## Trustees' Annual Report ## For the period |From (start date)|**0**|**1**|**0**|**4**|**2**|**4**|**4**|**3**|**1**|**0**|**3**|**2**|**5**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||||||| |**Section A**|||**Reference and administration details**||||||||||| |Charity name
Registered charity number (if any)
Charity’s principal address|||1st Thornbury Scout Group
900432||||||||||| ||||59 Ten Acres Road||||||||||| ||||Thornbury||||||||||| ||||Bristol||||||||||| ||||South Gloucestershire||||B|S|3|5|2|F|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)_ |1
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8|**Trustee Name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**| |---|---|---|---| ||Helen Chapman|GroupChair|| ||
Fiona Rees|GroupSecretary|until 27/09/2024| ||Rob Mills|GroupScout Leader|| ||Kathryn Gow|Treasurer|| ||
Hayley Gibson|DeputyTreasurer|| ||Andrew Covell
|Trustee|| ||Laurence Blackwell|Trustee|| ||Jessica Johns|Trustee|| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document (e.g. trust deed, constitution) The Group'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. How the charity is constituted (e.g. trust, association, company) The Group is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Scouts. 1 LT700001 (14 September 2024) # AtkinsRéalis - Baseline / Référence The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Trustee selection methods Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association. (e.g. appointed by, elected by) Additional governance issues (optional information but encouraged as best practice) |You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
a) the induction and training of
trustees; b) trustee'
consideration of major risks
and the systems and
procedures to manage them
Policies and procedures adopted for:|The Group is managed by the Group 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 5
Trustees (including 2 Ex Officio Trustees, and 2 co-opted
Trustees) and meets every 2 months.
Members of the Trustee Board complete Being a Scouts
Trustee learning 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.| |---|---| |**Section B**
**Structure, governance and management (continued)**|**Section B**
**Structure, governance and management (continued)**| |---|---| ||Our March 2025 Trustee meeting was dedicated to
reviewing a Risk Register for the group. By taking time to
understand the risks to the group we identified and put in
place improvements to make the group safer and more
resilient. The group's Number 1 risk, in terms of likelihood
and severity, ‘Adults having less time to volunteer’.| 2 LT700001 (14 September 2024) # AtkinsRéalis - Baseline / Référence **Risk and Internal Control** The Group Trustee Board has identified the major risks to which they believe the Group is exposed, these have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate against them. The main areas of concern that have been identified are: Damage to the building, property and equipment. The Group would request the use of buildings, property and equipment from neighbouring organisations such as the church, community centre and other Scout Groups. Similar reciprocal arrangements exist with these organisations. The Group has sufficient buildings and contents insurance in place to mitigate against permanent loss. Injury to leaders, helpers, supporters and members. The Group through the capitation fees contributes to the Scout Associations national accident insurance policy. Risk Assessments are undertaken before all activities. Reduced income from fund raising. The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising. The group does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity of activities should there be a major reduction in income. The Board could raise the value of subscriptions to increase the income to the group on an ongoing basis, either temporarily or permanently. Reduction or loss of leaders. The group is totally reliant upon volunteers to run and administer the activities of the group. If there was a reduction in the number of leaders to an unacceptable level in a particular section or the group as a whole then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case scenario the complete closure of the Group. Reduction or loss of members. The Group provides activities for all young people aged 4 to 18. If there was a reduction in membership in a particular section or the group as whole then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a section. In the worst case scenario the complete closure of the Group. The group 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 a comprehensive insurance policies to ensure that insurable risks are covered. 3 LT700001 (14 September 2024) # AtkinsRéalis - Baseline / Référence |**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.| ||| ||Section programmes this year, as always, have been full
and varied, with plenty of traditional scouting activities,
across all age ranges according to their abilities.
One of the primary objectives of the scouting programme
is to give young members the opportunity of at least one
night away from home. We have almost achieved this in
the last year, with a Beaver hut sleepover, two cub
sleepovers, a joint weekend camp for cubs, two joint
weekend camps for Scouts and the traditional week’s
summer camp. A limiting factor for this has been the lack
of leaders with the appropriate ‘nights away permit’ which is
issued by the Scout Association and authorises the holder
to lead camps and sleepovers. Thanks to the enthusiasm
of several leaders we are now in a much more healthy
position with the number of permit holders.
