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(op|tional
information
but encouraged
as best practice)||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Type ofadvisor||||Name
Address||| |||Bankers||||Llo ds Bank Pic
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h Street, Staines||| ||||||Barclays Bank Pic
Leicester LE872BB|||| |||||||Vir
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Gosforth NE3 4TG||| |||Auditor|||David Slader
Parkland
Grove, Ashford|||| |Description ofthe charity's||||trusts||||| |Type of|governing
document|||||||| |||||||The Group's
governing
documents
are those ofthe The Scout||| |||||||Association.
They consist ofa Royal Charter, which
in turn gives|authority|| |||||||to the Bye Laws ofthe Association
and The Policy, Organisation|and|| |||||||Rules of The Scout Association.||| |{e.g. trust||deed, constitution)||||||| |How the|charity is constituted|||||The Group is a trust established
under its rules which are common to all||| |(e.g. trust,||sssociason,
company)||||Scouts.||| |Trustee selection methods
(e.g. appointed
by, elected||||by)||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
information,
where relevant,||||additional
about:||The Group is managed
by the Group Executive Committee,
the members
ofwhich are the 'Charity Trustees' ofthe 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.||| |Policies|and procedures||adopted||for:|The Committee
consists of3independent
representatives,
Chair,||| |a) the induction
and training
oftrustees;
b) trustee' consideration
ofmajor risks
and the systems and procedures
to||||||Treasurer and Secretary together
with the Group Scout Leaders,
individual
section leaders and parent's
representation
and meets every month
except August and December.||| |manage|them|||||Members ofthe Executive Committee
complete
'Essential Information||for| |||||||Executive Commiffee'
training
within the first 5 months ofjoining|the|| |||||||committee.||| |||||||This Group Executive Committee
exists to support the Group Scout
Leader in meeting the responsibilities
ofthe appointments
and is||| |||||||responsible
for:||| |||||||The maintenance
ofGroup property;||| |||||||The raising offunds and the administration
ofGroup finance;||| |||||||The insurance
ofpersons,
property
and equipment;||| |||||||Group public occasions;||| |||||||Assisting
in the recruitment
ofleaders and other adult support;||| |||||||Appointing
any sub committees
that may be required;||| |||||||Appointing
Group Adms and Advisors other than those elected.||| |Risk and Internal
Control| |---| |The Group
Executive
Committee
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| |ofconcern 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
Scou| |Groups.
Similar
reciprocal
arrangements
exist with these organisauons.| |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 ofthe Group.| |Reduction
or loss of members.
The Group provides
activdies for all young
people
aged 6 to 14.5. 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 ofthe Group.| |Summary|ofthe|objects ofthe|objects ofthe|objects ofthe|charity|charity|The Purpose ofScouting||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |set out in|its governing|||document|||Scouting exists to actively engage and support
young people|||||in their|||| ||||||||personal
development,||||||||| ||||||||empowering
them to make a positive contribution
to society.||||||||| ||||||||The Values ofScouting||||||||| ||||||||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 ofthe world
in||which|||we five.|||| ||||||||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 ofScouting and:||||||||| ||||||||-enjoy what they are doing and have fun||||||||| ||||||||-take part in activities indoors and outdoors||||||||| ||||||||- leam by doing||||||||| ||||||||-share
in spiritual
reflection||||||||| ||||||||-take responsibility
and make choices||||||||| ||||||||- undertake
new and challenging
activities||||||||| ||||||||- make and live by their Promise.||||||||| |Summary|ofthe|main activities|||in||||||||||| |relation to|these|objects|||||||||||||| ||||||||All sections take part in regular camping
activities,
with the exception|||||||of|| ||||||||younger Beaver Scouts who sleep indoors|and also undertake||||a number|||| ||||||||ofoutings and activibes. There are vanous|programmes|offund||||raising||| ||||||||across the Group for both the Group itself and local, national
charities. The sectional Leader teams ensure that the termly||||and Scouting
programmes||||| ||||||||are planned
to provide a suitable balance ofactivities.||||||||| |Additional|details|ofthe||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.|||||||||||| ||||||||The Group is not a grantmaking
organisation|and therefore||has|||no such||| ||||||||policy. The contribution
made by volunteers
cannot be overemphasised.
The Grou
relies entirel
on volunteer
Leaders and hei ers.||||||||| |Public bench't statement|||||||The Group meets the Charity Commission's|public benefit||criteria under|||||| ||||||||both the advancement
ofeducation
and the|advancement||of|citizenship||||or| ||||||||community
development
headings.||||||||| |Summary|Summary|ofthe main achievements|ofthe main achievements|ofthe main achievements|of||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||the charity during the year||||||||| |||||||The total|membership
of|the Group as at 31stJanuary|2021 was 88 with||| |||||||31 names|on the waiting|list. The Leaders and helpers|involved|continue|| |||||||to provide|a progressive|and challenging
programme|ofevents|and|| |||||||activities.
necessa|Fund raising
including
Gift Aid has continued
finance for the Grou 's activities.||to provide||the| |Brief statement ofthe charity's||||policy on|||||||| |reserves||||||Reserves|Policy||||| |||||||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
costs, circa 815000.||equivalent
to between 6 and 12 months|||running| |||||||The Group
held reserves
of approximately
5208,000 against
end. This is above the level required
for operahng
expenses.||||this at year|| |Quantify|and|explain any designations|||||||||| |Details of any|||funds materially|in deficit|||||||| |(circumstances
plus steps to eliminate)|||||||||||| |You may choose to|You may choose to|include additional|include additional|include additional||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||information,
where relevant,|||about:|Investment|Policy||||||||||| |~ the|charity's
principal|sources offunds||||||||||||||| ||(including|any|fundraising);|||||||||||||| ||||||The
Group|does
not
have||suNcient|funds|to
invest|in|longer|||term|| ||||||investments.|The Group has||therefore|adopted|a risk averse|||strategy|||to| ||||||the
investment
of its
funds.|||All
funds
are||held
in|cash||using||only|| ||||||mainstream|banks or building||societies.||||||||| |~ how|expenditure
has supported|||the key||||||||||||| |objectives ofthe charity;|||||The Group|Executive regularly||monitors|the levels ofbank||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|ofnotice|before funds may be||||||| ||||||withdrawn,|before doing so the||Group Executive||considers|the|cash||flow||| ||||||requirements.|||||||||||| |~ investment
policy and||objectives||||||||||||||| ||||||~
~|||||||||||| |||||||~
~
~||||||||||| |Plans for future periods (details ofany
significant
activities planned
to achieve
them)|||||The Group has been offered
Club, we have been granted
now underway.||a long term
permission||lease of land at Ashford Sports
to build and our fundraising
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