Trustees, Annual Report
For the period
From (start dat81
FJThrnSJFJEY.. ....
lo end date
Section A
Reference and administration detai15
Charfly name
50th Medway Towng (Hool SttJuI Group
Other names the charlly Is known by
R8glslw8d ¢harily numbe¥ (If any)
HQ reglstralion number
Charity's prfncipal address
The Scout HQ. The Plt
Stioke Ro¥d, Hoo
Rochester, Kent
Ptsslcodè
Nam¢s of the ¢harlty ttuslees who fflanage the charity
1Th•&7 ehfithyReglsteTrfrepwWng RwJtstoredcha￿￿
Tfiisleo Nam•
Offic• Ilf any)
Dates acted bf not for
svhole year
Sall Cox
Richard Crofts
Michael Watts
Darren Ho
son
LtJk8 Ho
Kas Mal
Rl¢hard Tumer
Chalr
Treasurer
Ex Officio
on
10
11
12
13
14
15
Names and addr8s88s of adv(88r8 {oplional infolmallon but encouraged a8 best pracllce)
{Th•s8
pe of advlsor
Name
Address
SeetiDn
Structure, goveTnance and management
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Descwipffion of Ihe charivs trusts
Type of governlng document
The Group¥ govemlng documents are those of the The S¢oul
Assoclalion. Thtry ¢on$lsl of 8 Royal Chorter. whlch In turn giv8$
authority to th8 Bye Law¥ of th¢ Asso¢lailon and The Pollcy.
Organlsation and Rules of Tho Scout Asso¢lallon.
l&.g. trust deed, con81ilulionl
HDW the charity is cxjnstituted
The Group is 4 trust establlshed undér Itg rul8s which are common to all
Scouts.
le.g. trust. a880ciatlaTI, CDMpanyl
Tiuslee selectton rnethods
le.g. appointsd by, 81ect8d by)
Th8 Trugtoès are appoinled In accordan￿ with Ihg Poll¢y. Org8nlsalk)n
and Ru188 of Th8 Scout Association.
Addltional governancg is8ug8 loplk>nal information bul encouraged as bo$1 pra¢lS¢0}
You may choos8 to Snclude 8ddilional
Informatlon, where rÈkvant, aboul:
The Group is man9ged by the Group Twslee Board, the members of
whlch are the 'Chaiity Ttustees, of the Scout Group which Is an
educational charily. As chariiy trustee$ Ihey are rèsponslble for
complying with Tregkslallon applicable to ¢harilles. ThSs includes the
r8gistNtlon. keepSng proper accounts and making ret4Jrns to the Charity
Commi881on as appropriate.
Pollel89 and procedures adopted for.
a) the indurtiori and tralning of trustees.,
b) trustee. considpration of mah)r risks
and the systems and procedures to
manage them
The Truslee Board con8lsts of the Chair. Treasurer and 5 TtU5tees
Ilncluding 1 Ex Officio Truslèesl and meets every 3 months. There must
be a mlnlmum of 5 memberÈ pr8s8nt for a meeting to b8 hekl.
Mgmbers of the Trustee Board Complete Balng 8 Scouts Truslee leamlng
wilhin th8 first 6 wnonths of joining the Board.
This GTOUP Tru8teg Board exlsts io make sure the charity Is wel-
managed. risks are assessed and mlllgated, buifdings and 6qulpment
ar6 In good working ordei, and every<)ne follows legal requirem8nts and
thè org8nSsalion's policies and rulgs. Thelr 5UPPOrt helps other volLJnleera
run high-qU81ty And safe programm88 that gives young people skills for
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Section 8
Structure, governance and management Iconlinuedl
Risk and Internal Control
The Group Twstee Board has idenllfied the rnaSor rfsks to which they
believe the Group15 èxposed, these have bebn rgvlewed and syslgllls
have been established lo mltlgate agalnst them. Th# maln areas of
coneem that have been identifièd are..
