## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1/1/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: 7[th] /12[th] Croydon Scout Group**
## **Charity registration number:303578**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Unit of the Scout Association**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**General scouting activities. Training**
**young people & going camping & other**
**outdoor activities.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees regard the guidance on**
**public benefit in regards to planning and**
**delivery of the charity’s activities with a**
**focus on inclusively and expanding**
**membership.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**The Charity replies completely on the**
**involvement of volunteers. Each age**
**group Section has a Volunteer Leader,**
**Adult Helper volunteers and Young**
**Volunteer Leaders. Volunteers also**
**maintain the property and provide day**
**to day management.**|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The Group has continued to grow it’s**
**membership numbers this year. Our**
**young people have been involved a**
**wide programme of activities all linked**
**to the scouting aim of ‘Skills for Life’.**
**All sections have worked towards**
**badges and several young people have**
**received the top scouting awards**
**Bronze, Silver and Gold.**
**Recruitment of adult leaders continues**
**to be key to the success of the group.**
**A new youngest age group section was**
**opened in Autumn, Squirrels for ages 4-**
**6.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**With increased membership the**
**Charity’s income remains positive this**
**year and allows the Trustees to maintain**
**some funds in reserve.**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity’s finances are in a good**
**position however, the increased**
**capitation costs sent to Scouting UK**
**may have effect on our Sub requests to**
**parents. The Trustees are able to**
**authorise expenditure for new**
**equipment and to subsidize some**
**activity costs.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The Trustees have a policy of holding**
**reserves in order to be able cover**
**planned and unexpected maintenance**
**costs in relation to the Scout HQ.**
**Reserves may also be used to cover**
**unexpected fluctuations in youth**
**membership.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£20,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
**Membership donations Hall hire donations** The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) **Very low risk and instant access** Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted **Costs of Scout HQ Hall maintenance** A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Part of the Scout Association Royal**
**Charter**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Election at AGM or Nomination**
**approved at AGM**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
**Follows the Scout Association training**
**programme**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**Part of the Scout Association and local**
**District structures.**|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|7th/12thCroydon Scout Group|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|303578|
|Charity’s principal address|35A Birdhurst Rise
SOUTH CROYDON
Surrey
CR2 7BR|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Hilary Suzanne
Bell|Chair|||
||VickyRees||||
||Sowmiya
Subramanian|Treasurer|||
||Ian Bradbury||||
||Chistopher Dean|GroupScout Leader|||
||Linda Dean||||
||TonyRedshaw||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Hilary Bell
**Full name(s)** Hilary Bell
**Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
31/7/2025
7112 CROYDON SCOUT GROUP
BALANCE SHEET
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
FIXED ASSETS
Building
6.258.00
6,258.00
Equipment
5,930.00
5.930.00
12.188.00
12,188.00
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
518.00
1.890.00
Cash al bank
43,634.82
46.532.58
Cash at fixe(1 savings
10.000.00
0.00
54,152.82
48.422.58
Less.. CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Amounts due within one year
1.808.02
5.507.07
NET CURRENT ASSETS
52,344.80
42,915.58
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRFNT I laAII ITIFII
64.532.80
55,103.58
Less LONG TERM LIABILITIES..
Represented by funds
General Funds
64.412 80
54,983.58
Endomnent Funds
120 00
120 LX)
84,532.80
55.103.58
Approved by the TnJ6tees on I
2025 and signed on theif behalf by
Chaimian
M5 14ilary' Bell
'I'reasiiTir
15 So¥¥inii ll Siib
7112 CROYDON SCOUT GAOUP
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3191 DECEMBER 2024
2024
INCOME
Donail ns L
Membership subscnpiions
Less. MembeTship subscriptions paid
lo S¢oul Association
10,570.00
7,364.00
4.863.00
3,627.50
3,736 50
Nel membership subscriptions
reiained
5,707.00
Donalions
Jack Pelchey
Olher Iorne
Gift Aid
Sub Tolal
3,979.00
300.00
485.77
2,062.50
12,534.27
127.27
600.00
5S1.93
690.00
5,705.70
TSA support funds
500.00
Sub Total
500.00
ro
lvl
Camp
Scout activities
Sub Total
7,885.00
2.968.41
10,853.41
8.367.75
2,317.50
10,685.25
Inv
nlln
Hall hire Income
Bank inleresl
Fixed savings intere81
Sub Toial
tm
14,975.00
87.43
246 73
14,424.00
77.16
0.00
15,309.16
14,501.16
Total Recelpt•
39 196.84
30892.11
2024
2023
EXPENDITURE
Raie ai)d Walei
EleclTiciIy
Insurance
Repairs and Renewals
Printing, Postage and siaiiongry
505.04
2,589.44
887.81
5,514.00
492.63
2,229.38
734.69
3,630.25
51,58
75.35
Badges
Cleaning
Account lee
Equipment revaluation
Olher expenses
Sub Total
1.035.50
685.00
60.00
1.531.21
101.40
60.00
1,132.62
12,460.99
274.49
9,129.40
Camp
Activities
Sub Total
11,080.40
6,226.23
6.364.24
5,121.89
17 306.83
11 486.13
Total Gross Expendllure
29 767.62
20 615.53
SUMMARY
Total Receipts
Less= Total Payments
39,196.84
129,767.621
30.892.11
120,615.50
Nel Surplus
Add.. General Fund balance last year
9,429.22
54,983.58
10,276.58
44.707.00
General luncl balance Carried
Forward
64,412.80
$4,983.58
Iii(Ici)L'ii(Icnl cxaminer's rep()rt to ihe trustees of 7112 Croydon Scout
C*roup 4iCOUt Council
rLP()1l 1(} Ilic Ii'ii%leL S 1)Ii Iiiy LX611ll il)Iiliiin of Ilie acLQLinls or Ihc 7112 Croydon Scout Gmup
for IIIC yLar LiidLd .1 I DLLeiiibLI 11)24.
