Treasurer Report for the 215th (1st Totley) Scout Group Charity Number 515836
Prepared by Dan Brookman
Report Date: 11/01/2026 - Accounts Y/E 2025
Summary
The group finances are in good health and at the time of writing we have £23,314 in hand with no major outlays planned.
The group received considerable restricted funding from the Youth Investment Fund (YIF) £64,970 (funding agreed in the previous year) and from the Sheffield Council Local Area Committee (LAC) £10,000
For a third year we failed to reclaim GiftAid due to myself not being recognised as a responsible person by HMRC. This has now been rectified and a Gift Aid claim is in progress.
Income
Our unrestricted income for the year to 31/03/2025 was £60,057. This includes Donations of £40, Fundraising of £14,695, Subscriptions of £27,272 and Camps and Trips of £17,821. In addition, we received £74,970 in restricted funds as part of the grants for the refurbishment.
Expenses
Our unrestricted expenses for the same period were £52,769. With restricted expenses associated with the refurbishment of £86,375. A full set of accounts is available on the charity commission website. Scouting UK Subscription for the period was £9,469.50 (this is the proportion of subscription paid that goes to the Scouts). We had an unforeseen cost on acoustic paneling of £8806.80 which was required following the replacement of our floor.
Net Income
Net income for the year was (-£4,117) Reserves carried forward from the previous year were £27,431 giving us a positive cash position at Y/E of £23,314
Financial Position
Our current balance as of 11/01/2026 is £26,493. We have 182 members across 7 groups and are currently at 92% capacity. Our budget for the year end 2026 is £52,000. In addition we have circa £24k due to us in gift aid.
Hardship Fund
Last year we introduced a hardship fund in response to the cost of living crisis with an initial budget of £500. I can report that this fund has not been utilised.
Grants
During the period we received £10k from the LAC and £3.7k from the local Coop Fund
Acknowledgements
I’d like to acknowledge the new auditor Gavin Johns who checked over and signed off the accounts.
Forthcoming Changes
Over the next period I’ll be passing the Treasurer role to Chris Wade.
Leader Incentive
We’ve now implemented the leader incentive which was launched last year to help with the recruitment drive which includes the following:
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Jump the queue if you have kids waiting to go into a group
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50% refund on termly subs, paid at the end of the term.
Conclusion
Overall, the 215th (1st Totley) Scout Group is in a good financial position. We are confident that we will be able to continue to provide high-quality scouting activities to our members without needing to raise subscriptions.
Regards
Dan Brookman Treasurer & Chair 215th.totley@gmail.com 07966796581
| Charity Name: 215th (1st) Totley Scout Group 515836 |
Charity Name: 215th (1st) Totley Scout Group 515836 |
Charity Name: 215th (1st) Totley Scout Group 515836 |
Charity Name: 215th (1st) Totley Scout Group 515836 |
Charity Name: 215th (1st) Totley Scout Group 515836 |
Charity Name: 215th (1st) Totley Scout Group 515836 |
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| Receipts and payments accounts | |||||||||
| For the period from | 1/4/2024 | To | 31/3/2025 | ||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | £40 | £40 | £5,122 | ||||||
| Gift aid | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||||
| Subscriptions | £27,272 | £27,272 | £26,953 | ||||||
| Camps and Trips | £17,821 | £17,821 | £6,058 | ||||||
| Fundraising Income | £14,695 | £74,970 | £89,665 | £8,274 | |||||
| Meetings | £19 | £19 | £0 | ||||||
| Other Trading Activity | £0 | £0 | |||||||
| Lottery Income | £0 | £2,805 | |||||||
| Other Income | £0 | £37,820 | |||||||
| £0 | £0 | ||||||||
| Investment Income | £0 | £0 | |||||||
| Deposit account interest | £211 | £211 | £53 | ||||||
| £0 | £0 | ||||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | £60,057 | £74,970 | £0 | £135,027 | £87,084 | ||||
| £0 | £0 | 0 | £0 | 0 | |||||
| £0 | £0 | 0 | £0 | 0 | |||||
| Sub total Total receipts A3 Payments |
£60,057 | £74,970 | 0 | £135,027 | £87,084 | ||||
| £60,057 | £74,970 | 0 | £135,027 | £87,084 | |||||
| General bills | £952 | £952 | £4,663 | ||||||
| Group Expenses | £3,336 | £3,336 | £1,295 | ||||||
| Scouting UK Subscriptions | £9,470 | £9,470 | £7,836 |
| Camps & Trips - Accomodation & travel | Camps & Trips - Accomodation & travel | £0 | £7,230 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundries | £1,106 | £1,106 | £574 | ||||||
| Event costs | £17,875 | £17,875 | £0 | ||||||
| Lottery Prizes | £0 | £1,050 | |||||||
