2022-03-31-accounts

Annual Accounts Trustees Annual Report 202112022 Scouts 1st Foots Cray

									Year start date	Year end date
							Forthe year from		01-Apr-21	31-Mar-22
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									2021/22		2020l21
							Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Total funds	Total funds
							6
Payments
Charitable		Payments
Admin/office/travel								10.00			732.90
Advertising	(inc		website)					100.00			100.00
AGM Expenses
Bank Fees	(inc GoCardless					tt Paypal		570.16			181.05
Broadband,	Telephone							223.75
Business Rates								73.18
Electrioty								328.02			247.42
Equipment							2,150.24		5,373.87		2,683.55
Insurance								533.13			521.91
Licenses								5.00
Membership		Fees ltxstrict,			County & HQ)		3,318.70				2,407.00
Professional		Cleaner						375.00			60.00
Programme	and		activities				4,441.77		281.45		1,180.49
Rent								169.00			169.00
Repairs 5 Renewals							6,430.53				5,309.42
Water								100.89			20.00
			Sub total
Fundraising		expenses
Ebay Sales								14.01
			Sub total
			Total		payments		~m}~rm			~gg	~II
Net of		receiptsl(payments)
Transfers		between		funds
Cash funds			last year		end		61,393.44		4,039.00		44,031.47
Cash		funds		this		year end

Description	Description	of the charity's	of the charity's	of the charity's	of the charity's	trusts	trusts
Type of governing				document
									The Group's governing documents are those ofthe 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 Association.
How the	charity		is constituted						The Group is a trust established under its rules which are
									common to all Scouts.
Trustee selection				methods					The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy,
									Organisation and Rules ofThe Scout Association.
Additional		governance			issues		practice)
									The Group is managed by the Group Executive Committee,
									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; b) trustee' consideration of major risks and the systems and procedures to manage them									The Committee consists of3 independent representatives, Chair, Treasurer and Secretary together with the Group Scout Leaders, individual section leaders (ifopted to take the responsibility) and parent's representation and meets every 2-3 months.	on
									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 of Group finance;
									The insurance ofpersons, property and equipment;
									Group public occasions;
									Assisting in the recruitment ofleaders and other adult
									support;
									Appointing any sub committees that may be required;
									Appointing Group Administrators and Advisors other than
									those who are elected.

			The Purpose ofScouting
Summary ofthe objects ofthe		charity set	Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people
out in its governing	document		in their personal development,
			empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
			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 for others.
			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 of Scouting 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	The Group currently has four active sections, Squirrels
to these objects			Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. The Group also hosts an
			Explorer Unit. These five sections meet on a weekly basis
			throughout the year, at our HQ in Rectory Lane. In addition,		a
			number of other activities are offered, that may take place		at
			weekends or other days, these enhance the Scout
			Association training program, and are events such as
			camps, trips, outings, Watersports etc. The Group utilises		its
			own leaders, other scout instructors and outside
			organisations to fulfil this.
Public benefit statement			The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit
			criteria under both the advancement of education and the
			advancement of citizenship or community development
			headin s.

Summary	of	the the	main achievements charity during the	of year	This has been another challenging year for the Group as the effects of COVID continued. However, with the reduction in
					social restrictions, the Group has bounced back and has
					retained most of its previous youth membership, plu seen a
					healthy growth in new members across all sections, to the
					extent that some section are now full to capacity.
					The opening ofthe new Squirrel Section, in January was
					another milestone for the Group, and follows a tradition in the
					Group as an early adopter for new sections and change to
					enable scouting to be enjoyed by more young people in the
					area. This new 4-6year old section has proved exceptionally
					popular with many new members joining.
					The Group continues to be financial stable and has benefited
					from a number of grant applications that has enabled us to
					purchase new activity equipment and build on our continuing
					ro ram of u datin the scout buildin, rounds.
					Reserves Policy
					The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources
					to continue the charitable activities of the group should
					income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group
					Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a
					sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa F10,000.
					Several years ago the Group started a building fund to be
					used to re-build the scout hall when the current building is no
					longer fit for purpose. This fund currently stands at 656,013
					and as these are allocated funds the Executive considers
					these funds to also cover the reserve policy.
					Investment Policy
					The Group's Income and Expenditure is very small and as a
					consequence does not have sufficient funds to invest in
					longer-term investments such as stocks and shares. The
					Group has therefore adopted a low risk strategy to the
					investment of its funds. All funds are held in cash using only
					mainstream banks or building societies or The Scout
					Association's Short Term Investment Service.