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2022-03-31-accounts
Reference and administration
details
Charit
name		 Tamworth District Scout Council
The Scout Association
re istered number		 15216
Re istered chari
number		 524546
Chari
's
rinci
al address		 Moor Bur ess Activi Centre
Deltic
Off Silver Link Road
Glascote Heath
Tamworth
B772DU
Names ofthe charity trustees who mana e the chari
Trustee name Appointment Dates acted ifnot Name ofperson (or body
for whole year entitled to appoint trustee
Mr D Murphy District Chair Until 14 May 2021 Tamworth District Commissioner
Mr R Kingstone District Chair From 23June 2021 Tamworth District Commissioner
Mr S Smith District Commissioner County Commissioner
MrJ Hall District Secretary Tamworth District Executive
Mr P Seedhouse District Treasurer Tamworth District Executive
Mrs S Osborne District Explorer Scout Commissioner Tamworth District Commissioner
Miss H Allison District Executive Member Tamworth District Scout Council
Mrs A Baines District Executive Member Tamworth District Scout Council
Mr T Bounds District Executive Member Tamworth District Scout Council
Mr C Cartwright District Executive Member Tamworth District Scout Council
Mr M Harvey District Executive Member Tamworth District Scout Council
Mr A Jenkins District Executive Member Tamworth District Scout Council
Mr T Killick District Executive Member Until 28 April 2021 Tamworth District Scout Council
Mrs C Lang District Executive Member Tamworth District Scout Council
Mr K Lang District Executive Member Tamworth District Scout Council
Mrs
M Shuttler		 District Executive Member Tamworth District Scout Council
Mr Russell District Executive Member From 23 June 2021 Tamworth District Scout Council
S iers-Ward
Names and addresses
ofadvisors
T
e ofadvisor		 Name Address
Bank The Co-o
erative Bank		 42/43 Green
ate Street,		 Stafford ST162JA
Investment
Bank		 Virgin Money
UK PLC		 Jubilee House, Gosforth, Newcastle
upon Tyne NE3 4TG
Investment
Bank		 Redwood
Bank Limited		 Suite 101, The Nexus Building, Broadway, Letchworth
Garden
City,
Hertfordshire,
SG6 3TA.
Accountants Tomkinson
Teal LLP		 Hanover Court, 5Queen Street, Lichfield, Staffs WS136QD
Structure, governance
and management:		 governance
and management:
Description ofthe charity's trusts
Type of governing Our governing
documents
are those of The Scout Association.
document They consist ofa Royal Charter, which in turn gives authority
to the Bye Laws of the
Association
and The Policy, Organisation
and Rules ofThe Scout Association
("POR")and the Tamworth
District Scout Council Constitution
which sets out
meeting
quorums,
procedure
and membership
ofcommittees.
How the charity is We are a body formed and recognised
by The Scout Association
under
its Royal
constituted Charter.
Trustee selection The District Commissioner
is appointed
by The County Commissioner.
methods The District Chairman
is nominated
by the District Commissioner.
The District Explorer Scout Commissioner,
the District Scout Network
Commissioner,
and the District Youth Commissioner,
because oftheir		 roles
automatically
become ex-officio members.
(Currently
the Network and		 Youth
Commissioner
role are vacant and are being overseen
by the Deputy		 District
Commissioner
14 - 25 years).
The District Secretary and District Treasurer are appointed
by the Executive
Committee.
All other Trustees are either:
(a) nominated
by the District Commissioner
and approved:
or
(b) directly elected at the Annual
General Meeting ofthe charity; or
(c)are co-opted
by the District Executive Committee.
Additional governance
issues
The Charity
is managed
by the District Executive Committee,
the members of which
are the Charity Trustees of the District which is an educational
charity.		 As charity
trustees
they are responsible
for complying
with legislation
applicable		 to charities.
This includes the registration,
keeping proper accounts and making
returns to the
Charity Commission as appropriate.
Members ofthe Executive Committee are required
to complete
all mandatory
training
for this role within 5 months ofjoining the Committee
unless
they have
already completed
the requisite
training
in another
role.
Disclosure
and Barring Service checks are carried out prior to commencement		 of
trusteeship.
These checks are repeated
every five years in line with POR. New
Trustees complete a Trustee
Eligibility
declaration
at the start of their term ofoffice.
We all give our time voluntarily
and receive no remuneration.
Travelling		 and any
other reasonable
expenses are paid when claimed and fully vouched.
Tamworth
District Scout Council
Trustees'
annual
report year to 31 March 2022
We have a duty to report on the charity's
public benefit in our Annual		 Report.
We have assessed
our aims, activities,
and charitable
objectives,
which are to
actively engage and support
young people
in their personal
development,
empowering
them to make a positive contribution
to society. We believe that we
have met the Charity Commission's
public benefit criteria for both the		 advancement
ofeducation
and the advancement
ofcitizenship
or community		 development.
The Scouting
Movement
complies with the two key principles
set by		 the Commission
with regard to public benefit:
1) Identifiable
benefit: The way in which Scouting is carried out		 helps young
people develop towards their full potential;
this benefit is directly linked to		 the
Purpose ofScouting.
