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Oxford Road Scout Group
Trustee Annual Report and Accounts
Year Ended 31" March 2025

Oxford Road Scout Group
Trustees Annual Report
From I" April 2024 to 3151 Marth 2025
The Chafirfs 15 Oxford Road Group kn known as iO>d Rea¢fing knrt GfOUP. The re8iStered ljwity
nuDiber is 1152394. The HQ rÈEiStered number ts 46932
The principal address is former H 2nd P 8¢h¥ls aub. Kertsington Ro￿. Reading RG 30 2SL The Corre4￿nder
ddr￿ 15 16. ￿etn An￿5 G*¢ Ca4trsham, Read￿£ RG4 SOU.
Tntstees:
Luke Trimby Gr￿p Lead Volunteer
Nith Church Chairman
John Stout
Treasur
Sinx)n Baxer￿ale
Mdfssa Co(
(hris JLK
(lisin LwKh
Robert Spoke5
Dianna Steele
L* Matier&" Bill mOnta￿e Dextor Monwie 105 Oxford Road Re￿rf RGI 7UO
The Group's th)currvrts ￿those of the W AsgxiatM>fL These consist of a Royal (harter, which in
turn gives authority to the Bye tsws of the A550ciation and The Pofy, organtsatj￿ ar•d Rules of ttr* Scout
AS￿￿11t10ft. The Grow) 15 ? trust emblished its rule5 vthich are toffrncff) to all Scouts and trustee5 are
appoirrted ff) xcOrda￿e with the PolKy. ¥KI Rules ofthe Associati￿.
The Grwp is M*w￿d by the Tn&ee Bow(l. the mern￿ of whith are the"Charity TrLtstees"of the Stt)ut
Group whith is an educational th*ity. As Charity Trustees they are responsible for complyin£ With legislati(
applicable to charities. This indudes regwatson, keepi￿ wopef accounts artd rnaki￿ returns to the Charity
The Trusrees Board ¥th*h meets re8ulwtycor6iSts of the GLV. Chair and Treasurer 6Trustees, ir)duding 2
ex￿￿•0 Trustees afxl 2 ttropted TrUSr￿ Member of the T(u5tee e¢>¥d conwlete the course on being a Scout
Trustee within 6 rTr)ntrts of Joini￿ the Boar
Th¢ Board e￿$t0 ensure the ch¥ny is **il rnarbaÈed. risks are a55essÉd and rtmrigated, buiklings and equiixyient
are in good ¥td safe wo[kY￿ order and everyone folk>ws legal requiremefits and the Or￿[sa￿n5 polKies and
ru*& Their sup¢wr hdps other bdunteus qualrty and safe wogrammes whKh give young people ski115 for
Risks
The Group Trustee Board has id￿tsfied the maior rtsks to whith the Group is ex￿sed. These have been rthith¥ed
run and *lffMnister lh¢ attiviDes of the Group. In addffrf)n. the age profile of volunteer5 is ske*d with several
volunteers beine over 70 years of age. The Trustees acD¥dy parents to volunteets and take up

