CHARifY NUMBER.. 524509 scouts be prepored . . . Burton-on-Trent and District Scout Council Receipts and Payments accounts (Incorporating the Trustees, Annual Report) Year ended 31 March 2021 Independently examined by Thomas Haslehurst of Haslehursts Chartered Accountsnts Scouts BURTON UPON TRENT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT 2021 Section 1 Le al and Administrative Inforniation Ch2ri name Charity Commission istered number Financial ear be innin Financial ear endin on Chari rinci al address Burton U 524509 n Trent Distr￿ Scout Council 01104￿020 31￿3/2027 Descri tion of the chari 's trusts.. oveming document The District's goveming documents are those of The Scoul Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, vthich in tum gives authority to the Bye Laws of the Assoryation and The Pol" , Or anisation and Rules of The Scout Association. The Mission of the Scout Association is "Scouting actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to soaety". The method of achieving the Aim of the Association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership See the Mission & Values statement None bjects of the tharity ecific investrnent Professional advisers: ankers Uo d's Bank Hi h Street Burton u n Trent ection 2 Trustees and Governance Trustee Changes Lesley Walker resigned as District Secretary. lan Ta lor resi ned a5 Adult Member Volunteer ame of Trustee Post held, and dates durlng which named Name of person lor body) trustees acted, rf not for whole period of this entitled to appolnt any re ort chari trustee el Evans District Chai￿an Distrid Commissioner ue Duffill el Saunders District Commissioner Distri(1 Treasurer The Coun Commissioner District Scout Council ela Burns hris Harlow eanne Fairfield Ran em0￿ Scout Centre Chair DC intment Panel Member DistTiCt Scout Council District Scout Council District Scout Council amantha Ireland raham Jacks mma Orton ob Leadbeater DESC GSL Re resentalive Adult Member Volunteer Adult Member Vdunteer District ScoLrt Council District Scout Council Oistrict Scout Council District ScoLrt Council Scouts ¢i**nn Tv•nt hris Grrffin Media Relakn'ons Mana District Scout C¢xJncil ection 3 Activities and Achievements A fijll a¢count of the activities and achievements of the District is given in the Annual Report, available on requesL The highlights this year w￿e as follows.. The Covi&19 pandemic lock-down has resulted in a membership reduction of 19% for young people and just under 180k for adult leadership. The District now has 757 Youih {&18) member5 and 251 Adults (1008 in total) with others supportÈng and helping in ad hoc and r￿n-member roles. embership ctivities During lock-down we maintain ¢ontarA as best we could Ihrough Zoom and other online measures. We continualty assess our aims. adivities and charitable objectives. which are to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, inlellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals. as res￿nsIble ¢itizens. and as members of their local. national and intemational Communrties. This is achieved through the deployment of the structured leaming programme and by Scout Groups l Unts participating in a range of actNities at home and abroa(l. harity Funikraising There has been no speufic thaiity fun&raisirvJ exercise this year. The payment process from the Scouts fundraising and payments go through the Scout District. Many Groups received rnaintsnance grant funds from the kjcal authority. Facilities at the Rangemore Scoui Centre District HQ and Campstte have been c105ed during lock-down. The Scout Centre has also received maintenan grants from the local authortty. acilitses eadership The District strurAure is managed through a District Commissioner, with structure to refiect a modem and vibrant C￿edUCatiOnal youth movement. Thi$ is fijlty focussed on being Youth Shawj in accordan￿ the Vision 2018 of the Scout Assooation and to prepare Letter futures 201&2023 through the Skills for Life strate of The Scoth Assoclation e Scouts ection 4 Policies eNes pollcy The Districvs policy on finan￿al reserves is to retain a balance equal to the annual membership fee. some £32.000. and this has been achieved this year. The District also holds reserves in a Scout Associabon Short-tem Investment Account. and we conb.nue to use reseNes for the development and support of local Scouting. Although a substantial 51ice of our reserves was used in recent years in the development of faalities at Rangemore. we sts'll hold reserve5 of some £44,366 to be used for the provi&on and development of the campsite and scoub'ng in general. Vle will review the future needs arKI the reserrfes policy annually in accordance with good practi￿ and development expectattons for Scouting throughout the Burton U n Trent DistrFCt Grant4nakin The Trustees do not make rants to outside or anisations Scouts Investments selection The Scout Association's Policy, Organisation & Rules set out the manner in which the funds of the District ma be invested Review of major rlsks Financial- risks managgj by retention of rese￿eS as outlined above Property- risks managed by adequate insurance of buildings and facilities People- risks managed by application of the Scout Associations policies on Adventurous Activtiies