DANE VALLEY SCOUT GROUP
Trustees’ Annual Report
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Reference and Administrative Details
| Charity name | Dane Valley Scout Group |
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| Charity number | 515681 (England and Wales) |
| Principal address | Dane Valley Scout Headquarters, Rope Walk, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1HN |
| Period covered | 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 |
Trustees during the period:
| Name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Smith | Chair | |
| Benjamin Plant | Treasurer | |
| Michelle Marie Borg-Heffernan | Trustee | |
| Jennifer Louise Williams | Trustee | |
| Andrew Brown | Trustee | |
| Debra Marshall | Trustee | |
| Paul Green | Trustee | Appointed 08 May 2025 |
| Garreth Davey | Trustee | Appointed 08 May 2025 |
| Mrs M Dutton | Trustee | Resigned 9 January 2025 |
| Mr J Mitcheson | Trustee | Resigned 21 April 2025 |
Objectives and Activities
Dane Valley Scout Group exists to help young people achieve their full potential as individuals, citizens and members of their local, national and international communities. The Group is open to all young people aged 4 and above who are willing to make the Scout Law and Promise.
The charity provides Scouting programmes across four sections:
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Squirrels – ages 4–6
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Beavers – ages 6–8
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Cubs – ages 8–10.5
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Scouts – ages 10.5–14
Activities include weekly section meetings, outdoor pursuits, camps, and residential experiences. The Group also maintains its headquarters building at Rope Walk, Congleton, which supports the delivery of all activities.
The trustees confirm they have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity undertakes and confirm compliance with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2006.
Achievements and Performance
2025 was a productive year for the Group. Membership remained strong across all four sections, and the Squirrels section for the youngest members continued to develop successfully.
Cubs and Scouts both undertook residential camps and a range of outdoor activities during the year. All sections delivered varied, engaging programmes throughout 2025.
Significant progress was made on improving the Group’s 40-year-old headquarters: the central heating system and associated pipework installation was completed, and further redecoration of key rooms was carried out.
The Group is entirely dependent on the contribution of volunteers — adult leaders, section assistants, trustees and helpers who give their time freely. The trustees record their sincere thanks to all volunteers for their continued dedication.
Financial Review
Total receipts for the year were £52,689, including membership subscriptions, camp fees, donations, Gift Aid receipts and bank interest. Total payments were £55,413, resulting in a net deficit of £2,724 for the year.
The Group’s principal sources of income were section subscriptions (£14,551), camp income (£12,778), Gift Aid and donations (£21,048), and bank interest (£1,848). The main areas of expenditure were building repairs and renewals (£20,866), Scout Association subscriptions (£5,620), camp expenditure (£14,577), and utilities and insurance (£6,977).
Cash funds at 31 December 2025 were £131,628, held across multiple section and group bank accounts.
The trustees' policy is to maintain reserves equivalent to one year's expenditure, to ensure the Group can continue its activities in the event of an unexpected shortfall in income. The trustees consider an appropriate level of reserves to be £55,413, equivalent to total expenditure in 2025. At 31 December 2025, the Group held cash funds of £131,628, which exceeds this target. The trustees will keep the level of reserves under review and consider how any surplus above the target level might be applied to further the Group's charitable purposes.
No funds are held by any trustee in a custodian capacity on behalf of the charity.
Structure, Governance and Management
Dane Valley Scout Group is an unincorporated association operating under the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association, which forms its governing document.
Trustees are appointed and approved at the annual meeting of the Group Scout Council. The trustee body includes elected, nominated and co-opted members and representatives from each section. Trustees meet quarterly.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved this Trustees’ Annual Report.
