## |Description|ofthe charity's|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 of the Association
and||| |||||The Policy, Organisation
and Rules of The Scout||| |||||Association.||| |(e.g. trust deed, constitution)||||||| |How the charity is constituted||||The Group isa trust established
under its rules which are||| |||||common to all Scouts.||| |(e,g. trust, association,||company)||||| |Trustee selection methods||||The Trustees are appointed
in accordance
with the Policy,||| |(e.g, appointed
by, elected by)||||Organisation
and Rules ofThe Scout Association.||| |Additional|governance|issues (optional||information
but encouraged
as best practice)||| |You may choose to include additional
information,
where relevant, about:||||The Group is managed
by the Group Executive Committee,
the members of which 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.
a) the induction
and training oftrustees;
b) trustee' consideration
of major risks
and the systems and procedures to
manage them||||The Committee consists of 3independent
representatives,
Chair, Treasurer and Secretary together with the Group
Scout Leaders,
individual
section leaders (ifopted to take
the responsibility)
and parent*s representation
and meets
times a year.||on
9| |||||Members ofthe Executive Committee
complete 'Essential||| |||||Information
for Executive Committee'
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
forthe maintenance
of||| |||||Group 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 Administrators
and Advisors other than||| |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 Scout Groups. Similar|| |reciprocal arrangements
exist with these organisations,
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 ofsubscriptions
to increase|| |the income to the group on an ongoing basis, either|| |temporarily
or permanently.|| |Reduction or loss ofleaders. The group is totally reliant upon|| |volunteers
to run and administer
the activities ofthe group.|If| |there was a reduction
in the number ofleaders to an|| |unacceptable
level in a particular
section orthe group as a|| |whole then there would have to be a contraction,|| |consolidation
or closure ofa section. In the worst case|| |scenario the complete closure ofthe Group.|| |Reduction or loss ofmembers. The Group provides activities|| |for all young people aged 6to 18.Ifthere 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 ofa section. In the worst case scenario the complete|| |closure ofthe Group.|| |||||The Purpose ofScouting|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |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 live.|| |||||Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes.|| |||||Cooperation
-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|Another challenging
year for the Group as we recover from|| |relation tothese objects||||the Covid-19 lockdowns|| |||||We continue to run 6sections, with 2 Beaver Colonies,|| |||||2Cub Packs and 2Scout Troops. The leader team|| |||||remains strong with around 30 in the team.
Total youth|| |||||membership
has increased as we have filled vacancies left|| |||||unfilled
during the previous year. We ended the year with|| |||||127members,
up from just over 100last year. We expect|| |||||this to rise a little during the 2022/23 year as we try to|| |||||manage a waiting
list ofmore than 70youngsters|| |||||(half ofwhom are old enough
tojoin now).|| |||||Forthe majority ofthe year the sections have been able to|| |||||meet face to face and by the second half ofthe year all|| |||||sections were back to meeting
weekly.
We resumed|| |||||camping
and other overnight
activities
in the autumn
term|| |||||after a break ofnearly 2years and started to catch up on|| |||||things that the youngsters
had missed out on because of|| |||||Covid.
Programmes
were outside as much as possible,|| |||||with a lot oftime hiking, and many evenings
on the water|| |||||in kayaks and traditional
rafts. We caught up on many|| |||||badges that could be completed
outdoors,
such as the|| |||||Paddlesports,
Navigator
and Naturalist
badges and|| |||||completed
service projects providing
benefit to the local|| |||||community
and to wildlife
in the area,|| |||||During the year we purchased
more kayaks, paddies,|| |||||buoyancy
aids and other equipment
so that we could|| |||||increase our adventurous
activity offerings.|| |||||The 'uniformed'
