2nd Ifield {St Margaret's) Scout Group Report for the year ending 31 December 2021 Trustees: officers and nominees Group Scout Leader Kerry Pearson President Brian Eastman Chairman David Cl ipperton Secretarv Vacant Treasurer Scott Wheeler Ifrom April '211 Sponsoring Authority Nominee Lisa Hull Trustees: Nominated or Elected Andrew Eastman (Leaderl Mark Eastman (Manager) Cra ig Edwa rds (Leaderl Shona Graves (Leaderl Karen Pitt (Leaderl Ja mes Wright (Leaderl M ichael Glasse ILeaderl Maja Jasko Scott Wheeler Chris Glenndi nning-smith Andrea Roberts Sarahsmith Unless otherwise stated all trustees and officers were appointed for the whole of the period 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021 Bankers Lloyds TSB Bank, Crawley Branch Independent Financial Inspector Darren Crouch 6 Honeysuckle Close Hailsham E Sussex BN27 3TP Group Registration Number with the Scout Association 32491 Charity Registration Number 305879 Contsct name Scott Wheeler 24 Hazelwood Gossops Green Crawley RHII 8DX
Major activitie5andthievementsduringthe 12-morth period to31St Dernber 2021 The Group Executive Committee, the Leaders and the Supporters, and Fundraisirg Committee each metfive times duringthe ye ar. The Group Meets the CharityComrni5sion's publicbenefitcriteria under both the adv3ncernentof educationand the advancement of citi2en5hip or community developtnent headings. The Groupwas led by Kerry Pearsonas Group Scout Leaderwh0 Stepped down atthe end of the 2021 and was replad by Craig Edwards. The number of tnembers in the Group on 31stJanuary2021was (with 2020 numbers in brackets) Beaverscouts 541361 Cub Scouts 611561, Scouts 491421, Active Support, 79 144 also hold another role, Inc. leaders.) TOTAL 243. In addition, there are 161241 membersand 7161 Le3ders in the Dr3k& Explorerscout Unit, who are registered with Crawley DistriLt and linked bya Partnersh ip Agreementtothe Group.Youth sections have a reasonable balan of girlsand boys. Due to the Pandemic with Covid The Group found ourselvesvery limited in whatwe could undertake asagroup.There were some events early in the year with Wintercamps in January. However,The Group were unable to meetface to face for most of the year and when we could we metvia Zoom lonlinel. The group had an on-line seNice formothering Sundayand filled St Margareys Church forthe HarvestThanksgiving, ReMembransundaY and the Groupcarol Sermce. Fromthe summer, members metface to face although with strictcoronavirus re5triction5.The Grouprnanaged some hold aful15ummer programme of paddlesport sessions on Tilgate Lake and various river* Shooting restarted in Septemberbutclimbing wasseverew restricted. Both Sycarnore and Chestnut Beavercolonies tnetthroughouttertntime. eitherface to face or virtuzlly. Sycamore Leader5 are Karen Pitt, Ruth Glasse, Diana Parisi, Alan Seymour and Robert Hull (from lulyl. Chestnut Leaders are Shona Graves, Marrianne Corneyand Luisa Atilano (from September). Both Colonies were assisted byyoung Leade Millie Corney, jasmine Richards, Robert Hull (until July) and Toby Russell-O'Reilly (until Decemberl. Both Colonies had summer carnp5 at Stanford Camp Site. Sycamore Colonyfinished the year with 22 Beavers and attained 5 Chief Scout Bronzeawardsand Chestnutcolonyfinished the year with 14 Beavers and attained 8 Chief ScoutBronze awards. The Cub Scouts meeton Mondays (Tiger Packl and Wednesdays ILi(m Pack) in term time.Tiger Cubs leader is Craig Edwards assisted by Nicole Le Monnier, Steve Corney, Dean Hamshaw, and Richard Orarn. Tiger Cubs 15 led by Dorninic Smith, M ichael Glasse, Tim Gu5terson. figer Pack is a150 as51Sted by Young Leader5 Dylan Wright and Carley fieman. Tiger Cubs had a busy program and managed to visita local hockey club, libraryand museum plus worked towards badges. Both packs managed to hold Seniorcarnps 3nd they ran a JointAnnual Cub Camp in the Summer at Blackland Farm. Unfortunately, no Wintercarnp was held d ue to Covid. Face to face meeting were held where p05sibleand werecomplimented by virtual rneeting5. Between both packs. 