## Trustees' Annual Report ## For the period **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name 10th Bath (Combe Down) Scout Group
Other names the charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 3 0 5 6 1 3
HQ registration number 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 5
Charity’s principal address 10th Bath Scout Headquarters
The Avenue, Combe Down,
Bath
Postcode B A 2 5 E Q
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## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity _(These will be published in the annual report of the charity and the Charity Register if reporting for a Registered Charity with a charity regulator)_ |1
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15|**Trustee Name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**| |---|---|---|---| ||Andrew Meaking|Group Chairperson|| ||Hannah Bellamy|Group Secretary|| ||AmeliaPreedy|GroupTreasurer|| ||DavidParker|Group Communications|| ||PeteBarlow||| ||RodHabicht||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| Names and addresses of advisers (optional information but encouraged as best practice) _(These will be published in the annual report of the charity)_ Type of advisor Name Address 1 |**Section B**|**Structure, governance and management**| |---|---| |Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Trustee selection methods
(e.g. trust, association, company)
How the charity is constituted
(e.g. appointed by, elected by)
(e.g. trust deed, constitution)|| ||The Group's governing documents are those of The Scout
Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn
gives authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The
Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association.| ||| ||The Group is a trust established under its rules which are
common to all Scouts.| ||| ||The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy,
Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association.| Additional governance issues (optional information but encouraged as best practice) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: Policies and procedures adopted for: a) the induction and training of trustees; b) trustee' consideration of major risks and the systems and procedures to manage them The Group is managed by the Board of Trustees, the members of which are the ‘Charity Trustees’ of the 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. The Committee consists of 3 independent representatives, Chair, Treasurer and Secretary together with the Group Scout Leader, individual section leaders (if opted to take on the responsibility) and parent’s representation and meets every 2 months. Members of the Board of Trustees complete _'Essential Information for Board of Trustee'_ training within the first 5 months of joining the board. This Board of Trustees exists to support the Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities of the appointments and is responsible for: - The maintenance of Group property; - The raising of funds and the administration of Group finance; - The insurance of persons, property and equipment; Group public occasions; - Assisting in the recruitment of leaders and other adult support; - Appointing any sub committees that may be required; - Appointing Group Administrators and Advisors other than those who are elected. 2 |**Section B**|**Structure, governance and management (continued)**| |---|---| ||**Risk and Internal Control.**
The Board of Trustees has identified the major risks to which
they believe the Group is exposed, these have been
reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate
against them. The main areas of concern that have been
identified are:
Damage to the building, property and equipment. The Group
would request the use of buildings, property and equipment
from neighbouring organisations such as the church,
community centre and other Scout Groups. Similar reciprocal
arrangements exist with these organisations. The Group has
sufficient buildings and contents insurance in place to
mitigate against permanent loss.
Injury to leaders, helpers, supporters and members. The
Group through the capitation fees contributes to the Scout
Associations national accident insurance policy. Risk
Assessments are undertaken before all activities.
Reduced income from fund raising. The Group is primarily
reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising. The
group does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity of
activities should there be a major reduction in income. The
Committee could raise the value of subscriptions to increase
the income to the group on an ongoing basis, either
temporarily or permanently.
Reduction or loss of leaders. The group is totally reliant upon
volunteers to run and administer the activities of the group. If
there was a reduction in the number of leaders to an
unacceptable level in a particular section or the group as a
whole then there would have to be a contraction,
consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case
scenario the complete closure of the Group.
Reduction or loss of members. The Group provides activities
for all young people aged 6 to 14. If there was a reduction in
membership in a particular section or the group as whole
then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or
closure of a section. In the worst case scenario the complete
closure of the Group.
Mismanagement . The group has in place systems of
internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable
assurance against material mismanagement or loss, these
include 2 signatories for all payments and a comprehensive
insurance policies to ensure that insurable risks are covered.| 4 |**Section C**|**Objectives and activities**| |---|---| |Additional details of the objectives and activities (optional information but encouraged as best practice)
You**may choose**to include further
statements, where relevant, about:
• policy on grantmaking;
• contribution made by volunteers;
• policy on investments.
