2020-08-31-accounts

Trustees, Annual Report For the period From (Stsrt dale) to end date Sectioll A Reference and administration details Charity name 5th Knutsford Scout Group Other names the chanty is krwi ty Registered chanty number Irf any) HQ registration number Chan￿$ w1￿1paI •Jdress The Sc(wJt Hut 8￿h111 Lane PostcrJe Names of the charty trustees who manage the charity TTu•le• Name Offic• Ilf any) D•ts8 ct•d If not for wholo y•ar Mike Hou hton Simon Parker Lauf8 Jennin Ton Leadbealer Arnanda Porter Chair Treasurer Grcyj 10 12 13 14 15 Names and addresses of adviseryd (opl￿n81 [nftxrnati￿ txrt encourw as best prxtrz) Type of advisor Narne Addres5

Section 8 Structure, governance and management Descript￿￿ of the chariiys trusts Type of goveming dcmWff￿t The Group's govemiNJ dor￿ments are those of the Sc(Mrt AsS￿laIm. They Cons￿ of a Royal Charter, whth in tum gNes authority to the Bye of the Asswation and The Poly. OnJanisatw)n and Rules of The Scout Asswation. le.g. trust deed, con$tittit￿) How thè charity is constituted The Group K8 a trust establIst￿ under its rules ￿th1¢h are common to all Scouls. {e.g. trust. assttiati"on. compa)yl The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Pdicy. Organrsation and RU￿ of The Scout Assoc￿1￿. le.g. appointed ty, eleded ty) Additional govemarKe issues loptK)nal informakn bJt erttyjrw as best practttl You may choose lo include *Jditional information, vthere re￿Vant, a￿ut.. The Group is managed by the Group Executive Commtttee. the member5 of are the 'Chanty Trustees. of the Scout Group whth is an ed￿lI)nal charity As chanty trustees they are resFM)nsible ftK com￿'n9 with legisLqbon applicable to charrt]e$. ThL8 inctLKles the wi$tratw)n, keeping proper accounts and making reiums to the Charity Commission as appropnate. Polictes and procedures adopted for. al the indu¢tKJn and training of trustees.. bl Injstee. consideration of major risks and the systems and prO￿dureS to manage Ihem The Ccrfnmrttee consists of 4 iThJeF¢ThJent ￿presents￿ve$ that indude the Chair, Treasurer arhd Secretary together with the Group Scout Leaders, individual sectjon leadefs lif opted to tske on the re¥￿SI￿.1tyI aThJ parenfs representat￿7 and Mernt￿s of the Executr¥e Commrttee complete 'Essential Infom￿11￿ for Ex8cuINe Commrttee. tra￿Ing thin the fifst 5 months of joinin9 the committee. This Group ExecutNe Committee exists to SLlPPOrt the Group Scx)ut Leajer in meetsng the resF4)nsibil1t￿ of the appointments and is respongbbe for. The maintenance of Group Fwty.. The raising of funds and the admIn￿tratIon of Group finance,. The insUrar￿¢ of persons, propety and equipmenL Group public rKcasKJns'. Assisbng in the of leaders aThl other adutt SUPF#Nt,' AppJ"nting any sub commrttees that may be required,. inting Group Admink8tsators armj Advtsors other than

