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2022-03-31-accounts

1[st] Hartford Scout Group Charity Number 520202

Registered Address : 4 St James Way, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1GR

Registered Trustees :

John Bebbington – Treasurer

Michelle Bebbington – Chair

Sian Lewis

Gareth Lewis

Graham Wallace

Su Smith

Highlights for the year

The financial situation of the group improved over the reporting year and is due to the 2 final Covid19 grants received from Chester West and Chester (CWAC) Borough Council and numerous grants and donations received from local businesses. Many of the donations followed news that the Scout hut had suffered its first ever break in, resulting in damage to the building interior and equipment. We also had another successful bedding plant sale.

Following the end lockdown and a return to normal scouting activities, membership numbers and subsequent annual subscription payments have shown a steady increase. This is due to a positive response to a local campaign to attract new members across Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.

Financials

Opening bank balance on 1st April 2021 was £25,322

Incomings Total raised £55,382

Outgoings Total £29,057

Closing bank balance on 31st March 2022 £51,647

Accounts verification

The accounts for 1[st] Hartford Scout Group have been verified by Paul Lounds of Lounds & Co. This included an analysis of bank transactions supplied reconciled to the bank balance for the period 01/04/21 to 31/03/22. All payments out of the bank account were checked against supporting documentation. He confirmed that the money spent through the bank account, is fully supported by invoices & / or authorisation documents. The administration improvements he recommended be put in place regarding administration procedures and policies from the previous year’s audit have now been reviewed and implemented.

Special notes

We received grants from local government of £11,417. We did not receive any donations from unknown sources or have any unusual activity. We did not receive any non-UK income. The trustees did not receive any payments other than reimbursement of expenses. The trustees for this period are listed above and no changes were made during the year.

Declaration

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature: Full name: John Bebbington

Position: Treasurer

Date: 14/3/23

1st Hartford Scout Group 520202 Receipts and payments accounts For the period 01/04/2021 31/03/2022 To from

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
55,382
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55,382
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55,382
29,057
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29,057
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29,057
26,325
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25,322
51,647
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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Total funds
to the nearest £
55,382
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55,382
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55,382
29,057
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29,057
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29,057
26,325
Total funds
to the nearest £
55,382
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55,382
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55,382
29,057
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29,057
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29,057
26,325
Last year
to the nearest £
Total income 55,382 31,222
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
55,382 31,222
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
31,222
Total expenses 29,057 15,846
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**Sub total ** 29,057 15,846
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
15,846
26,325 - - 26,325 15,376
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25,322 - - 25,322 9,946
51,647 - - 51,647 25,322

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

14/03/2023

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
Signature
Details
Details
Bank account
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
51,647
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51,647
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OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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Print Name
John Bebbington
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
John Bebbington 14/03/2023

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

14/03/2023

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l Hartford Scout Group Financial Accounts for the Year to 31 March 2022 Independent verlficatlon Testing was carried o¥Jt on a sample of 50 transactions from the Income and Expenditure Accounts. The transactions were either agreed back to the Sour￿ documents or from the source document back to the Income and Expenditure Accounts. Testing was also carried out to identify whether each month'5 summary had been signed off by the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer & that the opening and closing bank balances per the Accounts agreed back to the actual Bank Account Statements. Findings I can confirm that the testing identified no differences between the source documents and the Accounts & that each of the monthly summaries had been signed off by the appropriate parties. As always with these type of businesses. it is impossible to Confirm with 100% assurance that all of the income generated at events was paid into the busirbess. bank account as there are no sale5 invoices generated for each and every transaction. Recommendations l -Review5 & signatures by the Chairper50n on each of the monthly summaries in addition to the Treasurer are carried out in a timely manner leg within 15 days of the month endl so that any i55ues are identified at the time. 2 - The monthly summary indicates what the Treasurer & Deputy Treasurer and the Chairperson are actually 'signing off each month eg that the summary represents a true and fair view of the underlying transactions & bank account, and that it has been reviewed and accepted by the business as a whole. Sign off I can confirm that the information contained in the monthly summaries for the year to 31 March 2022 are in line with the underlying tran5action5 and that they fairly represent the data that is available to review. Signature.. Date= 14-Isli3 Name.. Paul Lounds. FCA