Public benefit statement
Summary of the objects of the charity set
out in its governing document
**The Purpose of Scouting**
Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people
in their personal development,
empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
**The Values of Scouting**
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 of the world in which
we live.
**Belief -**We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes.
**Co-operation -**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.
Provision of Scouting (see objects above) to the young
people of Combe Down, Bath and surrounding areas.
Summary of the main activities in relation
to these objects
The Group is solely run by volunteers, and its continued
operation is completely dependent on their dedication and
support.
The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit
criteria under both the advancement of education and the
advancement of citizenship or community development
headings.|**The Purpose of Scouting**
Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people
in their personal development,
empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
**The Values of Scouting**
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 of the world in which
we live.
**Belief -**We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes.
**Co-operation -**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.| ||| ||Provision of Scouting (see objects above) to the young
people of Combe Down, Bath and surrounding areas.| ||The Group is solely run by volunteers, and its continued
operation is completely dependent on their dedication and
support.| ||| ||The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit
criteria under both the advancement of education and the
advancement of citizenship or community development
headings.| 5 |**Section D**|**Achievements and performance**| |---|---| |Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the year|| ||All sections have thrived during FY 2024/25 with young
member numbers remaining consistently high with a healthy
waiting list. Adult volunteer and young leader numbers have
remained relatively stable but we have need to temporarily
close one of the Cub packs due to the adult lead volunteer
moving on. We will seek to reestablish this pack in the next
year due to continued demand. As well as running our usual
packed programme, we have continued to focus on re-
building and growing our young members camping and
outdoor skills in preparation for the packed summer of
camping during 2024/5.
We have been very fortunate in this year in that we have
received a significant donation that has enabled us to replace
the failing roof on the Scout Hut. This will help secure the
future of scouting on the site for the next 25-30 years. For
this we are extremely grateful.
The Group could not do all that it does for the young people
of Combe Down without the dedication, energy and
enthusiasm of our volunteers.| |**Section E**|**Financial Review**| |---|---| |Quantify and explain any designations
Details of any funds materially in deficit
(circumstances plus steps to eliminate)
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on
reserves|**Reserves Policy**
| ||The Group held reserves of approximately £43k (-£3k from
prior year end).
This
planned
for
decline
was
driven
by
forecasted
professional and legal costs in support of finalisation of the
new lease and liabilities as a result of increased rents and
back rent back dating to December 2020.
~~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 £15k. This
was reduced from £25K which was considered a prudent
cost to running that included cost of member activities that| ||| ||None.| ||| ||| 6 None. Further financial review details (optional information) You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: **Investment Policy** • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 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. • how expenditure has supported the key The Board of Trustees regularly monitors the levels of bank objectives of the charity; balances and the interest rates received to ensure the group obtains maximum value and income from its banking arrangements. Occasionally this may involve using an account that requires a period of notice before funds may be withdrawn, before doing so the Group Executive considers the cash flow requirements. - investment policy and objectives; ## ~~ee~~ **Section F Other Optional Information** Plans for future periods (details of any The 2025/26 period will continue to be focussed on significant activities planned to achieve continuing to grow the size and Scouting on offer at the them) Group including re-opening the second cub pack and adding to the adult volunteers supporting the young people of Combe Down and surrounds. ## ~~ee~~ **Section G Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Andrew Meaking ~~rs~~ Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair) Group Chairperson ~~a~~ Date ~~a~~ 1 2 0 1 2 6 8 |||**CC16a**
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~~ee_~~| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||||| ||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**| ||||**to the nearest**
**£**|**to the nearest**|**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| ||**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||| ||Member Subs||**7,075**|||||**-**||**7,075**||**10,215**| ||Member Events||**17,819**|||||**-**||**17,819**||**4,449**| ||Member Uniform Sales||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**20**| ||Scout Hut Rental||**3,055**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**3,055**||**5,075**| ||Fundraising||**27,675**|||||**-**||**27,675**||**6,863**| ||Bank Interest Received||**437**|||||**-**||**437**||**277**| ||Gift Aid & Grant Income||**5,728**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**5,728**||**2,213**| ||||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|_(Gross income for AR)_|**61,789**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**61,789**||**29,112**| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**
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**_Total receipts_**
