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|Type of governtngdocument|||||
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||TheDistrict's_governingdocumentsare those of the TheScout
Assocratronthey consistof a RoyalChartetwhichinturn oives
authority totheByeLawsoftheAssociationand Thepoficvl--
OrganisationandRules of The Scout Association"||||
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|systsrns and procedurtss to manage them|Members oftheExecutiveCommittee complete Sssertra/
lnformation forExecutive Commiftee, trainiirgwithinthefirst5
monthsofjoiningthe committee.||||
||This District Executiv*Oommitteeexiststosupport
Commissionerinmeeting the responsiOititiesiftha|theDistrict|||
||appointmentsand is reeponsible for:||||
||Themaintenance andruilning ofDistrict property;||||
||The administrationofDietrict finance;||||
||ffrginsr"rranceofpersons,property and eguipment;
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|SectionB|Structure, governance and management (continued)|
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||R,iskand lnternal
ontrol(Specimen1)|
||TheDrstrict ExecutiveCommittee hasidentrfiedthe majorr-isks|
||to whrchthey be[eve the Districtisexposed. thesehave been|
||revieweC andsyslefilshave beenestablished to mitigaleagainst|
||themThe rneinar"easefccncern thathave beenidentifiedare,|
||Damage tothebuilding,propertyandequipment. TheDistrict|
||wouldrequesttheuse ofbuildings,propertyandequipmentfrom|
||neighbouring organisationssuchasthechurch,comrnunity|
||andotherSeoutGroups. Similarreciprocalarrangements|
||existwith theseorganisations.The Districthas sufficient|
||buildingsandcontents insuranceinplacetomitigate against|
||permanentloss.|
||tnjury toleaders,helpers. supportersandmembers.The District|
||throughthecapitationfees contributesto the ScoutAssociations|
||nationalaccident insurancepolicy.RiskAssessmentsare|
||undertakenbeforeallactivities.|
||Reducedincome from assets.The Districtisprimarilyrelianl|
||upon incorne from eitherlherental of theapartments,rentalof|
||theHQ hall.andrental of the Campsite.TheDistrictdoeshold a|
||reserve to ensure thecontinuityofactivitiesshouldtherebea|
||major reductionin income. The Cornmitteecouldraise the value|
||of subscriptionstoincreasetheincome totheDistrict on an|
||ongoingbasis, eithertemporarily orpermanently.|
||Reductionorloss of leaders.The Districtistotally reliantupon|
||volunteerstorun and administerthe activitiesofthe Districtlf|
||therewasareductioninthenumber of leaderstoan|
||unacceptablelevei in aparticularsectionor agroupasawhole|
||then therewouldhave to beacontraction, consolidation or|
||closureof asectionorgroup.ln theworstcase scenariothe|
||complete closureoftheDistrict.|
||Reducttonorloss of members.The Districtprovidesactivities for|
||allyoung peopleaged 6to18. lf therewasareductionin|
||membershipinaparticular sectionorgroi.tportheDistrict as|
||wholethen therewouldhave to be acontraction,consolidation|
||orclosureof a section or Sroup. ln theworst case scenariothe
complete closureoftheDistrict.|
||Risk and lnternal Control {$pecimen2)
The group hasin place systemsof internalcontrols that are|
||designed to provide reasonableassrJranceagainstmaterial|
||mismanagement orloss,these include2 signatories for all|
||paymentsand acomprehensive insurance policiesto ensure|
||that insurablerisks are covered.|
|Summary of theobjects*fthecharityset
outinit$governing document|||||
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||ernpowering them to make a positivecontributionto aociety||||
||The Valuesof$eouting||||
||As $couto weareguided bythese values:
lntegrlty-Weaetwithintegrity;we arehonest,
loyal.|trushvorthy and|||
||Respecl.Wehave self-respectandrespectforothers.
