2nd Ewell (Rainsters) Scout Group
Registered Charity No 305717
Income & expenditure for the year ending 31st March 2023
| Receipts: | £33,709.33 | Payments: | £15,956.97 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | £9,337.00 | Camps | £3,645.82 |
| Hall hire | £3,770.00 | Utilities | £1,800.44 |
| Events/camps | £3,134.50 | Capitation & district | £3,434.75 |
| Misc | £258.59 | Hut repairs & insurance | £1,799.10 |
| Insurance payment | £17,041.95 | Minibus | £1,337.36 |
| Interest | £167.29 | Scout shop | £1,500.00 |
| Miscellaneous | £2,043.50 | ||
| Equipment | £396.00 |
Key notes on Year Ending 31st March 2023
Operating income for the year is lower than previous years at £16,500.09 (Receipts less insurance payment and interest).
Reasons for this are:
Absence of income from a nursery
No gift aid claimed (4 years can be claimed retrospectively)
A new nursery has come onstream and we will see income from this in the next financial year.
Receipts include a one-off insurance payment as a result of a tree falling on the Harris Hut during Storm Eunice for the amount of £17,041.95. The insurance settlement has been transferred directly to the Rainsters Business Reserve account.
Spend was controlled to reflect the uncertainty around the nursery, as a result we ended the year with a surplus of £543.12 relative to operating income.
Subs were held at £50 per term - these have not been increased since 2019. Overall subs income has further improved by effective "reminding and chasing" of outstanding payments.
Hut and grounds remain a key asset of the group. The premises were approved as fit for nursery usage by OFSTED. In addition to Scouting, the premises provide a significant benefit to the local community. The hut is used for practice by the local Morris Men and another dance group meaning the hut is in use all evenings for either scouting or local community usage. In addition, the hut is regularly booked for children’s parties. This has been driven purely by word of mouth. Income from parties resulted in £2,210 of additional income in 2023, which helped us cover running costs for the group.
We replaced all fluorescent lighting with LED tubes. These are significantly better for the environment and our running costs.
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Our insurance claim arising from Storm Eunice has been successfully settled. The Harris Hut is not repairable so we are reassessing our office and storage requirements.
Closing total after all receipts and payments is:
Current Account: £35,945.51
Business Reserve: £39,345.64
So a total of £75,291.15
is carried forward, but this is earmarked for significant infrastructure improvements.
Future outlook and plan:
A new nursery opened in January 2023, we will start seeing income for their use of the premises in financial year ending March 31 2024.
We have renewed the second long term hirer for one of the non-scouting group nights and have a healthy stream of bookings for children’s parties for 2023.
Planning application to be submitted for new storage / office facility to free up space in the hut and installation for solar panels to reduce our environmental footprint.
Dependent on events, our plan will include some or all of the following:
Installation of gate to Gibraltar Rec.
Upgrading of the driveway.
Scrubbing down and repainting the front gates.
We will have a continued focus on collecting subscriptions and gift aid to facilitate the above plans.
Jonathan Harrison
(Treasurer)
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2nd Ewell (Rainsters) Scout Group
Registered Charity No 305717
Income & expenditure for the year ending 31st March 2023
| Receipts: | £33,709.33 | Payments: | £15,956.97 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | £9,337.00 | Camps | £3,645.82 |
| Hall hire | £3,770.00 | Utilities | £1,800.44 |
| Events/camps | £3,134.50 | Capitation & district | £3,434.75 |
| Misc | £258.59 | Hut repairs & insurance | £1,799.10 |
| Insurance payment | £17,041.95 | Minibus | £1,337.36 |
| Interest | £167.29 | Scout shop | £1,500.00 |
| Miscellaneous | £2,043.50 | ||
| Equipment | £396.00 |
Key notes on Year Ending 31st March 2023
Operating income for the year is lower than previous years at £16,500.09 (Receipts less insurance payment and interest).
Reasons for this are:
Absence of income from a nursery
No gift aid claimed (4 years can be claimed retrospectively)
A new nursery has come onstream and we will see income from this in the next financial year.
Receipts include a one-off insurance payment as a result of a tree falling on the Harris Hut during Storm Eunice for the amount of £17,041.95. The insurance settlement has been transferred directly to the Rainsters Business Reserve account.
Spend was controlled to reflect the uncertainty around the nursery, as a result we ended the year with a surplus of £543.12 relative to operating income.
Subs were held at £50 per term - these have not been increased since 2019. Overall subs income has further improved by effective "reminding and chasing" of outstanding payments.
Hut and grounds remain a key asset of the group. The premises were approved as fit for nursery usage by OFSTED. In addition to Scouting, the premises provide a significant benefit to the local community. The hut is used for practice by the local Morris Men and another dance group meaning the hut is in use all evenings for either scouting or local community usage. In addition, the hut is regularly booked for children’s parties. This has been driven purely by word of mouth. Income from parties resulted in £2,210 of additional income in 2023, which helped us cover running costs for the group.
We replaced all fluorescent lighting with LED tubes. These are significantly better for the environment and our running costs.
1
Our insurance claim arising from Storm Eunice has been successfully settled. The Harris Hut is not repairable so we are reassessing our office and storage requirements.
Closing total after all receipts and payments is:
Current Account: £35,945.51
Business Reserve: £39,345.64
So a total of £75,291.15
is carried forward, but this is earmarked for significant infrastructure improvements.
Future outlook and plan:
A new nursery opened in January 2023, we will start seeing income for their use of the premises in financial year ending March 31 2024.
We have renewed the second long term hirer for one of the non-scouting group nights and have a healthy stream of bookings for children’s parties for 2023.
Planning application to be submitted for new storage / office facility to free up space in the hut and installation for solar panels to reduce our environmental footprint.
Dependent on events, our plan will include some or all of the following:
Installation of gate to Gibraltar Rec.
Upgrading of the driveway.
Scrubbing down and repainting the front gates.
We will have a continued focus on collecting subscriptions and gift aid to facilitate the above plans.
Jonathan Harrison
(Treasurer)
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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 trusleesl members of 2nd Ewell Rainsters Scout Group On accounts for the year ended March 31" 2023 Charity no (If any) 305717 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the alxve charity (Ihe Trusy) for year ended 3110312023. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in acL)Ndance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I rewrt in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have CMpleted my examination. I cJ)nfiTm that no material matters have come to my attention in CnnectIon with the examinats'on which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in ac(thance with section 130 of the Act or the ajnts do not %¢{d with the aoUnting rewrds I have no nmS and have o)me aosS no other matters in connect with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understaTrling of the acixjunts to be rea¢ed. Independent examlnerfs statement Signed.. 17 1014- Name: S CQJ Relevant professional qualification(s) or body {if any): Address: 10 &yAY IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity a(mints: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wlshes to dlsclose. IER October 2018