## **Trustees’ Annual Report** # **For the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025** ## **Charity name: 3rd Coventry Scout Group Charity registration number: 524575** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Education and training of children and**
**young people.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Scouting, camping, climbing, hiking,**
**training and development.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have carried out the**
**charity’s purposes for the public benefit**
**and confirm that in doing so have had**
**regard to the guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The 3rd Coventry Scout Group provides a**
**package of interrelated benefits for**
**participants. For those involved the key**
**benefits are fun, friendship, exciting**
**activities, contributing to the community**
**and improving life chances in terms of**
**education and employment.**
**The charity supports young people in**
**developing their own sense of self and**
**responsibility so that as adults they will**
**have been provided with a wide range of**
**skills, useful not only to them but to their**
**employers and communities.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity is well funded with income**
**exceeding expenditure during the year**
**and activities delivering a full year profit.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Cash reserves are held derived from the**
**excess of income over expenditure in**
**previous years and are held to fund**
**future activities and expenses.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£170,010**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**The Group's governing documents are**
**those of The Scout Association. They**
**consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn**
**gives authority to the Bye Laws of the**
**Association and The Policy, Organisation**
**and Rules of The Scout Association.**| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.2 5|**Educational charity.**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The Trustees are appointed in**
**accordance with the Policy, Organisation**
**and Rules of The Scout Association.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Third Coventry Scout Group| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|524575| |Charity’s principal address|4 Sapphire Gate, Coventry, CV2 5JQ| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Amanda Burden|Treasurer||| ||Mark Lee|||| ||Theresa Corbett|Secretary||| ||Sara Brooks|||| ||Garth Shaller|||| ||GregoryBull|Chairperson||| ||James Stewart|GroupScout Leader||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|A Burden|T Corbett| |---|---|---| |||| ||Amanda Burden|Theresa Corbett| |||| ||Treasurer|Secretary| ||14 October 2025|| ||14 October 2025|| ## **3rd Coventry Scout Group** ## **Income and Expenditure Accounts - Year to 31 March 2025** |All numbers in £.p.|**Beavers**|**Cubs**|**Troop**|**200 Club**|**Exec Accts**||**Total**||**Group**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Income**
Fundraising
Activities
Hire
Sundry
Utilities income
Bank Interest
Gift Aid
Capitation
Subscription
Donation
Grant
Bar
Van|2035.38
240.49
5504.75
320.00|1777.93
4.99
4648.52|780.00
2680.00|2525.00|10871.90
650.00
4179.00
434.28
140.02
5323.50
3979.96
2741.60
376.83||13396.90
5243.31
4179.00
240.49
434.28
145.01
0.00
5323.50
12833.27
4299.96
0.00
2741.60
376.83||13396.90
5243.31
4179.00
240.49
0.00
145.01
0.00
54.00
12833.27
4299.96
0.00
2741.60
70.00| |**Total Income**|**8100.62**|**6431.44**|**3460.00**|**2525.00**|**28697.09**||**49214.15**||**43203.54**| |**Expenditure**
Activities
Premises Hire
Sundry
Utilities
Gift Aid
Capitation
Subscription
Donation
Grant
Bar
Van|4913.80
1539.53
3624.50|2982.24
297.58|940.22
32.44
1645.00|1280.00
306.83|2551.96
1825.94
7422.73
9958.56
4173.00
277.00
1738.86
1630.08||3831.96
10662.20
0.00
9292.28
9958.56
0.00
9442.50
0.00
277.00
0.00
1738.86
1936.91||3831.96
10662.20
0.00
9292.28
9524.28
0.00
4173.00
0.00
277.00
0.00
1738.86
1630.08| |**Total Expenditure**|**10077.83**|**3279.82**|**2617.66**|**1586.83**|**29578.13**||**47140.27**||**41129.66**| ||||||||||| |**Profit /Loss for the Year**|**-1977.21**|**3151.62**|**842.34**|**938.17**|**-881.04**||**2073.88**||**2073.88**| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** Third Coventry Scout Group 31 March 2025 524575 1 and 2 **Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Set out on pages** ) ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025 As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed:** Tony Kockelbergh **Date:** 24 09 2025 **Name:** Anthony Kockelbergh **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) Ret’d. **IER** 1 **October 2018** Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) Ret’d. **IER** **October 2018** **Address:** 11 Farinton, Milton Keynes MK8 8ES ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). ## **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . None 2 **October 2018** **IER**