| Website Costs | £0 | £0 | |||||||
| Fundraising costs | £2,642 | £2,642 | £2,789 | ||||||
| Refurbishment | £8,807 | £86,375 | £95,182 | £32,339 | |||||
| Gate costs | £0 | £0 | |||||||
| Cleaning | £1,884 | £1,884 | £1,762 | ||||||
| Admin Costs | £0 | £1,156 | |||||||
| Insurance | £616 | £616 | £658 | ||||||
| Rent | £0 | £0 | |||||||
| Utilities | £2,580 | £2,580 | £0 | ||||||
| Support costs | £2,002 | £2,002 | £0 | ||||||
| £0 | £0 | ||||||||
| Finance | £0 | £0 | |||||||
| Bank Charges | £1,499 | £1,499 | £1,091 | ||||||
| Governance costs | £0 | £0 | |||||||
| Accountancy & legal fees | £0 | £0 | |||||||
| Sub total | £0 | £0 | |||||||
| £52,769 | £86,375 | 0 | £139,144 | £62,443 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | £0 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| £52,769 | £86,375 | - | - | - | |||||
| £7,288 | -£11,405 | £0 | -£4,117 | £24,642 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| £27,431 | 0 | £27,431 | £2,493 | ||||||
| £34,719 | -£11,405 | 0 | £23,314 | £27,431 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | |||||||
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| - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Sub total | £0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total payments | £52,769 | £86,375 | - | - | - | |||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | £7,288 | -£11,405 | £0 | -£4,117 | £24,642 | |||||
| A5 | Transfers between funds | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| A6 | Cash funds last year end | £27,431 | 0 | £27,431 | £2,493 | |||||
| Cash funds this year end | £34,719 | -£11,405 | 0 | £23,314 | £27,431 | |||||
| Section B Statement of assets and | liabilities at the end of the period | liabilities at the end of the period | liabilities at the end of the period | liabilities at the end of the period | liabilities at the end of the period | liabilities at the end of the period |
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| Categories | Details Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ |
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| B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s |
Lottery Account | £4,535 | - | - | ||
| Reserve Account | £6,432 | - | ||||
| Business Account | £12,244 | - | - | |||
| £103 | ||||||
| £23,314 | 0 | - | ||||
| Details | h liability relates | h liability relates | nt due (optional) | nt due (optional) | n due (optional) | n due (optional) | ||
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| B5 Liabilities | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on beha | Signature | Print Name | Date of approval | |||||
29/01/2026, 14:13
Gmail - Totley Scounts Review - 2024 - 2025
Totley Treasurer 215th.totley@gmail.com
Totley Scounts Review - 2024 - 2025
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Gavin Johns gavinjohns51@hotmail.co.uk 20 January 2026 at 18:05 To: 215th Totley Scouts 215th.totley@gmail.com
Hi Dan,
Thanks for the bank statements, spreadsheet and Annual Report for 2024 - 2025 for me to review.
I have identified a few errors, mainly on your worksheet and Annual Return within the spreadsheet and then reflected in your Annual Report.
The main corrections relate to the opening and closing balances of your Lottery, Business and Savings accounts and the previous year's summary amounts.
To ensure the accounts for 2024 - 2025 balanced correctly, I had to include a corrective amount of £103 (better than last year's £296) which I couldn't find without matching every transaction in every bank statement - too much effort!
I have attached an updated copy of your spreadsheet with updated worksheet and Annual Return figures highlighted in orange and your Annual Report with corrections, highlighted in yellow, including my surname!
I hope you are happy with the updates and I'm happy to sign off the accounts accordingly.
I'm ok to carry on checking your accounts next year.
Regards
Gavin
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Totley Scouts 2024 - 2025 Cashbook - Final Accounts (1) - GAJ.xlsx 351K
Treasurer Report for the 215th (1st) Totley Scout Group Y_E 2025 - GAJ.docx 2163K
215th Totley Scouts 215th.totley@gmail.com To: Gavin Johns gavinjohns51@hotmail.co.uk
23 January 2026 at 16:57
Hi Gavin
Brilliant. Thanks for checking them over and giving them the sign off. I've distributed them to the committee for approval and will get them submitted.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=d3500cb850&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f:1854860006140685742&simpl=msg-f:1854860006140…
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29/01/2026, 14:13
Gmail - Totley Scounts Review - 2024 - 2025
Thanks for spotting the error.
Kind regards
Dan
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