Red￿ed income from fund raisi￿ The Group is wimarity rell￿t upon inwme from subs(riwions and furKI raising
for both day4(Hlay &tivitres and the ne# bulld1￿ The Gr(￿p does not currentty t*)Id reserves to cover this. A
recovery plan to imprDve the fina￿131 poytion of the Group has been slxcessfulty completed Thi5 involved raisin8
subscriptions. reviewing expenditure and manging finance5 closdy. Expenditiwe is cohstsntty monitored.
Reduction or1055 of member& The Group provmdes xtivitie5 for all people a£ed 6 to 18. ff thffe was a
reduction in mwnbership in a particular section or the fyoup as a whole then thtre woukl h￿e to be a contractbon.
consolidat•on or closure of a settim or in the ￿r$t￿Se dosure of the group. The Trustee &)ard keeps mèfftber
numbers under constant review and a150 maintaifts a waring list which is re8ularty reviewed and updated.
Damage to buildiry propth ar￿ equipment. ThÈ Grwp ￿p￿Id request the use of buildine¥ property and
equipment frcmn nei8hbourin£ or83nisations such as churche5 rommunity centres and other Stout group5. Smilar
re(iprocal arrangements exist with these organisations. The fyoup also has sufficiut buildings and contents
insurance in p*e to mitseate against b)Èfffsanent los
The Group has in place Systems of internal control that are desi￿1 to provlde r￿￿)n￿e assurance *irst
material mi5mawement or lo
The purpose of Scotit¥)8 is to &tTvdy engage artd support w)ur¢ people in their Pe￿(kna1 developmenl ernpowering
them to make a postsve cOntrib￿lOn to society.
Scouts are guided by the followinsvalue5:
Inteerity- We act with intwity. we are hontsL trusN<xthy al￿ knyal
Care._ We support other5 and rake (are of the w<Yld in vhoch ￿ r
Bel￿f - We explore our faiths belsefs and attitudes
Scouring rakes pl&e when wun8 people. in parthership with a(hJks. vrtwktoeethw based on the value5 of knurlne
and:
- enj￿ what they are doi¢* and ha¥¢ fun
. take part in ￿l¥if￿S irthr5 and C￿rtd(￿Ks
- learn by doing
- share in Spiritual reftertion
- take rÈswnsFbility and make cho
- undertake r*w and challenging aaivities
. make WKI Ibve by their promises
The main acrivit￿s in relation to these objects will be found in the Secr1￿ re(￿rtS attxhed.
The Group meets the Charity COmn*￿On￿s public benefft criteria under L￿th the of eduCat￿rt and
the advancement of cithn5hip or community h&3dings-
During the year the various stttiors undertook a wide range of Ktivrties and camps. PLtivrti6 have induded
kayakin& climbin& bowlin& radio t￿lId1r% arKI a rew]￿ evenir& Full detsils will be found in the Reports
att&hed.
The Group's finances are in a >)fisfactOry Positson and the Grwp remains viable despite a dip in number& A 8LKlget
for 202S/26 has been wepared ak>n8 with a G)5h Flow ForecasL Both show a satisfr&wry posrtion.

The Group is I￿nding FY(Wi51￿ tts cover items s￿￿ as a H¥dship Fund and Tent and Eqvtpmèit Replacement Fund.
The Group continue5 to raise funds for the rw build1r￿ Pr¢WÈSS o¥ertheyear has include(l final blOCk￿r)r￿
jnsrallation of drainage and gurtering and scabbling the Iloor. The d¢)ors windows ordernl arKI delivered during
the year are to be inrt￿1ed over the coming summer.
As the Group's irKome and expertditure is quite small. all fund5 are held in cash or on short term deposit with a
ma*nsrream bank to minimise arry risk of los>
The Tntstee5 declare th* they have approved the Trustees RÈs)ort abo￿.
Senafures:
Names: Luke Trimby
John Stout
Posits￿. Gr(wp Lead Volunteer
Treasurer
Date: 9th September 202S
September 2025

Oxford Road Scout Grou
Recei
arKI Pa
For the
rlst
ri12024 to 31st Marth 2025
Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the
3103 2025
No 1152394
3103 2024
FUNIS
Funds Total Funds Totsl filnds
Cash funds
Bank current accout- Scouts
Bank current Account- EXplo￿r$
Bank Deposit Account. Scouts
Bank Deposit Account_Bldg
Cash Floats
Total cash funds
1139
1889
4,010
4.010
8371
130
11529
130
4,946
130
8,(W 12.946
Badges Account
Gift Aid Oaim
Debtors
Haarlem
Prepayments
61
5,524
2,184
61
5524
2184
2975
273
277
3525
112
7,881
112
7.820
Liabillties
Accounts not yet paid
Expenses incurred not yet invoiced
Other- Deposit held
-126
-62
456
£14.S98
Total Net Assets
13.575
£8.C
£21.514
The above Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and Liabilities were approved
by the Trustees on 9th September 2025 and signed on their behalf by
Trimby
J Stout
GLV
Treasurer

