Annual report 2023-2024
Presented at the Annual General Meeting 1st July 2024
Contents
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Report of Group Scout Leader and Acting Group Chair
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Report of the Group Treasurer
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Report of the Squirrel Section
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Report of the Beaver Section
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Report of the Cub Section
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Report of the Scout Section
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Report of the Magellan Explorer Section
Please note the 6th Beeston Scout Group Accounts 2023-2024 are in a separate document
6th Beeston GSL/Chair Report 2024.
Once again we have had an incredible year at 6th Beeston Scout Group. As a group we are still supporting our young people! In fact this year we are supporting even more young people.
We continued our expansion in numbers of young people in the group with the opening of our Squirrels section, we have had a concerted effort in gaining new leaders with some success. The year has again been packed full of exciting Scouting adventure, the highlights of which are detailed in the separate reports from the Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer sections. One of the highlights for so many will have been The Big Weekend (thank you to the parents that got involved!!). All of our young people have been progressing through the Award Schemes and having a huge amount of fun along the way. As well as earning loads of badges, whether they noticed it or not, they have also gained #SkillsForLife, along with knowledge and values that will help to equip them to be effective members of their local, national and international communities.
The successes that we have experienced are all down to the dedication and commitment of the adults that are involved in our group. Without them we would struggle to achieve our aims and to provide those opportunities for our young people. Our adults, both uniformed and non-uniformed volunteers deliver one of the best programs for young people available as shown by even in the current challenging times there is continuing scouting contact and activity. There is always space for more, in particular the trustees of the group need some more people to join in and help out.
On the premise that many hands make light work, if you would like to get involved and support the other volunteers either in the sections or on the Committee, then please speak to one of the leaders. It is a privilege and an honour to support such a hard-working and generous group of volunteer leaders and supporters delivering such excellent Scouting experiences helping more young people to achieve more. Thank you to everyone for what you do.
We have continued our successful relationship with the 345 Preschool Nursery, who utilise the building during term-time weekdays. As such we continue to fulfil our commitment of providing a community space in the Group HQ. We are committed to working with 345 to use the facilities at the HQ most effectively. The income from renting the building has been essential to supporting the ongoing costs of building maintenance. The financial stability that renting out the building provides has direct benefits for everyone associated with the Group. We have continued our programme of building renovations, this year we brought all our resources to bear on the garden and I am really pleased with the outcome and I must once again thank The Richard Moorehouse Legacy for that. I am extremely pleased that we can offer a range of activities to our members and provide good value for money. I am extremely grateful to the members of the Trustee Committee, who devote a significant amount of time to supporting the Group and its activities. This year the Committee has been a pleasure to work with and I’d like to thank them all. I hope that more parents and members of our community will get involved with the Group.
I would like to again thank David Meatcher for his continuing support of the Group. David has audited our annual accounts for many years and his contribution is highly valued.
One particular thanks I need to give separately from the rest of the Trustees is to Katharina Meyer-Ohle who after 14 years of working with us as Group Treasurer has stepped down from the role. Over the years I have worked with her from a section point of view or from the GSL or Chair role she has been the steady and reliable hand on the tiller of the finances. She has made the financial side of organising camps and events incredibly straightforward and come up with solutions to challenges so often that I have lost count. I am certain that I wouldn’t have made it this far without her keeping me (some version) of sane and I think I can safely speak for Colyn that he valued her support as previous GSL just as much as I. Katharina is not leaving us completely, she is staying on the Trustees to support Emma who has agreed to take on the role of treasurer.
Here’s looking forward to another fantastic year of Scouting at 6th Beeston.
Keep up to date with Group news by making sure you are registered on OSM for your young people and by joining our (private) facebook group for photos and updates for all of the sections.
Taz ,
Group Scout Leader and Acting Group Chair 6th Beeston Scout Group
Treasurer’s Report 2023/24
Income
Subscriptions: A total of £13,008 in subscriptions was collected this financial year. This income to the Group was offset by the payment of our membership fees of £7,198 to the South West Notts District Scout Association.
Donations: The Group reclaimed £2,332 in Gift Aid relating to 2022/2023 so please make sure you complete the Gift Aid declaration on the standing order form.
Investment Income: The Group received £1,311 in investment income. £261 of this amount is restricted funds as it was earned by the restricted funds related to the Richard Moorhouse Legacy.
