## **1. Treasurer’s Report**
## **Summary**
The group’s cash balance as of 31[st] August 2025 has increased to £10,863 from £6,612 as of 31[st] August 2024.
## **Income**
Income from membership fees was £12,534. A grant was received from the Education Authority for £5,000 (2024, £2,600 and 2025, £2,400). Gift Aid generated £3,198. Other income, £1,103, made up of Christmas draw, £515 and St Joseph’s leavers BBQ, £588.
## **Expenditure**
Membership fees to Scouting Ireland were £9,677.
Cost of Activities include activities and section programme costs, £13,956.
Hall rent of £3,229.
Minibus expenditure £1,583 represents insurance and repairs.
## **Net position**
Overall, the group made a surplus of £2,363.
The net cash balance rose to £10,863.
## **Reconciliation**
We prepare two sets of accounts using different accounting approaches the one we use for ourselves and the set we produce for Dublin below reconciles the two.
||**Accounts Reconciliation**||
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||Surplus per 29th accounts|2,363|
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||Depreciation|2,360|
||Adjusted Surplus|4,723|
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||Per National Accounts|4,723|
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||Difference|-|
Accounts below first set is in 29[th] format then national which is a cash only account
## **29th Belfast Scout Group SI Income & Expenditure Account year to 31 August 2025**
|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI**
**Income & Expenditure Accountyear to 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI**
**Income & Expenditure Accountyear to 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI**
**Income & Expenditure Accountyear to 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI**
**Income & Expenditure Accountyear to 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI**
**Income & Expenditure Accountyear to 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI**
**Income & Expenditure Accountyear to 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI**
**Income & Expenditure Accountyear to 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI**
**Income & Expenditure Accountyear to 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI**
**Income & Expenditure Accountyear to 31 August 2025**|
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|||**Income**||**Year to Date**||**Last**
**Year**||**Variance**|
|||||£||£||£
2,290
3,198
3,823
-
1,103
5,608|
|||Income from membership fees||12,534||10,244|||
|||Gift Aid received||3,198||-|||
|||SEELB Grants received||5,000||1,177|||
|||Bank interest received||-||-|||
|||Other||1,103||-|||
|||Income from activities||12,961||7,353|||
|||||34,795.70||18,774||16,022
1,796
6,115
78
(1,075)
-
(851)
(140)
11
465
-|
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|||**Expenditure**|||||||
|||Membership fees to Scouting Ireland||9,677||7,881|||
|||Costs of activities||13,956||7,841|||
|||Uniforms/badges||615||537|||
|||Hall Rent & Insurance||3,229||4,304|||
|||Equipment repairs/replacements||-||-|||
|||Training costs||124||975|||
|||Minibus insurance/running costs||1,583||1,723|||
|||Bank Fees||234||223|||
|||Other Misc Expenses||655||190|||
|||Depreciation||2,360||2,360|||
|||||32,433||26,034||6,399|
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|||**Surplus(Loss) for the Year**||2,363||(7,260)||9,623|
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## **29th Belfast Scout Group SI Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025**
|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI Balance**
**Sheet as at 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI Balance**
**Sheet as at 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI Balance**
**Sheet as at 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI Balance**
**Sheet as at 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI Balance**
**Sheet as at 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI Balance**
**Sheet as at 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI Balance**
**Sheet as at 31 August 2025**|**29th Belfast Scout Group SI Balance**
**Sheet as at 31 August 2025**|
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||||**Current**||**August 24**
5,173
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||**Fixed Assets**
Equipment & Minibus|||||||
||||3,286|||||
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612
6,000
42
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||**Current Assets**|||||||
