BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
MARCH 2025
BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31.03.2025
1. The Basis of the Accounts and Trustees' Approval: The Accounts for the financial year to 31st March 2025 have been prepared on a "Receipts and Payments" basis with a Statement of Assets and Liabilities at that date. These comply with the appropriate legal requirements and are as approved by the Trustees at a meeting on 8[th] January 2026.
2. Fund Accounting: Funds held by the Charity are either:
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(a) Unrestricted General Funds, which can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees or
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(b) Restricted Funds, which can be used only for particular restricted purposes within the objectives of the Charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised and the use designated for particular restricted purposes e.g. Jamboree fundraising.
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Certain budget designated funds e.g. DC’s discretionary fund, will be rolled into general funds at the end of the financial year if their budgeted allotment has not been spent during the financial year.
3. Payments: The payment of National and County membership fees paid relates to both the prior year (£20,557) and the current year (£20,044). There were no major capital expenditure projects were undertaken this year with the majority of expenditure relating to the running costs of the District Headquarters.
4. Receipts: As in previous years the major source of income was Membership fees collected, in late March, from groups based on the number of young people in that Group. The total collected does not represent the total amount due as further monies were received in early April 2025. The Wirral Scout and Guide Shop also provided significant income both in terms of shop takings and contributions to District.
5. Development Fund: The fund is available for making loans and/or grants to Scout Groups for development projects and for purchasing new equipment.
6. Investment (CCLA Accumulation Units): There was a small decrease in value in the financial year as a result of macroeconomic events. The use of this investment will be under review by the Board of Trustees in the forthcoming financial year.
I would like to thank our independent Examiner, Mrs. Anne Finnegan for all her help inspecting the following accounts.
Signed
dated. 8[th] January 2026
Les Kelly District Treasurer
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Sectjon A Independont Examiner's Roport R•port to th• trusts rn•rnb•rn ol Blrk8nhead Dlstrlct ScL)ut Council On accounts for th• year •nd•d 31 March 2024 Charlty no (If any) 520168 Set oul on pag06 I report to the Irustees on my exarnination of the 8ccount8 of the above chanty ("the Trust") for lh8 y8ar ended 3110312024 RMpon•lbllltl•• and A8 the charrly tnJst888 of the Trust. you are re8pcn8ible for the preparation of tha b4•1• of f•port accounts in aceordan(% with the requirements of the Charits'e8 Act 2011 (Ihe Act.). I report in respect of my examlnation of the Trust's accounts carrted out under 8edlon 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion. I have followed Ihe applicable Dlr8Ction8 9iven by the Charlty Commlmion under 8eGtion 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my •xamin•tion. I confinTr that no materlal matter8 have come gxaminefs stat•m•nt lo my attention in connectK)n wrth the examination which glves me cause to b•llove thal In, any material r08wcI', accounting record8 were nol kept in accordance with 86Ction 130 of the Act or thè account8 do not accord wlth the accountlng rocord8 I have M Goncems and have corne acros8 no ther matterg in connectlon with the exarnlnation to whlch attention should be drawn In order to enable a prowr underydtanding of the accounts to bé rethd. Slgn•d: Dat•: 2710112025 Nam•: Anna Finnogan Relevant prole8glonal . ACA (ICAEWJ quallficatlonl•) or body (11 any): Addr•88: Ashville HderSon 15B Broadway. Higher Beblngton Wirral, CH63 5ND
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| Receipts and Payments Account | |||||||||
| Year start date | Year end date | ||||||||
| For the year from |
1st April 2023 | To | 31st March 2024 | ||||||
| Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| 2023/24 | 2022/23 | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Total funds | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Receipts | |||||||||
| Donations, legacies and similar income | |||||||||
| Membership subscriptions | 9,278 | - | - | 9,278 | 33,166 | ||||
| Donations | 340 | - | - | 340 | 1,605 | ||||
| Legacies | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Gift Aid | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Transfer from Scout and Guide Shop | - | - | - | - | 8,200 | ||||
| Sub total | 9,618 | - | - | 9,618 | 42,971 | ||||
| Grants | |||||||||
| Maintenance grant | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Other grants - Covid | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Fundraising events (gross) | |||||||||
| District Events | 3,585 | - | - | 3,585 | 2,239 | ||||
