|Description|Description|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Type of governing||||document|||||The Group's governing
documents
are those ofthe The|| ||||||||||Scout Association. They consist ofa Royal Charter,
which|in| ||||||||||turn gives authority to the Bye Laws ofthe Association
and|| ||||||||||The Policy, Organisation
and Rules ofThe Scout|| |(e.g. trust deed,|||constitution)||||||Association.|| |How the|charity||is constituted||||||The Group isa trust established
under its rules which are|| |(e.g.trust,||association,|||company)||||common to all Scouts.|| |Trustee selection||||methods|||||The Trustees are appointed
in accordance
with the Policy,|| |(e.g. appointed||||by, elected|||by)||Organisation
and Rules of The Scout Association.|| |Additional||governance||||issues (optional|||information
but encouraged as best practice)|| |You may|choose|||to include additional|||||The Group is managed
by the Group Executive Committee,|| |information,||where relevant,|||||about:||the members ofwhich are the 'Charity Trustees' ofthe|| ||||||||||Scout Group which is an educational
charity. As charity|| ||||||||||trustees they are responsible
for complying
with legislation|| ||||||||||applicable to charities. This includes the registration,|| ||||||||||keeping proper accounts and making
returns to the Charity|| ||||||||||Commission as appropriate.|| |Policies and procedures||||||adopted||for:||| |a) the induction|||and training||||oftrustees;||The Committee consists of3independent
representatives,|| |b) trustee'||consideration||||ofmajor||risks|Chair, Treasurer and Secretary together
with the Group|| |and the systems||||and|procedures|||to|Scout Leaders,
individual
section leaders (ifopted totake|| |manage|them||||||||on the responsibility)
and parent's
representation
and meets|| ||||||||||every 0months.|| ||||||||||Members ofthe Executive Committee
complete
'Essential|| ||||||||||information
for Executive Committee'
training
within the first|| ||||||||||5 months ofjoining the committee.|| ||||||||||This Group Executive Committee exists to support the|| ||||||||||Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities
ofthe|| ||||||||||appointments
and is responsible
for:|| ||||||||||The maintenance
ofGroup property;|| ||||||||||The raising offunds and the administration
ofGroup|| ||||||||||finance;|| ||||||||||The insurance ofpersons,
property
and equipment;|| ||||||||||Group public occasions;|| ||||||||||Assisting
in the recruitment
ofleaders and other adult suppo|| ||||||||||Appointing
any sub committees
that may be required;|| ||||||||||Appointing
Group Administrators
and Advisors other than th|| |||Ol IlfJVIIIICI III) LI IL"II I LV I IlcIILC CI PVbILIVC LiVI ILI|IUULIUI I LU|OULilCLll.| |---|---|---|---|---| |||The Values ofScouting||| |||As Scouts we are guided
by these values:||| |||integrity
-We act with integrity; we are honest, trustworthy||| |||and loyal.||| |||Respect - We have self-respect and respect forothers.||| |||Care - We support others and take care ofthe world||in| |||which we live.||| |||Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and|attitudes.|| |||Cooperation
-We make a positive difference; we co-||| |||operate with others and make friends.||| |||The Scout Method||| |||Scouting takes place when young people,|in partnership|| |||with adults, work together based on the||| |||values ofScouting and:||| |||-enjoy what they are doing and have fun||| |||-take part in activities indoors and outdoors||| |||-learn by doing||| |||-share
in spiritual
reflection||| |||-take responsibility
and make choices||| |||-undertake
new and challenging
activities||| |||-make and live by their Promise.||| |Summary ofthe main activities|in relation|||| |to these objects||||| |Brief statement|Brief statement|of|the charity's|the charity's|policy on|policy on||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |reserves|||||||Reserves Policy|||||| ||||||||The
Group's
policy
on
reserves|is
to|hold
sufficien|||| ||||||||resources
to continue
the charitable|activities of the||grou||| ||||||||should
income
and
fundraising
activities||fall
short.||Th|| ||||||||Group
Executive
Committee
considers
that
the|||grou||| ||||||||should
hold a sum equivalent
to X|months|running|costs,||| ||||||||circaB(.|||||| ||||||||The Group held reserves ofapproximately
G(against|||this||a| ||||||||year
end.
This
is
above
the
levelibelow||required|||fo| ||||||||operating
expenses.
