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
Postcr*Je
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¥￿4*d 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$. The
Group has suffwit buikjings and cg)ntents insurance in
p* to mw •Jainsi permarent loss.
Injury to b*Jers. helpars, supiKKtet5 and membeTr. The
Group through the fees cnntributes to the knut
A$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 p*e 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 V*luM 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 xtivit*s in relaton
to these objects
The actiVrt￿S are planned around SUPWTts"ng our beavers,
Cubs afyj Scouts lo xhwe their Ch*1 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 st*ernent
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. 7*1)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 penc*Js (details of any
SKJnif￿ant athitss planned to a£hbeve
them)
Normal S¢outsng 8cM*s 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
TK*et 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***￿ PAwNw*l 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(% payff*nt 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.
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## **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