## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period since 1st January 2024**
**From: 01-01-2024 To: 31-12-2024**
**Charity name: Aldbourne Scouts and Guides Supporters Association**
## **Charity registration number: 1200440**
## **Objectives and Activities**
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|To provide and maintain a dedicated building (‘The Hut’) that
is used by the Scouting and Guiding groups in Aldbourne to
hold their weekly meetings and to permanently store their
equipment.|
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|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Fund and manage:
•
Regular cleaning
•
Any required maintenance, including grass cutting
•
Provision of utilities (electricity, gas and water)
•
Building and Public Liability Insurance
Fundraising to support the above activities.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|It is confirmed that the trustees have had regard to the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.|
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|Policy on grant making|Not applicable|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Not applicable|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|In the last 12 months, significant contributions have continued
to be made by Graham Edmondson and Jude Edmondson.
These contributions have not been financial, but rather time
and expertise.
Graham has spent (and continues to spend) significant
amounts of time working on the extension and refurbishment
of the Hut.
Jude has spent a great deal of time applying for and following
up to grants and donations to fund the refurbishment of the
hut.|
|Other|The main fundraising event for the Hut is our annual village
bonfire and fireworks event on ‘Guy Fawkes Night’ this event
is made possible by the efforts of the committee, trustees and
the village Scouting and Guiding groups.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
Summary of the main Quite simply, without the work of the charity, the Aldbourne achievements of the charity, Scouting and Guiding groups would not be able to run their identifying the difference the weekly activities which benefit over 120 young people from charity’s work has made to Aldbourne and the surrounding villages. the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Extending and refurbishing the building is our main objective
and the achievements that have been made towards this
objective have been completed as per our plans.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|The budget for extending and refurbishing the building is
£134,000; so far £128,000 has been raised.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Not applicable.|
|Other|Not applicable.|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Financial position is very healthy.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|No policy beyond prudent financial control.|
|Amount of reserves held|£15127
Strictly speaking this is our balance, rather than ‘reserves’.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Not applicable.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Not applicable.|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Not applicable.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Fundraising is the principal source of funds. We hold an
annual bonfire and fireworks event which raises money, and
well as a monthly ‘100 Club’ draw.
In support of extending and refurbishing the building, we have
received generous donations from various individuals in our
village.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Not applicable.|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|•
Increase in outgoings.
Costs and expenditure is closely controlled.
Energy costs are an ongoing concern, but the
refurbishment of the hut has significantly improved the
energy efficiency of the building.
•
Decrease in income.
Fundraising events and well supported by the village.
Continue to check for available grants and donations.
Opportunity to request financial contributions from the
village Scouting and Guiding groups with are both
financially sound.|
|Other|Not applicable.|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|
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|Description of charity’s trusts:||
|Type of governing document|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?|CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation)|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|As per Constitution.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Not applicable.|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Not applicable.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Not applicable.|
|Other|Not applicable.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Aldbourne Scouts and Guides Supporters Association|
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|Other name the charity uses|[Unoffical] Hut Supporters Association|
|Registered charity number|1200440|
|Charity’s principal address|Horbrook House
Aldbourne
MARLBOROUGH
SN8 2DU|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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10|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||Julian Birch|None|Whole Year|General Committee|
||Monica Moreton|Treasurer|Whole Year|General Committee|
||Robin Morris|None|Whole Year|General Committee|
||Gary Salman|Chair|Whole Year|General Committee|
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
|**Director name**|||
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|None|||
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|Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity|||
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
|None|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Not applicable|
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|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Not applicable|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|Not applicable|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Not applicable
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Not applicable
## **Other optional information**
Not applicable
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||Unrestrided||
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||Funds||
||2AZ4||
||€|f|
|lncoming resources|||
|Donations|6500|6500|
|Charitable activities|7018|7018|
|Total incomingresources|13518|13s18|
|Resourcesexpended|||
|Totalresourcesexpended|s4292|54292|
|Netmovementinfunds|-40774|44774|
|Reconciliation offunds|||
|Total funds broughtforward|55901|55901|
|Total fundscarriedforward|$n7|15L27_|
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||2024||
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||f|f|
|Currentassets|||
|FundraisingAccount|11959||
|100 ClubAccount|7467||
|Hut Maintenance Account|L70\||
|||15727|
|Netassets||15L27_|
|Thefunds ofthe charity:|||
|Unrestricted income fundsb/f|55901||
|Lesslncome&expenditure|-40774||
|account|||
|Total charityfunds||L5tn_|
||2024|
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|lncomefromCharitableActivities||
|FundraisingActivities|3745|
|Donations &Grants|6000|
|100 Club|3273|
|GiftAid|500|
|Totallncome|13518|
|Expenditure||
|Heat,light andwater|1841|
|Cleaning|197|
|Repairsand maintenance|69|
|Fundraising expenses|1518|
|Building materials|47063|
|lnsurance|t077|
|100 Clubpayouts|1320|
|Legalfees|tztz|
|TotalExpenditure|54292|
|NetMovement|407L4|