l￿Wo(￿rrO￿ BA&8EfT SCOUT CROiIP
CIO l RkDCOT CLOSE
SWll4DON
WILTSHtRE
REPORT AND FINANCIAL srATEm￿S
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 21)24

REFERENCE AKD ADMINISTRATIVE DETAtt
RegtStered Charity numF*r
305950
Principal address
clo l RadGot Closc
Nine Elms
Swindon
SN5 5UY
Trustees
R Wilson
SK￿8
S M]ner'
D RobbiDs
A McKe¢
C Gree
Rcnds
D. Scort
Cba]rperson
Tw&surer
Group Scout Leader
Sectson Leadcr
tion Leader
Quartermaster oles1￿1 29th September 2023)
Trustee
Secreiary
Independent Exlminer
Chris VELU8han
Accountanls
195 F.min Street
Swindon
WillyhiIe
SN3 4NA

Isr woorn)N BA&SETh scour GROUP
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR YEAR ETADED 31ST MARCH 2WI
The trustees pre￿t their report with the Statell￿ts of the charity for Ibe ended
3 Isl Match 2024.
Governing documeot
l.he cl]arity is col￿olled by its goveTnin8 th)cumenl a dLYd of trtlst and Constitutes on
ninCorpordt￿ clian.ty
Tbe Group's governing documents are those of the Tr Scout A&sociatioL They coTh%ist of a
Royal Ch8rter. which in tutll ￿V¢S authority to the Bye IAWS of the Asso¢iation8nd Tr Poh'cy.
Or8anisatson Jnd Rules of Tb¢ S(x)ut AS￿latiO
The Group is a established uader its n￿￿9 which are wlnmon to all Scouts. (e.g. trusl
association, rompany).
Organlsadon81 structure
The Group is managol by the TnL8tee Board. tho MCM￿￿8 of which are the 'Clwity Tn￿tees, of
the Scout Group which is an educational charity. As cbarity InLgtees they arc responsible for
complytng with legislation applicable to ol]an'tses. This includes the rL'gi$tratio￿ keeping proper
accounts mth.ng returns to the Chanty commis￿Oll as appropriate.
The LommAttee co￿lsts of 3 inde￿ndentTep1eSen￿flVc5. CK8ir. T[¢￿sU￿.r arAd Sec￿tsry together
with the Grnup Scnut Leader. }￿liV￿lua1 5¢ction Icad¢rs (if opt¢d to take on the respollsibilrty)
and parcnl's Tepr£5¢nlaiion a￿1 4 timcs per y¢ar
Membersofthe TnBtee Bwd eomplete the ITawmg as diTr¢ted by the S¢out AsKKiation
national team withu] the first 5 months of joining..
This Csroup TnL%tL% BO&￿ exists tosupportthe CTroup S¢out Lc4derinmeetin8 the￿s￿￿1b11lttes
of the appointmetts and is respoTh8ible for..
The maintcllancc of Group propcrty.
The ￿Sing ofi'lundb and th¢ admintskntson of GTOUP finance.
The insur8nc¢ of persons. propety 8rMJ equipment",
Oroup public wcasions".
Assisting in the reCrnilm￿t of leaders and otlw aduh Support"
AppollrtiD8 ally sub committccs may be reqwred.
Appointsng Group Admll)thtr)TS Advisots other11]an tIM)se who ore clccied.
Objectives and alms
The PLrpose of S¢outiDg
Scoutillg exists to actively en8age and support young people in Iheir pe￿n&1 d￿elOpment,
empoweTi]Jg them to make a posits.ve contiibuts.on to ￿ciety.
The Values of Scoukng
As Scouts we 4re 8uided b). these valucy..
Integrity - We act with integrity. we ate honest. tDJStwortby and loyal.
Respect- We have self_respectand respect for others.
Care - We support othGrs and lakc caTE olthe wotld in Which￿ livr.
Belicf _ W¢ ¢XplO￿ ovr faith4 belief$ and athtudes.
c￿0p￿tatiOn- WG make a pO￿tiVe differ¢nce", wc c￿o￿ate with oth￿5 and make friclld3.

