REGISTERED CHARITY NU￿lBER. 515$61 Report of Ibe Trnstees and Unaudited Financial Statements for tbe Tr'ear Ended 31 March 2024 for Halif2x District & Pennine Calder District Scouts H*lifax District & Pennine Calder Dislrict Scouts Contents of the Financial Statements for tbe Year Ended 31 March 2024 Page Reference and Administrative Details Chairman's Report Report of the Trustees Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities B4l*nce Sheet Cash Flow St*tement Notes to the Cash Flow StatemeDt Notes to the Financial Statements 10 to 17 H*lif•x District & Pennine Calder Dislriei kollts Referen¢¢ and Administrative Det*i15 for the l'ear Ended 31 March 2024 TRUSTEES A D Bull - Treasurcr A Sirong- Chaima M Longix)ttom - Chairpcrson for Halif& P JAThiNI'Orth- Chairperson lor Penninc Calder N Asling- Halif& M Asling- Halifax C Parkcr - Halif&x D Milner - Pennine Caldcr P Farrar- Helmlen He!" J CJrcenwood - H¢bdcn Hth. D CoH"burn- Hebden Hcy. M S)k-cs PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 13 Wakcfield Gate Halifax West Yorkshire HX3 OHB REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER 515561 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER KJA Bairstow & Aktinson Nclll'ork House Stubs Beek Lan¢ Cl¢ckheaton Il'est Yorkshirc BD194TT BANKERS l.loi'ds Bank Commcrcial Strccl Halif&x '¢st Yorkshire HXI IBB SCOUT ASSOCIATION NO 1662) - Halif&x District Scouts 166?6 - Pennine Calder District Scouts Halifax District & Ptnnine Calder District Srouts Chairman's Report for the l'ear Ended 31 imarch 2024 Another year has passcd and thanks go out to our Small but dedilalcd team ofi'olunlcers M'ho keep the cenlre clean. the lacilities working. ￿"¢lOMe visiiors. an51%er quesiions and ¢ontinue io upgrade and improic Mhal li'e ha￿C in our piece ol. Hardcastlc Crags. While the centre is currently in a comlortable ￿SItion tinianciallv thanks to the legacv trom our former chairnian and co-l()under Mr Alan Yarker. Ihc prospect of major - hopefull!. once in a lifetime changes io the buildings are iaking much planning iviih mart!. dilTei¢nl ideas on the il'as. foN'ard and ii-hat is rcquir¢d Ix)th now and into the t-uture. The changL% tu the fabric and faLiliti¢s of the buildings arc also being prccedvd b!" changes lo the charitt" status and trustee Structure brought aboout bi" Illi S¢oui Associdiion requiring Upd￿¢5 10 bring thing5 more into line ll'iih m.hat the ¢harits' commission curr¢nil!' requires. While at this lime nexi vcar there ma¥. be no AGM. l'ei w'c can meei and rewrt not onl!. the nem. trustcc structure but a tinalised plan ol-what is ￿ be done to the buildings to enhance their use tor both Scouting and oth¢r }'outh groups. ￿"C arc currLnil! and have lor thc last couple of lcars been concentrdting all the efforts of the team into maintenance and rLpair of thL falililics as ￿.¢1] as improving ihe rccordino of iesiing and our sateti, and safegLEardin? pro¢esscs. It scems to bc a Lommon thcmc if asking for help from (hoc able io volunieer their lime and skills. As I get older and havc more titnc to de¥ol¢ lo the centr¢. l also hai"¥ l¥SS ph! sical abilit! and Siamina. Evcrv campsile and organisation se¢ms io hav¢ problems r¢cruiling and tnaitbtaining n¢ii" mcmbers io their iedm ofinembcrs it ￿,][1 be an effort in the Loining months 2nd )'ears to attr2¢1 and kLYP th¢ number of !oun£cr. fiiier. Lnihusiastic members tha( are the kc). to Ihe luture ot Hcbden Hey. 