113" Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group
Annual Report & Financial Statements
for the
Year Ended 31* August 2025
Charity No SC032143
113 Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group
Annual Report & Financial Statements
Contents
Trustees Annual Report Page 1,2 Independent Examiners Report Page 3 Receipts and Payments Account Page 4 Statement of Balances Page 5 Notes to the Accounts Page 6,7
113" Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group
Trustees Annual Report
Year Ended 31* August 2025
The Executive Committee has pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial Statements and the independent examiner’s report for the year ended 31° August 2025.
Name & Address
The Group’s name is the 113" Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group and it may be contacted c/o 127 Calderwood Road, Rutherglen, Glasgow G73 3PH
Constitution & Purpose
The Scout Group is constituted in terms of the Rules of the Scout Association, which is a charitable body incorporated by Royal Charter. The Group is a registered Scottish charity-No SC032143.
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 and guided by adult leadership.
Trustees
Adrian Hilton Chair Chris Rafferty Treasurer Graeme Hamilton Group Scout Leader Anne Small Assistant Cub Scout Leader Shona Rafferty At year end Holly Belcher Paul Gallagher David Paton
Chris McKenna
Nigel MacDonald Scout Leader
Trustees are recruited and appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation & Rules (“POR”) of The Scout Association.
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113" Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group
Trustees Annual Report
Year Ended 31° August 2025
Activities & Achievements
The 2024-25 numbers, across all of our sections remain consistent with previous years, with all section being full for our leader capacity. Our membership fees have remained level with previous years to help keep the group as financially accessible as possible for local families and children, whilst our relationships with hall user groups have remaining in place, ensuring we have further income to help to group continue sustainably — in particular our relationship with Ace Place Nursery who we believe still benefit from a very competitive let agreement to help balance our income and expenditure across all elements of running the group.
Due to having no exceptional circumstances to manage financially through the year, we have continued to focus on building our reserves to allow for future projects to be funded whilst not putting the group at financial risk, whilst of course continuing to try and identify funds to support larger cost projects (hall floor, new outbuilding, solar PV) — unfortunately to date these submissions have been unsuccessful to date, and whilst we continue to submit applications, we are likely to self-fund in FY 25/26.
Our programme across all sections continues to provide fantastic value, even where additional requests are made of parents/carers to top-up those costs to help facilitate offsite camps in particular which, from a section perspective, tends to be the highest outcome.
Main areas of expenditure have been central scouting fees (not much can be done here), utility bills (which have been locked in at a competitive price) and building insurance (which will be competitively source in FY 25/26). We have also been focussed on ensuring that our section income (subs) balance with section outgoings, whilst other income covers our other running costs and our current balance earning interest to provide some additional controls and our fundraising activities help across the board.
Reserves Policy
As with previous years, the Group continues to hold accumulated funds in anticipation of ongoing major expenditure on maintenance and refurbishment required at the Scout Hall in 25/26.
At the same time, the Trustees also recognise the need to maintain sufficient reserves to permit the ongoing activities of the Group, ensure that at no time do expenditure commitments exceed available funding and continue to build towardsa financially sustainable future.
Approved by the Group Executive Committee on 31% January 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
A Hilton
Chairperson
113 Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group Independent Examiner’s Report For the Year Ended 31st August 2025
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the 113¢ Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group | report on the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31% August 2025, which are set out on the attached pages.
