Reports and Accounts
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GSL Report 2023 to 2024
Presented at AGM see attached.
John GreEn
GSL
091(YJ12024

Reports and Accounts
Thls Year Fund E
pre￿￿$ Year É
Total Receipts for tht Year
rotsl Pgyrnents lor the Year
Net Reiepts {wigoifi9$1 for the Year
C65h, Smlkir Brought
IC4sh, Bankjnd Smllar Cartho Forward
lThe account accoryanwn9 ststEment (rf ixets and lIab￿lI[e5 ￿re
.&pproved b¥ the trustees on
154848.79
13694.78
74919.20
14724.93
79929.59
-1030.15
L4325.99
15356.14
94255.58
14325.99
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SuuUnlz*rf¥ R•wt
RÈspectlve Responslbllltles oltru5tees and gcrutlnlzer
A5 4roJps vu5tets Y￿ are respM51b* for the ptepaiaikn ofthÈ acctyJnb,'
VL￿ cth$lder that ncithor the •Jdft nry Indepondent oK&nInati￿ requirements or
fvntt¢5Act 1993 appty. Iti$ my résponsibllity carrykw ￿lan wdll
or Indewdenrexaminaoon to scrultho the accoJftts antt to rew¢ to ¥￿.
Ill of Scrutlnlterfs Ststement
In attordance the dire£tiNs giveri In the gro￿,$
sciutsnized tho it(ords and the x¢purtsseL Out C￿ po4es. 34.
Scrudnlzer'•St•tement
In my oplnknn the accounts ère In accordèrte vAth lh¢ reccrd5 to me
'Ind rnmpty wlth the ty75tlWiknn.
N4m•
rId•p•n￿nI Ex•mlnrf•R•
Respectsv¢ r•4>on•lbllltlts of tNstv¥ lod •xamlner
As the chéAty'S trus￿$ you are For tho prcparètyw of thÈ accourrts.,
'vou C￿SIder thit the aud¥( requkthmthitof Sectbx 4312lof the Charl(￿ kt 1993
'￿5 not appty. It Is my resp￿￿b5¥ty fo Siltt, on the ba￿$ ot yotyduits
5pocffjicd in the Geneiol Dkecthns gNen by the c￿r1￿ComMIsSIon￿$ under
Sethn 4317bi 4fthe-Acf. wheiher pbruwwr maltws hove to my
)tt¢ntson.
of Ex•MSMr'a Report
My exam1nail￿ was carrled ¢yJt In dccudjnce wlth Genernl DlfeCtkn5 by
'the thrtty ommWoners. An examlnatlon I¢￿u#e5 a T￿eW ofthe account
rectyds W by thE ano a cunp4dsorTr ofthe accourts presenied ¥￿th
t*ose record* It ako IncbJde5 c¢rfWd•atlon dany Items or Olxbsures In
accounts, and steking expknauws from you as trusr¢È5 uncernlng any
'matter5. undetsken do not provfde 411 eYbdeKe tIb#v￿lI
requi￿0 In an a￿thI, an thiseguenLly I do not eyK*ess an wjdtt oplnlon on the
.¥ipw qlvpn hv the ArrThinr4
Indeyndent ExJmlMrf5 Ststernent
Iln ¥%ith my nts matter ￿$ con* lo my attÈntion".
l. Whlth gfves reawMb*cause to bel*ve that In iny materfal r4spAcith•
To keepa(cwn￿rI rec￿d5 In ￿(0￿￿￿ ￿th SecttL*Tr41 ofthe.atv and
To prepare accathts whkh accord the K¢whttng rKords and
Tocomptyth the act￿n￿ll9 rLVulr￿eThts dthe'¥
Have Mt been mrt,
2. Towhth In mY￿n￿rt, all￿￿¢￿ shwhl be drawn In L*thrto enabk a plper u￿1¥51a￿jl￿ Oft￿aCcaUnts tD iETeacW.
Ith giYES me re￿n￿bk ID bel￿e tlhii In any fflaierfai respect the aocountlw rules Ihe groups constitutth have been
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Re
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5797.5
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2920.3
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156.5
L96.52
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I￿59
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1563.81
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54243.7
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Re rts and Accounts
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olTrttstee5&L¢4¢thp
PayM*Dtrforth•)wr
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IrA.BI
910.1
939.7U
379.