1ST woiyfTON BASSE￿ scour GROt]p
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
ORIECTIVES AND ACnVITIES (CONT.)
The Scoutmethod
Scouting takcs placc when young people. in pattiierty with adul￿ WO￿ tO8ether based on the
values of Scoutln8 and..
- cnjoy what they are doing and bave full
. take part in acttvities Indoo￿ and outdoors
- Icarn by doin8
- share in spiritual r¢fi¢ction
- tske reS￿E￿Ib￿.ty and niake choiLxs- undertake r￿wand CA￿ll¢n8]ll8 activities . Duke liv¢
by their Promise
Public benefit
The Group meets the Chan'ty Collunissions public benefil ￿ller1& UTMler both the advanccm¢nt of
educats'on and the adVa￿ement of citiZCDslup or CODmiuDity developmcnt head￿Es.
Cbllritable aetivities
Our aclll'evemenl has been ersuring the youD8 members have cOntm￿j their leJrnm8 exTfflieDce of both
lrfe skdls and co]nmunity worth wlll'lst hhving fu
Our pcrfotmullce be seen our numbers. going up Bnd with the d¢mo8fBP]Jic. wbi¢b
highlights thc deskTe for scouling to contsnue.
FINANCIAL BIVIEW
Investment ￿￿1￿(Y and objectives
The (iroup ha8 *CqUiTed funds over time that could be ￿8ed for inveslmcnL T￿ Group is
investigating new l#nd to develop a new HQ on. As such. the Group therefore
adopted a risk averse strdtegy to the investrnenl of its fund8. Mi fund% are held in cash ￿Ang
uniy mainstrcum bunks or building s￿leticS. This 1$ to the Gn)up'8 ability to ￿$t￿)nd
promptly if an opport￿)Ity arises forn¢w land acquisitioD.
Re%erves poliey
The Group's pob'cy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue thc charitable activitses
of the group should mcome arKI fundraising aclivities fall short. The Gro￿9 Executive CommAtLce
considers that thc grow) shouldhold 8 sum equivalent to 12 months, Tunning costs. £lO.000.
lThe Group held teserves of approximately £22.0(X) aEainstthis atyearend. This is atK)ve the l¢v¢l
r¢qUIr￿ for opcratsng cxpcn3es. Howww, this can be eXplai￿d by a decrcasc in ineome and a
increase in axpenditu
Approved by order of the boatd of tswtees on 18th 2024 and siglled on its bthalf by.
1ST WOOTTON BASSErr scour GROiJP

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of 1st Wootton Ba55ett Seout Group
cs
ve rcs
of TThk8t¢¢S aTkd EA8iDi
The In￿LeeS, ￿S￿)nsIbIli￿es for pre￿ the Tn￿tee5, Amw81 Rep>rt and thc fiDaa¢ial stateuwits i
accordancc with applicablc law ar￿ Unitcd Kingdom Accounting stand￿d$ (United Kingdom Genetally
Accepted Accounting Practice) are set out in the Statevnent of Tn￿1C¢S. Responsibih"tic8.
You con5idcr thut the audit requiTem¢nt of Sectson 144 ch￿ltIeS Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply
It is my Tesponsibllity to slate. on the basis ofprocedures st￿￿rIed in ihc Gcneral Directions given by th¢
ch￿lty Commissioners under Section 145 (5) 0)) ofthe W whets pthl.cularmatt￿5 have come to my
attenti￿.
My cxftmiDats"on WAS Ca￿led out in accordEnce with Gencrnl D1￿ctio￿$ given by the Charily
Commi88ioners. An examination includes a review of the ac£ountmg records kepl by the clwity and a
compari50n oltbe r]nancial statemcnts p￿ented with thos¢ rwords. It also in¢lules co￿]derIJtioll of any
unusual items or disclosuRs Jn flluncial statements. and lh¢ seeking of explwjatious from you as
trustees ¢oncLYninA any such matt¢ts. Th¢ Procedu￿ undertskcn do not provide all thc cvidencc th&t would
be requi￿1 in aD audit an(L COfL8cquently no opituon is ￿vell as to the financial 51atcments prcscnt
a lTho and fair vicw and the rcport is Jimited to those t[katte￿ s¢tout in the statcment bclow.
Inde
ent
tem
In conn¥Ltion with My examinution. llo matter bas come to my attention..
(l) which gives me reasonable cawc to believe thal in any material respccL tbc ￿quIreMentS..
lo keep accountsn8 records tn ac¢ord8nce S￿￿'on 130 ofthe Act". ar
to prepare financial statcmcnts which accord with the acLountiD8 ￿ordS to comply with
the accounting requirements of the Act bave not met. or
(2) to wbicty in my Opinio￿ attention should be dr&wD in othr ts) enabl¢ a proFer utyleT5tauding of
the fiDancial statemctAts to be ￿Ched.
C. V8u£h8n
Chris Vaughan
195 Erniin Street
Strniton St Matghret
SThindon
SN3 4NA
Date 18th September 2024
1ST WOOThON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP

REcEipfs AND PAYMEwfs Accouf4T
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2024
20
2023
Balance Brought Forward
98922
95154
DonAtsoDs
Fundrtiisi08
Subscriptions
Subscriptions held as Agent
3289
2519
2779
3126
13879
13365
8614
.13935
320
816
28
128543
7689
.13500
Scction Income
R¢nts Received
Bank Interest
Other Income
169
123305
ments
Biidges
Insurnnce
Li8bt and Heat
OfFice Costs
RepwTs 8nd Renewals
Cleaning
Section Expcnth'tllre
Youth Programm¢s and Aotivitics
Le8al ar￿ PTolessional Fees
Miscellaneous Expernqes
1141
2111
2242
74
3239
825
2417
15605
2565
1288
2235
2760
30
1206
799
3180
1209£)
26
769
24383
32428
Balance c￿ried FoThv
96115
98922