2022-03-31-accounts

GSL Annual Report 2022

I looked back on my report from this time last year and we were still talking about Zoom and online meetings, hopefully they are now things of the past.

Each Section does its own annual overview of all the exciting things they have been up to over the last twelve months, we will send those out to everyone soon and load them onto our Group website.

Despite everything that has happened over the last couple of years our Group has grown in the last twelve months. With Beavers, Cubs and Scouts holding their own in terms of numbers and then in January we had the exciting addition of our newest section 1[st] Thurstaston Squirrels, Scouting for 4 & 5 year olds.

Today across all the Sections we have 196 Youth members, 10 Young Leaders and 32 Adult Leaders, with a further 8 parents serving on the Group Executive. The Section details are as follows:

Squirrels – 22 children, Leader team - Jenny, Rachel, Claire (admin) and Ella - YL

Ismay Beavers – 21 children, Leader team - Rich, Gemma, Andrew and Rachel with India and Freya (still Scouts but acting YLS’s)

Royden Beavers – 21 children, Leader team - Jay, Gayle, Mel, Lynne and Emma. James – YL, Eli (Scout acting YL)

Thor Beavers – 19 children, Leader team – Jayne, Helen, Lucy and Iain. Nia and Sam - YL’s

Fletcher Cubs – 33 children, Leader team – Phil, Holly, Jon, Emma and John, Luke and Ben - YL’s

Reed Cubs – 35 children, Leader team – Paul, Gaynor, Iain, and Jenny, Dan and Alice - YL’s

Martin Scouts – 25 Children, Leader team – Andy, Alan and Ian, India – YL Vicky who does admin for both Scout Troops

Richardson Scouts – 20 children Leader team – Andrew, Liz, Alex and Nat – YL

Saying Thank you, supporting and encouraging our adult and young leaders are some of the biggest and most important parts of my role.

Caro has been an enormous support this last year and has opened the new Squirrel Drey and recruited our new leaders across the team, as well as leading a Beaver Colony and Cub Pack. Thank you for everything you do for the Group. Andy as ever has supported us both in the Deputy GSL role, thanks.

Each and every leader (young and older) are a massive asset to our Group and make it what it is today, a hugely successful, welcoming, inclusive and fun place to be each week. They put on amazing activities and events for the Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts. Thank you for volunteering, thank you for everything you do for the Group, we wouldn’t be here without you. Please give them a massive round of applause.

Thanks also to our Group Executive who run the Group behind the scenes and support our fundraising. Earle our Chair, Russ our new Treasurer, Vicky our Secretary, Wendy, Helen, Steve, Laura and Nick.

We have said goodbye to a few people in the last twelve months and thank them sincerely for their support over the years they were with us. Brian, Diane, Gillian, Derek and Cristina and Debbie. Many thanks also to Lynn our outgoing Treasurer after many years of sterling service.

Vicky has indicated she would like to stand down as Group Secretary but will hold the fort until we find a replacement and she will continue to do admin for the Scouts for the foreseeable future.

Thank you to all our Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Young Leaders and Adult Leaders and all the parents

for your enthusiasm and commitment to Scouting. Together we are an amazing Group and team and provide skills for life through Scouting at the very time when we all need it the most.

Thanks Sue Flush

Receipts	UnrestrictedFunds	UnrestrictedFunds	UnrestrictedFunds	UnrestrictedFunds
	C		L
Donations,legacies andsimilarincome
MemberSubscriptions		1,7,4L5		18,333
Less:MembershipSubscriptionspaidtoDistrict		-7,843		-rc,fiz
Netmembershipsubscriptionsretained		9,572		8,14r
Donations		t24		67
Legacies
Gifr Aid		4,729		0
Othersimilarincome,Activities		6,147		19,264
5ubtotal				27,472
Grants
MaintenanceGrant
OtherGrant (Covid19)		L8,097		10,500
Subtotal				10,500
Fundraising(Gross)
General				553
ScoutPost
Otherfundraising activities(EasyFundraising)		103		113
Subtotal
lnvestment lncome
Banklnterest		7		12
Building Societylnterest
The Scout Associations Shortterm investment	*?			94
Other lnvestmentlncorne
Subtotal				AA
TotalGrosslncome	f-ss.,?fl		f	ls,?*sl
Total receipts	f	Js,:z:l	T*]-J8,?4sl

		Thurstaston	Scout
			Year
			31March
Statement ofassetsand liabiiities at the end oi		the year
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Cash Funds	i
Bankcurrent account(Treasurer plusactivitie!)				28,7\7
Bankdeposit account The ScoutAssociationShortTerrn Service				10,340 LL,g24	1..i.1'.1'8
Cash/ Ftaats	Totalcashfunds			1S,981	fit',it09
otherMonetarYassets iaxclairn(gifuaidclaimdue)				4,700		i,)0C
Debts duefrom the Couty/Areal0istrictlGroup
lnsuranceClaims	Subtotal					;i100
lnue$tmentAssets
lnvestment Property
Quotedlnvestments
Other investments^detail		SubBtat					0
Nonmonetaryas$ettforGroupsownusel Badge Stock Shop Stock				1.250	tr,tEl		994
Other stock LandandBuildings MotorVehicles Scouting Equipment/furnitureetc				180,000 5,500 10,000	1	',)000 ',000 I]COC
Other
		subtotal
	TotalAssets
tiabilitiss
Accounts*otyetPaid
Exp€nsesincurredbut not iavoiced SubscriptionsnotYet Paid				0			0
Loan-details
other liabilities
		Total Liabilities		c

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the 1st Thurstaston Scout Group Council I report on the accounts of the Group for the year ended 31st March 2022. which compnse the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes sel out on pages 2 to 5. This report is made solely lo the trustees in accordance wrth Seth"on 145 of the Charitses Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might slate lo the charity's trustees those matters l am required to slate lo them in an Independent Examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility lo anyone other than the chanty and the charity's Iruslees for my examination work. Respective responsibilities of Trustee$ and Examiner The Group's Iruslees are responsible lor the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit Is not required for this year lunder Section 144 of the Chantie5 Act 2011 (the Charits"es Actll and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. Examine the accounts {under Section 145 of the Chanties Acl)., To follow the procedures laid down in the General Direcbons given by the Charity Commissioners lunder Section 14515llbl of the Charities Acll. and To slate whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Indapendent Examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners An examinalion includes a review of the accounting fe¢ofds kept by the Group and a comparison of the accoun15 presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosure5 in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'lrue and fair, view and the report Is limited to those matters sel out in the statement below. Independent Exarniner'3 Statoment In connection to my examination. no matter has come to my attention. . which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any malerial respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance wrth Seclion 130 of the Charities Act ".and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the a￿untIng requirements of the Charities Act have not been met", or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Name.. Richard Glegg Turner Qualification.. A.C.l.B. Address.. Thurstsston Hall, Thurstaslon, Wrral. CH61 OHL Signature". Dale..