2nd Ifeld (St Margaret's) Scout Group Report for the year ending 31 December 2023
Trustees: ofcers and nominees Group Scout Leader Craig Edwards Deputy Group Scout Leader. Mark Eastman President Brian Eastman Chairman David Clipperton Secretary Vacant Treasurer Scott Wheeler Sponsoring Authority Nominee Lisa Hull
Trustees: Nominated or Elected
Andrew Eastman (Leader) – (until Sep 23) Shona Graves (Leader) Michael Glasse (Leader) Russell Howard (Leader) (from Nov 23) Maja Jasko Phil Kelly (Parent rep) - (from Apr 23) Diana Parisi (SASU Manager) – (from Jan 23) Karen Pitt (Leader) Sim Sidhu (Parent rep) - (from Apr 23) Tom Wood (Leader) (from Nov 23) James Wright (Leader) – (until Nov 23)
Unless otherwise stated all trustees and officers were appointed for the whole of the period 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023
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
Treasurer Scott Wheeler. 24 Hazelwood, Crawley, W Sussex. RH11 8DX
Major actvites and achievements during the 12-month period to 31st December 2023
The Trustee meeting, renamed Sept 23, met five times during the year. 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 Group was led by Craig Edwards as Group Scout Leader who has taken on the role on a permanent basis.
The number of members in the Group on 31st January 2023 was (with 2022 numbers in brackets) Beaver Scouts 44 (54) Cub Scouts 58 (61), Scouts 39 (49), Active Support, 85 (53 also hold another role, Inc. leaders.) TOTAL 226. In addition, there are 23 (16) members and 4 (7) Leaders in the Drake Explorer Scout Unit, who are registered with Crawley District and linked by a Partnership Agreement to the Group. Youth sections have a reasonable balance of girls and boys. In September ’23 the group decided to investigate and then progress establishing Squirrels (Aged 4-6) to grow the group and provide scouting opportunities to those currently on our waiting list.
There were some events early in the year with winter camps in January. The Group had a service for Mothering Sunday and filled St Margaret’s Church for the Harvest Thanksgiving, Remembrance Sunday, and the Group Carol Service. The Group attended District St Georges day celebration. The Group held a full summer programme of paddle sport sessions on Tilgate Lake and various rivers. Shooting and climbing occurred monthly during term time.
Both Sycamore and Chestnut Beaver Colonies met throughout term time. Sycamore Leaders are Karen Pitt, Ruth Glasse, Alan Seymour and Sarah Smith (from January). Chestnut Leaders are Shona Graves, Marianne Corney, Toby Russell-O'Reilly, Millie Corney and Megan Whitfield (from June). Both Colonies were assisted by Young Leaders, Scarlett Kennedy (until July), Tilly PelhamWheeler (from October), Harry Everley (from September) and Summer Clarkson-Taylor (from October), Emily Hamshaw and Abigail Stevens (until July) and Charlotte Whitfield (from November). Both Colonies took part in the County event, GoBeavers23. Sycamore held their summer camp at Polyapes Scout Camp Site and Chestnut held their camp at Boidier Hurst Scout Camp Site. Both winter camps were held at Copthorne Scout Hall. Sycamore finished the year with 24 Beavers and attained 7 Chief Scout Bronze Awards
and Chestnut Colony finished with 20 Beavers and attained 8 Chief Scout Bronze Awards.
The Cub Scouts meet on Mondays (Tiger Pack) and Wednesdays (Lion Pack) in term time. Tiger Cubs leaders are Nicole Le Monnier and Steve Corney assisted by Richard Oram, Chloe Mayhew, David Gould, Molly and Tilly Mitchell as well as we have two young leaders Nathan Head and Isibeal Oram. Tiger Cubs as always have a traditional scouting programme with their main camp for all and a Senior camp (for the older cubs) learning how to survive by maintaining their own fire, cooking on it as well as using tools to prepare wood for the fire and learning to whittle. We had a busy programme with outdoor activities in the summer months and indoor programme for the colder darker months including our well attended Chippie Hike. We worked on Cubs attaining their Challenge badges, Activity and Staged badges working towards their Silver Awards before they moved on to Scouts through a varied programme and events we planned with them.
