## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 April 2024 Period start date to 31[st] March 2025 Period end date Charity name: Maidenhead & District Scout Council** ## **Charity registration number: 1144774** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To promote the development of young**
**people in achieving their full physical,**
**intellectual, social and spiritual potential**
**both as individuals and as responsible**
**citizens and members of their local,**
**national and international communities.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**During the past year Scouting in**
**Maidenhead has continued to have**
**another successful and active year.**
**Supported**
**by**
**District**
**funding**
**to**
**maintain and update our equipment our**
**young people have enjoyed more than**
**3000 nights away. All sections have**
**continued to lead an active programme**
**and managed to retain strong levels of**
**membership of young people.**
**Most Groups within the District have set**
**up Squirrel sections (for children aged 4-**
**5 years) and this is helping to boost**
**some of the smaller Groups by provide**
**an influx of more adult helpers.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The District meets the Charity**
**Commission’s public benefit criteria**
**under both the advancement of**
**education and the achievement of**
**citizenship or community development**
**headings.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference| |---|---| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on grant making|| ||Para 1.38| Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Activities**
**run**
**within**
**the**
**District**
**including activities funded by the District**
**Scout Council eg water activities, are**
**clearly continuing to encourage young**
**people to join the organisation. This**
**funding applies to all sections from**
**Squirrel Scouts (age 4 and 5) right**
**through to Explorers (age 14-18)**
**In addition, District funds supported a**
**group of Explorer scouts and leaders to**
**visit Malawi as part of the County**
**contingent to support ongoing**
**charitable work in smaller, rural**
**communities as well as learning about**
**the country and its people.**
**A presentation on their experiences was**
**made at the AGM by the Explorer**
**Scouts.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity is in a strong financial**
**position, able to meet all its foreseeable**
**financial commitments and has the**
**resources to support initiatives it**
**considers appropriate. **| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity maintains its reserves at a**
**level considered sufficient to meet**
**District operational costs and any**
**emergency funding for Groups within**
**the District who run into difficulty.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Not applicable**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**There are none**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**There are none**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**The District’s governing documents are**
**those of the Scout Association. They**
**consist of a Royal Charter which in turn**
**gives authority to the Bye Laws of the**
**Association and the Policy,**
**Organisation and Rules of the Scout**
**Association.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**The District is a trust established under**
**its rules which are common to all**
**Scouts.**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The trustees are appointed in**
**accordance with the Policy,**
**Organisation and Rules of the Scout**
**Association.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Maidenhead & District Council| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1144774| Charity's principal address ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Karen Hope|Chair||District Scout Council| ||Alan Abrahamson|Treasurer||District Scout Council| ||Rob Harris|District Lead
Volunteer||District Scout Council| ||Ian Anderson|||District Scout Council| ||Erica Hunter|Volunteer Lead||District Scout Council| ||Loz Marchant|Programme Lead||District Scout Council| ||Bill Carter|Support Team Lead||District Scout Council| ||Amelie Daems|District Youth Lead||District Scout Council| ||Ben Almond|||District Scout Council| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** |**Maidenhead & District