| Typeofadvisor | Name Address |
|
|---|---|---|
| Section B | Structure, governance and management | |
| Descriptionofthe charity's trusts | ||
| Type of governingdocumenl | The Group's governing documents are those of The Scout | |
| Association. They consistof a Royal Charter,whichin tum gives | ||
| authoritytothe Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy, | ||
| (e.g. trust deed, const1tution) | Organisationand RulesofThe Scout Association. | |
| Howthe charily is constituted | The Group is a trust established underitsrules which are common | |
| toall Scouts. | ||
| (e.g.trustassociation,ccmp.YJy) | ||
| Trustee selection methods | The Trustees are appointedinaccordancewiththe Policy, | |
| (e.g.8R)Ointedby,electedby) | Organisation and RulesofThe Scout Association. | |
| Additional governance issues (optional informationbut encouraged as best practice) | ||
| You may choosetoinclude | ||
| additional information, where | The Groupismanaged bytheGroup Executive Committee, the | |
| relevant,about | membersofwhichare the 'Charity Trustees'ofthe Scout Group | |
| whichisaneducational charity. As charity trustees they are | ||
| responsible for complyingwithlegislationapplicabletocharities. | ||
| This includes the registration, keeping proper accounts and making | ||
| Policies and procedures adoptedfor: | returnstothe Charity Commission as appropriate. | |
| a)the inductionand training of trustees; b) trustee' considerationofmajorrisksand the systems and procedures to manage them |
TheCommittee consists of three independent representatives, Chair, Treasurer and Secretary togetherwiththe Group Scout Leader, individual section leaders and parent's representation and meets every 2 months. |
|
| This Group Executive Committee existstosupport the Group Scout | ||
| Leaderinmeeting the responsibilitiesoftheappointments andis | ||
| responsiblefor: | ||
| The maintenanceofGroup property; | ||
| The raisingoffunds and the administrationofGroup finance; | ||
| The insuranceofpersons, property and equipment; | ||
| Group public occasions; | ||
| Assistinginthe recruitment of leaders and other adult support; | ||
| Appointing any sub committees thatmayberequired; | ||
| Appointing Group Administrato~ and Advisors other than those | ||
| who are elected. |
| Surrvnaryofthe objectsofthe chanty set | |
|---|---|
| out in its go,..eming document | The objectNesofthe group are as a unitofthe Scout AssocIatIon . |
| The_Aim_ofThe Seoul AssociationIsto promote the de,..elopment | |
| ofyoung people in achie,..ing their full physical, intellectual. social | |
| andspiritual potentials. as lndNiduals, as responsible citizensand | |
| as membersoftheir local national and international communities. | |
| The methodofachle,..ingthe Aimofthe Association is by providing | |
| an enjoyable and attract,,..e schemeofprogressNe training. based | |
| on the Scout Promise and Law and guidedby adult leadership | |
| Summaryofthe mainactN11iesin | -Wecontinue to host a District Explorer Group |
| relation to these objects | |
| •Wehold weekend Scout and Cub camps, plus Bea,..er s!eepo,..ers | |
| -Wehold week long Summer Camps for the Scouts and Cubs | |
| (sometimes a joint camp) | |
| -Wecontinue to hold Group campfirestocreate cohes10n | |
| between the sections. | |
| • Each section holds various act....ities outside the regular hut | |
| meetingstoadd interest | |
| - Where,..er possibleweattende"entsand camps heldatboth | |
| District and County level | |
| - Leaders maintain and expand theirskillsand knowledge by | |
| attending varioustraining events | |
| Addrt.ional detailsofthe objectives and activities (optional infonnat1on but encouraged as best practice) | |
| Youmaychoosetoinclude further | |
| statements, where rele,..ant, about: | |
| • policy on grant making | |
| • contribution made by volunteers | |
| Public benefit. statement | |
| The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit. criteria | |
| under both the advancementofeducation and the ad,..ancement | |
| ofcitizenship or community development headings. | |