Rental Income: We have continued to hire out Scout Headquarters to help with the running costs and received £16,552 in rental income for the year. Our hirers included 6th Beeston Brownies, 3rd Beeston Rainbows, Pre-school 345 and the Tram and Light Railway Society.
Expenditure
Premises: The cost of ownership of land and buildings continues to be the major source of expenditure for the Group. The total premises cost came to £18,679 for the year which included: £1,496 for insurance, £11,009 for electricity (with the account being in credit by £2,010 at the end of the year), £1,185 for the water supply, £795 for waste removal, £1,329 on cleaning, £2,368 on general repairs and maintenance and £497 for Performing Rights licences.
Garden Project: The Group invested £18,350 in the total refurbishment of the garden to address the issues with drainage and poor soil. It was decided to finance the project largely by using the remainder of the Richard Moorhouse legacy which was £16,573 by passing a resolution to vary the terms of the legacy as allowed by the Charity Commission regulations as the remaining amount is under £25,000.
Activities: Activity expenses came to £9,960 for camp and activity expenses which were offset by payments of £7,826 from parents for the activities.
Equipment: Equipment purchases for headquarters and camping came to £2,317 including a set of new tents.
Neckers/Badges: £1,620 was spent on neckers, woggles, badges and handbooks.
Admin Expenses: Admin expenses came to £1,763 covering telephone provision, broadband, OSM, Memberships, stationery, web hosting and website development and volunteer insurance.
Net receipts for the year
The accounts for the Group show a deficit for the year of £19,098. £18,530 of this deficit was incurred as a one-off expenditure for the Garden Project leaving an operating deficit of £568.
Assets
The Group’s Assets stated in the accounts at the end of the financial year 2023/2024 are £113,601.81. This includes funds for medium term and long-term building maintenance, cover in case of loss of a major hirer and camping equipment maintenance and replacement and subsidies for scouting activities.
Future work investigating the installation of solar panels to determine whether they can assist in addressing increased electricity costs. Some of the increase in electricity costs has been passed on to the hirers by renegotiating the contract. The Group’s reserves are sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the next 2 years.
Katharina Meyer-Ohle, Group Treasurer
Squirrels officially started in September 2023 for 6th Beeston. We’ve been well established from the start, and have always been full at 16 Squirrels! Everyone is achieving a very well rounded program, working towards all of the various badges that they can earn. From September to March we awarded a total of 135 badges!!
We are developing a 2 year rolling program to ensure that everyone who joins when they are 4 has the opportunity to complete all 12 Activity Badges and 4 Challenge Badges - earning them the Chief Scout’s Acorn! Anybody who is with us for less than 2 years is told what they can do at home to complete the badges they will miss. We have a strong leadership team, who are all brilliant at coming up with engaging activities for our evenings. We are supported on a regular basis by our wonderful Squirrel Parents too.
All of the Squirrels are paying subs monthly, and we haven’t used too much money to get set up - apart from all of the many badges we are giving out!
We, as a team, feel confident that we are providing the Squirrels with great experiences and a brilliant introduction to Scouting.
BEAVERS As ever, we have waved goodbye to some of our Beavers who have moved on to ~~|~~ cubs after enjoying the traditional swimming up ceremony. Almost all of our Beavers achieve their Bronze Chief Scout Award by the time they leave us, which is no easy job - requires a lot of planning, hard work & dedication from both the children and leaders so there's a lot to be proud of in that little bronze badge! And of course that means we have welcomed new Beavers into our Colony too and had many new promises made when joining our 6th Beeston Family.
We love earning our badges and it's evident from all those sleeves absolutely covered that this year had been no exception. We've worked towards a whopping 31 different activity badges!
An extra special mention is deserved to Isaac McBurnie who pushed himself to achieve every activity badge possible before leaving for cubs - well done Isaac! Remember you can always work on badges at home with your children and input the evidence on OSM parent portal.
On top of this we've covered all 6 challenge badges, Youshape awards and added to our hikes badge totals. Next week we are heading out to Bramcote Hills so we'll be adding another hike on too, but that’s for next years report!
We've done lots of camp skills - knots, pioneering, fire lighting and campfires with singing and marshmallows. We've done lots of making for our creative badge, and the Beavers did a super performance of The Night before Christmas at our annual carol concert,
Over the Mayday Bank Holiday weekend the whole of 6th Beeston joined groups from all over Nottinghamshire for The Big Weekend camp. Some of our Beavers came for the day and had a great time on all the activities, whilst seeing how much fun it is to go on camp.
