124[th] Derby Mickleover Scout Group (Charity Number: 520635)
Report for Supporters – July 2024
Financial Year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
Financial summary
| Receipts | _Payments _ | _Net Receipts _ | Closing balance on 31 March |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last FY 2022-23 | £35,487 | £28,390 | £7,097 | £22,785 |
| 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 | £25,803 | £30,953 | -£5,150 | £17,635 |
Scouting Leadership
| Scouting Leadership | Scouting Leadership | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Scout Leader | Dot Asquith | |||
| Squirrels | Beavers | Cubs | Scouts | |
| Section Leaders |
redacted | redacted | redacted | redacted |
| Assistant Section Leaders |
redacted | redacted | redacted | redacted |
| Young Leaders / DoE |
redacted | redacted | redacted | redacted |
Trustee Board and Charity Trustees
Chair: Jackie Harding (from July 2023) Treasurer: Helen Hicks (Trustee), Secretary: Mary Hague (to Dec-23) Parents: Chris Gallimore, Anna & Richard Sault Scout Leaders: Dot Asquith (Trustee), Steph Young, Mike McCree, Annie Robinson, Caroline Hayward Quartermaster: Andrew Templer (Trustee)
Address of meetings: All Saints Church Hall, Mickleover, Derby.
Address for correspondence: 2 Cascade Grove, Derby, DE23 3WT.
Committee structure and procedures follow the Scout Association Policy, Organisation and Rules, Chapter 5. Local governance and finance of Groups, Districts, Counties.
https://www.scouts.org.uk/por/5-local-governance-and-finance-of-groups-districts-counties
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Scouting activities report 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
The 124[th] Derby (Mickleover) Scout Group is 78-years-old and provides boys and girls aged between four and eighteen years opportunities to develop skills for life through Scouting and young leadership. We currently have four sections (Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts) which meet weekly in school term times on Monday and Tuesday nights at All Saints Church Hall, Mickleover.
Landmarks for the Scout Group in this financial year were the launch of the new Squirrel section for four- and five-year-olds in September 2023, and the group’s first international Scout camp making connections with five Scout Troops in Valencia in October/November 2023.
When a young person achieves a Chief Scout Award it reflects great commitment and achievement across the full range of skills and activities on offer in each section. It also reflects the great balanced programme delivery by the hard-working Leaders. In this financial year our leaders awarded one Gold (Scout) and six Silver (Cubs) Chief Scout Awards. These awards cannot be achieved without Nights Away and the Leaders continue to support those members impacted during and since the COVID lockdown by trying to vary the types of residential opportunities made available.
The Scout Troop had three Scouts and a Leader travelling to South Korea in July for the 2023 World Scout Jamboree. Competition for these places is high and this was a wonderful achievement and opportunity for these young people and a great reflection on them and the scouting and life skills they have learnt as members of the Scout Group!
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April, Scouts Bowling
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April, Cub & Beaver Harry Potter Sleepover
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April, Scout Training Camp @ Hathersage
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May, Beaver and Cub Coronation Party
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May & July, Scout Sailing
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June, Scout Foxwell Skills Competition
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July, Scout Gold Award Expedition
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July, Scout & Cubs Spring Lakes
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September, Scout Survival Camp
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August, Cub Camp @ Drum Hill
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October, Scouts Inflatable Park
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October, Cubs Cinema Elemental
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Oct/Nov, Scouts International visit to Valencia Spain
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November, Cubs Christmas Camp @ Rolleston
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December, Scouts Alter Rock
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March, Scouts Laser Quest
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September, Squirrels launch
Management and Finance 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
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Overall, regular income for the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 matched regular expenditure. The end of year deficit of £5k reflects event expenditure in this year using event income collected before March 2023. Note that last year we saw a surplice of £7k.
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Fundraising and spending for the Valencia trip for the scout section increased overall income and expenditure above usual past levels in both this and the last financial years. The fundraising to support the trip raised nearly £3k and enabled members to attend for only £350 each.
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Expenditure on equipment this year was largely limited to consumables and therefore not high. Future years are likely to see higher spending to replace larger items of equipment such as benches and tents.
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In January 2024 the scout group increased subscription rates for the first time since 2019 to address price increases in activity and accommodation costs.
