OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator. This document is also available as Markdown.

← Melton Mowbray & District Scout Council

2025-02-28-accounts

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28™ FEBRUARY 2025

Financial Statements for the Year Ended

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 27! FERPTLARY 7025

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28'™ FEBRUARY 2025

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS

CharityRegistrationNumbers Registered as
MeltonMowbray& 521768
District Scout
Council
Charity’s Principal Address 133 SandyLane
MeltonMowbray
Leicester
LE13 OAW
Administration and Treasurer’s
Address 133 SandyLane
MeltonMowbray
Leicester
LE1L3 OAW
TRUSTEES
Ex-Officio DistrictLeadVolunteer JoanneFlinn
DistrictYouth Lead AlastairParsons
District Chair ChristopherDolby
DistrictTreasurer Derek Fraser
AppointedTrustees MikeGant Lucy Sparling
Charlotte Ball Nathan Jeremiah
Sarah-Jane O’Connor Barbara Fraser
TanCliffe

BANKERS TSB Bank ple

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 287 FEBRUARY 2025

TRUSTEE’S REPORT

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Body

The Charity is administered and managed by the Trustees. Melton Mowbray & District Scout Council is the electoral body which supports Scouting in Melton Mowbray District and is part of the Scout Association of the UK.

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained ‘in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees

The power to appoint new Trustees is vested in the District Scout Council. The only ExOfficio Trustees are the District Lead Volunteer and the District Youth Lead, appointed by the County Lead Volunteer of the Leicestershire County Scout Council, in accordance with the Policy Organisation & Rules of the Scout Association. The Chair, Treasurer and up to 9 other Trustees are recommended by the Trustees and appointed or cop-opted at the Annual General meeting of the District Scout Council to take on the role.

TRUSTEES

The Trustees met in committee five times during the year. All meetings were quorate as per the Charities Governing Document.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trustee board is aware of all risks to which the charity is exposed and these are reviewed regularly.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The objectives include managing the District finances, providing sufficient resources for Scouting to operate in the District, ensuring the District camp site, Holwell Pastures, is properly and effectively managed, promoting the development of Scouting locally, ensuring young people are involved in decision making locally at all levels and managing and implementing the safety policy in the District

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28™ FEBRUARY 2025

ACHIEVEIWMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The Charity provides public benefit by working with all the Scout groups in the District and through its ownership and management of a 3-5 acre camp site called Holwell Pastures located Just outside Melton town. The site is rented to many youth organisations including Scouts, Guides, Church groups, schools and colleges.

The financial position for the year was very satisfactory with a £16K overall surplus before payment of the £4.5K loan instalment payment to County for the building of Ironstone Lodge. Some of the surplus was set aside to increase the holding for major projects with the remainder being used for further improvements to Holwell Pastures. ;

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Attached is a Finance Report for the year, examined by the Trust’s Examiner, Jonathan Dickenson. These have been drawn up in accordance with SORP and accounting standards. The Trust receives income by way of capitation received from District Scout Groups etc plus renting out Holwell Pastures camp site facilities

The Trustees disburse its income by way of maintaining, operating and improving Holwell Pastures camip site and by supporting the activities of the District Scout Groups The Trust maintains a policy of holding a financial reserve.

Details of Funds materially in deficit

None in deficit.

In 2017 a loan of £40,000 was received from Leicestershire Scout Council to complete the Ironstone Lodge interior fittings. The agreement is for this to be paid is as follows:

£4,000 in year | and 2 after the date of the first letting followed by £4,500 per year for the following 7 years - ref Byron Chatburn, LSC Chair, by email 22.06.2017. The first repayment was made in April 2022 and all repayments have been made as agreed in subsequent years. The amount outstanding now is £23,000. The next payment is due in April 2026. £8,000 is held in the C&C bank savings account towards future payments.

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

The charity plans continuing the activities outlined above in the forthcoming years subject to satisfactory finding arrangements.

