APPENDIX 1 OSCR Period start date Month Year Apnl 2￿24 Period end date Month Year March 2025 Da Da 315t From To Scottish Charity Regulator Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address Falkirk District Scout Council SC038590 Mr D Foggo 7 Greenhorn's Well Avenue Falkirk Stirlingshire Postcode: FK15HL Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any Trustee name Office (if any) not for whole year Chair District Administrator Treasurer District Lead Volunteer District Lead Volunteer 10 Since 19 Sep. 2024 Since 19 Sep. 2024 sin￿ 19 Sep. 2024 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, Ifor example, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Name Dates acted rf not for whole year To 19 September 2024 To 19 September 2024 To 19 September 2024 structure, governance and management Type of goveming document The constitution of Falkirk District Scout Council in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) of the Scout Association. Trustee recruitment and appointment Trustees are all members of Falkirk District Scoui Council who are appointed in accordance with the Policy. Organisation and Rules (POR} of the Scout Association Objectives and activities Charitable purposes To provide Scouting by enabling appropriate resources and support for Scout Groups, Explorer Scout Units, Nelmork and Young Leaders within Falkirk District Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects Provide a safe and appropriate environment, with sufficient trained leaders, to implement development plans. Ensure there is appropriate equipment I resources and training for young people, on a weekly basis, in Scoutcraft and the development of skills in indoor, outdoor and camping activities Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the chaiity during the financial period Activities Twenty-four of our young people attended the intemab.onal jamborette at Blair Atholl in July. There was a good mix of district activities for all sections during the year. including= For Explorers: watersports at Invertrossachs, Blackpool trip. and a trip to Flip-out Glasgow. Scouts engaged in Easter activities. and a"Hunted° camp. Cubs. Beavers and Squirrels attended the panto at Dobbie Hall, Larbert. There were two sleepover events - Cubs and Scouts at Glasgow Science Centre and Beavers at Dynamic Earth. These activities supplemented the usual week by week badge work. Membership The census shows an increase in membership across the District to 1038 young persons. All Groups and Units paid their membership fees by the District's deadline. District Levy This remained at £6. The funds raised were used to support District Activities across all sections, support participants in the World Scout Jamboree [£1,000 reserved per annum], provide basic OSM licences for all groups, units and sections, and support JMSC running costs. Grants The District received a CFSLA grant from CFSLA and Amold Clark for £700 for camping equipment. Anlonine Explorers received a total of £1,900 in grants, which they spent on camping equipment. The District provided Squirrel Drey start-up grants of £600, and passed on £1.400 from the Region for Drey startups from this and last year. The District also provided grants for leader permit training (£200), and to support the Glasgow Science Centre and Dynamic Earth sleepover events (£882) Carronshore Hall Trust Fund At the start of the year the above fund was wound up, and the remaining funds of £21,245.88 were transferred into FDSC. This does give us a healthier reserve, but also enables us to use this fund more effectively for supporting scouting throughout Falkirk District. Bank Charges and Interest Many banks are closing "treasurer. accounts, and converting these charity accounts to business accounts. This means we now incur a monthly charge, as well as transaction charges above a certain number of transactions. Total bank charges since this started in February 2025 amount to £57.70. These charges will probably be around £400 for a full year of charges. However, mainly through the use of our new 30 day notice account. and large deposits for Explorer Belt, we received interest amounting to £749.56. Jim McKellar Scout Centre The insurance, cleaning, maintenance and ground rent costs came to £3,279. Gas and electricity costs were £1,399, less than half on the previous year, mainly due to a new gas contract. Donations for the use of the JMSC were £1,440. Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The reserves are subject to ongoing review to ensure that sufficient funds are available lo maintain the efficient running of the District. Funds are available to assist all Sections as required. This includes equipment purchase, propety maintenance. leader training. start-up grants [as required] and up-front payment for activities l events. The trustees are of the opinion that sufficient funds are available to meet the obligations of Falkirk Scout Council Details of any deficit We are not in deficit this year. Donated facilities and services (if any) None APPENDIX 1 other optional information Trustee Remuneration The Trustees did not receive any remuneration during the reporting period Optional Inforniation The District has one hall lJim McKellar Scout Centre] with an insurance value of £960.000. Should this facility become surplus to requirement it will revert to Denny Westparf( Church [Churth of Scotland]. Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature{s) OSCR will accept dlgltal or typed signatures Full name(s) Position (e.g. Chair) Districl Treasurer and Trustee Date 25 August 2025 ## **OSCR Return** ## **Falkirk District Scout Council Statement of Receipts and Payments 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025** |**Receipts**
