Trustees, Annual Report
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Section B
Structurc, governance and Tnana9CTnont
D8script50n of th8 charity's trusts
Typ8 of gDvernTrng docurnent
st Hillsborough Scoul Group's gov8ming document5 are
hose of the Scout Assocl8llon. They consist ol a Royal
harler, which in turn gives aulhoiily to the Bye Laws of the
ssociBtron 8nd Th8 POI￿y, Organlsataon ènd Rulès of Thè
coul Assoc¢alion.
le.9. Irust deed. ¢onslitutionl
How Ihè charfty Is constitLtt•d
st Hillsborough Group is 8 bust est8blish8d under its rul8S
h(ch arè common lo All Scouts.
lè.g. Intst, assocl8llon. company)
Tiusl8a sèlèctK)n mèthods
(8.9. Hppolnled by, el￿te[l by)
he Trusl8es are appolnlod In accordance with the Pollcy,
r9anis8lion ant1 Rulès ol Th• Scout Assou81ion.
Addition81 governance issues loplional Informallon but gncourag8d as best praclicel
You MJY ch00s8 to includ8 8ddllx)n81
inlorrnallon, where relovanl, about-.
1st Hill$borough Scotjl Grovp IYh8 Group") is man8g8d by
the Group Executivè Cornmlltae, thè mambars of whlch ar&
th8 'Charily Tru518es' ol the Scout Group whloh 15 an
aducational charity. As charity trustees they are fesponsible
for complylng wSth charity legislallon. This includes the
fèglslralion. k8•ping propor accounts and making relums to
the Challty Commission as appropriate.
Polic￿S And pror*dure3 Bdopted ft>r.'
) th8 induction 4nd tr8inin9 01 Iru5tees'.
bl trusle•' con5Klgr8tion ol naior ri5k5
and th8 systems and proc8dures lo
manago th•m
Tho Commlltea consists 013 independent representatives,
Chalr, Treasuref and Secrelary together with the GfOUP
Scout L8ad8f, individual section leaders & parent
rapresenlallon and moets ev•ry month. M8rnb8r5 of the
Execulwe Commilt8è {x)Mp￿t&.￿Ss•fiIfja1 Inlorm8lk)n for
Executive Cornmiltee, training within 5 months ol joining the
committee.
Th15 Group Executive Committee exis¢8 lo support the
Group Scout Lèad8r In me•tlng tha r•sponslbllltlas of tha
appoinlmonis And is responslbl• for..
Thtr malntenancé ofGroup property..
Th• ralsing ol fttnds and admlnlstf811on of Group financo.,
Thè Insuranc8 of porsons. property and oqulpment.,
Group publlc oecasions.,
Ass151iTrg In reofUTrtm8nl ol18ad8rs and other adult support..
Appoinling any svb conTrmi11*è5 that may be required..
Appoinllng Group Administrators and AdV￿OrS othèr than
those who Bre elected.
Risk and IntgTnal Control
The Group Ex8culive Committ88 has id8ntifled the rn8jOT
rlsks to whlch Ih&y b8118ve the Group is oxposed, th&s
h8ve been r8Vl8w8d and sysl8ms hav8 b88n established lo
mÈligat8 8gainst th8m. Th• m8ln aro8s of con¢8m that h8V8
bgen i(5811tth8d are..
Damage to buildings, PTOPOrty and equipment. The Group
would r8quest th8 use of bullding5. property arbd equiprnenl
frorn newJhbouring or98nisatiorbs, chuFchgs, commvnTrty
centre and other s￿￿t Group5. Simit8r reciprocal
rr8ng8m8nts exist with th8s8 organls8tions. The Group
periodically checks that Himsborough Scout & Community
all has suffieA8nt buildings and Ix)ntents insur8n(x in place
to milig8t8 against ptrimantftt k>ss. Th* GToup 8150 ha5
suffici8nt 8quipmont insuranca lo cov•r pèmianenl loss of
its 8qvipwnent.
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Scction B
Structure. governance and management IcontinLJedl
Injury 40 leadess. he*is. supporters and tn8n]bers. The
Group through the capitation fees contritjutes to the Scout
Assockalions natK*nal accadenl irtsuranc8 poIKy. R￿k
Assossments afe undertak8n before am actFVbti85.
