
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1st January 2022    Period start date  To  31[st] December 2022 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Dorridge Scout Group** 

## **Charity registration number:** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|Activities supported by the Scouting<br>Movement|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Scouting actively engages and<br>supports young people in their<br>personal development, empowering<br>them to make a positive contribution<br>to society.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees are aware of and take<br>account of the guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on public benefit|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The Scouting movement actively<br>engages and supports young people<br>in their personal development,<br>empowering them to make a positive<br>contribution to society.<br>The Dorridge group which comprises<br>Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers<br>provides opportunities for the young people<br>of Dorridge to enhance their life skills|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41|<br>In spite of the effects of Covid, the group<br>took part in hikes, camps and many other<br>activities.  The group also managed to<br>complete significant improvements to the<br>scout hut including improving the drainage<br>re-surfacing the car park and repairing the<br>roof.|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The group currently had funds of just over<br>£51,000|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Further repairs and improvements are<br>needed to be made to the scout hut|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|The group has no concerns about<br>continuing as a going concern|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>The principal source of funds is member<br>subscriptions|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Model constitution provided by the Scouting<br>Association|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed in accordance with<br>the constitution provided by the Scouting<br>Association|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Dorridge Scout Group|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|503525|
|Charity’s principal address|Dorridge Scout Hut<br>1 Arden Drive<br>Dorridge<br>Solihull B93 8LP|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Elisabeth Hedley|Secretary|||
||John Thomas<br>Cheshire||||
||Michael Blake||||
||LesleyAnne Bilney||||
||Lawrence Fagg||||
||Tina Rose Bullock||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 

**Full name(s)** Elisabeth Hedley 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 06/12/2023 



Dorridge Scout Group
Receipts and Payments Account
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Year oiicl dale
For the year
from
01.Jan.22
To
31.De¢.22
Receipts and payments
2022
2021
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Receipts
Donatlons, legacle5 and 51rnllar Income
Metnber5hlp subscripllons
14.649.58
2,513.87
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4.428.00
6,842.SO
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10.221.58
4,328.B3
tk>nat4ons
270.QD
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10,604.08
4,328.93
Grants
Solihull Plan Gr8nl
7.5UO.IJO
Othèi grgnls
8,000.00
Sub total
7.600.IJO,
B,000.00
FLandralslng19105sI
Camps & Events
g,Z21.1S
2.772.58
County Evenis
551.80
Troop Nlghis
241.00
725.14
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120.OD
30.00
Oiher
Sub total
9,082.15.
4,070.62
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Sub total
Total Gross Income
27,688.73
7,750.89
Assot ond Inveslmtnt tsales, otc.
Total recwpts
27,6&7
7,751

Dorridge Scout Group
Receipts and Payments Account
Year end dale
For the year
from
0110112022
3111212022
Receipts and payments
2022
2021
Ut)restricted funds
Unre$trf¢ted funds
Payments
CharltablB Paytnent5
Youth wogiamm& and 8eilvllles & Camps
10,780.98
4.059.59
Adullsupporiand Iralnlng
eihodlslRoom Hlre
ulill1￿8 IEbrlri¢ Wa18r Broadba￿1
2,527.65
Graa$ cultlw & C19anlng
1,427.49
IDsurance
1.618.83
8.272.55
Hul Repalrs and Renewafs
922.32
1,212.13
Premises Improvemen1$
Go Cardless, Accounl8ncy& Lev￿. Bpr& C*aigos
240.00
227.40
BadgÈs & VDlforrns
723.06
262.42
AGM Irus199 9XP9fkses
37.00
AdNrfy Equiprnenl
264.15
OSM charges
332,70
Bank charges
71.80
Sub total
17.148.75
10,UU2.99
Fundralslng axpènses
D&tal 2
D¢i3il 3
Olher lundralslng c051s
Sub total
Total Gross Expenditure
17,149
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Asset anil Invtrstm8nt purchases. 81c.
Tolal payments
17,149
10.003
Net of recelpts/{paymgntsJ
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds Ihi5 year end
10,638
2.252
10,538
2,252

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
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On accounts for the year
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I repx)rt to the trustees on my examination of Ihe ￿OUnts of the at4)ve
charity {￿ Tru￿) for ts year end
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible f(ff the preparalK)n
basis of report of the accounts in accordance wilh ts requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {Yhe Acr).
I reFX)rt in respect of Tny examination of the Trust's aGGounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chartty Commission
under section 145(51(b) of the ACL
I have com￿ted my examinaknn. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclos￿ ￿loW ") in connection wtth
the examination which gNes me cause to believe that in, any material
Independent
examinerfs ststement
accounting records were not kept in acccxdance with SectiC￿ 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord wtEh the accounting records
I have m conGems and have come across no i)ther matters in connactic
with the examination to wh￿h attention shwld be drawn in order to enable a
proper underslanding of Ihe accounts to be reached.
. Please delete the words in Ihe bTrckets rfthey do not appty.
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Date:
Name:
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Address:
IER
October 2018

Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
IndetEndent examination of charFty acccAJnts: directiorts and guidance for
examiners).
Glve here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018