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|Description|Description|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|||||
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|Type ofgoverning
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 ofThe Scout Association.|||
|(e.g. trust||deed, constitution)||||||||
|How the|charity is constituted|||||||||
||||||||The Group is a trust established
under its rules which are|||
|(e.g.trust,||association,|company)||||common to all Scouts.|||
|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||||||The Group is managed
by the Group Executive Committee,|||
|information,||where relevant,|||about:||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:||||
|a) the induction
and training oftrustees;
b) trustee' consideration
ofmajor risks
and the systems and procedures
to
manage
them|||||||The Committee
consists of3independent
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
every 3-4 months.|on||
||||||||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
for.|||
||||||||-The maintenance
ofGroup property;|||
||||||||-The raising offunds and the administration
ofGroup|||
||||||||finance;|||
||||||||—The insurance
ofpersons,
property and equipment;|||
|Risk and Internal
Control|
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|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:|
|GDPR - New legislation
on data protection. The group uses|
|Online Scout Manager as a mechanism
to ensure data|
|security and parent permissions.
Ail paper copies ofchild an|
|parent details are no longer held. Any electronic versions are|
|kept toa minirnurn.|
|Condition ofthe building,
property
and equipment
Yearly|
|reviews ofthe property are carried out to ensure safe for all|
|that use the Hall, this involves
both internal
safety checks an|
|also where necessary experts to assess - such as asbestos|
|roof. All recommendations
are discussed
and remedied at|
|the groups committee
meetings.
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
Separate|
|insurance
is also held ata group level.|
|Reduced income from fund raising. The Group is primarily|
|reliant upon income from subscriptions
and f'undraising.
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 or the group asa|
|whole then there would have to beacontraction,|
|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 14.Ifthere was a reduction
in|
|membership
in a particular section orthe group as whole|
|then there would have to be a contraction,
consolidation
or|
|||||The Purpose ofScouting||
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|Summary
out in its|ofthe objects ofthe
governing
document||charity set|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||
|||||-learn 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 regularly
undertake
a variety ofadventurous|and|
|||||fun activities such as camping,
hiking, axe throwing,
cycling,||
|||||outdoor fire safety, PGL, rockets, scrapheap
challenge,||
|||||cookery, orienteering
and shooting.||
|||||Other activities
within Sections include young people working||
|||||on personal
progress
and badge work activities with the||
|||||support and encouragement
ofthe Leaders and adult||
|||||helpers.||
|Additional|details of|the objectives and activities (optional
information
but encouraged
as best practice)||||
||Contribution|made by|volunteers;|1stWroughton
is entirely
run by volunteers
who freely give||
|||||their time, effort and expertise to ensure our young people||
|||||enjoy the very best that Scouting can offer. We are truly||
|||||grateful for everything
our Leaders, Young Leaders, helpers||
|||||and Executive Members
do to make this possible.||
|Public benefit statement||||The Group meets the Charity Commission's
public benefit||
|||||criteria under both the advancement
ofeducation
and the||
|||||advancement
ofcitizenship or community
development||
|Summary|ofthe main achievements
of
the charity during the year|ofthe main achievements
of
the charity during the year|ofthe main achievements
of
the charity during the year|ofthe main achievements
of
the charity during the year|During the year 1stWroughton
has run a full schedule
activities across every Section. This includes
multiple|of
camps|
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||||||and hikes, arranging
a regional
shooting
competition|and|
||||||various activities
helping
out in the community.||
|Briefstatement||ofthe charity's|policy on||||
|reserves|||||Reserves Policy||
||||||The Group's
policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources||
||||||to continue
the charitable
activities ofthe group should||
||||||income and fundraising
activities fall short The Group||
||||||Executive Committee
considers that the group should|hold a|
||||||sum equivalent
to4 months
running
costs, circa E'8k||
||||||The Group held reserves ofapproximately &50,000against||
||||||this at year end. This is well above the level required
for||
||||||operating
expenses.
However this can be explained
by a||
||||||significant
savings amount
being retained
for potential||
||||||investment
into a new premises forthe Group.||
|Quantify and|explain any designations||||||
|Details ofany|funds materially||in deficit||||
|(circumstances||plus steps to eliminate)|||||
|Further financial
review|Further financial
review|Further financial
review|Further financial
review|Further financial
review|Further financial
review|details (optional
in|details (optional
in|formation)|
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|You may choose to||||||include additional|||
||information,||||where relevant,||about:|Investment
Policy|
|~the|charity's||principal|||sources offunds|||
||||(including|||any fundraising);||Although
the Group has sufficient funds to invest
in longer
term investments,
due to plans to build or invest in new|
|||||||||premises,
the group has agreed to 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|The Group Executive regularly
monitors the levels ofbank|
|||||objectives ofthe|||charity;|balances and the interest rates received to ensure the group|
|||||||||obtains maximum
value and income from its banking|
|||||||||arrangements.
The Group Executive considers the cash flow|
|||||||||requirements
prior to any withdrawals.
