2023-03-31-accounts - City Of Coventry Scout County

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CITY OF COVENTRY SCOUT COUNTY

ANNUAL REPORT

2022 - 2023

City of Coventry Scout County – Annual Report 2022 – 2023 Rough Close Scout Campsite, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry CV7 7DD Charity Number: 524586

County Chair – Clive Bennett

I cannot believe it is a year since I took on the role of County Chair, although they do say, ‘Time flies when you’re enjoying yourself’, and I have really enjoyed the role so far.

It has been a fairly busy year especially now that ‘Transformation’ is beginning to kick in. It was a real privilege for Coventry to be selected as one of the ‘Transformation Guinea Pigs’, which will give us the opportunity to implement the new ideas and iron out any creases we find along the way. I would urge everyone to grasp this opportunity in a positive way. There may be initial teething problems but with PMA we will get there. After all, many of us have been through similar changes in Scouting in the past.

In part preparation the County Trustee Board has been checking through documentation and policies to ensure we are compliant with the new regulations. We have also started work on compiling a database based around Group meeting places which, when completed, will act as support and advice for Group Trustee Boards and inform them of what documents they need to have in place. There is no need to worry about this as most Groups will probably have some or all of these in place already, but the support and advice will be there anyway.

I would like to thank everyone who has served on the County Trustee Board in the past year for their contribution and ideas. Special thanks to Michelle for her help and support, to Nigel for sorting through policies and being a mind of information and to Dave for the onerous task of keeping the books and making them balance.

Finally, a huge thank you to all of you, no matter what you do within Scouting. With numbers of young people again on the increase the one thing that I have enjoyed more than anything, this year, is seeing face to face scouting back in full swing. The variety of programme and activities is fantastic and the smile on the faces of the young people says it all and that is all down to you.

County Commissioner – Michelle Cox

It is with great pleasure that we present to you the Annual Review of Coventry Scouts for the year 2023. This review is a testament to the incredible achievements, growth, and impact that our scouting community has made throughout the past year.

Membership Growth and Engagement:

We are delighted to report a significant increase in our youth membership numbers this year of 9.4%. The dedication and hard work of our Scout Leaders, volunteers, and supporters have helped us attract and retain more young people in scouting. We have witnessed the joy and personal development experienced by our scouts through various activities, camps, and expeditions. Their enthusiasm and commitment have been truly inspiring.

Adventures and Activities:

Our scouts have embraced a wide range of adventures and activities, providing them with valuable experiences and skills. From hiking and camping to water sports and community service projects, our scouting program has offered diverse opportunities for personal growth and character development. We have seen our scouts learn valuable lessons about teamwork, leadership, and resilience, they are a delight to see, and we are proud of their accomplishments.

Acknowledgements and Appreciation:

I would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all our volunteers, parents, and supporters who have contributed their time, skills, and resources to make Coventry Scouts thrive. Your unwavering support has been instrumental in the success of our scouting community.

To My immediate team, Ash, Sarah, Gary, Emily, Luke, Andy, Steve, Stu, Clive and the trustees - you are all amazing and inspire me with the level of commitment, dedication to young people, and enthusiasm you all give to Scouting in Coventry.

Looking Ahead:

As we reflect on the achievements of the past year, we are excited about the future of Coventry Scouts. The coming year will be a year of change for the movement as nationally we work towards the final stage of the ‘Skills for Life’ Strategic Plan. This last phase focuses on making Scouting easier for our volunteers with changes to help us:

Give a warmer welcome.
Deliver better learning; and
Simplify how we volunteer together.

The changes will see new team structures, changes to how we appoint and induct new volunteers and learning that is flexible and specific to our volunteers’ needs and the tasks they undertake, overall making it easier for new volunteers to join and enjoy a role that fits their time commitments. There are also some changes ahead to the responsibilities and structure of Trustee Boards who run the governance in our various charities and help align with best practice guidance from the Charity Commission; across Coventry we will do our best to implement this to their full extent.

Within Coventry the strategy fits with our development plan and will support our aims to:

Improve the volunteer journey to support our volunteers.
Improve support for the 14 - 24 age range, keeping more young people in Scouting longer;
Improve diversity across the County; and
Increase community support via community impact projects

Finally, we would like to say how incredibly proud we are of Sarah, Helen, and Kira who supported the coronation of HM King Charles III. An incredible honour for them all and we know they will have memories and friendships as a result that will last a lifetime.

Thank you once again for your commitment and dedication to Coventry Scouts. Together, we will continue to empower young people, fostering their personal development and creating a positive impact in our community.

County Secretary – Nigel Stapleton

The County Executive Committee has held meetings on a regular basis, and has held detailed discussions on a range of issues, and received reports from the different sub-committees. Following on from The Scout Association (TSA) transformation announcement of changes, of which the County is an early adopter of. The Executive Committee has changed name to be a Trustee Board as have Scout Districts and Scout Groups within the County. There are other changes which are specified in the April 2023 edition of the TSA Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) which are being implemented and further changes are expected later in the year. These changes affect all members whether at Sectional, Group, Unit, and District or at County level. It is necessary that ALL members ensure that their records on the current HQ Database 'Compass' are accurate and up to date prior to them being transferred to a new system later in the year.