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There were changes during 2023 to Charity Commission and Scout Association recommendations on the formation and ways of working of Scout Group management committees. The SG Executive is now run as a Trustee Board and Jackie Harding was appointed the new Chair in July.
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In July 2023 the AGM considered reports delayed due to COVID for financial years April 2019 to March 2022, as well as the newly ended FY April 2022 to March 2023.
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Financial report, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
| ~~Po~~ | This Year 2023/24 | Last Year 2022/23 ~~a~~ |
~~ee~~ | ~~ee~~ | This Year 2023/24 ~~ee~~ ~~Pp~~ |
Last Year 2022/23 ~~Pp~~ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts ~~Po~~ ~~a~~ |
~~i)~~ | ~~a~~ ~~a~~ ~~(~~ |
~~ee~~ ~~(~~ |
Payments ~~ee~~ ~~(~~ |
~~ee~~ ~~Pp~~ |
~~Pp~~ ~~[~~ |
| 1 Donations, subscriptions, grants etc ~~a~~ |
~~i)~~ | ~~(~~ | ~~(~~ | 1 Membership ~~(~~ |
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| 1 Donations ~~a~~ ~~a~~ |
~~i)~~ ~~GO~~ |
~~(~~ ~~GO~~ |
~~(~~ ~~GO~~ |
1 Scout Association Capitation ~~(~~ ~~GO~~ |
-£4,277 ~~GO~~ |
-£4,673 ~~GO~~ |
| 1 Gift Aid ~~a~~ ~~a~~ |
~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
2 Accommodation & management ~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
| 1 Grants ~~a~~ |
£316 ~~CC~~ |
£550 ~~CC~~ |
~~CC~~ | 2 AGM & trustee expenses ~~CC~~ |
-£50 ~~CC~~ |
- ~~CC~~ |
| 1 Membership payments ~~a~~ ~~i Ny~~ |
£10,155 ~~CC~~ ~~Ny nt~~ |
£8,832 ~~CC~~ ~~nt~~ |
~~CC~~ ~~I (~~ |
2 Bank charges ~~CC~~ ~~(~~ |
-£619 ~~CC~~ |
-£827 ~~CC~~ |
| 4 Investment income ~~i Ny~~ ~~a~~ |
~~Ny nt~~ | ~~nt~~ | ~~I (~~ | 2 Insurance ~~(~~ ~~OD~~ |
-£222 ~~(~~ |
-£201 ~~(~~ |
| 4 Interest ~~i Ny~~ ~~GO~~ ~~a~~ |
£166 ~~Ny nt~~ ~~GO~~ |
£47 ~~nt~~ ~~GO~~ |
~~I (~~ ~~GO~~ |
2 Rent (storage & hall) ~~(~~ ~~GO~~ ~~OD~~ |
-£2,264 ~~GO~~ ~~(~~ |
-£3,317 ~~GO~~ ~~(~~ |
| ~~a~~ | ~~CG~~ | ~~CG~~ | ~~CG~~ | 2 Repairs & renewals ~~OD~~ ~~CG~~ |
-£516 ~~( ~~ ~~CG~~ |
-£486 ~~(~~ ~~CG~~ |
| 2 Scouting activities ~~a~~ |
~~CC~~ | ~~CC~~ | ~~CC~~ | 3 Scouting activities ~~CC~~ |
~~CC~~ | ~~CC~~ |
| 2 Clothing ~~a~~ |
£75 ~~DC~~ |
- ~~DC~~ |
~~DC~~ | 3 Admin costs ~~DC~~ |
-£28 ~~DC~~ |
-£25 ~~DC~~ |
| 2 Youth programme & activities ~~GO~~ ~~Re~~ |
- ~~GO~~ |
- ~~GO~~ |
~~I~~ |
3 Adult support & training ~~OO~~ ~~GO~~ |
-£293 ~~OO~~ ~~GO~~ |
-£20 ~~(~~ ~~(EET~~ |
| ~~GG~~ ~~Re~~ |
~~GG~~ |
~~GG~~ |
~~GG~~ ~~I~~ |