Membership & Subs
Capitation Fees from Groups/Exp Units
Donations
Grants
Gift Aid from HMRC
Fundraising
Loan repayments (from Scout Groups)
Carronshore Hall Trust Fund closure (one-
off)
Activities
Training
Uniform and Badges
Equipment
Bank Interest
Sundry Receipts
**Total**
**Payments**
Capitation fees
Grants
Loans (Falkirk District Scout Groups only)
Activities
Training, Development and Support
Uniform and Badges
Equipment, Maintenance and Repairs
JMSC (Hall) Running Costs
Administration and ICT
Bank Charges
Sundry Payments
**Total**
Surplus / Deficit for Year||**Unrestricted**
18071
55014
1660
7363
3363
30
2986
21246
58873
200
8694
3037
801
208||**Restricted**
60826|**Total**
18071
55014
1660
7363
3363
30
2986
21246
119699
200
8694
3037
801
208|**2023-24**
19740
45529
4511
500
0
0
0
0
44437
0
7370
104
101
1387| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**181546**||**60826**|**242372**|**123679**| |||36074
5563
75824
755
9549
8161
4678
2516
58
988||9089|36074
5563
84913
755
9549
8161
4678
2516
58
988|46475
2288
7786
49178
441
8919
1946
6464
2938
1187| |||**144166**||**9089**|**153255**|**127622**| |||**37380**||**51737**|**89117**|**-3943**| ## **NOTES:** The large surplus under "Unrestricted" funds for 2024/25 is due mainly to two factors: 1. A one-off receipt of £21,246 into the charity from the closure of Carronshore Hall Trust Fund; 2. £18,786 of our capitation fee was not paid out this year, therefore shows as a liability. The large surplus under "restricted" funds is parental payments held by us for a planned international event in July 2025. The surplus equals parental receipts to date minus related expenditure to date. 5 ## **Statement of Balances** ## **1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025** |**Cash Funds (to nearest £)**
Balance at April 1st 2024
Suprlus / Deficit for Year
Unposted assets from 2022/23
Balance at March 31 2025|**Unrestricted**
37005
37380
74385|**Restricted**
**Total**
37005
51737
89117
51737
126122|**2023-24**| |---|---|---|---| ||||_40483_
_-3943_
_465_
_37005_| |**Other Assets (to nearest £)**||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**2023-24**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Stock of Current Badges||3984||3984|5530| |Stock of out-of-date badges||601||601|| |Kayak Equipment||5732||5732|7642| |Water Equipment||1125||1125|1500| |Archery Equipment||125||125|| |Fencing Equipment||56||56|75| |First Aid Equipment||752||752|832| |IT and Communication Equipment||377||377|502| |Camping Equipment||4223||4223|2122| |Loan to 89th Group (repaid over 5 years)||4800||4800|7786| ||**Total**|**21775**|**0**|**21775**|**25989**| |**Liabilities (to nearest £)**||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**2023-24**| |Capitation fees due to Forth Region||18786||18786|0| |Deposits for Major International Events|||51737|51737|0| ||**Total**|**18786**|**51737**|**70523**|**0**| Signed on behalf of the trustees Signature Print Name David Foggo Date of Approval 25 August 2025 6 ## **APPENDIX 3** ## **’ Independent examiner s report on the accounts V2** **Report to the** Charity name **trustees/members of Falkirk District Scout Council** |**Registered charity**|**SC038590**|**SC038590**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**number**||||||||| |**On the accounts of the**|Period start date||Period start date||||Period end date|| |**charity for the period**|Day
1st|Month
April|Year
2024||**to**|31st|Day
Month
Year
March
2025|| |**Set out on pages**|||||||(remember to include the page
numbers of additional sheets)|| |**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) 2005 Act and the
Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees| |---|---| ||consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations| ||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 Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
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, I do| ||not express an audit opinion on the viewgiven bythe accounts.| |**Independent examiner’s**
**statement**|In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention.
1.
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
•
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
•
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 order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed**: Date:** `23/08/2025` **Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** ## **APPENDIX 3** 7