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58 DONCASTER (BESSACARR)
SCOUT GROUP
REG CHARITY NO 524731
Correspondence to: Trevor Charlton
33 Wamington Drive, Bessacarr, Doncaster. DN4 6ST
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDING 31 ST MARCH 2024
OFFICIALS
Chairn]an- Chris Benstead
G S L- Lee Mulholland
Secretary- Jo Thompson
Group Treasurer - Trevor Charlton
Group registered number with The Scout Association 22715
Charity Registered number 524731

Trustees, Annual Report
For the period
From {start dale)
lo end date
Section A
Reference and admini5tiation details
Charity name
58TH DONCASTER SCOUT GROUP
other nameg the charity is known by
Registered charlty number (rf any)
HQ registration number
Charltls prlncipal address
18 FOREST GRANGE
CANTLEY
DONCASTER
Poslcode
Nam88 of th8 charity trustees Vétbo manage the charity
Tru•t•• Nam•
Olllc• (11 any)
DatM act•d If not
for whol• y•ar
Davld Plant
Trevor Charllon
Robert Simmonds
Chris B8nslead
Lee Mulholland
10
12
13
14
15
Names and addresses of advlgers loplional information bul encouraged as b8sI practice)
Type of advisor
Name
Address
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Section B
Structure, governance and management
Descrlpllon of the charill5 trusts
Type of governing document
The Group's governing documents are those of the Scout
AssocialKJn. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn
give5 authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The
Policy. Organisalion and Rules of The Scout Association.
(e.9. tru51 deed, constilulionl
How the charity is consltule
Tha Group is a trust eslablish8d under r￿leS which are
common lo all Scouts.
le.g. trust. assoclauon. Gomp8ny)
Tru8tee selection metho¢Js
{e.g. appointed by. elected by)
The Trustees are appointed in accordance wlh the Policy.
Organisalion and Rules of The Scout Assoclation.
Additional governance issues {oplional infomiation bul encouraged as best practice)
You may chth)se lo Include additional
information, where relevant, atfv)ul'.
The Group is managed by the Group Executive Committee,
the members of which are the 'Charily Truslees, of the Scout
Group wh￿h is 8n educational charity. As charity trustee8
they are responsible for complying with legislation applicable
to charities. This Includes the regislralion, keeping proper
accounts and making T8turns lo the Charlty Commlsslon a8
approprialg.
Policies and procedu￿9 8dopled for..
al the induction and training of Iruslees.,
bl truslee, consideration of major risk$
2nd the system8 and procedures lo
manBge them
The Commltlee consl8ts of 3 independent rekYe8enlatSves,
Char, Treasurer and S8cre18ry together wlh the Group
Scout Leader, individual seclK)n leaders lif opted lo 18ke on
the responsibility) and parent's representation and meets
every month.
Members of the Exe¢ullve Committee complete 'Essential
Information for Ex8CUtlva Committee, trainlng ￿thin the flrsl
5 months of jolning the committee.
This Group E¥ecutive Commlttee exists to support the
Group Scout Leader in meeting the re8ponslbllilles of the
appointments and is responsible for..
The maintenan¢e of Group propety.
The rdising of funds and the adminislralion of Group finance.,
The insurance of persons, property and equipment,.
Group public oGca5ions',
Assisting in the recrultmenl of leaders and other adult
support",
Appointing any sub committees Ihal may be required,.
Appoinliry Group Admlnislralors aNI ￿¥1s0r5 othèr than
those who are elected.
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Section B
Structure, govornance and management Icontinuedl
Risk and Intornal Control
The Group Executive Committee has identified the major
risks to which they belleve the Group is exposed, these have
been reviewed and systems have been established to
mitigate against them. The main areas of concern that have
been idenlrfied are..
Damag8 to the building, property and equipment. The Group
would request Ihe use of buildings, property and equipment
from neighbouring organisalions such as Ihe church.
community centre and other Scout Groups. Similar
ciprocal arrangements exist with these organisalions. The
Group has increased the amount of insurance cover to
ensure we have sufficient buildings and contents insurance
in place lo miligale 8gainsl p8rmanenl1088.
Injury lo leader8, helpers, supporter8 and members. The
Group through the capilallon fees contn'butes to the Scout
Associ8lion$ national accident insurance policy. Rl$k
Assessments are undertaken bolore all aclivilies.
The Committee VAII ralse the value of subscriptions lo
Incr&a$e the income to the group on an ongoing basis, this
will be done every year.