**61,789**
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**61,789**
**29,112**
~~—_—_———~~||||||||||||| ||**A3 Payments**|||||||||||| ||Rent||**1,688**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**1,688**||**1,500**| ||Utilities||**3,469**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**3,469**||**7,634**| ||Cleaning& Office Costs||**1,571**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**1,571**||**2,866**| ||Clothing/ Uniform||**886**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**886**||**659**| ||Youth Programme & Activities, Materials &|||||||||||| ||Equipment (Consumables), Food & Subsistence|||||||||||| ||||**2,993**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**2,993**||**8,243**| ||Camping& ActivityFees||**8,711**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**8,711**||**2,335**| ||Volunteers Travel,Staff Training||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**39**| ||Computer Software, Stationary, Sundries,|||||||||||| ||Postage, Subscriptions & Transaction Charges|||||||||||| ||and advertising||**158**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**158**||**242**| ||Motor Expenses & Mileage||**2,646**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**2,646**||**4,077**| ||Legal,Professional & BankingFees||**7,722**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**7,722**||**1,290**| ||Scout Association MembershipFees||**4,450**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**4,450**||**3,888**| ||Insurance||**2,151**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**2,151**||**2,246**| ||Facilities maintenance & repair||**28,372**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**28,372**||**-**| ||**_Sub total_ **||**64,817**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**64,817**||**35,019**| |**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**
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**64,817**
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**35,019**
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**- 3,028**
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**- 5,907**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
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**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**46,053**
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**46,053**
**51,960**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**43,025**
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**- 43,025**
**46,053**
~~SSSS~~|| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 28/01/2026 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|Signature
Shooting Equipment
Volunteer Expenses Due
Supplier Acounts not yet paid
Group & Section Accounts
Friends of the 10th
Debtors & Liabilities
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Trade Debtors
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Minibus
Buildings & Facilities
Group Equipment
~~2~~|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**37,094**
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**1,434**
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**4,497**
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**43,025**
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**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**5,560**
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**liability relates**
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Unrestricted
**- 1,063**
Unrestricted
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Andrew Meaking
Amelia Preedy|**Endowment**
**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**1,000**| ||||**1,000**| ||||**4,000**| ||||**1,000**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||||16/11/2025| ||||16/112025
| ||||~~28/01/2026~~| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature CCXX R2 accounts (SS) ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of “10[th] Bath (Combe Down) Scout Group”** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 10[th] Bath (Combe Down) Scout Group for the year ended 31[st] March 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the 10[th] Bath (Combe Down) Scout Group you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the 10[th] Bath (Combe Down) Scout Group accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** This examination has taken place having read a draft version of the trustees’ annual report dated 12[th] January 2026. Following my examination, I provide the following recommendations: - A number of payments were found to have been made without accompanying receipts. I recommend that all claimants and payment approvers are reminded of the need for expense claims and payments to be supported by applicable receipts/invoices. - Given the reliance on FreeAgent as the charity’s accounting software I would recommend that the figures presented in the accounts are checked to ensure they align with that indicated by FreeAgent and any significant discrepancies explained with a brief note. I have completed my examination and, following communication with the Group Treasure about the queries that lead to the above recommendations, confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the 10[th] Bath (Combe Down) Scout Group as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: Duncan DOWLING Relevant professional qualification: Chartered engineer and company director. Address: 40 Rosslyn Road, Bath, BA1 3LH, UK Date: 25[th] January 2026