Trustees, Annual Re For the period: l£tJaNwy to 31$t December 2025 Charlty Name 1st Bannersgate Sojut Group al￿ kno￿ as 33tt1 Sutton Coldfield. 503763 Charity Registration Number l¢f re￿thred- leave blank rf excepted th&6ty1 HQ Regfstratlon Number 12069192 Objectlves and activitses Summary of the PUTpose and objects of the charity as set out in its governing document The obj8ctives ofthe charty are as a part of The Scout Asso¢lal10n. The Purpose of Scouting Scouling exists to aclively engage and SLFPPOrt young people in their personal development, empowertng them to make a positive contiibution to society. Tho Values of S¢¢)uting As Scouts we are guided tythese values IntEgTity_We actwih imtegity.. we are honest. Iruthorihy and loyal Respect- We have self-resped and respect for others Care-we support othern and take care ofthe world in vthich we live Belief. We ewore our falths. beliets and affjtudes Copop2ralion-We make a po$￿ve (r(fference" we Coknoperats wilh Othe￿ and make friends The Scout Method Scouting takes place when y(AJng people. in parlnership Y￿1h adults, work together based on the value5 ofs¢oufmg and: - enjoy what Ihey are doing and have - take part in activibe5 indoors and outdoofs - learn by th)ing - share in spirilual relleclion - take responsibilty and make choices - undertake nem and challenging a¢tr¥itres - make and live by their promise Summary ofthe main The Group runs a Switrel Dtey for 4 and 5 years of age, iwo Beaver Coifmie5 6 and 7 years of age. two Cth Packs for 8 to 10 Ir2 years of age and Iwo Scout Troops for 10 1r2 to 14 ye8r5 of age. purpose and objects In October Leadershlp had been lound to open an Exther Unlt for youth aged 15 to 18 years. Al these seclions are open to and boyE ￿lIh trained and skilled volunteer leaders running a fvll, exciting and varied Scouting programme for au. TAR 2026 TTUStees' Atmua Reportfarthè pe￿0￿ 1*Janw tr) 31* De(tmber 2025 Page I Statement confilmlng the trustees have had regard to the guidan￿ issued by the Charity Commission on public berlefrt The Trustees confirm that Ihe charity meets the Charity Commission's Public Beneffit ¢xiteria under bolh the athancement of education and the advancement of cibzellship or community devetopment headings. Achievements and perfonnance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year The Scout Group is proud to record that ￿ring the year 38 young people achieved theii Chief Scouts Award. and four Leaders eafned Good Service Awards. Over 130 young people found a °Place to Belong. and leam skills for life in a safe, local meellng place. run entirety by trained and enthusiastic volunteers. The Group achieved the obieclive, for the fit5t time, of having the fuN age range of4 years to 18 yea¢5 offered as part ofthe Scouts ogramme. The Trustees were able to arKe55 h¥0 gratts from The Scolrt Associalion Uni*orm Youth Fund of £2.000 each for openlng new sections the year and abo applied to the YIF for an eqLMpment grant of over £10,000 which was positively acknovAedged in December'25 v*7th funds aecessed in ￿ for lables and chair8 and a new canwing equipment trailer. Flnanclal review Review of the financial position The Group h85 managed finance's extremely well in the finanryal year. with a small defictt for the year of £290. We receNed grants of £4,000 in the year, as well as gift aid ¢ontribution$ of £2,644. The Group has also reduced the number ofbank accounts operation down to one. Ihus redu(ang fees attached to those accounts and has agreed that petty L7sh no longer needs to be held. All cash has been banked in the year and any future cash donations will be banked at the ear￿est possible convenience. Policy on Reserves. why they are held, and the wnount rpseNes The Group's policy on reseNes B to hold sufficient res¢wrces to continue the ch￿itable acb¥ilJes of the wp should in￿rne aKI fvrÈdraising a¢Aivibes fall short or there be an unforeseen cost of repairs to Ihe preffases. The Grwp Trustee Board considers that the group shfxjld hdd a sum of£10,000 for these contingenaes. Policy on Investments and The charity's resepies are small and as a consequence does not have sufficientfund5 to invest in longer-term investments such as stocks and shares. The tharty has therefore adopted a low risk strategy to the investment of tts frjnds. All fvnds