Fieduction or loss of18aders. The group is totally relSanl upon
volunteers to run and administer the a¢tivilies of the group. Fr
Ihere was a reduction the number of leader8 to an
unacceptable level in a partloular $e¢llon or the group as a
whole then the￿ wJuld have lo be a contraction,
con501idalion or c106ure of a sect￿n. In the wor81 c88e
scenario the cornplele closure of the Group.
Reduction or loss of members. The Group providos activities
for all young people aged 6 10 18. If there wa9 a reduction in
membership In a particular $ecllon or the group as whole
then there would have lo be a contraction. consolidation or
closure of a section. In the woryJl case scenario the complete
closure of the Group.
The group has in place systems of in18rnal ¢onlrols that are
deslgned lo provide reasonable assurance against material
mismanagement or lo¥¥. these include 2 signatories for all
payments ar￿ a comprehensive insurance policies lo ensure
that insurable rlsks afft covere(i. The Group have also
changed the meeting and governance 51ruclure lo ensure all
requlred aspects are covered.
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Section C
Objectives and activities
The Purpose of Scouting
Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people
in their personal development,
empowering them lo make a posillve contribution to sttiety.
Summary of the objects of the charity sel
out in its governing document
The Valu06 of Scoutlng
As Scouts we are guKled by these values..
Intogrity - We act wlh inlegrily,. we are honest. truS￿orthY
and loyal.
Respect- VV6 have self-respect and re¥wl for others.
Carg- We support olhers and take care of the world in
which we live,
Bellof - We explore our faiths. beliefs and altitudes.
Co-operation - We make a poslllve dlfference.. we co-
operate wlh others and make friends.
The Scout Mothod
Scoutlng lakes place when young péople, In partnership with
adults, work together based on th8
values of Scouting and:
- enjoy what they are doing and have fun
take part in aclivllles indoors and outdoors
learn by dolng
share in 8pirilual reflection
lake responsibility and make choicos
undertake new and challengiNJ a¢llvllie$
make and live by their Promise.
Summary of the maln activities In relation
to these objects
Wèakly methngj help bulld rd8trJnJhlp8 *lth cthw >x)ung&ier8 &108der8,
vlsits lo other organlB8llon5 hdp education & broadvn Int￿8$ts, c•mpJ to
enc*uroge leamlro outdoor skills. physkol abllity & $0&81 Jklll$
cerarnonleB & pafad8S to Also awarwe88 & 8UPPOrt In Ihg ￿mmUthty
overs885 trlps for educat￿ & 90&81 $kllls.
ThB Group meots the Ch8rtty Comrn1891on'5 publlc bOn￿t crt1￿0 under
both the 8dv8ncement ol g(Jucallen and th8 advanc•mont of clllz8nsNp or
mmunity ¢ewWnenl h88ding8.
Addltional delai18 of the objeGlive8 and activi1185 loptlonal infomation bul encouraged a8 best practlce)
You may choo8e lo Include further
statements, where relevant, about..
Volunteer8 form the execullve & the leadership team
lapprox. 20 in number)
policy on granlmaking.,
' contrfbution made by volur)teers,"
policy on investment5.
Public benefit statement
The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit
criteria under both the advancement of education and the
advancement of citizenship or communlly development
headin
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the year
Weekly meetings carried out a variety of camps & adivilies
badge work carried out by youngsters visi15 to other
organisalions. Our HQ continued to be developed wrth more
purchases to support our groups. fundraising wa$ also
carried out for equipment purchase, section funds, camps &
aclivilies. Our HQ building is extremely popular in the
Community and is used by several local groups as well as
numerous private Birthday parties elc. Other Scout groups
also made use ol the HQ building and mobile Clilmbing Wall
for weekend aclivilies. Overall we have managed lo gel our
HQ building self fundlng through hires whilst not impacting
Scounting groups use which always has priority.
Fundr8ising can then be given back lo the chlldren allending
group meetings and activities.
Section E
Financial Reviow
Brief statement of the charitys pollcy on
re$eNes
Re8orve8 Pollcy
The Group's poll¢y on reseNes Is lo hold suffiaenl
resources lo continue the chaft18ble a¢liville¥ of the group
should Income and fundraising activities fall short. The
Group ExeculSve Commlttee considers that tho group should
hold a sum equivalent lo 12 months running costs, ¢lrc8
£10,000.
The Group held reserves of approximately £10.000 agalnsl
this al year end.
Quantify and èxplaln any de8ignalion$
Details of any fund3 materially in deficit
(circumstances plus Steps lo eliminate)
Further financial ￿vI8W details {opts'onal information)
You m•y choose to include addltlonal
information, where relevant, about..
