Trustees, Annual Report For the period From (start dats) to end date Section A Relcrcrlce ciiid admiiiislralion details Charity name Other names the charity is known by Registered charity number (rf any) HQ registration number Charitys principal addr&ss Avenue estT Names of the charlty tNstees who rnanage the tharity Trustee Nan Offi¢e (rfany David Matt Brian Tho Matlhew Osborne Eve Gerrard Mun-Kit Cho Jennie Wadsworth Glenis Hoskins Chair L&2d VO￿nteer Youlh Lead Trustee inted Trustee nted Trustee 10 12 13 14 15 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infor1r￿I￿)n but en￿Ura￿d as best wactice) of advisor Secreta Name Patricia Whaites 9 POppyW￿(￿l Ave. Cheshire. WA14 5YU 1 LT700W1 (27 February 2024) Section B Siruclure. goveriiance aiid mai)cigenieiit D8scriptlon of the tharitys trusts T>pe of goveming do(￿ment Districvs govemiThJ do￿￿ts are those of the The S￿ut Tlw c¥nsist of a Royal Chart8r. whith in lum gives authority to the B>p Laws of the Association and The Policy. OrganisalM)n and Rules of The Scout (e.g. tnjst deed. constilulion) How the Chanty is constituled The District is a trust estsblished urKler its rules whith are lo all Scoul5. {e.g. tNst. association. c%)mpany) TTUStee selection metho( The Tnistees are app)inted in ￿)rdance with Ihe Policy. Orwisation avKI Rules of The Scout Association. {e.g. appointed by. elected by) You may choose to indude additsonal InfO￿nation, where relevant, abouL" The District is man•Jed by the District Trustee Board. the m8mbws of are the 'Charity Trustees, of the Sc(Krt whi(* is an edUcatK￿81 (*arity. As (tharity tn are re$w￿lble for ¢x)mplylng with18gislation applicable to charitses. This NKludes the registration. ke￿ng proper a(￿￿nts and makir¥J relurns to the Charfty Commission as Policaes and prcK%dures ath)pted for. a) th8 induclion and training of trustees. b) trustee, consideration of major rfsks and the systems and procedures to manage them Tnjstee Board conslsts of the Chair. Treasurer and 5 Trustees {ir￿lud•rKJ 2 Ex Otftao Trustees. and 3 Appolnted Tntstees) and meets evay 3 monts. Manbers of the Tnistee Board (xmnplete Being a Scouts TNstee'1gamwu within th8 first 6 rnonths of joining tha Ths Distrlct Trustee Board exists to rnake sure the d￿rity is ianaged, risks are assessed and miwed, t￿ilding$ arKI equipment are in good wY)rkirKJ order. and everyone and rules. Their supp(xt other volurrteer5 high- qualty and safe programmes that glves young peopl8 skils Rlsk and Internal Contml Board has identified the major rK%ks to *thich they belpve tt systems establi%hed to mitsgate against them. The main risk areas id8nbW and their mitigatic￿S are: . mlsuse. The District regulwty UFKlat8s the inventory of use. In Ihe event of a loss of equiKThenL requests lo use equipment from neight￿ril¥j qxganlsali(￿S or hiring from 2 LfiooLK)1 (27 February 2024) Section B Structure. governance and management Icontinuedl equiixiient (Y a regular basis arKJ sufficient corrtents insurance in P￿ to mibgate against permanwrt k￿. Injury to leaders, helpers. sUFwie￿ and member5. The s nalx)na accidert insurance FKAicy. Risk ents are undertaken before all aL*NTrt*s. relHnt Upm￿ income fr(Kn a Iw applied to nati￿1 w￿rne. The Board (xwld rdise the value of subscrpthons to urth volunteers to run a￿1 ajminister the a(IbAtEs of the District The Tn￿tee5 a<*vely continually reC￿lt volunteers into ￿¢￿nt posltKmS. If there was a redu(kn in the number vo￿nteerS to an unacc8ptth1gvel that resuhs in pcw or gaps in 9)veMan￿. th8 Dstrict woukl seek to irmtially the County until such time addiiional volUtn￿5 can be a¢lIviti￿ for all Yxu￿ pwrAe aged 4 to 24. Ifthere was a redudi(ffi in m8mbersNp affe(* a Partsu￿ Dlstrlct as cor6olMJatson OT dosure of a section. In the w)rst case Loss of finan(ial and fiancial mismanagemenL The District has n pkne sy5twns of nt8mal Contri￿ that ar8 rnismawenl or k)ss. these include 2 signatoiies for all that irLsurable risks are ￿)vered, t￿dget control over spgnd in line ¥%ith agreed temis stroTrJ accountaw control. 3 LT700CQ1 (27 February 2024) Section C Objectives and activities Summary of the obiects of the charity set out in its goveming do(￿ment As Sccxts Vlt are gi&xled tythese Wa￿e5. ich ￿ live. . 