15 Cubsachieved the Chief Scoutsilver award. The ScoutTroop meteveryTue5day in termtime. Due to Covid-19, up till April, thi5wasvia interactive online'zoom, rneeting5.The leadershipsteamconsists of James Wright,Sinead Scott, Tom Wood, Laura Flannigan, Tom Corney and Ben Carter. Whibtth e fir st partof the year was online, this made way for face toface meetings later on.The programme included a good mix of activitytypes, including cooking, 5COUt 5ki115. craft, climbing, water-5ports and a surnmer camp. Troop nurnbers are at an all-time high, 50 are currently unableto tske any new membersfromoutsidethe grou In addition, there are 16 members and 7 leaders in Drake Explorerscoutunit, who are regISted with the Districtand l in ke d by a partnership agreernent to the group. Explorer Scouts met every Thursday. The leaders are Andrew Eastman assisted by Luke Winstanley. Adam Jasko, Mark Haymes, Jtse Fox, Katie Sexton and Hannah Muller. Explorer Scouts give service to the younger sections as Young Leaders. The pandemic has impacted on nUrnbe and made itchallengingto followthe awards sc he mes, with the bronze D of E expedition in June beingthe firstin 18 months. We were luckyto have a seven day summer camp in Devon. With future expeditions in mind we had a Quiz Night in Novernber. Leader5 8150tookthe opportunityto develop theirskills a n d gai ned two extra Hill Walking Permits, plus the unit ran a full adult FirstAid Course for leadersand older young peop.The Explorerscout financial accountsare not includedas partof 2nd Ifield Group accounts. The ScoutActive Support Unitmanager is Mark Eastman.There are 35 members plu$44 who also hold another role, totalling 79 SASU members. This year due to COVID restrictiorswhich affectedadultonly meetr'ngs morethan eventswith the young peop le. This meantwe managed to hold a social gatheringand our annual Christmas Dinner. Although we did not meet a5 a u nit, 3 lot of supporting the young people's sections, providing a full summer paddle sport season and recommenced the Group's shooting sessions. The Supporters, and fundraising Committeearranged Several event5 buthad to cancel due tothe Pandemic. Howeverthe group dKJ manage to stsge a firework display open tothe publicon nearbylfield Village Green which proved successful. The HQ 15 owned bythe Group. on land in Friston Walk. Ifield. lea5edfromCrawley Boroughcou nal. The Group is a trustestablished under its rulesthatare common to all ScoutGroups. Trustees are appointed in accordancewith the Policy, Organisation & Rules of the Scout Association. The accounts have been drawn up on a receipts and payments b3SIS consistentwith previous yeats. Approvedbythe trustees on 3rdMarch 2022 ondsignedon theirbehulf by DoVidCIApperton{Chairnj0dcrQ9 Edwords (GSL)
2nd Ifield (St Margaret's) Scout Group
Summary Financial Statements for year ending 31st December 2020