There have been plenty of outside activities, at Filnore
woods, Mundy playing fields, Woodhouse, as well as local
hikes. There’s also been lots of exciting activities across all
sections, - Airhop, Ninja warrior, climbing, reptile
encounters, archery, abseiling and assault course at
Woodhouse and of course plenty of firemaking, and
outdoor cooking .
These are all the activities which makes Scouting what it
is – challenging our young people to get out of their
comfort zones, learning and doing stuff with others and| 4 LT700001 (14 September 2024) # AtkinsRéalis - Baseline / Référence achieving their goals. The highest award a youngster can gain in Scouting is the Chief Scouts Award, bronze for beavers, silver for cubs and gold for Scouts. To earn this award takes a good deal of effort by our members, and shows real keen-ness and commitment. We have awarded 29 Chief Scouts Awards across the sections in the last year. Additional details of the objectives and activities (optional information but encouraged as best practice) |You**may choose**to include further
statements, where relevant, about:
• policy on grantmaking;
• contribution made by volunteers;
• policy on investments.|Our Scout Group is entirely run by volunteers: so none of
this could happen without volunteers: our fantastic Scout
Leaders who volunteer their time every week as well as for
camps, the Trustee Board, support from the Scout District,
and all the parents and carers who have supported weekly
sessions as well as one off events.
The Board are very grateful to those families who have
supported the May gardening day and the Christmas tree
sale this year. It’s been great to see those of you who
regularly support these as well as some new faces who
have joined in for the first time.
In the months after we reviewed our Risk Register exercise
(and found volunteers having less time to volunteer is our
number 1 risk) our Chair asked the group' volunteers why
they do it. Why do people volunteer for 1st Thornbury
Scout Group?
She was amazed and inspired by the responses, because it
turns out that everyone has their own personal reasons for
volunteering, but also when people were sharing what their
reason was, they also ended up talking about other
fun/great experiences, and the funny things that happened
at the same time.
●A shared answer among lots of people was that they
loved Scouting when they were young and wanted their
children to have those experiences and opportunities too.
●Several people said it’s fun, and a good way to relax and
be in the moment. This is backed up by several studies
that have shown that volunteering can improve mental
health and a sense of well-being.
●Some people used it to push themselves to grow and to
develop skills and experiences which they use on their CV
or CPD records.
Almost everyone said that because of volunteering they
had grown in confidence and developed skills that were
also useful in their non-scout life, and that they had tried
something new that they’d never tried before. Everyone
said that through volunteering they had spoken to and got
to know someone else who lives in Thornbury that they
didn’t know very well or at all before.
Scouting helps us provide wonderful and fun opportunities
to youngsters and helps build our community networks.
Every one of us that volunteers makes an impact by
bringing their experiences and capabilities to the Group,
which helps us as a Group to continue to provide great
quality scouting, as the group has done in Thornbury since
1911.| |---|---| 5 LT700001 (14 September 2024) # AtkinsRéalis - Baseline / Référence |Public benefit statement|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.| |---|---| ||| |**Section D**|**Achievements and performance**| |Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the year|| ||In our annual census as at the end of January, we returned
a total of 133 young members, a decrease of 12 compared
to 2024.
Currently: 48 Beavers, 51 Cubs and 52 Scouts (more than
census but figures skewed by movements cycle)
We are running at full capacity and have a waiting list of 34
Beaver age, and many more below
Under the new team concept, as promoted by our HQ, the
Scout Association, there are now fewer distinctions in the
adult volunteers roles. There is just a section team leader,
and team members, all of whom are expected to be
uniformed. There are no longer non-uniformed ‘section
assistants’ and ‘occasional helpers’. The team ethos has
also changed, with more emphasis on sharing the load of
running the section amongst the whole team, although 1st
Thornbury has always been good at that.
**Trustee Board Overview**
To provide confidence that we satisfy the Charity
Commission requirements and National Scouting guidance
to do the best we can as efficiently as possible, in
November 2024 we used Scouts training and guidance to
draw up a tick list of Trustee Board responsibilities. We
then restructured our meetings to focus in on these.
In January 2025 we watched a Scouts video together about
‘How to be a great Trustee Board’ and then discussed what
we could learn and improve from this. In many ways this
was quite reassuring because most things we were doing
anyway, but our discussion afterwards we agreed to make
some improvements. We agreed an annual agenda plan so
that we can focus in on progressing key issues at each
meeting.
The four core responsibilities of a Scouts Trustee Board
are for People, Premises, Financial and Compliance
monitoring of the Group as a Charity, and to maintain a
group Risk Assessment.