are held in cash using onty mainstream banks or buililing societies. TAR 2026 Pa9• 2 This includes Ihe registralion, keeping proper accounts and making ￿e￿mS to the Charity Commission as appropiiate. The Trustee Board conslsts ofthe Chair. Treasurer and 6 trustees and meets 6 times a year. The Tnjstee Board ts supported by a Board Admini%trator vkno is also a trustee. The Trustee Board exists to supportlhe Leadetship Team5 in meeting the responsibilities of their appointments and in supporting them to high-qualty and safe PrO￿a￿ that give young people skills for lifr. The Tnjstee Board mahtsin appropriate governance policies and oversight The TTUStee Board ks responsible for carrwng out Its purposes for the public benefft, complying with Ihe chari￿$ goveming document and the law. and managing the (*aTitys resources responsibly. The Trustee Board 15 responsible for ensuring the tharity is well managed, risks are assessed and nitigated, IMJildIn￿ and equipmert are in good order. and everyone follows legal requirements and Scout Assoualion Policy, thgani8alion & Rules. This indudes responsÉbility for.. Promoting a positive image of Scoutsng in the comThMJnty, as well as its developmentr. Developing, maintaining and regulaty a risk le￿$ter, incluthng putting in place appropriate miligations: Ensufing thal the f￿anceS are propety managed, and Ihefe aFe sufficient resources (and reserves) to deliver high quallty Scouting" Ensuring a system of intEmal controls FS in place Ihat is designed to Pfowde reasonable assurance against Mat￿la1 mismanagement or loss; Ensuring that property is appropriately managed: Maintaning appropriate insurance of persons, property and equipment. Assisting the recruttment of leaders and other supwt. Having an open and transparent selecbon process for the re¢xuitment of Trustees. Appointing AthIs0￿ as rowired; Ensuring effective adminislrthon is in place to support the Trustee Board- Ensuring Cor￿7ance with applicable governan￿ and chartty regulations, induding in respect to safety and $afegLFarding- Ensuring incidents are appropriatdy reported in line *ith regulalion and policy" En$uring applicable poliiies and regulation$ are regula reviewed and changes iThplemented as appropriate. Ensuring transparency of operations. incluthng kn the preparation of accounts and holding and AGM" Ensuring coffffj)liance with Data Proteclion legislation: Acting as a responsible employer for any employees, who are effectivety managed. TAR 2028 TFUStees' Annual Reptsrtfor the period Ilt J8nu8ry to 3101 Dwmber 2￿25 Pag8 4 A des¢ription of the principal risks and mitMJalioTr summary The Group Tntstee Board has identified the maNx iisk5 to ￿tt[ch Ihey believe the Group ts exposed. these have been reviewed, and systems have been established to mitigate againstthem. The main s of con¢em that have been identified are.. D•wge to the buildingi property and equiimei)L The Group would rewest the use of b￿lding5, property and ew￿rnent )trom neighbouring OTganisati¢ms as the churth, community centre and other Scout Groups. The Grow has sufficient buil(Ings and corrtents insurance in place to mitigate a￿Inst thmage or permanent loss. Injuryto leaders. helper5, SUPPOrters and members. The Group through Ihe capitation fees ￿l￿¥t￿le to the SccffjJt Associations natronal accidefttinwrance wjicy. Risk Assessments are undertaken before all acttvibes. Rgducgd income from fund raising. The Group is prtmarily reliant up(m income from subsaiptions and hall letling5. The group does hold a reserve to ensure the CL￿tin￿￿ of activilies should there be a maior reduclton in income. The Board could raise the value ofsubS￿lptiQnS to increase the income to the group on an ongoing basis, erlher temporarity orperwAn•. Redu¢tion or l¢)ss of leaders: the group 15 tot* reliarrt upon volunteers to nm and a(kntnister Ihe activilies of the L￿OUp. Ifthere Was a re**31/12/2025**|Year end date
