Tn￿e¢s, Rewrl
For ihe Iw¢1v￿0nth ￿1(￿1 l July 2023 to 30 June 2024
Reference & athninislration details
Charity Narne- Belmoni Scoul Group CCNI IXI19063
Scout HQ rcgi51ralion numlKr- 103872
Addre&s: Belmont Pre5b￿CrIlln chu￿
94 S)'denham AN'enue.
Belf&
BT4 2DT
Mr B W McCOm]￿k
Mrs R J Mcmordie
Mrs P J KIrk￿,(rf)d (iielired 30 June 2024)
Mr D F B Kirkwwd (Died 27 May 2024)
Mrs Lesley Beattie
Mis5 G R Balfour (AppK)inled l July 2024)
It was with gre￿ X)rrow that th¢ group tru#ees learned of the passing of their s￿d friend and colleague Mr
Barry Kirkwo)d on the 2* May 2024. An inaugml t￿￿te of the ￿0up. BaTry had Serv￿ for many ye2rs
with his quiel supF￿ and wise COU￿1. and he will be sadty missed. Fcllow trustr¢S extend their dee
SYm￿hY to his widow PameI4 also a founder trUSte4 and re8￿fullY accept her decision to retire with
effect from 30 Junc 2024. In addition to her time as a Pamela had as Icader ofthe Beaver
section for years until thc outtfeak of the covid p￿deMiC in 202Q and the a5 well as
'generations' oly￿jn8st￿S and their parent& ow¢ her huge thanks fLY her dcdi12tion and ¢nffj. Gillian
Balfour. who now leads the Braver secti(m. bewnes a trus*e with eff￿ from I Juty 21Y24. Thc rcmaining
tnJs*e5 ar￿d for the whole ycv.
Structur4 governantt aThl management
Governing (k)cxunent
The group.s governing a￿￿)5¢ ofTr ScLRrt Asxriatim Tlw consisl ofa Royal Charter,
.hich in turn gives authority to th¢ Bye IAWS of the As%)ciatson and The Policy, Or8anisation and Rules of
The Scout A&%￿1&1(￿.
Trustee selection
Th¢ trustees are aP￿in1¢41 in xciKdaKc with the Policy. (knnisation Ruks of the SLMxrt AsgKiation.
Group governance
The group is managed by IzadeTS' CIAnmittc4 thc memitTS of which are the Charity Trustees of
the Scoui GrLWA which is an dwity. As charity In￿ thry ar¢ reswmsible for complying
with legisl*ion applithlc to charitie& This in¢lu&s the registratio￿ kecping proper ￿nts and making
returns to the Charity Commission as 4iprowiate.
The committee meets to r<view the progrcss of the group sffiions and plan IIK of
Beaver￿cubslSCo￿l￿EXpl0rCrs between the seclions: it a150 liaises ovcr plans f(ff participation in district
evenl& our sPon￿r church service of &diL71ioo and other common elements ofthe progTamme. All
sections op￿thI thrillg the se￿1￿ 2023 lo ju￿ 2024 ￿tilaBye9r.
Risk and intunal c￿ltrOl
The Leaders, Committ￿. together with oihcr lead￿ the Belmont Presb)terian Church facilities manager
and the youth activiti￿ suprryiscvy LYMnmittc¢ of the Churrh sessio￿ hav¢ idartifKd thc major risks

Risk and inlcrnal control (conlinucd)
which thry bclieve gTOUP is ex￿5￿( and have en5urryJ lh￿ sY￿S arc in plxe to milig¥ic againsl those
risks.
The main ureas of &xM￿¢rn identifted are:
- The well-beinB of rnernbers and leaders in all sections- mitigated by applicalion of boih the Scout
Association and ihe Presbyterian Church in Ireland's njlcs on chlld Irote£ii(x). sekniion and clearance of
Icadcrs. appropriale tx)lice ¢hcrk5 and references:
- Injury during programrn¢ activilies- mitigated by healih & safcty ¢hecks by l¢&lers and risk assessments
before all activities: halls. mainlcnaDce (wnised by the facilities rnanagcr. appropriatc training in
riTsI aid for leaders and avuilabilily of firsl aid malcrial on sitr during mcdingx in additio￿ ihe grDUP. by its
pa)'menl of capilafion fees contributes lo The Scout A&sociali(m 5 nalional 0￿Ident insurance poli￿.