Signature: Signature: Full name: Full name: Position: Position: Date: Date:
Charity Name No (if any) Dane Valley Scout Group 515681 Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts
Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2025 31/12/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £
A1 Receipts
| A1 Receipts | nresrce funds to the nearest £ |
esrce funds to the nearest £ |
nowmen funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Group- Donations andgifts | 355 | - | - | 355 | 2,555 | ||||
| Group- Gift aid | 9,792 | - | - | 9,792 | - | ||||
| Group- Grants | - | - | - | - | 500 | ||||
| Group- Rental income | 10,901 | - | - | 10,901 | 14,273 | ||||
| Beavers - Membershipfees | 3,246 | - | - | 3,246 | 2,885 | ||||
| Beavers - Groupand section activities | 1,581 | - | - | 1,581 | 708 | ||||
| Beavers - Other income | 86 | - | - | 86 | 99 | ||||
| Cubs - Membershipfees | 5,297 | - | - | 5,297 | 4,487 | ||||
| Cubs - Groupand section activities | 280 | - | - | 280 | 194 | ||||
| Cubs - Campincome | 6,065 | - | - | 6,065 | 5,750 | ||||
| Scouts - Membershipfees | 4,594 | - | - | 4,594 | 5,270 | ||||
| Scouts - Groupand section activities | 517 | - | - | 517 | 956 | ||||
| Scouts - Campincome | 6,713 | - | - | 6,713 | 3,540 | ||||
| Scouts - Admissions | - | - | - | - | 30 | ||||
| Squirrels - Membershipfees | 1,414 | - | - | 1,414 | 1,267 | ||||
| Interest receivable | 1,848 | - | - | 1,848 | 2,081 | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
52,689 | - | - | 52,689 | 44,595 |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||
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| (see table). | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 52,689 | - | - | 52,689 | 44,595 |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
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| Group - Subscriptions paid to HQ County & District |
5,620 | - | - | 5,620 | 4,689 | ||||
| Group- Insurance | 2,093 | - | - | 2,093 | 2,129 | ||||
| Group- Light, heat and water | 4,049 | - | - | 4,049 | 4,594 | ||||
| Group- Telephone | 835 | - | - | 835 | 856 | ||||
| Group- Repairs and renewals | 20,866 | - | - | 20,866 | 7,221 | ||||
| Group- Vehicle and transport costs | 165 | - | - | 165 | 237 | ||||
| Group- Groupand section activities | 250 | - | - | 250 | 282 | ||||
| Group- Sundries | 227 | - | - | 227 | 3,453 | ||||
| Group- Campexpenditure | 6,148 | - | - | 6,148 | 2,085 | ||||
| Group- Independent Examiner fees | 900 | - | - | 900 | 588 | ||||
| Beavers - Groupand section activities | 2,241 | - | - | 2,241 | 1,059 | ||||
| Beavers - Feepayments | - | - | - | - | 110 | ||||
| Beavers - Sundries | 44 | - | - | 44 | 104 | ||||
| Cubs - Groupand section activities | 729 | - | - | 729 | 995 | ||||
| Cubs - Campexpenditure | 3,619 | - | - | 3,619 | 5,056 | ||||
| Cubs - Equipment | 497 | - | - | 497 | 61 | ||||
| Cubs - Sundries | 228 | - | - | 228 | 398 | ||||
| Scouts - Groupand section activities | 1,449 | - | - | 1,449 | 1,940 | ||||
| Scouts - Campexpenditure | 4,810 | - | - | 4,810 | 2,849 | ||||
| Scouts - Equipment | 182 | - | - | 182 | 1,463 | ||||
| Scouts - Sundries | 79 | - | - | 79 | - | ||||
| Squirrels- Groupand section activities | 310 | - | - | 310 | 320 | ||||
| Squirrels- Sundries | 72 | - | - | 72 | 61 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 55,413 | - | - | 55,413 | 40,550 |
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| A4 Asset and investment | ||||||||||
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| purchases, (see table) | ||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | |||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total payments | 55,413 | - | - | 55,413 | 40,550 | |||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | (2,724) | - | - | (2,724) | 4,045 | |||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 134,352 | - | - | 134,352 | 130,307 | |||||
| Cash funds this year end | 131,628 | - | - | 131,628 | 134,352 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Beavers Cash Cubs Bank Cubs Camp Cubs Cash Scouts Bank Scouts Camp Scouts Cash Squirrels Unity Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Beavers Bank Group Nationwide Group Trust Savings Details Group Trust Current Details Freehold Land and Buildings Plant & equipment Fixtures and fittings Computers Motor Vehicles |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 7,152 6 12,448 11,146 128 16,120 32 65 1,989 13,049 17,232 52,261 131,628 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) 275,000 8,354 8,476 695 11,500 - - - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | ||||
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| - | ||||
| - | ||||
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | ||||
| - | ||||
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| Current value (optional) |
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| - | ||||
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| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| Freehold Land and Buildings | Unrestricted | 275,000 | 275,000 | |
| Plant & equipment | Unrestricted | 8,354 | 4,373 | |
