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|| ||~||~|~|~||||||| ||||||||||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.|