Scout Council**|**Maidenhead & District Scout Council**|**Maidenhead & District Scout Council**|**Charity Number: 1144774**|**Charity Number: 1144774**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Annualaccountsfor the period||||| |Period start date|**01/04/2024**|to|Period end date|**31/03/2025**| ## **Section A Statement of financial activities** |||**Restricted**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Recommended categories by activity**|**Unrestricted**|**income**|**Endow-**||**Prior year**| ||**funds**|**funds**|**ment funds**|**Total funds**|**funds**| |**Incoming resources (Note 3)**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| ||F01|F02|F03|F04|F05| |**Income and endowments from:**|||||| |Donations and legacies|4,492|||4,492 5|492 5,613| |Charitable activities|1,567|||1,567 6|567 6,052| |Other trading activities|13,886|||13,886 17|886 17,380| |Investments|771 2|771 2,127||2,899 2|899 2,899| |Explorer Scout Units||41,903||41,903 53|903 53,152| |Other|||||| |**_Total_**|20,715 44|715 44,031||64,746 85|746 85,096| ## **Incoming resources (Note 3)** ## **Resources expended (Note 6)** ## **Expenditure on:** |**_Total_**
**Resources expended (Note 6)**
**Expenditure on:**|20,715 44|715 44,031||64,746 85|746 85,096| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Raising funds|11,656|||11,656 14|656 14,889| |Charitable activities|9,194 2|194 2,750||11,944 17|944 17,225| |Explorer Scout Units||37,496||37,496 55|496 55,639| |Other|6,440|||6,440 9|440 9,179| |**_Total_**|27,290 40|290 40,246||67,535 96|535 96,933| ||||||| |**Net income/(expenditure) before**|||||| |**investment gains/(losses)**|-6,574 3|574 3,785||-2,789 -11|789 -11,836| |Net gains/(losses) on|Net gains/(losses) on||||| |investments|-1,286 -2,444 -1,415 -5,145 9,483|-1,286 -2,444 -1,415 -5,145 9,483|-1,286 -2,444 -1,415 -5,145 9,483|-1,286 -2,444 -1,415 -5,145 9,483|-1,286 -2,444 -1,415 -5,145 9,483| |**Net income/(expenditure)**|-7,861 1|861 1,341 -1|341 -1,415 -7|415 -7,934 -2|934 -2,353| |**Extraordinary items**||2,473||2,473|| |**Transfers between funds**|||||| |**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**|||||| |Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed|||||| |assets for the charity’s own use|||||| |Other gains/(losses)|||||| |**_Net movement in funds_**|-7,861 3|861 3,815 -1|815 -1,415 -5|415 -5,461 -2|461 -2,353| ||||||| |**_Reconciliation of funds:_**|||||| |**_Total funds brought forward_**|43,802 86|802 86,277 30|277 30,375 160|375 160,453 162|453 162,806| |**_Total funds carried forward_**|35,942 90|942 90,091 28|091 28,959 154|959 154,992 160|992 160,453| ssajppy (Aup i!) Apoq Jo (s)uo!ip?!l!IEnb Ipuolssaiojd iuphaia awpN . gQ.Sl l.aipa pau6!s 'pau?paJ aq oi siuno?)E aL41 Jo 6u!PUEisJèpun Jadojd p aiqpua oi Japjo u! uodaj slui U! UM?Jp aq pinous uo!iUaiiE iP!UM Oi UO!iPU!Lupxa aL41 L41IM uo!i?auuo? ui sjallew Ja410 OU SSOYJE aw￿ pue sujaguo? OU aAELI I 'uo!ipu!wpxa iuapuadapui ue JO UEd SE pajapisuo) JallEW E IOU S! LI?!LIM MaiA ,JlPI pup anji. E ahi6 siunoyJp aui iPL41 iUaLuaJinbeJ AUE UPYI JaLIIO 800Z SUOIIEIn6a￿ (Suoda￿ PUE siuno??v) saiiueu J aui ui ino ias siuno))e Jo iUaiUOJ PUE WJOJ aui 6uiuJaJuo? siuawaJinbaJ aiqE?Iidde a41 uilm Aidwo? iou pip siunoggp aui Jo '.spJoJèJ 6uiiuno￿E aul UIIM PJOgJP IOU p!p siuno??E aui Jo i?v saiiupua aui JO 0£ L UOII?aS LIIIM asuepJo??B U! ida¥ iou aJèM SPJO?aJ 6uliuno￿P a41 adsej IElJai8W Aup 'u! IEUI aAa!iaq oi Juawaiws asnEa aw saAI6 u?!LIM uoiieulwpxa aui L411M uo!i?auuoJ ui uoiiuaiiE Aw oi awo) S.Jau!wpxa afipy sJaMeLU ieuai?w OU iPyi LWYUW I 'uoiieuiwExa Aw paiaidwo? aAEU I iuapuadapui 'pv aui Jo (q)(g)Slv L UO!i?as Japun uo!ssiwwoJ a41 Aq uahi6 suo!i?aJio aiqwJ!Iddp aui |lE PeMOIIOJ anEy I 'UO!ieuiwExa Aw ino 6ulAU￿ ui PUE I?V L ioz ayi Jo StrL UOlI?as Japun ino paiJJgJ siuno??e s.IsnJi aui Jo uo!iPU!WExa Aw Jo padsaj u! yodaJ I '(,,i?v aui,,) L LOZ l?v sa!ilJEU J aui Jo siuawaJinbeJ aui ui!M a?uepj￿?B ui slun￿￿￿ gui Jo uo!i?JBdaJd ayi JOJ aiq!suodsaJ ajp noA 'seeisnJi s.Ai!Je4) aui sv 7>20I1£01 L£ papua JEaA aui Joj { Jswi eui.) Ai!Jeu) aAoqe aui 10 siun(rJge aui Jo uo!iEUIWExa Aw uo saaisnji aui oi yodej I vod8J Jo slspq pup saiiii!q!suodsa tr£OIL sa6Ed uo ino ias (Aup J!) ou M!Jpu? papua JgèA aui Joj siunossp uo ZOZ UJJEVN L£ i!?uno J Ino?s i?iJisia ? ppayuap!EVII saaisnJJ aui oi yoda Voda￿ s,Jau!wEx3 iuapuadapui V UO!1gaS uno??E aui uo yodaj s.Jau!WExa iuapuadapui NOISSIWWO) AllaVH)