53rd Angus (1st Newbigging} Scout Group
Anrruai Report & rinanciai Statements
for the
Year ended 31st March 2025
Charity NoSC017402

53rd Angus (I st Newbigging} sea￿ Group
Trustee5' Annual Report
Year ended 31st March 2025
Tr.e Exe%￿￿ 'ltve ￿￿,￿ll,
Lee i*a'oe pleasure in pres8r,tir.g Iheir report tcgeihei W,t￿. fin.a-,,￿1 S'2:e.-ents and
the indepen¢Jent 8X8minerfs report for the vear ended 31st March 2025.
Name &Address
-￿Lin,5 Is the 53rd Ang
-3 [1s+ 4ewbigsing} S￿>￿1￿ Group aryd .¢ rpay be con+2cted al The ScoLI+ Hu
Panmure Road. hAonikié. Anqus. DDD 3QA.
Conslitirtion & Purpose
em￿ of Fle R,,le*S o! rha Scoi it ASSA￿1£￿
cn.,
incorporated by Royal Charter. The GrouD IS 2 reaislered Scottish Charitv- No SC017402.
The purpose of The Scout Association iy to promte the developmenl of young people in achieving their
trth 121 potènti?Is, as ndsviduals, as T8por.$,.bl8 ct¢?ns and as
members of their local. national and intemational comrruntLies. Thè method of ach%wng ths aim of the
Association is bv providing an enJo￿ble and attraclwe SGbeme of progressive trdinng. based on the
Scoul Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership.
I fiistses
Tp IstrL%as ara t￿rnalItid 2.ryd appg.'Y:.d a¢￿￿2￿.￿e wttth. the Doliry,. Orgap.Is2+1
Association.
. & RLf!es {'POR'I of the Scout
Activities & Achievements
During the pa$t yoar the Group has ￿ntin￿-d to prosper ￿th Section nurrt)ets rErnalnhg heakhy. Each Df our
Sections havè more than ex￿•dad tha minimum stand8rrls sel out by the Scout AssociatK)n. All ol our youth
members have been offered the chancé to tak• part in • np3hl away èxperiencè. All young people h8ve
enjoyed a varie¢ prog￿Tr,Me of activit";es coveriig a wde spectNm o! topics and taitor•d tOW3rd8 the award8
scheme for their particular Section. The Group maintains ils capacity lo support rn8mbè￿ Mfith additional
physKal. m8ntal health and familial needs.
We continue lo have a numb8rof ouryouth membar5 achiava tho top aw•rdsfortheir Sections which is a
lestarnenl to their ovm hard work. the 5UPPOrt of their parènts and thè ex¢ell•nt hanl worf¢ and dadicati)n or
our ￿aderS.
Both our muth loved annual duck rdcè 2nd bingo night Worn Vary￿11 8UPPOrt9d by the Ioc81 community.
Reserves Policy
The Trustees believe thal a￿Und 34 months of annu81 expenditure is an appropriala Igval of rD￿rwa$ tn order
to Gover the tirrung dsfferences beknf en recepts and payments and lo sllow for any unexp•ct8d items of
expenditu￿ on hall repairs, Utilities bills or replacement of equipment.
ApprDved by the GrDup ExecutNe Committee on
IqIL I"I-
and signed on its beha￿ by -_
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53rd Angus {1st Newbigging) Scttut Group
Independent Examiner's Report
Year ended 31st March 2025
Independent Exarniner's RerKSrt to the Trustees of the 53rd A4ous (1st NknwbiqAino) Scout Group
I report on the financBI stalen*nls of the 53rd Angus {1st Ne￿igging) Scout Group r'the Group") forthe
yearended 31st March 2025 ￿lch are set out on pages 3 to 5.
Respects"ve responsibilities of Trustses and Exarniner
The G￿up'S Trustees are responsti )le for the prep8ration of the ac¢J)unts ￿ attordanee with the Charities
and Trustee Investment {Scott8nd) Act 20051.the Act") and the ￿alItIeS Accounts (Scotland) Regulations
2006 C'lhe Regulali¥ns"). The Group's TnJst*s considerthat the audit reouirement of Regulation 1011)Id)
does not appty. It is rny re8pon5ibilily to exarnine the accounts as ￿qUired under seJXion 44(1Xcl of the Act
and to stat• whether particular matter5 have cyJrrE to ry attentlon.
Basis of IndeDendent Exarninèr's Statèmont
My examination ts canied out in accordan￿ ￿1h the Regulation& An 8xaninalion includ6$ a lEv￿￿ of the
accountng ￿Cor(IS kept by the Group and a CAJmparson of the acfxiunts presented with the those rerx)ft18.
It aL80 iD.cludes CDnsider2liov of any unLsual items or disdosures in the accounts. and seeks explanations
from the Trustees con￿Ming any such mattets. Tre procedures undertaken do not prDvide all tho
evhjence that would be required in an audl, and consequentiy I do not express an audit op￿IlDn on th
view given by the aizounts.
Ae￿￿￿￿knp.+ Fv2rrlIv￿*'S Statrts-ev.t
In connecion with rnv exa)nina¥ion, no m8Yer has ccn3e to mv a(LentrJn'_
11) which oives me reasonable cause 10 beI￿ve that 11 8nv rncteiial ESDect. the reouiremenls
la)to keop accountinq ￿tr)rdS in accordance ￿th the Act and the Reoul2ttons. and
Ib) to propare accounts which aqreo w¢b. eCCQLI4t￿q ocofi4s an.é ¢n￿lY wik4 Ihe ReoLsl21irtThs
have not been met. or
12} to ￿[Ch, in rny opinion, attention ShoU￿j be drawn in or(ler to anab￿ g proper und0r9tand￿9 of tho
3CDuntt ;c. bc fp¢C'ieo.