Investment
accounts|
|||||||||have ceased with the group and will be reassessed
once the|
|||||||||premise decision has been made.|
||~ investment||||policy and objectives;|||The Group Executive has voted to use a new banking|
|||||||||provider
following
the introduction
ofmonthly charges by the|
|||||||||existing provider. The Group is currently
in the process of|
|||||||||moving funds to the new provider,
having
currently
moved|
|||||||||only the main business account. This account is now in|
|||||||||regular use. A new savings account has been opened forthe|
|||||||||reserves and premises
funds, although
this money has not|
|||||||||et been transferred.|
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|Plans|for future||periods|||(details of|any|We are still working
towards either improving
the existing|
|significant||activities|||planned to achieve|||Scout Hall or finding an alternative
venue that will enable the|
|them)||||||||Group to continue
providing
Scouting for our young people.|
|The trustees declare that they have approved
the trustees'
report above|||||||||
|Signed|on|behalf||ofthe||charity's trustees|||
||||||Signature(s)||||
||||||Full name(s)||William Smith
Ben Jankinson||
|Position||(eg|Secretary, Chair)||||Grou|Chair
Grou
Treasurer|
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Q
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||||Forthe year
from|2022||2023|||
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|e|||||||||
||||||2022/23||2021/22||
||||Unrestricted
fundsf|Restricted
funds
f|Endowment
funds
f|Total funds
f|Total funds
f||
|Receipts|||||||||
|Donations,|legacies and similar||||||||
|Membership|subscriptions||22,036|||||21 rt36|
|Less: Membership
subscriptions
paid on
enter liteses srler s msrrrs stttn|||4,429|||||4,374|
|Het membershi p subscn ptions retained
Donations|||17,607
5,250|||||17,564|
|Legacies|||||||||
|GiR Aid|||||||||
|Additional
activities Income|||12,164||||||
||Sub total||||||||
|Grants|||||||||
|Maintenenace|grant||||||||
|||||||||13,951|
||Sub total||||||||
|Fundraising|(gross)||||||||
|Wroughton
Camivai|||||||||
||||2,425|||||1,705|
|Fire work display|||||||||
|Other fundrai|sing activities||60||||||
||Sub total||||||||
|Investment|income||||||||
|Bank interest|||||||||
|||||||||12|
|Building Society interest|||||||||
|The Scout Assmation
Short Term|||||||||
|investment
Service|||||||||
|Property Rent|income||1,336|||||1,461|
|Other investment
income|||||||||
||Sub total||||||||
||Total Gross Income||||||||
|Asset and investment||sales, etc.|||||||
||Total receipts||||||||
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|||Forthe year
from|Forthe year
from|2022|To|2023|||
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||||||2022/23|||202i/22|
|||Unrestricted
funds||Restricted
funds|Endowment
funds|Total funds||Total funds|
|||6||E|||||
|Payments|||||||||
|Charitable|Payments||||||||
|Youth programme
and activities|||14,965|||||6,496|
|Adult support and training|||390|||||1,345|
||||492||||||
|Water and Sewerage|||626||||||
|Electricity and Gas|||1,398||||||
|Insurance|||||||||
|||||||||819|
|Repairs and|Renewals||1,500||||||
|Materials and equipment|||||||||
|Printing
and
Internet|photocopying||||||||
|Contribution|to camp costs||||||||
|Uniforms|||||||||
||||811||||||
|AGM and trustee expenses|||||||||
||||476||||||
|Rifle shooting|||||||||
|Group|||3,020|||~|I|5,514|
||Sub total||||||||
|Fundraiaing|expenses||||||||
|Carnival|||15||||||
|Scout post|||981|||||736|
|Detail 3|||||||||
|Other fundraising
costs||||||||80|
||Sub total||||||||
|Total Gross Expenditure|||||||||
|Asset and|investment||||||||
|purchases,|etc.||1,660||||||
||Total payments||||||||
|Net ofreceipts/(payments)|||||||||
|Transfers|between funds||||||||
|Cash funds last year end|||||||||
|Cash|funds this year end||||||||
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||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|Total funds|Total|funds|
||||funds
L'|funds
f|funds
r.||||
|Cash funds|||||||||
|Bank current account|||34,445|||||42,106|
|Bank deposit account||||141,157||||120,616|
|Building society account|||||||||
|The Scout Association|Short Term||||||||
|Investment
Service|||||||||
|Cash/Floats|||96||||||
|Total cash|funds||||||||
|Other monetary assets|||||||||
|Tax maim|||||||||
|Debts due from the|||||||||
|County/Area/District/Group|||||||||
|Insurance
claim|||||||||
|Sub total|||||||||
|Investment
assets|||||||||
|Investment
property - detail|||||||||
|Quoted investments|||||||||
|Other investments
—detail|||||||||
|Sub total|||||||||
|Non monetary assets for|||||||||
|charity's
own use|||||||||
|Badge stock|||1,500|||||1,500|
|Shop stock|||||||||
|Other stock|||||||||
|Land and buildings|||||||||
|Motor vehides|||||||||
|Scouting equipment,
furniture||etc|7,981|||||6,321|
|Other|||||||||
|Sub total|||||||||
|Liabilities|||||||||
|Accounts not yet paid|||||||||
|Expenses incurred
but|not invoiced||||||||
|Subscriptions
not yet paid|||||||||
|Loan - detail|||||||||
|Other liabilities|||||||||
|Sub total|||||||||
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