|Namesandaddressesofadvisers(|optionalinformationbutencouragedasbestpractice)|
|---|---|
|Typeofadvisor|Name<br>Address|
|SectionB|Structure,governanceandmanagement|
|Descriptionofthecharity'strusts||
|Typeofgoverningdocument|TheGroup'sgoverningdocumentsarethoseofTheScout|
||Association.TheyconsistofaRoyalCharter,whichintumgives|
||authoritytotheByeLawsoftheAssociationandThePolicy,|
|(e.g.trustdeed,constitution)|OrganisationandRulesofTheScoutAssociation.|
|Howthecharityisconstituted|TheGroup**isa **trustestablishedunderitsruleswhicharecommon|
||toallScouts.|
|(e.g.trust,association,company)||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|TheTrusteesareappointedinaccordancewiththePolicy,|
|(e.g.appointedby,electedby)|OrganisationandRulesofTheScoutAssociation.|
|Additionalgovernanceissues(optionalinformationbutencouragedasbestpractice)||
|Youmaychoosetoinclude||
|additionalinformation,where<br>relevant,about|TheGroupismanagedbytheGroupExecutiveCommittee,the<br>membersofwhicharethe'CharityTrustees'oftheScoutGroup|
||whichisaneducationalcharity.Ascharitytrusteestheyare|
||responsibleforcomplyingwithlegislationapplicabletocharities.|
||Thisincludestheregistration,keepingproperaccountsand|
|Policiesandproceduresadoptedfor:|makingreturnstotheCharityCommissionasappropriate.|
|a)theinductionandtrainingoftrustees;<br>b)trustee'considerationofmajorrisks<br>andthesystemsandproceduresto|TheCommitteeconsistsofthreeindependentrepresentatives,<br>Chair,TreasurerandSecretarytogetherwiththeGroupScout<br>Leader,individualsectionleadersandparent'srepresentationand|
|managethem|meetsevery2months.|
||ThisGroupExecutiveCommitteeexiststosupporttheGroup<br>ScoutLeaderinmeetingtheresponsibilitiesoftheappointments|
||andisresponsiblefor:|
||ThemaintenanceofGroupproperty;|
||TheraisingoffundsandtheadministrationofGroupfinance;|
||Theinsuranceofpersons,propertyandequipment;|
||Grouppublicoccasions;|
||Assistingintherecruitmentofleadersandotheradultsupport;|
||Appointinganysubcommitteesthatmayberequired;|
||AppointingGroupAdministratorsandAdvisorsotherthanthose|
||whoareelected.|





|Section C|Objectives and activities|
|---|---|
|Summaryoftheobjects of thecharityset||
|outinitsgoverningdocument|Theobjectivesofthegroupareasa unit oftheScoutAssociation.|
||TheAimofTheScoutAssociationistopromotethedevelopment|
||ofyoungpeopleinachievingtheirfullphysical,intellectual,social|
||andspiritualpotentials,asindividuals,asresponsiblecitizensand|
||asmembersof theirlocalnationalandinternationalcommunities.|
||ThemethodofachievingtheAimoftheAssociationisbyproviding|
||anenjoyableandattractiveschemeofprogressivetraining,based|
||ontheScoutPromiseandLawandguidedbyadultleadership.|
|Summaryofthemainactivitiesin|- Wecontinueto host a DistrictExplorerGroup|
|relationtotheseobjects||
||-WeholdweekendScoutandCubcamps,plusBeaver|
||sleepovers|
||-WeholdweeklongSummerCampsfortheSq,utsandCubs|
||(sometimesa jointcamp)|
||-WecontinuetoholdGroupcampfirestocreatecohesion|
||betweenthesections.|
||-Eachsectionholdsvariousactivitiesoutsidetheregularhut|
||meetingstoaddinterest|
||- Whereverpossibleweattendeventsandcampsheldatboth|
||DistrictandCountylevel|
||-Leadersmaintainandexpandtheir skillsandknowledgeby|
||attendingvarioustrainingevents|
|Additionaldetails oftheobjectivesandactivities(optionalinformationbutencouragedasbestpractice)||
|You**maychoose**to include further||
|statements,whererelevant,about:||
|• policyongrantmaking;||
|• contributionmadebyvolunteers.||
|Public benefitstatement||
||TheGroupmeetstheCharityCommission'spublic benefitcriteria|
||underboththeadvancementofeducationandtheadvancementof|
||citizenshiporcommunitydevelopmentheadings.|
|Section D|Achievements and performance|
|Summaryofthemainachievementsof<br>the charity duringtheyear|ApartfromtheregularweeklySquirrels,Beavers,CubsandScouts<br>meetingsandtheusualScoutingactivitiesthat theyentail,the|
||mainachievementsarethoseasdetailedinSectionC,above|





