Rushcliffe Scout District – Lead Volunteer Report
Having only been officially in Role since January, I would like to start by personally thanking Tim Kirby for his hard work in the Role as District Chair. His support has been valued, and he has laid the foundations on which we can move forward with the district. Although has stepped down he has not completely removed himself from Scouting and is still very much active in at the 1[st] / 2[nd] West Bridgeford unit and in the running and maintenance at the Holgate campsite.
The Next person I would like to thank is Fiona Burrows, who again with Tim has laid out a foundation that his district can work on. Fiona along with other members of the district have navigated us through the introduction of the new Scout system, this alone is has taken a lot of time and ensure we have people correctly onboarded and working towards a brighter start. Although Fiona has moved to take on a new role in Newark, I am sure we will be seeing Fiona again in the not-so-distant future.
Will Cullen has announced at the end of this year he will be looking to step down as the 14 – 24 lead and I know everyone will wish him well as he starts his journey into his university placement. We will of course be looking to replace Will as the lead member, and I know he is currently in talks with people now around this.
As we look to the growth of Rushcliffe we are now looking to put into place plans to expand the groups to offer scouting to more people within the Rushcliffe area, as we assess the waiting lists and look at the Census numbers we can see that we are back to our pre covid numbers which shows the growth of the District is getting much larger, but in order to grow we need to ensure that our groups and sections are able to cope with the numbers we have before we look to grow more. I would therefore recommend that we are a District look to strengthen our number before we look to introduce more new sections. We simply can’t change the waiting list problem without ensuring we have the full journey connected. We are looking at ways to increase the Numbers, and I am getting advice from the Regional Growth and Communities team to push this through.
For the District Campsites we know that Holygate continues to grow year on year and next year sees its 25[th] Anniversary, Stonepit needs an assessment on what we can do with regards to the ash die back and the investment it will take to invest in this. It’s not a Simple problem as we are potentially looking at a 10-year plan to get this to a potential state where it can be enjoyed again and without fear of any injuries.
I am personally looking forward to getting around to all the different groups and visiting the different sections, having already visited and presented awards to Lady Bay cubs and other groups it is great to see the vast programme the leaders are putting on and the young people enjoying the events.
Andy Saville
District Lead Volunteer Rushcliffe District Scouts
Rushcliffe District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account
| Year start date | Year start date | Year start date | Year start date | Year start date | Year start date | Year end date Mar-25 |
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| For the year from | Apr-24 | To | Mar-25 | |||||
| Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Receipts | District Hollygate Explorers £ £ £ 89,385 11,517 - 86,355 - 3,304 3,030 - 8,213 2,391 8,562 388 282 - - - 64 - 627 4,000 - - 9,767 8,562 9,228 - - - 4,314 - - 4,314 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14,081 8,562 9,228 Unrestricted funds 2024/25 |
£ 100,902 - 89,659 11,243 11,341 282 - 691 4,000 27,557 - 4,314 4,314 - - - - - - - - - - - 31,871 - 31,871 Total funds |
2023/24 £ Total Funds |
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Donations, legacies and similar income |
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| Membership subscriptions | 89,385 | 87,217 | ||||||
| Less:Membership subscriptions paid on ~~(National/Count/Area/District)~~ |
- 86,355 | - 78,206 | ||||||
| ~~y~~ Net membership subscriptions retained |
3,030 | 9,011 | ||||||
| Donations / Funds from closed groups | 2,391 | 5,467 | ||||||
| Squirrels | 282 | 2,036 | ||||||
| Legacies | - | - | ||||||
| Gift Aid | 64 | 916 | ||||||
