|SectionB|and<br>Structure,|
|---|---|
||Risk andlnternal Control (Specimen1)|
||TheGroupTrusteeBoard has identifiedthe majorrisksto|
||hich they believe the Groupisexposed,thesehavebeen|
||reviewed and systems have been establishedtomitigate|
||against them.Themain areas of concernthathavebeen|
||identifiedare:|
||Damage tothebuilding,propertyand equipment.The|
||Group would requesttheuse of buildings,propertyand|
||equipmentfromneighbouring organisationssuch asthe|
||church, community centre and other Scout Groups.Similar|
||reciprocal arrangements exist with these organisations.The|
||Group has sufficient buildings andcontentsinsurancein|
||placetomitigate against permanentloss.|
||lnjury to leaders, helpers, supporters and members. The|
||Group through the capitation fees contributes to the Scout|
||Associationsnational accident insurancepolicy.Risk|
||Assessmentsare undertaken before all activities.|
||Reduced income fromfundraising.TheGroup isprimarily|
||reliant upon incomefromsubscriptions and fundraising. The|
||groupdoeshold a reserye to ensure the continuityof|
||activities should therebeamajor reduction in income. The|
||Board could raise the value of subscriptionstoincreasethe|
||income to the group on an ongoing basis, either temporarily|
||orpermanently.|
||Reduction or loss of leaders. The groupistotally reliant|
||upon volunteers to run and administer the activities ofthe|
||group.lf there was a reductioninthenumberofleadersto|
||anunacceptable levelinaparticularsection or thegroupas|
||awhole then there would havetobea contraction,|
||consolidation or closure ofasection.ln the worst case|
||scenario the complete closure oftheGroup.|
||Reduction or lossofmembers. TheGroupprovides|
||activities for all young people aged 4to18. lf there wasa|
||reduction in membershipinaparticular section or thegroup|
||as whole then therewouldhavetobea contraction,|
||consolidation or closure of a section. ln the worst case|
||scenario the complete closure oftheGroup.|
||Risk andlnternal Control(Specimen2)|
||Thegroup has in place systemsofinternal controls thatare|
||designedtoprovide reasonableassuranceagainst material|
||mismanagement or loss,theseinclude 2 signatories forall|
||payments andacomprehensive insurance policiesto|
||ensure that insurable risks are covered.|





|SectionC|Objectivesandactivities|
|---|---|
||Purposeof Scouting|
|Summary of the objectsofthecharityset<br>out initsgoverningdocument|Scouting exists to actively engageand support young<br>peopleintheirpersonal development,<br>empowering themtomakeapositive contribution to society|
||heValuesof Scouting|
||Scouts we areguidedbythesevalues|
||lntegrity-Weactwithintegrity;we arehonest, trustworthy|
||andloyal.|
||Respect-Wehave self-respect andrespect forothers.|
||Care-Wesupport others andtakecare of theworldin|
||whichwelive.|
||Belief-Weexplore our faiths, beliefs andattitudes.|
||Co-operation-Wemake apositivedifference;weco-|
||operate with others and makefriends.|
||TheScoutMethod|
||Scouting takesplacewhenyoung people, in partnership|
||with adults, work together based on the|
||values of Scoutingand:|
||- enjoy what they are doing and havefun|
||-takepartinactivities indoors and outdoors|
||-learnbydoing|
||- share in spiritual reflection|
||-takeresponsibility and make choices|
||-undertake new and challenging activities|
||-make and livebytheirPromise.|
|Summary of the main activities in relation<br>to these objects|Weeklymeetings are held for eachsectionusuallyin the<br>Group's headquartersbutoften atthelocal recreation<br>ground or activity venues andotherlocalplacesofinterest.|
||Campshikes and visits are organisedatweekendsand|
||during holidayperiods|





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|SectionE|FinancialReview|
|---|---|
|Brief statement of thecharity'spolicyon||
|reserves|ReservesPolicy<br>TheGroup's policyonreservesistoholdsufficie|
||resourcestocontinuethecharitable activitiesof thegrou|
||shouldincomeandfundraising activitiesfallshort.|
||Group Trustee Board considers thatthegroup shouldho|
||asumequivalentto12months runningcosts,ci|
||f10,000.|
||The Group heldreservesof approximatelyt44,000agai|
||thisatyearendThisisabovethelevelrequired|
||operating expenses. Howeverthis can beexplained|
||expectedrepairandrenewalofactvity equipment outstde|
||runningcostsinadditiontoreservingfundsforongoi|
||maintenance of the groupspremises.|
|Quantify and explain any designations||
|Details of any funds materiallyindeficit||
|(circumstances plus steps to eliminate)||





|Youmaychoosetoinclude additional||
|---|---|
|information,whererelevant,about:|lnvestmentPolicy|
|. the charity's principal sources of fund<br>(including any fundraising);|TheGroup's lncome andExpenditureisvery small and asa<br>consequence does not have sufficientfundstoinvestin|
||longerterminvestments such asstocksand shares. The|
||Group has therefore adopteda low risk strategy to the|
||investmentofitsfunds. Allfundsareheldincashusing only|
||mainstream banks or building societies.|
|.how expenditure has supported the<br>objectives ofthecharity;|TheGroupTrusteeBoard regularlymonitorsthelevelsof<br>bank balances and the interestrates received to ensure the|
||group obtains maximum value and incomefromits banking|
||gements. Occasionallythismay involve usingan|
||untthat requiresaperiodofnoticebeforefundsmay|
||bewithdrawn, before doing so the GroupTrusteeBoard|
||nsiders the cashflowrequirements|
|.investment policy and objectives;||