2) Public benefit: Scouting is a national
Movement open to young people		 aged
from 6-25. Full membership
is restricted
to young people and		 adults who are
willing to make the Scout Promise. There are funds available for uniform and
activities so that young people are not excluded from activities ifthey are
unable to pay. Any private benefits of Scouting are incidental. The benefits of
Scouting are further demonstrated
throughout
this report.
We have completed
our review ofthe major risks to the charity and have annual
renewal
procedures
in place to manage these risks. We have systems		 in place that
are designed
to provide reasonable
assurances
against
material
mismanagement		 or
loss, these include 2 signatories
for all payments
and comprehensive		 insurance
policies to ensure that insurance
risks are covered.
We are not dependent
on any donors.
Objectives and activities
Summary ofthe Our Purpose:
objects of the charity Scouting
in Tamworth
exists to actively engage and support
young		 people
in
set out in its their personal
development,
empowering
them to make a positive		 contribution to
governing documents society.
Our Values:
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 forothers.
~
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 Method:
Scouting
takes
place
when
young
people,
in
partnership
with		 adults, work
together
based on the values of Scouting and:-
~
enjoy what they are doing and have fun
~
take part in activities indoors and outdoors
~
leam by doing
~
share
in spiritual
reflection
~
take responsibility
and make choices
~
undertake
new and challenging
activities
~
make and live by their Promise.
Tamworth
District Scout Council
Trustees'
annual
report year to 31 March 2022
Summary ofthe main In planning
our activities forthe year, we keep in mind		 the Charity Commission's
activities undertaken guidance
on public benefit at our District Executive meetings.
forthe public benefit
in relation tothese The focus ofour activities is to deliver a programme
of		 youth orientated
activities,
objects the Queen's Scout Awards and the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme. This
benefits our young people by developing
their self-confidence
and social skills,
alongside
practical
ITskills and life skills as envisaged		 in our national
Vision
2023. We provide support to adult volunteers
through		 training
and development.
We welcome all people regardless
ofpersonal
background,
faith, gender,
or
personal
circumstances.
Additionally,
the Charity continues to operate the District Activity Centre ("DAC")
forthe benefit ofScouting and the wider community
in		 the Tamworth
Area. We
are grateful to those organisations
who continue
to use		 the DAC.
Additional details of objectives and activities
Contribution made by A great contribution
has once again been made by our		 adult volunteers
this year.
volunteers
We are grateful for the many hours our volunteers
have spent listening
to and
encouraging
our young people and working
with them.		 Without
this valuable
contribution
oftime, energy, and expertise we would
not have been able to
achieve so much.
The Trustees
also want to acknowledge
the considerable
amount oftime and
effort put in by many people to the continued
operation,		 administration,
and
maintenance
ofthe District Activity Centre.
Summary of the main The threat to Scouting brought
about by the pandemic
has now passed
and
in
achievements ofthe doing so has brought
home how lucky we are in Tamworth.
Every Scout Group
charity during the in the district made a full return toface toface Scouting very soon after the
year. easing of lockdown and things are now running
very close to normal.
This serves to highlight
the dedication
and tenacity ofthe adult volunteers
across
Tamworth to make sure that Scouting continued
during the lockdown and that it
bounced back quickly once lockdown
ended. During the lockdown
most groups
kept contact with their young people online,
in one form oranother,
and
Ijoined
some fantastic
online sessions where imaginative
programmes
were run by
enthusiastic
leaders and enjoyed
by Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers.
I don't think anybody
should
underestimate
how much effort leaders
put into
these online sessions
and how hard
it must have been at times to put on agame
faceat the end ofa hard day —often spent on endless
Zoom meetings.
Experiences ofand demand
for online meetings
was varied, and some leaders
found that their young people delighted
in the online social interaction
while
others found that very often they were already
'Zoomed
Out' from their online
schooling.
However, the contact maintained
with young people throughout
lockdown
will have served to provide a reassuring
link with Scouting
in the
strangest
oftimes, and
I am sure this will have done immeasurable
good.
We are now into sunnier
uplands
and something
approaching
normality. Faceto
face meetings
have run for much ofthe last year and we have got back to doing
what The Scouts do best —providing
fun, adventure
and Skills For Life for young
people.
We have gone a long way to recovering
from the 25%reduction
in numbers
in
2021 and membership
enquiries
have shot up dramatically,
rather
proving the
notion that The Scouts can be the solution to some of the social, physical and
mental
health
problems
wrought
on a generation
ofyoungsters
by the pandemic.
Our first Squirrels
section is on the horizon,
catering forthe 4to 6year old cohort
below Beavers, and more will no doubt follow when the time is right.
The remainder
of2022 isset tosee us getting
back to full strength
before what is
promised
to be a year ofchanges
nationally
in 2023.
Thanks to the wonderful
adult volunteers
across Tamworth,
we are still here,
doing well and on the up.