In March 2025 our meeting was dedicated to carrying out a
Risk Register for the group. By understanding the risks to
the group we can identify improvements to make the group
safer and more resilient.| 6 LT700001 (14 September 2024) # AtkinsRéalis - Baseline / Référence **Financial Overview** There was no drawdown from the Reserves in the accounting period. Total interest of £417.61 was earned on reserve account deposits, a small increase compared to the previous year. The reserves include money earmarked for the works on the bathrooms. We are currently asking for volunteer support to help arrange and project manage these improvement to the Scout Hut. Income in the accounting period represented an increase of £11,300 compared with the previous accounting period. This is largely due to backdated claims for Gift Aid relating to the 2022/23 and 2023/24 periods totalling £7,646. In 2024/25, the Group continued to rent the hall to local groups to raise some additional funds, resulting in an increase in property rent received of £1,398. Donations have increased a little year on year due to a donation of £1,000 gratefully received to refresh our camping items. |**Section E**|**Financial Review**| |---|---| |Quantify and explain any designations
Brief statement of the charity’s
policy on reserves|**Reserves Policy**
The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient
resources to continue the charitable activities of the group
should income and fundraising activities fall short. The
Group Executive Committee considers that the group
should hold a sum equivalent to 4 months running costs,
circa £10,000.
The Group held reserves of approximately £39,677 against
this at year end. This is above the level required for
operating expenses. However this can be explained by the
Group raising funds for future developments to the scout
hut.
The Group's Income and Expenditure is very small and as
a consequence does not have sufficient funds to invest in
longer-term investments such as stocks and shares. The
Group 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 or The Scout
Association's Short Term Investment Service.
The Group Executive regularly monitors 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 Group
Executive considers the cash flow requirements.| 7 LT700001 (14 September 2024) # AtkinsRéalis - Baseline / Référence Details of any funds materially in deficit (circumstances plus steps to eliminate) N/A Further financial review details (optional information) **Current Account** Expenditure in the accounting period represented an increase of £4,488 compared with the previous accounting period. Premises costs have increased by £2,037. This is largely due to undergoing £1,686 of remedial electrical works in response to the Electrical Safety assessment completed in the previous year. In addition £807 to complete a Fire Risk Assessment and install new fire extinguishers throughout the Scout Hut. The group has undergone a variety of Scouting Activities, Events and Camps throughout the year, reflected by an increase in expenditure of £1,893 for these activities, You **may choose** to include additional including badges. information, where relevant, about: **Investment Policy** • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any The Group's Income and Expenditure is very small and as fundraising); a consequence does not have sufficient funds to invest in longer-term investments such as stocks and shares. The Group 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. • how expenditure has The Group Trustee Board regularly monitors the levels of supported the key objectives of bank balances and the interest rates received to ensure the the charity; 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 Group Trustee Board considers the cash flow requirements. • investment policy and objectives; 8 LT700001 (14 September 2024) # AtkinsRéalis - Baseline / Référence **----- Start of picture text -----**
||| |---|---| |Section F|Other Optional Information| |Plans for future periods (details| |In addition to our usual tasks in the coming year, we will be| |of any significant activities| |looking at ways we can improve the efficiency of the| |planned to achieve them)| |Group Treasury by employing the OSM Accounting| |Software to support processing of receipts and payments,| |and to automate reporting.| |We will also be seeking to assign a new Scrutineer to| |review the accounts after Year End, as our current| |Scrutineer, Matt Pearce, has decided to step down from| |the role, as is best practice after an extended time.| **----- End of picture text -----**
