Appendix 1 - Treasurer’s Report
1st Whitchurch Scout Group
Treasurer’s Report
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The financial report has been independently scrutinised by Jeremy Ray and has been accepted by the Exec. Committee. Our thanks to Jeremy for giving so freely of his time to support us again this year.
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Income = £28,603, increased from £23,002 on the previous year. Our income has improved thanks to restrictions on the hall hire being lifted.
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Gift Aid for 2021 was £1010 which is nearly double on the previous year, thank you to all who signed up via OSM last year.
If you are a UK taxpayer, please consider signing up to allow us to claim Gift Aid on subs.
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Scout post income with the cancellation of Scout Post in 2022 we lost ~£4000. Scout Post will not run again due to difficulties with getting all Groups to commit.
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Expenditure = £ 23,839, increase of ~£6, 000 on the previous year due to hall repairs and renewals.
New fire exit doors cost £4,100; £1500 on fencing, £950 for floor resealing, ££750 on electrical work to replace more lights with LEDs
We were largely protected from the huge rises in utilities costs as we had a 2 year fixed deal from 2021. We have entered another 12 month fixed deal to help manage costs, hall hirers have been notified that we may need to raise the hire rate.
With the income generated from rent the Group can to keep the costs to parents down to £25 per term which, unlike other Groups includes capitation, (£56.50/head in 2022) we also subsidise the Group activities. To put this into perspective, Capitation bill for 2022 was £2,946 for the Group and £3024 was spent on the Group programme, the spend on activities has nearly returned to pre pandemic levels.
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We were also very happy that we could make a donation to our Young Leaders who will be representing the Group and indeed Wales as part of the UK Contingent at the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea in August 2023. They were awarded £100 pounds each towards the cost of their trip, Owen and Lewis also earned an additional £100 each by painting the new fences. We are very proud of them and look forward to hearing all about their adventures.
2022 ended with cash funds of £74, 077. We have to keep 3 years running costs (£13k/year) in reserve.
Large spends planned in the next 12 months:
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Complete hall cladding ~£10-12k
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Gates to be replaced
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Cubs Annual Report 2022
1 Pack Membership 2022
Cubs: 20
Young Leaders: 3
Leaders (exc. GSL): 4
2022 Spring Term average attendance: 18 cubs
2022 Summer Term average attendance: 13 cubs
2021 Winter Term average attendance: 17 cubs
Pack attendance numbers have been steady throughout 2021 despite having to move the programme online for the part of the year.
In 2022 we awarded a total of 128 badges. We ask parents to continue their support by using the Badges at Home section of OSM so we can recognize even more cub achievements. Looking at this section in OSM, parents can identify any areas left to complete and you can always talk to a leader.
4 Chief Scout Silver awards were presented, this is a huge achievement and is the highest award for a Cub Scout.
2 Pack Leadership Team
The present pack leadership team consists of 4 adult leaders (Nick Allsopp, Aled Jones-Pritchard, Georgina Hooper and Chris Davies).
We are assisted by the Group Scout Leader (Les Hancock).
We have three young leaders (Owen Barwise, Lewis Holyfield and Osian Allsopp).Owen and Lewis became adult leaders at the end of 2022.
Thank you to all Leaders for their help and keeping the Cub programme as engaging as possible.
Special thanks to our Young Leaders and new Adult Leaders for their continued enthusiasm, commitment and willingness to help. They set excellent examples to the Cubs and are fortunate to have them as part of our Pack Leadership Team.
3 What happened in 2022
Great to get back to face to face meetings .
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Hikes
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A hike in the mist and fog around the Taff river area
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Fforest Fawr Photography Hike
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Glamorganshire Canal Nature Hike
Camps
Camps held in July and October District Camp fire
Astronomers Badge Backwoods Cooking Badge DIY Badge Tent pitching Water fun night Disability Awareness Badge Emergency First Aid Level 2 badge Halloween party
Crafts
Easter cross stitch Mother’s Day Father’s Day Christmas twig stars
Many, many games
Jailbreak, Rounders, Team Races, NSEW, Head or Catch, Tic Tac Toe Relay, Scavanger Hunt, Hide and Seek, Bang, Jump the rope and Frisbee throwing.
Gang Show
Trip to the New Theatre
Firestorm Games Night
Model painting and gaming
Thank you to all our cubs and parents for their support throughout the year.
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