|Type ofgoverning document||
|---|---|
||TheGroup'sgoverning documentsarethoseof theTheScout|
||Association. Theyconsistof aRoyal Charter,whichinturn gives|
||authority totheBye Laws of theAssociationandThePolicy,|
||Organisation andRules ofTheScoutAssociation.|
|(e.9.trust deed,constitution)||
|Howthe charityis constituted|The Groupisatrust established under itsruleswhichare|
||common toallScouts.|
|(e.9.trust, association, company)||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|The Trustees areappointedinaccordance with thePolicy,|
|(e.9,appointedby,electedby)|OrganisationandRules ofTheScout Association.|
|Additional governance issues (optional informationbutencouragedas best practice)||
|You maychoose toincludeadditional|The<br>up ismanagedbytheGroupTrusteeB<br>e|
|information,whererelevant, about:|members ofwhicharethe'CharityTrustees'oftheScout Group|
||hich is aneducationalcharity.As charity trustees theyare|
||responsible for complyingwith legislation applicable tocharities|
||is includesthe registration, keeping proper accountsand|
||makingreturnsto the Charity Commissionas appropriate.|
||TrusteeBoardconsistsoftheChair,Treasurer and6|
|Policiesandproceduresadoptedfor:|(including 2Ex OfficioTrustees,and2co-opted|
||and meetsevery 3 months.|
|a)theinduction andtrainingoftrustees;b)||
|trustee' consideration of major risks andthe<br>systems andproceduresto manage them|Members ofthe TrusteeBoardcompleteBeing a Scouts Trustee<br>learning withinthe first 6monthsofjoiningtheBoard.|
||is GroupTrusteeBoard existsto makesurethe charityiswell-|
||naged, risks areassessed and mitigated,buildings and|
||arein goodworkingorder, andeveryone followslegal|
||rementsand the organisation'spoliciesandrules.Their|
||port helpsother volunteers run high-quality andsafe|
||rogrammesthatgivesyoung peopleskillsforlife|





|Summaryoftheobjects ofthe charityset out<br>in itsgoverning document|Summaryoftheobjects ofthe charityset out<br>in itsgoverning document|ThePurposeofScouting<br>Scoutingexiststo actively engage and support young peoplein<br>their personaldevelopment,|ThePurposeofScouting<br>Scoutingexiststo actively engage and support young peoplein<br>their personaldevelopment,|
|---|---|---|---|
|||empowering them tomake a positivecontribution to society||
|||The Valuesof Scouting||
|||AsScoutsweareguidedby these values:||
|||Integrity-Weactwithintegrity;we arehonest,trustworthyand||
|||loyal.||
|||Respect-Wehaveself-respect andrespectforothers.||
|||Care-We support othersandtake careof theworldinwhich we||
|||live.||
|||Belief-We exploreourfaiths,beliefsandattitudes.||
|||Co-operation-Wemakeapositive difference,we co-operate||
|||others andmakefriends||
|||TheScoutMethod||
|||Scoutingtakesplacewhen young people,in partnershipwith||
|||adults,work togetherbased on the||
|||values of Scoutingand:||
|||enjoywhat theyaredoing andhave fun||
|||takepartinactivities indoorsandoutdoors||
|||learnby doing||
|||shareinspiritualreflection||
|||take responsibility andmake choices||
|||undertakenewand challengingactivities||
|||makeand livebytheirPromise.||
|Summaryofthe|mainactivitiesin relation to|||
|these objects||||
|||We provide program activitiesonaweeklybasisaligned|tothe|
|||badge programsetoutbyTheScoutAssociation. Additionallywe||
|||providecamping opportunities foreach ofthe sectionsas|wellas|
|||otheroff sitevisits.We endeavourtogetthe youngpeople to||
|||attain thetopawards fortheir sectionaswell asdeveloping||
|||social and independentskills.||
|Additional detailsofthe objectives and activities (optional informationbutencouraged as bestpractice)||||
|Youmaychoosetoincludefurthe||||
|statements,where relevant,about:||||
||"policy ongrantmaking;|||
|.contribution madebyvolunteers;||||
||.policyoninvestments.|||
|Public benefitstatement||The GroupmeetstheChar¡ty Comm¡ssion'spublicbenefit||
|||criteria underboththe advancementofeducationand the||
|||advancementofcitizenshiporcommunity development||
|||headinqs.||
|Summaryofthemainachievements of||yearswe<br>manag<br>SU|costs|
||the charity duringthe|downand subsidisesome ofthe campsandoff-siteactivities.||
|||are still carryingasmallsurpluss Ê9Kinthebankwhichwill||
|||ensurewe canmaintainthepremisesandlandalongside||
|||coveringour annual outgoings.We are quitefortunateinthat we||
|||havearegularweeklyhire andother smallerhiresthroughout||
|||year. Weclosed abeaver sectionatoursatellite groupdue||





