## GSL Annual Report 2024 Good evening and welcome everyone. It is so good to be back here with you all after what has been a very challenging 18 months for me personally. I’d like to thank the whole Leader team for holding everything together so brilliantly whilst I’ve been unwell, it is very much appreciated. The Leader team continue to provide fantastic opportunities for your children and Scouts of all ages to take part in amazing activities, events, sleepovers and camps. Let’s give them a huge round of applause. Particular thanks go to Caro and Andy my deputies and Liz and Holly who have recently joined the Group Leadership team. Their help and support have been immense and enabled the Group to continue as normal with little or no disruption during my enforced time away. 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. We remain a hugely popular and oversubscribed Scout Group, Section details are as follows: Harrock Squirrels – 24 Squirrels, led by Holly with assistance from Clare, Elena and Victoria and Young Leader Erin. Hillbark Squirrels – 22 Squirrels, led by Jenny with assistance from Emma, Mel, Ivan and Young Leaders Ella and Finlay. Ismay Beavers - 15 Beavers, led by Rachel with assistance from Rachel, Liz and Victoria and Young Leader India. Royden Beavers - 22 Beavers, led by Caro with assistance from John, Helen and Laura and Young Leaders Frankie, Sadie and Scout Eli. Thor Beavers - 22 Beavers, led by Jayne with assistance from Helen, Gregg, Ivan, Nia and Young Leader Jared. Fletcher Cubs - 30 Cubs led by Phil with assistance from Jay, Jon, Gayle, Emma and Holly and Young Leaders Ben, Ben and Conrad. Reed Cubs - 28 Cubs led by Paul, with assistance from Iain, Gaynor, Jenny, Chris and their admin Kimmy and Young Leaders Ptolemy and Freya. Martin Scouts - 28 Scouts led by Andy with assistance from Alan, Andrew and Liz and Young Leader Dan. Richardson Scouts - 20 Scouts led by Andrew with assistance from Alan, Liz, Andy, Rachel and Alex and Young Leader Nat. Vicky does the admin for both troops. That sounds like a lot and the numbers are huge but with over 200 Youth members, 34 Adult Volunteers and 14 Young Leaders doesn’t go very far! Fortunately, our Leader team are very flexible and cover for each other when we are short. We are very grateful to all the parents who attend and help when asked and needed. We are always looking to increase our Volunteer Leader numbers and would welcome more help with open arms. We need more support in Hillbark Squirrels and Royden Beavers from the autumn term as neither Lead Volunteers can be there every week due to work commitments. Please consider helping us, it doesn’t have to be every week and you don’t need any special skills, we are all parents of children in the Group and are a friendly bunch who have a lot of fun along the way. We have restructured our teams approach this year under HQ guidance. We now have three teams: The Group Leadership Team, The Section Teams and the Trustee Board. The main change to the Trustee Board is that it now focuses on ensuring good Governance rather than being involved in operations and this means moving functions like House and Grounds and Fundraising into Operations. We have some volunteers who are parents in these teams but can always use more help, please let us know if that could be you. Many thanks to our Trustee Board for your ongoing support: Ivan, Russ (our outgoing treasurer) Helen, Wendy and Nick and those members Steve (House and Grounds) and Laura (Fundraising) who have moved into operations. Welcome to the new Trustees Nigel, Marlou, Alan, Andrew, Phil and Mel who have joined the Board. 