Damagè to th6 buildlng. property and equlpment. The Group would
request the usè tsf bulldings, PTopeTty and equlpment frorn neighbouring
organisalh)ns such as thè thurch. community ¢entre and other Scout
Groups. Similar r8tlprocal arrangements exist with thèse organisations.
The Group has sufficient buildlngs and contents insurance In place to
mitlgalg agalnst pemianenl Ios8.
InSury lo leadels, h¢lper5. SUPPOrters and MeM￿rS. The Group through
the capitation le88 conlilbutes tr) the Scoul Assoclallons nalional
accident insufance policy. Rlsk Assessments are undèrtaken before all
aeuvltles.
Redu¢8d Income from fund raislng. Th9 Group Is prfmaTily reliant upo
income from Subserfptlons and fundraising. The group does hold a
r&serve to ensurè tha cont(nuily of aclivilies should there be a major
èduction in in¢omg. Thè Board could raise the valuo of subsuiptkins to
Increas& the income to th8 group on an ongoing basis, either lemporarlly
OT pgrmgnently.
Reducllon or lo$s of leaders. The ￿u￿ Ig totally reliant upon volunte8TS
to run and adrnlnisler the acllvilies of the group. If there was a reductlon
In the number of leadgTS to an unacceptable18V81 In a particularseclion
or the group as a wholg Ihon Ihere would have to bo a conlraclk)n,
consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case wnarlo tha
compt8tè closure of the Group.
Reduction or10sg of m6mbers. The Group provides acllvllies for all
young pgop18 aged 4 to 18. If ihere was a redudion In Me￿￿e[ShIp in a
partlcular secth)n orthe gioup as whole then Ihere would hava to be a
contraction. consolidal(on or closure of a section. In th6 worst case
scènarto Ihe complete closure of the Group.
Rlsk and Internal Control
Thè group has in plac9 Systèms of Sntemal controls that are designed to
provlrJe reasonable assuranop agalnst materlal misman8g8ment or loss.
thesè Include 2 signalorie8 for all paymènts and a ¢omprehèn$ive
Insuranc8 pollctes to ensure that in5uiable rSsks are covered.
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Section C
Objectives and activities
Slimmary of the objects of th8 chartty sel
out in Its govemlng document
The Purpose of Seoutln
Scoullng exlsis to actively engRge and support young people In Ihelr
person81 devek)pment,
gmp(Iwellng Ihem to make A posltlv6 ￿)￿trIbUlk)n tts society.
Th• Valuès of S¢outlng
As Scouls we are guided by th8sa valuès..
Inteurity. We 8¢1 wth inlegilly., we ale honest, truslworthy and loyal.
Raspect - Wè havé s81f-rès￿tI 8nd rèsp6Ct lor others.
Care- We support others and lake care of the world In whlch we Ilve.
Bellef - Wa oxpbre our fallhs. beliefs and attitudes.
Co-operation- We make a positive differencg., we Go-opgTate with
others and makè friends.
The Scout Mothod
Scoutlng lak85 plaee when young peoplè, In partnership wllh adults,
w¢xk logelhgw b8sgd on the
values of Scotrting and=
enjoy what they are doing and havg fun
- take part in activities indoors and outdoors
184rn by doing
sharè In splrftu81 r8fl8ctlon
- tske responsibl￿tY and maka cholces
L¢ndgrtake new and challènglng 8¢tlvltl8S
make and livo by their Promlse.
Summary of the maln a￿1vItIeS In relation
lo Ihasg ob5ects
Compleung badgeworf¢, inveslilutes, camping, team buildlng aetlvities,
adventurous acllvilies, atlendkng Yeligious services, games, attending
oi8ttict and County event. IrÉps and days out.
Addilk)nal dolails of the obl8Ctlv8s and activities (optional infornation but gncouraged as bes1 pracllcel
You may choo¥0 to In¢bJdo further
ststements. wher& relevant, about-
' pollcy on grnntmakuig.,
' conlvibulii)n made by VO￿nteerS,.
' polky on inve3tm&nt$.
Publlc b8nellt statement
The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit crilerla under
both the advancement of educatlor) and the advancorngnt of cluzenship
or Community development headlngs.
