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1 9 2019 31 8 2020
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Kent County Raynet
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1177899
Charity's principal address 16 Culverden Avenue
Tunbridge Wells
TN4 9RF
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name
Office (if any)
Dates acted if not for
whole year
1 Michael Granatt
Chair
2 Colin Bowman
3 Taylor Galloway
4 Mark Kent
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Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
West Kent Raynet
South Kent Raynet

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14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable incorporated organisation (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods New trustees are elected by existing trustees, unless they are ex-officio (eg. appointed by, elected by) trustees through being elected local Raynet group controllers in Kent and Medway. (Ex-officio appointees may express unwillingness to serve in that capacity. One has done so.)

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Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To help with the protection of life and property in Kent from disasters and emergencies by (a) providing communication support to relevant key public authorities, vital infrastructure providers, and voluntary groups and (b) encouraging licensed radio amateurs and others to join voluntary emergency groups and community organisations, and to improve their relevant skills.

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Our main activities have been to support local Raynet Groups by coordinating the deployment on loan of equipment; the maintenance and deployment of equipment to provide internet coverage via satellite; and the deployment of equipment and volunteers to provide a VoIP pop up telephone call centre.

All this has been done with regard by the Trustees to the guidance provided by the Charity Commission regarding public benefit.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main Our main achievements during the year have been the deployments and achievements of the charity maintenance of systems and equipment recorded in section C of this during the year annual return.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The trustees have resolved at this juncture to sustain reserves of £1000. The trustees will review the policy annually, being mindful of changing technologies, and the consequent changing requirements of the charity’s user services. (Our user services are those organisations mentioned as beneficiaries in our objectives.)

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Michael Stephen Dreese Colin John Bowman Granatt Position (eg Secretary, Chair Trustee Chair, etc)

Date 03/07/2021

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