It is with regret that a number of former and current Scouters have died during the year some of whom we have been notified of and are recorded.

The Rough Close Service Crew (both weekday and weekend crew) are a very active combined team in ensuring our customers receive a high level of service at our County Campsite. Thanks as always to The Crew for their dedication and enthusiasm. The ‘Friends of Rough Close’ have again supported various projects at the campsite.

The Rough Close Weekend Service Crew is extremely short of members who are able to commit to regular attendance. Occasionally only one member has been available to be in attendance. It may be that members could attend on a rota basis. Without regular attendance in helping with the running of and maintaining your County Campsite. Then it may become necessary to severely restrict the numbers camping. There is work progressing to change our booking system to the Online Scout Manager – Venue Booking System this is taking some time to complete and fully test.

For more information about volunteering please contact: Stuart Grundy, Nigel Stapleton or Dave Hart.

County Youth Commissioner – Emily Rendall

Over the past year I have been working towards various different projects within my role as the County Youth Commissioner. In this time, I have been attending trustee meetings and working towards various projects with my fellow youth commissioners.

I feel one of my main accomplishments this year was kick starting the Speak Up forum for the explorer section. This event allowed me to get fantastic ideas on various subjects from the young people but also some crucial feedback on their perspective of scouting in Coventry. I hope that going forward this event will continue and expand across all sections so we can continue to keep our scouting youth shaped and the best it can be, keep a look out for the next Speak Up event taking place in February 2024.

Last October, I also had the opportunity to assist at the iMove It weekend, which helps educate newer adult members in how they can develop their skills in scouting and build confidence in projects catered towards their scouting goals. As a previous participant I felt fortunate for this opportunity and came away feeling motivated and with lots of fresh ideas.

As some of you may know, I also helped with the organisation and running of the County Conference help this February, which was a great success. I also ran a session during the day detailing how we can incorporate and further support youth shaped scouting and the You Shape badges.

I would like to thank you all for your consistent support, helping me to take full advantage of my role and look forward to what the future holds.

King Scout Award / Queens Scout Award – Mary Miller

This has been a difficult year owing to circumstances beyond our control. Headquarters lost the paperwork because of changes in their staff. After convincing them they had received the applications they found them and eventually sent the Awards out.

Bablake District had a presentation evening with parents and friends present, when Michelle Cox presented three of the four Awards. The fourth was presented to a parent as the recipient is away at University in Edinburgh. A beautiful cake was shared by everyone present that was donated by a parent. A series of film clips was shown of orphan elephants being cared for and another showed the construction and devastation being caused by HS2, all with commentary.

Caludon District chose to have their Awards presented at St George’s day celebrations at The Butts Stadium.

The first King’s Scout Award has been awarded in Caludon. These are green and are now the only ones available. There is a Roll of Honour elsewhere in the booklet of Award recipients. Thanks go to the Leaders and parents without whom these Awards would not be possible. We send congratulations and good wishes to them all and good luck in their future pursuits

Explorer Scouts and Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme – Bob Tansey

This year has been a great year for City of Coventry Explorer Scouts, increasing in numbers, with Units also having very busy programmes, Camps, also working with various sections, groups, in our County, assisting in helping our explorer scouts gaining experience, which is recognised in the Explorer Scout & D of E awards schemes.

From March last year we have seen the selection of 18 young persons, plus two leaders to represent the City of Coventry scouts at the World Jamboree in South Korea later this month and August this year, role selection was very competitive, for this Event, and I know that the chosen 18, have been working very hard with the two Leaders Elliott Slingsby & James Stewart, on all types of teamwork, training, preparation for this event, plus fund raising.

In reference to the above Jamboree selection it has been (still no quite ended) a privilege to work with, and on behalf of the Coventry Scout County, the parents committee, and see how these young persons, have developed into a great team, and what a great challenge they needed to make, in raising £80,000 in 16 months, including their monthly contributions, along with the above selected 18, young persons, who have done a tremendous job, a lot of hard work and commitment as well, Many Thanks to you all,

Gang show again presented another very good show, with a lot of Explorer scouts and ex explorer scouts taking part in same, along with our representatives from other younger and older sections, with some of the gang also being part of the Jamboree group, great show, well done.

Young Leaders working with all other sections in our County, will now have the advantage of District Based Young Leader Trainers, who will be working with them, assisting, and passing on skills, which will assist all YL in gaining the required YL modules, and allowing them access to other awards e.g. D of E, so gaining the knowledge, which they can then put into practice, with the groups and sections they are YL at. Thank you to these leaders for assisting in this YL training.

In Relation to the D of E awards scheme this last year has seen 9 Bronze; 7 Silver and 10 Gold award achieved, (5 Gold at Warwick University Networks with the other 5 in the Coventry County). Great achievement, as these awards were well worked towards during and from the Pandemic period prior to this year. Please remember to include the Explorer Scouts that are doing the D of E through their school, well done to all above, and to those still working on the D of E scheme and scout award scheme. Finally a big thank you, too everyone in the County for all of your assistance through the year, our Explorer Scout Unit’s Leaders and Assistants, Parents, Helpers, Scout Groups, and sections that have helped make Explorer Scouting work and Grow in Coventry.

Rough Close Scout Campsite – Dave Hart

This year we can say we are completely back to normal, post COVID, with visitors beginning to return to Rough Close.