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7112 CROYDON SCOUT GROUP
BALANCE SHEET
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
FIXED ASSETS
Building
6.258.00
6,258.00
Equipment
5,930.00
5.930.00
12.188.00
12,188.00
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
518.00
1.890.00
Cash al bank
43,634.82
46.532.58
Cash at fixe(1 savings
10.000.00
0.00
54,152.82
48.422.58
Less.. CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Amounts due within one year
1.808.02
5.507.07
NET CURRENT ASSETS
52,344.80
42,915.58
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRFNT I laAII ITIFII
64.532.80
55,103.58
Less LONG TERM LIABILITIES..
Represented by funds
General Funds
64.412 80
54,983.58
Endomnent Funds
120 00
120 LX)
84,532.80
55.103.58
Approved by the TnJ6tees on I
2025 and signed on theif behalf by
Chaimian
M5 14ilary' Bell
'I'reasiiTir
15 So¥¥inii ll Siib
7112 CROYDON SCOUT GAOUP
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3191 DECEMBER 2024
2024
INCOME
Donail ns L
Membership subscnpiions
Less. MembeTship subscriptions paid
lo S¢oul Association
10,570.00
7,364.00
4.863.00
3,627.50
3,736 50
Nel membership subscriptions
reiained
5,707.00
Donalions
Jack Pelchey
Olher Iorne
Gift Aid
Sub Tolal
3,979.00
300.00
485.77
2,062.50
12,534.27
127.27
600.00
5S1.93
690.00
5,705.70
TSA support funds
500.00
Sub Total
500.00
ro
lvl
Camp
Scout activities
Sub Total
7,885.00
2.968.41
10,853.41
8.367.75
2,317.50
10,685.25
Inv
nlln
Hall hire Income
Bank inleresl
Fixed savings intere81
Sub Toial
tm
14,975.00
87.43
246 73
14,424.00
77.16
0.00
15,309.16
14,501.16
Total Recelpt•
39 196.84
30892.11
2024
2023
EXPENDITURE
Raie ai)d Walei
EleclTiciIy
Insurance
Repairs and Renewals
Printing, Postage and siaiiongry
505.04
2,589.44
887.81
5,514.00
492.63
2,229.38
734.69
3,630.25
51,58
75.35
Badges
Cleaning
Account lee
Equipment revaluation
Olher expenses
Sub Total
1.035.50
685.00
60.00
1.531.21
101.40
60.00
1,132.62
12,460.99
274.49
9,129.40
Camp
Activities
Sub Total
11,080.40
6,226.23
6.364.24
5,121.89
17 306.83
11 486.13
Total Gross Expendllure
29 767.62
20 615.53
SUMMARY
Total Receipts
Less= Total Payments
39,196.84
129,767.621
30.892.11
120,615.50
Nel Surplus
Add.. General Fund balance last year
9,429.22
54,983.58
10,276.58
44.707.00
General luncl balance Carried
Forward
64,412.80
$4,983.58
Iii(Ici)L'ii(Icnl cxaminer's rep()rt to ihe trustees of 7112 Croydon Scout
C*roup 4iCOUt Council
rLP()1l 1(} Ilic Ii'ii%leL S 1)Ii Iiiy LX611ll il)Iiliiin of Ilie acLQLinls or Ihc 7112 Croydon Scout Gmup
for IIIC yLar LiidLd .1 I DLLeiiibLI 11)24.
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A% Ihc InislLC% l)I' Ihu 711 ? CI'()yLlI)11 .SLI)Iil CJl'()LIP. yI)11 iifL' rcsp()n%iblc for the preparation of
acii)Iini% iii aiLI)rd:Iiiic wilh IhL fciiiiii'Liiiei)l% ()I' Il)L ('lidritics Acl 2011 {'the Act.).
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aLcouiiling rLL()rd% were iiot kcpi in respccl of IhL 7112 Croydon Scout Group &s
required by %LLlii)11 130 of the Acl: or
IhL acLounls dc) i)i)l accord wilh Iho%e reL()rd%: or
.1. Ihe &lLLOUllls do iic)I coiiiply wilh Ihc iippliciiblc rcqLiirLmenl% Loncerning the forni and
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I have no concenis diid h41VC comc acro%4 no oihcr maller% in conneclion wilh Ihe
examinJli()n 10 whiLh 4illLiili()ii %h()Iild bc drawn in thi4 reporl in order lo enable a propcr
understanding i)f Ihe dccoiinls li) be reJ¢hed.
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