**31/12/2025**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the year**
**from**||**01/01/2025**||**To**||**31/12/2025**||| ||||||||||| |**Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**||**Restricted funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**2025**||||**Total funds**
**£**||**2024**
**Total funds**
**£**| |**Donations, legacies and similar**
**income**|||||||||| |Membership subscriptions|**17,131**||**-**||**-**||**17,131**||**18,768**| |Less: Membership subscriptions paid
on(National/County/Area/District)|**(7,140)**||**-**||**-**||**- 7,140**||**(6,782)**| |Donations|**594**||**-**||**-**||**594**||**2,364**| |Legacies|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Gift Aid|**2,644**||**-**||**-**||**2,644**||**3,340**| |Other similar income|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**Sub total**|**13,229**||**-**||**-**||**13,229**||**17,691**| |**Grants**|||||||||| |Maintenenace grant|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Other grants|**-**||**4,000**||**-**||**4,000**||**19,105**| |**Sub total**|**-**||**4,000**||**-**||**4,000**||**19,105**| |**Fundraising events (gross)**|||||||||| |Camps and Trips|**11,157**||**-**||**-**||**11,157**||**10,157**| |Detail 2|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Detail 3|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Other fundraising activities|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**Sub total**|**11,157**||**-**||**-**||**11,157**||**10,157**| |**Scout hut income**|||||||||| |Hire of building|**1,855**||**-**||**-**||**1,855**||**2,251**| |Hire of equipment|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Other Scout hut income|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**Sub total**|**1,855**||**-**||**-**||**1,855**||**2,251**| |**Investment income**|||||||||| |Bank interest|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Building Society interest|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Other investment income|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**Sub total**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Total Gross Income_**
**Asset and investment sales, etc.**
**_Total receipts_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**49,204**| ||||||||||| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**26,240**||||||||**49,204**| LT700003 October 2024) 1 of 3 Docusign Envelope ID: 0D7B5928-C65C-8DE4-8340-0C7FD57F3A3D ## **33rd Sutton Coldfield Scout Group (1st Bannersgate) Receipts and Payments Account** ||||Year start date|Year start date|Year start date|Year start date|Year end date
**31/12/2025**|Year end date
**31/12/2025**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the year**
**from**||**01/01/2025**||**To**||**31/12/2025**||| ||||||||||| |**Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**Payments**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**||**Restricted funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**2025**||||**Total funds**
**£**||**2024**
**Total funds**
**£**| |**Charitable Payments**|||||||||| |Youth programme and activities|**1,546**||**-**||**-**||**1,546**||**773**| |Adult support and training|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Rent|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Water and Sewerage|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Electricity and Gas|**2,345**||**-**||**-**||**2,345**||**2,449**| |Insurance|**1,770**||**-**||**-**||**1,770**||**1,694**| |Repairs and Renewals|||||**-**||**-**||**37,287**| |Materials and equipment|**1,277**||**4,000**||**-**||**5,277**||**3,307**| |Printing and photocopying|**481**||**-**||**-**||**481**||**331**| |Contribution to camp costs|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Uniforms (badges, woggles and

|**2,316**||**-**||**-**||**2,316**||**1,184**| |~~k~~
~~)~~
AGM and trustee expenses|**138**||**-**||**-**||**138**||**520**| |Broadband|**466**||**-**||**-**||**466**||**461**| |Bank fees|**40**||**-**||**-**||**40**||**60**| |Cleaning costs|**362**||||||**362**||**1,404**| |Donations made|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**Sub total**|**10,740**||**4,000**||**-**||**14,740**||**49,470**| |**Fundraising expenses**|||||||||| |Camps and Trips|**15,790**||**-**||**-**||**15,790**||**8,328**| |Detail 2|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Detail 3|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Other fundraising costs|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**Sub total**|**15,790**||**-**||**-**||**15,790**||**8,328**| |**_Total Gross Expenditure_ **
