Trustees' Annual Report
For the period
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| Section A | Reference and administration details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charity name | Cardiff North District Scout Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Charity’s principal address | c/o | The | Hub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maitland | Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabalfa | CARDIFF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postcode | C | F | 1 | 4 | 3 | J | U | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
(These will be published in the annual report of the charity and the Charity Register if reporting for a Registered Charity with a charity regulator)
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Trustee Name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| Sarah Currie Frances Feehan Jonas William Smith Claudia Lesley Currie Dr Andrew Roberts Hilary Ashton Peter Norman Maskell Glyn Hughes Dr Rachel Helen Haigh Mr Mike Lewis |
Chair | October 2024- | |
| Trustee | October 2024- | ||
| Trustee | October 2024- | ||
| Lead Volunteer | |||
| Treasurer | |||
| Trustee | |||
| Trustee | |||
| Trustee | |||
| Trustee | |||
| Trustee | |||
Names and addresses of advisers (optional information but encouraged as best practice)
(These will be published in the annual report of the charity)
| Type of advisor | Name | Address | ||||
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| Bankers | CAF | Kings Hill Av. West Malling Kent | ||||
| Bankers | Virgin Money | 77 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7ER | ||||
| 91 Silver Birch Close, Whitchurch, Cardiff | ||||||
| Independent Reviewer | Kieran Richards | CF14 1EP | ||||
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| Section B | Structure, governance and management | ||
| Desc Type How Trust Addit Polici a) the |
ription of the charity’s trusts of governing document The District's governing documents are those of the The Scout Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. the charity is constituted District is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Scouts. ee selection methods The Trustees are appointed in accordance with Section 5.4 of the Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association adopted 24th May 2023 ional governance issues The District is managed by the District Trustee Board, the members of which are the ‘Charity Trustees’ of the Scout Group which is an educational charity. As charity trustees they are responsible for complying with legislation applicable to charities. This includes the registration, keeping proper accounts and making returns to the Charity Commission as appropriate. The Trustee Board consists of the Chair, Treasurer and 8 Trustees (including 1 Ex Officio Trustee) and meets quarterly. Members of the Trustee Board completeBeing a Trustee in Scoutslearning within the first 6 months of joining the Board. This Group Trustee Board exists to make sure the charity is well- managed, risks are assessed and mitigated, buildings and equipment are in good working order, and everyone follows legal requirements and the organisation's policies and rules. Their support helps other volunteers run high-quality and safe programmes that gives young people skills for life. es and procedures adopted for: induction and training of trustees; b) trus Risk and Internal Control The District has in place systems of internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance against material mismanagement or loss, these include 2 signatories for all payments and comprehensive insurance policies to ensure that insurable risks are covered. |
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| The District's governing documents are those of the The Scout Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. |
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| District is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Scouts. |
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| The Trustees are appointed in accordance with Section 5.4 of the Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association adopted 24th May 2023 |
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| The District is managed by the District Trustee Board, the members of which are the ‘Charity Trustees’ of the Scout Group which is an educational charity. As charity trustees they are responsible for complying with legislation applicable to charities. This includes the registration, keeping proper accounts and making returns to the Charity Commission as appropriate. The Trustee Board consists of the Chair, Treasurer and 8 Trustees (including 1 Ex Officio Trustee) and meets quarterly. Members of the Trustee Board completeBeing a Trustee in Scoutslearning within the first 6 months of joining the Board. This Group Trustee Board exists to make sure the charity is well- managed, risks are assessed and mitigated, buildings and equipment are in good working order, and everyone follows legal requirements and the organisation's policies and rules. Their support helps other volunteers run high-quality and safe programmes that gives young people skills for life. Risk and Internal Control The District has in place systems of internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance against material mismanagement or loss, these include 2 signatories for all payments and comprehensive insurance policies to ensure that insurable risks are covered. |
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| Section C | Objectives and activities | |
| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects |
The Purpose of Scouting Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. The Values of Scouting As Scouts we are guided by these values: Integrity -We act with integrity; we are honest, trustworthy and loyal. Respect -We have self-respect and respect for others. Care -We support others and take care of the world in which we live. Belief -We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes. Co-operation -We make a positive difference; we co-operate with others and make friends. The Scout Method Scouting takes place when young people, in partnership with adults, work together based on the values of Scouting and: - enjoy what they are doing and have fun - take part in activities indoors and outdoors - learn by doing - share in spiritual reflection - take responsibility and make choices - undertake new and challenging activities - make and live by their Promise. |
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| Promoting the development of Scouting in the District -Acting in all matters related to District finance and property - Supporting Groups in the development of their programmes - Supporting Groups on administrative and financial matters - Leader Appointment, induction and development -Running of District-wide events for Young People -Provision of the Scouting programme for 14-25 year olds through Explorer and Network Units including the development of Young Leaders, and the Duke of Edinburgh Awards |
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Additional details of the objectives and activities (optional information but encouraged as best practice)
| Youmay chooseto include further statements, where relevant, about: • policy on grantmaking; • contribution made by volunteers; • policy on investments. Public benefit statement |
Youmay chooseto include further statements, where relevant, about: • policy on grantmaking; • contribution made by volunteers; • policy on investments. Public benefit statement |
The District Financal Policy and associated Proceedures for Making Payments, provide further details |
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| The Group meets the Charity Commission's public benefit criteria under both the advancement of education and the advancement of citizenship or community development headings. |
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| Section D | Achievements and performance | |
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
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| Top Awards – 3 Kings Scout Award. DoE –4 Gold, 6 Silver and 19 bronze awards Young Leader awards – 2 Chiefs Scout Awards are currently totalling 5 Diamond 8 Platinum and 20 Gold. |
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| Provisional award numbers pending Area AGM confirmation 27th June | ||
| Section E | Financial Review | |
| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Quantify and explain any designations |
Reserves Policy The District's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the District should income and fundraising activities fall short. The District Board of Trustees considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs. We hold £25,000 in reserves. In addition to the reserves, through its financial policy, the Trustees have established a Development Fund to provide support for constituent groups and individual members where necessary. At the end of the 2025 financial year, the development fund contained £21.389.56 |
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Investment Policy
The District's Income and Expenditure is very small and as a consequence does not have sufficient funds to invest in longerterm investments such as stocks and shares. The District has therefore adopted a low risk strategy to the investment of its funds. All funds are held in cash using only mainstream banks or building societies.
The District Trustees monitor the levels of bank balances and the interest rates received to ensure the group obtains maximum value and income from its banking arrangements. Occasionally this may involve using an account that requires a period of notice before funds may be withdrawn, before doing so the Trustees consider the cash flow requirements.
Section F Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above
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| Full name(s) | Sarah Currie | Andrew Roberts | ||||||||||||||||
| Position (eg Secretary, Chair) | Chair | Treasurer | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
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End of Year Financial Report
Cardiff North District Scout Council For the period ended 31 December 2025
Prepared by Andrew Roberts
Prepared on
13 June 2026
Table of contents
Receipts and Payments ...................................................................................................................................5 Statement of assets and liabilities....................................................................................................................7
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Cardiff North Annual Accounts 2026
Notes to Accounts
In preparing these reports and accounts we have implemented the changes to POR made in the Spring 2025 edition whereby certain income, including membership subscriptions, must be recorded on a gross basis, rather than net [POR 5e.2.2.2].
We are in the process of moving our day to day bank accounts from CAF to Virgin Money. The accounts show a 0 (blank) balance against those accounts that have been closed.
