Ih 9 Pentland {Ratho) Scout Group Financial Ststements for the Year ended 311t March 2025 Scottish Charity No: SC047376
Pentland {Rathol Scout Group Independent Examlnees Report Year ended 31 st March 2025 Independent Examlnerfj Report to the Trustees ol the Pentland Dlstrlct Scout Councll I report on the finanaal slatements of ihe g" Penuand (Ratho) Scout Group for the year ended 31# PAarch. 2025 which are sel out on pages 3 armj 4 Respectlve responslbllttles of Trustees and Examlner The Distnct's Trustees a responsible for the pteparalion of the accounts in accordan the Chanties and Truslee Investrnent Iscotlandl AQ 2CrfJS I the Acl-l and the Chantses Accounts (Scotland) Regulations l-the Regulatsons-l The thstricl's Trustees (fjnsider that the audil requirement of Regulation 1011) {d) does not apply It Is my responbilrtY to exanine the a¢xounts as required under S8Ction 44 {11 (d) the Acl and lo state wttether p¥lilar mailers ha¥e come lo my attentson. Basls of Independent Exarnlnees Ststement My examination Is Gamed In ac£ordancfj with the RegUlan$. eXaMinatn Indudes a eW ol the aCcntsng records kept by the Distnd and a cpansOn of the at£ounls presented with those records It also IndLtdes considersbon of any unusual Items or disclogjres In the accounts. and seeks explanations from the Trust8es c1)nmIng any such matters The proGqdures undertaken do not prowde all the edenCe that IUld be required in an audit and. consequenlly. I do not express an audit opinion on the wew given by Ihe accounts. Independenl Exarnlnerfs R•port In connection with my examinaljon. no matter has ffle to my altenbon.- 11) whth gives me reasonable cause to belie that In any matenal respecl. the requirements lal to keep accounting records In aCCdan with the Regulations. and Ibl to Pfepare acc£)unls which agree with the acL£iunts"ng rec£)rds and coMY wrth the Regulalions haNe not been met. or (21 to which. in my op'nion, attentic should be drawn in order to enable a proper I Ili¢ accounts to be reached ? Septemter 2025 30 Babert¢x Avenue Juniper Gen Edinburgh EH14 5DR
9th Pentland {Ratho) Scout Group Financial Ststements for the period ended 31" March, 2025 Receipts and Payments 2025 Receipts Subscnpiions Grants tX)nalions and lundraising aaJ"vilies Income from bank Investrnenls Gross olp1S from other chantable athvilies 2024 15,466 16.027 4.069 7.89) 22 780 Total rncelpts 42,315 69.391 Paynnts Payments relatrng direaly to ¢anlable acbwties 30.851 Grants and donations Adminislralion costs 69.892 645 Totsl P4Nments Surplus/(Dellctt) ol Payments over Receipts 10,819 111,186 Statemenl o18alances 2025 2024 Opèning 841•nc•8 •8 4t 1¥¢ April Surplus1(Delicit) ol Receipts ov•r Expendltur• 54.6M 66,879 66,613 64,694 Group EXelIve - TreaSet$ Ac£ounl - RBS Group Ex8ciilive- SaMngs ACCnI Group Execuliv8- Treasurers Account - Bos Group EXelIve - Activities Account Scout Tr¢)op - Treasurgrfs Aco)unl Scout Troop - Savings Account Cub Pack- Cash In ttand CLib Pack - Treasurvrfs Account Cub Pack- Savings Account Beaver Colony - Cash In hand Beaver Colony - TreaSu¢S Account Squirrel Orey - Treasurers Acrxjuni 11.987 8115 29 781 4079 3.418 209 11.7941 5.151 1,210 33 2.932 392 6.424 8115 29.834 1,910 1.391 209 1138) 3.380 1.210 33 2,324 Closiry B•lan¢es as at 31" March 66.S13 64,694 The finwce stalements ol pages 3 and 4 were appro by Ihe Group Executsve on 25 September 2025 and signed on behalf of the Trustees by Chairperson Trustee Posrtion Swnalure Nam¢
9th Pentland (Ratho) Scout Group Financial Statements for the period ended 31•t March, 2025 Notes to the Accounts Trustee Remuneration No Trustees received any remuneralion dunng the year. Trustee Expenses No Tiuslees were provided with expenses, other than reimburs8menl of expenditure Incurred Other infomiation All funds held are fully unreslncted, with the exception of part of the bank balan within the Group Savings Account for the Hall Development Fund account Analysi8 of Recelpts and Payments 2026 2024 Gross Recelpts from other charltable actlvttle8 Acliwties & Camps Overseas Expeditions Sundry Income Gift Aid etc 16,422 7,513 22.340 22.780 35.474 Paymenls relatlng dlrectly to charltable actlvltles Ov8rs8as Expeditions Adiwlies & Camps Badges. neckers etc Subscriptions Training Exp8nses Use of Halls Equipment 46 453 12.223 1,358 9,512 20 16.413 1,236 9,944 400 326 69.892 30.851