Care-We,supportolhersand take eare of theworldin
live.|||whichwe|
||Belief- We explore ourfaiths.beliefs and attitudes.||||
||Co-oper*(ion-We makeapositive difference;
with other* andmake friends.|weco-operate|||
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||values of Scouting and:||||
||- enjoywhatthey aredoingand have fun||||
||-takepart inactivitiesindaors and outdoors||||
||"learn by doing||||
||- share inspiritualreflection||||
||-take respsnsibilityandmakechoices||||
||-undefiaksnew and challengingactivities||||
||- makeandlive bytheirPromise.||||
||and providingleadertrainingand il.rL)a-)al;i||||
|$ummaryof the main aetivities inrelaticnto
theseobjects|allow thistohappen.||||
|Publicbenefit statement|The
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||criteria underboth theadvancementofeducationand the|
||advancementofcitizenshiporcommunity development|
||headings.|
||ki€:i;EIrltlr:iie.rrr'td1:r€rrfcrrrtn,9a|
|Summary ofthemainachievementsof
thecharityduring the|regardingthe Public FootpathDiversion ontheenlarged
Campsitetoaddress ChildSafetyconcernsand|
||implementatisn works commenced.|
||Security andsa{etyworks implementedat CleeveHillincl|
||newdoorsandfencing.Newmowerpurchased|
||NewDistriot Minibuspurchased.|
||Continue to fillgapsin Leadership Teamsand work|
||commencedonstartingupSquirrels sections.|
||Numbers ofExplorers and Young Leaders increasing|
||Reroofingworks atHQmostly completed|
||Hefurbishment worktoFlat 3carried out after damage|
||caused by waterentryduring reroofing works.|
||NewboileratHQ.|
|SectionE|Finanoial Revlew|
|---|---|
|Briefstatementof thecharity'spolicyon||
|rgserves|ReservesPolicy|
||The District'spolicyon reservesisto hold sufficient resourcesto|
||continuethecharitable activitiesofthegroupshould incomeand|
||fundraising activities fallshort.The District ExecutiveCommittee|
||considersthat thegroup should holdasumequivalentto12|
||months running costs, circa€50K.Becauseof theamountpaid
inthewindingupofoneof theGroupsthishasnotbeen|
||achieved,butthe increasedincornestreamsmeanthatreserves
willincrease tothislevel in the mediumterm-approx12to1B|
||months.|
||Whenthereservevalues have beenachieved,anyremainder|
||will beusedtoallow increased useofthefacilities acrossboth|
||Districtandoutside Scaut Groups,but alsoGuidesother
organisedYouth, Schoolelcgroups,toupdatetheHQ|
||accsrnmodation-includingtheflats toincreasereiltreturn
andprovide additional financial supportforGroupexpansion|
||andnewSections startup.|
|Further finaneial reviewdetrails(optionat information)|Further finaneial reviewdetrails(optionat information)|Further finaneial reviewdetrails(optionat information)||||||||||||||
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|Signature(s)||J,ffi*||
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|Fullname(s)||Tim Sellick|Jeffrey Wilkinson|
|Position(eg Secretary, Chair)|Trustee||Truslee|
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funds|RestfictedlundsEndowrnent|||Totalfunds||Totalfunds||
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|Receipts||||||||||
|Donations. Iegacies andsimilar||||||||||
|income||||||||||
|fi4efibershipsubscriptioos||31.100|||||31,100|19035||
|Lessi,'lenbership suilscirlllronsiiardo.||||||||||
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|N€tmembership subscriptionsretained||3.700||s|0|||.12453||
|Dcnaticils||6.210|||||6,210|5.500||
|Legacies|||||||||0|
|GifiAi.i||0||||||||
|Olher similarincome- Cash from sgth
windino uc||u.bcr|||||6.651||0|
|Othersimilarincome- Badges||98|||||98||0|
|Olher similarincome-DistrictActivities||1,240|||||1,?44||0|
|Olher srmllairncome||0||||||||
|||10,499|||||10,499|-6953||
|Grants||||||||||
|N,'laiDtenenacegrant||0||||||||
|Othergrants||0||||||||
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|Fundraising (gross)||||||||||
|Detail1||0||0||||||
|Detail 2rExplorers Subsand Paymenis||1,262|||||1.?62|3.359||
|Detail3:YL Subsand Payrnents||1.427|||||1.427|2,594||
|Otherfufidraising activities||0||||||||
|ub||i.68S|||||2,689|5.963||
|lnvestment income||||||||||
|Baflk interesl less Charges||120|||||124|115||
|iiirildrr.!tSoc€tyrrieresi||366|||||365|247|5|
|"llre SaoutAssccrairocSlial1ieiilirlrcsiolaili||||||||||
|Service||0||||||||
|FropertyRentincome: campsite||4,784|||||4.?44|6i09||
|PropertyRentincome:HQ||17,141|||||1i .144|15680||
|Propefty Rent lncome: Flats||48.190|||||48,190|s0296||