| Scout and Guide Shop | 33,774 | - | - | 33,774 | 38,766 | ||||
| Explorers | 16,841 | 16,841 | 14,982 | ||||||
| Gang Show | 2,120 | 2,120 | 20,845 | ||||||
| Archery | 320 | 320 | 440 | ||||||
| Jamboree | 2,191 | - | - | 2,191 | 7,018 | ||||
| Other fundraising activities | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | 58,832 | - | - | 58,832 | 84,290 | ||||
| District Building income | |||||||||
| Hire of building | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Insurance Claim | - | - | |||||||
| Hire of equipment | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Other District Building income | 293 | - | - | 293 | - | ||||
| Sub total | 293 | - | - | 293 | - | ||||
| Investment income | |||||||||
| Bank interest | 1,799 | - | - | 1,799 | 573 | ||||
| Building Society interest | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| The Scout Association Short Term Investment Service |
- | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Other investment income | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | 1,799 | - | - | 1,799 | 573 | ||||
| **Total Gross Income ** | 70,542 | - | - | 70,542 | 127,834 | ||||
| Asset and investment sales, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts | 70,542 | - | - | 70,542 | 127,834 |
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| Receipts and Payments Account | |||||||||
| Year start date | Year end date | ||||||||
| For the year from |
1st April 2023 | To | 31st March 2024 | ||||||
| Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| 2023/24 | 2022/23 | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Total funds | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Payments | |||||||||
| Charitable Payments | |||||||||
| Membership subscriptions paid on (National/County/Area/District) |
18,552 | - | - | 18,552 | 16,837 | ||||
| Youth programme and activities | 7,509 | - | - | 7,509 | 3,763 | ||||
| Jamboree (Payment to County) | 1,485 | 1,485 | 8,550 | ||||||
| Adult support and training | 1,410 | - | - | 1,410 | - | ||||
| Administration - Fees | 104 | 104 | |||||||
| Administration - Internet | 1,098 | 1,098 | |||||||
| Administration - Licensing | 379 | 379 | |||||||
| Administration - Professional Fees | 700 | 700 | |||||||
| District Headquarters | - | 105 | |||||||
| Donations | - | - | |||||||
| Water and Sewerage | 284 | - | - | 284 | 241 | ||||
| Electricity and Gas | 3,418 | - | - | 3,418 | 2,749 | ||||
| Insurance | 2,370 | - | - | 2,370 | - | ||||
| Repairs and Renewals | 489 | - | - | 489 | 222 | ||||
| Materials and equipment | 581 | - | - | 581 | 565 | ||||
| Printing and photocopying | - | - | - | - | 2,155 | ||||
| AGM and trustee expenses | 297 | - | - | 297 | 603 | ||||
| Scout and Guide Shop | - | - | - | 1,558 | |||||
| Covid Related Expenditure | - | - | |||||||
| Development Fund | - | 1,599 | |||||||
| Archery | 372 | 372 | 311 | ||||||
| McLachlan Hall | 618 | - | - | 618 | 1,055 | ||||
| Discretionary Fund | 16 | - | - | 16 | 173 | ||||
| Sub total | 39,684 | - | - | 39,684 | 40,486 | ||||
| Fundraising expenses | |||||||||
| Gang Show | 61 | - | - | 61 | 22,765 | ||||
| Explorers | 16,056 | - | 16,056 | 13,704 | |||||
| Scout and Guide Shop | 27,087 | - | - | 27,087 | 38,128 | ||||
| Other fundraising costs | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | 43,205 | - | - | 43,205 | 74,597 | ||||
| **Total Gross Expenditure ** | 82,889 | - | - | 82,889 | 115,083 | ||||
| Asset and investment purchases, |
- | - | - | - | - | ||||
| ~~t~~ | |||||||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 82,889 | - | - | 82,889 | 115,083 | ||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | - 12,346 | - | - | - 12,346 | 12,751 | ||||
| Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Cash funds last year end | 67,500 | 39,530 | - | 107,030 | 94,279 | ||||
Birkenhead District Scout Group (Charity no. 520168) Receipts and Payments Account
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| Receipts and Payments Account | |||||||||
| Year start date | Year end date | ||||||||
| For the year from |
1st April 2023 | To | 31st March 2024 | ||||||
Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year
| 31st March 2024 | 31st March 2024 | 31st March 2024 | 31st March 2024 | 31st March 2023 |
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Total funds | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Cash funds | |||||||||
| CAF current account | 32,460 | - | - | 32,460 | 27,012 | ||||
| CAF deposit account | 27,882 | - | - | 27,882 | 46,855 | ||||
| COIF deposit account | 16,168 | - | 16,168 | 15,418 | |||||
| Scout and Guide Shop | 3,288 | - | 3,288 | 5,650 | |||||
| Gang Show | 7,411 | - | 7,411 | 5,352 | |||||
| Explorers | 6,943 | - | 6,943 | 5,999 | |||||
| Building society account | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| The Scout Association Short Term Investment Service |
- | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Cash/Floats | 532 | - | - | 532 | 744 | ||||
| Total cash funds | 94,684 | - | - | 94,684 | 107,030 | ||||
| Other monetary assets | |||||||||
| Tax claim | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Debts due from the County/Area/District/Group |
- | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Insurance claim | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Investment assets | |||||||||
| Investment property - detail | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Quoted investments | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| COIF Accumulation shares | 105,300 | - | - | 105,300 | 93,759 | ||||
| Sub total | 105,300 | - | - | 105,300 | 93,759 | ||||
| Non monetary assets for charity's | |||||||||
| Badge stock | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Shop stock | 13,169 | - | - | 13,169 | 14,958 | ||||
| Other stock | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Land and buildings | 100,000 | - | - | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||
| Motor vehicles | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Scouting equipment, furniture etc | 2,000 | - | - | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| Kayaks | 579 | 579 | 579 | ||||||
| Explorers assets | 2,376 | 2,376 | 2,188 | ||||||
| Other | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | 118,124 | - | - | 118,124 | 119,725 | ||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||
| Accounts not yet paid | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Expenses incurred but not invoiced | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Subscriptions not yet paid | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Loan - detail | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Other liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on 9th January 2025 and signed on their behalf by Signature Print Name Leslie Kelly Kathleen Thomas ~~a~~
Birkenhead District Scout Group (Charity no. 520168) Receipts and Payments Account
For the year from
Year start date
1st April 2024
To
Year end date
31st March 2025
Receipts and payments
2024/25
2023/24
| Receipts | £ 29,106 646 - - 5,670 35,422 - - - 2,742 29,979 16,855 18,408 520 - - 68,504 - - 615 615 1,934 - - - 1,934 106,475 - 106,475 Unrestricted funds |
£ Restricted funds |
£ Endowment funds |
Total funds £ |
Total funds £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donations, legacies and similar income | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
29,106 646 - - 5,670 35,422 - - - 2,742 29,979 16,855 18,408 520 - - 68,504 - - - 615 615 1,934 - - - 1,934 |
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| Membership subscriptions | - | 9,278 | |||
| Donations | - | 340 | |||
| Legacies | - | - | |||
| Gift Aid | - | - | |||
| Transfer from Scout and Guide Shop | - | - | |||
| Sub total | - | 9,618 | |||
| Grants | |||||
| Maintenance grant | - | - | |||
| Other grants - Covid | - | - | |||
| Sub total | - | - | |||
| Fundraising events (gross) | |||||
| District Events | - | 3,585 | |||
| Scout and Guide Shop | - | 33,774 | |||
| Explorers | 16,841 | ||||
| Gang Show | 2,120 | ||||
| Archery | 320 | ||||
| Jamboree | - | 2,191 | |||
| Other fundraising activities | - | - | |||
| Sub total | - | 58,832 | |||
| District Building income | |||||
| Hire of building | - | - | |||
| Insurance Claim | - | ||||
| Hire of equipment | - | - | |||
| Other District Building income | - | 293 | |||
| Sub total | - | 293 | |||
| Investment income | |||||
| Bank interest | - | 1,799 | |||
| Building Society interest | - | - | |||
| The Scout Association Short Term Investment Service |
- | - | |||
| Other investment income | - | - | |||
| Sub total | - | 1,799 | |||
| Total Gross Income Asset and investment sales, etc. Total receipts |
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| - | - | 106,475 | 70,542 | ||
| - | - | ||||
| - | - | ||||
| - | - | 106,475 | 70,542 |
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Year start date
Year end date
For the year 1st April 2024 To 31st March 2025 from
Receipts and payments
| Receipts and payments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments | £ 40,602 3,834 135 294 1,076 415 350 339 4,141 2,391 223 716 - 125 121 445 - - 55,207 20,881 12,539 29,500 - 62,920 118,127 - 118,127 - 11,652 - 94,684 83,032 Unrestricted funds |
2024/25 £ £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds Endowment funds |
Total funds £ |
2023/24 Total funds £ |
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| Charitable Payments | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
40,602 3,834 - 135 294 1,076 415 350 - - 339 4,141 2,391 223 716 - 125 121 - - 445 - - 55,207 20,881 12,539 29,500 - 62,920 |
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| Membership subscriptions paid on (National/County/Area/District) |
- | 18,552 | |||
| Youth programme and activities | - | 7,509 | |||
| Jamboree (Payment to County) | 1,485 | ||||
| Adult support and training | - | 1,410 | |||
| Administration - Fees | 104 | ||||
| Administration - Internet | 1,098 | ||||
| Administration - Licensing | 379 | ||||
| Administration - Professional Fees | 700 | ||||
| District Headquarters | |||||
| Donations | |||||
| Water and Sewerage | - | 284 | |||
| Electricity and Gas | - | 3,418 | |||
| Insurance | - | 2,370 | |||
| Repairs and Renewals | - | 489 | |||
