Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/01/23 To 01/01/24
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 £10,636.68 in grants including:
Equipment grants for adventurous outdoor activity equipment (totalling £9,986.68)
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Girl Guiding Gordon
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Calvert Trust Exmoor
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Lord Mayor's Own (York) Scout Group
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Durham University Mountaineerring Club
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4th Eastcote Scouts
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South London Scouts
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Cheddington Scout Group
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Heywood Explorer Scout Unit
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Hinckley Sea Cadets
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Victory Explorers
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3rd Exeter Air Scouts
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2nd Brewood Scout Group
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Longtown Outdoor Learning
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9th Colchester Guides
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23rd Colchester Brownies
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1st Portsmouth Sea Scouts
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1st Chalkwell Bay Brownies
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10th Christchurch ( Mudeford) Sea Scouts
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Individual grants to support adventurous travel for personal development of young people (totalling £650):
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Harry Watkins
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Connor McDermott
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Anna Vines
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Hannah Burke
Financial Review
In the period the Foundation raised £5,395.95 in donations and made grants totalling £10,636.68.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-23 | CAF23010997703CF 23010997703CF | 100. 00 |
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| 24-Jan-23 | DURHAM UNIVERSITY RDC Foundation | 556 .46 |
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| 26-Jan-23 | Gordon County Trip RDC Foundation | 500.00 | ||
| 31-Jan-23 | AMAZON EUROPE CORE | 7.84 | ||
| 10-Feb- 23 |
CAF23020745989CF | 100.00 | ||
| 27-Feb- 23 |
CAFGYE81000771108 | 10.00 | ||
| 10-Mar- 23 |
CAF2303072726CF | 100. 00 |
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| 13-Mar- 23 |
Lord Mayors Own York | 628.33 | ||
| 21-Mar- | EXMOOR CALVERT TRU | 200 |
| 23 | .00 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar- 23 |
HARRY WATKINS | 200.00 | |||
| 27-Mar- 23 |
GYE81000771108 | 10. 00 |
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| 03-Apr-23 | Heywood Exp Scouts | 327. 72 |
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| 14-Apr-23 | PAYPAL | 1,157.57 | |||
| 14-Apr-23 | 23041197127CF | 100. 00 |
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| 24-Apr-23 | AMAZON EUROPE CORE 8467699844854869 | 5. 10 |
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| 26-Apr-23 | DD PAYPAL PAYMENT 5C72222BYV7GL | 827 .72 |
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| 27-Apr-23 | CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 10.00 | |||
| 12-May- 23 |
CAF23050999655CF 23050999655CF | 100.00 | |||
| 19-May- 23 |
AMAZON EUROPE CORE 4736836649783556 | 21. 93 |
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| 23-May- 23 |
000000 CREDIT 4506801575880000 | 371. 30 |
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| 25-May- 23 |
CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 10.00 | |||
| 07-Jun-23 | PAYPAL PPWDL5C7222232Q256 | 604. 63 |
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| 12-Jun-23 | CAF2306071726CF 2306071726CF | 100. 00 |
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| 27-Jun-23 | CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 10. 00 |
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| 28-Jun-23 | Hatters Explorer S RDC Foundation X | 200 .00 |
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| 30-Jun-23 | ANNA VINES RDC Foundation | 150 .00 |
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| 10-Jul-23 | 2712 HIGHLANDER OU | 549 .42 |
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| 10-Jul-23 | Pinewood Scout Cen GoldenHindExplorer | 1,000. 00 |
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| 12-Jul-23 | CAF23070796914CF 23070796914CF | 100. 00 |
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| 19-Jul-23 | 2712 HIGHLANDER OU (2) | 401 .94 |
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| 21-Jul-23 | Cheddington Scout RDC Foundation | 1,000. 00 |
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| 25-Jul-23 | PAYPAL PPWDL5C722224ZLAAC | 303. 20 |
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| 27-Jul-23 | CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 10. 00 |
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| 28-Jul-23 | North Yarmouth (Bu RDC Foundation | 226 .33 |
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| 31-Jul-23 | HMRC CHARITIES ZD03763 | 404. 26 |
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| 01-Aug- 23 |
Nes Associates Ltd RDC Nick Saunders | 100.00 | |||
| 04-Aug- 23 |
Longtown Outdoor L RDC Foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 25-Aug- 23 |
CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 10. 00 |
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| 01-Sep- 23 |
Nes Associates Ltd | 100. 00 |
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| 08-Sep- 23 |
CONNOR P MCDERMOT | 100 .00 |
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| 18-Sep- 23 |
4th Eastcote St La | 400 .00 |
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| 27-Sep- 23 |
CAFGYE81000771108 | 10. 00 |
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| 02-Oct-23 | Nes Associates Ltd | 100. 00 |
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| 25-Oct-23 | 9th Colchester Gui | 550 .00 |
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| 25-Oct-23 | 23rd Colchester Br | 433.88 | |||
| 01-Nov- 23 |
Nes Associates Ltd | 100. 00 |
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| 22-Nov- 23 |
PAYPAL | 522.92 | |||
| 22-Nov- 23 |
first portsmouth s | 575 .00 |
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| 24-Nov- 23 |
10th XCH Sea Scout | 540 .00 |
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| 27-Nov- 23 |
CAFGYE81000771108 | 200.00 |
| 28-Nov- 23 |
1ST CHALKWELL BAY | 597 .60 |
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| 01-Dec- 23 |
Nes Associates Ltd | 100.00 | |
| 05-Dec- | |||
| 23 | 2nd Brewood Boy Scouts | 500.00 | |
| 29-Dec- | |||
| 23 | CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 189.48 | |
| Total for the Period | 10,636.68 | 5,395.95 |
Declarations
Signature Full name Nick Adlam Position Chair of Trustees Date 10/09/24