| Soct1on D | Achievementsandperformance |
| Summaryofthe main achievementsof | |
| the charity during the year | Apart from the regular weekly Bea...ers, Cubs and Scouts meetings |
| and the usual Scouting activities that they entail, the main | |
| achie,..ements are those as detailed in Section C,abo"e |
| Brief statementofthe chanty's policy on | |
|---|---|
| reserves | ReservesPolley |
| The Group's policy on reserves is. ideally.tohold sufficient funds to | |
| continue lhe charitable activities of the group dunng a period when | |
| Income and fundraising activities unexpectedly fall short of that | |
| required . The Group Executive Committee considers this amount to | |
| be equivalent to approximately 6 months running costs, c.£3,500 . | |
| The Group's reserves at year end well exceeded that requirement, | |
| these funds are alsotobeused for on-going hut renovations | |
| uuanury anoexp1a1nany oes1gnauons | |
| Detailsofany funds materiallyIndeficit | |
| (circumstances plus steps to eliminate) | |
| I |
| Youmaychoosetoinclude additional | |
|---|---|
| information, where relevant. about: | InvestmentPolicy(Specimen1) |
| • the charity's principal sources of funds | Inet.::iroup·sIncome ana t:.xpenarture1svery small ana as a |
| (including any fundraising); | consequence does not have sufficient funds to investinlonger- |
| tem, investments such as stocks and shares. The Group has | |
| therefore adopted a lowriskstrategy to lhe investment of its funds. | |
| Allfunds are heldincash using only mainstream banks or building | |
| societies or The Scout Association's Short Tern, Investment | |
| Service. | |
| ahow expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; |
The Group Executiveregular1ymonitors the levels of bank balances and the interest rates received to ensure the group obtains |
| maximum value and income from its banking arrangements. | |
| Occasionally this may involve using an account that requires a | |
| periodofnotice before funds may be withdrawn, before doingso | |
| the Group Executive considers the cash now requirements. | |
| • investment policy and objectives | |
| lnvesbnent Polley (Specimen 2) | |
| The Group does not have sufficient funds to investinlonger tern, | |
| investments. The Group has therefore adopted ariskaverse | |
| strategy to the investment of its funds.AHfunds are heldincash | |
| using only mainstream banks or building societies. |
| Fortheyear from |
1April2021 | 1April2021 | To |
31March | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiptsandpayments | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | |||||
| Unrestrictedfunds | Unrestrictedfunds | ||||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| Receipts | |||||||
| Donations,legaclesand | simllarincome | ||||||
| Merrbershipsubscriptions | 0.00 | 18-4.19 | |||||
| Less: Merrt>ershlpsubscnptionspaid on (NationalJCounty/Area/Dlstnct) | 0.00 | -12,071.00 | |||||
| Netrrerrbership subscnp11ons retained | 0.00 | -11,886.81 | |||||
| YouthProgram and Act1vrtles | 0.00 | 647.57 | |||||
| ea.,.., | 725.00 | 2,270.89 | |||||
| Donations | ... | 123.60 | 10,430.86 | ||||
| Legacies | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Gift Aid | 1,D60.66 | 3,271 .84 | |||||
| Otherslrnlarlncorre | 736.50 | 0.00 | |||||
| OlherIncomevia GoCardless | 30,469.37 | 0.00 | |||||
| Subtotal | 38,015.13 | 16.621.16 | |||||
| Grants | |||||||
| 2667.00 | 10000.00 | ||||||
| Maintenance grant | |||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Othergrants | Subtotal | 2667.00 | 10000.00 | ||||
| Fundralslng(gross) | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Oetall 1 • Annual | |||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Detall 2 •AIJHoc | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Detall 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Otherfundrals1ngactiv1tIes(IncAssetSa!e) Subtotal |
0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| lnv•stmentIncome | .... | 22.43 | |||||
| Bank in1er11st | 175.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| PropertyRent1ncOIT'8 | 0.00 | o.oo | |||||