side ofthe group continues to be very well|| ||||||||1st Highworth|1st Highworth|Scout Group|Scout Group|Scout Group||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||Receipts|and Payments||Account|||||| |||||||||||Year start date||||Year end|date| |||||||||Forthe year
from||01-Apr-21|||To|31-Wlar-22|| |||||||||||2021I22||||2020121|| |||||||||||Unrestricted||funds||Unrestricted|funds| |Receipts|||||||||||||||| |Donations, legacies and similar income|||||||||||||||| |Membership|subscriptions|||||||||14,978.00|||||1,804.00| |Less:Membership||||subscriptions|||paid on||||4,680.00||||4,400.00| |Net membership|||subscriptions||||retained|||10,298.00||||(2,796.00)|| |Donations||||||||||||113.00|||58.00| |Mini bus||||||||||||197.00|||291.00| |Gift Aid||||||||||||306.00|||3,148.M| |Other similar|income|||||||||||779.00|||145.00| |||||Sub|total|||||11||893.00|||| |Grants|||||||||||||||| |Maintenance|grant||||||||||||||0.00| |Other grants|from|||Swindon||Borough Council||||12,667.00||||20,684.00|| |||||Sub|total|||||12,687.00||||20,684.00|| |Fund-raising||{gross)|||||||||||||| |Scout post|||||||||||1,899.00||||| |Other||||||||||||476.00|||1,426.00| |Activities/Events/Camps|||||||||||8,570.00||||413.00| |International|Activities||||||||||||||| |Group Closure|||||||||||||||| |||||Sub|total||||||8,945.M||||1,839.00| |Investment|income||||||||||||||| |Bank interest||||||||||||0.00|||0.00| |COIF|||||||||||||||| |The Scout Association|||||Short Term Investment|||||||O.QO|||0.00| |Property Rent||income||||||||||0.00|||0.00| |Other investment||||income||||||||210.00|||299.00| |||||Sub|total|||||||210.00|||299.00| ||||||Total||Gross Income|||33||515.0Q||23666.00|| |Asset and investment|||||sales,||etc.|||||0.00|||0.00| ||||||||Total receipts|||33,515.00||||23,668.00|| ## ||||from|01-Apr-21|01-Apr-21|To|31-Mar-22|31-Mar-22| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |~
~||||||||| |||||2021/22|||2020/21|| |||||Unrestricted|funds||Unrestricted|funds| |Payments||||||||| |Charitable
Payments||||||||| |Water costs|||||142.00|||30.00| |Electricity &gas|||||2,283.00|||1,128.00| |Insurance|||||1,195.00|||1,065.00| |Mini bus|||||2,7T2.00|||1,795.00| |Repairs and Renewals|||||8,858.00|||1,1D?.00| |Materials and equipment|||||1,T09.00|||2,053.00| |Internet costs|||||6T1.00|||| |Uniforms/Training|||||88.00|||70.00| |AGM and trustee|expenses|||||||| |International
Events||||||||| |Group expenses|||||3,486.00|||2,360.00| |Other|||||67.00|||| ||Sub total|||21,871.00|||10,107.00|| |Fund-raising experts||||||||| |Christmas
post|||||890.00|||| |Activities/Camps|||||5,796.00|||215.00| |Other fund-raising|costs|||||||1,224.00| ||Sub total||||6,686.00|||1,439.DO| ||Tote/ Gross Expenditure|||28557.00|||11546.00|| |Asset and investment||purchases, etc.||||||| |||Tota/ payments|||28,557.00|||11,546.00| ||Net ofrsceiptsl(payments)||||4,958.00|||12,120.00| |Cash funds last|year end||||45,672.00|||33,552.00| ||Cash funds this year end||||50,630.00|||45,672.00| ## ## ||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||from|01-Apr-21|||To|31~ar-2|2| |||||||2021I22||||2020/21|| |||||||Unrestricted||funds||Unrestricted|funds| |Cash funds|||||||||||| |Bank current|account||||||34,873.00|||30,125.00|| |Bank deposit|account||||||||||| |United Trust|1 year bond||||||15,757.00|||15,547.00|| |The Scout Association
Short||||Term|Investment||||0.00||0.00| |CashiFloats|||||||||||0.00| ||Total cash funds||||||50,630.00|||45,672.00|| |Other monetary assets|||||||||||| |Tax claim|||||||||0.00||0.00| |Debts due to the District|||||||||0.00||0.00| |Insurance
claim|||||||||||0.00| |||Sub total|||||||0.00||0.00| |investment|assets||||||||||| |Other investments||-detail|||||||0.00||0.00| |||Sub total|||||||0.00||0.00| |Non monetary assets for charity's|||||own use||||||| |Badge stock|||||||||0.00||| |Scout Shop|stock||||||||||0.00| |Scout post|||||||||0.00||0.00| |Land and buildings|||||||||0.00||0.00| |Scouting equipment,|||furniture|etc|||||||| |||Sub total|||||||0.00||0.00| |Liabilities|||||||||||| |Accounts not yet paid|||||||||0.00||O.OO| |Expenses incurred||but not invoiced|||||||0.00||0.00| |Subscriptions|not|yet|paid||||||0.00||0.00| |Loan - detail|||||||||||0.00| |||Sub total|||||||0.00||0.00| |The above receipts|||and payments||account and statement ofassets||and liabilities|||were approved|by| |the Trustees|||||and signed on their behalf by||||||| |||S'|ature|||Print|Name||||| |||||||||||Chairman|| |||||||||||Treasurer|| ## ## ## ##