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~| |---|---| ||Risk and Internal
Control| ||The Group Executive Committee
has identified
the major| |.|risks to which they believe the Group is exposed, these have| ||been reviewed
and systems
have been established
to| ||mitigate against them. The main areas ofconcern that have| ||been identified are:| ||Damage to the building,
property
and equipment
The Group| ||would request the use of buildings,
property
and equipment| ||from neighbouring
organisations
such as local community| ||groups and other Scout Groups. The Group has sufficient| ||buildings
and contents insurance
in place to mitigate against| ||permanent
loss.| ||injury to leaders,
helpers,
supporters
and members.
The| ||Group through
the capitation fees contributes
to the Scout| ||Association's
national accident insurance
policy. Risk| ||Assessments
are undertaken
before all activities.| ||Reduced income from fund raising. The Group is primarily| ||reliant upon income from subscriptions,
rental income for| ||use ofthe Scout Centre, and fundraising.
The Group does| ||hold a reserve to ensure the continuity
ofactivities should| ||there bea major reduction
in income. The Committee
could| ||raise the value of subscriptions
to increase the income to the| ||Group on an ongoing basis, either temporarily
or| ||permanently.| ||Reduction or loss ofleaders. The Group is totally reliant| ||upon volunteers
to run and administer
the activities ofthe| ||group. Ifthere was a reduction
in the number ofleaders to| ||an unacceptable
level in a particular
section or the Group as| ||a whole then there would have to be a contraction,| ||consolidation
or closure ofa section. In the worst case| ||scenario the complete closure ofthe Group.| ||Reduction
or loss ofmembers.
The Group provides activities| ||for all young people aged 6to 14.Ifthere was a reduction
in| ||membership
in a particular
section or the Group as a whole| ||then there would have to be a contraction,
consolidation
or| ||closure ofa section.
In the worst case scenario the complete| ||closure ofthe Group.| ||The Group has in place systems of internal
controls that are| ||designed
to provide reasonable
assurance
against
material| ||mismanagement
or loss, these include
two signatures
for all| ||payments
and a comprehensive
insurance
policy to ensure| ||that insurable
risks are covered.| |||||The Purpose ofScouting||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary|ofthe objects ofthe||charity set|Scouting exists to actively engage and support||young people||| |out in its|governing|document||in their personal
development,
empowering|them to||make a|| |||||positive contribution
to society.||||| |||||The Values ofScouting||||| |||||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 for others.||||| |||||Care - We support others and take care of|the|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||||| |||||vaiues 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.||||| |Summary
to these|ofthe main activities
objects||in relation|The Group provides a wide range of indoor and outdoor
training
and activities appropriate
to the age range ofthe
youth members
many ofwhich are directly
linked to the||||| |||||programme
ofbadges and awards as directed||by The Scout||| |||||Association.
Key to the programme
ofactiviries||is providing||| |||||skills for life (4SkillsForLife).||||| |||||The Scout Group is indebted
to a significant|number||of|| |||||adult volunteers
who give their time freely and at no|||cost|to| |||||the Group. These include Leaders
in the Sections,||||| |||||members
ofthe Group Executive and a number of||||| |Contribution||made by volunteers||Supporters
who assist the Group on an as|required||basis.|| |Public benefit statement|Public benefit statement|||The Group meets the Charity Commission's
public benefit| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||criteria under both the advancement
ofeducation
and the| |||||.advancement
ofcitizenship
or community
development| |||||headin
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~| |Summary|ofthe main|achievements|of|2022-23 was the first full year post COVID and the Group| ||the charity during the||year|has done from strength
to strength.
Financal income from| |||||subscriptions,
fundraising
and rental income generated
from| |||||the hire ofthe building
to third parties has been stong and| |||||has allowed the establishment
ofa building
fund to provide| |||||for a much needed extension
to the equipment
store. lt is| |||||hoped this project can be completed
within the next two| |||||years at a likely cost ofcirca 640,000. Membership
numbers| |||||are strong and all the Sections have waiting
lists meaning| |||||the recruitment
of more adult volunteers
is essential
to| |||||extend our provision
for young people. We also now have| |||||Rainbows
and Brownie groups meeting
at the Scout Centre| |||||taking our total youth numbers
to over 150.| |||||Reserves Policy| |||||The
Group's
policy
on
reserves
is
to
hold
sufficient| |||||resources
to continue
the charitable
activities
of the group| |||||should
income
and
fundraising
activities
fall
short.
The| |||||Group Executive Committee
considers
that the group should| |||||hold a sum
equivalent
to 3 months
running
costs, circa| |||||E6,000| |||||||||||||31.03.2023||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |e|||a|e||||||||||| ||||||||||2022/23|||||| ||||||Unrestricted
funds|||Restricted
funds|Endowment
.
