1 Hartford Scout Group Charity Number 520202
Registered Address: 19 Armstrong Close, Hartford, CW8 1GN
Registered Trustees:
Jonathan Flatman - Chair
Caroline Weeks - Treasurer
Rory Innes - Membership
Kate Harford - Secretary
Danny Clarke - Group Scout Leader
Highlights for the year
During the year, membership continued to be strong, with the leaders and volunteers delivering a full and engaging programme. This included giving our young people lots of camp adventures, outdoor skills challenges, personal growth and learning, and leadership development opportunities, as well as helping our community and the environment. A group of our Scouts section are set to go on an International Scout Camp in Switzerland in Summer 2025, so began their fundraising activities to make this happen. The Group has plans to extend and modernise its building, so incurred costs in the year in respect of technical drawings and planning application. To help fund this, the Group has also been busy fundraising, with another successful Bedding Plant sale, matched funding anda log sale.
Financials
| Opening current bank balance on 1st April 2023 | £41,783 |
|---|---|
| Opening high interest account balance on 1st April 2023 | £48,629 |
| Total cash on 1st April 2023 | £90,412 |
| Total Income in the year | £58,586 |
| Total Expenses in the year | £59,785 |
| Closing current bank balance on 31st March 2024 | £40,584 |
| Closing high interest account balance on 31st March 2024 | £49,696 |
| Totalcashon31stMarch2024 | £90,280 |
Accounts verification
The accounts for 1° 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 01/04/23 to 31/03/24. 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 and / or authorisation documents.
Special notes
in previous years accounts, the high interest bank account (‘Gold Account’) had been omitted in error. This balance has been included in these accounts. The Group also has land and buildings, together with assets such as trailers and equipment which have now been recorded in the statement of assets and liabilities for completeness.
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: Jon Flatman
Position: Chair Date: Zbe OMOo/ L£>
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricled funds to the nearest Restriclad tunds Endowmenl funds Total funds La$t y8Jr to the neai•st £ io the nearest £ to th• nè8r••i t to Iho n•ar••t £ A1 Re¢elpts Total incom8 59.653 Sub lot81 (Gross income for AR) A2 Ag9Ot and Investment 88183, (see table). 59,653 59,6S3 37,575 Sub total Total recelpts 59,653 59,653 37.575 A3 Pa mentg Tolal expenses 59,785 59,78S Sub total 59,785 59,785 47,439 A4 Asset and Investment urchases, seè table Sub total Total payments 59,785 59.785 47,439 Net ol recelpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 132 132 864 90,412 90,280 90,412 90,280 51,647 41,783 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 0210412025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestdcted Restrlcted fund* lunds to near8•t E Endowment funds to n&ar88t £ Bl Cash fundg Main A¢Ut Gdd 49,696 Total cash funds 90,280 •rLOLmV¥)I Unrn8lrl¢ted fund4 Rwtrl¢ted fund8 Endowment funds to nearg•t £ Fund 10 wh1¢ lon Currwt v•lu• Son•1 Cg•t {opllon•ll Fund to whlch •••Ot b•lon unresth'ctsd Currgn¢ v)lu• Uonal 369,775 Co•t loptlon•ll 84 A•8ets rntalnod for the ¢harlty'8 own u•• Land & BLHldiws Equikywit and otreraseets unTe8trioknJ 102,463 Fund to whlch Amount du• Wh•n du• BS Llabilltlos Sbgned by one or iwo trustees on b•h•M of •11 th• tru•t••• Date of roval Signaturè Prlnt Name J [ LfvMJI CCXK R2 accounts ISS) 2410312025
fresh perspective... lounds&co Chartered Accountants 367 Chester Road, Little Sutton, Cheshire, CH66 3RQ. T: 0151339 9454 info@loundsandco.co.uk w.loundsandco.¢o.uk 1st Hartford Scout Group Flnancial Accounts for the Year to 31 March 2024 Independent verlficatlon Testing was carried out on a sample of 50 transactions from the Income and Expenditure Accounts. The transactions were either agreed back to the source documents or from the source document back to the Income and Expenditure Accounts. Testin8 wa5 also carried out to identify whether each month's 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. Flndin8S 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 business, bank account as there are no sales invoices generated for each and every transaction. Recommendatlons No recommendations made. Sign off I can confirm that the information contained in the monthly summaries for the year to 31 March 2024 are in line with the underlying transactions and that they fairly represent the data that IS available to review. Signature., Date: Name.. Paul Lounds, FCA Paul Lounds FCA, Dire¢to¥ Reg office & Trading Address.. 367 Chester Road, Little Sutton. Ellesmere Port CH66 3RQ Lounds & Associates Limited 108345573 Registered in England & Wales) trading as Lounds & Co , ICAEW CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS