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Scrutineer's Report to the Trustees of the 1[st] Weybridge (Brooklands Own) Scouts Scout Council
I report on the accounts of the Group/District for the year ended 31 March 2024
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Scrutineer
As the Group's/District's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that neither the audit nor independent examination requirements of the Charities Act 2011 apply. It is my responsibility without carrying out an audit or independent examination to scrutinise the accounts and to report to you.
Basis of Scrutineer's Statement
In accordance with the directions given in the Group's/District's constitution, I have scrutinised the records and the accounts set out on pages 2 to 3.
Scrutineer's Statement
In my opinion the accounts are in accordance with the records produced to me and comply with the constitution.
Name: Ian Nicolson
Address: 3 Saddlers Meadow Grundisburgh IP13 6UY
Date: 14 June 2024
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Financial Report 23/24
During the year a cash funds made a net gain of £2,458.11, we have made it back into a small profit on activities after 2 years of losses.
Income notes:
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Activities and fundraising: we hit our goal to halve the losses associated with activities and fundraising. Moving from losses in ’23 of -£2,515 to losses in ’24 of -£1,136.
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Lettings: improved +£3,595 year on year. We decided to keep charges unchanged and at the lower end of the market rate aligned to our goal of providing a community service. The improvement was driven by an increase in bookings and we implemented a new process to ensure all client invoices were paid.
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Giving Force contributed: £1,232.
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The Capitation Charge for Youth Members in February 2024 was similar to the previous year.
Total reserves at 31 March 2024 were £29,773.
Other non-monetary assets totalled: £509,569 (+£11,314 year on year).
Appendix
Statement of assets and liabilities at the year end
| 1st Weybridge (Brooklands Own) Scout Group | 1st Weybridge (Brooklands Own) Scout Group | 1st Weybridge (Brooklands Own) Scout Group |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| 31st March | 31st March | |
| £ | £ | |
| Cash funds | ||
| Barclays General(community)account | 1,780.52 | 2,337.77 |
| Barclays Beaver account | 2,881.28 | 1,382.07 |
| Barclays Cub account | 2,884.32 | 2,848.48 |
| Barclays Scout account | 5,001.28 | 4,116.08 |
| Barclays Rental(letngs)account | 17,225.81 | 16,630.70 |
| Cash/Floats | 0.00 | |
| Total cash funds | 29,773.21 | 27,315.1 |
| Other monetary assets | ||
| Tax claim | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Debts due from the County/Area/District/Group |
0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Insurance claim | 0.00 | 0.00 |
|---|---|---|
| Sub total | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investment assets | ||
| Investmentproperty- detail | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Quoted investments | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other investments - detail | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sub total | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Non monetary assets for charity's own use |
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| Badge stock | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shopstock | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other stock | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Land and buildings(insurance valuaton) | 482,757.00 | 471,443.00 |
| Motor vehicles | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scoutng equipment, furniture etc (insurance valuaton) |
23,012.00* | 23,012.00 |
| Other (eg computers, machinery, consumables) |
3,801.00* | 3,801.00 |
| Sub total | 509,570.00 | 498,256.00 |
| Liabilites | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Accounts notyetpaid | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expenses incurred but not invoiced | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Subscriptons notyetpaid | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Loan - detail | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other liabilites | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sub total | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| *estmate carried over from ’23 insurance |
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| Contngent liabilites and future obligatons |
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| None to declare | ||