| y/e 31 December 2020 y/e 3 Income Expenditure Balance £ £ £ SECTION ACTIVITIES / EVENTS Active Support - Beavers Sycamore (442.42) (442.42) Beavers Chestnut (478.19) (478.19) Beavers Joint (22.95) (22.95) Beavers Panto 18.00 18.00 Cubs Joint (88.75) (88.75) Cubs Lions (124.81) (124.81) Cubs Tigers (253.93) (253.93) Miscellaneous - Monopoly Run Rifle Section 282.50 (199.20) 83.30 Scouts (143.34) (143.34) Badges (340.47) (340.47) Books/Certificates - - Total Section Expenditure 300.50 (2,094.06) (1,793.56) GROUP ACTIVITIES / EVENTS Group BBQ Evening 118.76 (142.48) (23.72) Carol Service - SASU Christmas Dinner 922.00 (931.60) (9.60) Supporters BBQ - Paddle 18 Kayaking(including District and Explorers) Tilgate - Paddle 21 291.00 (60.00) 231.00 Kayaking (Pool Sessions) - - Climbing Club - - Dynamic Adventures Annual Membership - - Queens Scouts Presentation - - Gifts (388.74) (388.74) Miscellaneous (263.50) (263.50) Administration/Website (448.66) (448.66) Total Group Expenditure 1,331.76 (2,234.98) (903.22) BANKING Deposit Interest 2.99 - 2.99 Transfer Account(deposit in wrong account) - - - Returned Cheque - - - Total Bank Income 2.99 - 2.99 CAMPS Scouts Summer Camp 2021 1,190.00 (972.05) 217.95 SCAMP0822 5,019.00 (4,890.00) 129.00 SCAMP0122 1,035.00 (91.50) 943.50 LCCAMP0222 250.00 (125.00) 125.00 Cubs Tiger Senior Camp 21 236.50 (181.06) 55.44 Cubs Lion Senior Camp 21 135.00 (100.00) 35.00 Cub Camp 2021 2,760.00 (2,713.97) 46.03 CTCAMP0222 320.00 (125.00) 195.00 Beavers Sycamore Camp July 21 378.74 (297.71) 81.03 Beavers Chestnut Camp July 21 300.00 (215.94) 84.06 Beaver Sleepover 2020 50.00 50.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - Total Camps 11,674.24 (9,712.23) 1,962.01 |
1 December 2019 Balance £ - (164.78) (435.72) (140.88) - (792.27) (30.49) (182.93) - - 45.72 (178.98) (656.33) (57.00) (2,639.38) - - - - 0 -30 226 80.77 - - (193.90) (21.56) (443.09) (381.78) - - - - - - - - (284.40) - 45.00 - - 50.00 (217.00) 25.12 48.00 - - (814.66) (152.50) - - (134.20) 62.50 - - - (1,372.14) |
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CAPITATION - (8,710.00)
Total Capitation - (8,710.00) (8,710.00) 8,160.00
DONATIONS
Terracycle 14.00 14.00 -
- -
Amazon Smile 113.41 113.41 50.56
- -
- -
Gatwick Airport Community Trust (Restricted - Trailer) - 1,000.00
- -
Covid 19 Grant 17,907.50 - 17,907.50 8,684.78
- 39.50
- -
- -
- -
Miscellaneous 5.00 5.00 -
Total Donations 18,039.91 - 18,039.91 9,774.84
FUND RAISING
Lotteries Registration Fee - (20.00) (20.00) (20.00)
Second Hand Uniform Sales - -
St Georges Day Ball (deposit) - (200.00)
Summer Fair - -
FRXMASRAFFLE21 365.00 (55.50) 309.50 -
FRFWORKS21 3,912.46 (1,973.94) 1,938.52 -
Hog Roast - -
Gang Show DVD - -
Veteran Car Run - -
New Years Party (Sean Edwards) - -
General (6.20) (6.20) -
Total Fund Raising 4,277.46 (2,055.64) 2,221.82 (220.00)
GIFT AID INCOME
Gift Aid Income - Inland Revenue (Subscriptions) 2,807.87 - 2,807.87 -
Gift Aid on donations - - -
Gift Aid Income 2,807.87 - 2,807.87 -
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subs 18,353.12 (12.50) 18,340.62 15,718.00
Total Subscriptions 18,353.12 (12.50) 18,340.62 15,718.00
HQ RUNNING EXPENSES
Electricity 491.32 (228.97) 262.35 461.33
Gas - (203.95) (203.95) (846.04)
Lease - (530.00) (530.00) (530.00)
Water Rates - (243.85) (243.85) (248.40)
Equipment - - -
Consumables - - -
Keys - - -
Miscellaneous - - -
Cleaning Materials - - (66.50)
Cleaning - (767.12) (767.12) (990.00)
HQ Maintenance - (102.07) (102.07) (745.03)
Total HQ Running Expenses 491.32 (2,075.96) (1,584.64) (2,964.64)
INSURANCE
Equipment Insurance (Unity) - (1,933.76) (1,933.76) (2,391.49)