Although limited work was able to be accomplished during the lock down period the Service Crews were extremely busy maintaining the site and improving our facilities. Winter was hard on our camping fields and we were able to continue work with the use of contractors, we were able to aerate them and had their first cut. Over the summer they were maintained by our Crew, with so many visitors to our site keeping up with the maintenance on ageing buildings is a time consuming task, this year we have worked with a very limited weekend Crew and an ageing mid-week Crew.

One of the first projects we took on was to install another Fire Bowl and shelter adjacent to the Field Cabin, this was achieved by using materials that we already had on site and is now in constant use. In November we were contacted by the BBC who were in Coventry making a television series called Phoenix Rise. This was a story about school children. They wanted to include an outside activity and asked if they could use Rough Close. A large number of BBC personnel descended on Rough Close for a week to do the filming. This programme is currently on BBC I-Player.

Also during November we were hit by the news of a heavy increase in energy prices. Due to the tariff structures our electricity was going up from 15p per Kwh to 51p per Kwh. Unfortunately that meant we had to consider price increases these to be bought in for the next camping season May 2023.

On inspection it was discovered that the Top Field toilet block was showing signs of decay. It was decided that in order to get more life from it we should clad the front and re-roof as this takes most of the bad weather. Cladding the front was relatively easy but we had to wait for better weather before tackling the roof.

We had long intended to build a shelter to house our trailers, on looking at our piles of materials we came to the conclusion that we had all we needed currently on site. Using steel recovered from cricket wicket covers, corrugated steel we had already on site we were able to build a shelter large enough for all our trailers.

We now have all the inspections and procedures in place and have been able to introduce our Climbing Tower to our list of activities. This takes time as we have to train our instructors in the erection and safety aspects of operating it.

The parents of our Jamboree Contingent asked if they could create a Jamboree Plantation with the planted trees being sponsored by companies to raise money for the jamboree. A site was identified cleared of undergrowth and ready for

planting. With the help of some grants and trees donated by the Woodland Trust this has been achieved.

Financially we have again been supported by the Friends of Rough Close funds. We have managed to utilise funds raised to provide equipment etc. for use on Rough Close.

Over the past year we mourned the loss of two of our stalwart Crew members, Gordon Hughes, who originated from the 15[th] Coventry Scout Group and more recently Colin Grundy who was still working with the 21[st] Coventry Scout Group. They will both be sadly missed.

Rough Close could not operate without the dedication of our Service Crews and Management Committee, although small a lot has been achieved. We are deeply indebted to both members of the Crew who volunteer to work on Tuesdays and Fridays doing maintenance work and new projects, also to our small weekend crew who look after our visitors and ensure to camp site is safe.

Rough Close is an extremely popular site with visitors not only from Coventry but all over the Country. With booking continually coming in these are looked after by Nigel Stapleton (County Secretary) and Bob Tabb our booking secretary.

We are constantly looking for new members to help with the running of Rough Close, both with general maintenance, Activity Instructors and ‘front of house’ helping with bookings and helping David Miller in the Trading Post. If you are interested in helping please contact Dave Hart or Nigel Stapleton.

Rough Close Managements Committee; Dave Hart (Chairman), Nigel Stapleton (County Secretary), Brian Beever, Bob Tansey, Bob Tabb, Alex Nicholson, Colin James, Peter Marsden, Stuart Grundy, Andrew Kates: Michelle Cox (County Commissioner) and Clive Bennett (County Chair) are Ex Officio members

Gang Show – Clive Bennett

We started rehearsals for the 2023 show with a fairly small cast and low numbers in the backstage departments. This was, again, due mainly to young people going off to university and work commitments and there was still some apprehension regarding Covid. With various contingency plans in place, we managed to recruit a few more people to the cast, although we still had the ongoing problem of having to work with reduced numbers throughout rehearsals.

Having a small cast, however, did have its benefits. It meant they had to work much harder but above all it allowed peoples talents, many of them hidden in the past, to come to the fore and the whole cast were extremely supportive of each other.

So in March of this year we got to perform our 61[st] show which overall was extremely successful. A big thank you to everyone involved and to everyone who supported us in 2023. Hope to see you all in 2024.

Badges and Things / Scout Shop – David Miller

At the end of March 2023, the “Trading Post” which incorporates the “Providore”, and “Badges and Things” has achieved a record turnover. Managing a higher turnover than ever before. In doing so we have been able to raise over £10.000 towards the running cost of the County. Even more reason to support your local uniform and badge supplier (established 1920).

Since April 2022 the “Scout Shop” in Coventry has recovered from many of the supply problems that were as a result of the Lock-down and Covid-19 pandemic. We now have full stocks of all youth uniforms and adequate stocks of most adult uniforms.

We have bought the closing down stocks of the Birmingham County Badge shop and the closing down stocks of 2 District shops from Oxfordshire.

Have you tried our website https://www.badgesandthings.co.uk/

Adult Support Report - Ashley Hyde – Deputy County Commissioner (People)

Hi, my report for this last year is going to be a very short one. I officially took on the role of DCC (People) towards the end of November last year and so haven’t yet managed to do a lot in the role.