| Other similar income - Repayment of S&EB group loan | 4,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Sub total | 9,767 | 25,430 | ||||||
| Grants | ||||||||
| Maintenenace grant | - | - | ||||||
| Other grants - NCC for Hollygate Pumping Project | 4,314 | - | ||||||
| Sub total | 4,314 | - | ||||||
| Fundraising (gross) | ||||||||
| Detail 1 | - | - | ||||||
| Detail 2 | - | - | ||||||
| Detail 3 | - | - | ||||||
| Other fundraising activities | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | - | - | ||||||
| Investment income | ||||||||
| Bank interest | - | - | ||||||
| Building Society interest | - | - | ||||||
| The Scout Association Short Term Investment Service | - | 326 | ||||||
| Property Rent income | - | - | ||||||
| Other investment income | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | - | 326 | ||||||
| Total Gross Income Asset and investment sales, etc. Total receipts |
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| 25,757 | ||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 14,081 | 8,562 | 9,228 | ||||||
| 14,081 | 8,562 | 9,228 | 31,871 | 25,757 |
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Rushcliffe District Scouts Receipts and Payments Account
Year start date
Year end date
| For the year from | For the year from | Apr-24 | To | To | Mar-25 | |||
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| Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Payments | District Hollygate Explorers £ £ £ £ 501 -£ 328 £ 895 £ - £ - £ - £ 758 £ 901 £ 2,450 £ - £ 290 £ - £ - £ 989 £ - £ 1,934 £ - £ - £ - £ 5,489 £ - £ 59 £ 3,757 £ 440 £ 756 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 19 -£ 459 £ - £ 200 £ 2,946 £ - £ 59 £ - £ 150 £ - £ - £ - £ 313 £ - £ - £ 10,408 £ - £ - £ 64 -£ 526 £ - -£ 897 £ - £ - £ 16,532 £ 10,573 £ 4,063 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16,532 10,573 4,063 Unrestricted funds 2024/25 |
£ £ 1,069 £ - £ 4,108 £ 290 £ 989 £ 1,934 £ 5,489 £ 4,256 £ 756 £ 19 -£ 259 £ 3,004 £ - £ 150 £ - £ 313 £ 10,408 -£ 462 -£ 897 £ 31,167 - - - - - 31,167 - 31,168 703 - 96,599 97,302 Total funds |
2023/24 £ Total funds |
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| Charitable Payments | ||||||||
| Youth programme and activities (Net less income) | £ 501 | -£ 328 | £ 895 | - 1,938 | ||||
| Adult support and training | £ - | £ - | £ - | 1,005 | ||||
| Rent (garage, campsite and explorers) | £ 758 | £ 901 | £ 2,450 | 3,716 | ||||
| Water and Sewerage (at campsite) | £ - | £ 290 | £ - | 1,035 | ||||
| Electricity and Gas (at campsite) | £ - | £ 989 | £ - | 800 | ||||
| Insurance | £ 1,934 | £ - | £ - | 1,859 | ||||
| Repairs and Renewals | £ - | £ 5,489 | £ - | 855 | ||||
| Materials and equipment | £ 59 | £ 3,757 | £ 440 | 1,959 | ||||
| Printing, photocopying, postage and website | £ 756 | £ - | £ - | 714 | ||||
| Contribution to camp costs | £ - | £ - | £ 19 | 871 | ||||
| Uniforms | -£ 459 | £ - | £ 200 | 1,196 | ||||
| AGM and trustee expenses | £ 2,946 | £ - | £ 59 | 964 | ||||
| Trustee Loan to Shelford and East Bridgford Scout Gp | £ - | - | ||||||
| Squirrel Funds transferred to group (1st/2nd) | £ 150 | 2,036 | ||||||
| Jamboree (Net less income) | £ - | £ - | £ - | - | ||||
| St George's Day (Net less income) | £ 313 | £ - | £ - | - | ||||
| Campsites (Net less income) | £ 10,408 | £ - | £ - | - 100 | ||||
| Badges (Net less income) | £ 64 | -£ 526 | £ - | - 1,480 | ||||
| Uniform Shop (Net less income) | -£ 897 | £ - | £ - | - 569 | ||||
| Sub total | £ 16,532 | £ 10,573 | £ 4,063 | £ 12,924 | ||||
| Fundraising expenses | ||||||||
| Detail 1 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Detail 2 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Detail 3 | - | - | - | |||||
| Other fundraising costs | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total Gross Expenditure Asset and investment purchases, etc. Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 16,532 | 10,573 | 4,063 | 12,924 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 4,063 5,165 11,559 16,724 |
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| 16,532 | 10,573 | 4,063 | 12,924 | |||||
| - 2,451 | - 2,010 | 5,165 | 703 | 12,833 | ||||
| - | 0 | |||||||
| 79,174 | 5,865 | 11,559 | 96,599 | 83,766 | ||||
| 76,723 | 3,855 | 16,724 | 97,302 | 96,599 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year
