Scouts
Banning
Report & A¢¢ounts
for thè yèar •rKled
31 PAareh 2025
BARMING SCOUT AND GUIDE GROUP
TRUSTEES & OFFICERS..
Name
Cjroup S¢out L¢ad¢TS
(ir()up Guid¢ l.eaders
Group Chaiman
Group Treasurer
Tran%FM)rt Managver
QuurtL'rnia5ter
WurdLn
Colin Shorter
Cassandra Calla8hw￿'Arnanda 8ok¢riSuw Dunn
Colin Bartram
Tre¥or Sutton
Jim I lilder
Colin Shorter
Chris Chilco
BANKERS
Natwesl".
Group, Trojan &))utJ. 3rd Guide8. R•yrn. 2ff4 8(￿1188, 1• RaintKA¥s
Ti9•r Cub8
11t B&aver8
Panther8
S8nt8nder.'
8arclgys'.
Matro
OTHER ADVISERS
Independent Examiner..
Brhgn Re￿111
Group Regi8tr8th'on Number with The Scout A81￿￿tion..
Charity Registration Nurnber..
303353
Contact Name and Addr¥s8.'
Tf•vor Sutton. 69 Comer Fwn Ro•d. step￿Ur$I, Kent TN12 OPR
18224
1996
Groups and Dlstrfets Rwlpts & Paym•rts Fonn Isingle4undl
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Scouts
Banning
BARMING SCOUT AND GUIDE GROUP
Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR
Barming Scout and Guide Group is a family group accommodating both Scouting and
Guiding units, from Beavers and Rainbows up to Scouts and Rangers. The Group
promotes Scouting and Guiding in the Barming area of Maidstone. Group numbers remain
good which is encouraging, but there is a continuing need for more leaders throughout the
Group.
All the unit lea¢Jers and helpers nave been very Ousy organising activities, Including camps,
visits to wildlife and animal parks and water sports.
The Group's principal sources of income are subscriptions, credits from paper recycling,
hire of the hall and equipmenl. Despite increases in the running costs, the group has kept
members subscriptions at the same ￿Ve1 as last year.
We carried forward from 2023124 £52.5k. We cary forward £51.9k into 2025126
I li¥ tsiuu¥ i¥ a Irusi estabiiW)eU Ltli(l¥ li¥ iui¢s wh¢c* ai? rtsiiiiwri Iv 411 lilLw￿L￿51ilCIs.
Trust￿$ are app￿nted in aco)rdgnc¢ the Policy. Org8ni8oJon & Rul88 ofThe A$8OQ8l+on
The aCc￿nIS h8ve been drawn up on th& receipts and pJyn￿ts ba$1$ 1$ ¢xn8i5tenl wrth the previous y88r.
Appoved by th• tru8tees on 111 Ociobw 2025 and %gned for on Ih•r behaK by
¢rfiJ'Js(L
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Groups and Digthets Re￿Ipts & Payments Fomi {Singl•4und)

BARMING SCOUT AND GUIDE GROUP
Receipts & Payments Account summary for the year ended 31 March 2025
This Year
Ggneral
FLtrKI
Previous
Year
Total reeeipls for the year Ipage C4)
28.346.28
28,413.08
Total payments for the year Ipage C51
29.035.12
29,762.08
Net recelpts Ipaymentsl for the year
1688.841
11,349.OQl
Cash. bank and $imi18r fund$ brLwghl forw8rd
52.562.12
53,911.12
Cash, bank and similar fvnds carried lorward
51.873.28
S2,562.12
The abov• account and a¢eompanying ststemenl of assets and liabllrti￿ w¢r¢ 4PPToved by the TnJ8tee8
and wgned on their
half by
Go￿p
1996
Groups and Dlstrlcts Receipts and Payments Fomi (Single-fundl
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BARMING SCOUT AND GUIDE GROUP
Receipts for the year ended 31 March 2025
This Year
Previous
Year
Budget £
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS
22.604.03
16.956.00
less. Paid
15,934.83
8,060.50
0.00
6.669.20
8,896.50
INVESTMENT INCOME RECEIVED
Bank Iniaresl
1,142.75
649.70
Building Society Inte￿$1
The Scout Assoc'n Shart Terni InwStm￿l SeNce
18093
Oividends 4nd Interest
Prcpety Rents- Pre-school
Explorers rent
1.095.12
1.142.75
1.925.76
DONATIONS I GRANTS
Other
2,409 69
2,409.89
ACTIVITIES camps
Unil activities
8,408.42
9.037.25
5.409,75
5,302.40
Group activities
11,818.17
14.339.65
FUND RAISING1gross
Wa818 paper re.qclinA...-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-.
Events
3 035.65
1.350.C
HirinA$￿sh1rt $ale$
190.00
1,426.40
o.oo
3.225.65
2.778.40
OTHER INCOME - equipment sales
Income Tax recover•d-
on sUbscript￿n$ and donah"on$
Government grants
2.371.83
0.00
2.371.83
SUNDRY RECEIPTS (incl Cash AJCS)
539.12
83.82
Badge receipts
169.87
391.90
Loans received
£0.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR
28.346.28
28,413.08
1996
Groups and Distsi¢ts Receipts and Payments Forni qsingle4undl