Some of you already know me, although I guess a lot of people won’t yet know me. I’ve been a volunteer in Coventry Scouting for the last 23 years (including 2 years as a Venture Scout before taking on an adult role). I am also a First Aid Trainer and the Local Training Manager supporting Bablake District for the time being.

My time in the role has been short so far and as we move towards the changes that you’ve hopefully begun to hear about my role will be to support a wide variety of different aspects of adult support that we will all come across from time to time, including training, safety, safeguarding, adult awards/recognition and possibly a host of other things!

I am in the process of setting up a Mental Health First Aider course – there are around 11 people who have applied for this and we will be able to add more courses as people express interest in this. I completed the course myself in 2019 and have found it extremely useful from time to time when supporting young people and adults alike. As a County, we are also in the process of expanding our team of First Aid trainers and have a team of volunteers from across the County that we will be training up to run the First Response courses locally, meaning we will be able to provide better access to this training for all our members very soon. This team comprises of people from all 3 Districts but would be a County role, so once the team is up and running we can then start to advertise more frequent courses.

I am looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible – and will encourage you to get in touch if you need anything. This could be to do with training, first aid, if you wanted to reach out for support or even if you need an extra pair of hands on camp or an event (with enough notice I would always try to support if I could).

Digital Report: - Luke FitzPackham

It has been a productive past year with the creation of the new website, more frequent social media postings, changing over from our old MailChimp account to our new mailing service Brevo (SendinBlue). We are sending out more regular emails on a monthly basis. Although we are still only seeing a 50% open rate which means our messages are still not reaching everyone. Please can you ensure your emails are up to date on Compass this is both important for our information reaching you and also for the new HQ transition.

We are looking at expanding the media team so if you are interested in joining up whether it is posting social media posts, updating the county on the latest news, creating graphics, managing the website, speaking to the local newspapers or radio, or you feel you have another skill that could support us getting the great message out about what Coventry Scouts are doing please drop me an email at luke.packham@coventryscouts.org.uk

Roll of Honour

2022 – 2023

Kings Scout Award

Bobbie Dickenson

Queens Scout Award

Kira McCarthy Amy Adcock Raihanna Ismail Helen Fitzsimons Rosie Elliot Jenna Bottomley Jake Smedley

Silver Wolf

Brian Richards

Award for Merit

Sasha Kelly

Chief Scout Commendation for Good Service

Luke Packham

Commissioners Commendation

Ed Davidson

Steven Adams

In Remembrance

Gordon Hughes (15[th] Coventry) Stan Veasey (74 Bob Watson (11[th] Coventry) Colin Grundy (21[st] Coventry / Rough Close Service Crew)

Stan Veasey (74[th] Coventry) Enid Byard (Foleshill District)

County Office:

City of Coventry Scout County Rough Close Scout Campsite, Tanners Lane, Berkswell CV7 7DD Tel: 024-7646-4310

County Website: www.coventryscouts.org.uk County Email: scoutcov3@outlook.com Rough Close Campsite:

Rough Close Reception: Open weekends only Tel: 024-7646-4310 Bookings: 07946-516-891 after 6pm weekday evenings

Campsite Website: www.roughclose.org.uk Campsite Email: roughclose@btconnect.com Trading Post: Opening hours

Thursday 17:00 – 19:00; Saturday 10:00-13:00, 14:00-16:00; Sunday 10:00-12:00 Badges & Things : https://www.badgesandthings.co.uk/

Adult & Youth Recruitment: Tel: 0845-643-1048

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APINUAL REPORT OF THE COUNTY EXECItrnlE COmM[Et FOR THE YEAR EIIDED 31sr MARCH 2023 The Executive C(ynmittee wewts its reFth aThJ the Cujnts cl the County for the year eThJed 31 March 2023, ich has teen in accOrdare with the htor1 c05t conVentjn, mDJrfd by the indusicffj of inve5tsnerts at market rolue with apkli¢3ble (Jht1ng Str[ aThJ with the &atement of Recommended The alms and obje£ (rf the County are to wu¥le le1p. and 5tw)rt tD the Scwt Dlstrkts. In addlOn, fc akns to ens that the alm5 NatIcoI Asxrlatkn are cMYrated etstNety tD the rnemp, and we wthehj. The Dislricts a, in tum, wrnible f¢Y ttE de4kpwtt thrwh xyvths. maln akn5 duriTvJ the psst ar of County habt tea): Ensure e¥£elknt personrel are In to assist lthe Disiril PrcNide and ensure effthe trainir#J to r5 of all ts. SupFQrt the mar]erS aThJ crf hohler5 at ith Cwrrty Camr6ie TrndNJ P Ensure gc¢¢l QbJvernae and managemert crf brth %dunteers aThJ the Owrlty. Ensure that knuVng Js cald cxrt safety arKI that ch Tr?Tr9 arKI polDes are IrnpkrT at all Thts year we been at4e to: Sgnfficarrtty improve fadlits of RW Ikn (nty tampe), thKk11ng tr athlItiC rrf a secur fen arwnd the perfmeter. EnmLtrage tlthct Crynm15si)ners In thelr wlth Grp5 and seckns. Provkje excdlentTralnkng arJ PTaMMe wiskn. Provlje excdknt uardlThJ and s&ety trnlnlr4J whhth ts lI•ed in tr urthtyirwj our members. Prthle excdlent a1 cornmunkatl throwh a vltry a1 t11 attended PU£ commitse. Flnthndal Revlew Unresmcted net re&xMtes ts the yew En4 (the comparnble for 2022 was net OLtgolng re#jIreS of £28,779). The analysls of total net Jssets tet4WI fu[515 In Nrte 14 to the Ilnarhjal slatements. County. Public ben¢fit The trustees belleve the charlty regLW gukJellne5 kn tenns ( wallflng os a iEnefit The trustees have consklered tr nK)st foi investty and. at present rne, con51der that a speckllsed Lmlt trust des3 tr the CW sth meets the reryreMts to generate Income arKI captsl grthth. The truste85 twe fryeo5t thè of free reseNes that thÈ tharty M)uhY wuke to sustsln Operati)S for a Ferkl sk1 Its In(c¥r fall substantialty. The tnth con5xler th the most apwoFKWte of fw reserves xyjld uate to one yearfs mlnlmum exndItle to the CW •KI ¢Jxe. Tr xt1 free reswves at 31 March 2023 htre troadty kn ne wlth targeL Rl%k m•n•g•nont The trustees have examird the mèhw sbgk, Ix&rss 0(Onal rfsks that the fa$ aTrJ confirm that 5tn$ have teen estsbld to uwble regukv retxxts to be that the n&$Sary steps can be taken to In those rtsk5. C(ffiduslon The mernters of the EX C(Mnmftre v)ukl to tr Scwtsng for thelr SUPFrfYt, arKI to clfer our best Wishes b5 rwytsinty tD thank all inNthed in Cove I Soyjiing. behalfclthe ExeathE Comittee. G Benn&t. County Chairrnan