Our leadership team consists of Polar Bear (Rachel Jerath) , HoneyBear (Helen French), Kodiak Bear (Matthew Wilshee) & Swti Bear (Huw Espley) - not many of us! So if you can ever spare a bit of time to lend a hand in sessions, no matter how infrequently, you will be greatly appreciated.
Yours in scouting Polar Bear (Rachel Jerath)
The Cub pack is healthily full as ever, and we are currently enjoying a particularly young cohort, with the majority of our Cubs only 9 and younger. This gives the few older ones great opportunities to show their abilities as sixers and seconders while leading and nurturing the younger Cubs. We were delighted that in the last year, 8 of our senior Cubs completed their Chief Scouts Silver Awards before they were ready to go up to Scouts. This is a great demonstration of their hard work and good attendance. We were pleased to welcome Ed Hewes, the new District Lead Volunteer (previously District Commissioner), recently to award some of the certificates for us, and he mentioned how impressed he was with our Cubs’ Grand Howl and Flag Ceremony behaviour.
We started our year working on our Personal Challenge badges, which gave the children a chance to set their own challenges to work on at home and to report back on when completed. We also enjoyed making a start to our Naturalist badge which has seen them observing seasonal changes in our garden and making wonderful clay faces to stick to the tree!
Safety was a focus when tackling our Fire Safety badge, and the Cubs particularly enjoyed throwing fire blankets over a ‘burning’ pan and learning to Stop, Drop and Roll. We put this knowledge into practice with some outdoor fire lighting, and of course, we made Smores as a reward for all the hard work! We also learned about keeping ourselves safe with a Dark Walk to Attenborough, using the level crossing to safely cross the train line and responsible behaviour around wild water. The Cubs all accepted the personal challenge of doing a short section of the walk on their own in the dark, well done to all for giving it a go.
It was decided that we’d try a different approach to the Christmas Carol service this year. Normally we’d prepare a short performance, but we chose to spend our time looking at budgeting and money management for our Money Skills badges, culminating in a mini enterprise project. The Cubs planned and made decorative items to sell, planning their own budgets. The sale was a runaway success, with a magnificent profit from the generous carol service congregation of nearly £100.
NESST was our first big challenge for the winter, with Cubs taking part in the 5-mile Challenge walk at Walesby. Thanks to the parent helpers who made this possible. Soon after, the Cubs received their letters from Hogwarts inviting them to Winter Camp at ‘Rogwarts’ otherwise known as the Robin Hood Campsite. The theme this year was Harry Potter and we had great fun playing Quidditch, making potions and winning points for our houses. Thanks to Akela for planning so many fun activities.
In the Spring term, we also worked towards our Chef badges, making crepes, cutting fruit and chopping vegetables. Our lovely leader Mowgli, who is working towards her King’s Scout award, also planned some great internationally themed nights including a celebration of the Lunar New Year which saw us making Chinese Dragons. The riskiest night of the year so far saw us dropping eggs from the top of a tall ladder to see if the cubs had packaged them securely enough for them not to break! We can all guess how that one turned out!
Since the weather has started to improve (a little!) we’ve managed to get out and about a bit more, completing a scavenger hunt at a local park and playing some great wide games up at Hemlock campsite. Over the first May Bank Holiday weekend, 26 Cubs joined the huge 100-strong contingent from 6th Beeston at The Big Weekend camp at Newark Showground.
The cubs took full advantage of the incredible range of activities on offer and had an amazing time. The sun even decided to shine for us! Many thanks again to the many leaders and supportive parents who gave up their time so that we could take so many children to experience this camp.
By the time you read this, we will have waved a sad, but temporary, farewell to our amazing Akela who will be spending the summer supporting another group of young people at a summer camp across the pond in the USA. We will miss her but wish her the greatest of luck and we’ll see her back sometime in September.
As ever we would like to thank our wonderful team of Leaders, Akela/Chil (Issie), Tigger (Colyn), Shere Khan (Peter), Hathi (Jo), Mowgli (Molly), Rikki (Chris); Our Young Leaders, Grace, Carys and Holly, and our other regular supporters such as Baloo (Emma), Grey Wolf (Alex) and Lindsay.