No I￿2394
ts Accourt
ar 1st
"12024 to 31st Marth 2025
3103 2025
3103 2if24
T¢Xal Fvnds Totsl Funds
Membership suttscriPti¢)nS
Gift Aid
DI￿atioT
Haarlem
AetiVSties
Camps
Grants
7,092
L319
192
uii
3.930
382
8387
2.474
1,140
192
1.911
3.930
16.724
20.724
36.160
Fundraiyng events
Cydotrctss
ftd￿ BBQ
Haff Marathon
AGM and fvrbday
Misc
633
445
320
243
16
1.657
445
320
243
16
L657
Hall income
Hire of Building
I1￿9?
11.897
I1￿97
11.897
Finan
Bank interest
74
4,074
65
36375
34,5S8
Total Receipts
Memtrwship Fees
Electricity
Insurance
Water
Repairs
Rates
Bank Charges
Leaders Expenses
BadEe5
Haarlem
Artivities
Camps
Building Costs
Fund Raisire expen5e5
4.617
-1,776
L457
679
721
1,167
1.457
679
T21
L167
106
197
L783
507
221
216
109
214
1173
513
12.942
2￿24
I￿61
IL270
197
507
2.137
3.119
2.137
3.119
16,169
16.169
285
222
33.138
390
36.162
Total Gross Expenditure
16969
16.169
Net of receipts Ipayments)
13,515
12.09%
1.420
213
Transfers between Funds
Cash funds last year
a0￿ cash funds
-Iir24
3155
£4.946
11724
8371
£8.(K
11526
£￿.946
11316
£11,529

Oxford Road Scout Grou
Retei
and Pa erts Account
For the
ear 1st
"12024 to 31st Marth 2025
Notes to the Accounts
No 1152394
2025
2024
I Provisions:
Tent provion
Explorers
Grants
1952
277
2S77
The above provisions are held within the Deposit Account

Oxford Road Scout Grou
Buildi
Restricted Fund5
for the
r ended 31st March 2025
2025
2024
Recei
Donations
From Scout account
IA
13.282
11.724
15.724
74
15.798
17,366
65
17,431
Interest
Total Receipts
Payments for work done:
Doors aTrJ windows
Scabbling
Blockwork
knffolding
Misc
Concrete pumpi
Drains
Guttering
2.7CA)
329
4.661
4.210
2.399
11.270
6,161
16,169
-371
Surplus
Opening Cash 1st April 2024
Uosing Cash 31st March 2025
8371
£8.(XXI
2210
É8.371
2025
£25,(XK)
2024
l. Loan from Readire Distritt Trustee Board
The loan is interest free and repayable when the buildirpx is complete-
At a meeting held on 21st May 2025 the District Trustee Board resolved
to fulty write off the loan.
2. Building costs
Costs to 31st March 202S
2024
£14159S
£12S.496
ft is estimated that a further £l(K),(m is required to complete the buildin8.
3. Capital Commitments
Expenditure a8reed but not in progress on 31st March 2025 was £3,5￿) (2024£nil).

Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Scout Council
I rel￿ to ts trustees on my exam1r4tl￿ of the aCC￿mts of Oxf(xd Roal SccArt the yw eTrYed 31st March 2025
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the ¢harity trustees of the yw are responsible f¢r the kyeparakn of the aC￿￿Mits in ￿ance the ￿uIreMents of
the CharIt￿S Act 2011 Arf>.
I reFts1 in re5pe(* of ry examination of ts Oxford Road SoxxJt Grlxw xcowts carrie<l (xrt ￿mIer section 145 of the 2011 Act
and in caryÈng out my ex*)inallL￿ I have follth*e(l ajl the applicatAe Dire¢tions gven ty the Chanty Commission
Jer section 145(5)Ib) of the
Independent examinerfs statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm ttrBt no n&*r￿1 matters Pove come to ry attertioft i) c(X￿eCtIon the
examination gikning rr￿ cause to believe tr￿ in aty material respecL
accourtting recLYds were not kept in respect of tre Oxford Road Sc(xrt Group as reqLMred by section 130 of Ihe ACL.
the accounts do not accord bvith those reccxds.
dravm irt this rewt in order to enaile a w)per undefSknthNJ uf the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
N4Th￿: Fiona McKerttie
Qualifrtation: FCA
ICA￿ memb¥ship No: 7412320
Address: 4 St Anres Road, Heading￿. Oxfrxd. OX3 8NL
Date: 11 September 21r25