I" WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT ANO ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 Scouts 1st Washington I" WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 Iiio 1[st] WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 ## **1[ST] WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP** ## **Group Executive Members** ## **Ex Officio** Chair Secretary Treasurer Group Scout Leader Beaver Scout Leader Cub Scout Leader Scout Leader Explorer Scout Leader Mrs Emma Little Ms Rebecca Cowley Fiona Slater (appointed 29.4.22) Mr Douglas McIntyre Ms Lea Scott Ms Sam Carter Mr Mark Lloyd Mr Robin Kennedy ## **Elected** Ms Victoria Welsh Dr Jane Halpin Ms Clair Vineberg (resigned 6.9.23) ## **Nominated** Ms Dizzy Peverley Mr Andy Gray Mrs Jane McIntyre **Bankers** **Scout Registration number** **Charity Registration Number** **Contact name and address** NatWest Bank Plc 2558 520716 Mr Douglas McIntyre 59 Burnhope Road Washington NE38 8DZ 2/10 1[st] WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their annual report and financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2023. The legal and administrative details of the Group are shown elsewhere in this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association (POR) and the Statement of Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities (2005). ## **Objectives of the Group** The Group was formed in 1916 by the adoption of POR by the founding Group leaders, who also acted as Trustees. The Group’s aim, in common with that of the Scout Association, is to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. ## **Organisation** The Group is managed by the Trustees, who meet regularly to discuss all aspects of day to day running. The leaders of the Group are Trustees by virtue of their position as a leader. ## **Investment powers** The Group’s investment powers are set out in POR. ## **Review of Activities** The Group is making very steady progress thanks to the continued and enthusiastic approach by all of the adult volunteers. Their contribution to the successful running of the Group and delivery of programme is immense and they can never be thanked enough for what they do week in and week out. The Group lost numbers overall as a result of COVID. We had to close the second Beaver Colony and Cub Pack because of falling numbers. We did attempt to reopen these and actually started up a Wednesday Cub Pack again. However, it was not possible to start up the second Beaver Colony and in the absence of that, the numbers of children flowing through to Cubs made the Wednesday Pack no longer viable. Nevertheless, there is progress in numbers attending, which is encouraging. The Census numbers at the end of January in the following years were: - 2019 112 - • 2020 105 • 2021 81 • 2022 66 • 2023 71 Adult numbers have remained steady at 25-30. 3/10 1[st] WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 As we have our own premises, on which business rates are paid, we were fortunate to be included in the COVID grants under the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure provision in the previous two financial years. These have left us in a strong financial position, as shown in the balance sheet. The funding continues to be put to good use to enhance both the provision of Scouting and the premises/equipment. ## **Policy on reserves** In general, it is the Group’s aim to maintain sufficient funds to ensure the success of all of its activities and to provide a contingency to support equipment replacement and unforeseen expenses at short notice. A sum of £1,500 has been designated as this contingency. Currently we have a healthy balance, thanks to the benefit of the Grant support referred to earlier. ## **Risk management** The Trustees assess the major strategic and operational risks faced by the Group on an ongoing basis and react to mitigate these risks. Through the Scout Association we arrange insurance to cover liability, personal accident and injury to young people and leaders as well as adequate insurance cover for camping and activity equipment and the Group’s minibus. ## **Grant making policy** The Group does not have a policy in respect of making grants. ## **Approval of the Trustees report** Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf. ## E M Little **Mrs E Little** Group Chair 13[th] September 2023 4/10 I" WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT ANO ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 1st Washington Scout Group (Charity no. 520716) Receipts and payments account For the year ftom 1st April 2022 To 31st March 2023 Receipts and payments 2022123 2021122 Unr•sth¢t•d funds Unr•stri¢i•d iunds R•¢•ipis Donotion$ MembeTrhi Donab￿S acie5 ies fjrwj $in*lBr in¢ome sub5C 16.152 170 10,765 230 2J17 3.051 (Xher sin7￿[ incort total ants Maintefj¢MKe CAher rants 1.