closur6 of the Group. Reduction or loss of mem￿1&. Tho Gmp provldas adNitles for 311 youw peopk aged 6 10 18. If I￿rts was a ￿ducI10n in Membership in 8 p8rfiGular section orthe group as whojè thèn there would have to be a ¢ofilraclion, Consol￿atiOn or closure ol a seclion. In the wor51 Case 5Genario the complete closuie of Ihe Group. Section C ObjectlV6s and a¢tlvlÉles Summary ollhe obj8cls of Ihè charfty $8t out in 518 governlng documEnl Summary of the main adivilie5 in re14tio to Ihsse objects wep.kly mpetings al Ihe Scout Hut for each 88ction during 18im Ilme. supported by outside aclivilies, including camps and nlghls away throughoul the year for Scouls S￿[10￿ and during the summer months for Beaver and CLJbs. rhe Group 3150 participates in Distr￿ arianged adivilie5 and ce￿bratIonS such as C8mps. Sl Ggorges day parade, Remembrance day and Sports day. Additional details of the objectives and aclniities leptional Informallon but ern￿[4ged as best praciicel You may choose Its include further slalemenls. wheie relevant, about.. policy on grant making., contribullon made by volunteers". ' poIiGy on investments. Public benefit slalement The Group meets Ihe ChaThly Commission's p￿blIC b8n&flt Grileria under both the advancement of education and th& advancement of Gilizenship or comrnunily dev61opment headings. sectio￿ D Achlev6ments and performance 2023 saw the 5th North W8lft>Fd Scouts. Cubs and 8eaver8 have access lo a full and varied programme., including camps. hike5 as well as Dislrlcl arranged aclivilie>. th& Group have seen numbeis grow and include Ihe need lo have a waiting lisl to accommodale demand. Sutnm8ry of Ihe main achievements of the chaiily duiiw th8 year Retiuiling adult helpers and 88clion leaders is a Ghallenge. We have a number of parents williw to holp bul some do shiftwork wh￿h rnake5 regulai Gommllmenl difficult bul wlh help of a numb8r of Young Leaders we are able to provide the r￿h1 l&vel of 8dull supervision foi ea¢h $eclion. Section E Financial Rovlew 8rEf 51atpmenl ol th8 charilys policy on rpsetve5 Reserv8s Pollcy The main alm of the Gr0￿p.$ policy on reserves is to hold sufflclènt r8souices lo conlinuB the charilablE acllvili8s of Ihe Group should iTrcorne and fundraising activities f811 short. The Group Execulive Committe8 considets that the Group should bold a sum equivalent lo 12 rnonlhs running costs. arc8 £11,200. Quantify and 8xpla¢n any lesignations Dètails of any funds m8teiT)Ily in dèlicll IGyrGumslancès plus steps lo eliminalel None Furth8r finanual review details (optional Informalionl You may ch005e lo include addilional Information, where relevant, about. the tharily's principal sources of funds lincluding any lundr8i5ingl'. Al] funds are held in cash using only rnaiaslrèam banks or building societEs or The Scoul Associalion's Short Term Invesltnent Servi￿. how expèMiiuf6 has supported the key obj6div6s of th8 ch8rily', The Gioup ExeGutlv8 regularly monitors the levels of bank balantts artd the Interest ralps received tD ensure Ihe group oblsins maximum value and iTrcomè from rt8 banking 8rrang2menls Occasionally thls may involve using an account that requir&s a period of noliTr before funds may bo withdrawn, before doing so the Group ExeGulive Cons￿&r¥ the cash flow requSremenls_ The Group pr8f8r8 to keep lunds in accessiNe 3Gcounl$ so that money can be used lo SUPPOrt