| Fixtures and fittings | Unrestricted | 8,476 | 4,453 | |
| Computers | Unrestricted | 695 | 42 | |
| Motor Vehicles | Unrestricted | 11,500 | 1,536 | |
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| - | - |
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B5 Liabilities
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Charity Name No (if any) Dane Valley Scout Group 515681 Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts
Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2025 31/12/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £
A1 Receipts
| A1 Receipts | nresrce funds to the nearest £ |
esrce funds to the nearest £ |
nowmen funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Group- Donations andgifts | 355 | - | - | 355 | 2,555 | ||||
| Group- Gift aid | 9,792 | - | - | 9,792 | - | ||||
| Group- Grants | - | - | - | - | 500 | ||||
| Group- Rental income | 10,901 | - | - | 10,901 | 14,273 | ||||
| Beavers - Membershipfees | 3,246 | - | - | 3,246 | 2,885 | ||||
| Beavers - Groupand section activities | 1,581 | - | - | 1,581 | 708 | ||||
| Beavers - Other income | 86 | - | - | 86 | 99 | ||||
| Cubs - Membershipfees | 5,297 | - | - | 5,297 | 4,487 | ||||
| Cubs - Groupand section activities | 280 | - | - | 280 | 194 | ||||
| Cubs - Campincome | 6,065 | - | - | 6,065 | 5,750 | ||||
| Scouts - Membershipfees | 4,594 | - | - | 4,594 | 5,270 | ||||
| Scouts - Groupand section activities | 517 | - | - | 517 | 956 | ||||
| Scouts - Campincome | 6,713 | - | - | 6,713 | 3,540 | ||||
| Scouts - Admissions | - | - | - | - | 30 | ||||
| Squirrels - Membershipfees | 1,414 | - | - | 1,414 | 1,267 | ||||
| Interest receivable | 1,848 | - | - | 1,848 | 2,081 | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
52,689 | - | - | 52,689 | 44,595 |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||
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| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 52,689 | - | - | 52,689 | 44,595 |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
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| Group - Subscriptions paid to HQ County & District |
5,620 | - | - | 5,620 | 4,689 | ||||
| Group- Insurance | 2,093 | - | - | 2,093 | 2,129 | ||||
| Group- Light, heat and water | 4,049 | - | - | 4,049 | 4,594 | ||||
| Group- Telephone | 835 | - | - | 835 | 856 | ||||
| Group- Repairs and renewals | 20,866 | - | - | 20,866 | 7,221 | ||||
| Group- Vehicle and transport costs | 165 | - | - | 165 | 237 | ||||
| Group- Groupand section activities | 250 | - | - | 250 | 282 | ||||
| Group- Sundries | 227 | - | - | 227 | 3,453 | ||||
| Group- Campexpenditure | 6,148 | - | - | 6,148 | 2,085 | ||||
| Group- Independent Examiner fees | 900 | - | - | 900 | 588 | ||||
| Beavers - Groupand section activities | 2,241 | - | - | 2,241 | 1,059 | ||||
| Beavers - Feepayments | - | - | - | - | 110 | ||||
| Beavers - Sundries | 44 | - | - | 44 | 104 | ||||
| Cubs - Groupand section activities | 729 | - | - | 729 | 995 | ||||
| Cubs - Campexpenditure | 3,619 | - | - | 3,619 | 5,056 | ||||
| Cubs - Equipment | 497 | - | - | 497 | 61 | ||||
| Cubs - Sundries | 228 | - | - | 228 | 398 | ||||
| Scouts - Groupand section activities | 1,449 | - | - | 1,449 | 1,940 | ||||
| Scouts - Campexpenditure | 4,810 | - | - | 4,810 | 2,849 | ||||
| Scouts - Equipment | 182 | - | - | 182 | 1,463 | ||||
| Scouts - Sundries | 79 | - | - | 79 | - | ||||
| Squirrels- Groupand section activities | 310 | - | - | 310 | 320 | ||||
| Squirrels- Sundries | 72 | - | - | 72 | 61 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 55,413 | - | - | 55,413 | 40,550 |
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| A4 Asset and investment | ||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total payments | 55,413 | - | - | 55,413 | 40,550 | |||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | (2,724) | - | - | (2,724) | 4,045 | |||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 134,352 | - | - | 134,352 | 130,307 | |||||
| Cash funds this year end | 131,628 | - | - | 131,628 | 134,352 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Beavers Cash Cubs Bank Cubs Camp Cubs Cash Scouts Bank Scouts Camp Scouts Cash Squirrels Unity Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Beavers Bank Group Nationwide Group Trust Savings Details Group Trust Current Details Freehold Land and Buildings Plant & equipment Fixtures and fittings Computers Motor Vehicles |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 7,152 6 12,448 11,146 128 16,120 32 65 1,989 13,049 17,232 52,261 131,628 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) 275,000 8,354 8,476 695 11,500 - - - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Freehold Land and Buildings | Unrestricted | 275,000 | 275,000 | |
| Plant & equipment | Unrestricted | 8,354 | 4,373 | |
| Fixtures and fittings | Unrestricted | 8,476 | 4,453 | |
| Computers | Unrestricted | 695 | 42 | |
| Motor Vehicles | Unrestricted | 11,500 | 1,536 | |
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B5 Liabilities
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