## ## ## ## ## ## ## |Description|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|ofthe charity's trusts|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Type ofgoverning|||document||||| |||||||The Group's governing
documents
are those ofthe Scout|| |||||||Association. They consist ofa Royal Charter,
which
in turn|| |||||||gives authority
to the Bye Laws ofthe Association
and The|| |||||||Policy, Organisation
and Rules ofThe Scout Association.|| |(e.g. trust deed,||constitution)|||||| |How the charity||is constituted||||The Group isa trust established
under its rules which are|| |||||||common to all Scouts.|| |(e.g.trust,|association, company)||||||| |Trustee selection|||methods|||The Trustees are appointed
in accordance
with the Policy,|| |(e.g. appointed|||by, elected by)|||Organisatlon
and Rules ofThe Scout Association.|| |Additional|governance|||issues (optional||information
but encouraged
as best practice)|| |You may choose to include additional
information,
where relevant, about:||||||The Group ls managed
by the Group Execul!ve Committee,
the members
of which are the 'Charity Trustees' ofthe Scout|| |||||||Group 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.|| |Policies and procedures
adopted for:
a)the induction
and training oftrustees;
b) trustee'
consideration
ofmajor risks
and the systems and procedures
to
manage
them||||||The Committee
consists of3independent
representatives,
Chair, Treasurer and Secretary together
with the Group
Scout Leader,
individual
section leaders (ifopted to take on
the responsibility)
and parent's
representation
and meets
every month.|| |||||||Members ofthe Executive Committee
complete
'Essential|| |||||||informafion
for Executive Commiifee'
training
within the first|| |||||||5months ofjoining the committee.|| |||||||This Group Executive Committee
exists to support the|| |||||||Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibilities
ofthe|| |||||||appointments
and is responsible
for:|| |||||||The maintenance
ofGroup property;|| |||||||The raising offunds and the administration
ofGroup finance;|| |||||||The insurance
of persons,
property
and equipment;|| |||||||Group public occasions;|| |||||||Assisting
in the recruitment
of leaders and other adult|| |||||||support;|| |||||||pointing
any sub committees
that may be required;|| |||||||Appointing
Group Administrators
and Advisors other than|| |||||||those who are elected.|| |||||||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||||| |||||||end 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.||||||| |||||||~peratton
-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 ofScouting and:|||||||| |||||||-enjoy what they are doing and have fun|||||||| |||||||-take part in activities indoors snd outdoors|||||||| |||||||-learn by doing|||||||| |||||||-share
in spiritual
reflection|||||||| |||||||-take responsibility
and make choices|||||||| |||||||-undertake
new and challenging
activities|||||||| |||||||-make and live by their Promise.|||||||| |Summary|ofthe main activities|||in|relation||||||||| |to these|objects|||||Weekly meetings
help build relasonships
with other|youngsters|||8|leaders,||| |||||||'sits to other organisasons
help education 8 broaden||interests,||camps|||to| |||||||encourage
learning
outdoor skills, physical
ability S|social||skdls||||| |||||||ceremonies
8 parades to raise awareness 8support||in the community|||||| |||||||overseas trips for education 8social skills.|||||||| |||||||e Group meets the Charity Commission's
pubic benefit|||criteria||under||| |||||||boih Ihe advancemeni
of education
snd the advancement|||of citizenship||||or| |||||||community
development
headings.|||||||| |Additional|details|ofthe objectives|||and activities (optional
information
but encouraged|||as best||practice)|||| |You may choose to include|||||further|Volunteers
form the executive &the leadership|||team||||| |statements,|||where relevant,||about:|(approx. 15in number)|||||||| |||~ policy on grantmaking;|||||||||||| |~ contribution|||made by|volunteers;|||||||||| |||~|policy on investments.||||||||||| |Public benefit statement||||||The Group meets the Charily Cenmission's||public||benefit|||| |||||||criteria under both the advancement
ofeducation
and the|||||||| |||||||advancement
ofcitizenship
or community|development||||||| |||||||headin
s.|||||||| |Summary|Summary|of|the|main|achievements|achievements|of|Weekly meetings
carried out a variety|Weekly meetings
carried out a variety|cfcamps 8activities|cfcamps 8activities|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||the|charity during the year||||badge work carried out by youngsters||visits to other||| |||||||||organlsatfons.