1[st] Thurstaston is a fantastic Scout Group made up of many components, the Scouts of all ages, the volunteer Adult Leader teams and Young Leaders, the volunteer Trustees and you the parents. Together we make Scouting happen here in Irby, week in week out, providing skills for life through Scouting activities. Thank you Sue Flush – Group Lead Volunteer 1st Thursaston Scout Group Year 3V0312023 Year 3110312024 Statement of the assets and liabllttles atthe end of the year Vnresirlcted Funds Unrestrttted Funds h Fund5 Bank cvrrertt accountftreasurer plusattlvitlesl Bank dep051t account The ScoutAssodatton ShortTerm Serylce Cash l Floats 7329 lo4￿.96 12185 18033 20488 Total cash furbts 31895 38521 Other Monetary•55ets Tax claim (Gift Aid daim duel Debts due fromthe countylareal dlrtdct 8roup Insurdnce daims Subtotal InvestmentAssets Investment property auDted Investments other investments Stsbtot41 Non monet•ry ￿setsfor61o￿ps own use B3d8e stock shop ￿0¢k other stock Land and 8uildln8s Motor vehlcles Scouting equlpment I furnlture other 45 Subtotsl Toièl Assets 191 223384.96 I￿)990 Z29511 Ll¥bmlles Account5 notyet paid Expenses incurred but rnrtlnvOl￿d SubscTiPtlon not yet paid Loan details other Ilabilltles Tot•1 Ilabllltle5 The above recelpts and payments account and statements of assets and li3bilities were approved by theTruste¢s on tThe date ofthe Executlve Cornmlttee Meetln8 that approved ihe accounts And slgned on behalf by.. Slgnature Print name Chalr n/. /.lts"'sS L'./v TreasU￿r 1st Thursaston Scout Group Re¢elpts affid Payments Year 3110312023 Year 3110312024 Receipts Un￿st￿Cted Funés Ur)restricted Funds l)onatlons. Legacles and SIMI￿r Income MembersSub5crlptions Les5: Mernbershipsubscriptions paidto Dislrict Net membersliip Sub￿ption retained Oonations LeÉ3cies GitAid Other slmilar Income. Actlvities 23267 11650 11617 27415 11648 15768 106 7648 46141 62015 Sthtotsl 60133 Grants Malntenancè Grant Othèr Grnni (Covis 191 Sub totsl Fundraising Gross Gener31 Scout Posi Other fundraisingactfvltles IEasy Fundraising) 6263 4216 Subtotal 6263 4216 Investmetht Income Ballk Inte￿$t 8uSlding Society intere The SwLtt AssociationsShortTemi Investment Other Investment Inwme 167 32 Sthtotal 199 rot&l Gross lrton 66595 66318 Total rè¢é>pts 66595 66318 1st Thursaston Scout Group Ye 3110312023 Yèar 3Voil1024 Receipts and payments Pa￿ts Unrestricted Funds Unr¢strfrted Funds Charfkble payn￿nts Youth programme and artlvfjtles AdultSUP6Y)rt and traifting Rent Water and sewa8e ElecEririty and 8as InSUra￿e Repalrs and Renwdbl¢ ma￿rIalS ané Equlpment Admin, Pririting and phOt￿pYIn8 Contrlbutlon to camp costs Unlf0rn15 and klt AGM and Trustee exper Transport Badges 54331 38733 iooo 365 38S4 5373 872 954 387 7554 2043 631 %9 60 626 3(69 56721 1570 4915 5wb total Fundr?Islng Expenses General Otherfundrni5ing athltSe5 2943 2943 Total payments 80641 59664 Nei of receipts I paymen15 C•sh fund5 Fast year C•sh fundsthlgyearend .14046 45913 31867 6654 38521 LT700006- Independent Exominer's Report to the Trustee5 ljanuary 20241 England & Wales Template I: Unqualrfied report for a non-company charity preparing receipts and payments accounts with a gross income of £250.000 or less in the relevant financial year Independent examiner's report to the trustees of 1st Thurstaston Scout Council I report to the tnjstees on my examination of the accounts of the 1st Thursta¥(on Scout Council forthe year ended 31st March 2024. ResponsibiLities and basis of report As the charty trustses of the 1° Thurstsston Scout CounciLyou are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the 1st Thurstaston Scout Council accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have foLLowed aLI the appLicabLe Directions given by the Charity Commission under sertion 145{5llbl of the ACL Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to beLieve that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the l Thurstaston Scout Council as required by section 130 of the ACL I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention shouLd be drawn in this report in orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: Richard GLegg Turner ReLevant profe55ionaL qualrfication or membership of professional bodies lif any): A.C.l.B. Address: Thursaston Hail Thursaston. WirraL CH610HL Date.. Zej 2 oz I+ ISktllrF4YLkfe