Brownsea Island Scout & Guide Heritage Trust
(Charity No, 1146810)
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
2022- 2023
Brownsea Island
The birthplace of world Scouting and Guiding
A Scout Centre of Excellence for Nature, Environment and
Sustainability
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Htsritage Trust

BROWNSEA ISLAND SCOUT & GUIDE HERITAGE TRUST
Charity No. 1146810
TRUSTEES
Chaimian
Kevin Phillips
Secretary
(also Trading Post Manager
Dr. Angela Salter
T￿aSurer
Douglas Bennett, FCA FAIA
Brownsea Island Friends of
Guiding representstive
Christina Gabb
Brownsea Island Scout Active
Support Unit representabve
Michael Bowler
Racheal Tattum
Jennrfer Read
Simon Blake
BROWNSEA ISLAND SCOITf & GUIDE HERITAGE COMMirrEE
Trustees
as above
Co-opted Members (voting)
Trading Post Manager
DrAngela Salter (also Secretary above)
Brian Woolgar
He17tage Centre Curntor
Invited Member3 (non-voting)
National Tmst representative
Dr. Angela Cott- General M8nagerBrownsea I818nd
Paul Norris - Holiday Operations M8nag8r
Georgia Simpkin - A&sL Holid8y Op8rations Mgr.
AGENTS AND ADVISERS
Bankers..
CAF 8ank Ltd.
CCLA Investment Management Ltd.
Independent Examiner

Brownsaa Island Scout & Guide Herltage Trust
(Charity No. 1146810)
ANNUAL REPORT 2022 12023
Introductlon
lease on part of the building known as the
Baden-Powell Outdoor Centre. An Advisory
Group provFdes an important channel fortwo-
way communication be￿een the National
Twst and Scouting & Guiding.
The Trustees, Annual Report for the year
2022123 is presented in parts. Part 1
deals with thos8 aspects required by the
Charity Commission on governance etc. and
Part 2 summarises the tssks undertaken by
members of the Committee and the
supporting groups during the year to meet
the objectives.
Public BeTrallt
The Brownsea Island Outdoor Centre offers
camping and hostel facilities together with a
range of self4ed activities not only to
members of the Scouting and Guiding
movements. but also to member5 of the
general public, managed by National Trust
Holidays. Safety is taken very seriously and
the ben￿lts far outweigh any risks. P8rsonal
benefrts ar8 incid8ntsl, other than to
particApants.
Part1
The registered ttue of the Trust is th8
Brownsea Island Scout & Guide Heritage
Trusc No. 1146810 and can be contacted cjo
The Outdoor Centre. Brownsea Island,
Poole, Dor8et BH13 7EE.
Governanc
Th8 governing document 18 the Declaration
of Trust known as the Brownsea Island Scout
& Guide Heritag8 Twst dated 5 April 2012.
tructure
Flnanclal Revl
Some people may not realÉ8e that the
Trading Post operates as a Limited
Company, the profits of which are donated to
the Trust. Indeed, in the last couple of years
these profits have virtually been the only rèal
income of the Trust. The Trading Post
increased its sales for the year ending 31
December 2022 to £44,344 compared to
£19,697 during 2021. resulting in an increase
in profits (and hen￿ Trust Income of£23.854
in 2023 against only £5,185 previously. Not
only is Ihe Manager to be congratulated on
this resu￿ but so too are all the volunteers
who gav8 their time to selling the goods. The
'dreaded machine, recorded almost 2,000
transactions and there were cash and web
sales as welll Hence the Trust was able to
show a Net Income of £11,623 against the
loss of £4,319 the previous year and shows
that the pandemic financial stomi has been
weathered reasonably well. At this stage it
appears that 2023 will show even bètter
results as th8 sales at Trading Post show an
increase and, of course, the higher bank ratè
has increased the interest the Trust re￿iVeS
from its capital funds, thus continuing its
satisfactory progress
The business of th8 Trust is carried out by an
unincorporated management committee
known as the Brownsea Island Scout &
Guide Heritage Committee, the members of
vthich are listed within this document.
Pur
(i) To advan￿ the education of the
public in the history of the ScoLrt
and Guide Movements in particular
by the provision, operation and
maintenance of a heritage Centre.
(il) To promote the development of
young people in achieving their full
physical, intellectual. social and
spiritual potential as individuals, as
responsible
citizens
and
as
members of their local, national and
intemational
communities
in
particular, but not exclusively, by
the provision of such adivities and
pursuits as the trustees may
detennine.
R Ister of Interests
Mana
ement
All of the Trustees and Co-opted Committee
members are members of either The Scout
Association or Girfguiding.
The management arrangements with the
National Trust are through a written, but non-
Contractual, agreement known as the
'Memorandum of Understanding. and by a