| OtherInvestmentIncome | 180.44 | 22.43 | |||||
| Subtotal | |||||||
| Total Gross Income | I | 40.11:Z..571 | 14,751.781 | ||||
| AIHtandInvestmentHIH,etc. (Minibus) Total receipts |
I [ |
0.001 ........,1 |
0.001 14,751.711 |
| Forthe year from |
1 April 2021 | To | 31March | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts and payments | 2021122 | 2020/21 | |||
| Unrestrictedfunds | Unrestrictedfunds | ||||
| £ | |||||
| Payments | |||||
| Charitable Payments | |||||
| Youthprograrrmeandactivities | 13,954.77 | 4,977.38 | |||
| Adult support andtraining | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Root | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Water and Sewerage | 161.91 | 272.91 | |||
| Electricityand Gas | 742.43 | 369.58 | |||
| Insurance | 366.08 | 1,429.68 | |||
| Repai~andRenewals | 412.21 | 207.00 | |||
| Materials and equipment | 3,891.54 | 2,228.56 | |||
| Printing and photocopying | 311.35 | 136.96 | |||
| Contributiontoca"l)costs | 305.05 | 0.00 | |||
| UnifOffl'B | 3,537.Z!I | 643.53 | |||
| AGMandtrust~expenses | 0.00 | !16.74 | |||
| Othercostsdetail 1 - DonaI10nsloQ\anty | 0.00 | 70.00 | |||
| Othercostsdetail 2 • Security | 174.07 | 44.08 | |||
| Othercostsdetail 3 - | |||||
| Othercostsdetail4 - Mscellaneous | 1,112.76 | 280.97 | |||
| Subtotal | 24,969 .• 5 | 10,1,1.39 | |||
| Fundralslng expenses | |||||
| Detail 1 - Annual | 21.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Detail 2 • AdHoc | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Detail 3 - Aoat | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Otherfundraisingcosts | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Subtotal | 21.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Total Gross E><pendilure | 2,,990.•sl | 10,1,1.391 | |||
| Assetandinvestmentpurchases, etc. | |||||
| Total payments | 2,,990.451 | 10,747.391 | |||
| Netofreceipts/(payments} | 15,872.12 | 4,009.39 | |||
| Cashfundslastyearend | 53,737.10 | •G.727.71 | |||
| Cash_fundsthis_year_end_ | 69,609.22 | 53,737.10 |
| 31March2022 | 31March2021 | 31March2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestrictedfunds | Unrestrictedfunds | ||
| £ | |||
| Cashfunds | |||
| Bank current account | 14,542.36 | 1,384.38 | |
| Bankdeposit account | 55,164.14 | 52,500.00 | |
| PettyCash | 166.72 | 116.72 | |
| Totalcashfunds | 69,873.22 | 49,865.71 | |
| Othermonetaryassets | |||
| Ta1tclaim | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Debts due from the County/Area/Dstnct/Group | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Insurance claim | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Subtotal | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Investment assets | |||
| Investment property - detail | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Quoted investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Other investments •detail | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Sub total | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Non monetary assetsforchar1ty'sownuse | |||
| Badgestock | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Shopstock | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Otherstock | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Land and buildings | 275,000.00 | 275,000.00 | |
| Motor vehicles | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Scouting equipment, fumitureetc | 25,000.00 | 25,000.00 | |
| Other | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Subtotal | 300,000.00 | 300,000.00 | |
| Llabllltias | |||
| Accountsnot yet pald | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Expenses Incurred but not invoiced | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Subscriptions notyetpaid | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Loan •detail | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Otherliabilities | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Subtotal | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Print Name | |
|---|---|
| Paul Cousins | Chairman |
| DavidDrizen | Treasurer |