• the Gharity's principal Sources of funds
(Induding any fundraisingl..
Inv•stm•nt Policy
The Group's Income and Expenditure is very small and as a
consequence does not have sufficient funds to invest in
longer-lerm investments such as stocks and shar8s. The
Group has therefore adopted a low risk strategy lo the
investment of ils funds. All funds are held in cash using only
mainstream banks.
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Trustees Annual Report 23 24

. how expenditure has ¥upported the key
objectives of the charity,.
The Group Executive regularly monitors the levels of bank
balar￿S and Ihe interest rates recelved lo ensure the group
oblaln¥ maximum value and income from ils banking
arrangements. OccasDnally this may involve using an
account that requires a period of notice before funds may be
withdrawn. b8fore doing so the Group Exe¢uliv6 con$lder8
the rAish flow requirements. We always invest below th8
level of the banking guarantee sch8me1£85,000 as al
3110312019) a8 an extra safeguard.
Investment policy and obleclives.,
SLLtiuii F
Ollier Optioiial Ii)fori)iatioi)
Plans for future perlod3 léelails of any
signrficanl aclivllies planned lo achI8Ve
them)
We plan to improv8 our 8ervic88 over tho comlng year lo
allow u8 lo give the wdesl range of safe acliviles. We
currently have wailing lists for all of our sections which is
leslamenl lo the good work our Section taams undertake.
Section G
Declaration
The Iruslees declare that Ihay have approved the Iru51ees' report above
Signed on behalf of the charivs trustees
Signature{$l
Full name{sl
Chris Benstead
Lee Mulholland
Position leg Secretary, Chairl
Chair
Group Leader
Dale
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58th Doncaster Scout Group
Receipts and Payments Account
For the ￿ar
from
01•Apr-23
To
314I•r-24
Receipts and payments
2023124
Unr••trkt•d fund•
2022123
Unro•trlct•d fund•
Rec•lpts
Donatlon#. hg•¢l•• and Slmlknr Incom•
K4Ernbernhip subicrfplkins
21,458
Lè89..￿mb8r$hip ¥ub¥thplloni pAkl onlN&titinMVCountylth8lDl•lfictl
5,719
Not mDmb•rthip lUbKr*￿¢rnI r•talnod
12,464
1.91)
Uon•i
20.072
Conlribul￿n to CoBts
ZJ,32•
15.112
1S,391
Sub tot•1
79,ris3
55.447
Sundry
8•0988rr Shifi8lN•ckar•lWoggkn*Unlrrfml8ook•lGo9•
Cloihir
sub t¢t•l
Fundr•l•lnu (gr￿￿)
C•nernl
aftfvjd
142
Gf*nt4
total
4,226
6,942
In￿•1￿•￿1 InvJm•
IW•sicurr•niknounl Int颕Jl
Lloyd• AccounLq knl•mAI
21
Sklptan Inier••l
10
Sub totsl
21
10
Total Gross Income
13.JOO
62.398
A•8•t and Inv••tffl•nl ••lu. •tc.
Total r•celpts
83,JOO
62,398

58th Doncaster Scout Group
Receipts and Payments Account
Forth• y•ir
01Apr-23
314la
Receipts and payments
2023124
Unro•trlctsd lund•
2022123
Unr•8trlctsd lund
Paymont8
Charhabl• P•>Th•nt•
YoLFth prograrnme and acV¥lU•i
43,•10
25,913
w•l•fA￿ Sworno
E￿CtriCIty G•1 IijIIUIY••l
4.104
33.148
RepaliE And A•n6wBIs
13.132
3,•27
3,271
Pilnlin9. p￿L•90 & *•lkJn•ry
d9*￿8￿111￿1N￿k0rthVow1•￿lunNQr￿fftokWC•
AGM tryi￿ •xp•D
192
Mlni Bull Exwnlle•
1,eaO
117J
Trylnl
410
LoN•rf•u Ucqn
Gfft•
Enierfalnrnenl
Ihrk•Ur¥J
HQ Bulld
B•nklno Co81•
Cknnlr¥J
Councll TAX. L•4
717
Sub t<>tal
76,107
Fundr•l•lng •xp•nM•
Wri6Voand•
Goneral IPV Bookpl
Now HQ
Sub tot•1
Tot•1 Gross Expenditurn
69,J50
75,107
A•••t and In¥•*tm•nt pUr¢ha￿¥, •tc.