9" Pentland (Rathol Scout Group Truslees Annual Report Perlod onded 31" March, 2025 The Execulive Committee has ple88ur8 in presentsng their report. togelher with the finanaal stslemenls lor tre year ende¢J 31" March, 2025 Namo & Address The iiame Is Penlland District Scout Counal and Il may be contacted al 17 Bonnington, Kirknewton EH27 8B8 Constitutlon & Purp08e Th& Group Is consiiluied In lemi8 of the Rules of the Scout A88waknon, which 18 a tharitable body Incorporated by Royal Charter The Counrjl was regislered as a Scollish Chanly No. SC047376 on 5 May 2017. The purpose of the group is to support the aims and purposes of the sCul Assoaalion Tru8to Chairperson Treasurèr Lead Group Volunte8r Tnjslees ar8 recruited and gppointed in 8ccordan¢e with the Policy. Organisalion and Rules IPOR) 01 the ScDul Assocjatson Actlvltl•• & Achl•v•mont• A strong and memorable year for the 9m Penlland, Ralho Scout Group. As-at the 31" January 2025, the group compns8d 29 leaders 8 Squirrels 24 beavefs 32 Cubs 26 Scouts We benefit trom 20 young leaders. the vast majority of whom come from Tcffliain Explorers, who are partnereij with the group Cr main event of the year was the inlroduclion ol a Squirrel scout section, for young people age 4 and 5 We recruited a bnlliant new leader team who were Initially supported by our more expen8nced leadefs They are gradually growing the section bul Il will remain small lo comply with leader ratios. Addilionally. we ran a bnllianl group Camp al The Craigs campsite Involwng the entire group and Torynain Explorers. This was a very surLesslul event with the Squirrels given a taste of 5coul1ng and teams of young people acfoss all sections wothing and partiopaling in actiwties 109ether 11 Is rare to camp together as a group and Il was a special event for all Involved.
We held our re9ulatr Glasgow to Ratho cycle, wilh young people frE)m a(xo$s the grcxJp partiopabng and taking on diffenI distanc5 Our annual Jumble Sale raised over £2800 aTrd once again involved the whole group collecting, sorting, selling and disFosing of jumble The Gala Day was also a great success despite Ihe poor weather and we showed our respects ai the annual Remembrance Seice in Ratho. A summary of just a few ol the acliwlies urvjertaken within ea grp secb.on In the year.. Squirrels - Airthnll with the cubs, bonfires. obstacle CL)urse. nature walk, detective night blanket forts, soence experiments. space 8xplorers. chinese new year, adventure scrap took, travel night Beavers- Camp at Dalrnahoy, robol making. gardening. time twist8rs, litter pick. air activities. 511 to fire siatK)n. Lithuan night. money S115. hike, t-shirt making, emergency aitj, scavenger hunt. bug hotels. pancake day. expemient badge. surt skating Cubs- Airthnll with thè squirrels. wide games, beach nighl. sixer and SèC£nder wild Gqmp. silly olympics, water fight night. knots night, made and planted large Planlers for churth hall. mosque and mosque kitchen Sit. Gang Show. Drwali celebrabon. CnIeS themed cub camp al Canly Bay. Chinese new year, lego games. first apJ. secTrt agenl night, a hike and ovemight In Ratho. personal safety and visited the Edinburgh Suenc£ FestV81 Scouts- Natu hike, annual expedityon lon the Frfe coastal path). first aid DIY. Crossbows and caiapulls, camp al Lothgoilhead. backvn)ods cooking. athlebc5 night. apple picking. oroJs skills. cycle and chips. beach nht. planting bulbs wsil 10 the Thai iempie, Innofiate vJ&t. cxazy nslmas camp. inadent hike, swffiming and nights explonna vamus counlnes IndudiTrJ China. Korea. Italy and India Reser4es The Trustees believe thal around months of annual 8xpenditure is an appropnate level of serS in order to cover the timing dIfferenS between re(£ipls and payments and to allow for any unexpeded Items of expendilufe. In addition. Ihe group hold funds lo hekd for the future development of a Scout Hut Ipproved by ine EXeClIVe on 25 SrJlenbei 2C2i a:'.d signed on its behaff by."_ . iairperson T ijslee