3 Uniform, badges & clothing ~~GG~~ ~~GO~~ |
-£369 ~~GG~~ ~~GO~~ |
-£1,017 ~~GG~~ ~~(EET~~ |
| ~~Re~~ | ~~CG~~ | ~~CG~~ | ~~I~~ ~~CG~~ |
3 Youth programme & activities ~~GO~~ ~~CG~~ |
-£2,176 ~~GO~~ ~~CG~~ |
-£1,401 ~~(EET~~ ~~CG~~ |
| 3 High cost activities ~~Re~~ ~~a~~ |
~~CC~~ | ~~CC~~ | ~~I~~ ~~CC~~ |
4 High cost activities ~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
~~(EET~~ ~~CC~~ |
| 3 COVID Refunded receipts ~~a~~ ~~i~~ |
£0 ~~CTC~~ ~~Ri~~ |
-£149 ~~CTC~~ |
~~CTC~~ ~~(ON~~ |
4 COVID Refunded payments ~~CTC~~ ~~(ON~~ |
£0 ~~CTC~~ ~~a~~ |
£54 ~~CTC~~ |
| 3 Residential activities ~~i~~ ~~a~~ |
~~Ri~~ | ~~(ON~~ ~~nD~~ |
4 Residential activities ~~(ON~~ ~~GO~~ |
~~a~~ ~~GO~~ |
~~(OE~~ | |
| 3 RX Beaver Sleepover ~~i ~~ ~~GG~~ ~~a~~ |
- ~~Ri~~ ~~GG~~ |
£320 ~~GG~~ |
~~(ON~~ ~~GG~~ ~~nD~~ |
4 EXP Beaver Sleepover ~~(ON~~ ~~GG~~ ~~GO~~ |
- ~~a~~ ~~GG~~ ~~GO~~ |
-£267 ~~GG~~ ~~(OE~~ |
| 3 RX Cub Camps ~~a~~ |
£2,201 ~~CC~~ |
£1,404 ~~CC~~ |
~~nD~~ ~~CC~~ |
4 EXP Cub Camps ~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
-£1,874 ~~GO~~ ~~CC~~ |
-£1,088 ~~(OE~~ ~~CC~~ |
| 3 RX Group Residentials ~~a~~ |
- ~~CC~~ |
£4,966 ~~CC~~ |
~~CC~~ | 4 EXP Group Residentials ~~CC~~ |
~~CC~~ | -£4,730 ~~CC~~ |
| 3 RX International Camps ~~a~~ ~~i~~ |
£2,780 ~~CO~~ |
£11,281 ~~CO~~ |
~~CO~~ ~~RG~~ |
4 EXP International Camps ~~CO~~ ~~RG~~ |
-£12,936 ~~CO~~ ~~(S(O~~ |
-£1,762 ~~CO~~ ~~(S(O~~ |
| 3 RX Scout Camps ~~GG~~ ~~i Ba~~ ~~a~~ |
£2,075 ~~GG~~ ~~Ba~~ |
£3,614 ~~GG~~ ~~es~~ |
~~GG~~ ~~RG~~ ~~es~~ |
4 EXP Scout Camps ~~GG~~ ~~RG~~ ~~I~~ |
-£1,101 ~~GG~~ ~~(S(O~~ |
-£3,464 ~~GG~~ ~~(S(O~~ |
| 3 RX Non-res. activities ~~i Ba~~ ~~a~~ |
£2,672 ~~Ba~~ |
£1,599 ~~es~~ |
~~RG~~ ~~es~~ |
4 EXP Non-res. activities ~~RG~~ ~~I~~ |
-£2,592 ~~(S(O~~ |
-£1,703 ~~(S(O~~ |
| 5 Scout Group Fundraising ~~Ba~~ ~~a~~ |
~~Ba~~ ~~GC~~ |
~~es~~ ~~GC~~ |
~~es~~ ~~GC~~ |
5 Scout Group Fundraising ~~I~~ ~~GC~~ |
~~GC~~ | ~~GC~~ |
| 5 Fundraising RX Intl Camps ~~a~~ |
£4,571 ~~CC~~ |
£2,022 ~~CC~~ |
~~CC~~ | 5 Fundraising EXP Intl Camps ~~CC~~ |
-£1400 ~~CC~~ |
-£2,341 ~~CC~~ |
| 5 Fundraising RX 124SG ~~a~~ ~~a~~ |
£793 ~~CG~~ |
£98 ~~CG~~ |
~~CG~~ | 5 Fundraising COSTS 124SG ~~CG~~ |
-£189 ~~CG~~ |
- ~~CG~~ ~~(~~ |
| 6 Charitable fundraising ~~a~~ ~~a~~ ~~ee~~ |
~~GG~~ ~~GG~~ |
~~GG ~~ ~~GG~~ |
~~G(r~~ ~~I~~ |
6 Charitable donations ~~G(r~~ ~~(GD~~ |
~~G(r~~ ~~(GD~~ |
~~G(r~~ ~~(~~ ~~(GD~~ ~~(OO~~ |
| 6 Fundraising Charity projects ~~a~~ ~~ee~~ |
- ~~GG~~ |
- ~~GG~~ |
~~I~~ | 6 Donations Charity projects ~~(GD~~ |
-£50 ~~(GD~~ |
-£142 ~~(~~ ~~(GD~~ ~~(OO~~ |