￿2 total Fundraising e¥ents I￿{>SSI Events Incon Secbon IncixT (Xherfundras 147 520 acti%rybes 5th total Scout hut ineomè Ire of twildi 875 593 401 22 her S¢￿t IrKcffi Sth totol In￿simon1 inccme Bank Intefesl ank 1ll 200 her Invp5ITr￿l Inc(¥T 171 Total Gross Income Total receipts 5110 I" WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT ANO ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 1st Washington Scout Group (Charity no. 520716) 4268 F¢xlh• y•ar from 1st April 2022 To 31st March 2023 Receipts and payments 2022123 2021122 Unr•sth¢thd Yunds Unr•stri¢i•d lunds Pawneffls Chadiable P nLEr5hi 5ub5C Id ( ramnE and acb¥ryties Kl Iraini 3,854 su A￿1 and Rates 372 165 15B 955 3T 1.042 191 903 17 872 ectrc aTKI &s Broadband I￿rance Irs and RenewJs M*enals arvj es and t￿Ckel5 PAnibus and tsler e OSM fees nxcardless lees AGM armd It￿Stee e PAsce113ne(x 5.616 301 3,011 1,945 Sub tothl F￿￿[alS1￿ Ddail 1 Detail 2 Ddail 3 Sub tothl rotal Gross Expenditure As￿1 and Inv•sim•m pur¢has•s, •1 Total PaY￿￿nts Net of re¢eipts/{payments) Cash funds last end Cash funds this yearend 39,871 33.293 6110 I" WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT ANO ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 1st Washington Scout Group (Charity no. 520716) Receipts and payments account For t￿ y•ar frtsm 1s1 April 2022 To 81st Mar¢h 2023 statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2022123 Unrestrieted lunds 2021122 Unréstricted fvnds Cash fvnds Bank cwrenl accounl'""4502 it account'-'3117 aCC￿nts'-6336 and- account 36,646 38.098 U315 r 100 12 Tot81 cash f￿Jg Oth•r mon•ta T3x claim Debts frtym the Cwn I[￿u[￿￿ clam /Are￿[￿stnctIfknJ Subtotal Investment asset5 Investrnenl - detail (knted Invesln*nls (Mher Inveslments- detail Subtotal Non monetary assets for charws own use stock L2nd 3rKI buildi orvehKles Scou 125.(K)O 125.000 4000 15.000 l fvmilure etc 15.000 btolal abilrties Accounts wt t aKI nses IncurtÈd ixA not Inwmcèj bscri ns tK>l Loan- detail h2r lithlrtE5 total Total nrf assets Th• abov• r•¢eipis and paymenis arxount and statement of ass•ts and liabilrti•s w•r• approv•d by ih• Trustees on 13th September 2023 and 51gned on their behalt by nature Print Name E Litle Char F M Slaler Tieasurer 7110 1[st] WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 ## **Notes to the Accounts** ## **Accounting policies** 1. Income shown in the Receipts and Payment Account is before deduction of any expenses. 2. Non-monetary assets shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities has been given as an estimated valuation by the Trustees based on their knowledge of the assets involved and their age and condition. 3. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2000) for Charities, as applicable to the Group. 4. The receipts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. 8/10 I" WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT ANO ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 March 2023 Independent ENMilneeJ Report I report on the accourrt5 of the Trust forthe yearended 31 Marth 2023. The charws trustees are responslble for the preparailon of the xtounts. The ¢hariWs trustees conslder that an audit is not required forthis year under section 144121 of the Charities Art 2011 (the 2011 Artl but that an Indepèrtdent eYami￿t￿ft is neÈded. irl attordance with thE finanrial rules of the tharity. It is rny responslblllty tth. • exarnlne the accounts urKler sertlofi 145 otthe 2011 Att . to follow the procedures laid down Inthe general DlreLtI0r￿ 8kn by ihe comml$4on und section 145(511bl of the 2011 J£t: and • to stste whether partlcular mattvs have come to my attention. My examlnatlon was carTled accordaKe vAth the generdl Directions S>￿n by the Charlty Commlsslon. An examinaiion kn¢ludes a revlew of the accountln8 records kept by the charlty and comparlson of the ac£ounts presented wlth those records. It a150 Includes ¢￿S4deratIon of any unusual iteffs ord15(knures In the accounts, seeklbw eyplanètions from you a5 tr￿tee$ coThcemlng any 5uth matter5. The ur•JertakM do nrt provlde all the eVIde￿e that would be requlred In and no t¥4nlon 6 as lo *thethef tr£ accounts present a 'true and fdlr vlev/ and the report ts Ilmtted lo those matters set crtn In the next statÈmenL In connertion wlth my examlnatlon. no mattèr tAs COMÈ to tyty attÉntlon: (l) which ￿Ve5 me Teasonabk (ause to beli￿ that in any material respectthe requirermnts: • to keep accountln8 r•cords in accordancè with SèL*ion 130 01 the 2011 Art and • to prepare accounts whkh a(f￿d with rEtyd5 4nd o)rnth with the acco￿tIng reqU1￿MentS of the 2011 N£t . have not been met or 12) to whlch. In my oplTrlJn. attentlon sh￿Id be drawn in Ord￿t0 enakle a proper UnderS￿dIn8 of the accounts to be read)èd. John 2 Rose CA>tta4es WIndla5s Lane Washington Tyne and Wear NE37 IBD 9110