21st Aberdeen (Cultsl Scout Group 21 st Aberdeen (Cults) Scout Group Trustees, Annual Report For the year ended 31 March 2025 Trustees, Annual Report For the ear1A ril 2024 to 31 March 2025 Reference and administration details Gharfty nam• Other dwlty18 known 218t knrileen (Cults) So)ut Group Ro918t•r•d charty numbor Charty• prfndpal addr••• SC018385 S¢out Centre, South Avenue, Cults ABERDEEN Po8tcod• AB15 9LP M•mo• of th• charlty trust•M on dat• of approval of Trust￿, Annual Report Nam• of wrnon lor body) entft1￿ to appolnt tru8to9 (If any) Offi￿ (11 any) Datw actod If not for wholo y•ar Tèam Member Group Leader8hlp Team Chalr Group Lead Volunteor Treasurer From 1 Septembor 2025 Reference and administration details Harn￿ of •ll oth•r charfty tru•t•w durlng th• pornd, If anyj gxampl•, th0￿ r•8lgnod part way Ihn)ugh th• financial ReS￿ned 2025 ReS￿ned SepteM￿r 2025 RÉsign8d 8 Octobw 2025 Structure, governance and management Type of go¥•rning documert Constitutx)n. Unincormted a880CHtion. Trujteo r•CruItrn￿t and appolntm•nt As set out In the ￿nStItu￿On. Trustees must satisfactorily complete The Scout Asscrlaiton's DiscJosur& Scotlan(J check for membership of the PVG scheme; b8 eligible fly Charlty Trustee staius and cornpl8te. The So)ut Assoclallon's on-llne tralnlng M￿ule3 . (1) Safely and Safeguardlng <￿Ilh￿ c￿8 month of appolnlment {2) Belrg a Truslee In Scouts (3} Creat Incluslon (4) Data Protection and (5) Who We Are arml What We Do (withSn 6 months of sp￿intMantI Objectives and activities Charltabl• purpo8 To actively ￿gage and supporl yvuiig peuple iii Ihelr peT8onal deVelopr￿nt. emww6rlng them to make a positlve contribution to 80clely. Yowg P￿p19 work in partn8rshlp wrth adult8," work together b888d ￿ the Values of Scouting (Inteorlty,. Respect,. Care. Belief., and Cooperation)., enjoy what they are doing and have fun: partripate in indoor and outdoor 8Ctivities,' leam by doing,. share In spiriiual refl8Ction: take responsibility and make cholc*s,' undertake new and challenging actlvities; and make and live by their promise. Summary of th• ffl•ln actlvltl• In rnlatlon to tho8• obJeet• The rnaln actlvltie8 of the Scout Group provldhg fun, challenge and Iventure to young pooplo through a balanced program of activities. events and experiences b8S8d around SLJbject areas we ¢all Program Zon8s. stsrting wi the Squirrels lage 4-6 years) 8nd continuing through Beavers (64 years), Cubs (8-10112 years) aTrJ then to Scouts <10112-14 years) by way of iThJoor and outdoor activities, weekly meetings and adventur(yJs activiti'es including camps in Scotland and abroad, allow'ng young people to progress through the Program Zores and I£￿d their hlevements. Scouts Explorer SGout Young Leaders also enrolled kn the Duke of Edinburgh {t)ofE) Award Sc*eme. Young Leaders volunteefing in the Scout Gr￿JP qualIf￿1 for tha Scottish Government's Saltre Awards. Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of During the year a surplus has been recorded of £14,121 refiecting the the charity durlng the flnanclal porfod mntiniiftrt high lftvols of membership across all the Sections during this year. The Charity has also benefited in Ihe year from generous Donations, the return of fvnd-ralsing events and the Grft-Aid claims for prior years having been received. The successful recommencement of fund-raising events at the Scout Centr8 in November 2024 was well attended by members and farnilles but also members from the local community. Continued Improvement program for the upgrade of lh8 Scout Centr8 has commenced, wllh focus on immediate repalrs and assessment of the eleclrical circuits and healing systems. The essential malntenance and refurblshment of Scout Centre Is paramount to th8 activities of the Charity A Safe Scouting Premises Audll and Rl8k Management Reg18ter was Set up followlng the guidelines issued by The Scoul A8soclatlon. Young people gainlng Chlef Scout's Awards and Duke of Edlnburgh Awards. All sectlons of the Charily returned to a full schedule of events durfng 2025 with all attendlng outdoor camps. The number of young people attending 8118ectlons ha8 increased during this year with a waltlng Ilst In place for all sectlons. The Commlttee and Sectlons continue to look for new volunteers to contlnue the success of th8 Charity. Financial review Brf•f 8tat•m•nt of tho charlty'• pollcy The fund8 represent Income earned but not yel utlllsed In 8UPPOrting on rn8•rvo• charllable acllvltles. At 31 March 2025, the charity h81d £68,581 at the bank Including £2,611 held by the Beaver Sections,- £5,848 held by the Cub Section8,' and £7,559 held by the Scout Sectlon. Glft Ald of £4,00018 due to be clalmed from HMRC for the financlal year. Ongolng development, malntenance and repalrs of the Scout Centre Can be slgniflcanl, and the Trustees have declded to hold a Reserve Fund of £25.000, now classlfied as a Restricted Fund, on a 95 day notlce wlth the bank. The Trustees wlll review the amount held annually but consider this to be approprlat8 to meet signiflcant financ[81 repalrs to the property such as.. la) maintenance and repalr of part of the roof of the bulldlng which Is ftat,. b) Electrical Installation and Condition Report (EICRI mandatory tesllng and In8P6Ction of circuit boards, wlring and electrical a￿e$sOrIes. work8 have commenced but will continue through 2025. The reserves policy rnaintained is compliant with the guidelines provided in the Charities Accounts (Scolland) Regulations 2006 (as emended). The Trustees did not receive any remuneration or expenses from the Charity durlng the year and arè not pald any expenses for atlendance at meetings. The reimbursement of expenses is restricted to receipted expendlture inGurred on behalf of t￿- I¢T Vi Delalls ol any defia"t Not applicable I)(￿at•d faciliti•* and ••rVIG￿ Scout• reasur Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of 21st Aberdeen (Cults) Scout Group I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 M￿ch 2025 which are set out on pages xx to xx. R08pectlvo re8pon8lbllltles of truste￿ and examlnor The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the arxounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities AcGounts (Scotland) Re9Jlations 2006 {a8 amended). The charity trustees consider that the audil requirement of Regulation 10(11 (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulation6 dogs not apply. It is my responsibility lo examina the accounts as required undèr section 44{1) (c) of the Act and to state whether p*tiC￿lar matters have c¢Jne to my att8ntion Ba8is of Independent examlner's stalernent My examinatDn is c8rried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 A¢a￿nts Regulations An Èxamlnation includes a review of the accounling records kept by the charsty and a comparlson of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanakn'ons from the tnjslees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the &counls. Indep•nd•nt •xarnin?r'8 Stat•m•nt In the CJ)Ufse of my exarnination, no matter has come lo my attention. which gfves me reasonable cause lo believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting recor(is in accordan￿ with Secttrjn 4411) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2008 Accounts Regxjlalions to prepare accounts which acwd with the aC￿UntIng records and comply wllh Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Re￿latIOnS have not been met, or 2. 10 whlch, In my Oplnion. attenllon shoul(1 be drawn In order lo enab18 a proper understanding of the accounts to be ieaLlied. Name R81evant Profp.ssinnal Iialil,o.ci'.ionl rofe,%% nn21 hod Address.. Date.. 2Q)L