8iuoy they ar8 (kxry t*ve fun .leamtyd . take restthsibilty and make clK)Kxs . make arKI Il¥t by their Pr(xnise. Summary of the main activ1b￿ in relauon to these objerts In 2023, made a posthve difference lo four y>ung people atter￿1￿j Ihe 25 WSJ in KcKea. enabling them to wow in confidence and be emp0￿ed in making posthve in(x8ased auoss al the 4-18 by +36 to 573 armj V+e have been ab18 slart offering tsining to complete expedtlion requirements that enable m8mber5 to leamwry by helpAwJ volunleers to fufth Iheir mandatory leaming (￿￿ationS aThJ wovide safe enjospble indwr arKI (xrtdoor actsvit￿$ vlhere gains Skiws For Life. ditional details of the obiethes and actiVi￿S nues lo be a pricrfity arKI be the main focus over the next 2 years *thlst conlinuirwJ to offer excellent swuling op[￿unI11eS for our peoth. During this time. WHI and SUp￿rt arKI recog)ise Ihem at every Public benefft statement Distri(* meets the CtrArity C(Mnmission's public benefft crttwia urmler ￿th the advancement of 8Jucation and the 4 Lf100001 (27 February 2024) Section D Achievements and perforinance Summary ofthe main ￿hIeveMents the charity duriThJ the >ear rKKnbws in the perK)d Jan 21r23 to Jan 2024 in all r ￿Xjth numb￿5 overall +36 10 573. We had a sfflall ecrease in Adull vokmt88r numb￿5 of 4 to 153. Giving an total in(xe&8e of +33 to 726. This is almost ba(* to pr￿p￿iC hwJh of 743 iKrt Ihe i￿r8aSe is mainty in o to grthy our adult volunteer numbw and enioy increased uccess in top awanl athievem8nL This is will be achieve(I leadersladums in the 14-24 age range. These fO(X￿ areas ' be our prK*ity thr(wh to 2026. Section E Fin.Incial Review Brtef stat8ment of the cl)ariVs wlicy on r88erves Th8 Districfs reserves is to hold sufficlen r8soU￿ to ￿ltinUe the charitable aclr¥ibes of the Distri a sum equivaknt to 24 months costs, ctrca £8￿K) to 10 0￿. Dlstrict hekl reserves of approxwnatdy £10 3(Kl agains this at year end. Ls slighty above the level ￿Uired fo operdtirKJ expenses. H￿Ver this can be exFAained b anliL?paknl In£¥￿SeS in fill￿? trainir¥J St￿ requffed to Sup&￿ tranSf￿nat￿>n up4ift in firsl response Tht5 is conlwiuously rev**Ed by th8 truslees on an annual Quantify and explain any designalions current budget lo benefft the charities aims will be made. Oetails of any funds materially in deficat (circumstances plus steps to eltminate) No furmts are n or dose to beiTh3 in defieAi 5 LTTCKKJ01 (27 February 2024) Further financial review detaiL8 Lonsdale Explorer SG(xts. subsrxiptions and acbvi account and irHX)me of £347 misc evwts aNI £2590 for subs was collected ￿ Ihe sear a9ainst running costs of £677.34. After dedudNxts for cai¥lation fee5 their net surplus ￿ the sear was £781.82. Camps Ar(kn arxl SwwnmwvJ incom8 of £1234 was all in mad8 up (rf£317.09 ardwy equipm￿ £472.50 &%imming cosis arKI £1328.91 Exfv iarnp (x>sts. Bank]G￿*dkn fee5 of £168.18 are all in respect of ljroadty in line with the pricy yews valu8, rellecliThJ the over Incomè was £292.44. it sI￿ld be Th)ted thow￿ that a The high&t value Irar￿ti￿$ thwh the accAJunts ich in we funded by ￿louS Dlstricts *iihin the £27693.50 agaI￿t incm frrffi Districts tOtalli￿ £27464.50. operdts'ThJ costs. The aCC￿nts shTraT a net revenu8 of and have f*n into 2024r25. Nel trainiry expenditure forthe year vras £295.50 %thich entrdy to First AKI training. The £10.iXM).(M) fund held on deposft with hea(￿UarterS was return￿ in the Jfar and this has n(M been revinvested in a balance * year end sh(ming £10298.89 have fl(rA*d in (x ¢JJt of Wxx)￿ts thus balan￿ remain as The Distrirts In(x)me and ExpeThliiure is very small and as a c(¥Bequen￿ does rK>t have sUff￿ent funds to in￿t in District11￿ef￿ *ts a risk strategy to the invesknent f its fuThJs. AU furKls are held in cash Us￿￿ onty mainstream 6 LT700CK)1 (27 February 2024) bank balan￿S and the intwest rate5 received to ensuTe the district obtains maximum value and incm from its banking Section F Other Optional Inlormatiaii Plans for future periods (details of any In the cfyning ￿. the distrKt is to start planning an intemaknl event kn 14-24 ta(in9 place in 2026. We will them) in the greatesl need. We VAI ensure have 4uaW qualif*d IndlvKluals lo val#Jate fiist re5FM) learni￿ tr am. e need lo grow ts number of volunteers in key district roles and supwt tlistricts thrcxMJh the national ained kn 14-24 Section G Declaration Signed on bel)alf of the charitys trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) >kJ£ Position (eg Secretary. Chair) EYntJEJUY 7 LT7(MXK11 {27 February 2024) ||Stretford District|Stretford District|Scout Council|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||BALANCE SHEET 2023/24|||||| |||||REG. CHARITY|No.