Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/01/22 To 01/01/23
Charity name: THE RDC FOUNDATION
Charity registration number: 1184154
Objectives and Activities
The trustees confirm they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Foundation’s aims and objectives in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year
The purpose of the RDC Foundation is to advance young people under the age of 21 in life for the public benefit through recreational and leisure time activities so as to develop their mental, physical and moral capabilities so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society by such means as the trustees think fit, in particular but not limited to:-
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Awarding grants for relevant equipment to charitable organisations engaged in adventurous activities for young people; and
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Awarding to such persons grants toward costs of significant and life changing adventurous activities that they themselves have been heavily involved in planning.
Achievements and Performance
In the period of this report the Trustees have awarded £18,285.62 in grants including:
Equipment grants for adventurous outdoor activity equipment
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16th Exeter Scouts
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2nd Chandler's Ford Scouts
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2nd Boston Scouts
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2nd Walton-le-dale Scout Group
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Wakefield Scouts
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Blackpool district scouts
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Snodland 1st Scouts
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Mildenhall Scout Group
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3rd Bethnal Green Scouts
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High Peak Scouts
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Learning through Landscapes
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1st Banwell Scout Group
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1st Fazeley Scout Group
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Higham Scout Group
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1st Waddington Guides
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Quantum Explorer Scout Unit
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1st Castle Hedingham Scouts
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Benton Explorer Scouts
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Selsley Scout Group
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1st Bishop Stortford Scouts
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Saxons Explorer Scouts
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Free to be Kids
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1st Rushden Scout Group
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1st Lemington Scouts
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North Cornwall District - Camel Explorers
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Thaxted Scouts
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Stroud & Tetbury District
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1st Hunitngton Guides & Rangers
Individual grants to support adventurous travel for personal development of young people:
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Poppy Brantley
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Daisy Brantley
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Nia Hunter
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Ben manley-lixenberg
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James McIntyre
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Tara McCarthy
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Ellen Cassedy
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Lottie Moulton
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Yalie Hill
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Aisling Bodley
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Aaron White
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Grace Mcnamara
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Louis Tu
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Sonia Evans
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James Last
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Nathan Hunt
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Chris Chaloner
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Isaac Carr
Financial Review
In the period the Foundation raised £8,505.76 in donations and made grants totalling £18,285.62.
The Trustees have adopted a policy of looking at available reserves and expected donations for the following 12 months and targeting to spend up to 25% of this amount each quarter subject to strict and careful review of applications received
The Foundation maintains a healthy reserve to meet any particularly interesting and relevant grant making opportunities and will use its judgement on how best to utilise this during each grant making review.
Structure, Governance and Management
The RDC Foundation is a CIO with a constitution. There must be at least 3 trustees and less than 12 and trustees are elected for a 3 year period
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | The RDC Foundation |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | None |
| Registered charity number | 1184154 |
| Charity’s principal address | Rakeshop House Newtown Common RG20 9DA |
| Trustee name | Office(if any) | Date started |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Adlam | Chair of Trustees | 28/06/20 |
| Kate Adlam | Trustee | 28/06/20 |
| Alain Hosley | Trustee | 28/06/20 |
| Nicholas Saunders | Trustee | 28/06/20 |
| David Potter | Trustee | 28/06/20 |
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
None
Annual Accounts (Summary transactions)
| Date | Description | Expenditure | Income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-22 | Wakefield Scouts RDC Foundation | 600 .00 |
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| 04-Jan-22 | 16th Exeter (Emman RDC Foundation | 608 .46 |