|Section E|Financial Review|
|---|---|
|Briefstatementofthecharity'spolicyon|**ReservesPolley**|
||TheGroup'spolicyonreservesis,ideally,toholdsufficientfunds|
||tocontinuethecharitableactivities ofthegroupduringaperiod|
||whenincomeandfundraisingactivitiesunexpectedlyfallshortof|
||thatrequired.TheGroupExecutiveCommitteeconsidersthis|
||amounttobeequivalenttoapproximately6monthsrunningcosts,|
||c.£3,500.|
||**TheGroup'sreservesatyearendwellexceededthat**|
||**requirement,thesefundsarealsotobeusedforon-goinghut**|
||**replacementandrenovations**|
|uuanmyanaexp1ainanyaes1gnat1ons||
|Detailsofanyfundsmateriallyindeficit||
|(circumstancesplussteps toeliminate)||
|Furtherfinancialreviewdetails(optionalinformation)||
|You**maychoose**to include additional||
|information,whererelevant,about:|**InvestmentPolley(Specimen1)**|
|•thecharity'sprincipalsourcesoffunds<br>(includinganyfundraising);|TheGroup'sIncomeandExpenditureisverysmallandasa<br>consequencedoesnothavesufficientfundstoinvestinlonger-|
||terminvestmentssuchasstocksandshares.TheGrouphas|
||thereforeadoptedalowriskstrategytotheinvestmentofitsfunds.|
||Allfundsareheldincashusingonlymainstreambanksorbuilding|
||societiesorTheScoutAssociation'sShortTermInvestment|
||Service.|
|•howexpenditurehassupportedthekey<br>objectivesofthecharity;|TheGroupExecutiveregularlymonitorsthelevelsofbank<br>balancesandtheinterestratesreceivedtoensurethegroup|
||obtainsmaximumvalueandincomefromitsbanking|
||arrangements.Occasionallythismayinvolveusinganaccountthat|
||requiresaperiodofnoticebeforefundsmaybewithdrawn,before|
||doingsotheGroupExecutiveconsidersthecashflow|
||requirements.|
|•investmentpolicyandobjectives||
||**InvestmentPolicy(Specimen2)**|
||TheGroupdoesnothavesufficientfundstoinvestinlongerterm|
||investments.TheGrouphasthereforeadoptedariskaverse|
||strategytotheinvestmentofitsfunds.Allfundsareheldincash|
||usingonlymainstreambanksorbuildingsocieties.|





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|||Year start date|Yeareno|".12'|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|For the year<br>from||1 Aprll**2023**<br>To|<br>31March|2024|
|Receipts and payments|||||
|||**2023/24**|2022/23||
||Unrestricted funds||Unrestricted funds||
|||£|£||
|Receipts|||||
|Donations, legacies and similar income|||||
|Membershipsubscriptions||**25,544.98**||0.00|
|Less:Membershipsubscriptionspaidon(NationaUCounty/Area/District)||**-9,655.00**||-19,166.00|
|Netmembershipsubscriptionsretained||**15,889.98**||-19,166.00|
|YouthProgramandActivities||**2,559.14**||832.91|
|Camp||**4,508.84**||4,050.00|
|Donations||257.35||2,220.43|
|Legacies||**0.00**||0.00|
|GiftAid||**4,989.80**||0.00|
|Othersimilarincome||**4,258.21**||455.63|
|OtherincomeviaGoCardless||**0.00**||35,459.55|
|Subtotal||16,573.34||43,018.5:i|
|Grants|||||
|Maintenancegrant||0.00||500.00|
|Othergrants||0.00||0.00|
|Subtotal||0.00||500.00|
|Fundralsing (gross)|||||
|Detail1 -Annual||786.46||881.26|
|Detail2 -AdHoc||500.00||1,309.00|
|Detail3||0.00||0.00|
|Otherfundraisingactivities(IncAssetSale)||0.00||0.00|
|Subtotal||1,286.46||2,190.26|
|Investment Income|||||
|Bankinterest||658.98||162.43|
|PropertyRentincome||0.00||420.00|
|Otherinvestmentincome||0.00||0.00|
|Subtotal||**658.98**||582.43|
|_Total Gross_Income|I|<br>34,408.73|I|27,125.211|
|Asset and investment sales, etc. (Minibus)|I|<br>0.001|I|0.001|
|_Total receipts_|I|<br>34,408.761|I|27,125.211|





