~~3~~[rd] East Kilbride Scout Group – Trustees Annual Report Year ended 31[st] March 2025
The Executive Committee has pleasure in presenting their report together with financial statements and independent examiners report for the year ending 31[st] March 2025.
Name & Address
The Group name is 3[rd] East Kilbride (55[th] Lanarkshire) Scout Group, 24 Carlyle Drive, Calderwood, East Kilbride, G74 3ER.
Constitution & Purpose
The Scout Group is constituted in terms of the Policy Organisation Rules of the Scout Association, which is a charitable body incorporated by Royal Charter. The Group is a registered Scottish Charity – No SC018745
The purpose of the Scout Association is to help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and. international communities. The method of achieving the aim of the association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership.
Trustees
3rd East Kilbride Scout Group
Scout Group Treasurer/ Registered Office: Jamie Logan, 9 Marshall Drive, California, FK1 2AB Website: http://www.3rd-ek.org.uk/
Group Lead Volunteer:
Registered Charity no. SC018745
Activities and Achievements
Our Scout Group currently has around 180 youth members supported by 36 adult volunteer leaders. We currently have waiting lists across all age groups.
Scouts from both sections and explorer scouts attended an international summer camp in Kandersteg, Switzerland in summer 2024.
The group will celebrate its 70th anniversary in April 2026 and we plan to run a group camp to mark this occasion.
We run a successful Family ceilidh. In addition to this we have continued to see a good income from donations made for use of the hall for children’s birthday parties. After the success of the fundraising for our trip to Switzerland we intend to form a fundraising committee to keep this momentum going.
The Accounts have been independently examined and all is in order.
3rd East Kilbride Scout Group
Scout Group Treasurer/ Registered Office: Jamie Logan, 9 Marshall Drive, California, FK1 2AB Website: http://www.3rd-ek.org.uk/
Group Lead Volunteer:
Registered Charity no. SC018745
Reserve Policy
In addition to the running costs attributed to activities, running of our Scout Hall etc., we continue to retain a high financial reserve to enable us to react to unexpected work required on our aging building, or to be able to support any shortfall for unexpected expenses in running activities.
We were required to use some of this reserve fund this year as the electrical system in our hall requires modernisation with a cost about £7000. We have attempted to secure funding to cover this but have unfortunately been unsuccessful.
Due to this large expense along with the large expanse in the previous year to replace the path our financial reserve is not as healthy as it has been in the past but the trustee board are not concerned by this.
Report approved by the Group trustee board at our AGM on 28th June 2025 and signed on its behalf by
3rd East Kilbride Scout Group
Scout Group Treasurer/ Registered Office: Jamie Logan, 9 Marshall Drive, California, FK1 2AB Website: http://www.3rd-ek.org.uk/ Group Lead Volunteer:
Registered Charity no. SC018745
Independent ExaTminer's report to the Trustees of 3 East Kilbride Scout Group I report on the accounts of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2025. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts {Scotland) Regulations 2LX)6 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(11 (dl of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required Ljnder section 4411) {c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs statement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulation5. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees 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 accounts. Independent examiner's statement In the course of my examination. no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 4411) la} of the 2CM)5 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2(K)6 Accounts Regulations to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in orderto enable a proper Linder5tanding of the accoiints to be reached
3rd East Kilbride Scout Group. Financial Accounts Year End 31st March 2025 Prepared by Jamie Logan
Receipts and payments summary
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2024-2025 2023-2024
Income
Beavers (Joint) 1,333.00 0.00
Beavers (Monday) 2,459.50 2,237.00
Beavers (Tuesday) 1,872.00 1,617.00
Branded Clothing 296.63 417.08
Cubs (Friday) 3,889.00 3,272.00
Cubs (Joint) 0.00 1,040.00
Cubs (Wednesday) 8,699.00 10,442.00
Donation 688.34 3,843.16
Explorers 7,510.68 311.97
Fundraising 3,183.33 3,408.20
Gift Aid 5,665.02 4,658.40
Hall Hires 3,262.00 2,710.00
International Camp 3,201.25 20,915.00
International Fundraising 2,122.58 11,359.20
Scouts (Joint) 7,765.00 8,121.79
Scouts (Monday) 4,188.00 3,515.00
Scouts (Thursday) 3,504.00 4,096.92
Self Run Adv' Activities 51.00 0.00
Squirrels 1,417.00 1,064.50
Training 12.50 125.00
Uniform 4.87 0.00
Expense
Bank Fees 1,042.70 918.39
Failed payment Fees 28.95 0.50
Beavers (Joint) 111.95 0.00
Beavers (Monday) 2,155.80 757.86
Beavers (Tuesday) 219.95 623.14
Branded Clothing 2,751.70 1,087.27
Cubs (Friday) 4,008.39 1,815.76
Cubs (Joint) 0.00 1,308.32
Cubs (Wednesday) 6,308.04 7,379.11
Equipment 2,016.38 1,239.98
Explorers 5,008.56 0.00
Fundraising 1,644.92 2,065.05
General Expenditure 213.74 421.65
Group Activities 238.80 461.63
Hall Hires 0.00 50.00
Insurance 1,456.22 1,312.04
International Camp 30,366.18 11,372.64
International Fundraising 0.00 1,430.93
Membership Costs 8,827.00 7,246.25
OSM Costs 433.50 135.04
Scouts (Joint) 9,271.11 11,765.16
Scouts (Monday) 1,011.49 231.83
Scouts (Thursday) 178.38 771.88
Squirrels 713.65 357.26
Training 405.50 715.00
Uniform 280.09 617.70
Utilities 2,509.44 3,917.75
Venue Maintenance 7,516.12 9,240.00
Account balances
International Bank Account 2,349.94 29,474.55
Cash Account 0.00 97.80
Group Bank Account 23,973.17 24,344.62
Summary
Account balance brought forward 53,916.97 38,004.89
Total income 61,124.70 83,154.22
Total expenditure 88,718.56 67,242.14
Net income -27,593.86 15,912.08
Account balance carried forward 26,323.11 53,916.97
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