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|||Forthe year<br>from|01April2023|01April2023|To|31March2024||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||2023124|||2022t23|
|||Unrestricted<br>funds<br>€|Membership<br>funds<br>€€||Activity<br>funds|Totalfunds<br>€|Totalfunds<br>€|
|Receipts||||||||
|Donations, legacies andsimilar||||||||
|income||||||||
|Membership subscriptions||4,200|4,105||||6,895|
|Actlvities||11,223|||9,600||4,569|
|Donations|||||||1,850|
|Other lncome|||||||80|
|Subtotal||||||||
|Grants||||||||
|Subtotal||||||||
|Fundraisingevents (gross)||||||||
||-|||||||
|Subtotal||||||||
|Scouthut income||||||||
|Hire of building||4,390|||||5,967|
|Other Scout hut income||1,921|||||2,434|
|Subtotal||||||||
|lnvestment income||||||||
|Bank interest||611|||||122|
|Subtotal||||||||
|IofalGross lncome|||Wl,'|<br>reryry:ll||tEffi[ffi:@||
|Asset and investment sales,etc.||||||||
|Total receipts||||||||





||Forthe year<br>from|01April2023|01April2023|01April2023|To|31March2024|31March2024|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||2023t24||||2022t23||
||Unrestricted<br>funds<br>€|Membership<br>funds<br>€t|||Activity<br>funds|Totalfunds<br>€||Total|funds<br>€|
|Payments||||||||||
|Charitable Payments||||||||||
|Membership Capltation|||4,105||||||5,207|
|Youth programme and activities|9,753||||4,820||||4,697|
|Jamboree Contribution|||||||||1,100|
|Equipment|750||||||||2,255|
|Badges|474||||||||1,091|
|lnsurance|2,002||||||||1,8't2|
|Cleaning|1,953||||||||2,407|
|Electricity|1,696||||||||1,037|
|Water and Sewerage|260||||||||328|
|Repairs and Maintenance|5,802||||||||14,142|
|Sundry Expenses|30||||||||8',1|
|Subtotal||||Wltl<br>;..'i(l)ri/Xtt|t,'.t"::.:..t:::..:.2||||W||
|Fundraisingexpenses||||||||||
|Subtotal||||||||||
|TotalGrossExpenditure||W||IK,MffiEffiI<br>-||||ffi||
|Asset and investment||||||||||
|Totalpayments||||lTm ll.|||r1|W,ffi!t:ry-,,,||
|Netofreceipts/(payments)||||||G;--"------'--' t:t:-tl||||
|Transfers betweenfunds||||||||||
|Cashfundslastyear end<br>Cashfunds this year end|44,402|||ffi|||||56,642|





||||Forthe year<br>from|01April2023|To|31March2024||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||31st|March||31stMarch|
|||||2024|||2023|
||||Unrestricted|Membership|Activity|Totalfunds|Totalfunds|
||||funds|funds|funds|||
||||s|€|€|E|6|
|Cashfunds||||||||
|Bank current accounts|||200||||200|
|Bank deposit account|||43,828||4,780||44,202|
|Cash/Floats||||||||
|Total cashfunds||||||lA,l7,li<br>tlitlti,ftiwn!}h:t::=|ffi|
|balances with|and|ents|ok|ok|ok|ok|ok|
|Other monetary assets||||||||
|Tax claim||||||||
|Debts due fromthe||||||||
|County/Area/DistricUGroup||||||||
|Subtotal<br>lnsurance claim||||ffi|||:|
|lnvestment assets||||||||
|Subtotal||||M||||
|Nonmonetary assetsfor||||||||
|Badge stock||||||||
|Other stock||||||||
|Land and buildings||||||||
|Scouting equipment, furniture||etc||||||
|Subtotal<br>Other|||||W||:::-:::::r::r -<br>lfi#Kl Ii.4!11: i:r':::-..|
|Liabilities||||||||
|Accountsnotyetpaid||||||||
|Expenses incurred but|not invoiced|||||||
|Subscriptionsnotyetpaid||||||||
|Other liabilities||||||||
|Subtotal||||||||
|otalnetassets||||W|||W'.:,,,|



|Board meeting that approv|<br>ed the accounts) andsignedontheirbehalfby|
|---|---|
|nature|PrintName|
|//-.-I/J*-|Chair<br>KotrAa/vaK.rU4Ar7N,<br>Treasurer|





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