INDEPENDEpif EXAMIIIER% REPORT TO ThE TR115fEES OF I reF¢At on the aca)unts of the thanty ts the year ethl 31st Marth 2023 ovryxislrvj ts Statenwt of Finarrial Acbvfties, Balan Sheet aThJ to the acctsjnts. chaws trustees are reskxJn5ibk for preparatlon rf drtS twstees cffisxler that ¥b aLJIt is required thls year Lw1er 144(2) d the Charths kt 2011 {tr 2011 a1 that an indeFendent exaMth Ls nee(Jed. It ts my )sIbty tD: ey2ml the accounts ler Secti 145 2011 Irt. fdlcMI the pr(Klures lakl dovm In tt ge1 tlre(Jixs Cl• C¢xnmi55kn sec 145{5llb) (lthe 2011 Art; a1 B••h of Ind•pend•nt examln•rf r•p(xt My examlnatk)n vrds carried out In accordarKe iih the DkeLIth gtr¥tn lry Chadty cn$S. exaffllnation KJudes a revEw of the &¢CntIng kert ty the tharty and a comparfson of the accourt5 iyesented wlth those record5. It akn Indu¢Je5 con5KratIon of a)y unLwI Iterns CY dI10$u In the accounts and Seen9 exF4antitiS frryn you as tntstees C¢Irj any Ier% The rCedl undettsken do Ffovkje all evldence that Wk1 i rewrtl In an autht a1 no cvnkn bs gfven as to whether accolmts presert a Irue and fw e. aThJ the rewt is Iwnltejj to Ilw matters set twt In the ststement Indwnd•nt examln•rf• siatemert I have completed my eKarnlnati. l o)nfim th& matters have cryne to my atterth in c(nnectlon wth the examlnation givirvJ cause to tellm that kn any materlal rw.. acctsJntSrvJ re(tyds wp In (twy as rwArryl by seclkn 130 rf tr 2011 A¢ the fIrKlI statements <b nat compty wlth applcatAe requlrennts cteMIng the ftym and crtent aco)unts set rArt tharities (kCots Rer4xts) Regulatkns 2008 cther than any ulrement that acccAmts gi a tnje and la Yew whKti Is a mats axtsdered a5 part of an independent examb%th. I have no CorKe and have con acn)55 rKJ cther matters wlth exèminatyon to whkh attentlon thId ke drOTr th thls repKrt in order to trAe a uThrstsThliNJ of finandal atements to be readw. ROBERT ANDERSON FCA AZEfs AUDrr SERVICES 3Mc MIDLEMARCH BUSINESS PAAK SISKIN DRIVE COVENTRY CV3 4FJ DATE.....%.I }A. .%3

StATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnvmES FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARUI 2023 fund* funds {not• 12) 2023 funds lund$ 2022 Income •nd •ndowmqnts Lw le1vable Less: w paydb 62,662 iJ,307 62,662 60,307 70,996 11,(68 11,098 2,355 15,667 85.419 436 2,355 20,667 85,419 436 atlons arKI gr5 Sales incorr Inve5tsnent IrKome 5,tKIo 108.959 743 11%.959 743 Rough aose In¢ Cxher Incon 81,320 8,142 81.320 8,142 46,116 11,786 46,116 12,329 543 Tot•1 Incom• 210,262 210,262 161,779 5,543 167,322 Exp•ndlturn Jichases and cost sales Charltsbk athVe5 111,921 111,921 84,791 84,791 91,213 91,502 102,930 103,219 Total •xp•ndltur4 203.134 289 203,423 187,ni 188,010 7,128 (289) {25,942) 5,254 (20,688) Incom•l{•xndltUrn) Net galnl(thsl c Investments Twsfer tekn fv (6,404) (6,404) (2,837) (2,837) Net mov•ment In lunds Fund balan5 txowjht fL¥ward n4 (289) 435 (28,779) 5,254 (23,525) 582,052 14,193 596,245 6101 8,939 619,770 Fund balancw arrfed fonvard £582,776 E13.9Tr1 £596. £582,052 £14,193 £596,245

