Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/01/24 To 01/01/25
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 £9,785.84 in grants including:
Equipment grants for adventurous outdoor activity equipment (totalling £6,310.84)
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6th Sevenoaks Scouts
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1st Westbourne Scout Group
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Cleveland Scout Watersports
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Church House
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Rock Explorer Scouts
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Crawley District Scouts
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2nd Leytonstone Sea Scouts
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Gorsemoor Scout Group
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Derwentside Scouts
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2nd Bournemouth Scouts
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Bradford South Explorer Scouts
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1st Basingstoke Scouts
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HOTH Explorer Unit
Individual grants to support adventurous travel for personal development of young people (totalling £3475):
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Ffion Higson
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Helen Pullan
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Poppy Le Marinel
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Abbi Clarke
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Matt Purvis
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Oli Cooper
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Louis Ayin-Walsh
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Emily Burke
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Kaitlin frost
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Harsh Tailor
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Heidi Dunn
Financial Review
In the period the Foundation raised £10,655.59 in donations and made grants totalling £9.785.84
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 | ||
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| 02-Jan-24 | Nes Associates Ltd RDC Nick Saunders | 100 .00 |
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| 15-Jan-24 | 1ST WESTBOURNE SCO RDC Foundation | 500 .00 |
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| 15-Jan-24 | Rock Explorer Scou RDC Foundation | 500.00 | |||
| 22-Jan-24 | GUIDE ASSOC LASER EXP 3402467 | 50.00 | |||
| 25-Jan-24 | CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 94.74 | |||
| 29-Jan-24 | 2712 HIGHLANDER OU (3) | 479.76 | |||
| 01-Feb- | Nes Associates Ltd RDC Nick Saunders | 100 |
| 24 | .00 | ||||
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| 08-Feb- 24 |
PAYPAL PPWDL5C7222223MEA4 | 253.96 | |||
| 08-Feb- 24 |
MICHAEL FAWCETT Mike Fawcett | 1,270. 00 |
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| 22-Feb- 24 |
MICHAEL FAWCETT Mike Fawcett | 60.00 | |||
| 27-Feb- 24 |
CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 94 .74 |
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| 01-Mar- 24 |
Nes Associates Ltd RDC Nick Saunders | 100 .00 |
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| 13-Mar- 24 |
Cleveland Scout Co RDC Foundation | 500.00 | |||
| 27-Mar- 24 |
CAFGYE81000771108 GYE81000771108 | 94 .74 |
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| 02-Apr-24 | Nes Associates Ltd RDC Nick Saunders | 100 .00 |
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| 08-Apr-24 | HMRC CHARITIES | 670 .20 |
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| 09-Apr-24 | MICHAEL FAWCETT | 35.00 | |||
| 18-Apr-24 | Old Catton Rangers | 75.00 | |||
| 18-Apr-24 | Derwentside Scout | 319 .80 |
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| 18-Apr-24 | Crawley District S | 758 .40 |
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| 25-Apr-24 | CAFGYE81000771108 | 94.74 | |||
| 01-May- 24 |
2nd Leytonstone Se | 420 .00 |
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| 01-May- 24 |
6th Sevenoaks (Kem | 600 .00 |
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| 01-May- 24 |
Nes Associates Ltd | 100 .00 |
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| 28-May- 24 |
CAFGYE81000771108 | 94 .74 |
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| 03-Jun-24 | Nes Associates Ltd | 100 .00 |
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| 10-Jun-24 | Matthew Robert Pur | 1,000. 00 |
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| 14-Jun-24 | Gorsemoor Scout Gr | 896 .00 |
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| 20-Jun-24 | Ffion Higson | 200 .00 |
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| 24-Jun-24 | Emily C Burke | 50 .00 |
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| 27-Jun-24 | GYE81000771108 | 52 .94 |
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| 28-Jun-24 | 2712 HIGHLANDER OU (4) | 299 .95 |
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| 01-Jul-24 | Nes Associates Ltd | 100 .00 |
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| 11-Jul-24 | OLIVER CHARLES COO | 1,000. 00 |
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| 11-Jul-24 | ISHAVER TAILOR & V | 300 .00 |
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| 12-Jul-24 | Miss kaitlin p fro | 300.00 | |||
| 16-Jul-24 | 2712 HIGHLANDER OU (5) | 251 .95 |
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| 24-Jul-24 | 2nd Bournemouth Sc | 404 .98 |
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| 01-Aug- 24 |
Nes Associates Ltd | 100 .00 |
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| 09-Aug- 24 |
Bradford South Sco | 380 .00 |
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| 28-Aug- 24 |
GYE81000771108 | 124 .14 |
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| 02-Sep- 24 |
Nes Associates Ltd | 100 .00 |
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| 19-Sep- 24 |
Louis IAWIN-WALSH | 450 .00 |
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| 20-Sep- 24 |
ADLAM ASSOCI DONATION | 5,000. 00 |
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| 26-Sep- 24 |
CAFGYE81000771108 | 62.07 | |||
| 01-Oct-24 | Nes Associates Ltd | 100 .00 |
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| 02-Oct-24 | LONGTOWN BAPT.CH. | 270.00 | |||
| 11-Oct-24 | The Guides Associa | 50 .00 |
| 25-Oct-24 | CAFGYE81000771108 | 100 .00 |
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| 01-Nov- 24 |
Nes Associates Ltd | 100.00 | |
| 06-Nov- 24 |
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDA | 500 .00 |
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| 15-Nov- 24 |
HMRC CHARITIES | 383.58 | |
| 02-Dec- | |||
| 24 | Nes Associates Ltd | 100.00 | |
| 30-Dec- | |||
| 24 | GYE81000771108 | 200.00 | |
| Total for the Period | 9,785.84 | 10,655.59 |
Declarations
Signature Full name Nick Adlam Position Chair of Trustees Date 21/08/25