Current Leaders: Becca Hewett, Cliff Bone, Cyrus Gandhi, Daniel Aw, David Newman, Hefin Gorham, Matthew Richardson, Samir Soares, Trev Pierce
The troop has had an exciting year with many fun activities and challenges. Starting with some statistics: we have sent 10 Scouts up to Explorers, had 10 new Scouts up from Cubs and had two new leaders in Hefin and Daniel. We have also handed out 178 badges this year for activities ranging from model making to entertaining/performing to climbing. We have collectively camped for over 120 nights and walked over 250 miles and spent around 20 hours scuba diving!
In summer term the troop took part in activities exploring St George’s Day and the coronation of King Charles III as well as some more traditional Scouting activities. We were also lucky enough to have some local Guide leaders run an evening for us as part of their fundraising for Girlguiding Midlands Jump for July. Summer finished with our summer camp at the Oaks campsite in Leicestershire where we learnt a variety of ways to cook on a fire as well as doing some site activities and joining with other units on site for a campfire.
Throughout Autumn many of our Scout evenings were Scout led as each of the four patrols was challenged to plan and run an entire evening. After a couple of weeks planning, every patrol managed to come up with unique activities (mostly revolving around food!) to lead for the rest of the troop.
2024 started out with a fantastic effort at the district quiz with all three of our teams being in the top 4 from across the whole district with one team even managing to win
the event for the second year running. A number of Scouts and leaders then attempted the NESST challenge hike where all the Scouts (and leaders) demonstrated real perseverance throughout the night.
Overall this year has been really successful for the Scouts. Over the next 12 months we have The Big Weekend Nottinghamshire County camp, our own summer camp, hopefully some Chief Scout Golds to award and a chance to defend our District Quiz title to look forward to.
Matthew Richardson, Scout Leader
2023/24 has been another busy year for the unit as we have welcomed lots of new Explorers who have moved up from Scouts bringing our total number up to 30. We have also welcomed Nia to our volunteer team and always have space for a few more adults!
On Thursday evenings we have run a wide variety of activities including rifle shooting, pioneering, cooking, fire lighting, water games, hiking, community projects, painting and film making to name but a few. We have also built links with the University of Nottingham, visiting the Physics department to see their planetarium, and enjoying an evening of experiments with staff from the Psychology department. We have run and attended numerous camps over the last year including having an amazing time attending the Big Weekend with the rest of the group and a rather damp night at Sherbrooke after taking part in the Oligopoly competition. The highlight of the year was our summer camp to Miami Beach (Lincolnshire, not Florida) where we had a fab weekend in glorious sunshine.
This year we have continued to support the District DofE provision with 7 of our Explorers taking part (5 silver and 2 bronze). They have all completed their expeditions and should be very proud of their achievements
Thanks has to go to all volunteers who have contributed to the success of the unit this year. Special thanks to Tom, Nik, Oli, Chis, Nia and Samir, without whom there would be no unit. Thanks also to Taz and Katherina for all their support behind the scenes. Finally, thanks must go to all of the Explorers themselves who never fail to put a smile on our faces and who are a credit to themselves.