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sira Angus {1st ¥ewbigging) Scotrt Group
Receipts & Payments Account
Year ended 31st March 2025
Note
2025
2024
RECEIPTS
Volu-.
2v l.-,coThe
Subscriptions
Grft Aid Reclaimed
Donations
9,237.50
7,246.44
536.00
9.647.50
40.00
9.922.78
Group ActDiities
G￿nIS
500.00
3.178
500.00
g.TriiuT.e ￿'￿ents
Investment Income
Bank Interest
394.30
404.02
o+her,"￿Te
Easyfunaraising
Donation for use of F8cibtes from Camus Expkirer5
Unrfot7n Sales
149.89
500.00
15.00
93.81
24.50
Totsl Re¢eipts
31,679.91
17,520.73
PAYMENTS
Cost of Fundrdising
2,801.47
2.302.66
roup ACt￿ltIeS
Proaramme Aetiviles
B8dges & Unrfom
Equipment Purchase & Maintenance
Premises
Camps. Outings and Events
1.921.41
1.627.38
1.572.04
3,013.81
2,777.27
2.190.70
1,209.65
92.15
3.811.46
1.001.73
Management & Administration Costs
13.45
36_76
Donation towar(Is Scout Jamboree
240.00
250.00
Total Paymènts
13 966.83
10.895.11
Surplus for year
17 713.08
6.625.62
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53rd Angus (1st Nèwbigging) Scout Group
Slaternefttof Balances
31stMarch 2025
2025
2024
Cash & Bartk BalanGe5 (Lknre5tr1cted)
Balanc& a9 al 1 sl April 2024
Sltrolus for the yèar
Balan￿ asat 31 Mareh 2025
27.876.24 21,250.62
17 713.08
6.625.62
45 539.32 2T.8T6.24
88nk CAJrrent Account- Drigiiial
Bank cu￿ent Account- Fundraising
Prepaid Insurance
Due to Camjs Expk)rer Group
15,169.48 31.608.55
32,484.39
1.533.45
13.598.00) (3.732.311
45,589.32 27,876.24
Non IAonetsry Assets for Ihe Charity's Ovm Use
Land and Buildings
Motorvehicles
15,000.00 15,000.00
5.065.OQ
5.O65.00
20.O65.00 20.D65.00
The Gro¢Jp Scout Hut ai PannTrJre Roao: lon1￿e. Ark.ous. The larid on which ioe Hui IS Sltuaieis
8sed fmm
nd8r a 20 vear lease which is due fer renewal on 1 Si January 2027.
The GrDUP owns a trailerand a quantity of olh8r ¢arrping and 3POrt¥ equipment whtch ha5 been acquired overa
number of yea￿.
Llabllits'e$
The Gnup has no other makrial IHbilities or obligations.
Tho Notes on Page 5 forni an integral part of these A￿￿JnIS.
Approved by the Group Exe¢utNe Committee on ...
and Signed on its behalf by:_
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53rd Angus11st Newbigging) Scout Group
Notes to the Accounts
Year ended 31st March 2025
2025
2024
1 Funds
The Group maTntains a single undesYJnated gen$rdl fund for all its
2 Trustses Remtjneration & Expenses
The Trustees dKI not re￿pIe anv reMune￿￿on durinq the vear12024.- Nill.
No Tnjstees receNed 8xDensès durina the year.
aubscriptitsn income
Scout Group
Less= Paid to Scout Headquarters
12,705.00
3.467.50
9.237.50
12.750.0r,
3.102.50
9.647_50
4 Fund Raisin9 Income
Duck Race and Barbeque
Bingo Night
Hogmanay Paty
Kiltwalk
4.003.86
1,206.50
1,S29.00
3.183.42
9.922.78
3,656.40
971.50
4.627_90
5 Cosi of Fund Kaising
Duck Race. Bingo Nvjht and Hogrrtsnay Paty
Gocard￿sS Fees
OSM Subscriptions
Sumup Fees
2,018.61
605.25
174.50
3.11
2 801.47
1.613.55
4g5.35
193.76
2.302.66
6 Premises
Ckaning
Heating & Li3htng
Insuran
Building Repairs
400.00
1,402.42
1.211.39
225.00
1,098.00
1,192.46
1.296.00
3.811.46
3.013.81
7 Current knabilities
amus Ex
I0￿r Grou
During the year 53rd Angus11st Newbyjgingl So)ut Group collected sUbScript￿n$ and paKI expenses on
behatr of Carnus Expbrer Group as folbws..
Opening b3L3nce dus ro Camus Explorer Group
3.732.31
2.634.56
Receipts
Memtyership Subwptions
ts
a¢out Programme Events
1.320.00
1.560.00
240_00
1.800.00
1.320.00
Paymènts
Census Fees paid to Scout Headouartets
Programme A¢tDiites
Donation to Scout Group for use of Farjlties
GoCardle&s Fèes
OSM Subscriptions
427.50
460.42
500.00
51.89
14.50
1.454.31
382 50
214.81
56.44
48.50
702.25
Cltssing baknce due to Camus Expk)rer GTOUP
3.598.0
3.732.31
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