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APPENDIX 1 OSC r

Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod
	Period start date				Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	01	Sep	2024	To	31	Aug	2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name South Western District Scout Council

Other names charity is known

Registered charity number SC031964

Charity’s principal address C/O John R McCallum

7 Broomieknowe Road

Glasgow

Postcode G73 3QS

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report


			Dates acted if not for whole year
	Trustee name	Office (if any)


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Marion Rankin	District Chair
	Marion Rankin	Regional Lead Volunteer



	John McCallum	District Treasurer
	Sandra Veitch	Act. District Secretary
	Willie Milligan	Vol Dev Team Leader
	Rena Fletcher	Creative Arts
	Duncan Black	3rdGlasgow Scouts
	Jane Husbands	7~~th~~Clyde Scouts
	Mandie Running	7thClyde Scouts
	Sandy Walls	29thGlasgow Scouts
	John Cunningham	50thGlasgow Scouts
	Brian McMillan	50thGlasgow Scouts

APPENDIX 1

Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year







Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment
	The Scout District is constituted in terms of the Rules of The Scout Association - ‘Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) (with Scottish variations), which is a charitable body incorporated by Royal Charter. The POR defines the structure of Scouting in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and provides information about its management and training.

	Trustees are elected by ballot from all Scout Groups within our District, and appointed at the Annual General Meeting of South Western District Scout Council.


Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects
	The purpose of The Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, 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 that in this modern age is Youth Led but under the guidance of committed adult leaders.

	The District supports all members (Adults and Youth Members) of the District and individual Groups both financially and in the delivery of Scouting programs including District camps, training and development. There is particular focus on Safety, Safeguarding and Inclusion training to ensure that all adults and youth members are able to enjoy safe Scouting,

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period

The charity exists to support Scouting in South Western District of Clyde Region. Scouting is delivered through Scout Group sections and Units. The charity supports ten Scout Groups, seven Explorer Scout Units and an Active Support Unit focussed on the Creative Arts. At the annual census 2026, there were 658 youth members aged from 4 years to 25years participating in the programmes for Squirrel, Beaver, Cub, Scout, Explorer and Network sections. The Trustee Board provides governance support to the Groups and Units. It manages the funds of the District, to ensure sound financial practice. It gives grants or loans to support where there may be unexpected costs eg. Invasive plant species affecting premises. Grants have been made to support programme eg equipment costs and support for leader training, in particular in adventurous activities. The District is able to defray the annual membership fees to Scouts UK and Clyde Region by a small amount per youth member. This and the other financial support assists in ensuring that participation is improved for those areas and members who are meeting financial challenge and, as a consequence improves involvement in the Scout programme. The programme develops skills, teamwork, resilience and confidence. In addition to their weekly programme, Groups and Units deliver significant outdoor and residential experiences for young people. The impact of this is known to be beneficial for young peoples’ wellbeing more generally. Scouting also benefits the wider community through service. Throughout the year 2024 – 2025 South Western District has continued to support its membership to enjoy the benefits of Scouting.

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)	The funds are used by the District to manage and enhance individual Scout Group activities within the District. The Trustees believe that around £20,000 is an appropriate level of reserves in order to cover the timing differences between receipts & payments and to allow for any unexpected items of expenditure.

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information a

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Marion Rankin John R McCallum Position (e.g. Chair) Regional Lead Volunteer District Treasurer Date 10 ~~[th]~~ March 2026 10 ~~[th]~~ March 2026

Enter SC No. below SC031964

APPENDIX 2

Enter charity name below

South Western District Scout Council

South Western District Scout Council	South Western District Scout Council	South Western District Scout Council	South Western District Scout Council	South Western District Scout Council	South Western District Scout Council	South Western District Scout Council	South Western District Scout Council
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period from	Period start date			to	Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
	1st	September	2024		31st	August	2025

Section A Statement of receipts and payments

		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Expendable endowment funds	Permanent endowment funds	Total funds current period	Total funds last period	Total funds last period	Total funds last
		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £		to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations		31,019				31,019	30,314
Legacies						-
Grants		728				728	-	-	-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities						-
Gross tradingreceipts						-
Income from investments other than
land and buildings		4,430				4,430	597	597	597
Rents from land & buildings						-
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities		1,442				1,442	63	63	63
						-
*A1 Sub total*	*A1 Sub total*	37,619	-	-	-	37,619	30,974
A2 Receipts from asset & investment sales Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments A2 Sub total - - - Total receipts 37,619 - - A3 Payments ~~——SSs ~~					- - - - - - 37,619 30,974 ~~S==~~
Expenses for fundraising activities						-
Gross trading payments						-
Investment management costs						-
Payments relating directly to charitable	Payments relating directly to charitable
activities		298				298	306	306	306
Grants and donations		36,402				36,402	36,644
Governance costs:
						-
Audit / independent examination						-
Preparation of annual accounts						-
Legal costs						-
Other	Other	Other
						-
						-
**A3 Sub total **		36,700	-	-	-	36,700	36,950
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets - Purchase of investments - A4 Sub total - - - - - - Total payments 36,700 - - - 36,700 36,950 ~~———————~~
*Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	919 - - 919 - - ~~———~~				- -	919 - 919	( (	5,976) 5,976) (

