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|||||Risk and Internal
Control|||||||
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|||||The group has in place systems of internal||controls|||that|are|
|||||designed
to provide reasonable
assurance||against|||material||
|||||mismanagement
or loss, these include 2 signatories|||||for|all|
|||||payments
and comprehensive
insurance|policies to||||ensure||
|||||that insurable
risks are covered.|||||||
|||||The Purpose ofScouting|||||||
|Summary|ofthe objects ofthe||charity set|Scouting exists to actively engage and support|||young people||||
|out in its|governing|document||in their personal
development,|||||||
|||||empowering
them to make a positive contribution||||to society.|||
|||||The Values ofScouting|||||||
|||||As Scouts we are guided
by these values:|||||||
|||||Integrity - We act with integrity;
we are honest,||||trustworthy|||
|||||and loyal.|||||||
|||||Respect - We have self-respect and respect for||||others.|||
|||||Care - We support
others and take care of||the|world
in||||
|||||which we live.|||||||
|||||Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and|attitudes.||||||
|||||Co-operation
-We make a positive difference;||||we|co-||
|||||operate
with others and make friends.|||||||
|||||The Scout Method|||||||
|||||Scouting takes place when young people,|in partnership|||||with|
|||||adults, work together based on the|||||||
|||||values ofScouting and:|||||||
|||||-enjoy what they are doing and have fun|||||||
|||||-take part in activities indoors and outdoors|||||||
|||||- learn by doing|||||||
|||||-share
in spiritual
reflection|||||||
|||||-take responsibility
and make choices|||||||
|||||- undertake
new and challenging
activities|||||||
|||||- make and live by their Promise.|||||||
|Summary|ofthe main activities||in relation||||||||
|to these|objects||||||||||
|||||all sections
enjoy a varied weekly||program|||||
||~ contribution|~ contribution||made by|volunteers;|volunteers;|volunteers;||||||||||
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||||policy on investments|||||.we value all time given by||volunteere
who||give||up|their|time|
|||||||||to enable our events to ha||en safel|||||||
|Public benefit||statement||||||The Group meets the|Charity Commission's||||public||benefit||
|||||||||criteria under both the|advancement
of education||||||and the||
|||||||||advancement
of citizenship||or community||development|||||
|||||||||headin
s.|||||||||
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|Summary||ofthe main achievements|||||of||||||||||
|||the|charitY during|||the|Year|We have succesfully
updated
our heating||||system
to run|||||
|||||||||more efficiently. Scout|camps have been||succseful||||and|well|
|||||||||attended.|||||||||
|Brief statement
ofthe||||charity's|policy||on||||||||||
|reserves||||||||Reserves Policy|||||||||
|||||||||The
Group's
policy|on|reserves
is||to|hold||sufficient||
|||||||||resources
to continue|the|charitable
activities||||of|the|group|
|||||||||should
income
and|fundraising
activities||||fall
short.|||The|
|||||||||Group Executive Committee
considers
that|||||the|group should|||
|||||||||hold a sum
equivalent|to|12 months|running|||costs,||circa|
|||||||||f20,000.|||||||||
|||||||||The Group
held reserves||of approximately|||L'20,000 against||||
|||||||||this at year end.|||||||||
|Quantify|and|explain||any designations|||||||||||||
||investment||policy and||objectives;||||||||||||
|||||||||Investment
Policy|||||||||
|||||||||The Group does not have||sufficient funds||to invest
in longer|||||
|||||||||term
investments.
The Group
has therefore|||||adopted|||a risk|
|||||||||averse
strategy to the|investment
of its||funds.|||All|funds are||
|||||||||held
in
cash
using|only|mainstream|banks|||or
building|||
|||||||||societies.|||||||||