Trustees, Annual Report
For the period
From lstart datel
Section A
Reference Ènd administration details
Chanty name
Other r&￿eS the charity is
Registered chavlty number {rfany>
Chartys prirKipal address
T￿￿(enharn
Postcode
Tnwto• Nam•
Offlco111 any
Datss actsd If not for
wholg year
Mr T Small
Mr P Jones
Mrs S de Boeck
MrDCI
MsNBen
Mr D Gilbert
Mr P Beal
MrAS
MrSL ood
Mr A Plummer
MrsSEn
lish
MrsK
Mrs C Ludbfook
Mr5 E Hind
Mrs N Pthan
MrsJOI
MflTa
Mfs C Prntten
Mfs J Hum
hre
MrsMLa
on
Chairnan
Vlce Cham)an
A.G.S.L
A.G S Ll Beaver L
CublEx
lorer Leader
Cub Leader
Scoui Leadef
S¢oLrt Lead
Beavers
Beavers
Cubs fe
Cubs re
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Treasu
QM
Grou
AdmTriistrator
Membershi
Secreta
Membershi
Section A
Reference and administration detai15 Icontinuedl
Names and addresses of thsers
advi
Name
Address
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Section B
Struclure. governance and managèmènt
De5UIpt￿n ofthe chantys trusts
TyFe ofgo¥erning
The Grow)'s go¥eming d￿rnerrtS are those of the Sco
Assooation. They CAinsist of a Royal Charter, in tum give
autTr￿ty to the Bye Laws of the Association aThJ the Policy.
Organisalion WKI R￿eS of the Scout Associthon.
The Group ts a trust eslablishgj under its rules vthich are commn to
all Sc4Xrts.
Trustee selection methods
The Trustees are appointed in accordance wth the Policy,
Addilional kw)vemance is$￿¥
The Group is managed by the Group Executive Committee, th
members of wthich are the 'Charty Trustees, of the Scout Group
'ch is an educatlonal chaiity. AS charty trustees they ar
resF¥)nsitrAe for ￿MplyIng ¥&ilh W'slah'on applicable to tharities. Thi
indu¢Jes the regtstrnkn"on. keewng pn)per accounlg and making
retums to the Charty Commission ￿ appropriate.
VKe Chair, Trth￿Urer, Membe￿h￿ Seuelary and Seuetary logeth
with the Group Swjt Leader (Adingl, irKIivhlual sedion leader3 arbd
swpxter and parent's representation and meets every 3 mnths.
Thw Gr{X￿ ExetrJtwe Commiitse •xists to 8upport the Group Scout
Leader in ftwelhvj fv TaponsWitie¥ of the yp(Mnlments and is
reSF￿$11J18 for.
The maintenance of GfOUP property,
The raising of fwwjs arKI admlnh8tra1i(￿ of Gr{￿P ffin*￿',
The insurnnce of persons. woperty and equipment..
Group publK occa$K￿$.
Assisting in the re¢¥uitmenl of leaders and (Aher ad￿t Supportr.
Appointing any sub commrttees that may be required.. and
ApFX)inting Group Administrators and A¢fvisors otsr than I￿se
are elected.
Section B
Structure. governance and management Icontinuedl
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Risk and Int•mal Contr
The GIL￿p Exeortr¥e C(mittee has klentified the rnai￿ risks to
whith they belteve the Group is ex[￿d, these have been ￿vieWed
and systems have W establN8hed to mrtigate against them. The
main areas ol concem that have been wkntffied are..
Damage to the buikding, property and eguipment. The Group would
request the use of bthldings, propety and equipment from
nerghbouring organi5a1￿￿s such as the churth. communrty centre
and other Scout Gw. &milar reoprocal arrangements exist with
these Nganisab"orts. The Group has suffiaent builth.ngs arbd contents
Iniury to leadern, helpers. suppcthts and mem1￿. The Group
rough the capilakn fees (t0)th"t￿leS to the Seoul AssooalK)ns
national acodent in5urarKe pohw. Risk Assessments are undertaken
Reduced income fr¢vn fund r**ng. The Group Is Fvrmarlly reliant
UF4Jn irthme frtyn SUb￿"pt￿S arKI fuThlrydising. The gr￿P does
hold a reserye lo ensure the conb"nulty of actwltles should there be a
major reducav)n in inc£xi)e. The Comrth coukl T￿8¢ the value o
subsu101￿3 lo Nvease the inccrfne lo ￿ wp on an ongoing
bas￿, ertlw lemprmarity tx pwmanenty.
RedLth w loAs ￿ 1o8dern. The group totalty reliant upon
volunteers to run and admth)th the &ti¥ities of the gTOUP. If there