Part2
The Baden-Powell Outdoor Centre
The Outdoor Centre comprtses the original
1907 Camp Site. South Shore Lodge and the
purpose-built Baden-Powell Buildings which
indude bvashing and toilet facilities and also
houses th8 Heritage Centre and the Trading
Post.
to open at about 10.30 after the National trust
briefing and getting up there and finish
around 3.30 pm to 4pm so that we can
hopefully get the 4.20 boat off the island.
In 2022 we were mainly selling goods that
had been bought in 2019 although we did
have the new Brownsea Island badge
designed by Erin aged 8 from Cirencester
which sold reallywell and new ￿YCled water
bottles and pens. Squirrels of course were
as ever popular and we ran out of them and
had to reorder.
Committee Membershl
The Committee has m8t on three separate
o¢¢asions during the year with a high record
of attendance.
At these meetings the
National Trust staff were also able to update
members on the operation and requirements
of the Centre. enabling the Committee to
assess its annual contribution towards the
costs of the Outdoor Centre.
Towards the end of the season. l tried to
spread out the ordering and did buy some
new items including hairbwshes, torches and
folding frisbees.
We did realise as sales increased that the
ard machine was often slow and unreliable.
This was and ts mainly due to the poormobile
signal in the area. When there are a lot of
mobile phones around this gets even worse.
We looked at ways of mtbgating this.
The Adviso
Grou
The National Trust staff and members of the
Committee in their representstive roles work
closely together on the Advisory Group to
ensure that standards ar8 maintained. The
successful operation of this group refiects the
strength of the relationships with the National
Trust and with each other.
Post covid more people were paying by card
although many younger chiEdren have cash
and enjoy working out what they can buy.
Herita e Centre
Many thanks to Maureen Hill for managing
the rota a drfficuEt task when it is hard to find
people to fill each day. We still need to find
more volunteers. Thank you also to Jo
Satchell who continues with the online sales
and also for her useful advi￿ about ordering
goods.
Thank you to those who helped
transport goods to the island and to the
National Trust Outdoor Centre Team for all
of their help and supporL
The exhibition of Scouting and Guiding
memorabilia in the Baden*Powell Centre
continues to be of interest to all. Our special
display this year focused on our sixty years
celebration The display of scarves and
badges records the memories of our many
Scouting and Guiding visitors both from
home and overseas
B.1. Tradin
We took £44.344 in sales in 2022 season
with a profft of £23,854 which was very good
and an indicator that things are gradually
retuming to nomial after covid. The profrt
from Trading Post goes into the Brownsea
Island Scout and Guide Heritage Trust.
Firstly. thank you very much indeed to all our
volunteers who kept Trading Post open all
season in 2022. 11 was a much better year
in terns of sales than 2021 as numbers of
visitors to the island gradually increased over
the sumrner of 2022. Thank you to those who
braved the weather on a wet and windy day
or ended up being there on their own.
Please enjoy continuing to welcome the
many people who come to the island whether
Scouting and Guiding or not and hopefully we
an continue to support the Outdoor Centre
and campsite by selling souvénirs and
badges especially as we are the only gift shop
on the islan(L
The new buggy was a great help in
transporting everyone to and from the
Outdoor Centre and we fairfy rapidly got most
people trained to drive it. It works well and is
reliable and especially at the end of the day
really useful to get back to the quay. We aim
Angela Safter- Trading Post Manager