| 6 Fundraising WSJ attendance ~~ee~~ ~~a~~ |
- ~~GG~~ ~~CT~~ |
£904 ~~GG~~ ~~CT~~ ~~a~~ |
~~I~~ ~~ae~~ |
6 Donations WSJ attendance ~~(GD~~ ~~CO~~ |
- ~~(GD~~ |
-£981 ~~(GD~~ ~~(OO~~ ~~Pp~~ |
| Total Receipts ~~ee~~ ~~a~~ |
£25,803 | £35,487 ~~a~~ |
~~ae~~ | Total Payments | -£30,953 | -£28,390 ~~(OO~~ ~~Pp~~ |
| ~~a~~ ~~RR~~ ~~a~~ |
~~G~~ | ~~a ~~ | ~~ae~~ | Net Receipts/Payments | -£5,150 fp |
£7,097 ~~Pp~~ ~~Po~~ fp |
| ~~RR~~ ~~a~~ |
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| ~~RR~~ ~~a~~ |
~~G~~ | Cash Funds last year end | £22,785 fp |
£15,688 ~~Po~~ fp ~~Po~~ |
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| ~~a~~ | Cash funds this year end | £17,635 | £22,785 ~~Po~~ |
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Assets and Liabilities
| Assets | Squirrels | Beavers | Cubs | Scouts | Group | On 31 March 2024 | On 31 March 2024 |
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| Petty cash | - | £36 | £1 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Petty cash 2 | - | - | £102 | - | - | CASH | £139 |
| Leader cash | £9 | - | -£11 | - | -£76 | ||
| Leader cash 2 | - | - | - | £21 | Leader CASH | -£57 | |
| GoCardless | £0 | £0 | £0 | £416 | £21 | GOCARDLESS | £437 |
| Bank | £283 | £306 | £467 | £5,300 | £2,277 | BANK | £8,633 |
| Investment | - | - | - | - | £8,483 | INVESTMENT | £8,483 |
| Totals | £292 | £342 | £559 | £5,716 | £10,726 | TOTAL FUNDS | £17,635 |
| Assets | Beavers | Cubs | Scouts | Group | On 31 March 2023 | ||
| Petty cash | £0 | £1 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Petty cash 2 | - | £121 | - | - | CASH | £122 | |
| Leader cash | -£136 | -£56 | £0 | -£455 | |||
| Leader cash 2 | - | - | - | £21 | Leader CASH | -£626 | |
| GoCardless | £8 | £0 | £0 | £55 | GOCARDLESS | £63 | |
| Bank | £723 | £594 | £11,497 | £95 | BANK | £12,910 | |
| Investment | - | - | - | £10,317 | INVESTMENT | £10,317 | |
| Totals | £595 | £660 | £11,497 | £10,033 | TOTAL FUNDS | £22,785 |
Note: Negative Leader Cash numbers are where Leaders have personally purchased goods or services for the scout group and reimbursement is pending. A target for future years is to significantly reduce personal spending and reimburse promptly where scout group accounts cannot be used.
Note: Investment is a cash based savings account holding monies raised when the Group lost its Scout Hut.
Note: A Reserves Policy is available on request. This will need reviewing this year to bring it up to date and take account of higher costs and fees.
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