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The 5th Port Scout Group Council is an elected group of volunteers with different roles such as secretary, treasurer etc.. They manage the group, make decisions on budgets, subscription payments , den maintenance and capital expenditure . Individual sections design programs and activities depending on the section, leader skill set and participants . These Group council meetings take place once a month.. Section leader teams also meet regularly to discuss program planning and other group needs. regularly to discuss program planning and other group needs.
5th Port Dollymount has applied to register as a charity, and this means we will be an independent charity with a charity number and a Board of Trustees( which will be our Group Council ). The group finances are managed by the Group Treasurer. The 5th Port financial year runs from 1st September to 31st August. The group is financed by charging an annual subscription (subs) to all members .Subs are divided between the Annual capitation fee to Scouting Ireland (currently 85 euro) and the group fee of 265 per cub/beaver and 305 per scout/venture.
From this a fixed amount goes to each section. In the case of beavers and cubs this is 30 euro per capita and in the case of scouts/ventures it is 60 per capita . The balance funds our mortgage payment ,repairs and equipment. Additional fundraising undertaken by parents and friends pays for the running costs of the den which amounts to about 24 k annual Insurance , utilities , Den repairs and maintenance etc.
Section subs are spent as the leader team determines .Typically this would be:
Badges
Neckerchiefs/woggles for investitures
Programme equipment /consumables for weekly meetings
Training(part funding as CDYSB funds some of it)
Larger Equipment (tents etc.) as determined by the section.
Sections have autonomy on how their money's spent but must retain accurate financial records. It is considered an important aspect of being a member of the scout PLC that you learn to budget and manage the funds available to the section.
Invoices for subs are issued via Spond in September/October and become due on 31st November.
The Parents and Friends Committee supports the group by helping with fundraising and admin. When a youth member joins a section in the group the parents of that child also become part of our community. Parents are encouraged to join the committee to share ideas and assist with group events. These events raise much needed funds to keep our Crows Nest Den running.. Any extra support that you can give would be much appreciated.