|Briefstatementofthe charity's policyon||
|---|---|
|reserves|ReservesPolicy|
||The Group's policyonreserves istohold sufficientresources|
||continuethe charitable activitiesofthe group shouldincome|
||fundraising activitiesfallshort. Trustee Board considers that|
||group should hold a sum equivalentto12monthsrunning|
||circaf4K|
||group held Ê5K abovetheannual running costs.This|
||explainedbytheremaining grant fundingwereceiveddu|
||(CovidGrant)andtheregularweekly rentalincome|
||reservefunds aretobeusedtomaintainthebuilding|
|Quantifyandexplain any designations|land|
|Details of anyfunds materiallyindeficit|None|
|(circumstancesplus stepsto eliminate)||
|Furtherfinancial review details (optionalinformation)||
|Youmaychooseto include additional||
|information,where relevant,about:|nvestment Policy (Specimen1)|
|.the charity's principal sources of||
|(including any fundraising);||
||Group's lncome and Expenditureisadequatealthough|
||to investinlonger-term investments suchas stocks|
||shares.The Grouphastherefore adopted a lowriskstrategy|
||the investment ofits funds. All fundsareheld incashusing|
||only mainstreambanksorbuildingsocietiesorThe Scout|
||Association'sShort TermlnvestmentService.|
|.howexpenditure has suppoftedthe||
|objectivesofthecharity;|TheGroupTrusteeBoardregularlymonitorsthelevelsofbank|
||balances andthe interest ratesreceivedtoensurethegroup|
||obtains maximum value andincomefromits banking|
||arrangements.Occasionallythismayinvolveusing anaccount|
||thatrequiresa period of noticebeforefundsmay be withdrawn,|
||beforedoingsotheGroupTrusteeBoardconsiders thecash|
||requirements.|
|"investment policy andobjectives;||
||Investment Policy (Specimen2)|
||The Groupdoesnothavesufficient fundstoinvest in longer|
||investments.TheGrouphastherefore adoptedarisk|
||strategy to the investment of itsfunds.All funds are held incas|
||usingonly mainstream banks orbuilding societies.|





||Signature(s)||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Full name(s)|||(Al¿ou uvt.(tit-si¡t^/tú1tj|
|Position(eg|Secretary, Chair)<br>Date|/un-¿l?|frw|-fflPA|t,ttîl4"|





**2023-2024** 

## **8th Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) Scout Group Registered Charity 524821** 

|Bank Transfer|1,500.00|
|---|---|
|Donaton|880.12|
|Events|0.00|
|Events - Beavers|2,210.00|
|Events - Cubs|2,073.00|
|Events - Explorers|605.00|
|Events - Scouts|2,355.00|
|Fundraising|180.35|
|Gif Aid|2,707.71|
|Membership fee - explorers|560.00|
|Membership Fees|12,667.00|
|Rent|5,299.00|
|Uniform|42.40|
|Utlites|11.46|
|**Expense**||
|Actvity Equipment|1,075.32|
|Admin|603.44|
|Badges|429.83|
|Bank Fees|654.81|
|Bank Transfer|1,500.00|
|Camping Equipment|115.48|
|Events|1,701.00|
|Events - Beavers|1,058.37|
|Events - Cubs|5,649.15|
|Events - Explorers|1,523.99|
|Events - Scouts|1,348.00|
|Insurance|3,168.73|
|Membership Costs|6,720.57|
|OSM|189.89|
|Remembrance Wreath|55.00|
|Uniform|0.00|
|Utlites|1,808.82|
|Venue Maintenance|3,603.59|
|Website|248.48|
|**Account balances**||
|8th Wakefeld (Horbury Bridge)|1,956.92|
|NatWest|7,184.06|
|**Summary**||
|Account balance brought forward|9,504.41|
|Total income|31,091.04|
|Total expenditure|31,454.47|
|Net income|-363.43|





|Account balance carried forward|9,140.98|
|---|---|
|**8th Wakefeld (Horbury Bridge) Scout Group**||
|**Registered Charity 524821**||
|**Statement of assets and liabilites 2024**||
|Cash Funds Current account|9140.98|
|**Non monetary assets for groups main use**||
|Land|20,000|
|Building|212,122|
|Total|241,262.98|





INTERNALPUBLIC 

## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) Scout Council** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) for the year ended 31[st] March 2024. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity trustees of the 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) 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 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the 8[th] Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Signed: 


Name: James Humbles BSc (Hons), CISA, CRISC 

Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): ISACA 

Address: 9 Stannard Well Lane, Horbury, WF4 6BW 

Date: 4[th] July 2024