Our HQ continued
to be developed
with|||more|| |||||||||purchases|to support our groups, fundraising
was also|||| |||||||||carried out|for equipment
purchase,
section funds, camps|||8| |||||||||activities. Our HQ building
is extremely||popular
in the||| |||||||||Community|and is used by several local groups as well||as|| |||||||||numerous|private
Birthday parties etc.|Other Scout groups||| |||||||||also made|use ofthe HQ building
and|mobile Clilmbing|Wall|| |||||||||forweekend
activities.
Overall we have managed
toget our||||| |||||||||HQ building|self funding
through
hires|whilst not impacting||| |||||||||Scounting|groups use which always has priority.|||| |||||||||Fundraising|can then be given back to|the children
attending||| |||||||||group meetings
and activities.||||| |Brief statement|||ofthe charity's|||policy on||||||| |reserves||||||||Reserves|Policy|||| |||||||||The
Group's
policy
on
reserves||is
to
hold
sul6ciient||| |||||||||resources|to continue
the charitable|activities
of the|group|| |||||||||should
income
and
fundraising
activities
fall
short.|||The|| |||||||||Group Executive CommiNee
considers||that the group should||| |||||||||hold a sum
equivalent
to 12 months||running
costs,|circa|| |||||||||K8000.||||| |||||||||The Group|held
reserves
of approximately
f8000 against|||| |||||||||this at year|end.|||| |Quantify|and|explain any|||designations|||||||| |Details ofany||funds||materially||in deficit||||||| |(circumstances|||plus steps to eliminate)|||||||||| |Further financial|||review details|||(optional|information)|||||| |You|may|choose to|||Include|additional||||||| |information,||||where relevant, about:||||Investment|Policy|||| |~ the charity's|||principal||sources cffunds|||||||| |||(including|||any fundrai sing);|||||||| |||||||||The Group's
Income and Expenditure||is very small and|as|a| |||||||||consequence
does not have sufficient||funds to invest
in||| |||||||||longer-term|investments
such as stocks and shares. The|||| |||||||||Group has|therefore adopted a low risk strategy to the|||| |||||||||investment|of its funds.
All funds are held in cash using||only|| |||||||||mainstream|banks.|||| ||||||||||Page 5|Trustees Annual||Re| ## ||||||2022/23||2021I22|2021I22| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Unrestricbsd|funds|Unrestricted|funds| ||||||E||E|| |Cash funds||||||||| |nat West Bank Accounl||||||||57| |Lloyds Current Account||||||25.775||57,575| |Skiplon Building Society||||||||7,555| |The Scout Assoclaton||Short Term Investmsnt||Service||||Ig| |Ceshlploats||||||775||| |||Total cash funds||||||| |Other monetary|assets|||||||| |Tax claim||||||||| |Oabts due lmm ths|County/Ama/Olslnct/Group|||||||| |Insurance
claim||||||||| ||||Subtotal|||||| |investment
assets||||||||| |Inveslmant
property|- detail|||||||| |Quoted invesunenu||||||||| |Other I
aslmerds|-deist|||||||| ||||Bub total|||||| |Non monetary|assets||for charity's|own use||||| |Badge stock||||||||| |Shop stack||||||||| |Other stack||||||||| |Lend end buikrings||||||||| |Molar vehicles||||||||| |Scouang equipment,|rumours etc|||||||| |oper||||||||| ||||8ub total|||||| |Llabgltles||||||||| |Stacuuty||||||||| |Expenses Incurred|but|not Invoiced||||||| |SuOscnplions
nol yat paid||||||||| |Loan - detail||||||||| |Other liebllaes||||||||| ||||8ub total|||||| ## ## ## ## ## ##