31st March 2025
31st March 2024
| 31st March 2025 |
31st March 2025 |
31st March 2025 |
31st March 2025 |
31st March 2025 |
31st March 2024 |
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| District Hollygate Explorers £ 66,664 - - - 264 3,855 - 16,418 306 9,795 0 - - 76,723 3,855 16,724 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8,000 - - 8,000 - - 5,274 - - - - - - - - 290 98,106 - - 4,278 - 12,644 11,517 27,325 - - - 18,208 113,901 27,325 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unrestricted funds |
£ 66,664 - - - 264 3,855 - 16,418 306 9,795 0 - - 97,302 - - - - - - 8,000 8,000 5,274 - - 98,396 4,278 51,486 - 159,434 - - - - - - Total funds |
£ Total funds |
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| Cash funds | |||||||
| Bank current account (Co-op - District) | 66,664 | 66,664 | 61,068 | ||||
| Bank deposit account | - | - | - | ||||
| Building society account (Nottingham) | - | - | - | ||||
| The Scout Association Short Term Investment Service | - | - | - | ||||
| Cash/Floats (District) | 264 | 264 | 45 | ||||
| Hollygate Campsite Account (NATWEST) | 3,855 | 3,855 | 5,865 | ||||
| Hollygate Campsite Cash | - | - | - | ||||
| Explorer Main and Activity (Co-op) | 16,418 | 16,418 | 11,253 | ||||
| Explorer Main and Activity Cash (Refund due from leader) | 306 | 306 | 306 | ||||
| Badge Account (NatWest) | 9,795 | 9,795 | 9,820 | ||||
| Badge Account Cash | 0 | 0 | 39 | ||||
| Uniform (HSBC) | - | - | 8,088 | ||||
| Uniform Cash | - | - | 114 | ||||
| Total cash funds | 76,723 | 3,855 | 16,724 | 97,302 | 96,599 | ||
| Other monetary assets | |||||||
| Tax claim | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Debts due from the County/Area/District/Group | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Insurance claim | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Investment assets | |||||||
| Investment property - detail | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Quoted investments | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other investments - S&EB Scout Group Loan | 8,000 | - | - | 8,000 | 12,000 | ||
| Sub total | 8,000 | - | - | 8,000 | 12,000 | ||
| Non monetary assets for charity's own use | |||||||
| Badge stock | 5,274 | - | - | 5,274 | 6,650 | ||
| Shop stock | - | - | - | - | 2,229 | ||
| Other stock | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Land and buildings | 290 | 98,106 | - | 98,396 | 93,724 | ||
| Motor vehicles (Mowers) | - | 4,278 | - | 4,278 | 4,278 | ||
| Scouting equipment, furniture etc | 12,644 | 11,517 | 27,325 | 51,486 | 48,230 | ||
| Other | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sub total | 18,208 | 113,901 | 27,325 | 159,434 | 155,111 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts not yet paid | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Expenses incurred but not invoiced | - | - | - | - | |||
| Subscriptions not yet paid | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Loan - detail | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - |
Contingent liabilities and future obligations
£20,000 loan paid to Shelford and East Bridgford Scout Group to be paid back no later than Nov 2027
The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on 19/06/2025 and signed on their behalf by
| A SAVILLE C DEEMING Signature |
Print Name |
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| A SAVILLE | District Lead Volunteer |
| C DEEMING | Treasurer |
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Inde endent Examiners Re ort To The Trustees of the Rushcliffe Scout Association I report on the District accounts for the year ended 31. March 2025, which are set out on pages 1 to 3. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It Is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act., to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act., and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordan with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity 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 examinor's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met. or (2) to which, in my understanding o attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper to be reached. cou Signed.... N. Coupland F RWB, Chartered Accountants Nottingham