SCENES Centre
Our Service Team BIST held iwo Working
Holidays in November and February and
ompleted a long list of tasks on the campslte
and in South Shore Lodge. Thanks guysl
Kevin Phillips- BISASU Manager
During 2022-23 with the help of Georgia
Simpkin we spent time preparing for our
reaccreditation. Applications have now been
submitted and w8 are awaiting our peer
review whith we hope will be carried out in
November 2023.
National Trust - Outdoor Hollda
Campsits
In 2022 we launched a Back to Roots
approach to our group camping on the island.
We welcomed organised groups of young
people from the Scouting and Guiding
movement and a sedion of the campsite is
reserved ex¢lusiv8ly for groups With
individual costs remaining very low,
supported by the widar National Trust public
campsite and the Brownsea Island Scout and
Guide Heritage Trust.
Frlands of Guidin
- FOGBI
We are pleased to report that FOGBI
Continues to support BISGHT and the
National Trust This year many of our
members helped at the Trading Post
including some new members which we
welcome. The members vtho volunte8r at th8
Trading Post have enjoyed meeting Scouting
and Guiding members from the UK and
around the Wortd also the public and
promoting the campsite including what's
available on Brownsea Island.
We 8ncourag8 a simple approach and for
groups to travel light and leav8 no trace. This
is compatible with the need to travel by boats
to a campsite on an island with no roads. We
provide the essentials for cooking and the
rest groups will bring and take hom6. Back in
1907 this 8POt was chos8n for its peace,
tranquility and as a havén for nature in a busy
part of the world.. our cha118nge to groups Is
to leave the island a better place than they
found it to ensure it remains a special place
for Scouting and Guiding for 8noth8r 115
years.
We had a $u¢cessful AGM at the Quay Hotel
in Poole good to meet up with old and new
friends. We welcomed a new Treasurer Jill
Beech and Secretary Helen Macfadyan as
well as a new committee member Anne
Boyce. We had a very enjoyable picn1¢ on the
Island in July on Church Field. Many of the
members took themsetves off for a walk and
visited the Outdoor Centre and South Shore
Lodg8 some of them it was trie first time they
had been over since 2019. Angela Salter was
kind enough to train some on the new buggy
which they all enjoyed. We also enjoy8d a
fun 50clal evening wtlh a beetle drive and fish
supper.
In total had 31 groups visit in 2022,
majority wer8 Scouting with a handful of
Guide groups.
We look foNard to working with BISGHT and
the National Trust in 2024.
In 2021 we trialed 4 bell tents on thè campsite
which proved popular so for the 2022 s8ason
W8 increased the number of bell tents to 10.
with a 4m option and sm option availablg.
sleeping 2 and up to 4 people. These Game
as a pre-pitched offer with bedding and
oknng equipment provided.
Chris Gabb - Ch8imJan FOGBI
Scout Actlve Su
rt- BISASU
Following the pandemic our numbers have
fallen away a little, with a number of members
no longer able to get across to the island.
ThroughoLrt 2022 we continued with our
monthly meetings in West Moors although
towards the end of the year we decided to
move these to bi-monthFy meetings.
We held a successful 'P',s & Q's Garden Get
Togetherf {Pizza & Quiche) in September
and our Annual New Year Luncheon at the
Bridge House in January.
We had some fantasti¢ marketing during the
season including a double page article in The
Times which helped to drive our public
camping offer and Scouting and Guiding
groups were starting to return to ¢amping as
nomial which meant a busy summer season.
The reviews for the campsite have been
great and resuited in a score of 4.9 out of 5
on Feefo