==> picture [147 x 58] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----
Chris Dolby 7, Amie,
District Chair ~~G49
Date: 7. G Q Zd
----- End of picture text -----

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY 2025

FINANCIAL DETAIL

GENERAL FUND

GENERAL FUND
Receipts
Membership subscriptions
Less paid
Net membership fees
Bank interest received
Agency Commission
Badges, books and certificate receipts
Grant
Long Clawson Group - Village Hall payment
Melton lottery
Holwell water
District Cubs income
Reserved for Specific Young Person
Donation		 2025
£
22,878.00
(18,015.90)
4,862.10
1,338.39
348.45
67.15
0.00
0.00
424.00
125.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7,165.09		 2024
£
22,655.00
(18,242.20)
4,412.80
336.08
423.63
147.70
0.00
0.00
445.50
155.00
0.00
0.00
160.00
6,080.71

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY 2025

GENERAL FUND (CONTD)
Payments
Holwell water
Badges, books and certificates
Admin expenses
District meeting costs
Grant (Explorers)
Payment made on behalf of Long Clawson Group
Parades & Commemorations
OSM Purchase for groups
Video & DVD licence for District units
Flags, Flyers and posters
Gifts
Mower purchase
Total payments for the year
Net surplus (deficit) for the year
Funds brought forward
Funds carried forward
Less: Amount transferred to Building Fund
Funds carried forward as adjusted for transfer		 2025
125.00
323.94
182.50
40.00
450.00
0.00
189.60
1,431.90
233.63
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,976.57
4,188.52
(9,901.22)
(5,712.70)
(5,712.70)		 2024
155.00
151.08
220.50
19.95
0.00
0.00
78.98
851.40
217.13
442.28
0.00
0.00
2,136.32
3,944.39
(13,845.61)
(9,901.22)
(9,901.22)

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY 2025

HOLWELL PASTURES CAMP ACCOUNT
Receipts
Holwell rents
Water
Shooting
Archery
Donation
Climbing Tower
Holwell camp badge receipts
Youth Fun Days Grant for Activities
County Catering Grant
Damage caused by campers
Payments
Water
Maintenance and rent
Archery
Admin costs
Waste Collection
Climbing Tower
Business rates
shooting
Holwell cleaning
Service costs(Fire extinguisher, fire alarm & boiler/cooker)
Insurance
Electric
Gas
Website
Admin expenses plus damage caused by campers
County Activity Grant, expenses for equipment
County Catering Grant
Health & Safety
Ironstone Lodge painting and new fencing
Total payments for the year
Net Camp Site surplus (deficit) for the year
Funds brought forward
Funds carried forward		 2025
£
25,782.50
125.00
360.00
430.00
0.00
6,560.11
450.00
0.00
3,017.00
0.00
36,724.61
829.57
4,203.46
0.00
167.82
977.22
5,644.50
0.00
2.99
744.50
1,050.07
1,521.85
2,123.93
2,806.72
220.61
0.00
2,415.03
1,447.62
136.07
0.00
24,291.96
12,432.65
35,722.70
48,155.35		 2024
£
23,045.00
155.00
520.00
610.00
750.00
4,021.25
759.00
3,000.00
0.00
63.94
32,924.19
652.87
3,576.33
264.22
0.00
0.00
6,596.52
269.48
72.00
555.00
1,106.74
1,168.28
1,496.08
1,739.74
143.86
58.45
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,956.55
21,656.12
11,268.07
24,454.63
35,722.70

-8-

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY 2025		 MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY 2025
RESTRICTED FUNDS
Designated Fund - Building Fund
Funds brought forward (Note 2)
Less costs Building costs
Less amount transferred from General Fund
Funds carried forward		 2025
£
0.00
0.00		 2024
£
0.00
0.00

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY 2025

Beaver's Fund
Monies held
Explorers Fund
Funds brought forward
Income: Explorer Activities
Less, Transfer to ESU
Monies held
Cubs Fund
Funds brought forward
Income: District cub activities
Less costs
District cub activities
Monies held
International Trip Fund
Funds brought forward
Repayment
Monies held		 2025
£
190.47
792.76
0.00
792.76
792.76
~~0.00~~
416.93
146.20
563.13
156.00
407.13
4,800.00
0.00
4,800.00		 2024
£
190.47
94.75
698.01
~~792.76~~
457.93
115.00
572.93
156.00
416.93
4,800.00
0.00
4,800.00