||Cash at Bank and on hand
Minibus Cash Reserve
SundryDebtor||4,863|||||
||||6,000|||||
||||42|||||
||||10,905||6,654
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||**Current Liabilities**||-|||||
||**Net Current Assets**||||
6,654
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||||10,905|||||
||||||**11,827**|
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||**Total Assets**||**14,191**|||||
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19,086
(7,259)
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||**Retained Surplus:**
Surplus retained at end of last year
Surplus for theyear|||||||
||||11,827|||||
||||2,364|||||
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**11,827**
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||**Retained Surplus**||**14,191**|||||
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|**29th Belfast**
**Statement of Income and Expenditure**
**01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025**
**31/08/2025**
**_£_**
**Opening Bank Balances**
1
Danske Bank
10,862.81
2
Cash in-hand
42.04
**Total Operating Balance**
11,553.69
**_Income_**
Income from Membership
12,534.00|**29th Belfast**
**Statement of Income and Expenditure**
**01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025**
**31/08/2025**
**_£_**
**Opening Bank Balances**
1
Danske Bank
10,862.81
2
Cash in-hand
42.04
**Total Operating Balance**
11,553.69
**_Income_**
Income from Membership
12,534.00|**29th Belfast**
**Statement of Income and Expenditure**
**01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025**
**31/08/2025**
**_£_**
**Opening Bank Balances**
1
Danske Bank
10,862.81
2
Cash in-hand
42.04
**Total Operating Balance**
11,553.69
**_Income_**
Income from Membership
12,534.00|**31/08/2024**
**_£_**
6,611.91
42.04
6,653.95
10,244.22||
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|**Opening Bank Balances**
1
Danske Bank
2
Cash in-hand
**Total Operating Balance**
**_Income_**
Income from Membership|||||
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Fund Raising
Donations
Grants
Other Income (events and other)|1,102.90
-
8,198.30
12,960.50
34,795.70||-
-
1,177.32
17,352.80
18,774.34||
|**_Expenditure_**
Membership Fees Paid to National Office
Amounts Paid to Counties and Provinces
Programme Costs
Training Costs
Administrative Costs
Den Costs
Other Expenses (events and other)
Volunteer Expenses
**Surplus (Deficit)**
**Closing Balances**
1
Danske Bank
2
Cash in-hand
**Total Closing Balance**
**Bank Reconciliation**
Bank
statement
balance
Unpresente
d Cheques/
lodements|9,677.00
-
13,956.00
124.20
223.88
3,228.80
2,852.93
30,072.81
4,722.89
10,862.81
10,862.81
Prior period
Unpresented
cheques/
Lodements
Closing
reconciled
balance||7,881.00
8,377.95
974.55
223.88
4,304.00
1,912.70
-
23,674.08
(4,899.74)
6,611.91
6,611.91||
||Prior period
Unpresented
cheques/
Lodements||||
|
g
1
Danske Bank
10,862.81
2
Cash in-hand
**Total Closing Reconciled Balance**|g
-|10,862.81
**10,862.81**|||
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## **APPENDIX 6C: BANK RECONCILIATION TEMPLATE**
|*should be presented to the Group Council as an appendix to the Accounts; as proof of funds therein.
Date: 31/08/2025
Balance per Accounts
£10,862.81
Cheques outstanding (paid but not in the bank statement
**_£_**
Lodgements outstanding (lodged but not in the bank statement)
Charges not reflected in the account
Balance per Bank Statement 31/08/2025
10,862.81
£|*should be presented to the Group Council as an appendix to the Accounts; as proof of funds therein.
Date: 31/08/2025
Balance per Accounts
£10,862.81
Cheques outstanding (paid but not in the bank statement
**_£_**
Lodgements outstanding (lodged but not in the bank statement)
Charges not reflected in the account
Balance per Bank Statement 31/08/2025
10,862.81
£|*should be presented to the Group Council as an appendix to the Accounts; as proof of funds therein.
Date: 31/08/2025
Balance per Accounts
£10,862.81
Cheques outstanding (paid but not in the bank statement
**_£_**
Lodgements outstanding (lodged but not in the bank statement)
Charges not reflected in the account
Balance per Bank Statement 31/08/2025
10,862.81
£|
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|Cheques outstanding (paid but not in the bank statement|**_£_**||
|Lodgements outstanding (lodged but not in the bank statement)
Charges not reflected in the account
Balance per Bank Statement 31/08/2025|||
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