In 2023 the Tiger Cubs worked on their Scientist and Environmental badges which included a litter pick around Ifield shops. They learnt how to read a map and find and know the symbols and what they mean, learned to tie some basic knots, made mug cakes, a hot drink and ironed their scarves. We had visitors from the community police who brought with them an equipped van setting off the blues and two’s as well as ladies from a local Irish dancing troop to introduce them to dancing. We had a rope making evening to sign off their pioneer badge where they tried out various ways of making rope and took part in our annual sponsored event this year a sponsored wheels around Furnace Green Park on a variety of cycles, scooters and a Cub on roller skates. In 2023 we had 5 achieve their Silver Awards.
Lion Pack lead by Dominic Smith and assisted by Michael Glasse, Tim Gusterson, Claire Fyffe, Liz Peyton, Sarah Loveland and Selina Parris with occasional helper Caroline Staples and Young Leader, Ben Chapman. Lion Cubs ran a varied programme awarding many badges, had trips to the rugby club, dance class and ambulance station. Lion Cubs also completed their entertainer badge with performances from the cubs and had a great team building exercise by playing laser tag. We made a gift for mothers on Mother’s Day, learnt knots and started fires. Both packs took part in the district craft day and conker competition and Dougie from Lion Cubs was declared district winner, while all Cubs showed great sportsmanship. Lion Cubs ran their biggest ever winter camp, a senior Cub camp and a three-night summer camp and were awarded 4 Chief Scout Silver Awards.
Atlantic troop meet every Tuesday in term time. The leadership team consists of James Wright, Tom Wood, Sinead Madden, Laura Flannigan, Ben Carter, and Russ Howard ably supported by our two young leaders. We continued to run a diverse program focusing on completing a number of the challenge badges, working towards the Gold Award. We included multiple other activities including climbing, water sports and many others. We have once again run a varied selection of camps including Cycle Camp, Log Cabin Camp, Survival Camp and of course Summer Camp which was held on Dartmoor. We run the same program as Pacific troop, and all of our camps are joint camps. We occasionally have joint meetings with Pacific. Moving forward we continue to deliver an interesting program working towards achieving awards for the Scouts.
Pacific Scouts met every Friday evening in term time apart from an occasional joint meeting with Atlantic Scouts on a Tuesday. The leadership team consists of Russell Howard, Lauren Head, Simon Kilcoyne and Benjamin Carter with occasional help from the Atlantic troop leaders. The programme, which is planned in conjunction with the Atlantic troop, has focused on a good mix of activity types during the meetings aimed at helping the Scouts achieving a challenge badge per term. As far as camps there have been again a good mix from Survival Camp at Stanford to Summer Camp in Dartmoor, Log Cabin camp to Cycle camp. This year we are continuing to deliver the programme in the same manner with Cycle camp instead of Theme Park camp.
Mark Haymes and Luke Winstanley are currently leading the Drake Explorer Unit, assisted by Katie Sexton and Hannah Muller. At present we have 23 Explorers in our membership. The main activity for last year was a camp in the Yorkshire Dales jointly with Shackleton ESU. It was a rather eventful camp and our young people participated in several adventurous activities, including mountain biking, canoeing and hill walking. In October we took a minibus full of Explorers and older Scouts to South Wales for a few days climbing and hill walking in Bannau Brycheiniog. It was soggy at times, especially when the young people got to walk behind a waterfall, but a lot of fun and gave a great training opportunity to future Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) and Chief Scout/King’s Scout Awards expeditions. In December our final meeting was a Swedish luciatåg to help us prepare for our coming expedition. Explorer Scout financial accounts are incorporated into the District Accounts and are not represented at 2nd Ifield. At the end of 2023, we are in good financial health for the coming year.
The Scout Active Support Unit (SASU) is led by Diana Parisi who took on the role of SASU manager in Jan 2023, along with Damien Scott and Maja Jasko as SASU Co-ordinators. There are 85 members of which 53 also hold another scouting role. 2023 has been a busy year including supporting a large variety of activities for the group District and County. During these activities SASU members managed to meet socially and to plan future events,
SASU members supported or arranged the following events Fundraising BBQ's, church services, Coronation capers, Water camp, SASU camp, Group camp, St. Georges ball, pub social, monopoly run, Downsman Hike, AGM, Airhop sleepover, Bisley, May fayre set up and parade, working parties, explorers Yorkshire expedition, Fireworks, Gillwell reunion, Remembrance Sunday, quiz night, SASU picnic at Tilgate and our annual Christmas Dinner. Although we did not meet as a unit as regularly as we would have liked, a lot of support was given to the young people’s sections. We also provided a full summer paddle sport season, the weekly Group’s shooting and monthly climbing and shooting sessions. The main fundraising events of the year were fireworks and BBQs at Brinsbury College and Our Lady Queen of Heaven School and the Acorn Kitchen during climbing and shooting sessions. Admin support provided by Theresa Ayres.
