## **’ – Chairman s Report year ending 31.03.2022** The Scout Group is an independent self-governing, autonomous Educational Charity operating under the Policy and Rules of our Governing body – The Scout Association. The Group, in addition, has been registered with the charity commission since 1974 – Charity Number 503343. This past year has been a recovery from the pandemic of 2020, with all section nearly returning to full numbers as per pre-pandemic. As chairman I’m pleased to see all activities resuming within the group emphasising all the traditional scouting values. Outdoor camps were held open to members together with indoor sleepovers in the winter. The group benefited financially with the return of face-to-face meetings, with membership increasing back to pre-pandemic levels. The Scout building is still well maintained by the joint Guide and Scout Committee. I would like to thank the joint Committee who oversee the Headquarters for all their hard work over the past year. ## **’ – Chairman s Report year ending 31.03.2021** The Scout Group is an independent, self-governing, autonomous Educational Charity operating under the Policy and Rules of our Governing Body - the Scout Association. The Group, in addition, has been registered with the Charity Commission since 1974 – Charity Number 503343. Despite the Coronavirus Crisis Scouting continued at the 9[th] Ormskirk due to the dedication, energy and sheer hard work of all the Leaders – a massive example of team work at its best. ## **A massive thank you to every Adult and Young Leader.** Unfortunately, the fears and uncertainties generated by the Coronavirus has led to a decline in membership - in the region of 25%, which has resulted in a loss of income from subscriptions. The Group, however, managed to end the year with a healthy balance, despite making full refunds in respect of the cancelled foreign trip to France. Zoom technology continued to be used, when appropriate, throughout the year to keep in contact with the young people, parents and Committee members. We look forward to a reduction in restrictions and a resumption of normal Scouting activities. All Trustees have undergone appropriate training as per Scout Association ‘Policy, Organisation and Rules’ and Charity Commission ‘Guidelines.’ |||**9th Ormskirk Scout Group -21534**|**9th Ormskirk Scout Group -21534**|**9th Ormskirk Scout Group -21534**|**9th Ormskirk Scout Group -21534**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**(registered charity no 503343)**||||||| |||**Receipts and Paymentsyear ended 31.03.2022**||||||| |||||||||| |||||Receipts|||Payments|| |Subscriptions|||**£**|**6,920.23**
|1,800.00
£|**£**|**52.50**
|(overpayment)| |S&G HQ- Rent|||£|-
||**£**|**-**
|| |Gift Aid||**(1)**|**£**|**1,970.75**
|1,400.00
£|**£**|**-**
|| |Capitation Scout Association|||£|-
||**£**|**3,570.00**
|| |Uniforms/Badges||**(2)**|**£**|**1,134.00**
||**£**|**2,271.92**
|| |Activities/Camps|||**£**|**2,896.02**
||**£**|**1,419.80**
|| |Explorer|||**£**|**200.00**
||**£**|**-**
|| |Equipment|||**£**|**183.60**
||**£**|**978.38**
|| |Mini Bus|||**£**|**160.00**
||**£**|**842.50**
|| |Leader Training||||||**£**|**38.00**
|| |D of E|||**£**|**1,692.00**
||**£**|**1,657.50**
|| |Website+OSM||||||**£**|**108.00**
|| |TradingCard||||||**£**|**43.20**
|| |Admin/Finance|||**£**|**3.80**
||**£**|**51.00**
|| |Section Expenses||||||**£**|**155.33**
|| |Railings||**(4)**||||**£**|**1,550.00**
|| |Sundries|||**£**|**195.20**
||**£**|**24.73**
|| |Business Support Grant||**(3)**|**£**|**12,334.86**
||**£**|**12,334.86**
|| |**Sub Total**|||**£**|**27,690.46**
||**£**|**25,097.72**
|| |Balance B/F(amended)|(31165291)||**£**|**5,446.11**
||||| |ditto|(21592041)|**(5)**|**£**|**4,065.92**
||||| |**Balance C/F**||||||**£**|**12,104.77**
|| |**TOTAL**|||**£**|**37,202.49**
||**£**|**37,202.49**
|| |||||||||| |**Balance at Bank**||||||||| |**A/c No 31165291**|**12,104.77**
**£**|||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |Note 1. G.A. for year2020-2021||||||**Ring Fenced**||| |Note 2. Uniform stock £160.00||||||Grant/Donation||1,000.00
£| |Note 3. Grant for Business Premises - Transferred to the S&G HQ account||||||Camps||1,400.00
£| |Note 4. exterior works on 'The Sands'||||||||| |Note 5. A/c closed due to imposition of Bank Charges byHSBC||||||||| |||||||||| |**SIGNED**||||||||| |**Treasurer**||||||||| |_Mr J H Roberts_||||||||| |||||||||| |**Chairperson**||||||||| |_Mr C Marshall_||||||||| |||||||||| |**Independent Examiner**||||||||| |_Mr E S Morrell_||||||||| |||||||||| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
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**On accounts for the year**
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9thOrmskirk Scout Group|Charity Name
9thOrmskirk Scout Group| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||31/03/2022|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|503343| ||||| ||1-4
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)||| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. - **Independent** - **examiner's statement** 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 accordance 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 form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed:** Edward S Morrell **Date:** 01/12/2022 **Name:** Mr E S Morrell |**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**|Fellow Chartered Insurance Institute Retired
Member of Institute of Directors Reited| |---|---| **Address:** 14 Blenheim Road **Oct 2018** 1 **IER** Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 2RX ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oct 2018** 2 **IER**