**Asset and investment purchases,**
**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**Transfers between funds**
**Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**57,799**| ||||||||||| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||| ||||||||||**57,799**| ||||||||||| ||**(290)**||||||||**(8,595)**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**17,226**||||||||**25,821**| ||**16,936**||||||||**17,226**| LT700003 October 2024) 2 of 3 Docusign Envelope ID: 0D7B5928-C65C-8DE4-8340-0C7FD57F3A3D ## **33rd Sutton Coldfield Scout Group (1st Bannersgate) Receipts and Payments Account** Year start date **For the year 01/01/2025 from** Year end date **To 31/12/2025** ## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year** |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Cash funds**
Bank current account
**15,940**
Equals Account
**997**
Building society account
**-**
The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service
**-**
Cash/Floats
**0**
**Total cash funds**
**16,936**
(agree balances with receipts andpayments a/c)
ok
**Other monetary assets**
Tax claim
**-**
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**
Badge stock
**-**
Shop stock
**-**
Other stock
**-**
Land and buildings
**529,687**
Motor vehicles
**-**
Scouting equipment, furniture etc
**82,893**
Other
**-**
**Sub total**
**612,580**
**Liabilities**
Accounts not yet paid
**-**
Expenses incurred but not invoiced
**-**
Subscriptions not yet paid
**-**
Loan - detail
**-**
Other liabilities
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Total net assets**
**629,517**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Cash funds**
Bank current account
**15,940**
Equals Account
**997**
Building society account
**-**
The Scout Association Short Term
Investment Service
**-**
Cash/Floats
**0**
**Total cash funds**
**16,936**
(agree balances with receipts andpayments a/c)
ok
**Other monetary assets**
Tax claim
**-**
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**
Badge stock
**-**
Shop stock
**-**
Other stock
**-**
Land and buildings
**529,687**
Motor vehicles
**-**
Scouting equipment, furniture etc
**82,893**
Other
**-**
**Sub total**
**612,580**
**Liabilities**
Accounts not yet paid
**-**
Expenses incurred but not invoiced
**-**
Subscriptions not yet paid
**-**
Loan - detail
**-**
Other liabilities
**-**
**Sub total**
**-**
**Total net assets**
**629,517**|**Restricted funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
ok
ok
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**31/12/2025**|**Total funds**
**£**
**15,940**
**997**
**-**
**-**
**0**
**16,936**
ok
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**529,687**
**-**
**82,893**
**-**
**612,580**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**629,517**|**31/12/2024**
**Total funds**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |||||**16,082**| |||||**797**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**347**| |||||**17,226**| |||||ok| |||||| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**529,687**| |||||**-**| |||||**62,377**| |||||**-**| |||||**592,064**| |||||| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||| |**Total net assets**|**629,517**|**-**|**629,517**|**609,290**| **The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on 15th April 2026 (the date of the Trustee Board meeting that approved the accounts) and signed on their behalf by** |Signature|Print Name| |---|---| ||Ashley Barr Chair| ||Nigel Doughty Treasurer| LT700003 October 2024) 3 of 3 Docusign Envelope ID: 37E912A7-6A3E-4918-99FF-9E10B95A9A4D LT700006 – Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of 33[rd] Sutton Coldfield (1[st] Banners Gate) Scout Council** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 33[rd] Sutton Coldfield (1[st] Banners Gate) for the year ended 31[st] December 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the 33[rd] Sutton Coldfield (1[st] Banners Gate) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the 33[rd] Sutton Coldfield (1[st] Banners Gate) 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the 33[rd] Sutton Coldfield (1[st] Banners Gate)] as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. Signed: Name: Elizabeth Quigley Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): Associate of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Address: 60 Fecknam Way, Lichfield, WS13 6AN Date: 4/15/2026