ARMINts tsLVU I ANU tsUIUt ()KUUV
Payments for the year ended 31 March 2025
This Year
Previous
Year
Budget £
Rent
900.00
5.27
Water
400.83
572.39
Light and Heat
1.186.32
198.87
In$uran¢e
848.57
867.00
- &
1.32q &1
Reluse disP￿.a!
D.00
4,685.38
2,603.53
DONATIONS I GRANTS tarol s.ryinA......-..-..-..-.
rants lo Group.members
0.00
ACTIVITIES Camps
Unil activities
6,918
10,940.23
8,329.36
8,837,30
Group aclivilie8
15.248.32
",7.S3
FUNO RAISING EXPENSES
Licen¢e$
0.00
ADMINIESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES
4,925.04
3,583 27
Unif.eguipnient
4,925.04
3.663.27
TRUSTEES EXPENSES
OTHER EXPENSES
Bank charAes
Q.QG
PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
1.807.98
1,972.49
Stock
000
1.807.98
1,972.49
PURCHASE OF BADGES
1,644.46
1,4S6.34
bUNL)HY WAYMIN I b Iiw basn Mjbs)
743.¥6
3¥9.9z
Lease renewal
£0.00 TOTAL PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR
29,035.12
29,762.08
1996
Groups and Di*tri¢ts Receipts arKI Payments Fomi (Singl•-fiindl
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BARIAING bLUU I ANU tsUIUE IJNUUV
Statsment of Assets & Liabilities for the year ended 31 March 2025
This Year
Previous
Yèar
MONETARY ASSETS
Bank CurrentAccount(s)
.70
Bank Deposl Accountlsl
Bank Temi Dew51tls)
Building Society Accounllsl
The ScoLrt Association Short Term lnv8strr￿nt SeThtiC8
11.926.90
12,224.22
31,095.46
30.155.39
In hAnd
1q?476
51873.28
52.562.12
OTPIER MONeTARY ASSETS
Tax Claim for Year ending March
Debts due to Group l 018lnct
INVESTMENT ASSErs
Govemment Stocks 01 market v)lue
Other quoted securits¢s al markel value
Other invtslmonts
Propety held lor inveslmenl purposes
NON4AONETARY ASSETS Assets for Chanty'8 use
Badge S8cretary'$ $lo¢k
GroupnIslrt￿ shop stock
Land and Bulldlngs
Moior vehides
Van + Irailors
2,500.00
44,OQD.(YJ
2,500 QO
Scouting equipment, lumrture, etc.
44,000.QD
46,500.C4J
46,500.00
LIABILITIES Those Que within one y8ar
Ac￿nts Ml yet P8id
Expenses incurred not yet invoiGed
8iJh*r.rititinn* nnl vAt ￿1￿
Other
LIABILITIES Th9￿ duo after one year
Loan (with detailsl
Hire Purchase owtng
Leasing payméM5 Outstanoing
Other long term liabilities
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND FUTURE 08LIGATIONS.-........................................................................
1996
Groups and Districts Reeeipls and Payments Forni Isingl8-fundl
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Roport to tho tru8t¢OS
8ARMING SCOUT AND GUIDE GROUP
On a¢Gounts for th• year
ended
31 MARCH 2025
Charlty no
lfrf any)
303353
Sot out on pagos
I report to the tntstees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (llhe Trusl.) for the year end8d
Rosp¢)nsibiliti•s and
bas1$ of report
AS the charrtvs Irustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wrth the requirernent8 of the Charit￿6 Act 2011
{'tt)e Acr)
I reF<)rt 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 follo￿d all the applicable DirectK)ns given by the Chanty Commission
under section 145(5>(b) of the Act.
Independent tThe charity's gross income ex￿eded £250,000 and l am qualrfied to
•x•mln•V• 4tat•m•rt undertake the examination by being a quakn.f￿d member of [in3ert name of
applicable listed body]] D818te I l rf not 8ppIiG8bl8.
I have completed my éxamination. I confimi that no material matter$ havè
come to my attention in connection wrth the examination (other than that
disclosed below.) vthi¢h gives me cause to bgliove that in, any material
respect..
the accounting fecord5 ware not kept in accordance with 8ection 130
of the Charrties Act.. or
the accounts did not accA)rd with the accounting records, or
the accounts not comt4y with the applicable fequirements
conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charit*s
{Accounts and Reports) Regulatsons 2008 other than any requirernent
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examinatN)n.
I have no ccwKem$ and have come a¢yoss no other matters in connection
with the examination to Ythich attention should be drawn in this report in
der to enable a woper understsnding of the awounts to be reached.
' PJe8se deJ8le the in Ihe btackets il they do not 8ppJy.
Signed:
Dat•:
IZS
Relevant profe$8lonal
qualification(s) or body
IER
Oct 2018

(if any>:
Address:
57 QtsAb
OPPI pJ&fg
£6 gAo
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to huhlighl maleTial maiters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts: directions and
guidan￿ for exarniners).
Glve here brlef details 01
any ltsms that the
examlner wi$he¥ to
dls¢lo80.
IER
Oct 2018