1[st] St Albans Scout Group - 116[th ] AGM – Thursday 27[th] June 2024.
Chair of Trustees & Group Administrator – Steve Lindsay MBE – Annual Report
Welcome everybody to this years A.G.M. , as we seek to review the 12 months ending the 31[st] March 2024
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As normal the last 12 months have been packed full of challenges, and enormous credit must go to all our Exec team and section leadership team, for another 12 months of hard work / devotion to Scouting at the 1[st] .
Their work has seen our young people enjoy a very stimulating year, leading up to this year’s Group Camp at Chalfont Heights over the weekend ( 7[th] – 9[th] June ). We will hear more about their section programmes later.
At the time of the Annual Census, at the end of Jan 23, our numbers of young people had was steady at 131. We benefit from their long service / strong commitment of our leadership team many who have been working at the 1[st] for many years, supported by an increasing number of new leaders, which bodes well for the future, plus our occasional helpers. Long may it continue ! Shortly we will hear from Paul & Gabriella Cordell, who were chosen to represent St Albans / Hertfordshire at the World Scout Jamboree in Korea in 2023, we look forward to earing of the expereiences
Our Parents are always welcomed and indeed encouraged to get involved , and one feature our annual group camp, will be the amazing support of a good number of parents.
Your group executive have changing their title to become The Trustee Board, , which will more clearly define their role. As always they remain focussed on maintaining strong finances, ensuring the building / facilities are well maintained / and a safe environment for our young people.
A this point we say a special thanks to Sue, who has guided us thro the restructure, ensuring we adher to the Scout Association / Charity Commission rule changes. We will continue our maintenance policy in the summer break with the refurbishment of the external cladding, repair of the foyer roof, and redecoration of the kitchen.
We have always seen the Wadley Hut as a community asset, and the wide range of external users is testament to that, including being used as Polling Station, a training hub for the NHS, home to Ramadam Prayers, a base for a number of small businesses, and home to Chiswell Green Rainbows.
I should also mention our cleaner who continues to show great flexibility / professionalism / being willing to work round all our external users –our sincere thanks to Claudine Minns.
Bob Allam will once again provide us with all the financial details, his sound management continues to ensure the group is perhaps the financially, the strongest in the county. Finally I want to thank my amazing core Trustee Team, supported by the Scouting team, without whom the 1[st] would be so much the poorer :- Sue Campbell – Secretary – ( 25 years ) Bob Allam – Ex leader / treasurer – ( 38 years ) Steve Norris – Ex leader / safety manager ( 27 years ) & John Wallace ( 40 years ) Ex leader / maintenance.
Alan Haigh / maintenance / hut admin
Finally we all now know, if we didn’t before, just how important Scouting is to the well being of our Young People. Long may the 1[st] be here to meet that need, and lets have lots of fun on the way!
Thanks
Steve Lindsay
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Charity Commission Annual Return 2024
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1ST ST ALBANS BOY SCOUT GROUP Charity registration number: 302571
Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked.
This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2024.
PART A - Charity information
Financial period
Financial period start date
01/04/2023
Financial period end date
31/03/2024
Income and spending
Income £
£ 38,522
Spending £
£ 19,174
Number of contracts from government
How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?
0
Number of grants from government
How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?
0
Income breakdown
Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)
£ 0
Charitable activities
£ 0
Other trading activities
£ 0
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Other £ 35,840
Grantmaking
Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?
No
Recipients of grants
Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Individuals £ 0 Other charities £ 0
Other organisations that are not charities
£ 0
Trustee payments
Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return? ⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return? No
Income from outside the UK
Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No
Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom
Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?
No
Spending outside England & Wales
Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No
Total Spending outside England & Wales
£
Trading subsidiaries
Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries? No
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Charity contact details correct
Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?
Yes
Charity headquarters details correct
Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters?
Yes
Charity contact address
Address Line 1
10 ST. STEPHENS CLOSE
Address Line 2
ST. ALBANS
Address Line 3
Address Line 4
Address Line 5
Postcode
AL3 4AB
Country
Charity Headquarters address
Address Line 1
10 ST. STEPHENS CLOSE
Address Line 2
ST. ALBANS
Address Line 3
Address Line 4
Address Line 5
Postcode
AL3 4AB
Country
Property
Were any of your charity's properties held by holding or custodian trustees on behalf of your charity (excluding the Official Custodian) during the financial period for this return?
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No
Membership type
Is your charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies?
no, the charity is not part of a wider group structure
Employment contract types
People were permanently employed by your charity 0 People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity 0 Self-employed people were working for your charity 0 Governance policies Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures Yes Safeguarding policy and procedures Yes Financial reserves policy and procedures Yes Complaints policy and procedures Yes Serious incident reporting policy and procedures Yes Internal risk management policy and procedures Yes Trustee expenses policy and procedures Yes Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures Yes Investing charity funds policy and procedures Yes Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures Not applicable Bullying and harassment policy and procedures Yes Social media policy and procedures Not applicable Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures Not applicable
Safeguarding
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Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return? No
Serious Incidents
Has your charity reported all Serious Incidents (including any historical incidents) that the charity became aware of during the financial period of this return?
There were no incidents to report
External risk and impact
Donations Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable Other income - grants Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable Other income - contracts Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable Other income - investment Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable Expenditure on charitable activities Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Expenditure on overheads Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Number of volunteers Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable Number of employees Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable Number of trustees Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable Fundraising activities Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable Capacity to deliver services Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable Total service demand Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
Volunteers
Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?
20
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of the
1[st] St Albans Scout Group
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts 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 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2.
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The accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: P Cowlard
Name: Pierre Cowlard MBA ACIB
Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any):
Address: 1 Akeman Close, St Albans, AL3 4NJ
Date: 28 April 2024