l Emergenciesj Safeguarding and Bullying GDPR- The Scouts have ￿Ge￿ttY included GDPR Gompliance in the mandatory training Trustees- ￿[ Trustees are expected to complete mandatory training after appointment The Scout District and the Groups wtthin are all operated to the information in the Policy Organisation and Rules as amended of The Scout Association ection S Si nature and Declaration Declaratlon I declare. In m ca ac as cha trustee, that: the trustees have a roved the re ort above" and have authorised me to sl on thelr behalf. Full Name Position Date el Evans District Chairman 9th June 2021 Mission statement The Mission of Scoutsng is "Scouting activety engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contn"bution to society." The Mission was adopted at the 35th World Scout Conference in Durban. South Africa in 1999. Illustrating tjoth the local and global ifflpact of Scouting. the Mission of Scouting has been captured in World Scouting's brand 3s "Creating a Better World., and thmugh the 2018 Strat8gic Plan n the UK Skills for Life. Vision 'By 2023 we will have prepa￿d more young peoFle with skills for life. surported by amazing leaders who deliver an inspiring programme. trat ic Priorities The following Strategic Priorities are People Programme and Per¢eW'on Perception.. Scouting is understood, more VI￿￿e. trusted. respected and widely see as playing a key role in society today People.. More well trained better supwrted arKI motivatgj adult vdunteers, and more young people trom diverse backgrounds Programme.. A fvn high qualty programme consistentty delivered and supported by simF4e digitsl tools Our Obiectives are We want to Grow. Become mcye Inclusive, Be More Youth Shaped and Impact our communitses. Scouts u¢ational Methods The Youth Programme should provide a non-formal leaming environment. strengthening the capacty of young people to face the challenges of tomorrow. Scouting should attracL train and retain quality adult volunteers lo deliver the Youth Programme. DNer51 & Inclusion Scouting should reflect the societies in which it exists and artively work to v￿lCOMe all individuals withotrt distinction. This diversty should not only be refiected in the membership, bul also the methods and programmes used within the MovemenL Social Im act Every Scout should be involved in community service and share their experiences to inspire others. Through activities and projects, Scouts contribute to their communrtie5 and become leader5 of positive change. Burton upon T￿nt Scoul District aims to develop Scouting through the full application of the UK Scout Assouation P￿1¢Y and wogramme Preparing better futures 2018- 2023 #SktllsforLife Scouts CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5 Fron￿TTent and CounEbl Receipts and payments accounts CC16a To 314laTr21 Section A Receipts and payments u￿r￿s1r1iL¥d funds ResliiLL¥d Eiipendth Carnpsf4 N￿n￿l9 Shop 22 1,102 91 4￿22 $.1ty2 92 Sub totsl 13.35B A4 Asset and irThfe¥lrrert urrha¥e¥. ¥e¢ iable Lwi cap*alto22nd Lv• cap*alta34 CampsrtB$hel*w¢J sundtyrftms •,70Q so.ooo 30W6 t5.248 24.149 Sub total 71293 NetofreceiMsrfp•fftnts) *15 Trarthrs bet%*en fuThJs Cash lunds Fast year C•sh Tunds thls yeareftd 1¢,7J8 1x026 124B 349 1248 Scouts Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UJ)re5trictèd fun(ts trJnuFMI£ CaEegoriÈs RestriGted r¥ts Dpt*lls nds tr*I￿rMIt B1 Cash funds CT99 44J66 17.155 C#h no 140 Totslcash fund5 Urwe5trithid R￿lYIcted End0￿￿nt fur*J8 lunds torwJu••t£ Details 82 Oth•rrnon•t*ry ￿$•￿ Q￿P)*￿&shOPjkndL Details 1>)2kndthJ•1J Loan ￿24th￿U￿7 < I B3 InV￿M#￿t￿0tr 6A50 Details C￿rty11 •Met ie B4 i•iahwd forthe charlty'B own u•• Details 86 Ll•blll SIW orfvA) IpLuie¢s ¢ th2 SwJnabJTe D*e of Scouts CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of l Burton-on•Trent and Disth'rt S¢￿t Council On accounts for the year131 March 2021 ended Charity no {If any) 524509 Set out on pages 6t07 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended Responsibilities and As Ihe charity tnjstees of the Tnjst. you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the account5 in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (kne Arf). I report in resFect of my examination of the TTUSt's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed the ap￿ICable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. I have compteted my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below "l in connection vthh the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material Independent examlnevs statement accountNig records were not kept in a￿Kdance with seclion 130 of the Act the acCi￿nts do not accord with the accounling records I have no COn￿M5 and have c(xne acr¢)ss no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in ordw to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reach￿. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not appty. Slgned: Date: 2c•21 Name: Thomas HaS￿hUrst Relevant professlonal qualificationlsl or body Irf any): FCA Address: Haslehursts 88 Hill Village Road Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BE Scouts Section B Disclosure Only com ￿ete tf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity aocounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.