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31sr 14ARCH 2023 2023 2021 Tangibk flxed assets 357,091 32,516 395,006 38,920 ,607 433,926 39,255 r2,023 194.756 26.911 12.762 154,489 io. Cash on der(&¢ at bank and In hand 3r,036 194,162 Cr•dltor4: amowts fallirvj due one ye¥ ii. (92,963) (19,843) NEf CURRENT ASSETS 213,073 174,319 602,th) 608,245 Cr•dltor•: amLrt5 Ning after or year ii. (6,CIXI) (12,000) £596, £596,245 FUNDS 12. 13. 13, 14.193 582.052 £596. £5%,245 C. B•nnett Coufftty Chal The E5 tv tt* finaNial SlateM num1 I to 17 ftjrm rmrt oftlw fironclal Stn

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENts FOR ThE YEAR EMDED 31sr MARCH 2023 ACCOUNIIMG POLICIES The fC4kYWts we U wlThiJ>al ntIrj atvlbj In &xepwlThJ amual Ilnancl statemerts of C(MJnty. (•) ol marntlon •nd •s%&noI golng The acttJnts (finala1 statwwts) ha4E bew rryjared urwjer the hl#orfcal cost conlmtkn wlth Iter6 nlsed at cc6t or transacti unless stated In the reant note(s) to these CoUnts, The flnarthl statenRnts haNE teen wepared in accordm vlth the of Recommended p.: kcounttng arKJ RepNknJ ty Charitles prepar 1r xrcwnts In accordar(e wth the Hnanthl Rep)rtlr StaTrJaryl appllot4e in the UK and Repuili (rf Ilarj (FRS 102) (eff l January 20191 and the Hnanoal RepNIINJ StJbJard ¥2ble In the Unittsl Thk>n •nd RewL4k of IrdaNI {FRS 102) and ihe CN3rltles kt 2011. The trust cS11bjtes a pjblk enoty a5 defwJ ty FRS 102. The chanty has tsken advantèJe af the tr SORP fLY dwiiiles apthr4J FPS 102 lwJ Bulletln l to wepare a StsteThnt of Cash HC. firwKsbl ststements depknj frn trt ChJriiie5 (kcwnts aNI Rewts) Rewlatknns 20Cfj only to extert required to a tn and tslr w. Thls artUre has IrM)Ived f01blIng the Statement of RecommeTh1ed Practre for tharlYe5 apptylry FRS 102 rher than the of the Ststement of Reccmnnded Ilractice whth Is referreAI to In the Regulaibls but whiti has shKe been wltmrnwn. The Istee$ con1 that are M mertal L¥Kertn¥e5 aixxrt the TNs trJ contlnue as a In weparfng the accourlts, trustees habe conskred ¥thetheT In apn9 0rtIng pollde5 requlred by FRS 102 aThJ Ctsrkks SW FPS 102 a restate rf c£rfnForthe was needed. No restatrts Ere requlred. (b) D•prwJ•tson of tanglble red •M•ts Free4d larnl is dewecwtsd. Ctvdopnent ar•d Imwmrnts are dewedated cNer 25 years and 10 years on the stralght.llne basls. Deiyeclthn 15 dwrged on otrr fixed assets at the fc4Iury r)tes: Plart aThl eqLipiiert etc. 20% red1j balarte ba

N(IfES TO THE FINAIICIAL ATEmE147s FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MAROI 2013 (c) Induth)n ¢ IKome and •xp•ndltyr• (l) Inc4)mlng Income Is r&c#Jnwl dwrity 15 legalty entrtkd to it after any rerfrnn ndItI(S hale en m¢ the anKxts can be measurèj rethth, and It Is probat4e th)t income will t recepled. Ca4) donatths are r(jn (fft r¢vipt. Cxher donatlrxs are wnlsed On the chaty ha5 bee ncliftd of the donat1, Un FQrfrnn ¢ThdlUon5 requlre deferrnl of ts anK>urL ItKLJne tax tlme ofthe dona¥. Turr L8 at the falr value Lrf the tOnsKIernts reCeId or Yeble and rewents amunts rl¥able for gx¢J5 and te$ pfDvided In the rKm)l ojurse of bustness, net of dlscourty VAT WKI led taxe {11) Invast lfft¢•m• 011) expend1 ExpendItU is kKlwled on ts basis d the amurts payat4e In res lT Jnd, accordlwty, kKles wyllkl Jnd acaued bA nc blllwj at the year 0. Recr4Jnthn of arrwnts ar#J to athilles cl a Ire Is defer1 til thJt cttarttre exFendtture indLKles thct costs (rf the Jthilies arKI a proFQrtkxth allctition of surwrt CC6ts ttILAllng administrntion and estrbllshrwrt ex[ GcNemaKe costs are tIK)se IrKurred In (e) Plx•d A•Mt Inv•wbn• Investments are a fcm of ba finarthl Instrumat a Inaty recc4Jnlsed at thebr transactbn value subsequenty raSured at t.1 fr value as at tr balan date uslrvJ the doThJ q)tl market ylce. The siatement of knrtial activities the net gakns arKI k%se5 ar151j on revaluaon a1 dlw thr tt year. The Trust tkns not 0Okffj. derf¥ati5 CfXryX financk)I Instrumerts. The maln fomi of Ilrkinthl r the charty L8 that d wlat116ty kn eq markets and Invesknent markcts due to wKler eC1C cc¥N16tkns. atdtsth of InveSt(S to Inbt5tfftnt iisK ènd changes In 5enYment corKerning within FOrtkukr settrKs (Y sub Sr% (n St( Stocks are Iluded at the (rfc£6t WKI eAlmated realtsjble vakE. {g) unrnrtrfc fvnd• Unre*lLknI fiJnd5 are th)natlons arn1 other reg)uffe5 rth¥ab or generntad for the objects the thanty further spthd purFW and are avalable as generdl funds.

