
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From   1 April 2020   Period start date   To 31 March 2021 Period end date Charity name: 3rd Squirrel’s Heath (Gidea Park Methodist) Scout Group Charity registration number: 303706** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**General charitable purposes,**<br>**education/training for children/young**<br>**people**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**We are a scout group which includes**<br>**beavers, cubs and sea scouts. We fund**<br>**raise to pay for the upkeep of the scout**<br>**group headquarters and to give our**<br>**young people as many opportunities as**<br>**possible.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**We can confirm that all trustees are**<br>**mindful of the guidance issued by the**<br>**Charity Commission on public benefit.**<br>**The Charity is run for public benefit, the**<br>**children who attend benefit from an**<br>**interesting and challenging programme**<br>**of education and fun activities, we**<br>**support local business and activity**<br>**providers, we support other charitable**<br>**organisations and encourage our young**<br>**people to be community minded. The**<br>**scout group report on their activities**<br>**and achievements in the AGM report.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 



Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The beavers, cubs and scouts have all**<br>**earned a variety of achievement badges**<br>**and completed activities that contribute**<br>**to them being awarded their bronze,**<br>**silver or gold Chief Scout Award.**<br>**The young people have continued**<br>**earning badges and certificates for**<br>**skills even though much of the year was**<br>**spent meeting virtually due to covid and**<br>**have been engaged with the online**<br>**activities and keeping the troop**<br>**connected.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The account had a healthy balance of**<br>**£47,381.04 at the end of the year with**<br>**some funds already allocated to repair**<br>**works and new equipment needed to**<br>**run the activities.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We have a reserves policy in place as**<br>**due to the age of the hall, various parts**<br>**needs upgrading and repairs.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£25,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**The group is over subscribed and has a**<br>**waiting list so there is ongoing income**<br>**from subscription fees. We also receive**<br>**rental income from a childcare provider**<br>**who has a rolling lease for the use of the**<br>**hall.**|



|charity continuing as a going<br>concern|charity continuing as a going<br>concern|<br>**from subscription fees. We also receive**<br>**rental income from a childcare provider**<br>**who has a rolling lease for the use of the**<br>**hall.**|
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|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**The group collects subscription fees,**<br>**the rental income from the hall tenancy**<br>**and fundraising.**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated association**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**The Group Executive Committee elect**<br>**trustees as and when a position comes**<br>**available. Potential trustees can**<br>**volunteer to be invited to apply for a**<br>**post.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|3rd Squirrel’s Heath (Gidea Park Methodist) Scout Group|
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|Other name the charity uses|303706|
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|Charity’s principal address|Scott Lodge<br>Upper Brentwood Road<br>Gidea Park<br>Essex<br>RM2 6JB|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**<br>**for whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Neville Lamkin|||GroupExecutive Committee|
||Theresa Lamkin|Secretary||GroupExecutive Committee|
||Elizabeth Walsh|||GroupExecutive Committee|
||Nicola Morgan|Treasurer||GroupExecutive Committee|
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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**|
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|**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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Nicola Morgan||
||<br>Treasurer||
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3rd Squirrels Heath (Gidea Park Methodist) Scout Group 303706<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  01/04/2020 31/03/2021<br>To<br>from<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted<br>Endowment funds Total funds Last year<br>funds funds<br> to the nearest      £  to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>Fundraising                           262                               -                                                           -                              262                       2,728<br>Donations                        2,440                               -                                                           -                           2,440                          799<br>Rent                        9,698                               -                                                           -                           9,698                     17,542<br>Membership Fees                           620                               -                                                           -                              620                       1,400<br>Capitation                        2,905                               -                                                           -                           2,905                       1,560<br>Misc                           286                               -                                                           -                              286                       1,230<br>Government grants                      20,241                               -                                                           -                         20,241                             -<br>                               -                               -                                                           -                                 -                               -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>                     36,452                               -                                                           -                         36,452                     25,258<br>AR)<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>Loan for Minibus Beavers                                -                                 -                                                           -                               -                                 -<br>                               -                                 -                                                           -                               -                                 -<br>Sub total                                 -                                 -                                                           -                               -                                 -<br>Total receipts                  36,452                             -                                                    -                       36,452                  25,258<br>A3 Payments<br>Utilities                        3,974                               -                                                           -                           3,974                       3,713<br>Cleaning                           200                               -                                                           -                              200                       2,350<br>Repairs                        2,994                               -                                                           -                           2,994                          616<br>Insurance                        4,060                         4,060<br>Mini bus running costs                        1,440                               -                                                           -                           1,440                       3,181<br>Group expenditure                           480                            480<br>Capitation                        2,925                               -                                                           -                           2,925                       2,790<br>Training                                -                               -                                                           -                                 -                            231<br>Equipment                             70                               -                                                           -                                70                       1,312<br>Misc.                           863                               -                                                           -                              863                       1,961<br>                             -                                                           -                                 -                               -<br>Sub total [                     17,006 ]                              -                                                           -                         17,006                     16,154<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>Repayment of Loan                                -                                 -                                                           -                               -                                 -<br>                               -                                 -                                                           -                               -<br>Sub total [                               - ]                                -                                                           -                               -                                 -<br>Total payments                  17,006                             -                                                    -                       17,006                  16,154<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                  19,446                           -                                                    -                    19,446                   9,105<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                                                  -                                 -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                   21,712                           -                                                   -                     21,712                 12,607<br>Cash funds this year end                  41,158                           -                                                    -                    41,158                 21,712<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|Bank<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>1|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**41,158**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**41,158**<br>OK|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>02/09/2021|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 



|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which liability relates**<br>Print Name|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

02/09/2021 

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
3vd Squirrels Heath {Gidea Park M&thtsYist) Scout Group
On accounts for the year 31 March 2021
onded I
Charity no
(if any)
303706
Set out on pages
I rep¢yt to the trustees on my eXaMinat￿n of the accounts of the above
tharity (Ihe Trust") ftx the year éndéd 3110312021.
Responsibilities and As the tharity trustee5 of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {1he Ad").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Ca￿led out
under sectM)n 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by tt)e Charty Commission
under Sect￿ 145(5Mb) of the Act.
I have Completed my examination. I confimi that no rnalerial matters have
come to my attentim (other than Ihat disclosed below.) in conn8Ction with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
resFeCt.'
accounting records not kept in accordan¢x with section 130 of
Ihe Act or
Ihe accounts do not accord wryth the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concems and have come aLYOSS no other matters in connection
vAth th8 examination to which attention slK)uld tE drawn in order to enable a
proper urKlerstandiTh3 of th8 accounts to b8 reached.
. Please delete the words in the brackels if they do not apply.
Slgned:
3110812021
Name: lan Douglas
CCA
Relevant profe$$lonal Association of Chartered Certffied Accounts
qualifiGation(s} or body
(If any):
Address: Plan A Financials
2- Floor, Romy Housa. 163-167 lQngs Road.
8rentwo(xl. Essex. CM14 4EG
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to high1￿ht matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Glve here bri8f detsils of
any Items that the
examlner wlshes to
dlsclose.
IER
Octobér 2018