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Receipts and Payments
1 January-31 December, 2025
| TOTAL | |||
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| JAN 1 - DEC 31 2025 | JAN 1 - DEC 31 2024 (PY) | ||
| Income | |||
| Charitable Activity Income | |||
| Beaver Event Income | 1,222.00 | 1,102.00 | |
| Cub Event Income | 1,610.70 | 3,953.50 | |
| Discounts given | -10.00 | ||
| D of E Income | 4,117.50 | 2,815.00 | |
| Firey Dragons Activity Income | 1,013.50 | 1,337.50 | |
| Phoenix Activity Income | 13,674.94 | 14,029.00 | |
| Tracker Hire | 100.00 | ||
| TT - Activity Income | 8,529.80 | 6,588.50 | |
| Total for Charitable Activity Income | £30,258.44 | £29,825.50 | |
| Donations and legacies | £45.00 | ||
| Fundraising | 42.20 | 799.47 | |
| Gift Aid | 7,176.13 | ||
| Membership Fees from Groups | 56,691.60 | 49,780.02 | |
| Subscriptions - Fiery Dragons | 2,485.00 | 2,510.00 | |
| Subscriptions - Phoenix | 7,402.02 | 6,576.00 | |
| Subscriptions - TT | 5,428.00 | 4,564.00 | |
| Total for Donations and legacies | £79,224.95 | £64,274.49 | |
| Grant Income | |||
| Development Fund Income | 100.00 | ||
| Total for Grant Income | £100.00 | ||
| Investment Income | |||
| Interest Received | 392.06 | 912.78 | |
| Total for Investment Income | £392.06 | £912.78 | |
| OSM Charge (Fiery Dragons) | -121.98 | -134.70 | |
| Scout Shop | 15.00 | 35.00 | |
| Uncategorised Income | 10.00 | 100.00 | |
| Group Closure Income | 13,928.28 | ||
| Lisvane Hall Income | 2,416.87 | ||
| Total for Income | £109,878.47 | £111,358.22 | |
| Cost of Sales | |||
| Total | £109,878.47 | £111,358.22 | |
| Expenditures | |||
| Bank Charges | 220.00 | 300.00 | |
| Charitable Payments | £37.69 | ||
| Adult Support and Training | 174.00 | 211.19 | |
| Development Fund | 3,610.44 | ||
| Insurances | 410.86 | 235.45 | |
| Office/General Administrative Expenses | 220.07 | 31.18 | |
| Support for Groups | 7,000.00 | 868.00 | |
| Youth Programme and Activities | |||
| Beaver Activities | 1,302.08 | 921.85 | |
| Cub Activities | 2,423.60 | 1,939.65 | |
| D of E Activities | 4,195.42 | 3,379.25 |
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TOTAL
| JAN 1 - DEC 31 2025 | JAN 1 - DEC 31 2024 (PY) | |
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| Fiery Dragons Activity | 2,947.50 | 1,792.61 |
| Phoenix Activities | 15,330.69 | 21,143.39 |
| Tracker Subscriptions | 100.80 | 150.54 |
| TT Activities | 11,639.96 | 10,235.07 |
| Young Leader Activities | 134.83 | 124.40 |
| Total for Youth Programme and Activities | £38,074.88 | £39,686.76 |
| Lisvane Hall | 2,636.87 | |
| Space Hire | 300.00 | |
| Total for Charitable Payments | £49,527.94 | £43,969.45 |
| Membership Fees Passed to Area | 59,646.00 | 52,293.60 |
| Uncategorised Expense | 10.00 | |
| Total for Expenditures | £109,403.94 | £96,563.05 |
| Net Operating Income | £474.53 | £14,795.17 |
| Other Income | ||
| Other Expenditures | ||
| Net Other Income | ||
| Net of receipts (payments) | £474.53 | £14,795.17 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities
1 January-31 December, 2025
TOTAL
| AS OF 31 DEC, 2025 | AS OF 31 DEC, 2024 (PY) | |
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| Cash Funds | ||
| Gold | 34,994.07 | 34,639.04 |
| Virgin Money District Account | 22,355.80 | |
| Phoenix (Virgin) | 10,081.04 | |
| Fiery Dragons | 3,330.00 | 4,366.11 |
| TT (Virgin) | 3,201.05 | |
| Fiery Dragons (Virgin) | 2,296.50 | |
| TT | 1,792.84 | 1,943.33 |
| Activity | 0.00 | 3,486.73 |
| Cash Account | 0.00 | 29,275.34 |
| Equals Spend | 0.00 | 678.43 |
| Phoenix | 0.00 | 3,187.79 |
| Total for Cash Funds | £78,051.30 | £77,576.77 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | £78,051.30 | £77,576.77 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) | £78,051.30 | £77,576.77 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | £78,051.30 | £77,576.77 |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES) | £78,051.30 | £77,576.77 |
| Charity Funds | ||
| Opening Balance Equity | 62,781.60 | 62,781.60 |
| Retained Earnings | 14,795.17 | |
| Net Income/(Expenditure) | 474.53 | 14,795.17 |
| Total for Charity Funds | £78,051.30 | £77,576.77 |
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Cardiff North Annual Accounts 2026
The enclosed receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on 21st May 2026 and signed on their behalf by
Chair (Sarah Currie):
Treasurer (Andrew Roberts):
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LT700006 - Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Cardiff North District Scout Council
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Cardiff North District Scout Council for the year ended 31/12/2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Cardiff North District Scout Council 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 Cardiff North District Scout Council 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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Cardiff North District Scout Council as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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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: Kieran Daniel Richards
Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): N/A
Address: 91 Silver Birch Close, Cardiff, CF14 1EP
Date: 16/06/2026