Steve Smith
District Commissioner
Financial
review		 Financial
review		 Financial
review		 Financial
review
Briefstatement of the During the year, the Trustees have continued
to consider		 the amount
held		 in the
charity's policy on light of its legal duty to apply charitable
funds within a reasonable		 amount oftime
reserves ofreceiving them.
The Trustees
have also reviewed
the continuing
need to		 ensure that the DAC is
kept up to standard
and the need to consider the financial arrangements		 of the
Groups within the District.
The Reserves Policy covers these aspects.
Further financial review details
Our main sources offunds are the District Levy which is paid by Groups based
on the number ofyoung people declared
on the Groups'		 Annual Return along
with Income for use ofthe DAC and activities undertaken within the DAC.
The majority ofour income is applied
to the activities which we provide		 for our
young people.
POR sets out the manner
in which our funds may be invested. We have adopted
a low risk strategy
tothe investment
of our funds.
All funds are held in cash using
only mainstream
banks.		 The Executive
Committee
regularly
monitors
the levels ofbank balances and interest		 rates
received to ensure that the District obtains
maximum
value and		 income from its
banking arrangements.
We do not make grants or gifts to outside
organisations		 or individuals.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved
the trustees'
report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signatures
Full names Richard John Samuel Kingstone
Peter Eric Seedhouse
Position District Chairman
District Treasurer

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL AC
Yearended 31"March 2022		 TIVITIES
INCOME EXPENDITURE NET 2022 NET 2021
DISTRICT 93,359 84,681 8,678 -28,415
EXPLORERS 13159 11593 1 566 1 306
106516 96273 10244 -27 109
BANK BAlANCES/INVESTMENT ACCOUNT ASAT 31sTMARCH 2022 2021
DISTRICT 125844 117,166*
EXPLORERS 10630 9064
136474 126230

BALANCE SHEET
As at31"March 2022
2022 2021
Monetary Assets
Petty Cash 64 317
Current Bank Accounts 35993 25769
36057 26086
Investment
assets
Virgin Money Charity Account 15,287 15,267
Co-operative
Bank Deposit Account		 194 194
Redwood
Bank		 85000 85000
100481 100461
Non-Monetary
Assets
Uniform
and Badge Stock		 3,425 3,466
Expenses
Paid in Advance
Insurance 2,960 3,010
Tamworth
Borough Council		 250 250
3210 ~3260
Restricted
Fund
Balance ofGrant from Staffordshire County Council -17
Sports Grant (Tamworth
Borough Council)		 -2,715 -5,000
Lottery Grant 2021 -10000
Local Giving Grant -500
-3215 -15017
LIABILITIES DUE IN ONE YEAR -750 -750
MONEYS OWED TO LEADERS
PREPAYMENTS BYGROUPS TO SCOUT SHOP -818 -155
REFUNDS TO GROUPS FORSHOP PURCHASES
PREPAYMENT FOR HIRE OF DAC -615
TOTAL ASSETSLESSLIABILITIES 137,775 117,351

Income in respect ofDistrict Activity Centre Income in respect ofDistrict Activity Centre 2022 2021
Shop Sales 15,403 778
Rent of DAC by external Groups 20,810 1,115
Rent of DAC by TDSC Groups 1,880 50
Investment
Income		 2022 2021
Bank Interest 0 32
Virgin Money Account Interest 20 359
Redwood Bank Limited Interest paid June 2021 1,005
Other Income 2022 2021
District Levy 5,472 4,874
Easy Fundraising/Amazon Smile 65 28
Donation from Together 4Tamworth 250
Other Donation 40
Net Amount ofGrants Received 1,281* 4,247*

Tamworth Tamworth Tamworth District Scout Council District Scout Council
Trustees' annual report year to 31 March 2022
Activity Session Costs. 216 393
Membership
Fees paid		 1,716 2,675
Fundraising
Costs		 265' 155
Rent ofDAC 425
Transport/Minibus
Costs		 1,182 270
Insurance
Contribution		 189
OSM 53 30
Badges 200
Rent (subsequently
refunded)		 120
Moneys owed to Leaders 31.3.20- Activity Costs 846
District Activity Centre Costs 2022 2021
Scout Shop Purchases 11,097 1,976
Repairs, Cleaning
and Grass Cutting		 8,202 883
Electricity 3,809 2,302
Water 572 159
Ground
Rent		 1,000 1,000
Telephone/Broadband/Web site 599 520
DAC Costs 2,954 2,454
DAC Licences 159 158
DAC Safety and COVID-19costs (in addition to Grant expenditure) 1,425 1,835
Other costs 2022f 2021
Insurance 2,813 3,041
AGM and Sundry Costs
Postage/Stationery/Printing 918 610
Commissioners'
Expenses		 596
Gifts (includes cakes for Groups) 105 30
DAC Development
Costs		 904 11,448
Laptop Charger 19
Break-in July 2020 and consequent Improvements to DAC 11,582*
Training 35
Costs incurred
re closure		 of Drayton Basset Scout Group 704
Purchase ofT.V.Screen 309