## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 April 2024 To 31 March 2025** **Charity name:59[th] Sheffield (St Augustine’s) Scout Group** ## **Charity registration number: 508826** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**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.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Running of different sections of the**
**scout group, alongside provision of a**
**space for other groups to operate with**
**similar objectives**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Yes**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |||**None**| ||Para 1.38|| |Policy on grant making.||| |||**None**| ||Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment||| |including program related||| |investment.||| |||**None**| ||Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by||| |volunteers.||| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The charity will always devote as much**
**money as it can to ensuring that the**
**young people in the various sections**
**and other hall users have a fun**
**experience in a safe, inclusive, and**
**welcoming environment.**
**The group spent further monies on the**
**fabric of the building during this year to**
**continue to provide a safe environment**
**for all the groups using the hall. This**
**will not be the end of the matter though,**
**with consideration remaining for other**
**ways we can improve the hall.**
**The group continues to expand the**
**number of sections it runs wherever it**
**can source volunteer support.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set.|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set.|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The group made a small surplus for the**
**period which has added to reserves.**
**The charity is in a robust financial**
**position and, as a result has continued**
**to hold down the rates it charges to**
**members of the scout group and other**
**hall users. This fits with the aim of**
**being as accessible to all as possible.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity builds reserves to enable it**
**to undertake more substantial repairs,**
**enhancements and/or alterations to the**
**Scout HQ on Botanical Road. This is to**
**ensure it remains a safe and inclusive**
**space for all users.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£62,152**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**There is no uncertainty that the charity**
**can continue**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**Principally, funds derive from**
**subscription fees made by members of**
**the various sections run by the scout**
**group, together with rental income paid**
**by other users of the Scout Hut.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted.|Para 1.46|**Primarily surplus funds are invested**
**with the Sheffield Scout Resource Fund.**
**This fund can be accessed by local**
**scouting groups to support their**
**activities.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The charity is reliant on the time, skill,**
**and commitment from a range of**
**volunteers. These people help to run**
**the various sections of the scout group**
**or as Trustees for the charity. The**
**charity does what it can to understand**
**and promote succession planning but**
**remains reliant on volunteers coming**
**forward to help across all of those roles.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(Trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Royal Charter**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated Association**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**All Trustees are elected annually by the**
**Annual General Meeting of the scout**
**group and charity. Anyone may stand**
**for election as a Trustee at the meeting.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Charity Commission guidance is**
**promoted to Trustees**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The charity is run through an Executive**
**Committee formed by the Trustees,**
**officers, lead members of the sections**
**and lay volunteers.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**Membership of both national and local**
**Scout Association**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**59th Sheffield (ST Augustine’s) Scout Group**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|**None**| |Registered charity number|**508826**| |Charity’s principal address|**Scout Hut, Botanical Road, Sheffield. S11 8RP**| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||PhilipGilbert|Treasurer||AGM| ||Stephanie Gale|Lead Volunteer||AGM| ||Ursula Freeman|Trustee Chairperson||AGM| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved. ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others.** Description of the assets **None** held in this capacity. Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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)** Philip A Gilbert **Full name(s)** Philip Alan Gilbert **Position (e.g.,** Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 16 December 2025 ## **59th Sheffield Scouts, Cubs and Beavers Accounting Spreadsheets** ## **Period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025** |**Income**|||**Expenses**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Subscriptions Paid**
**GoCardless Fees**
**Grant Monies**
**Hall Rental**
**Refund past year expense**
**Camp/Event Monies**
**Contributions from other groups**
**Gift Aid Claimed and Paid**
**Fundraising and Other Income**
**Hoodies**
**Interest Received**
**Lloyds Notice**
**Jack Ash Fund**
**Scout Deposit Account**
**Income Received 2024 - 2025**
**Overall Profit/(Loss)**
**Closing Balances**
Scout Deposit
Scout Deposit - Jack Ash
Leeds Bldg Scty
Lloyds Current
Lloyds Treasurer
Lloyds 32-day Notice Account
Expense card
Amount owed on card|14,044
-899
13,740
24
12,761
1,314
411
620
45
10
252
**42,322**
22,557
937
516
75
17,957
20,045
65
0
**62,152**||**Capitation**
**Insurance**
**Energy Costs**
**Rates**
**Section Resources and**
**Activities**
**Badges, Neckers etc**
**Equipment**
**Stationery costs**
**Mileage**
**Repairs**
**Hoodies**
**Sub-group activity/Camps**
**General Costs**
**AGM Costs**
**Expenses Paid 2024 - 2025**
**Opening Balances**
Scout Deposit
Scout Deposit - Jack Ash
Leeds Bldg Scty
Lloyds Current
Lloyds Treasurer
Lloyds 32-day Notice Account
Expense card
Amount owed on card|5,472
555
3,980
63
2,555
347
2,959
0
9
7,208
775
12,026
16
0| |||||**35,963**| |||||| |||||**6,359**| |||||22,306
926
516
75
31,906
0
145
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