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APPENDIX 2	South Western District Scout Council	South Western District Scout Council						SC031964	SC031964
Section B Statement of balances Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Expendable endowment funds Permanent endowment funds Total current period Total last period to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ 114,619 114,619 120,595 919 919 5,976) ( - - 115,538 - - - 115,538 114,619 Details Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balances at end of year (Agree balances with receipts and payments Cash and bank balances at start of year _~~—====-=~~											Total last period
	account(s))	0	0	-	-	- - - 0	- 0	- 0	- 0	-	-
	Details					Fund to which asset belongs		Market valuation		Last year
								to nearest £		to nearest £
B2 Investments	~~=~~					Total - - ~~fs~~					-
	Details			Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (if available) Fund to which asset belongs		Current value (if available)		Last year
						to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B3 Other assets	~~=~~		Total - - - ~~Be~~								-
	Details					Fund to which liability relates		Amount due		Last year
								to nearest £		to nearest £
B4 Liabilities	~~=~~					Total - - ~~Fe~~
	Details					Fund to which liability relates		Amount due (estimate)		Last year
								to nearest £		to nearest £
B5 Contingent liabilities						Total ~~—~~		-	-	-	-
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature					Print Name				Date of approval
						Brian McMillan				10 March 2026
						John R McCallum				10 March 2026

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APPENDIX 2

South Western District Scout Council

SC031964

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

The funds are used by the District to manage and enhance individual Scout Group activities within the District. The Trustees believe that around £20,000 is an appropriate level of reserves in order to cover the timing differences between receipts & payments and to allow for any unexpected items of expenditure.

C2 Grants	Type of activity or project supported Region and District subscription rebates Training,Tents etc.	Individual / institution	Number of grants made £	Number of grants made £
			11	3,925
			1	1,000



			Total	4,925

C3a Trustee remuneration C3b Trustee remuneration - details

If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)

£ Authority under which paid

If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross (otherwise complete section 4b)	If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross (otherwise complete section 4b)	this box
	Nature of transaction	Number of trustees £





Nature of relationship		Transaction amount (£) Balance outstanding at period end (£)

C6 Other information

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APPENDIX 2

South Western District Scout Council

SC031964

Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

1 Donations
	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Groupsubscriptions	31,019				31,019	30,314
					-
					-
					-
Total 2 Grants	31,019	-	-	-	31,019	30,314
	- Unrestricted funds to nearest £	- Restricted funds to nearest £	-	-	- Total current period to nearest £	- Total last period to nearest £
Regional and District grants	-				-	-
					-
					-
					-
Total 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities	-	-			-	-
	reference Unrestricted funds to nearest £	- Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	reference Total current period to nearest £	- Total last period to nearest £
District Camp	-				-
District Football	-				-
District GangShow	1,442				1,442	63
					-
					-
					-
					-
					-
Total	1,442	-	-	-	1,442	63
	-	-	-	-	-	-

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Football, Sports, Training					-
District GangShow Storage					-
Postage, Photocopying, Meetings	-				-	29
Jamboree and Camp					-
MPLC Licence	298				298	277
					-
					-
					-
					-
					-
					-
Total	298	-	-	-	298	306
	-	-	-	-	-	-

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APPENDIX 2

SC031964

Additional analysis (2)

Receipts 5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds	Unrestricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total unrestricted funds	Total unrestricted funds last period
Donations					31,019	30,314
Legacies					-
Grants					728	-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities					-
Gross tradingreceipts					-
buildings					4,430	597
Rents from land & buildings					-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities					1,442	63
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	-	-	-	-	37,619	30,974
					-
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	37,619	30,974
					-
Expenses for fundraisingactivities					-
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs					-
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities					298	306
Grants and donations					36,402	36,644
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
					-
					-
*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	-	-	-	-	36,700	36,950
					-
Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-
	-	-	-	-	36,700	36,950
					-
	-	-	-	-	919	5,976) (

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	-	-	-	-	919	5,976) (
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Nature and purpose of funds

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APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose

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APPENDIX 1

OSC r

Reference and administration details

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

Reference and administration details

APPENDIX 1

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period

Financial review

APPENDIX 1

Other optional information ~~a~~

Declaration

Section A Statement of receipts and payments

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C3a Trustee remuneration C3b Trustee remuneration - details

C6 Other information

Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

Additional analysis (2)

APPENDIX 3

Disclosure section

Other optional information a