Section B Structure. governance 3nd management Iconlinuedl Risk and Intemal Control The Group Executh Committee has thntified the major risks to they bel￿e the Group is exposed. these have been ro¥￿4d arKI systems have been established to mrtwjate against ttwn. The main areas of concem that have Oam¥ to the building. property and equipment The Group )ukl request the use of buildings, property and equipment from newhbouring organwtions such as the church, mmunty centre and other Scout Groups. Similar reciprc¢al arraTr3ements extst these Ofganisation$. The Group has suffwit buikjings and cg)ntents insurance in p to mw •Jainsi permarent loss. Injury to bJers. helpars, supiKKtet5 and membeTr. The Group through the fees cnntributes to the knut A$Scoa￿ natiwol aCC#￿t insurance wlbry. R￿k Assessments are undertaken before all acbvibes. RedLKYd inccffie from fvryj raisin9. The Group is primarily reliant upon income from sub8cn"ptA)ns and fuThJraising. The group does hokl a reseple to ensure the contr'nuty of actsvrtEs shoukl there be a major redu¢ti)n in inc(￿e. The Committee could raise the value of Subs￿"ptk)nS to increase the income io the group M an (xwng b3sis. either temporanty or pem)anentty. Reduction or k)s5 of leaders. The group is totalty r8lBnl upon volunteers to njn and •Jminister the xtsvitw of the group. If there was a reduction in the number of kaders to an unacceptsble level Ai a part￿lar se¢t)n or the group as a whole then there ¥A)u￿j have lo be a contra¢tion, consdKlation or cbsure of a Section. In the V•Drst case scenarn the o)m• chxire of the Gr(￿p. for all JY)ung pe 4ed 6 to 18. If there vrds a reduction in membership in a particular sectb)n Of the group as whole then ihere WOU￿ have to t¢ a c￿traCt￿n. C4)nsOl￿at￿ or dosure of a sedb)n. In Ihe scenario the ¢ompMe dosure of the Group. The group has in pe systsms of intemal controls that are dessned to provNJe reasonable assuran￿ against material mismanwnt crf k)ss, Ihese i￿lUde 2 signatories for all payments and a comprehensNe insurance p)lry to ensure that in$urab* nsl($ are covered.

Section C Obieclives and activities The Purposo of Scouting Scouling exists to acbvety engage and SUPFK¥rt youn9 Feop in I￿r persTh)al develoynenL emlhxering them to rnake a Contr1tr￿ts0n to society. Summary of the otyects of the chanty set out in rts goveming document The VluM ol Scoullng As Scouts we a￿ guKled by these values.. Intogrlty - We act Vthh integnty, we are honesL trustswrthy and byal. Respe¢t. We have seN-respe¢t and respect for others. Care- We support others and take Ca￿ of the worfd in vthich INe. Bellef - We expk)re our faiths. belK?ts and attitudes. Cwrntlon - We make a Frf)SrtNe dIffe￿nce., we cg operate tmth others and make fnends. Sc(MJtirvJ takes ph3ce wtwi young Feople. in partsship with adults, work Icgether based M the values of Scoubng arKI'. . enjoy tlw are th)ing and have fun . tske part In a¢bvities indcm and ￿Jid0¢￿$ . beam by d￿9 . share in spwrtual relle( - take resp)nsibilty and make choices - undertake new and chalbenging acm - make and INe by their Promise. Summary of the main xtivits in relaton to these objects The actiVrt￿S are planned around SUPWTts"ng our beavers, Cubs afyj Scouts lo xhwe their Ch1 Scout Bfonze, Silver & Gokl Awards and fLUS on buildiThJ confvjence and self- esteem. The xtivrtw also SUPFrt them lo learn important lile skills, leadwship skilb. team buildirrfJ, outdoor adventure. edLtstion, aThJ lunl Additional detail$ of the oL¥'ectNes arKI acbvrties lopt¥Thl infomiation but encour•Jed as best practtt) You may choo•e to indu¢Je fvrther statements, where relevanL alMWt.' The Scout Group rel￿5 enknrely upon volunteers as leaders lo cond[￿t scoub.ng a¢ts'Vit￿ and as suptthers to help maintsin tt hut and 9rounds. ' FdiGy on gr8ntmaking: • ContrltrAit￿ made ty volunteers.. ' policy on investments. publ￿ benefft sternent The Group meets the Chanty Comrni5s)n's public benefit rail￿ under both the advan(xrnent of educatson and the advancement Lrf tstoenship or cunmunty dweb)pment