. funds|||Totai funds||| |Payments||||||||||||||| |Charitable
Payments||||||||||||||| |Youth programme||and activities||||||||||6,362.51||4,672.31| |Uniforms 5Training||||||1,080.76|8||||8|1,080.T5||2,642.04| |Duke ofEdinburgh||Award|||||8|2,988.64|||8|2,988.64|8|571.07| |Camps||||||||||||6,335.96||1,419.20| |Electricity and|Gas|||||||||||||| |Insurance||||||2,341.00|||||6|2,341.00||2„165.72| |Repairs and Maintenance||||||6,850.70|F|||||6,850.70||8,553.66| |Water and Sewerage|||||8|37T.74|||||8|377.74||214.39| |Equipment||||||4,564.22|8|||||4,564.22||714.72| |Minibuses 6Trailers||||||||||||||| |||||||6,565.03||||||6,656.03||| |Cleaning
and|Sanitary|||||4,988.06|8||||8|4,988.06||| |Fire 8 Security|||||||||||8|1,650.64||| |Internet||||||||||||||| |Administration||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||k|1,309.86| |Donations||||||||||||||120.00| ||Sub||total|||44,123.68|K|2,988.84||||47,112.22||34,420.36| |Fundraising|expenses|||||||||||||| |Social Events||||||||||||||| |Gther Events||||||932.97||||||932.97||| |Community
Support|||||8|1,195.73|8|||||1,196.73||| |||||||2,627.14||||||||1,108.14| |||||||46,669.72|E|2,988.64||||49,639.36|8|35,528.60| |Asset and|Investmen't|||||||||||||| |purchases,|etc.|||||||||||||| ||||Totalpayments||l|46,650.72||||||||| |Net of|receiptsl(payments)|||||||||||||| |Transfers
betvveen||||funds||||||||||| |||||||32,143.36||||||34,13545||| ||||||f.|39,881.29||||||||| ||||||||To||39.03.2023||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||2022/23||||2021/22| ||||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment||||| ||||||funds|funds|funcis||||| |Donations,|legacies|and similar|||||||||| |trlcorne|||||||||||| |Membership|subscriptiens||||||||||| |Less: Membership
subscripticns|||paid||||||20,923.87||10,647.60| |Net membership
subscriptions|||reteined|8|6,486.00
15,438.87|||8|6,486.00
154M.87|8
8|5,278.00
5 17950| |Danations
Legacies||||8|2,680.00||||2,680.00|8|1,961.00| |Gilt Aid
Grants|||||3,189.14||||3,189.14|t|2,471.11| |Fundraising|Sub total
(grossI||||21,308.01||||21,308.01|8|10,667.00
20,278.61| |Social Events|||||||||||| ||||||2,280.60||||||| |Other Events||||F|5,876.28||||6,876.28|E|909.35| |Activities|Sub total||||8,166.78||||8,166.78|E|3,012.68| |Weekly prcgrammes
8 activities
Camps
Duke ofEdinburgh
Award
Minibuses 5 Trailers||||8
8|6,867.40
6,370.00|3,682.50||8|6,867AG
6,370.00
3,682.60|t
8
8|2,448.00
2,885.00
1,290.00| ||||||||||840.00||| |Uniforms 8 Training|||||||||||| |||||||||8|626.82|K|828.00| ||Sub total||||||||||| ||||||||||17,286.72||| |Investment|income||||||||||| |Bank interest|||||||||||| |Building Saciety interest|||||||||||| |Property Rent|income||||||||||| |Other income||||8|1'l,169.00||||11,169.00||6,967.00| ||Sub total|||||||E|11,320.64||7,00¹.72| ||Total Gross Income||||54,388.85|3,682.50||8|58,071.15|8|37,646.91| |Asset and investment||sales, etc.|||||||||| ||Total receipts|||||3,682.60|||58,071.16|8|37,546.91| ## ## ## ## ## ## |SIMPLI|FIKD FINANC|IAL STATEMEN|T 2022 —2023| |---|---|---|---| |||INCOME|EXPENDITURE| |Membership
Fees||20923.87|5485.00| |Tax Refund (Gift Aid)||3189.14|| |Grants
/ Donations||2680.00|| |Rental Income||11169.00|| |Interest||151.64|| |||38113.65|54S5.00| |Fnndraising:|||| |Co-op||3407.64|| |Afternoon Tea||515.00|59.07| |Craft Fayre||1380.25|283.52| |Fun Run||477.16|25.00| |Amazon Smile||210.23|| |Race Night||765.50|339.37| |Match Funding||1000.00|| |Other / Misc.||400.00|624.45| |||S155.78|1331.41| |Overheads:|||| |Insurances|||2341.00| |Water Rates|||377.74| |Electricity|||910.18| |Gas|||1455.56| |Admin
/ Finance / OSM|||333.14| |Internet|||328.11| |Fire4 Security|||1650.64| |Cleaning k Sanitary|||4988.05| |Repairs &Maintenance|||6850.70| ||||19235.12| |Section Operating|Costs:||| |Weekly Programmes|&Activities|6032.40|6352.51| |Camps||5370.00|6335.95| |Duke ofEdinburgh's|Award|3682.50|2988.64| |Equipment
Uniforms 4 Training
Minibuses 4Trailers||526.82
840.00|4564.22
1080.75
6555.03| |Community
Activities||835.00|1195.73| |||17286.72|29072.83| |TOTALS||63556.15|55124.36| |Balance as at31.3.22|Balance as at31.3.22||34135.45| |---|---|---|---| |Excess income / expenditure||2022 —2023|8431.79| |Balance as at31.3.23|||42567.24| |Funds as at313.23||Savings Account|31949.36| |||Bank|10059.36| |||Cash|558.52| |Total|||42567.24| |Restricted Funds|||| |Duke ofEdinburgh|Award||2685.95| |Building Fund|||25000.00|