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|Risk and Internal
Control||
|The District Executive Committee
has identified
the major||
|risks to which they believe the District is exposed, these|hav|
|been reviewed
and systems have been established
to||
|mitigate against them. The main areas of concern that have||
|been identified are:||
|Financial:
The District 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 a comprehensive
insurance||
|policy to ensure that insurable
risks are covered.||
|The District is primarily
reliant upon income from||
|subscriptions.
The District does hold a reserve to ensure|the|
|continuity
ofactivities should there be a major reduction|in|
|income. The Committee
could raise the value of||
|subscriptions
to increase the income to the group on an||
|ongoing
basis, either temporarily
or permanently.||
|Willesley Scout Campsite:
Damage to the building,||
|property
and equipment.
The District has sufficient
buildings||
|and contents insurance
in place to mitigate against||
|permanent
loss.||
|Volunteers:
Injury to leaders,
helpers,
supporters
and||
|members.
The District through
the capitation fees contributes||
|to the Scout Associations
national accident insurance
policy.||
|Risk Assessments
are undertaken
before all activities.||
|The District is totally reliant upon volunteers
to run and||
|administer
the activities ofthe District
Ifthere was a||
|reduction
in the number ofleaders to an unacceptable
level||
|in a particular
Group or the District as a whole then there||
|would have to be a contraction,
consolidation
or suspension||
|ofa Group/District.
In the worst case scenario the complete||
|closure ofa Group or District.||
|Reduction orloss ofmembers.
The District provides||
|activities for all young people aged 6to 18.Ifthere was a||
|reduction
in membership
in a particular
section ora Group as||
|whole then there would have to be a contraction,||
|consolidation
or closure ofthe section. In the worst case||
|scenario the complete closure ofthe Group.||
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||||||||||The Purpose ofScouting|||||||
|Summary|of|the|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 ofthe|||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 INethod|||||||
||||||||||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|of|the|main activities|||in|relation|||||||||
|to these|objects|||||||||||||||
||||||||||Provision
on District Activities.
Ownership|and||operation|||of|
||||||||||Willesley Scout Campsite|||||||
|Public benefit||statement|||||||The District meets the Charity Commission's||public benefit|||||
||||||||||criteda under both the advancement
ofeducation||||and|the||
||||||||||advancement
ofcitizenship
or community|development||||||
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s.|||||||
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|Summary||ofthe||main achievements||||of|Restablishing
good levels ofScouting membership|||||||
||||the|charity during|||the|year|(volunteers
and young people) post Covid|restrictions.||||||
||||||||||Facilitating
Group operations
where difficulties|||and provision||||
||||||||||as Willesley Scout Campsite
for meetings|and||overnight||||
||||||||||experiences as restrictions
permitted.|||||||
|Briefstatement|Briefstatement|ofthe charity's|policy on|||||
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|reserves||||Reserves Policy||||
|||||The
District's
policy
on
reserves
is
to|hold
sufficient|||
|||||resources
to continue
the charitable
activities of the||Distric||
|||||should
income
and
fundraising
activities|fall
short.||The|
|||||District
Executive
Committee
considers|that
the|Distric||
|||||should
hold a sum
equivalent
to 12 months
running|||costs,|
|||||circa f10000.||||
|||||The District
held reserves
of approximately|PS000|agains||
|||||this at year end
in deposit
accounts
over|620,000|in|cash|
|||||accounts.||||
|Quantify|and explain any designations|||||||
|Details ofany funds materially|||in deficit|||||
|(circumstances||plus steps to eliminate)||||||
|Further|financial|review details|(optional|information)||||
|||||Investment
Policy||||
|||||The District's Income and Expenditure
is very small and|||as a|
|||||consequence
does not have sufficient funds|to invest|in||
|||||longer-term
investments
such as stocks and|shares. The|||
|||||District has therefore adopted a Iow risk strategy to the||||
|||||investment
of its funds.
All funds are held in|cash using||only|
|||||mainstream
banks or building societies or The Scout||||
|||||Association's
Short Term Investment
Service.||||
|||||The District Executive regularly
monitors the|levels of|bank||
|||||balances and the interest rates received to ensure the||group||
|||||obtains
maximum
value and income from its|banking|||
|||||arrangements.
Occasionally
this may involve|using an|||
|||||account that requires a period of notice before funds may be||||
|||||withdrawn,
before doing so the District Executive considers||||
|||||the cash flow requirements.||||
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