NOTES TO THE FIIIANCJAL sfATEMEiirs FOA THE YEAR ÉNDED 31sr MARCH 2023 (h) Deslgn•ted lunds Deslgnatthl fwTrJs are uwestthled erAl ty tr£ County Exairthe CNnmKiee for rAcU¥ (l) R••tsk fund• Restricted ThdS are to te Used 01j as taid by dyKY. ExFervJure th meets these crlterfa is to the fiJThl, tojether wlth a fair alhxatKm of SLVFK)rt costs. SALES INCOME Tot•1 2022 2023 Equlwnert (th)er¢ carfrfth bar aThJ prtrAdore £108.959 £108,959 E85,419 INVEsfMENT IIICOME Tatsl 2025 Trt 2012 Bank and thr hiterest Incoffle from (thr irfyt5trWrts io 426 660 £743 £743 £436 CHARrrABLE ArnvmES Totsl 2023 Totsl 2022 Camplts costs 71,282 2,3n 71,571 2,3n 80,419 5,970 Jamt¥)ree Cos I759 17,559 16,830 Ftrojert Costs É91,213 £289 £91,502 £103,219

IIOTES TO THE FINANaAL sfATEMEI(rs FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31ST 14ARCH 2023 ANALYSIS OF REsOuRs EXPENDED Totsl 20 Trtal 2022 £.774 £21,147 £111,921 £84,791 Chariiable actlvllle• CaMpSe c051s 57,&XI 2,3n 13,971 71,571 80,419 5,970 Jamtrf)ree costs Govemance cc6ts Project Costs 17.559 17,$59 16,830 £59,972 £31,530 £91,502 £103,219 Totsl •xp•ndltur• £150.746 £52,677 £203,423 £188,010 Depreclatk)n 37,915 14,762 £52,677 T•tsl 2023 Totsl 2022 Depredatkjn IThJependent examlnerfs fees: - Independent examinatlon . kmuntsn Sokirles irwjuding nath)n Inrne. NII (2022 - Nil) 37,915 38,508 2,310 No nEmber of the ExKutive CLJnmrttee (whkh ts treated as the tx)3rd tnistees Fwoses of the Charities kn) Yemuneratkn (2022. £Ndl. County membets reca*d reIMteMents (rf In1 WKI eyr (knng the year to £nil {2022 - £Nd).

NOTES TO THE FIIIANCIAL STATEMEiirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCII 2023 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs C4bkn •qulpmrt Total At 1st Wil 2022 IAlditkns 587254 144054 102,045 833,353 At 31st Marth 2023 £587,254 £144,054 £102,015 £833,353 Deprecl•lfon At 1st AKYII 2022 Charye for the r 260297 89,311 5,762 88,738 2,474 438346 37,916 At 31st Marth 2023 £289,976 £95,073 £91,212 £476,262 Net bool( amaunts At 31st Marth 2023 972TI £48,981 £10,833 £357,091 At 31st M1 2022 26,956 £54,743 £13,7 £395,OC INVESTMEIITS 2023 2022 The babrKes * 31st Marth 2023 CfAiIfv the fO11rJ. Cash awaitirg intrInt Other irwestrmnts 32,S16 38,920 £32,516 £38,920 market values for lry the fwKI mana9&S Movernents In Invests lutmls In the year were fdkMs: Bala$ at 1st Wl 2022 at market values Unrealised {losses)Iga 38,920 (6,404} 41,759 (2,839) Bnos at 31st 2023 £32.516 £38,920 Hlodcal cost at 31st Mjrth 2023 £38,597 £38.597 io-