Reduc8d income from fvnd r8ising. The G￿up is pvimarily
f81iant upon income frorn subscriptions 8nd fiJndr8ksing. Th8
group does hokl a re5ewve to ensure th• c*ntinuity of
activ11￿5 shoukj thèr• bts a major rnductwjn in intx*ne. The
Committee could raise th8 valuè of subscriptions lo
incfease the income to the group on an ongoin9 basis.
e*lher temporarily or P8fmanèntty.
Reduclfjon or k)ss of laadors. The group is tot81ty reliant
pon ¥O￿nteerS to run and adminisl8r th• acthfllias ol thè
gfOUP. If there W8s a r8ductK)n ￿ the numb•i of18ad•rs lo
an unacc•ptrble 1&¥81 in 8 P8rt6Cvlars•Ct￿n or thè gmup as
a whole then there woukl hav• to b• a cOntrac￿n,
consolKlation or closur8 of a s8ct*)n. In th• worst-ca80
sc•nario. ¢￿mplete &)sur8 ol lh8 Group.
Reduc1￿￿ or los$ of mamb•rs. Thè Group provldes
activiii8s for all youn9 poop￿ aged 4 10 18. 11 th8r8 was a
redLIct￿n in rnembership in 8 partU￿r section or the 9roup
as a whokn then there woukl h8ve to be a conlr8ctK)n,
consol*Jation or dosure of a sectipn. In Ihe wors1 ¢as•
scenarbo. thè Ix)mpl818 dosur• of the Group. Thls r15k Is
currenlty low as there are wailing lists.
Sectlon C
Objectives and activities
Ul'.Iliial Ji¥ o.. :Ii¥ LlidS1'y
seloul in its goveming document
hv Purpose 01 Sctiultyly
couting exists Io 8Cti¥oty•ngag8 8nd support >vung
pla in thair p•tsonal 0ov6kJpment.
mpowènng tham lo make a positN• contribution to SOc￿ty.
hè va￿•5 01 Scoutmg
s Scouts wè are gukJ•d ty tha8• wa￿•8..
ntegrity- We act wilh int•grily.' we aro honesl, Injsiworthy
nd loyal.
•sp•ct. W• ha¥* so11.resp8rt and rospoct for othern.
are . We supwl othors and tako care of the worfd
eli8f. We explore ovr faiths. beli8ts and altslude8.
O-operath)n. Wo make a positive differe￿). wa c
perate wsth others and make friends.
he Scoul Method
Coutw￿ takès pl8￿whon y01m￿ p•oplo. kn partnarshlp
ilh at1ults, work lO￿th•r b83od on tho
alues of Scouling and..
enjoywhat Ihey are dowig and fun
lake part in 8Ctivilies ￿j0(￿5 and outdoor
le8m byd0￿9
Sha￿ in spiritual rellectK)n
takè r8sponsibli.ty and mak• clloices
undertak• n•w and chaMengirvJ activities
ak• and11¥o by their Promiso.
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Summary of the main activities inr818tion
to these objects
8adgework covèring MultW￿ strands ol aclivity.Ouldoor
activsti8s at catNP5. a local foiest and otheradvenlurelcullvre
centr8s..T8amwotking activities.Oulreach through
fundr815ing for other chariti•s. Participation in Th& Scout
Asswialion"You Sh8pè" and"AMillion Hands" initiatives.
Operat8s as 8 'who18 comrnvnity, org8nisatx>n. S••
htlps.'I1wv￿.18C8b0Ok.c0MIlsthI1IsbO[DVgh5COUtgrouP1￿nd
https.'111sthillsbofDugh5couts.orgl
Additional detgib of Ihe obi•ctiV95 and 8ctNitigs loptk>nal Infomiatw)n but encovraged as best practice)
You may choo•• to include fijrther
st8t•m8nts. wh•r• r•l&v8nt, about".
1$1 Hillsborough Scout Group wishes to acknowledg• th
contribution made by unrfoTm8d ￿￿derS and OCC8SK)nal
hèlpèrs who without their lime and dedKalion no Scouting
Activities would happ8n.
' pollcy on grantsmaklng".
• contrlbutlon mad• by volunl•81s',
pD1￿Y on investment5.
Public bgnefit slalemenl
h8 Group m88ts thè ChaiTrly Commisslon's publlc b•nefit
iteria under both the advancement of8ducalK>n and th8
dvancement of citizenship or community d8veloprTtenl
8adin9S.