South Shore Lodge
South Shore Lodg8 remains open all year
round and the capacity has been increased
to 16 for Scouting and Guiding groups which
gives a 250h discount per head.
The season got off to a hesitant start as
visitor numbers to the island slowly
increased. By JunelJuly however numbers
had strengthened and the number of public
campers had inGreased. W8 also saw
Steady r8tum of Scout and Guide groups as
confidence returned. As a result, the Trading
Post was encouragingly much busier over
the summer months.
At the end of 2022 an Air Source h8at pump
was installed to repla￿ the electric heaters
in the lodge. This has been a huge
improvement to the fe81 of the building in
temis of damp and wamith during the wnter
month8.
The main event of the year was the delivery
of the new Scout and Guid8 buggy in May.
However, it immediately had to be retumed
to the suppli8r due to a problem with the
onboard computer which controlled the
battery recharging cir¢uits. Forest Hunt. our
supplier. worked hard to Cary out the update
and to thoroughly test the vehicle before it
was retumed to th8 island in mid-June.
think that all trading post volunteers wlll
agree that the new buggy is a vast
improvement over the old buggy and 80 far,
tt has proved trouble free. We were also able
to store the buggy in the Trading Post during
the wlnter months.
Adivity booklots
Over the wlnter, w8 worked with some
volunteers (including Jenny Read and Chris
Gabb), and with the visitor experiencè team
to re-work some seEf-led activity booklets to
Improvè on our activity offer for groups and
public campers on the island. This including
a booklet on Scouting and Guiding sknlls and
one for a Nighttime Safari. Thes8 are free of
charge and can be collected from the
campsit8 when groups arrive.
A brlef look at 2023
As we have just come to the end of
successful 2023 season it S8ems suitable to
brièfly mention that we have had a great
season with around 50 groups that have
visited and camper with us induding
intemational groups from Portugal, Franc8,
Gennany and Sri Lanka.
Finally, my thanks to tho88 member8 of
Friends of Guiding Brownsea Island (FOGBI)
and the Brownsea Island ScoLrt Active
Support Unit (BISASU) who have managed
the Trading Post out of the pandemlc.
Thanks also to the Brownsea Island Service
Teaffl (BIST) fortheir skills in helping to make
South Shore Lodge and the campsite safe
and ready for our campers.
We have been extremely busy and have
been developing and improving our offer
which has included introducing a third party
to deliver water sports (kayaking and paddle
boarding) and improving our campsite shop
seleGtion.
A8 tW8tee8 of the Heritage Twst, we look to
the achievement of our purpose and
objectives. °To advance the education of the
public in the history of the Scout and Guid8
Movements and to promote the development
of young people who visit the island.
Thank you as always for all your support and
hard work and we l¢)ok forward to working
with you 8118gain next season.
Fundamental to thts is our partnership with
the National Trust. Only by working closely
together can we ensure that the Brownsea
Island Outdoor Centre continues to grow
from strength to slrength.
K9vin Phillips- Chaim7an
Georgia Simpkin, OutdoorHolid8ys M8n8ger
Dorset and WIKshire
Chalmian's Review
Looking back. we can perhaps best
summerise the year as °Year of Recove
In January we welcomed Paul Norris as
National Trust Holiday Operations Manager
for Dorset and Wiltshire and Georgia Simpkin
was appointed Outdoor Holidays Manager
for Brownsea Island.

BROWNSEA ISLAND SCOUT AND GUIDE HERITAGE TRUST
Charfty No. 1146810
Statement of Flnanclal Actmtles for the year ended 28 February 2023
General Fund8
2023
2022
Notes
Income & ExPendI￿re
Incomo:
B.S.Trading Post
Interest Recoivablo
Donations
23,854
5,233
5.548
5.185
518
200
34,635
5,903
Dlr•ct Charftable Expondlture
Camp Site
Administrallon
13,938
8,715
12,431
7,441
22.651
19,872
Other Expgndlture
Govemanca
361
350
Total Expondlture
23,012
20,222
Net Incomg1{Expondllurnl for the year
11,623
{14,3191
Fund balances brought forward
434,698
449,017
Fund balance• fAftl￿ forward
446,321
434,698
The notes on pagas 7 and 8 fomi part of th098 acwunls.