Dave
Magellan ESU Lead Volunteer
6TH BEESTON SCOUT GROUP
PRESIDENT
| PRESIDENT | Vacant | |
|---|---|---|
| Life Members | Mr P Peck | |
| TRUSTEES: Ex Officio - Appointment | ||
| Group Scout Leader | Mr T Donnelly | |
| Cub Leader | Ms I McElhone | |
| Scout Leader | Mr M Richardson | |
| Explorer Leader | Mr D Preece | |
| Group Chair | Dr A W Tarr (until 03/07/2023) | |
| Group Chair (Acting) | Mr T Donnelly (from 03/07/2023) | |
| TRUSTEES: Elected | ||
| Group Treasurer | Mrs K Meyer-Ohle | |
| Group Secretary | Vacant | |
| Trustee | Mrs H Donnelly | |
| Trustee | Mr D Skrabania | |
| Trustee | Mr I Oldershaw (until 03/07/2023) | |
| Trustee | Mrs E MacLeod | |
| Trustee | Mr C Kemp | |
| Trustee | Mrs C Gummett-Kemp | |
| Trustee | Mrs S Atassi (from 03/07/2023) | |
| TRUSTEES: Nominated | ||
| Assistant Group Scout Leader | Mrs J Simmonds | |
| Other Advisors | ||
| BANKERS: | Charities Aid Foundation Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling | |
| Group/District Registration Number with the Scout Association | 17980 | |
| Charity Registration Number | 522426 | |
| Contact Name and Address | Mrs K Meyer-Ohle, 6th Beeston Scout | Group, 5 Middle Street, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1GA |
C1 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)
6TH BEESTON SCOUT GROUP
Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2024
Major Activities and Achievements in the Year
See Section Reports
The Group is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Groups
Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation & Rules of The Scout Association
The accounts have been drawn up on the receipts and payments basis which is consistent with the previous year
Approved by the trustees on ...............................................… and signed on their behalf by ...............................................…
C2 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)
6TH BEESTON SCOUT GROUP
Receipts & Payments Account Summary for the year ended 31st March 2024
| Total receipts for the year (see page C4) Total payments for the year (see page C5) Net receipts (payments) for the year (see Note A) Cash, bank and similar funds brought forward Cash, bank and similar funds carried forward |
2022/2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total £ £ £ £ 33,568.64 261.58 33,830.22 27,546.54 36,617.26 16,310.99 52,928.25 26,026.33 2023/2024 |
|---|---|
| -3,048.62 -16,049.41 -19,098.03 1,520.21 116,650.43 16,049.41 132,699.84 131,179.63 |
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| 113,601.81 0.00 113,601.81 132,699.84 |
The above account and accompanying statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on ................................................................ and signed on their behalf by .................................................................
C3 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)
6TH BEESTON SCOUT GROUP
Receipts for the year ended 31st March 2024
| MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS Less Paid Investment Income Received Bank interest (see Note A) Building Society interest Dividends and interest Property rents Donations/Grants Gift Aid Moorhouse Legacy Covid Grants Other Activities Section Accounts ............................................. Fund Raising Group Accounts Section Accounts Other Income Miscellaneous Sundry Receipts ....................................... Total Receipts for Year |
2022/2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total £ £ £ £ 13,007.50 0.00 13,007.50 11,340.00 -7,198.00 0.00 -7,198.00 -5,600.00 2023/2024 |
|---|---|
| 5,809.50 0.00 5,809.50 5,740.00 |
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| 709.18 261.58 970.76 329.56 339.95 0.00 339.95 157.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16,551.58 0.00 16,551.58 15,656.12 |
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| 17,600.71 261.58 17,862.29 16,143.51 |
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| 2,331.78 0.00 2,331.78 2,230.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 2,331.78 0.00 2,331.78 2,230.19 |
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| 7,825.50 0.00 7,825.50 3,415.60 |
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| 7,825.50 0.00 7,825.50 3,415.60 |
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| 1.15 0.00 1.15 17.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 1.15 0.00 1.15 17.24 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 33,568.64 261.58 33,830.22 27,546.54 |
C4 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)
6TH BEESTON SCOUT GROUP
Payments for the year ended 31st March 2024
| Payments for the year ended 31st March 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Premises Garden Project (see Note A) Water Light & Heat (see Note B) Insurance Repairs & Renewals Contract Cleaning Licences Trade Waste Donations/Grants Donations Activities Sections Fund Raising Expenses Group Sections Admin/Establishment Exps Group Admin & Functions Legal Expenses Other Expenses Bank Charges .......................................... Purchase of Capital Equipment Group accounts Purchase of Badges/Handbooks/Neckers/Woggles Sundry Payments ................................................... Total Payments for the year |
2022/2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total £ £ £ £ 2,219.01 16,310.99 18,530.00 0.00 1,184.62 0.00 1,184.62 1,108.71 11,009.39 0.00 11,009.39 3,155.00 1,496.25 0.00 1,496.25 1,346.95 2,368.27 0.00 2,368.27 2,983.29 1,329.06 0.00 1,329.06 4,936.80 496.70 0.00 496.70 407.42 794.95 0.00 794.95 731.08 2023/2024 |
| 20,898.25 16,310.99 37,209.24 14,669.25 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 9,959.50 0.00 9,959.50 8,313.95 |
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| 9,959.50 0.00 9,959.50 8,313.95 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 1,762.59 0.00 1,762.59 1,700.31 |
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| 1,762.59 0.00 1,762.59 1,700.31 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 0.00 60.00 72.00 |
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| 60.00 0.00 60.00 72.00 |
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| 2,317.33 0.00 2,317.33 352.10 2,317.33 0.00 2,317.33 352.10 |
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| 1,619.59 0.00 1,619.59 918.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 1,619.59 0.00 1,619.59 918.72 |