| Materials and equipment | - | 581 | |||
| Printing and photocopying | - | - | |||
| AGM and trustee expenses | - | 297 | |||
| Uniforms | - | ||||
| Covid Related Expenditure | |||||
| Development Fund | |||||
| Archery | 372 | ||||
| McLachlan Hall | - | 618 | |||
| Discretionary Fund | - | 16 | |||
| Sub total | - | 39,684 | |||
| Fundraising expenses | |||||
| Gang Show | - | 61 | |||
| Explorers | - | 16,056 | |||
| Scout and Guide Shop | - | 27,087 | |||
| Other fundraising costs | - | - | |||
| Sub total | - | 43,205 | |||
| Total Gross Expenditure Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Transfers between funds Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end Asset and investment purchases, etc |
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| - | - | 118,127 | 82,889 | ||
| - | - | ||||
| - | - | ||||
| - | - | 118,127 | 82,889 | ||
| - - - - |
- | - 11,652 - 94,684 83,032 |
- 12,346 | ||
| - | - | ||||
| - | 107,030 | ||||
| - | 94,684 |
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Year start date Year end date For the year 1st April 2024 To 31st March 2025 from ~~a~~
Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year
| 31st March 2025 | 31st March 2025 | 31st March 2025 | 31st March 2025 | 31st March 2024 |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Restricted | Endowment | Total funds | Total funds | |||||
| funds | funds | funds | ||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| Cash funds | ||||||||||
| CAF current account | 11,495 | - | - | - | 11,495 | 32,460 | ||||
| CAF deposit account | 33,997 | - | - | - | 33,997 | 27,882 | ||||
| COIF deposit account | 16,969 | - | - | 16,969 | 16,168 | |||||
| Scout and Guide Shop | 3,768 | - | - | 3,768 | 3,288 | |||||
| Gang Show | 4,937 | - | - | 4,937 | 7,411 | |||||
| Explorers 11,258 Building society account - - Cash/Floats 608 83,032 Other monetary assets Tax claim - - Insurance claim - The Scout Association Short Term Investment Service Total cash funds Debts due from the County/Area/District/Group ~~———~~ ~~——~~ |
- - - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - |
11,258 - - 608 83,032 - - - |
6,943 - - 532 94,684 - - - |
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| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Investment assets | ||||||||||
| Investment property - detail | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Quoted investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| COIF Accumulation shares | 103,208 | - | - | - | 103,208 | 105,300 | ||||
| Sub total | 103,208 | - | - | - | 103,208 | 105,300 | ||||
| Non monetary assets for charity's | ||||||||||
| Badge stock ~~own use~~ |
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Shop stock | 11,528 | - | - | - | 11,528 | 13,169 | ||||
| Other stock | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Land and buildings | 100,000 | - | - | - | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||
| Motor vehicles | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Scouting equipment, furniture etc | 2,000 | - | - | - | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| Kayaks | 579 | 579 | 579 | |||||||
| Explorers assets | 2,376 | 2,376 | 2,376 | |||||||
| Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | 116,483 | - | - | - | 116,483 | 118,124 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts not yet paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Expenses incurred but not invoiced | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Subscriptions not yet paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Loan - detail | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Other liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total net assets | 302,723 | - | - | - | 302,723 | 318,107 |
The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on 8th January 2026 and signed on their behalf by
Signature
Print Name
Leslie Kelly
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trustees Birkenhead District Scout Group On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Charlty no {If any) 520168 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust") far the year ended 3110312025 R8sponslb1ll8s and basls of report As the charity's trustees, you are spOnSible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have follcwed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi88ion under section 145(5)(b) of th8 Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examlnerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believ6 that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Ad., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,, or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the forTh and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which 18 nol a matter considered 88 part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which atter)tion should b8 drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the account8 to be reached. Slgned: I Date: Name: Anne Finnegan Relevant profe851onal qualiflcatlon{s> or body (if any): ACA (ICAEW) Address: Ashville Henderson 158 Broadway, Higher Bebington, Wirral. CH63 5ND IER Oct 2018