Total paym•nts
69,350
75.107
Net of rK•lpts/(payments)
Cash fund• l••ty•ar end
1&718
37,468
20.00.1
28,001
a¥h funds thls yoar end

Stalement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year
2023124
2022123
Unrnstricted fund•
Unrnstrlctsd fund•
Ca*h fund•
N•lW•61 B•r* Aceouht
1•3
Lloyds Currqnl ACC￿￿1
13.045
26,178
Lloyds F￿ad sav1￿6
LloydG knstsnl SA￿￿*
CashlFkiRI
10.000
Z•ro
15.021
77S
Total ca•h fund•
39,9S2
26,001
oth•r mon•tary aM•t•
D•bth du• from lh• CountylAr•a1D&sknc￿r0up
Iniurinc• C￿lM
Sub tothl
Inv••tm•nt a••ots
Inv•alm•nl prop•ty- d8t•il
QLKJknd In¥eslmen
Olh•r hv68irfio*i6- d•M
8ub tot•1
Non mon•tary a•••ts for charltr/• own u
8•dg• itack
Shop •trxk
OthDf8to&4
L4TrJ bulldlnq•
MDtorvehWe
S¢oubnO ¥￿pI￿nI, lumlturn •
Oth•f
Subtotsl
Ll4bll1￿•J
p•ni•i Incurr•tt bul not In￿¢•d
Sub8thpbonts notyol pDid
Lo•n- detail
Olh•r IlabillU••
Sub t•thl
con￿n9•nt Ilablllth• and futur• obllgBIIo
Th• abow r•cglpts and paym•nts account and stat•mont of a•i•t• ond Il•bllltl•s w•rn apprO￿d by th• Vrwtee• on
22 April 20241th• dat• of tho Trust••$ Mo•llng) and Slgnod on th•lr b•hall by
ure
Prfnt NaTh
CThflS Bontst•ld
Chair
T￿vor ChEdton
Trn8$utyr

Independent Examiner's Report to tho Trustees of tho
58th Doncaster Scout Group
I report on the aceounts of the GfoupIDislricUCounlylArea for the year ended
whlch comprise the Statement of Financial Acts'vilies, the Balance Sheet and related noteg set out on pages 2-3.
31 March 2024
This rèport is made solely lo the truste05 in accordance with Secllon 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work ha8
been und8rtaken $0 that I might slate to th8 charity's trustees those matter8 1 am required lo $lala lo thom in an
Independent Examinef s rèport and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent pemilled by law. I do not 8¢cgpl or
assume responsibillty lo anyone other than the charity and the charity's Iruslees for my examination work.
ReBp&cllvt reBponslbllltI￿ of Truste98 and Examlner
rhe Group'slDlslri¢l'$ Iruslee8 are responsible lor the preparation of thè accounts. They consider that an audit is not
required for Ihls year lundor Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Charillgs AGIII and that an independonl
examlnallon 18 nèoded,
11 is my responyibility lo..
Ex8mlne the accounts (under Section 145 of the Charille8 Acll.,
To follow the procedures laid down in the General Dlrèclions glven by the Charity Cornmi58ioner8 (under
Section 14515llbl of the Charities Act)., 8nd
To Slalg whether particular malle¥8 have come to my allentlon.
Bas1• of Independent Examlnorf8 rèport
My examln8llon was carrled out In 8ccordan¢e with the General Directions given by the Charlty CommI881oner$. An
examination includes a review of the accounllng recordo kept by tho Grouploistrlcl and a comparlson of tha
accounts pre58nled with those records. 11 also in¢ludes consideration of any unusual items or dlsclosure$ in Ihg
accounts, and 8eeklng explanations from you as Iru51ees concerning any such matter8. The procedure8 undertaken
do not provlde all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinlon 18 glven as to
whether th8 account8 present 8 'lru8 and falr, vlew and tho report is Ilmlled lo those mattw8 8el out In the stalemènl
below.
Independent Examlner'g Statomfrnt
In connec15on with my examlnatlon. no matter hag come to My allentlon lolher than that dl8c108ed below'l-'
1, whlch give8 me reasonable cause lo bellev¢ that in, any malerfal re3pect, the requlrements
lo keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the CharSlle8 Acl',and
to prepare accounts whlch accord with th8 ac¢ounling iecords and comply ¥￿th the ac¢ounllng
requirement8 of the Charities Act have not bgen mgt,. or
2. to which. in my oplnion. attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the a¢counl$ to
be reached.
Please delgle the worrls in tlje brdckets if thgy do not apply
Name..
Qualificatlon.. Chartered Aecounlanls................................,...
Address.. UN9 Am51rong House, First Avenue, Finningley..................
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