CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From April 23
Period start date To March 24 Perlod end date
Charity name: Medway Open Award Centre
Charity registration number. 1172240
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
Medway Open Award Centre, is a Charitable
Interest Or8anisation set up a5 a Directly
nced Centre in which young people can
readily ac￿$5 cost effective. knowledge. advice
and assistance to facilitste. their
achievement of a Duke of Edinburgh's Award
at any level.
The centre will be staffed by volunteers who
believe in the ethos of the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award. By using a volunteer team, the costs to
the participants can be kept to a minimum.
thus working toward5 aC￿ssIbl11ty
for all those who wish to take part.
Running an equipment store and expeditions
to enable local young people predominately
from Medway to achieve their expedition
section of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the wblic
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
serVi￿S identified in the
accounts.
Statement confiryning
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Parn 1.17 and
1.19
Para 1.18
Additional inforniation (optional)
You ma
choose to indude further statements where relevant about:
Policy on grant making
Parn 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Par8 1.38

Mainly amin and Maintenan￿ ofthe
building and manning expeditions
Contribution made by
volunteers
Pard 1.38
Other
Achievements and Perfomiance
Ran 14 Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions
and managed and equipment store enabling
young people to complete their award
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charrty.
identrfying the differen￿ the
harity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 120
Addttional Inf0m￿tIon (optional)
You ma
choose to indude further statements where ￿levant about:
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Par8 1.41
Investment perfomiance
against objectiV8S
Pwa 1.41
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the
eriod
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statin
are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materialty in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
con￿rn
Part 1.21
A reserve fund held and charity Is
financlally secure
Para 122
Reserve fund held to replace equipment
Para 1.22
Para 122
£81K
Paro 1.24
Para 1.rJ
None
Additlonal inforniation (optional
You ma choose to include further ststements where relevant 8boLrt'.
Running DotE expeditions mainly for
local schools
The charify's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Pwa 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
None
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Pwa 1.48
Other

Structure. Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of goveming document
Para 125
CIO - ASSOCIATION
How is the charity
constitLrted?
Par8 1.25
CIO - ASSOCIATION
iicialion CEO)
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
¢onstitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entiued
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
Trustees appointed at AGM
Additional inforniation (optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements where ￿levant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network WFth which the
Charity works
Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
Para 1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Char
name
Other name the cha
uses
istered chari
number
Charity's principal address
Medwa
MOAC
1172240
Summrt House
Strand Approach Road
Gillingham Kent
ME71
n Award Centre

Name$ of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trusts• name
Office lif ary)
Datss acted Elnotforwhol•
Chaimian
Treasurer
Nam• of person lor body) onwtlod
olnt trustse
ifan
Robert Wood
Gary Hackwell
Malcom Hutton
Alexandra Chinn
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
orate trustees- names of the direcaors at tre date the
D1￿Ctor nam¢
rtwasa
roved
Name of trustees holding title to propety belonging to the chanty
Trugts• n•mg
Datrs •cted 11 not forv*hole
ear

Funds held as custodian trustses 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 obiects
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Additional infomiatlon (optlonal)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optlonal inforniation)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chiel executive or names of senior staff members {Optional infomiatlon)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disdosure of ke
rsonnel details
Other o
tional infonnation

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trus
Signatu￿{$)
Full name(s)
Posltion (eg Secretary,
Chair. etc)
Robert Andrew Philip WOCMI
Gary John Hackwell
Chair
Treasurer
Date
29111124
29111124

1172240
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR f NGiAND AND WALES
Receipts and pa
ments accounts
31103r2024
CC16a
For the pttrfod
01104r20fJ
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unre¥trfeted
funds
R￿trict
funds
tothi fKArpst£ ts the n*¥•#£ tDthB fiÈaYo8tt tothÈ n8amt£
Endowmenl
funds
T¢)tsl fund8
Last yoar
A1 Recolpts
Buldings
Fxpedittons
Donations Gifts
uiwent
EnrOlM￿lts
PreSentat￿n Eve
Other
Intrasl
20
4199
3.250
91
36.520
A.199
3,250
222
1.041
Sub totsl(Gross income for
AR)
39.641
4S.447
45N47
A2 Asset and Inv•stn•nt sale¥.
(89• tsblel.
Sub total
Total recolpts
4$847
39,641
A3Pa
ments
Store Mar4gern￿t
Buildings
Expeditons
Minibus
Equiw*nt
Training
1950
6,166
16.$34
2,BDB
1.232
lo.￿6
18,493
10.906
16,493
3.957
273
215
1.460
Preseniati￿ Eve
Sub totsl
043
043
31,365
A4 Asset and Investment
urcha¥e#
see table
Sub total
4&043
31.36$
Net of recei￿(PayMents)
AS Transfer8 bgtwtsn fut)ds
A6 Cash funds last yo•r •nd
Cash funds this ymr end
8.276
86.592
88.996
86,592
8.276
CCXX R18ec¢unts ISSI
2911112024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
Restricted
fvnd¥
lon¥rp¥t£
Endowment
fund¥
tt¥ warE¥t£
Cato9ori0s
Detal
B1 Cash funds
15.083
81,412
Total cash funds
96.495
#i)
Unrestrlctsd
Restricted
fvnds
to nureJtÉ
Endowment
funds
to wire8t£
Details
iOT*hkh
DelalTs
¢urrthtvaluB
Fundtowthkh
Oetalls
Cumintvaluo
onal
84 Ass•ts r•tained for th•
charlty's own use
Fundto ¥Aach
Amourt du2
Wh•n du•
Detalls
B5 Llabllltles
Sydned by one or tsvo Irust8es
bahaw of all ts trust
Svjnatu
Prlnt Nam&
Date of
rov81
G Hackn%Bll
05J11r2023
CCXX R2 a￿￿nts ISSI
2W112024

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Roport to the trusteesl
members of
Medway Open Award Centre
On accounts for the year
ended
2024
Charity no
(If any)
1172240
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3110312023.
Responsibilitles and As the chartty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordanc8 With the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ('the Acr}.
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying OLrt my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
und8r se(*on 145(5}(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
Come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connaction with
the examination which gp4es me cause to believe that in, any material
res
Indepandent
examinerfs statement
axounting rec￿d5 were not kept in aCC￿danCe with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord wÉth the accounting records
I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connedion
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
lif any):
Addrnss:
Q-,
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Glvo here brlef details of
any items that the
examinerwlshes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018