## **LEICESTER SEA CADETS** 140 Ross Walk, Belgrave, Leicester. LE4 5HA. www.seacadets.org/leicester Sea Cadets Leicester ## **Leicester Sea Cadet Unit. Annual General Meeting and Report for the U** ~~**nits Charity Commission**~~ **Entry. Held on 2[nd] July 2024. Covering the Period 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024** **AGM Opened @ 19.00 Attendees** EH, AH, SC, AM, PR, RS, SM, NS **Minutes of the last AGM** : Presented for approval, Nominated by PR, and seconded by RS. **Trustees who agreed to re-elected** **Richard Sleath. Chair** Nominated by EH and Seconded by PR **Angela Markham. Treasurer** Nominated by AH Seconded by EH **Paul Race. Vice Chair** Nominated by EH Seconded by AH **Elizabeth Hadfield. Secretary** Nominated by AH Seconded by RS **Adam Hadfield. Maintenance** Nominated by EH Seconded by PR **Suzanne Millward** Nominate by EH Seconded RS **Vimal Naker** Nominated by AH Seconded by EH **Samantha Clayton. Unit CO** Nominated by EH Seconded by AH **The Unit Accounts** : were presented and accepted by the Unit Management Team **Chairman’s Report** with a new commanding officer taking over Leicester Sea cadets, it was requested that we arrange bi-monthly UMT meetings. This allows the CO more time instructing the cadets. We held UMT Meetings On 2[nd] May 2023, 20[th] June, 8[th] August, 12[th] September, 9[th] November, 18[th] January 2024 and 7[th] March 2024 Raising funds can always be challenging to keep the unit open, to pay for the upkeep of two minibuses, heating, lighting and providing equipment and activities for the cadets which is not supported by the RN or MOD. I would like to thank the CO, for her sterling efforts, managing to obtain grants/ donations for the units D of E expedition equipment and activities and the UMT/ parents who helped at the Birstall duck race and the Recent Riverside Festival. The unit owe a big thankyou to a uniformed member of staff and his fathers, who have taken on the challenge of keeping the two units owned mini buses, fully compliant with Section19 tests and MOTs, saving the unit hundreds of pounds. I would like to say a big personal thank you to all the uniformed members of staff, fellow unit management team and parents who keep Leicester unit safe, fun and enjoyable place to volunteer. ## **Meeting Closed 7.20** Registered Charity No; 521451 Leicester Sea Cadets THE SEA CADETS Form ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. FOR THE UNIT SCC A3 IR&PI RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for year 6nd8d 31 March 2024 I'unils in SGOtland.. This Statém8nt's form and content and ils scrutiny ale 9overned by Regulations- SSI 2006121 BI Copy lo ba uploaded onto Westminster aiid Volunteer & tauslne$s Support Managtrr at Arèa Offic810 b8 nolifl8d by 1 November 2024 Unlt Name: J2n-20 Leicester Charlty No: 521451 Reserves Pollcy The charity trustees, policy aim8 to maintain Unfestricted reserves at a level equatlng to months revenue payments in order to safeguard the Unit's ongoing 8clivilies from any Linéxpe¢led fluctuations In Income Year-end reserves amounted to months, on that basis. [Dclolo Ilii.s soGlioii If Iiol &ipi)liL&iblaJ ThA ljnil holds 1.'3,500.00 for future pivjL'c'l¥ lu bL LiJniLd oiJl iri Iii iJe.8iJ( n&le(I fiiiid.8 repi8,8fir?ÈinJ( fii8d assets i?eeded foi. future arfiviliA.% 1 y¢yar as c(Irrenlly l&rifl8(l/expf)rlf)d [Doloto this section Iinles$ the Ui?it has a Restricted Fuiid li A reslricled fui)ci held for the purpose of was In deficit lo the extent of and the steps being tak6n to r6clify il arè.- deficit J Durln9 the financial year the Unit received the followlng donated facililieslservic8s Inol English. Welsh or Nl Unilsl:_ The Unit andlor its trustees held the following assets for the charilylies named below, whose chanlable purposes 8re 8s sel OLII hereLinder. Special arrangements for the safe custody of thos8 8ssels and Ihgir se9regalion from the Unll's own 8sset8 are as sel out below IEnglish, Vvelsh & Nl Units.. Delete this section if not applicable,. Units in Scolland,, This disclosure Is not mandatoryl,- Date signed as authorised by the Unil'8 Management Committee.. Unil Trèasurer Unil Chairman Independent Examiner Note.. The statutory aijdil Dr Jndepeiident examin8tion ￿port this Slo18ment of Account musl be attached. AC5 Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Indèpendent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Leicester On a¢counts for the yoar endod 31 st March 2024 ChArlty no 521451 Sot out on pag•• R••pp¢tlvo Tho charlty'8 tru8tse8 are re6pon8ible for the preparatlon of the ro8pon8ibllltle8 of accounts. The charity's trustoes conslder that 8n audlt18 not truste•8 and oxamlner required for this year under section 144 of the Charltles Act 2011 (the ChArltl8$ Act) and that an indepandent oxamlnation Is neoded. It is my responsibS1ity to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charltles Act, to follow the procedures18ld down In the general Dlrectlon8 giv8n by the Charity CommiB8lon (under sectlon 145(5>{b) of the Charlties Act, 8nd to 81al8 whether partiGular m8tter8 have corne to my attention. Ba$ls of Ind•p•ndont My examination waB carried out in accordancg wlth general oxamIne￿4 gtstsmént Directions given by the Charity Commission. An ex8mln8tlon includes 8 rgview of the accounting record8 kept by Ihe charlty and a comparlson of the accounts pr8sented with th088 r8cords. It al80 Includes ¢onsideration of any unusual items or dlsclosures In the accounts, and saeking explan8tion8 from th8 tru81888 concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not providè all th8 èvldence Ihal would b8 required in an audit, and consequently no opinion Is glvon 88 to whether the accounts pre8ant a 'true 8nd fair, view and th8 report18 Ilmlled to those matters sel out In the Independent In connèction wrth my examination, no matter h88 Gome to my examlnerf8 Statement attention (other than Ihat dlsclosed below") 1. whlch glves me rea80n8bl8 cause to ￿liev8 that In. any mat8rial r08pecl, the requirements., lo ke8P accounting record8 In accord8nc8 wlth 88cllon 130 of the Charlties Act; and lo prgpqre accounts which ac¢ord with the accountlng records and comply wlth the accountlng requlrem8nt$ of tha Charities Aol have not been met., or 2. to which, in my opinion. attention Should be drawn in order to enable a proper under8t8nding of thè aeeount8 to be loached. . Flt@se deleto Ihe woKl$ M Il5è7 broc*•tsrflhgydv not èppfy. Slgned. Z?loÉ/ Namg: Jl POL Relevant professional qualifi¢ation{8) or body (rf any): Acmfl / Cqm) (Cl￿￿} Address: kiK)