The HQ is owned by the Group, on land in Friston Walk, Ifield, leased from Crawley Borough Council. The Group is a trust established under its rules that are common to all Scout Groups. Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation & Rules of the Scout Association. The accounts have been drawn up on a receipts and payments basis consistent with previous
years.
Approved by the trustees on 17[th] April 2024 and signed on their behalf by David Clipperton (Chairman) and Craig Edwards (GSL) via email post Trustee Meeting.
| Gs | 2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
2ND IFIELD (ST MARGARET'S) RCN305879 SCOUT GROUP Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023 SE |
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| Section A Receipts and Payments | ||||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Restricted | Total funds | Last year | ||||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||||||
| Receipts | ||||||||||||
| Donations, legacies and grants | 820 | 8,000 | 8,820 | 13,590 | ||||||||
| Gift Aid on donations | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Fundraising events | 8,599 | - | 8,599 | 3,075 | ||||||||
| Interest on deposit account | 277 | - | 277 | 277 | ||||||||
| Membership subscriptions | 20,947 | - | 20,947 | 20,947 | ||||||||
| Gift Aid on subscriptions | 5,441 | - | 5,441 | 5,441 | ||||||||
| Section activities/events | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | |||||||||
| Group activities/events | 5,280 | 5,280 | 5,280 | |||||||||
| Camps | 20,628 | - | 20,628 | 20,628 | ||||||||
| Hire of HQ | 1,190 | - | 1,190 | 1,190 | ||||||||
| Leader Training | 270 | - | 270 | 270 | ||||||||
| Hire of equipment | 108 | - | 108 | - | ||||||||
| Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| HQ Running Expenses | 494 | - | 494 | 494 | ||||||||
| Equipment sales | 1,232 | - | 1,232 | 1,232 | ||||||||
| Total Receipts | 66,385 8,000 es |
74,385 73,524 |
Section A Receipts and Payments
Section A Receipts and Payments (continued)
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Restricted | Total funds | Last year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||
| Payments | ||||||||
| Grants and donations paid | 154 | 15,527 | 15,681 | - | ||||
| Fundraising events | 8,172 | - | 8,172 | 2,056 | ||||
| Section activities/events | 4,942 | - | 4,942 | 2,094 | ||||
| Group activities/events | 5,542 | - | 5,542 | 2,235 | ||||
| Camps | 18,417 | - | 18,417 | 9,712 | ||||
| Capitation | 8,579 | - | 8,579 | 8,710 | ||||
| Electricity | 1,621 | - | 1,621 | 229 | ||||
| Gas | 1,030 | - | 1,030 | 204 |
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Unrestricted Restricted
Total funds Total funds
funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
Lease 573 - 573 530
Water rates 164 - 164 244
HQ Running Expenses 2,570 - 2,570 869
Membership subscriptions - - - 13
Insurance 4,599 - 4,599 4,525
Equipment purchases 4,793 4,793 8,281
- - - -
Bank charges
HQ Hire - - - 720
Miscellaneous 26 - 26 -
Leadership expenditure 1,047 - 1,047 412
Total Payments 62,228 15,527 77,755 40,833
Net of receipts/(payments) 4,157 (7,527) (3,370) 19,862
Transfers between funds
- -
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end 4,157 (7,527) (3,370) 19,862
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Section B Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Bank 77,357.00 £ 77,356 Cash 66.00 £ 66 77,422 Total Cash Funds Cash Funds Scott Wheeler Signature Name David Clipperton |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 2,410 - 2,410 Date of Approval |
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Com5510 Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of 2rnJ lfield Scout Group On accounts for the year ended 3111212023 Charity no (rf any) 305879 Set out on pages Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid dovm in the general D1CtionS given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance Nwth general Directions given examinerfs statement by the Chaiity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also indudes consideration of any unusua items or disclosuS in Ihe accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conmIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence Ihat would be qUired in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention examlnerfs statement (other Ihan that disclosed below ") 1. which gives me asOnable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act," and to prepare accounts vthich accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 3010412024 Narne: Darren Crouch Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (rf any): Association of Charted Certified Accountants (ACCA) IER March 2023
Address: 6 Honeysuckle Close, Hailsham East Sussex, BN27 3TP Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material problems. IER March 2023
Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER March 2023