|Qther investment income: MinibusHire||1.189|||||1.199||0|
|Subtotal||71.553||||||75045||
|trofalGross lnconre||g4_i41||s|-c||84,741|74055||
|Asset aftd investment|sales.etc.|0||||||||
||Total receiPts|84,7 41|||||84,741|74055||
||||Receipts and Pnyments|Receipts and Pnyments|Receipts and Pnyments|Receipts and Pnyments|Receipts and Pnyments|Ascount|Ascount|||||||
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|Transfers b+tween||funds||||||||||||||
|Cash|fundslastyaarend|||||||||||||||
||Cashfundsthisyear|||||||||||-i|454?'i|||
||||2024t2025|||2923t2024|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|Restrieted|fundsEndowment|Totalfunds||Totalfunds|
||funds||funds||||
||L|t"t.||||f|
|Cashfunds|||||||
|Bankcurrefti account|v,27?|||1,?-/2||9891 5|
|Bankdeposit account|||||||
|Euilting sccieivacc0Lrnls|6.129|||6.129||15764|
|TheScoutA$sociationShort Termlnvestrnent|||||||
|Service|||||||
|Cash,'Flcais|||||||
||13.401|||13,401||114679|
|Othermonetaryassets|||||||
|laxclaim|||||||
|Debtsdue f.om the County/Ar€a/Districr/|||||||
|Group|||||||
|insLirance ciaim|||||||
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|lnvestmentassets|||||||
|l{rvestmefit prope{ty-detail|695.000|||635.000||695,000|
|Cuoted investmenls|||||||
|Otirerinvestmeilts-det3il|||||||
||695.000|||695.000||695,000|
|Nonmonetaryassetsfor charity's|||||||
|ownuse|||||||
|Badges10ck|||||||
|Shop stock|||||||
|'tlri:r siock|||||||
|Landand buildifigs|1(Eqq,|||355,89?||3.482.828|
|lilolcr vehicles IiewlvliniDils|32.896|||32.898|||
|Scouting equipment, furnitureetc||||28,575|||
|Cther|||||||
||417.365|||417,365|||
|Liabilities|||||||
|AccQunis notyetpaid|0||||0||
|Expenses incuffedbut notinvoiced|||||||
|Subscriptione notyetpaid|||||||
|Loan - detail|0||||||
|Ctherliailililie.|||||||
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examiner's report
on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examlner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
City of Bath District Scout Council
On accounts for the year
ended
31st March 2025
Charity no
(if any)
800699
Set out on pages
1.2and3
Respective responslbilit- The charity's trustees are responsible for Ihe preparation of the accounts in
les of trustees and exam- accordance wilh the Charilies Act 2011 {"the Act").
iner
The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year un-
der section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed.
he charity's gross in¢ome exeded £250,000 and l am qualified to under-
take the examination by being a qualified member of Inamed bodyll- Delete
[ l if not applicable.
It is my responsibility to..
examine the accoLtnts under section 145 of the Charities Acl,
to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
(under section 145{5llb} of the Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attenlion.
Basis of independent ex- My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given
aminer's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the ac-
counting records kept by Ihe charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explallations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and cori-
sequenlly no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and
fair, view and the report is limited to those matters sel out in the statement
IER
May 2018
Independent exam- In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my
iner's statement attention (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to be-
lieve that in. any material respect,.
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Act,. or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records- or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements con-
ceming the form and contenl of accounts set out in the Charities (Ac-
counts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requiremenl
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is nol a matter con-
sidered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in or-
der to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Please delete the words in t17e brackets if they do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
ss*2o26
Name:
CAld tQL £fJU1¥21JS
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
lif any):
CF)LW cwAiJ F i
Address:
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see
CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance
for examiners).
IER
May 2018