**Section G Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Signature(s)| |Full name(s)|Kate Gow|Helen Chapman| |Position (eg Secretary, Chair)|Group Treasurer|Group Chair| |Date|3|0|0|1|2|5| **----- End of picture text -----**
9 LT700001 (14 September 2024) # AtkinsRéalis - Baseline / Référence 1st Thornbury Scout Group 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 ||Year to 31st March 2025|Year to 31st March 202| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |Total receipts for the year|38,122.24|26,822.15| |Total payments for the year|(32,305.30)|(27,817.48)| |Net receipts (payments) for the year|5,816.94|(995.33)| |Write Off/Outstanding Payment from Prev Yrs Accts|0.00|0.00| |Cash, bank and similar funds brought forward|36,657.07|37,652.40| |Cash, bank and similar funds carried forward|42,474.01|36,657.07| The above account and accompanying statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the Trustees on ................................................... and signed on their behalf by Group Executive Chair 1st Thornbury Scout Group 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 ## **RECEIPTS** ||This Year 24-25|Last Year 23-24| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS|15,694.33|15,852.24| |INVESTMENT INCOME RECEIVED||| |Bank Interest|417.61|387.94| |Property Rents|2,459.00|1,061.00| |CAPITATION REFUND|0.00|0.00| |DONATIONS GRANTS|1,020.00|691.30| |TRANSPORT|0.00|0.00| |FUND RAISING|3,022.48|2,497.56| |GIFT AID|7,645.70|1,481.99| |SECTION LOAN|0.00|0.00| |INSURANCES (Explorer Contribution)|570.00|1,691.00| |RESERVE ACCOUNT DRAWDOWN|0.00|0.00| |HALL MAINT/UTILITY REFUNDS|0.00|0.00| |SCOUTING REFUNDS (Badges , Events and Camps|7,133.12|3,159.12| |SECTION ALLOTMENT REFUND|0.00|0.00| |BANK CHARGE REFUND|0.00|0.00| |SUNDRY RECEIPTS|160.00|0.00| |**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|**38,122.24**|**26,822.15**| 1st Thornbury Scout Group 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 ## **PAYMENTS** |PREMISES
Water/Sewage
Council Charges
Light/Heat
Insurance (Bldg & Eqpt)
Cleaning/Maint/Cap Expenditure
Hire Charges
Wi-fi
SECTION ALLOTMENT
SECTION LOAN
SUBS REFUNDS
GIFT AID COSTS
TRANSPORT
LEADER TRAINING
SECTION ACTIVITIES
LEADER UNIFORM
BADGES
CAMP / EVENTS
PRINT/POSTAGE/STATIONERY
EQUIPMENT REPAIR
EQUIPMENT PURCHASE
SUNDRY COSTS & AGM COSTS
CAPITATION
FUND RAISING EXPENSES
DONATIONS
BANK CHARGES
RESERVE ACCOUNT DEPOSIT
OSM FEES
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|This Year 24-25
£
(255.00)
(27.76)
(3,563.92)
(1,497.60)
(4,428.71)
0.00
(189.68)
(9,962.67)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(310.00)
(4,012.80)
(72.99)
(2,057.39)
(5,006.03)
(28.12)
0.00
(75.58)
(341.92)
(8,107.00)
(2,254.80)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(76.00)
**(32,305.30)**|Last Year 23-24
£
(252.00)
(28.48)
(3,783.23)
(1,456.93)
(2,254.93)
0.00
(150.60)| |---|---|---| |||(7,926.17)
0.00
0.00
(40.00)
0.00
0.00
(134.00)
(4,258.52)
(160.98)
(1,172.28)
(3,751.95)
(6.95)
0.00
(146.38)
(161.57)
(7,975.00)
(1,988.68)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(95.00)| |||**(27,817.48)**| 1st Thornbury Scout Group 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 ## **TOTAL ASSETS** |**Bank Deposit Account(s):**
Current Account
(Capital) Reserve Account
Cash in hand
Outstanding Receipts
Outstanding Payments
Accrual For Ground Rent
**Total Carried Forward**
Land and Buildings (Lease) - Note 1
Motor vehicles (owned)
Scout Equipt, furniture, etc (owned) -
Replacement Value - Note 2|This Year 24-25
£
2,797.23
39,676.78
0.00
**42,474.01**
0.00
0.00
0.00
**42,474.01**
148,000.00
3,000.00
27,789.00|Last Year 23-24
£
7,397.90
29,259.17
0.00| |---|---|---| |||**36,657.07**
0.00
0.00
0.00| |||**36,657.07**| |||148,000.00
3,000.00
18,770.27| ## **Notes:** 1. L&B based on 2012 revaluation for Insurance (£109,000 "Main HQ", £39,000 for "New HQ", £7,000 for Main HQ "Building Contents") 2. Reflects Scouting Equipment and "Loose" Building Contents 1st Thornbury Scout Group HQ: Sinclair Hall, Park Road, Thornbury BS35 1HT ## **Notes to Accompany the 2024-25 Annual Accounts** ## **Summary** The accounts presented cover the period from the 1[st] April 2024 to the 31[st] March 2025 At the start of the accounting period the Group had £7,397.90 in its current account and £29,259.17 in its reserve account. Expenditure during the year amounted to £32,305.30, whilst Income received was £38,122.24 a net increase of £5,816.94. At the end of the accounting period the Group had £2,797.23 in its current account and £39,676.78 in its reserve account. In November 2024 we reassessed the value of assets held by the group from £169,770.27, to £178,789.00. This is an assessment of