Scouting activities should the Deed arise. iDveslTnenl pollcy a*d obi8ctives.' Se¢tion F Other Optional Informatits Plans for future period5 Idelails of any sKJniFicanl activiti￿ planned lo achieve them) Following a review of the premises IIE Group have lnilial￿ a review ofihe hall wood flooring and foyer and a strategy for replacement, looking al various options av2ilabl8. The flooiing has not beèn rÈplaced SI￿￿ the conslrudion of the pretlli5es and extensive wear and lear ts evidpnl. though th& condition do85 not impact the use of the Section G Declaratlon ThÈ trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees Slgnaturelsl Full namel51 CARTRIONA SIMS Posltlon leÈ Secretary, ChaTrrl CHAIR Date Independent ￿aminer'S report tothe truste<5 of 5 North W&tford SEDdie5 lilanyl Addie55'. LIMURU,WHELPEYHILL, CHESHAM, HP5 3RL DatÈ'. 29-Aw-24 5th Nortli Watford 1st Lany￿bU Accounts for th erlod endln 31 December 2023 YTD 31 YTD3 December 2023 December 2022 Rec8lpts 11,IOY SD 1g.32B21 B2D 1.$29.Q8 Dwa11￿&￿1 Fmd Ra￿Ing 2.15380 CommunrtyknllEry Hdl Incu t7.4￿ IS caMpsand￿S 6.331.90 1.994.61 5.475.UQ STI I￿?￿51 239.51 2,192 00 501soci T.stdrtS￿￿rforn￿H￿dy oty 1,365. TOTAL 45,927.84 54,150.93 YTD 31 YTD 31 Decgmber 2023 DeGembÈr 2022 Payments 2￿8.0? Don GoU¢kh￿Aw9r￿ Hp&l 9n¢l￿h1 4,4￿ ?.￿2. 1,BW2.04 7,263 e.fi856 8. .219S Pttspgrtv erty Rales 5.790.13 4.038.50 6.gFg.35 C￿MP g.Q)782 lo￿9 P￿ts9￿ Hooal on￿￿8 5covI mw49Fr I I Z.337f .129.31 141. Fth.97 Onbno scotsl ￿ansaC1sDn1e0 8B5 HQ riJnniryvxpFW6 20B.15 p￿t01￿k￿le 1.44t. 2.139. SOISOCiub Th￿d￿ngWaI1c￿&t5 2L13 3.470.21 g82.37 48.62 ZODM 5ubsl￿ptkn 50.296.06 46.175.41 R¢¢dpis Piym8nt3 fxcBss R•cglpls ovgr Payjnonls ?alan¢¢ bio4yhl Iwd 1st 2023 SURPLUS as at31.12.Z023 45,927 84 50,296.Q6 54,150.93 46 175.41 7.976.62 158.771.33 16e,746.BS 186 746 85 162 37S.63 YTD 31 YTD 21 D8c•mber 2D23 De¢ember 2022 ReprèsÈfÈle& By= OSM P2ymert card F General CAF Short Invegiment ScoulAssocA3lion ShortTerm Invjv SURPLUS as at 31.112023 SOO 63 8.018.22 153,850 78 510.00 13.504.56 10.051 30 142.68D.99 166 7J16.89 162 378.63 5th North Watford 1 st Lan le Accounts for the eriod endin bu 31 December 2023 CY PY Income ièntfromThree Rivers DtsIIKtCowcil- 2022 15,000.00 1fj6Y.00 L661.21 -fjrort Ornjrion-vhiee RiYe15CDwciI- M?rih 2022 lotl￿r¥COM￿ls$1a 13.78 1,629. 2,153.80 Hall hlr& - Clargrthn Monl99sori Nursery 0.00 8,806.75 tfor*h1teCtsubtyCo￿￿¢il .Three Rfver5 DtstTkt 355.73 2.673.50 .5tNAou Fund ial$lno re(eived Salpoldiivew* ￿￿Ck5 137.oty 810.￿) 2Q. Deposit . C￿￿Ndon brttsntsssorf thrsèty Intèrèst re¢elvèd 5hortTèini InvestmeThtaccounts. InteTestrateas atoocember 2022 0.981%1￿o￿nt£105￿djU￿￿ 2023 ÈaThk lrttèiost. rè£￿￿￿&0.s￿l￿t￿￿a&￿dID 15% 239.51 Expèrtd(turè Steam MpN20 Tents 109.88 4.347.37 lyE¢4thos¢klt ZE5MU I,ioo.00 54.15 DIF15 and b?Ile[￿S 75.94 PropErty Expqn61tUT• 565fj0 Gèrage dDOI rep1ir3ndie￿a[emenl 71J)O Kpy5 piopeiiyèxpenses bwand1￿I￿Iarn4 1.360.4R 498￿0 Imis TreewrEeDn Trophycatmnet 318.00 CaptiolioD$ 4.087.00 4.036. 26422 60. Bankchai8P5 IiedL'cedto £5ppi nK>iilli Ifom thJwst> BI.OD ns¥ranc& Pr&mlums P￿sonall1CcId￿nt anG Medital ThDThkelpors rÈnowal l Deiqmber2023 PfOP¢ityafid Enu1pmÈnt r¢nYW￿lS JyTrp2013- A¢¢ess irtulantÈprevrousI¥uAlty InsuYartcÈ 52. 2,29602 52.00 Cainps and Ev•nts Juty-vrampcamp juty-£ah￿ tsoairFip EDFRebFte re(4ved 67.00 67.00 67.00 F￿￿￿￿¥1p23 ar(h 2023