However
this|can be explained||||b| |Quantify|and explain any designations|||||||||||| |Details ofany funds materially|||||in deficit|||||||| |(circumstances||plus steps to eliminate)||||||||||| |Further|financial|review||details|(optional information)|||||||| |You|may choose to|||include additional||||||||| |information,|||where relevant,|||about:|Investment
Policy (Specimen 1)|||||| |~the charity's
principal
(including||||sources offund
any fundraising);|||The Group's Income and Expenditure
consequence
does not have sufficient|is very
funds|small and
to invest
in||as a|| ||||||||longer-term
investments
such as stocks and||shares. The|||| ||||||||Group has therefore adopted a low risk strategy to the|||||| ||||||||investment
ofits funds.
All funds are|held in|cash using||only|| ||||||||mainstream
banks or building societies orThe Scout|||||| ||||||||Association's
Short Term Investment|Service.||||| |~ how expenditure|||has|supported||the ke|The Group Executive regularly
monitors the||levels ofbank|||| ||||objectives ofthe|||charity;|balances and the interest rates received to ensure the|||grou||| ||||||||obtains maximum
value and income|from its|banking|||| ||||||||arrangements.
Occasionally
this may|involve|using an|||| ||||||||account that requires a period ofnotice before funds may|||||| ||||||||be withdrawn,
before doing so the Group Executive|||||| ||||||||considers the cash flow requirements.|||||| |~ investment|||policy and||objectives;|||||||| ||||||||Investment
Policy (Specimen 2)|||||| |5 LT70000||I (3rd December 2018)||||||||||| ## ## ||||Re|ceipts and|Payments|Account|Account|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Forthe year
from|01/04I2020||To|31/03I2021|| |~
~
s|~|~||||||||| |||||||2020/21|||2019/20|| |||||||Unrestricted|funds||Unrestricted|funds| |Payments||||||||||| |Charitable
Payments||||||||||| |Youth programme
and activities:|||OYM|||||197||| |Adult support and training||||||||||| |Rent||||||||480||450| |Water and Sewerage||||||||236||273| |Electricity and Gas||||||||786||1,051| |Insurance||||||||652||1,567| |Repairs and Renewals||||||||5,233||5,736| |Materials and equipment||||||||||| |Printing and photocopying||||||||||| |Contribution
to camp costs||||||||||| |Uniforms||||||||||| |AGM and trustee expenses||||||||||| |HQ CI;eaning||||||||159||390| |Alarm System||||||||100||| |Beaver Badges paid in error||from Group BS41||||||||| |||Sub total||||||7,896||9,937| |Fundraising
expenses:||Refreshment||Tent||||||1,570| |Jumble Sales Adverts||||||||||118| |Section Expenses||||||||||| |Beaver Running
Expenses||||||||330||1,965| |Cubs Running
Expenses||||||||1,161||7,572| |Scouts Running
Expenses||||||||462||| |Explorers Running
Expenses||||||||||1,453| |||Sub total||||||1,957||16,923| ||||Total Gross Expenditure|||||9,853||26,860| |Asset and investment||purchases,||etc.||||||| |||||Total payments||||9,853||26,860| |||Net ofreceiptsl(payments)||||||18,12||1,76| |Cash funds last year||end||||||24,519||22,759| |||Cash funds this year end|||||42,|||24,51| ||~|~||||~|~|~|~||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||2020/21||2018/20|| |||||||||||Unrestricted|funds|Unrestricted|funds| |Gash funds|||||||||||||| |Bank cunent account|||||||||||36,837||18,721| |Bank deposit account|||||||||||5,761||5,758| |Building society account|||||||||||||| |The Scout Association|||Short||Term Investment||Service||||||| |Cash/Floats|||||||||||||| ||||Total||cash funds||||||||24,519| |Other monetary|assets||||||||||||| |Tax claim|||||||||||||| |Debts due from the|County/Area/District/Group||||||||||||| |Insurance
daim|||||||||||||| |||||Sub total|||||||||| |investment
assets|||||||||||||| |Investment
property|-|detail|||||||||||| |Quoted investments|||||||||||||| |Other investments
-detail|||||||||||||| |||||Sub total|||||||||| |Non monetary assets||||for charity's||own use|||||||| |Badge stock|||||||||||||| |Shop stock|||||||||||||| |Other stock|||||||||||||| |Land and buildings|||||||||||||| |Motor vehides|||||||||||||| |Scouting equipment,||furniture|||etc||||||||| |Other|||||||||||||| |||||Sub total|||||||||| |Liabilities|||||||||||||| |Accounts not yet paid|||||||||||||| |Expenses incurred|but||not|invoiced|||||||||| |Subscriptions
not yet||paid|||||||||||| |Loan - detail|||||||||||||| |Other liabilities|||||||||||||| |||||Sub total|||||||||| ## ##