# ## |||||||1st|Foots|Gray|Scout|Group|Group|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||Receipts and Payments||||Account||| ||||||||Forthe year
from||014pr-22||31-it(lar-23|| ||~|~|~|~||||||||| ||||||||||2022(23|||2021/22| ||||||||Unrestricted||Restricted||Total funds|Totalfunds| ||||||||fundsf||fundsf|||| |Payments||||||||||||| |Charitable||Paymenta||||||||||| |Admin/office/travel|||||||2,590.79|||||10.00| |Advertising|(inc website)|||||||100.00||||100.00| |AGM Expenses||||||||||||| |Bank Fees|(inc GoCardless||||&Paypal fees)|||794.29||||Sm.fs| |Broadband,|Telephone|||||||290.97||||223.75| |Business Rates||||||||143.36||||73.18| |Electricity||||||||328.02|303.85|||328.02| |Equipment|||||||2,743.59|||||7,524.11| |Insurance||||||||814.11||||533.13| |Legal Fees|(Lease Renewal)|||||||540.00||||| |Ucenses||||||||160.25||||| |Membership||Fees (Disci@,||couniy 6 HQ)|||3,401.10|||||3,318.70| |Professional||Cleaner||||||540.00||||375.00| |Programme||and ecgvi0es|||||6.483.50||150.00|||4,723.22| |Rent||||||||169.00||||169.00| |Repairs &Renewals||||||||569.08||||| |Water||||||||171.54||||100.80| |World Scout||Jamboree||||||340.00|1,391.25|||| |||Sub total|||||I|I
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I||||| |Fundralsin()expenses||||||||||||| |Crowdfunder||- Winter|Project|||||||84.38||| |Ebay Sales||||||||||||14.01| |||Sub total||||||||||| |Nef|rota( p ymir~gg
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NIII ~IIIII~III|||| ## ## ## ## ## ## |Description of the|charity's|charity's|trusts|trusts|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Type ofgoverning|document||||The Group's
governing
documents
are those ofthe Scout| ||||||Association. They consist ofa Royal Charter,
which
in turn
gives authority tothe Bye Laws ofthe Association
and The
Policy, Organisation
and Rules of The 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 tothe 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, indMdual
section leaders (ifopted totake on
the responsibility)
and parent's
representation
and meets
every 2-3 months.| ||||||Members ofthe Executive Committee
complete 'Essential| ||||||information
for Executive Committee'
training
within the tirst| ||||||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| ||||||support;
Appoinbng
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 otheis.|||| |||||Care - We support others and take care ofthe world||in|which| |||||we live.|||| |||||Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes.|||| |||||Coeperatlon
-We make a positive difference; we|co-||| |||||operate with others and make friends.|||| |||||The Scout Blethod|||| |||||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
to these objects||main activities|in relation|The Group currently has four active sections, Squirrels
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 ofother 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, tdips, 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
ofeducation|and the||| |||||advancement
of citizenship
or community
development|||| |||||headi
s.|||| |Summary|ofthe
the|main achievements
charity during the|of
year|membership
and welcomed
new Beaver and Cub Section
leaders to the Group, who together with the Squirrel, Scout| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||and Explorer sections have delivered a full and active| |||||program
in support ofthe local youth community.| |||||Three additional
section assistants
have joined the group| |||||and together with six young leaders have been working
with| |||||the Section Leaders.| |||||A record number ofyoung people have achieved their Chief| |||||Scout Awards
and via our partnered
Explorer unit the Group| |||||has seen its first Duke of Edinburgh
awards being earned
by| |||||the Explorer Scouts.| |||||The Group continues to be financial stable and has benefited| |||||from a number ofgrant applications
that has enabled us to| |||||purchase
new activity equipment
and build on our continuing| |||||program
of updating
the scout building,
grounds,
and| |||||rovidin
new activities.| |||||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
Grou| |||||Executive Committee
considers that the group should
hold a| |||||sum equivalent
to 12months
running costs, circa E10,000.| |||||Several years ago the Group
started a building
fund to be| |||||used to re-build the scout hall when the current
building
is n| |||||longer
fit for purpose.
This fund currently
stands at 667,966| |||||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 asa| |||||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 tothe| |||||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.|