perceived replacement value, in light of recent purchases of Camping equipment. ## **Expenditure** Total expenditure in the accounting period was £32,305. this is summarised as follows: |Capitation|8,107| |---|---| |Camps / Events|5,006| |Cleaning / Maintenance|4,429| |Utilities / Rates / Wifi|4,036| |Section Activities|4,013| |Christmas Trees|2,255| |Badges|2,057| |Insurance|1,498| |Other|905| |**Total Payments**|**32,305**| ## Current Account Expenditure in the accounting period represented an increase of £4,488 compared with the previous accounting period. Premises costs have increased by £2,037. This is largely due to undergoing £1,686 of remedial electrical works in response to the Electrical Safety assessment completed in the previous year. In addition £807 to complete a Fire Risk Assessment and install new fire extinguishers throughout the Scout Hut. The group has undergone a variety of Scouting Activities, Events and Camps throughout the year, reflected by an increase in expenditure of £1,893 for these activities, including badges. ## Reserve Account There was no drawdown from the Reserves in the accounting period. 1st Thornbury Scout Group HQ: Sinclair Hall, Park Road, Thornbury BS35 1HT ## **Income** Total receipts in the accounting period were £38,122. This summarised as follows: |Subscriptions
15,694|15,694| |---|---| |Gift Aid
7,646|7,646| |Camp / Event Contributions
7,133|7,133| |Xmas Tree Sales
3,022|3,022| |Property Rents
2,459|2,459| |Donations
1,020|1,020| |Explorer Contributions
570|570| |Bank Interest
418|418| |Refunds
160|160| |**Total Receipts**
**38,122**|**38,122**| ## Current Account Income in the accounting period represented an increase of £11,300 compared with the previous accounting period. This is largely due to backdated claims for Gift Aid relating to the 2022/23 and 2023/24 periods totalling £7,646. In 2024/25, the Group continued to rent the hall to local groups to raise some additional funds, resulting in an increase in property rent received of £1,398. Donations have increased a little year on year due to a donation of £1,000 gratefully received to refresh our camping items. ## Reserve Account Total interest of £417.61 was earned on reserve account deposits, a small increase compared to the previous year. 1st Thornbury Scout Group HQ: Sinclair Hall, Park Road, Thornbury BS35 1HT ## **Assets** The value of the group’s assets were reviewed by the Trustees in October 2024 and subsequently increased by £9,019 to £178,789 as follows: |Land & Property|£148,000.00| |---|---| |Equipment|£ 27,789.00| |Vehicles (Trailer)|£ 3,000.00| |**TOTAL**|**£178,789.00**| ## **2025-26 Look Ahead** In addition to our usual tasks in the coming year, we will be looking at ways we can improve the efficiency of the Group Treasury by employing the OSM Accounting Software to support processing of receipts and payments, and to automate reporting. We will also be seeking to assign a new Scrutineer to review the accounts after Year End, as our current Scrutineer, Matt Pearce, has decided to step down from the role, as is best practice after an extended time. Kate Gow Group Treasurer, 1[st] Thornbury Scout Group treasurer.thornbury1st@gmail.com England & Wales Template I: Unqualified report for a non-company charity preparing receipts and payments accounts with a gross income of £250.000 or less in the relevant financial year Independent examiner's report to the trustres of 1st Thombury Scout Group Scout Council I reportto the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 1st Thornbury Scout Group for the year ended 31st March 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charty trustees of the 1st Thombury Scout Group you are resrM)nsibie for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Art 2011 Act.). I report in respert of my examination of the 1st Thornbury Scout Group accounts tarried out under section 145 of the 2011 Art and in catrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions gNen by the Charity Commission under sertion 14515llbl of the Art Independent examiner's ststement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wrth the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect accounting records were not kept in respect of the 1st Thombury Scout Group as required by sertron 130 of the A¢or 2. the accounts do not accord wth those records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the exarnination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name: Matthew Estcourt Pearce Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional btrjies Irf any): Bank Manager. ACIB Ilapsedl Address." 17 Chatsworth Pari Thombury. BristoL BS35 UF Date.. 202(