## _**Trustees' Annual Report of 5th Penwortham United Reformed Scout Group**_ ## _**Legal and Administrative Details**_ The 5th Penwortham United Reformed Scout Group was formed on 2nd October 1951 and is registered with the Scout Association under registration number 292373 and which Association exists by the Royal Charter of 1912 and subsequent Supplemental Royal Charters of 1949, 1959, 1967 and 1991. The Group is sponsored by the Penwortham United Reformed Church, Liverpool Road, Penwortham **.** The Group is registered with the Charity Commissioners as a separate charity under number 503845. The Chairperson of the Scout Group is Julie Hainsworth The Trustees of the Scout Group are detailed below. The administration of the Scout Group was dealt with by : The Chairperson Julie Hainsworth Secretary Paula Perrin Treasurer Mark Howarth Quartermaster Oliver Gunning Gift Aid Co-ordinator Oliver Gunning Fund Raising Chairperson Sarah Gunning Group Scout Leader Sarah Gunning Assistant Group Scout Leaders Sammi Unsworth, Steve Banks Executive Members who have served this year are : The above stated members plus Anne Hall (Church representative), the Group Section Leaders The bankers for the Scout Group are : Yorkshire Bank PLC 44 Fishergate Preston PR1 8BH The Trustees of the Scout Group have appointed as Independent Examiner, Mark Rotherham. The power to appoint trustees is exercisable by the Group Scout Leader and by the Scout Group Council in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association. The investment powers of the Trustees are unrestricted. ## _Objectives and Policies_ The AIM of the Scout Group as a member of the Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national, and international communities. The METHOD of achieving this aim is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by Adult Leadership. The PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY of the Group has been to follow the aim as stated above by using the Scout Association's progressive training scheme based on the Scout Promise and Law under the guidance of the Leaders in the Group. The Group admits young people to all sections of the Group from 4 year to 14 years. The Group has a healthy number of children. The aim of the Group Scout Leader with the help and support of all the Group's Leaders and Helpers and aided by the Scout Group Trustees, is to carry out the aims and policies outlined above and to provide Scouting and activities of the highest possible quality for the young people in the Scout Group in a totally safe environment. _Future Development, Activities and Achievements_ The Group is currently looking for new leaders in all sections to support our current leaders and we have a huge number of young people in all sections. If you do wish to help in any way, please speak to the leaders. We are however very well placed to deliver the Scouting Programme and to provide quality Scouting to young people from ages 4 to 14, plus Young Leaders to the age of 18. At our last Census the Group's figures showed 274 children plus 33 Young Leaders making us the largest Group in South Ribble. We can be justly proud to belong to such a well-supported Scout group. For the future, “Carry on the Same” - as the quality of Scouting is very high and why change a good thing. We are aiming to DBS clear more adults to help and to recruit more leaders and have them fully trained and we will continue to provide games, crafts, badges, adventurous activities, indoor and outdoor camps etc and whenever we see the opportunity will introduce new activities. We will continue to provide a very high-quality programme of exciting, fun, and adventurous activities for our young people. 5th Penwortham URC Scout Group (Charlty no. 5038431 Receipts and payments account For th• wr Irom Jan41 To 0•¢.22 Receipts and payments 2022 2021 UnM•trlct•d fundl Unr•*trtct•d fund# Ree Donations •M￿lIhI Cirri Inv•strtUm5 GfftAI Oth•1 ilmllir incom• 4cI•• and slmllar In¢om• ion¥ •v•nts rnfund• 226 ioi*I Subtothl Inv••tm•nt Incon nk Inl•r•il 74 186 Tot•1 Gro•• Incom• A•••i Ind Inv•ilm•nl I￿•1, qt¢. rotair•c•lpt• 1 013 5th Penwortham URC Scout Group (Charity no. 503845) Recelpts and payments account Foith• ymr Irom Jin41 To O•c.22 Receipts and payments 2022 2021 UnrMtFkt•d fundi Unr•itfld•d fur￿* •nti Memb•rshi Youth i•mm• •nd AduN J rt Ind Irolni Donllion to church Admin 4nd wjnd In$urnnc• R• •ir• •Dd R•fi*￿1 elm Unrt4(m4 Fundr•ii Don•lion D•pr•ci•tlon •lor y•ir sub tolal id on ilion•LICNn lAImID￿r[Ct 280 3.800 117 122 191 220 rothi orti•* Exp•ndltur• A•￿ and Inv••tm•nt pur¢h••••. •t¢. rot•lp•ym•ni* N•1 ofYK•lplrfp•ynMnl•J C4•h fvnd• ymr •nd C••h thnd• th1• y••r •nd 2olJ 5th Penwortham URC Scout Group (Charity no. 5038451 Receipts and payments account For th• y•ar Irom Jan41 To 0•¢42 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2022 Unrnstrl¢ted fund• 2021 Unmitrf¢t•d frjnds Cash tunds ank current ocmunt Tatsi eaih fu#d* Oth•r rnonota Grft •id a$s•ts Sub total Nor* monetary aAseis lor Cha￿,$ own u6• StDr* 9.108 fvmitul• •t¢ h•r Sub tot•1 LI•￿1￿1•& AC￿￿ntS not pold Sub fvt*l To111 Mt ass•t¥ Balanc• at 31 Decemb•r 2021 The abov• r•c•lpt• and paym•rrts account and stst•ment of a¥$et5 and Ilabllttles w•r• approv￿ by th• Truit••5 on 7th S•pt•mb•r 2023 (th• d*1• olth• Ex•cutlv• Commll¢•• ihat approv￿ ¢h• i¢¢ountsl ind •10r￿d on th•lr b•hall by Prfnt Nan JLL C￿r LT700006- Independe#t Examirnr's R•portto the Tmstees Template 2: Unqualified report for a non-company charity preparing accruals accounts with a gross income of £250,000 or less in the relevant financial year Independent examlner's report to the trusteès of 5th Penwortham URC Scout Scout Council I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 5th P•nwortham URC Stout for the year ended 2022. Responsibilitifjs and basis of report As the charty tNste•s of the 51Th P•nworthJm URC ScouL you are responsible for the preparation ol th• •ccounts in accordanc• wth the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in re$pe¢t of my exarnin•tion of the 5th P•nwortham URC Scout account$ carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exarnination I have followed all the appli¢abLe Directions given by the Charity Cornmission under sertion 14515llbl ol 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 •xamination giving me cause to believe that in •ny material r•spect'. 4ccountin9 r•c¢rds were not kept in respect of the 51h P•nwortham URC Scout a5 r•quirtd by s•