s a reductson In ts n4Mnbef of teaders lo an urwceptsbk level in
a partiL¥lar Sect￿ or the grtyjp as a whole Ihen the￿ would have to
be a contr8Ct4on. consolidaibon N closwe of a Section. In the wors
Rethdion or 505$ of rI￿kn. ￿ Gr(xp provths *iwbes for all
oung people aged 6 to 18. If thwe was a reduct￿ in membership in
a partiCU￿r gectw or the grtyjp as then Ihere would have to
te a contr¥kn. c￿￿$0[1d*￿'On or closure of a sedion. In the wors
xenario the complete closure ofthe Group.
The group has in place systems of Inlwnal controls that are
designed to provhle rea￿able assuranc* a9ainst m8tenal
mismanagement or kjss. these irKlude 2 svdnalories for all payments
and a eomFWel￿S￿e in8wance pOl￿be6 to engure that in5urable nsks
are covered.
Section C
Objectives and activities
The Aim of The Scout AsSW8tion is to p￿rn0￿ the development o
young p￿pIe in achieving thw"r full phYS￿al, intellethial. social and
sp(ritual potentraL8. as inomduals. a5 responsibbe cittzens and as
members of thet"r krf31 naticK￿l ￿ intemational ￿1mMUnities. The
method of xhbevff￿ the ￿"rn of Ihe Assoeiabcffl is by providing an
enjoyable arwj attrakn scheme of progreswe training, based on the
So>rt Promrse and and ￿ded by adult leadetship.
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Eath of Ihe six sedions of the Gr(xp meet weekly during temi time
and path.pate in a fvll Pr(￿raMMe of activities. In addrtion the Cub
and Scoui ￿tionS attend urganised Camps and toning days and
the Beavers pattr4pate in day camps and sleepover5. AJI seth.ons
also tske part in many owtsed Distsi¢t and County Athity days and
competts"ons.
The supporters commttee have undertaken fundraising acts'vsti'e
throughoLrt the year. Acbvrtts have mainly been running match da
pa￿ fcrf everrts at Twickenham Rugby Grourml.
Public ljenefft stolement
The Group meets Ihe Charity Commission's pubknc benefit criteria
under tx)th the advancement of education arnj the
headings.
Section D
A¢hiev&fflents and performance
Group memtership has reM￿ned c(￿18tent 280 young peopje
and 25 leaders and helperB.
Throughout the year the GrcAJp were able to offer camping
exper￿￿ to Cubs and sc￿rts and the Beavef5 have been able to
rience nights away in a IKrt.
The GfOUP spending ho8 retumed to pY&COVltk19 levels. During the
year the group spenl £19k on a new trim trail arKI £5k on repairs and
maintenance ￿ the scout hut and on &qmp equipment.
Section E
Financial Review
RMer¥M Pollcy
The Growl'y I￿￿¢Y on resep4e8 18 to hokl 5uffi(x'enl resources t
conb.nue the charitable athitie5 of the group should income and
ndraising actiwti.es fall short. The Group Executive Committee
conshdets that the group should hold a sum eqUWa￿nt to 6 months
running Costs. arca £10,0￿, in a￿dit￿n to those held to cover norma
expendi￿re until rnxl annual subscripts.ons fall due. 11 is the
group's Fdi¢y not lo rety on fvndraising lo cover the "nomial.
expendiiure of the group. Instead any income from thi5 s¢Jur¢e Is used
to eq{MW￿L more major maintenance projects and an
imwo¥ements to the HQ and to cover ￿Y unforeseen expenditure.
fter 4khwing for hekl ty the Grw for the Sections and
approved propcis in hand the Group held reserves of appr0￿MatelY
£10,000 against thi5 at year ￿d.
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The Group's IrKome Exp￿1￿￿ is small ¥KI as a consequence
it does not have suffiTh"ent fiJnd5 to invest wi bnger.temi investments
such as stcth and shares. Tr Gn)up has therefore adopted a low
nsk strategy to the Investr￿ of its funds. Ail funds are heid in cash
using onty mainstream l)anks or bulk*ir￿ societses or The Sco
Group Execub¥e regufaty nbJnit0￿ the leve18 of bank balances
arKI the interest rates r￿e1Ved to en$￿e the group obtawis maximum
value and incoff* Irom rts banking arrangements. O￿aS1OnallY thi8