Premises Insurance (Aviva) - (1,443.55) (1,443.55) (1,263.49)
Parent & Helper Personal Insurance (Unity) - (67.20) (67.20) (67.20)
Marine Insurance (Unity) - (1,080.39) (1,080.39) (1,019.73)
Total Insurance - (4,524.90) (4,524.90) (4,741.91)
LEADERSHIP
Leader Training 270.00 (280.00) (10.00) (200.00)
Leader Uniforms - (131.99) (131.99) (165.35)
Name Badges - - -
Total Leadership 270.00 (411.99) (141.99) (365.35)
HQ HIRE
Hire 985.00 (720.00) 265.00 -
Wall - - 85.00
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Drake Explorer Unit 789.00 789.00 985.00
Total HQ Hire 1,774.00 (720.00) 1,054.00 1,070.00
HIRE OF EQUIPMENT
Tents - - - -
Kayaks/Canoes - - - -
Total Hire of Equipment - - - -
EQUIPMENT (PURCHASES)/SALES
2-Way Radios - - (229.99)
Camping Gas-Fuel - (84.99) (84.99) -
Fuel - - -
First Aid - (127.20) (127.20) -
Camping - - -
Tents - (42.00) (42.00) (515.87)
Shelters - (1,029.98) (1,029.98) -
Cooking/Kitchen - (2,277.59) (2,277.59) (52.72)
Climbing - - -
Miscellaneous/Refunds 395.00 395.00 -
Hiking Gear - (141.60) (141.60) -
Printer - (86.00) (86.00) -
Furniture - - -
Toilet Fluid - - -
Storage - - (8.97)
Safety Equipment/Security - - -
Ropes - - -
Batteries - - -
Maps - - -
Air Rifles + Kit - - (1,490.00)
Rifle Repairs - - -
Games - - -
Trailer Servicing/Maintenance/New 550.00 (3,719.04) (3,169.04) (440.18)
Scarves / T-Shirts 412.62 (456.00) (43.38) 147.00
Woggles - (1.00) (1.00) (11.20)
Kayaks/Canoes - (315.20) (315.20) (654.60)
Total Equipment (Purchases)/Sales 1,357.62 (8,280.60) (6,922.98) (3,256.53)
TRAVEL EXPENSES
Petrol/Diesel - -
Total Travel Expenses - - -
MISCELLANEOUS
Miscellaneous 14.28 14.28 20.00
Total Miscellaneous 14.28 - 14.28 20.00
TOTAL INFLOWS/OUTFLOWS 60,695.07 (40,832.86) 19,862.21 6,976.39
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of 2ND IFIELD 1ST MARGARETS) SCOUT GROUP On accounts for the year ended 3111212021 Charity no (If any) 305879 Set out on pages I report lo the tnjstees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty {Yhe Trusf) for the year ended31 12 2021. As the tharivs trustees, you are responsible forthe preparation of th8 accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Yhe Act'l. Responslbllltles and basis of report I report in respect of my examinatlon of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my ex8mination, I have followed all the applicable Dlreclons given by the Chadty Commission ur¢der section 14515)Ibl of the Act. Independent tTh8 charivs gnjss income exceeded £250.000 and l am quallfied to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of applic8ble listed bodyll. Delete I l if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in a¢¢ordance with section 130 of the Charities Act-. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fom and content of accounts sel out in the Charities {Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fall vlew whlth Is rt a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters In connection with the examination lo which allenlion should be drawn in this report in order to enable a prop8r understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 0810612022 Namg: DARREN CROUCH Relevant professional quallflcationls) or body ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IER Oct 2018
(if anyl: Address: 6 HONEYSUCKLE CLOSE HAILSHAM EAST SUSSEX. BN27 3TP Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of coneern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that thè examlner wishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018