BROWNSEA ISLAND SCOUT AND GUIDE HERITAGE TRUST
Balan¢e Sheet as at 29 February 2023
2023
2022
Flxed A￿ets
126.409
129,970
Cuyront Assots
Cash at Bank and in Hand
Depostt Account
Current Accounts
281,0
281,lJOO
4,273
301,939
25.470
1,013
285,273
26.7
261
B.l.Trading Post 8CA)xfftt
DebEors arKI Prèpayments
Currant UablllUe8
Swdry Credttors
328,422
312,330
8,510
7.602
Net CurrentAssets
319,912
304,728
446,321
FLINDS
446,321
434,698
Powovod by the Trustees on
and signed on thetr behalf ty.
KEVIN PHILLIPS
Chaman
OOUGLAS BENNEfT
Treasurer
Thè notss on paggs 7 and 8 fcKm part of these 8ccounts.

BROWNSEA ISiAND scoITfAND GUIDE HERrrAGE TRUST
. AC¢￿th Pollcleg
1a. ¢knrnl
unling stand¥ts th8 Statw￿tt ol Pra<￿￿ M ALrountirYJ by Ch8rilie8
(Charities SORP 2(hJ5).
1b. FlxedAssèts
a¢count in tho of 8uwisiti(m. All ottw ewipiient is cWis8d at oJ8t and daFYociat&J over Its
expe(a8d usefuf Itle ty ecwal oath yow rato of ￿ to 20%.
On 21st February 2￿, 8 fNe w lease was grwrted by the NaticKo1 Trust to s￿rth Shore
Lodg6 Trust In resFed of the 8adefvPmll Outdoor Centre. Th8 ry)5t ofth8 bJllding W85 shared b8t*pan
Soulh Shore LothJe Tntst and the Natityml TnJsL Th& leaso has now transferred lo this Trnst ar%J
tho co￿$ ofth• t￿lId￿r￿ lincjuding fixlures fittiry) r*X 8treatyV4Tlt￿ off by St*)r• Ltjdge Tru8t
1$ being over the remairthr ￿￿18¥5
2. Camp Slto Expthw••
2022
Mainteror•Jg and E(¥
Lease Amtylisation
Depreciation
N81ional TNst EqU1w￿nt
Display ￿$1$
Miscellaneous
11.623
2.313
11,623
119
13,
12,431
2022
National Tnmt Manw
Travel eypertses
39
21
103
18
Telephone
Bank charges
Council Rates
102
8.715
7.441
4. Govefflan
2022
nu81 General V*eting
361
350

BROWNSEA ISLAND SCOUT AND GUIDE HERITAGE TRUST
Notes to tha Accounts for tho year to 28 February 2023
(Continued)
Flxed Assgts
Leasehold
Propgrty
Campslte
Equipment
Total
Cost or Valuatlon
Al l Marth 2022
Additions during Year
232,2C
8.571
10,376
2410,777
10,376
At 28 February 2023
Amortlsatlon & Depreclatlon
At 1 March 2022
Charge for period
232.2L
18,947
251.153
92,987
11.623
98.495
13,936
2,313
At 28 February 2023
104,610
7.821
112,431
N&t Book Value
Al 1 March 2022
139,219
142,282
At 28 February 2023
127,596
11,126
138,722
Debtors
2023
2022
Prepayments
Sundry debtors
1.013
261
1.013
261
Creditors
2023
2022
Sundry creditors
National Trust
510
601
7,000
8.510
7,601
Trustee8' Remungratlon and Expenses
A total of £ 1,02512022 - £312) expenses was incuffed by tsvo {2022 kn￿0) Iru51ees.during
the year. These expenses were for 8mounts paid out on behalf of the Trust and Iravelling
costs in allending lo Trust business. None of the Trustees nor any person connected with
thom h4s retsived or is due lo recgivg any remuneration for done for the Trust.
Contingent Liability
B.l.Trading Post, a Company limited by guarantee, is a subsidiary of this Trust. In
the event that the company is wound Ltp whilst this Trust 1$ e member or within one year 8fter
ceasing to be a mèmber. this Trust has agreed to p4y up to £1 towards the company's assets.