Section D Achievements and pertormance Summary of the main achievements of the charity OuriThJ the year This year xbvities have been significantty affected ty Cwnawrus, huwever aclNii￿s has continued through online leamiThJ aThJ meetings. In addrtion OLrtd¢)or acb'vitses in small grwps. 71)en pe￿rtled have taken ￿ and virtual camps with Sc￿ts camwng in their own bxk gardens have also been organtsed and well attended. Pnor to the onset of tr pandemic, camps and outdoor Xb¥it￿ have been onjanised. climkn.ng has ¢4)ntinued to be a F(spular athity and the ¥AI in the hut has been ¢U used in this resFeCt Section E Financial Review Brief statement of the chatys reserves RosoTv•• Polky Group's rA)Iw on reseryes is to hohj suffiwn resources to Continue the charilable activities of the group shoukl br￿ and fundrasing actwths fall short. The Group ExecutNe Committee consthrs that the group should hold a sum equNalent to 12 months running costs, circa £10.CM)O. In addition the Group ExecutNe coMm￿ee consKlers it wuthnt to l)uikl a reserve for maior repairs and maintenance. for example, replace￿￿1 of llooring o roofing. The minimum surn to be hekj stwld be £5.000. The Group held rese￿e5 of approximatety £13.000 in the dep)sit account and there are Suff￿nI funds in the current account lo cJ)¥er the gap betr￿en the rA)lenbal demand and Quantfy and explain any des￿nationS Not appI￿ats Detsils of any funds materialty in de￿￿t (circumstances plus steps to eliminate) Not applicable Further financial reviv4V details {opt#y)a inlomiatw)nl

You may choose to include addrt￿na1 infomialion, where relevant about". • the charity'$ principal source5 of funds {in¢luding any lundraisiw).. Investment Polky The Group's Income and Expenditure is very small and as a consequence does not have suffuent funds to invest in ger.tem inVestm￿ts such as stcKks arKI shares The Gmup has the￿f0￿ adopted a risk strategy lo the investsnent of its funds. All fvnds are held in cash using onty mainstream banks or tyjikling S(t￿be5 or The Scout • hth¥ expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.. The Group EXeCUts￿ regukqrty mmitors the ievels of bank balarKes and interest rates receNed to ensure the group obtsins maximum value and Inco￿ from sls banking arrangements. O¢casionalty this may invO￿e using an account that requires a perKx1 of notice before funds may be wrthdra4¥n, before doing so the Group EX￿￿tIve ¢MswJers the cash Ibtyw requirements. Invostm•nt Pollcy The Group dces nol have suffwt furKIs to invest in kwge lenn investrnents. The Group has the￿f0￿ adopled a nsk avew strategy to the investrnent of ts funds. All funds are held in cash uswy onty mwnstream banks or building Section F Other Optional Information Plans for lutyre pencJs (details of any SKJnif￿ant athitss planned to a£hbeve them) Normal S¢outsng 8cMs to resume once the Coronavirus PandemK is over. Refurbishment of the tty'lets in the hut to indthje disabled aocess and acquisitM)n of addthnal land. through leasing, in order to extend tr training outsmle the hul. ComFAetion of a Sh￿)ting ran98 I￿lty wrthin the huL InstalLabon of ￿ld¢or1￿hting and deep maintenanc of he hut. irduding painting of wothvrk. Section G De¢laration The trustees dedare that they have approved the truslees, repyi atrthe Signed on behalf of the chaiiVs trustees Stgnaturelsl Full namels) Simon Parker Mike Hou hton Posilion {e.g. Secretary. Chairl Trfrasu￿r Chair Date

5th Knutsford Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account A¥lA Fty lh• y￿r Q14•p19 To 31Aug-20 Receipts and payments 2019120 2018119 funth fund• funds Totsl fund• Tot•1 fund• R•c•lpts 11m1.n 11900.00 •,879. m.so 7.•M2S 5,79S. 1.14&O) )￿6.00 1070.Th) fyft I¢￿91 4.200.J• 379JJ 9.797.K 141ri.10 150.CII 2,140.ty) Sub total 11425J7 •,797.90 17,On.31 Grnnts 10mD.QO Sub toi•l io.¢M.fy) FuThJrnlalng Igros•l TKet Sales 1.631rrf l.MlOO 1,5•4.01 147.B7 L￿￿ stretl F*r B80 Sub totsl 1.13100 1SN.9J S9.19 28 Sub toial 19.19 59.19 84.28 Total Gmss Incom• 24OS7.37 S•.19 I.7￿.90 3),￿￿.4$ 20.170.59 Tot•1 twthlpts 24fffjT 9.797. 33.914.40 ).170.59