- Unavailability of prerni5es in which lo rneet due to major disruplion or damage. in which event the sponsor
church carries buildings. insurance has1￿11 c￿rt￿ts with similar IKMlics which slKwJld mitigatc any di5-
conlinuih,:
- Reduction or loss of mcrnbc￿ The group wovides ¥livities for all young wlc aged 6 to 18. If there was
a reduclion in manttr5hip tn a PartI￿18T 5edi0￿ (r tr grThJp &$ whol< th ikne w(wld have lo be a
contradion. consolidation. or closure of a section, or indeed ihe group-
- Reduction or loss of leaderk The group is lotslly reliant UFTh voluntecrs io nm and administer the
actii'itie5 of th¢ rn. If I1￿e was a reth￿ion in the numirr of lead￿5 to an unxccptable levd in a
particular Se£li0￿ cr the OVCTaJl grou￿ then there wwld have kn bc a LY)ntractioo con￿lida110￿ or closure
of a Sectio￿ or in ￿ Iv(xyvcast cwjplcle cloAwc of the group*
Objeclives and Activities
The Purpose of Scouting
Sco￿1ng cxists lo actii'el), engage young pajpk in tlw develcymrt crntM)wering
them to make a tx)51tive contribution to society.
The Values of SL¥)uling
As Scouts Il'e are guided by these valu
InwiPJ' _ ￿'e act with integrity" we arc h(W trUstW￿hy, and loya].
ResrKd . we have self-resorct and rcspA for others.
- N'e supp)rt others and take care of the world in which we live.
Belief - w¢ explore ow faith& belief& and attitudc
The S¢oui Meth(d
Scouting takes place when young in I4rts￿1p with adult& work together based on the values of
Scouting and".
- enjo), what they are doing and have fim
- take tmrt in aclivitie5 indcx)r5 and i)utdws
- learn by doing
- share in spiritual reflection
- take responsibility and make e￿ICe5
- undertake new and ¢hallenging activities
- make and live by their Promise
and the advancemcnl of citize￿Sl￿P or communtty develi)pmart headin8&
Achievements and perfoTman(Y
The Beavu. Scoul & Expk>rer s¢ction5' aclivitie5 were based on the scoul movement's progressive

teamworL Bocrfl Citizenship a￿1 an awarcne5s of issues that impad the wider 5(xicty. Activiti￿ in thc
Beaver. Cub and Scout seclions were based UWJn a mixlure of bad8e work training and le￿Ing. garnes which
achieve b(Ah physical and mcntsl developmenl and pr(xnote Is￿￿01k. lopical di￿us$10ns and oulings
hich lak¢ in a5[￿ts of local inlerc5t & public aThMilies and gain an under51Jnding of the 0￿ratiOn of
public services such as Fire Brigad¢ Police or Ambulancc Services: in xldilirm all SCL#Aons normally
participale in koul Districl or County cV£￿ts and comFriilirn& The Expl(Yu aLlively as5i51ed in ihe
other seclion5 on a weekly basis as young leaders as well as enjoying their own meetings aNUor oulings for
sporting or leisure aciiyitics.
Financial review
The accounts for the )rar lo 30 June 2024 show thai the gr(wp's oFrntion resultrd in an overdll surplus for
the ￿rIOd of £1.438.81. which left the year ernl £T￿P (zsh Tcservcs in ￿ banL al Q947.97. Tr that
all sections can increase the annual member's subscription if rrquir¢d, gives lh¢ trustces rea&surdnce as 10
the future financial viability of the group- Any ouling5 and 2clivilie& prticu12rly activity weekends or
camps are dealt with ffl a pa), a5 )'ou go basi5 for those attendin& g) thc group dffs INA carry financtal risk
relat￿1 to unpaid debts. The group'5 a5￿ts al 30 June 2024 ￿MpriSe the bank Lwlance, a sts)ck of badges and
some group SGryrves f(Y usc in ￿ investiture of ITh memtrn in thc 2024f25 ycar. ConsideTiD8 the overall
value involved in Jatler '&(rk" I￿n& tr¢ gr￿P d(rs balance sh
Re5erYes policy
Given the abiliry ￿ adjusl rnember subscripli(m& or charges for S￿claI xlivities to med the planned
oulgoing& the tru￿¢¢$ and Icader5" committee are satisfied th81 li is only ncccssary ￿ aTry sufficient funds
to enable each section to commence activities ￿ the beginnin8 ofa year,
Investmeni ￿lIcY
The group does not have sufficient fimds to invest in longer terni investments 2nd has therefore adopted a
risk-averse strategy to the investment of fi￿￿ all of whith are held OD dep)siL using only mainstream
bank&
Declardtion
The tnls￿tS declare that they h￿e apFffovcd the Tn￿e5, Rty(Yt as set out on page5 1 &) 3 and have
auth(Kised the following 1ft￿les 10 sign on tdalfofihe awity's
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