|521675| |ASSETS AS AT 01/04/23||£|ASSETS AS AT 31/03/24||£|| |Cash in Hand||26.58|Cash in Hand|||21.83| |Current Account||11006.89|Current Account||11080.95|| |Scout Investment Account||10000.00|Scout Investment|Account|10298.89|| |District Network||657.09|District Network|||657.09| |Badge Account Cash||361.59|Badge Account Cash|||306.90| |Surplus on Year||313.51|Deficit on Year|||| |TOTAL|-£|22,365.66-|TOTAL|-£|22,365.66-|| |**Badge Account**|| |---|---| ||£| |Cash at 01/04/23|361.59| |Expenditure|4,605.07| |Donation from Main Account|200.00| |Expenses|0.00| |Sales|4,350.38| |Cash at 31/03/24|306.90| |**Stock**|| |Stock at 01/04/23|1,934.97| |Stock at 31/03/24|2,249.67| |**N.B. Stock has no net realisable value as an asset for reporting in Balance Sheet**|| ||Stretford District Network Scouts|Stretford District Network Scouts||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||BALANCE SHEET|2023/24||| ||||REG.|CHARITY No. 521675| |ASSETS AS AT 01/04/23|£|ASSETS AS AT|31/03/24|£| |Cash in Hand|120.94|Cash in Hand||120.94| |Current Account|536.15|Current Account||536.15| |Surplus on Year|0.00|Deficit on Year||0.00| |TOTAL|£657.09|TOTAL||£657.09| ||Stretford District Scout Council
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDING 31/03/2024|| |---|---|---| |1
District Service & Parades
2
Camps, Archery & Swimming
3
Badge Receipts
4
Bank/Gocardless fees
5
Postage, Printing etc
6
Annual General Meeting
7
Badge Secretary's Expenses
8
Badges
9
Commissioner & Officer Exp
10
Equipment
11
Capitation
12
Insurance
13
Interest
14
Donation
15
Training
16
Activities
17
Big Lottery Fund
18
Fund Raising Activity
19
District Explorers
20
District Explorer Subs
21
District Network
Deficit for Year
**TOTAL**|**INCOME**
**INCOME**
**2023/24**
**2022/23**
£
£
-
--
-
1
District Service & Parades
-
1,234.00-
3,337.14
2
Camps, Archery & Swimming
-
--
-
3
Badge Receipts
-
--
-
4
Bank/Gocardless fees
-
--
-
5
Postage, Printing etc
-
--
-
6
Annual General Meeting
-
--
-
7
Badge Secretary's Expenses
-
4,350.38-
2,958.86
8
Badges
-
--
-
9
Commissioner & Officer Exp
-
--
-
10 Equipment
-
27,464.50-
25,750.50
11 Capitation
-
--
-
12 Insurance
-
293.46-
42.12
13 Interest
-
200.00-
-
14 Donation
-
51.00-
-
15 Training
-
--
-
16 Activities
-
--
-
17 Big Lottery Fund
-
--
-
18 Fund Raising Activity
-
347.00-
922.50
19 District Explorers
-
2,590.00-
3,026.00
20 District Explorer Subs
-
--
-
21 District Network
Surplus for Year
-£
36,530.34-
-£
36,037.12-
**TOTAL**|**EXPEND**
**EXPEND**
**NETT**
**2023/24**
**2022/23**
**2023/24**
£
£
£
-
27.50-
-
-27.50
-
2,118.50-
4,324.19
-884.50
-
--
-
0.00
-
168.18-
248.47
-168.18
-
--
337.94
0.00
-
--
-
0.00
-
--
-
0.00
-
4,642.82-
2,852.57
-292.44
-
4.75-
-
-4.75
-
--
-
0.00
-
27,693.50-
24,691.50
-229.00
-
337.74-
310.07
-337.74
-
--
-
293.46
-
200.00-
-
0.00
-
346.50-
309.00
-295.50
-
--
-
0.00
-
--
-
0.00
-
--
-
0.00
-
677.34-
1,195.27
-330.34
-
--
-
2,590.00
-
--
-
0.00
313.51
1,768.11
-313.51
-£
36,530.34-
-£
36,037.12-| |||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of 57ktrT&) b(512ILT SC£) Lft 6oufiJCIL 3113 |zo4 On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilitles and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent tThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed bodyll. Delele I l if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any malerial respect,. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charitie5 (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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 order to enable a proper understanding of Ihe accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualif ication(s) or body (if any): IER October 2018 Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve her¢ detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018