5th Knutsford Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account For th• y•ar 014•Tr19 To 31AuTr20 Receipts and payments 2019120 2018119 fund• fund• t)d• Tot•1 fund• Tot•1 fvnd• P•ym•nts Ch•rf¢•W• P•yw 1.4OJ.28 24&18 967.05 Ian 19102 1.114.2J 1.5J5.70 I￿1.70 U11.54 IW.39 1.234.61 177. 177. i.mo.(K+ 120.ts) 2.129.70 69.17 89.17 102.ty) 821.12 108.00 1JOJ.52 IM5.19 Sub to s,8￿.31 14.499.23 Fundrnknlng •xpon¥•B Sub tow Total Gross E¥p•ndlturn 785.•7 9.rnS.•7 14,499.23 A•••t and In¥Mtm•nt purcha•￿, ot¢. 9.765.97 9.785.97 14.499.23 Net olrecelpts/(payments) Trnn•l•Tr bthieen fund• 9,797.90 24,148.49 5.671.36 Ca•h fund• lut y••r •nd Cash funds thls y••r •nd U006A9 11110.

J,116.00 30.444.70 37.29S.7• 13,169 9.797. 60.264.55 36,116.06 2 LTTWY)3

Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 31Aug.20 RMtrlct•d K¥nder¥t•g nd• 31-Aug-19 Llnr••trlct•d Totsl fund• Totsl fund• C••h fund 24OOSJg 7•T. •.n7.90 11110.07 (J*￿ PAwNwl F￿J) 37396.79 13.169 9.797.Kl 80•.8S 31.11fj.OS Oth•r rnon•tsry ••••ts Ta¥ claTh Sub tth•l InvMtm•nt ••••ts Suts iot•l Non mon•tsry awt• lor chartty• own u 217,•XOO ag0•.00 Sub t(ial 244,074.20 251.105.00 U•bllltl•s Sub total Contlng•nt Il•bllltl•• •nd ftrtur• obllptlon• Prb N•m• Mlke Houghion Chait Simon P•knr

ACC a Thege irdude those re¢er￿d use of hut ty other Sc<¥Jt and GuKle Graup5 arKI other users induding, but not limrted to. Communty Badminton Clubs. b Gift claim 1$ for 2018119 c This is the Go¥emment CIKonavirus (¥ant received through Cheshire East Cwncil. d This is monies receNed from parents for the plannwj KaThJersteg Camp in 2021. We have opened a separate account for this purp)se. e The insuran(% payffnt was Ihis y￿r to CwThwirus ￿UeS and as a result has fallen OUts￿e of the FY19-20. It wll appear in the FY21>21 accounts. Note that C4)ver was maintsin&J thruwhouL f This compnses of reguLqr general maintenarKe of the hut and equipment plus the annual inspection and maintenance ol the cb"mts"rrfJ This vras a payment from the General ￿Unt into the Kandersleg account (see note dl to facilitate payment of the camp dep)srt. It will be ￿pa￿ in 2021 once the parentsl payments have been COmp￿ted. Pawnents for gas are comparable to the prevw)us Jtar desprte the hut beirvj closed for a svjnfficanl Feriod due to coronavirus and the heating being tumed off. This is tjecause the ¢4Ytsumptron was h based upon esbmated readings as access to the hut was not ava￿able during the therefore tho tjirect debit payments not atsred. As a conSeq￿tt ¥ft are in a uedrt $rtUatK￿ whth should result in a lesser payment next financ￿1 year. This Is money returned to Knutsford District (Mjt of the tKket sales made by 5th Knutsford All groups i have to do this in order to finance the set up expenses. h£counts ft)r the fireworks are published separatety by the Districl l This is the valuatK>n used ty tr Sc£rtrt Insurance Compwy UNITY k As no synthcant purchases of equipment thwe m this year the overall value of equipThnt has been depreualed by 10% l The value defined kst year was the original value of trailers. whth was the value used for insurance purposes. Consequenty. the value for ac￿ntsng wrFoses has never been depreuated. One of the traikrs was sold a number of years 40 and a5 the remainirs trailer is over 10 years old it has now been Titten off for axx)untiw purrK)ses. +•

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of 5th Knutsford Scout Group Scout Council

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 5th Knutsford Scout Group for the year ended 31st August 2020.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the 5th Knutsford Scout Group 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 5th Knutsford Scout Group 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 5th Knutsford Scout Group 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: AC Slater

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

Address: 3 Woodside, Knutsford

Date: 20 December 2020