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| 12-Jan-22 | AMG Group SO0035226 | 504.00 | |
| 17-Jan-22 | CHARITIES TRUST CP14030 | 499.75 | |
| 20-Jan-22 | PAYPAL PPWDL5C7222223FLMG | 825.97 | |
| 27-Jan-22 | CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 10.00 | |
| 03-Feb- 22 |
2nd Boston Scout G RDC Foundation2 | 500 .00 |
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| 07-Feb- 22 |
2nd Chandlers Ford RDC FOundation | 500.00 | |
| 10-Feb- 22 |
Mildenhall Scout G RDC Foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 10-Feb- 22 |
CAF2202074029CF 2202074029CF | 100.00 | |
| 11-Feb- 22 |
Bethnal Green Scou RDC Foundation | 799 .90 |
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| 23-Feb- 22 |
Emma Brantley-Tzir RDC Foundation | 200 .00 |
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| 23-Feb- 22 |
AMAZON EUROPE CORE 4475668654573335 | 6.59 | |
| 25-Feb- 22 |
CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 10. 00 |
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| 25-Feb- 22 |
PAYPAL PPWDL5C7222233G6GQ | 171. 02 |
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| 28-Feb- 22 |
CHARITIES TRUST | 499. 75 |
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| 09-Mar- 22 |
Blackpool District | 500.00 | |
| 10-Mar- 22 |
CAF2203074823CF | 100.00 | |
| 10-Mar- 22 |
Seas the Day | 500 .00 |
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| 25-Mar- 22 |
CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 10. 00 |
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| 31-Mar- 22 |
Mr and Mrs McIntyr RDC Foundation | 150.00 | |
| 31-Mar- 22 |
Quantum Explorer S RDC Foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 31-Mar- 22 |
CHARITIES TRUST CP14030 | 499. 75 |
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| 08-Apr-22 | Benton District Sc RDC Foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 11-Apr-22 | 1st Fazeley Scout RDC foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 11-Apr-22 | 1st Castle Hedingh rdc foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 12-Apr-22 | CAF2204072053CF 2204072053CF | 100. 00 |
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| 27-Apr-22 | CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 10. 00 |
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| 29-Apr-22 | CHARITIES TRUST CP14030 | 499. 75 |
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| 09-May- 22 |
AMAZON EUROPE CORE 7668949367988843 | 8. 50 |
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| 12-May- 22 |
CAF22050986061CF 22050986061CF | 100. 00 |
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| 24-May- 22 |
1st Banwell Scout RDC Foundation | 499 .01 |
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| 26-May- 22 |
CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 890. 00 |
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| 31-May- | CHARITIES TRUST | 499. |
| 22 | 75 | ||||
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| 10-Jun-22 | CAF2206072383CF | 100. 00 |
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| 16-Jun-22 | PAYPAL | 612.29 | |||
| 17-Jun-22 | 31ST Glos Highnam | 500 .00 |
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| 21-Jun-22 | High Peak DSC RDC Foundation | 498 .58 |
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| 27-Jun-22 | HMRC CHARITIES ZD03763 | 223. 16 |
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| 30-Jun-22 | CHARITIES TRUST CP14030 | 499. 75 |
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| 11-Jul-22 | Learning through l RDC Foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 12-Jul-22 | CAF2207071775CF 2207071775CF | 100. 00 |
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| 14-Jul-22 | Saxons ESU RDC Foundation | 250 .00 |
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| 14-Jul-22 | Aaron White RDC Foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 14-Jul-22 | Sonia Evans RDC Foundation | 500.00 | |||
| 14-Jul-22 | Louis Tu RDC Foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 14-Jul-22 | Hatters Explorer S RDC Foundation (1) | 1,200.00 | |||
| 27-Jul-22 | CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 20. 00 |
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| 03-Aug- 22 |
1st Rushden Scout | 300 .00 |
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| 03-Aug- 22 |
1st Snodland Scout | 500.00 | |||
| 08-Aug- 22 |
Waddington Guiding | 500 .00 |
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| 11-Aug- 22 |
CAF22080886667CF | 100.00 | |||
| 24-Aug- | |||||
| 22 | Hatters Explorer S RDC Foundation (2) | 400.00 | |||
| 25-Aug- | |||||
| 22 | GYE81000771108 | 10.00 | |||
| 06-Sep- 22 |
Sesley Scout Group (1) | 224.97 | |||
| 08-Sep- | |||||
| 22 | 1st Bishops Stortf | 331.19 | |||
| 12-Sep- 22 |
2209071852CF | 100.00 | |||
| 20-Sep- | |||||
| 22 | PEARSON F E V01 | 500.00 | |||
| 20-Sep- 22 |
S barwell | 100.00 | |||
| 23-Sep- | |||||
| 22 | 1st Fressingfield (1) | 750.00 | |||
| 29-Sep- | |||||
| 22 | PAYPAL | 460.19 | |||
| 12-Oct-22 | CAF22100786037CF | 100.00 | |||
| 14-Oct-22 | 1st Lemington Scou | 400 .00 |
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| 27-Oct-22 | CAFGYE81000771108 | 20.00 | |||
| 01-Nov- 22 |
Free to Be Kids | 436 .61 |
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| 07-Nov- | |||||
| 22 | Stroud & Tetbury D | 500.00 | |||
| 07-Nov- 22 |
North Cornwall Dis | 400.00 | |||
| 10-Nov- 22 |
CAF2211077337CF | 100. 00 |
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| 15-Nov- 22 |
AMAZON EUROPE CORE | 11. 34 |
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| 24-Nov- 22 |
1st Thaxted Scout | 250 .00 |
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| 25-Nov- | |||||
| 22 | CAFGYE81000771108 | 10.00 | |||
| 12-Dec- | |||||
| 22 | CAF2212072559CF | 100.00 | |||
| 19-Dec- | |||||
| 22 | 1st Fressingfield (2) | 599.00 | |||
| 20-Dec- | |||||
| 22 | PAYPAL FUNDING (1) | 383.90 | |||
| 21-Dec- | |||||
| 22 | PAYPAL | 209.04 |
29-Dec22 CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 20.00 29-Dec22 HMRC CHARITIES ZD03763 269.16 Total for the Period 18,285.62 8,505.76
Declarations
Signature Full name Nick Adlam Position Chair of Trustees Date 02/04/24