388.93
180.1
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133.
164.00
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491.77
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1251.53
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1614.63
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147
100.7
707.99
913A8
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1006.92
q94.20
Total
IOD6.92
7491920
1594&93

srATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LZABILITIES
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F&)N￿AR¥ ASSETS
Bar*CLYrertAr￿￿rfs)
Bart De￿sItA[t￿￿¢$I
13911.61
10941.99
3072.44
3072.44
8)T* De￿￿￿Oe￿)s1tll1
76891.03
Buwjlng So(*Acc￿ni(S}
Cath In Hand
380.so
30¥.5
94Z55.56
14325.99
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200.00
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75000.00
32000.
35000.00
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Total
117500
1117B440
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369.95
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369.95
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61 Air Scout Group Report 2023/2024
I must thank every section leaderfortheir continuing commitment, They have been working hard over the past few years
rebuilding our group, it has been a challenge to then maintain what we have achieved.
The 61st Exec committee have been exceptional, responding to the challenges set by a successful scout group, we would
be in a poor position without them. My thanks in particulargo to Vanessa, Karen and Mick who have steered the group in
the right direction through the past year.
The section reports only scratch the surface when describing the number of exciting activities that all section5 are
providing to our members. Every section has managed to have multlple overnight camps and residentials, alone and
working with other sections of the group.
Our beaver section has once again provided the first steps in scouting at the 61st. They don't shy away from giving the
Beavers tough challenges while having lots of fun.
The cub section adds a new dimension to the 5COUting journey with greatfocus on learning and discovery, which shows
with theirvaried meeting content.
It is difficult to find new experiences for the members who have come through the Beaver and Cub sections, but Air Scout
section manages to achieve this. Developing the skills and values learned in the junior sections, expanding the air scouts,
knowledge and experience, giving them more autonomy. Yet again, it has been difficult to secure flying experience for the
members. Due to the hard economic climate and the cuts that the RAF and other establishments are having. We tried
address this but although getting good prices in the market they are still beyond the reach of our membership.
Atlas Explorers, part of the 61st family, have increased their numbers and provlde great support at the sections with young
leaders helping at all settions. Atlas are looking for leaders with a sense of adventure to help expand their activities and
experiences, please see Mowgli if interested.
Last year I reported on the amount of investment of tlme and money that was being put into the maintenance of the Scout
Hall and that we had applied for a grant to replace the scout hall. Well, it isn't a secret anymore we were awarded a full
grant to demolish and replace the hall. This meant that in February we left the hall after ourfinal meeting5 there in the
January and were to begin using our temporary base at The Hub Town End Bentley. Thls was delayed by 4 weeks due issues
at the Hall. We Instead used the St Peterfs Church which was a good last-minute rescue. Thanks to Dave Berry for arranging
the venue.
The new buildlng process for application and Implementation is masslve and wlthout Mlck, Karen and Vanessa we would
not be in this fantastic position. l am looking forward to reporting the build and holding our next AGM in a brand spanking
new building. Big thanks to you for doing what you dol
The minibus has been well used by the Sections at the 61st and we have had more bookings through 2023-24Thank you to
Michael for maintaining the vehicle and to those who have looked after the minibus at their home address.
It was our 70th Birthday year and we celebrated with a group activity at Aeroventure, with all sections taking part and a
fantastic cake was made for the event, many thanks to Tash, it was delicious.
We finished the year off with 'Scoutmas' at Squirrel Wood a great festive weekend 24th - 26th November. Yes, Christmas
wis i montl early. It was great with snow. SaDta and seasonal fayre. A massive thanks to Dragon for taking the concept
and rnaking it a reallty for the member5 who took part.
I'm ever 60 proud to be 61st, 2023124 has seen some of the best s¢outlng In the country by a mile, wltb our new building
on the way and lots of activities plgnTJed for 2024125 it's 80iri8 tp be even better.
I would like to finish by thanking everyone who contrlbutes to keep the 61st SCOUtin8 experience he best for the youth of
Bentley and Arksey (and further afield).
Manythanks
John Green
Group Scout Leader