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Sectiorh D
Achievements and performance
Summary of fhè maln ac￿l￿aMentS of
th8 charity during the year
the Group has contlnued lo grow year on year wlth many young pgoplg
achlevelng significant awards..we have had 1 Young Person allend th
World Jamboree in Soulh Koreea....the Group continues lo p8rticlpate in
many Distrlcl and County actlvltles along with outside groups including
Ihe Amiy....
SectÈon E
Financial Review
Brief slalement of the charfty's pollcy on
reservos
Re5erv85 Policy
The Group's pollcy on reserve8 Is to hold sufficient resources to eontlnue
the charltable acfjvltles of the group should Income and fundroislng
actlvllies fall short. The Group Trustee Board eonslders that the gTOUP
should hold a sum equlval&nt to 6 months njnnlng wsls, drca £3000
The Group hald ￿serV&S ol 8W)Foximalely t9275.77 againsl this at yèar
and. Thls Is above the 18vellbelow required for operatlng expenses.
However this can be expkined by oulstandlng Capitatlon Ilabllily not ygl
hawng b8en cashed by the MedwayTowns Dlslrlcl Councll for £6011.25.
Qu8ntlfy and èxplain any designations
Detalls of any funds mat6rl8lly Sn dèfidt
Iclrcum$lan¢s$ plus slep$ to elimlnalel
Further financial revlew details {optionMI Infomydtion)
You may ohoose to Inthda ￿dItIonal
informalSon. where relevant. gboul..
the chaiity's principal sources of funds
(including any fundralsingl-
Inv¢stm•nt Poli¢y
The Group's Incom8 and Expenditure is very 8maH and a8 a
consequ8nGg does not have suffictent funds lo invest in longer-term
Inveslmgnls such as stocks and Shares. The Group has therefore
adopted a k)w risk Strategy lo the inveslmenl of ils funds. Mi funds are
held in cash uslng onty mainstream banks OF bullding societies.
. how expendllure has supporied the ke
obledves of the ChA￿ty.,
The Group Trustee Board regulaity miJniloTs Ihg lev91s of b8nk balances
nd the interest iale5 iecelved lo fynsuio the group obtains maximum
value and income from its banking 3Tfang8mgnls. Occaslonally Ihls may
Involv8 using an account that requires a peTiod of notice belore funds
may be withdrawn. before dolng so the Group Tru8tee Board consldèrs
Ihe cash flow requirements.
. Investment policy and obigdivgs.,
InYg$tmont Pollcy
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Tho Group d06s not have suffident funds to invest in longer term
investments. Thg G￿uP has therefore adopted a risk averse strategy to
the inveslmgnl of ils funds. All funds are held In cash using only
rnainslream bar)ks or building soci9118S.
Scclion F
Other Optional Information
Plans for fulure perlods Idetalls of any
8lgniflcant #cllvitSès plannèd to achleve
them)
Section G
Declaration
The Irustegs d9¢1are that thèy havè 8pprov8d the tnjsteos, report above
Slgned on beha￿ of thg Charit￿$ Itu3t898
Signalurèls)
Full namels}
klic14AcL
Po8lllon leg Secrel8ry, Chairl
Date
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50th Medway Towns (Hoo) Scout Group (303382)
Receipts and payments account
For the year
from
0110412023
3110312024
Receipts and payments
202312024
Unrestrtcted funds
Rècèi
Dovations. le
a¢les and $lmllar In¢t)m&
sub5CliPtrons
31,334.61
Donations
Legacies
GiftANI
Othèr similar iThcc
Sub lotal
Grants
Maintenenace grant
011￿[grantS
S￿b total
ro$$
Fundialsln
8tsil 1
Detail 2
Detail 3
Olherlundrai8ing acb-vilBs
Sub totsl
&v¢nt$
2 140.86
Stout hut Incom8
Hire of buik1ing
Hire of equipm&nt
Oih&T Scout hul incon
Sub total
Investmenl Incomo
Bank inteFest
BuildirEg SC￿ety interest
Th& SeoutAssoci2lion Short Tenn Investment Service
other investment income
116.73
Total Gross Income
Asset awHI Invesfmentsale$. ei(.