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY 2025

EXPLORER SCOUT UNIT

Income
Membership subscriptions
Dollywagon
Old Dalby
Less paid
Net membership fees
Program Events
Clothing
2025 Rambling Fox
2024 Lochearn Camp
2025 Monopoly
Fund Raising
Grants
Bank Inteerst
2024 Christmas Camp
2025 Norfolk Trip
Payments
Badges
Activitoes
Transport
Fuel
Food
Rent
Bank Charges
Sundry
Net surplus / (deficit) for the year
Funds brought forward
Prior year adjustment
Funds carried forward		 2025
£
2,417.00
2,294.00
(984.00)
3,727.00
175.00
51.00
60.00
7,425.00
1,182.50
0.00
1,242.76
6.70
240.00
300.00
~~14,409.96~~
266.00
9,825.42
927.40
0.00
774.79
0.00
1,200.00
60.00
631.18
~~13,684.79~~
~~725.17~~
3,851.10
30.67
~~4,545.60~~		 14,668.79
~~3,851.10~~

-11-

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY 2025

GENERAL FUND 2025 2024
£ £
Monetary assets
TSB Bank current account - Holwell Pastures Camp 20,655.35 17,722.70
TSB Bank deposit account 68.13 67.09
Cambridge & Counties Bank - International Trip fund 4,800.00 4,800.00
Cambridge & Counties Bank - Buffer 5,000.33 5,000.33
Cambridge & Counties Bank - Leics SC loan payment 8,000.00 8,000.00
Cambridge & Counties Bank - Major Projects 11,000.00 6,000.00
Cambridge & Counties Bank - Savings 10,000.00 10,000.00
Cambridge & Counties Bank - Accumulated bank interest 2,012.52 675.09
TSB Bank current account - General Account 13,797.26 11,749.69
TSB Bank 6.74 6.74
Total monetary assets ~~75,340.33~~ ~~64,021.64~~
Non-monetary assets (Note 3)
Buildings Holwell Camp Site 475,000.00 475,000.00
Scouting equipment 27,400.00 27,400.00
Climbing Tower 31,000.00 31,000.00
Badge secretary's' stock 520.00 32.50
Total non-monetary assets 533,920.00 533,432.50
FUNDS
Loan - Leicester Scout Council 32,000.00 36,000.00
Leicester Scout Council - repayment NOTE 1 (4,500.00) 27,500.00 (4,000.00) 32,000.00
Explorers 0.00 792.76
Cubs 407.13 416.93
Melton District Beavers 190.47 190.47
International trip fund 4,800.00 4,800.00
32,897.60 38,200.16
General Fund (5,712.70) (9,901.22)
Holwell Pastures Camp account 48,155.35 35,722.70
ESU 4,545.60
Total Funds ~~79,885.85~~ ~~64,021.64~~
These accounts were approved by the trustees on

Signed on behalf of the Trustees: Chris Dolby

-12-

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY 2025

GENERAL FUND

NOTES TO ACCOUNTS

1 Loan - Leics Scout Council

This is an interest free loan. Capital is not repayable until after two years after the first renting out of the new building. It is then to be repaid by regular annual instalments. The date of the first repayment has been revised to March 2022

2. Building Fund deficit

In order to simplify the accounts, a decision was taken in 2021/22 to consolidate the Building Fund within the General Fund

3. Non-monetary assets

The non-monetary assets have not been revalued

  1. Explorer Scout Unit (ESU)

Funds from the ESU were amalgamated in the Melton Mowbray & District Scout Council Accounts with effect from 1 March 2024. There are therefore no comparisons included in these accounts from the prior year.

-13-

MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 28th February 2025.

Responsibilities and the basis of my report

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act").

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent Examiner's Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with my examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in accordance with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Jonathan Dickenson 39, Nether Street Harby, Melton Mowbray Leics LE14 4BW

Date: 20th June 2025