'ron}' Strong HxlifAx District & Ptnnine Calder District Seouts Report of tht Trustees for the l.ear End￿ 31 Mar¢h 2024 The trnsiecs prcscnt thcir rcport with the linancial 51atements ot the Charil!. lor ihc l'ear ended 31 March 2024. Thc trust¢¢s haye adopted the proi'isions of ALLI)uniing and R¢wrling b!" Charities.. StaiLment ()f R¢commend¢d Practice applicable to charili¢s preparing their accounts in accordancc w'ith the Financial Reporling Standard applicablc in the UK and Rcpublic ot Ircland IFRS 102) leffeciive l Januan, 20191. The Truslces present their report and financial slatements of ihe charil). for Ihc l'ear ended 31 March 2024. The Joint Managemcnt Committee is a charitable tn]st established under lis rules. M"hich are common to all or0up￿distrI¢ls. Hebden Hcv Scout Centre is held bv rh¢ CharitN' on behalf of ihc local scout districts in the ratio of Halifax Dislrici. Iwti-thirds. and Pcnnine Calderdale District. one-third. It is maintained bv ihis Committee principall￿. for their benefit and use. The major activities hai'e continued to be Ihe provision of IM)siel accoTnmodaiion and campsite faLilities to local SCOUis and other scout groups. The tacilitics arc also madc availablc to other organisations. FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial posrfion 'I"hL" triisiies repori a surplus of income for ihe l-ear of £613.736 (2023 £16.0061. Durino ihc i'¢ar a l¢gac!' ol. £600.000 M'as accounied lor and receii'ed jusi after rhe vcar end froln the eslate of Alan Yarker. retired trustee. Income from chariiable aclivili¢s knv¢ incr¢ascd from £34.328 to £45.347. Our main cxpcnditures were the knstel maintenance. this includes loilct rcpair costs of £6.)48 and the annual insurdrkce cost of £8.888. Wi continue io be fortunatc to hai'c sufficitnt cash rcseTr'es to coi'er anN' defiLit should our projected income not malerialisc. Thc W'ork of the service team and other ioluntary helpers during this vcar is grcatl!. appre¢iat¢d. Trustees named have sen'ed throughout the ycar unlcs5 Othen￿lS¢ noted. Trustees are appointed in accordanc¢ M'ith ihc policy. organisation and njles of the Scout Association. The Trusiees meet on a quarterlv basis to rnar￿ge the affairs of the charity. and lo receii'c reports from sv￿grOUpS who d¢al with ihe day-lo￿aY actii-itics. H2lifax District & PeDnine Calder District Scouts Report of the Trustees for the l'ear Ended 31 March 2024 FIN.4NCIAL REVIEW Cioing cotteern The Trusi¢e5 actively reN'iew the major risks. ii'hich the charits. faces on a rtgular b&sis and have pul in placc measures to dcal H'ith thtsc. The access road to the Hostels 15 a major risk should it bccomc blockcd or unusablc but havÉng carried oul major repairs in reccnt N'cars and coniinuall}' monitoring atNJ rcpairing ￿h¢￿ n¢c¢s%Tr. the Trustees believe the risk is rcduced io acccptablc lcvcls. ThL charity, has sutlicicnt cash resern'es lo coi'er an! additional costs. as i&ell as rnaintaining our general r¢serve at £25.000. The Trustees hai'e also examined othcr operaiional and business risks faced b). the Charili and confirm they hai.'e eslablishLd systems to mitigatc those risks. We provide host¢ls and aclii'ili¢S 10 Scout groups and ￿laT¢d orgdnisations at SUbs￿ni1al discoun(ed fees and for our om'n s¢nul groups free weekends arc Fnadc ai'ailable. Other organisations can also make use of our knstels atbd engage in a range ol-actii'ities. We bclicvc that by pro%"iding access to our hostels ￿'t are providing a public bcnctit. The Trustees haN'e therefore complicd M-iih ihe dut%. set out in Stclion 4 of the 201 I Charities Act to hai.'c due regard to guidance publi5hcd bv the Charity Commission ￿"hiCh includcs public benefil. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AIND MANAGEMENT Governing document Th¢ charity. is controll¢d b*. its goN'erning documcnt. a d¢cd of trusl and constituies an utiin¢orporal¢d charity.. Approl'ed b). order ot'the EM)ard ot trusic¢s on...-...................................... - and Signed on its behalt bv.. rustL¢ Independent Examiner's Report to the Trusttts of H21ifax District & Pennine Calder District Scouts Independent exxminer's report to the trustees of Halifax District & Pennine Calder District Scouts I report to the chariti. trustees on m}" cxaminalion of the accounts of Halif&x District & Penninc Calder District Scouts IthL Trust) lor thL >'ear Lndcd 31 March 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As ihc ih