Total receipts
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50th Medway Towns (Hoo) Scout Group (303382)
Receipts and payments account
For the year
from
0110412023
To
31f0312024
Receipts and payments
202312024
Unr8Strlcted funds
ments
Charitablo Pa
rnOllt$
Membership subscriplions paid on INakn'onailCountylAre#JOistrKt
Youlh progr3mmE and aclmlles
Adullsupportand Iiaining
R£nl
Water and SBweFa
Electricity and Gas
Insurance
Repairs and Rengwafs
Maierials and equiprnenl
PriTrb"ng and photocopying
CoTrtrA)ulion tocamp costs
Uniforms & Badges
AGM and trusteè &xpenses
Cleaning
Website & Email
(Xhercos18 detail 3
10.547.39
123.80
.67
.2B9.26
454.85
9.750.40
1.551.
1.293.4B
Sub total
Fundral$ln
Del8* 1
Dota4 2
Dètail 3
Olhèrfundraisin
ex
en8e8
costs
Sub total
Total Gmss Expendithre
A8Sèt and Investfflènt purchases, etc.
Totalpayments
Alet of recwpts/(payments)
Cash funds Ea$t year er7d
Cash funds thls year end
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50th Medway Towns {Hoo) Scout Group (303382)
Receipts and payments account
For the year
from
0110412023
To
3110312024
Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year
Xst X 200Z
Unrestrlcted fund6
3110312024
Unrestrfcted funds
Cash funds
Bank CUFienl account
Bank d8POSltaccounl
uilding srtièty accounl
The ScoutAssw81ion ShoriTem Invesbnent Service
CashlFloals
192.49
9.083.28
Total cash furyds
itstyeè bal￿￿e$ Y￿th fecw ond
ymert? a￿O￿nI}
ot
Othermonets
Tax claim
Oebls duè from Ihe CountylAtealDistricVGIou
Insurance claim
assets
Sub total
Inve¥tmgnt assgls
Investment prop8ty-d81ail
Quoted invèslmenls
Olh6r investments- detail
S¥Jb total
assets for charit
Non moneta
88dge stock
Shop stod(
Olherstock
Land and bulldings
Motor v8hicks
Scouting equiFm8n( fuinllureetc
other
'$ own
500,000
Sub total
Uabilitiès
Accwnls not ygt paid
Expenses incurretl but not invoac
subsCnpt￿nS not yel
aid
Loan- delail
Other fj*illties
Sub total
Totsl not assots
The above re¢eÉpts and p&ymènts account and statement of assets and liablllties were ?pproved by th$
Trustees on 26th Oct 202*ithg date of the Executivè Commottge m•ètlng that approved the a¢countsl and
sign*d on th¢lr behalf by
nature
Pi¥il Name
S 4-LL 4 Co.
Ch*r
Treasurer
26/1012*
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of 50 Medway Towns (Hool Scout Group
I reportto the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 50th Medway Towns (Hool Scout Group forthe
year ended 31103124
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charty trustees of the 50th Medway Towns (Hool Scout Group you are responsible fDr the preparation of
the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Art 2011 (Xhe Act'l.
I report in respect of my examination of the 50th Medwèy Towns (Hool Scout Group accounts carrièd c>ut under
5ectiDn 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable D£rections given
by the Charty Commissitsn under seciion 14515llbl of the Act
Independent examinerfs Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirrn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wtth
the exarnÈnatton giving me cause to believe that in any material re5pecL.
accounting records were not kept Fn respect of the 501h Medw8y Towns (Hool Scout Group as required
by sertion 130 of the ACL. or
the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come acr055 no other matters connectlDn with the examination to which attention
should be drawn in this report in orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed..
Name".
AIlAJ I E FIthUL E If
Address.. ZZ Cl(J&C J i /￿e % ICL
Date=
Ixol Llt