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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
1 9 2023 31 8 2024
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Section A Reference and administration details
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Charity name Other Kent County Raynet
names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1177899
Charity's principal address
26 Albany Hill Tunbridge Wells
TN2 3RX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled whole year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Colin Bowman (acting Chair)
3 Taylor Galloway 4 Rob WIles 5
South Kent Raynet
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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)
Charitable incorporated organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection New trustees are elected by existing trustees, unless they are ex-officio trustees through being elected local Raynet group controllers in Kent and methods Medway. (Ex-officio appointees may express unwillingness to serve in (eg. appointed by, elected that capacity.) by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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We continue to offer technical advice to emergency I planners and support local Raynet Groups. Community events are the opportunity to practise and hone our Section C skills, and the number of these is increasing towards pre- Objectives and covid levels. These are challenging enough that they can ~~seldom be managed by just the members of the hosting~~ activities To help with the protection of life and property in Kent from disasters group. As a consequence Kent Raynet members are and emergencies by (a) providing communication support to relevant working more regularly with each other. Training key public authorities, vital infrastructure providers, and voluntary evenings continue for some groups monthly. There has groups and (b) encouraging licensed radio amateurs and others to join been a user services exercise with our involvement and voluntary emergency groups and community organisations, and to pre-training was needed, along with a full debrief. All improve their relevant skills. Summary of the objects of the this keeps the knowledge level high within the charity set out in its governing membership. Along with integration with other volunteer document response groups within the county and trainings Summary of the main activities alongside Cat 1 and Cat 2 responders there has been the undertaken for the public opportunity for a few individuals to participate in training benefit in relation to these towards our emergency response goals. objects (include within this All this has been done with regard by the Trustees to the section the statutory declaration that trustees have guidance provided by the Charity Commission regarding public benefit. 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 achievements of the charity during the year
Acquisition by donation of a vehicle suitable as a mobile control point, this is gradually being fitted out.
We continue to keep available and maintain systems and equipment recorded in section C of this annual return.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s The trustees have resolved at this juncture to sustain reserves of policy on reserves £1000.This will be reviewed annually.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
• policy on grantmaking; Details of any funds materially in deficit • policy programme related investment;
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• Further financial review details contribution made by (Optional information) volunteers. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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)
T Galloway
Full name(s)
Colin John Bowman
Taylor John Galloway
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)
Trustee Trustee
Date
25/05/2025
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Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Donations Interest on deposit account
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
Sub total
Total receipts
A3 Payments Telephone & internet
Sub total
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Sub total
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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| Charity Name | ||
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| Kent County Raynet | ||
| Receipts and payments accounts | ||
| For the period from | Period start date | |
| 01/09/23 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | |
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |
| 862 | - | |
| 4 | - | |
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| - | - | |
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| 865 | - | |
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| 865 | - | |
| 958 | - | |
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| 958 | - | |
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| 958 | - | |
| -93 | - | |
| - | - | |
| 9999 | - | |
| 9906 | - |
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Details
Bank account 1 Bank account 2 Bank deposit account Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Details
Details Various equipment
Details
Details
Signature C J Bowman
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No (if any) 1177899
| To | Period end date | ||
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| 31/08/2024 | |||
| Endowment funds | Total funds | ||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||
| - | 862 | ||
| - | 4 | ||
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| - | 865 | ||
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| - | 865 | ||
| - | 958 | ||
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| - | 958 | ||
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| - | 958 | ||
| - | -93 | ||
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| - | 9999 | ||
| - | 9906 |
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| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ |
| 8982 | - |
| - | - |
| 286 | - |
| 9268 | - |
| Agreement Error | OK |
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds |
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ |
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| Fund to which asset belongs | Cost (optional) |
| 638 | |
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| Fund to which liability relates | Amount due (optional) |
| - | |
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| Print Name | |
| Colin Bowman |
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Date of approval
03/04/25
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