Section D
Achicvenici)15 and perforni&lllCQ
Summa
of thè maln a¢hlavornents of
the charlty durlng th& yéar
D8lN•f8d a quality. slfuctured progrnmrn8 of acllvltles uslng ihe
l(am•work of The Scout Association. reading lo Chief Scout's Awards and
Dvké of Edlnbufgh's Awards
Youth m6mbershlp Increased- from 212 to 221. whlch Includes
Squirrels as they were incorporated inlo Scouts last year. We hav8
enjoyed the return to post covid normallty with various camps. rallies
nd dlslrict evenls attended in addilion to our weekly galherings.
Financial Roviow
Res•rve• Policy
Th• Group's policy on reserves IB lo hold sufflclonl resovrcos to conllnuo
the charl10b￿ activities of the group should income and fundraising 8cllvllies
fall shoil. The Group Executive Committee considers Ihal the group should
hokj 8 sum equiva￿￿1 10 4 months running (xjsts. £501H)
Soctioii E
Br¢ef statement of the charlty's pollcyon
reseryes
auantlfy and •xplaln any d8slgnatlons
Thè Group hèld unr•strkled fes0ry6s lexcludlng sactlon fundsl of
approximately £16447.89 against Ihls al y881 and. Thls i% atrm)￿ th•18v81
r8quk•d for operatlng exp8nses.
Datalls of any funds matèrially in dèficit
circumstances
lus sle
s lo eliminat
No fund5 w•r• in d•flclt al y•ar 8nd
Furth8F financial r8view details loplK)nal inft)rm8tion}
You may ¢hoo¥e lo include additional
infDrmation. wh8re ra￿v8￿t. about
charity's Principal sources of fvnds
{including any fundiaisingl..
Membership subscriptions lotalled £17827.79 whgch is in line with last year.
We were abl8 to cl8irn GiftAid again Ihis ye8rofwhKh £3822.50
was r8¢xJver•d.
The Group would lik8 to 8cknowl8dg8 ongoing financial support from th
Education Authority amounting lo £3000 foi g8neT81 use 8nd frorn Lisbum
and Castlereagh City Council 8mounting lo £1960.28 tOW8rds Cafnping
Equipment which was an amazing help with our summer camps. £5633.50
Loan repayment instslment was re¢eived from Hillsborough Scout &
C0rnrNLb￿lty Hall Group this year. This ltravè5 an outstanding capital
balonc8 of £11267 to be repaNJ over the next 2 yoars. 1st Hillsborotsgh
Scout Group intends to use Ihese future payments to further devtrkjp
facilities at Hillsborough Scout& Community Hall specifically for the benefit
ol scouting bul also for general use by the local community
Thtr major categoiies ofexpenditure this year were..
Capitat￿￿ of £8729.50
Hall hire £5300
how exp8nditure has supported the key
(bjèctives of the charity
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CsrnpsEvents and Act6vIt￿$ IwhKh rofl8cts the post cov*J return to
nornial acttviti8s} of £Y.477.93
88dg8s and uniform5 01 £3203.79,. and
Pufchase ol a portacabin foT £7873.80 using the funds res8￿ed for the
devekjprnent of the scout hall fac￿lt￿S.
See 1st Hillsborough S￿ut Group 2022-2023 Paym•nt5 &Rècèipts Accounts
for further details.
Investrnent Poll¢
Th8 G￿￿p does nDt have suffici6nt funds to invest in knnger t•mi
investments. The Gioup has therefore adopted a risk averse strategy lo the
investment of its fund$. All funds are held in c8sh usin9 only mairsstream
banks or buildin
socielies.
Other Optional Information
inv8Stm8nt oli
and ob. tiv8S
Secliori F
Plans for future periods Idelai15 of any
significantaclivitl85 planned to achieve
th8ml
The ￿aderS héld a tyanning evening in February 2018 to thn￿fy priorits'ès for
irnproving facilib&S 2nd aelivi118s. Th&s8 induded111 constftjcling an oul£Soor play
surface at Hillsborwgh Scout & Communily H311121 provmling beller access lo group
transport for off-site e￿nts(3) gaining eaS￿r ace85s lots￿ adi8c8nlfoT8sI park.
Leader retsuilnwl willccffll¥nu8foT all sedK)ns of Group, wilhth8 airns of111
improving the quality ot PTogramme provided 121 reducing the on indmdual
leade￿.
These aims are stil Orn5 ￿ work ioward5.
SÈGtion G
DeGlaFalion
The trustees doclara that th•y have appfove¢J thè trustaos, report above
Signed on behalf of the char¢ly's trustees
Signaturelsl
Full namelsl
ike Mcthcken
Pamele Daniel
Position (eg Secretary, Chairl
Chalr
Troasurer
Date
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