|**8th Gillingham (Wigmore) Scout Group**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts and Payments Account**|||||
||Year startdate|||Yearstarta;i·|
|**Fortheyear**<br>**from**|**1April**|**2023**<br>**To**||**31March2024**|
|Receipts and payments|||||
||**2023/24**|||2022/23|
||**Unrestrictedfunds**|||Unrestricted funds|
||£|||£|
|**Payments**|||||
|**Charitable Payments**|||||
|Youth programme and activities||**10,724.18**||16,245.79|
|Adult support and training||**0.00**||0.00|
|Rent||**0.00**||0.00|
|Water and Sewerage||**374.58**||428.95|
|Electricity and Gas||**1,595.88**||1,135.66|
|Insurance||**1,626.45**||1,098.74|
|Repairs and Renewals||**599.47**||3,627.30|
|Materials and equipment||**488.79**||704.57|
|Printing and photocopying||**0.00**||268.28|
|Contributiontocamp costs||**4,252.72**||3,521.69|
|Uniforms||**1,512.78**||2,139.82|
|AGM and trustee expenses||**573.76**||78.79|
|Othercosts_detail 1 - Donations to Charity||**90.00**||0.00|
|Other costs detail 2 - Security||**558.07**||182.82|
|Other costs detail 3 - Hut Rebuild||**16,129.61**||11,720.00|
|Other costs detail 4 - Miscellaneous||**365.90**||3,187.03|
|**Subtotal**||**38,892.15**||44,339.44|
|**Fundralslng expenses**|||||
|Detail 1 - Annual||**0.00**||692.96|
|Detail 2 - Ad Hoc||**0.00**||0.00|
|Detail 3 - Float||**150.00**||155.00|
|Other fundraising costs||0.00||0.00|
|**Subtotal**||**150.00**||847.96|
|_Total Gross Expenditure_||39,042.191|I|<br>45,187.401|
|Asset and investment purchases, etc.||-I|I|<br>-I|
|_Total payments_||39,042.191||45,187.401|
|_Netofreceiptsl(payments)_||4,633.43||-18,062.19|
|Cashfundslastyearend||51,312.37||**69,374.56**|
|_Cash funds this year end_||**46,678.94**||51,312.37|





|Statementofassets and liabilities at the endofthe year|Statementofassets and liabilities at the endofthe year||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**31March**|**2024**|**31March2023**||
||**Unrestrictedfunds**||**Unrestrictedfunds**||
||£|||£|
|Cash funds|||||
|Bankcurrentaccount||**8,852.42**||7,439.44|
|Bankdepositaccount||**36,956.69**||42,853.10|
|PettyCash||**869.83**||1,019.83|
|**Totalcashfunds**|**46,678.94**|||51,312.37|
|**Othermonetaryassets**|||||
|Taxclaim||**0.00**||0.00|
|DebtsduefromtheCounty/Area/DistricUGroup||**0.00**||0.00|
|Insuranceclaim||**0.00**||0.00|
|**Subtotal**||**0.00**||0.00|
|**Investmentassets**|||||
|Investmentproperty- detail||**0.00**||0.00|
|Quotedinvestments||**0.00**||0.00|
|Otherinvestments- detail||**0.00**||0.00|
|**Subtotal**||**0.00**|.|0.00|
|**Nonmonetaryassetsforcharity'sownuse**|||||
|Badgestock||**0.00**||0.00|
|Shopstock||**0.00**||0.00|
|Otherstock||**0.00**||0.00|
|Landandbuildings|**275,000.00**|||275,000.00|
|Motorvehicles||**0.00**||0.00|
|Scoutingequipment,furnitureetc||**25,000.00**||25,000.00|
|Other||**0.00**||0.00|
|**Subtotal**|**300,000.00**|||300,000.00|
|**Liabilities**|||||
|Accountsnotyetpaid||**0.00**||0.00|
|Expensesincurredbutnotinvoiced||**0.00**||0.00|
|Subscriptionsnotyetpaid||**0.00**||0.00|
|Loan-detail||**0.00**||0.00|
|Otherliabilities||**0.00**||0.00|
|**Subtotal**||**0.00**||0.00|





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|**Scrutineer's**|**Statement**|
|---|---|
|Inmyopinion|theaccountsareinaccordancewiththerecordsproducedtomeandcomplywiththeconstitution.|
|Signed:|..............~~<br>.............................................|
|Name:|SimonMcConnon|
|Address:|1OCambridgeRoad|
||Strood,|
||Kent.ME23HW|