may invofve accwnt that requires a Fenod of notice before
nds may be before doing 80 the Group ExecutNe
cJ)n8Kkrs the cash requirements.
Sectioii F
Other Optional Information
Section G
Dèclaration
The thjslees dedare that they have apwoved the trustees, rewt 8tM)ve
Signed on behall ot tho ¢hartYs tsustws
Slgnaturf81
Ful no￿￿8)
Trevor SmallF4ece
Positm {eg S&retary, Chw)
Chaimian
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2nd Whitton Scout Group
Receipts and Payments Account
For the
-4K-22
To
31.Mar43
Receipts and payments
2022123
2021122
UnTe5trKted fu￿1$ un￿S￿l￿￿ funds
psUbx￿￿trar¢￿
37.621
31.642
14,100
23370
17
Don•tions
328
Lega¢krys
Gm Ald
291
66*47
63.02¥
8ubt•Xal
M•inteMr*¢•
Ohr kY•rts
800
8ubto
Fu￿11•I￿n9 (glo￿)
P4rkir*J
4810
F*mityMmp
10,871
Oth•r •¢trthhs
SDl•of sc*r¥•s¥TrJ Tthrty
Subtd
2r• ',
Int4•stmtht Incom•
BuiklNJ
Th• S¢out As¥o¢fjthn Sh)rt T•mi Imwkn•rtS•ry*•
Total Gross Inc￿￿•
1ty1.190 .
Total recwpts
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2nd Whitton Scout Group
Receipts and Payments Account
Fofthes
(rt-Aw-22
To
314laT43
Receipts and payments
2022123
2021122
Pajrynents
CharttalAe Pa511￿1t*
70
9UPP)rt4nd tr•knlr
Watar ond S6wAge
17
EknthctyandG
14
Insurn￿¢
3.316
6.417
SA62
C￿nI￿A
1,512
1,613
lrthw *nd
Llnrform
4126
8•nk ar￿ w ¢¥J•M I•
Sundry•xF•ns•s
AGM and tnMte• •xtwvJ•J
476
th)￿Ik)rrI
800
19.Q56
IOOJBI
Fundrnl•lnq •xp•n
Patklrg
F•MW¢amp
oth•rI￿d￿lsIry ¢>Jsts
ofT.*th18 and S¢*rw¥
278
8ubtdal
&117
Total Grom Expendltwe
Totalp•frYnents
Ilel of re¢th1pW(payM￿ts)
Cash fuThls less monetsry assets al￿ Ilabilltles last ern1
Cash Iwmls less assets ￿dIlabl111iej th1$ year e
5B,175
5Z,521
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Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year
314lar-23
31-Mar-22
Cash fvnds
Bank cwrerrt accourt
48.574
13
13A66
Buildir4 sOC4¢ty acMurt
139
c*￿Fknats
326
305
Total cash lunds
84.10J '
Tax Claim
2A64
747
Sub tot*
Investment a55ets
Inw•strn•rrt wopprty. d•taM
8￿ts total
Non monètary ass•ts for ¢harWs own
B•d40 styxk
L4nd *t¥J txhklr
Ph)tor
S¢0￿r￿j#qUlpm•rt1uwth
Sub tot
L Trabllltl
Accounts Mt ￿t Pohl
EMp•r*•s lY*￿•d bl hi¥0
Subg¢rlK4knM
Lo•n-d•t•ll
8.676
Contlngw)I Ilabllllles ¥md th10•
Trustees on 19th June 2023 (the dth olth• Exeeutl%* Commlttee moth that O[vo￿d the xcovntsl and
slgned on lh￿r b•h•if by
Print Namè
Ctroir
NJTr¥h OLIFF
Treasurer
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** 

## **2[nd] Whitton Scout Group** 

We report on the accounts of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Receipt and Payments Account and the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 

This report is made solely to the trustees in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees for our examination work. 

## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner** 

The Group's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

## It is our responsibility to 

- Examine the accounts (under Section 145 of the Charities Act); 

- To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under Section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act); and 

- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of Independent Examiner's report** 

Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Group and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanation s from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent Examiner’s statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to our attention: 

1. which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirement s of the Charities Act 

have not been met; or 

2. to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


Mark Blackwell (ACMA) 4[th] July 2023 MHR Consultancy Ltd Ferneberga House. Alexandra Road Farnborough GU14 6DQ