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| 36,617.26 16,310.99 52,928.25 26,026.33 |
C5 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)
6TH BEESTON SCOUT GROUP
Statement of Assets & Liabilities at 31st March 2024
| Monetary Assets CAF Bank Current Account CAF Bank Deposit Account Bank Deposit Account - Virgin Money Cash in Hand Treasurers Float Other Monetary Assets Tax Claim for Year 2023/24 (see Note C) Debts due to Group (see note D) Investment Assets Government Stocks at market value Other quoted securities at market value Other investments Property held for investment purposes Non Monetary Assets Accounts not yet paid Expenses incurred not yet invoiced Other Liabilities - due within one year Accounts not yet paid Expenses incurred not yet invoiced (see note E) Subscriptions overpayments Others Liabilities - payable after one year Loan Hire Purchase Leasing payments outstanding Contingent liabilities and future obligations. |
2022/2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total £ £ £ £ 10,745.78 0.00 10,745.78 31,111.22 42,229.55 0.00 42,229.55 41,323.24 60,541.80 0.00 60,541.80 60,201.85 84.68 0.00 84.68 63.53 2023/2024 |
|---|---|
| 113,601.81 0.00 113,601.81 132,699.84 |
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| 2,295.00 0.00 2,295.00 2,135.00 2,243.21 0.00 2,243.21 290.00 |
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| 4,538.21 0.00 4,538.21 2,425.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 603.00 0.00 603.00 930.61 87.00 0.00 87.00 77.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 690.00 0.00 690.00 1,007.61 |
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| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
|
| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
C6 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)
Note A: Restricted Funds
The Group received a legacy of £22,169.74 from Mr Richard Moorhouse in January 2019 which was to be used for maintenance at 5% per annum for 20 years. The trustees administering the funds for the Richard Moorhouse Legacy decided In November 2021 to transfer the total remaining amount of £18,914.03 to the group rather than paying 5% per year for the remaining 18 years. This was to prevent administration charges and inflation depleting the amount unnecessarily. The Trustees of the Scout Group then passed a resolution to vary the terms of the legacy to finance the refurbishment of the garden as allowed under Charity Commission rules as the amount remaining of £16,572.57 (capital: £16,310.99 + interest: £261,58) was less than £25,000.
Note B: Light and Heat
The amount increased significantly compared to the previous year as the 3-year fixed price electricity contract ended on 31/01/2023 and government subsidies ended on 31/03/2023. The amount also includes £2009.71 of credit due to an overinflated monthly direct debit amount.
Note C: Tax Claim for Year 2023/2024
This is the Gift Aid amount due to the Group for the year 2023/2024 which will be claimed from HMRC in the current financial year.
Note D: Debts owing to group
Subscriptions £55.00 Rent £178.50 Electricity £2,009.71 Account in credit Note E: Expenses occurred not yet invoiced Cleaning £603.00 Invoices have now been received and paid
C7 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)
Designated Funds
There are £833.03 raised towards the purchase of a defibrillator.
C8 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)
Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees of 6th Beeston Scout Group
I report on the accounts of the Group for the year ended 31st March 2024.
which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes.
This report is made solely to the trustees in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity’s trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees for my examination work.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
The Group’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not
required for this year (under Section144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act)) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- 145 (5) (b) of the Charities Act); and
Basis of Independent Examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Group and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent Examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signature: ….............................................................................................
Name: ....................................................................................................... Qualification: ............................................................................................. Address: .................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... Date: .........................................................................................................
C9 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)
Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees of 6th Beeston Scout Group
I report on the accounts of the Group for the year ended 31st March 2024.
which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes.
This report is made solely to the trustees in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity’s trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees for my examination work.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
The Group’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not
required for this year (under Section144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act)) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- 145 (5) (b) of the Charities Act); and
Basis of Independent Examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Group and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent Examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signature: ….............................................................................................
Name: ....................................................................................................... Qualification: ............................................................................................. Address: .................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... Date: .........................................................................................................
C9 Groups and Districts Receipts & Payments Form (Multi-fund)