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 (“the Act”) and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (as amended) (“the Regulations”). The charity’s trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1)(d) does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section (44)(1)(c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with the Regulations. 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, | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with the Regulations, and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the Regulations
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have not been met, or
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2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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113th Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account for Year Ended 31st August 2025
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|2025|2024|Variance|
|Note|£|£|£|%|
|RECEIPTS|
|Voluntary|income|
|Subscriptions|1|15247|7116|8131|114%|
|Donations &|Grants|2|13658|6521|7137|109%|
|Fund|Raising Activities|3|3605|2844|761|27%|
|Group|Activities|
|Event|Income|4|1495|7710|-6215|-81%|
|Hall|Letting|Income|5|35256|33652|1604|5%|
|Investment|Income|
|Bank|Interest|Current Account|13|76|-63|-83%|
|Bank|Interest|Dep|Account|3456|2607|849|33%|
|Total|Investment|Income|6|3469|2682|787|29%|
|Total|Income|72729|60526|12203|20%|
|PAYMENTS|
|Cost of|Fundraising|7|1749|1415|334|24%|
|Group|Activities|
|Section|Programme|Activities|8|12624|10280|2344|23%|
|Group|Programme|Activities|9|12045|7012|5033|72%|
|Scout|Hall|Costs|10|22600|16307|6293|39%|
|Insurance,|Admin|&|Fees|11|8778|7194|1584|22%|
|Bank|Charges|60|82|-22|-27%|
|Suspense|account|261|32|229|
|Total|Payments|58116|42321|15795|37%|
|Surplus for the|Year|14613|18204|-3591|-20%|
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113th Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group Statement of Balances
for Year Ended 31st August 2025
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|Note|£|£|
|Cash|and|Bank|Balances|at|start|of the year|150215|132011|
|Surplus|for the Year|14613|18204|
|Total|164828|150215|
|Represented|by:|
|Current Account|8102|7845|
|Deposit Account|156726|142370|
|TOTAL ASSETS|164828|150215|
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113th Glasgow (Burnside) Scout Group Notes to the Accounts for Year Ended 31st August 2025
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| Membership Subscriptions | 1 | 15247 | 13193 | 2025 | ||
| 72 | SED Subs | 7644 | ||||
| Less | 13265 | Explorers Total |
392 8036 |
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| SHQMembership Subscriptions | 8036 | 6149 | ||||
| NetMembership Subscriptions Income | 7241 | 7116 | ||||
| Donations & Grants | ||||||
| Prompt Payment Rebate Subs | 82 | |||||
| Scottish Power | 500 | 4460 | TSA | |||
| HMRC Charities | 8076 | 2062 | Groundworks | |||
| EON Rebate | 5000 | 0 | SLC | |||
| 2 | 13658 | 6521 | ||||
| Fund RaisingActivities | ||||||
| Ceildh Income | 542 | 0 | ||||
| Plant Sale Income | 3063 | 2749 | Incomeonly | |||
| 95 | Gala Day | |||||
| 3 | 3605 | 2844 | ||||
| Events Income | ||||||
| Group camps and events | 1495 | 7710 | ||||
| 4 | 1495 | 7710 | ||||
| Letting Income | ||||||
| Ace Place Childcare | 26004 | 26004 | ||||
| Hall Letting Income | 9252 | 7648 | ||||
| 5 | 35256 | 33652 | ||||
| Investment Income | ||||||
| Bank Interest CurrentAccount | 13 | 76 | ||||
| Bank Interest Dep Account | 3456 | 2607 | ||||
| 6 | 3469 | 2682 | ||||
| Fund Raising Activities and Event Costs | ||||||
| Ceildh costs | 389 | 0 | ||||
| Plant sale costs | 1360 | 1415 | ||||
| 7 | 1749 | 1415 |
| Programme Activites Notes | |||||
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| Squirrell PA | 759 | 899 | Squirrell PA | ||
| BeaverPA | 3755 | 569 | BeaverPA | ||
| Cub PA | 5424 | 279 | Cub PA | ||
| Scout PA | 2686 | 1063 | Scouts PA | ||
| Section PA | 8 | 12624 | 10010 | Group PA | |
| Group PA* | 9 | 12045 | 12820 | TotalPA | |
| Scout Hall Costs | |||||
| Electricity | 3523 | 5388 | Electricity | ||
| Gas | 4389 | 1960 | Gas | ||
| Gardening | 450 | 324 | Gardening | ||
| PATTesting | 83 | 65 | PATTesting | ||
| Fire Inspection | 360 | 346 | Fire Inspection | ||
| Reps& Rens | 7x | 4151 | 333 | Reps& Rens | |
| Hall Capital Expenditure | ae | 8943 | 819 | Hall Capital Expenditure | |
| General Costs and Repairs | 299 | ||||
| BT Internet | 402 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 22600 | 16307 | |||
| Insurance, Admin& Fees | |||||
| Insurance Policy | 7749 | 3870 | Insurance Policy | ||
| OYM Fees | 168 | 126 | OYM | ||
| Trailer Insurance | 170 | 180 | Trailer Insurance | ||
| SLC Planning Fees | 691 | 0 | |||
| 11 | 8778 | 4177 |
Trustees Remuneration & Expenses The Trustees did not receive any remuneration during the year (2024-2025) other than reimbursement of expenditure incurred in connection with the organisation and running of group activities.
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