NOTES TO THE FIIIANCIAL sfATEMEIITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2023 INVEsfMEirfs (aJMnLJ) maln rfsk to ts Tn& frcTh Ilnandal Stnnls kn the con&AnaUcm of UrttIn hvestmert mBrkets arbj Ylty In yiek1. Liquhjity risk is antknpatsd to low x al assets are traded commitrnert tt> intwvattlon ty nl banks and market regulators has Lurtinl to wcwje tr3dlThJ In the markets and so their abillty to buy aThJ sell qtKed entit$ a1 #c(k 15 antscipated to CCrfrtbn. The Tn$ hwestThErrts are malnly trac In markets wlth gcrfxi IlquId h trading uMeS. Trust has Th) matertal trwesbment hc41Ings In rmrkets subJeC£ to exthange ctrS cf tradirvj reStTkb$. TIE Trust manage5 these hwestsn risks by rEtslnlng ex¥rt ad aNI OFeratlng an Investsnent polky that hjes for a hhjh degree rf dfftrslftatlcffi d Wngs within rhEstt asset da$ Ihat are qu(ted on r&cJnlsed stock excharoes. Tr Trust make use of dVali and Milar CoMeX fina31 Instwments as It tskes the vlew that in¥Estts are hehj ttlr tem) W total retum and hlstorfc stsJd*s of qLthd flnandal In5lJunts have 51M>vn that in any partlcular 5 year rtod vlll norn1 be 2023 2022 GLKYJS for resok £39,255 E26,911 DE8TORS 2023 2022 Trade debtors 7,642 6181 4,762 £72,023 £12,762 ii. 2023 2022 Amounts falllng due wlthlD r4•r Accruals and defenyd Income 84,074 5,939 2,675 6,214 4,222 9,682 Lts3ns from txstrkts £92,963 £19,843 knuaLs iieferred IrK( £79394 (2022 . £2,039} of deterred irmme ren9 to the Worfd kcA Jamboree, tlKe In Au512023. Amounts lalllng due aftor y Loans frcffl DSsirtcts £6,(NXJ £12.OLM) li-

N(IfES TO THE FIIIAIICZAL sfATEMEiirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr 14ARCN 2023 12. RESTrICTED AINDS Mov•m•nt In funds B•l•nu at In¢(rfnlng R•¥1¢•¥ Ba1• at Inc4xnlng R•wu 1 Apf# 2021 ff•gowc•• •xp•nd•d 1 WI 2022 r••ourc•• •xp•nd•d knm•nl In funds 8•1•rt •t 31 M•r¢h 2023 m011 FuTrJ Coventry Scout ng Show Llmtsi Ov6rdr8wn Fund ProSect t)ome Fund 9,482 (543) 12891 4.711 (289} 4,422 8.939 {289) 14,193 1289) 13,904 (•) The Geoffry StJc VAS estsl41d to prryAde asslstatKe, out cl Ir, to scouts attendinu Camp. (b) Prnjt C>me FUNI relates to a dcrt)akn kn klThl c £5,rxKI for the pJrdHse cf a tknber trx4ldln9 thlch is refiecknd In fixed assets aNI Ls i*#¥J ¢kned 10 UNREsfRicfED FUNDS lfft fvnd• IAov•m•nt In fvnd• Balanc• at Mo¥•m•nt kn Tr•nsf•r al•ne• at 31 March 2023 1 2022 G•n•r•l Main Fun Deslgn•ted Group Heathwarters FWKI 587.954 (28.TT9) 559.175 724 559.899 22.877 22.877 22.8n 610,831 128,779) 724 582,776 (a) The Gffyjp Healquartws FuThJ wa5 sd up to loor tern to Grow)s ishiro to xquire. bjkl th"Sh thdr Ia[lIart$ IlId1[J. (b) The Group Headquarter5 Fund is represented ty cash cm dep). (c) Other than rnent abfft arNJ In Ncke 12, the Main Fund is [e$ented ty the aIn1r9 net assets of the Cnty.

PIOTES TO THE FIIIANCIAL sfATEMEIITS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 315r MARQI 2023 Fund bakfic at 3tst Mr<h 2023 are reprrfented by: Flxed assets Clrrert a55ets exduding bank Sank balar Currert Ikibllloes Non- Current UMUes 385,184 111,278 185,276 (92,963) {6,IixI) 4,423 389,607 111,278 194,758 (92,963) {6,OC(J) 9,482 Totsl net a•Mts 582,Tr5 £13,9)5 £596. fvnd• Totsl Fund b•l•nea It 31rt M•rch 2022 repve•entod bv: TgIble flxed assets Current assets excludlng tonk Bank balatKes Ojrrent labllities N- cUfrt UobHIts 429,215 39.6TJ 145.C•)7 (19,843) (12,CW) 4,711 433,926 39.673 154,46 {19,8431 <I2,C) Tatsl net a••ets £582.052 £14,193 £596,245 There %re no opltsl commKments at erxl (2022. £NI). I& C014TIMGENT LIABILfnES The charity is cfftnty sedJrwJ wrfe55hThl ccemIryj 6ts stabJs wth regard to VAT registratlon. Th55 work is thrreiitty stoll wJ(MrvJ. The trustees do rtt belthe t to PllKlent to rnSe any terrtIal liablllty on the grour•ts th It cannc te with any certairty. It ts cLwdered wcthble that no slgnlficart liatilty Y11 17. RELATED PAKTY TRANS4CllONS Induded wthln Is £6,C(O (2022- £12,rMxi) (w4irwJ to ThJhX a consljtuert P3rt of the cou, Interest 15 P3KI on amounts. 13-

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr 14ARal 2023 PAGE deFEnt E>15 RetKrt 6-13.