Trustees. Annual Report for the period (HAR Period stsrt date st Pericd end date 31st From Aprtl 2023 To March 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charfty name 84TH READING SCOUT GROUP Other names charlty Is known by 84th Reading (1 st Earley St Peter's) Scout Group Registered charity number (if any) 268450 Charity's prlncipal address Finch Road Eartey Reading Postcode RG6 7JX Namès of the charity trusteos who manage the charlty Tru¥lfje name Offlce (If any) Dat•5 acted If not for whole Group Treasurer Group Secretary Name of per¥on lor body) ¢ntided to Int trustee Ifan 84th Reading Scout Group Council 84th Readin9 Scout Group Council Jason Sutton Tiffany Forshaw 12m Sept 2023 - Present Richard Taylor Vicki Randall Malcolm Paine lan Abbott S¢out Leader Membership Secretary Group Scout Leader 84th Reading Scout Group Council 84th Reading Scout Group Council 84th Reading SGOUt Group Council 12th Sept 2023- Present 12tr Sept 2023_ Present Kevin Deadman 84th Reading Scout Group Council 10 12 13 14 15 Names of tho tru#tees for th• charity, If any. {for examplo, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted rf not for whole Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Infomiation)
e of advisor Name Address Name of Chief exeGulive or names of senior Staff members {Optional infomiatlonl
Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Type of goveming document ROYAL CHARTER 4TH JANUARY 1912 How the charity is constituted Scout Group Trustee selection methods Some appointed, some elected Addltional governance188ues {Optlonal infomiation) You may Ghooso to include additional infomation, where relevant, about- The Scout Group is a member of The Scout Association and is supported by Loddon Scout District and Berkshire Scout County. The Policies and procedures are those of The Scout Association (charity no. 306101). policies and procedures adopled for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational struGlure and any wider neOrk with which the charity works., • relationship with any related parties., trustees, Consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Ob'ectives and activities The purpose of Scouiing is to contribute to the development of young pte in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential,. as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local. nationgl gnd int@mational communiti8s. Summary of the objects ofthe charlty set out in its governing document We deliver inspiring aclivÉlies and programmes for young people consistent with our vision of Scouting being shaped by young people in partnership with adults. We deliver the nationally directed programme of development for Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouts, in¢luding Skills for Life. Summary of tho main activitie8 undertaken for tha public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaratlon that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publlc benefit) The Group's Trustees have a duty to rep)rt on the Group's public benefrt in the Annual Report. We have assessed our aims, objectives and activities and believe we have met the Charity Commission's public benefft crileria for both the advancement of education and the advanCent of crtizenship or community development. Additional detsils of objectlves and acllvlties (Opllonal Infomiatlon) Activrties are run by volunteer Leaders and helpers. Our Group is eurrently without a Group VolUntr Leader (GVL) at present and therefore the Board of Trustees has provided the following Review of Scouting in Group. Volunteers Leaders We would like to thank our Beaver Leaders Alison and Martin assisted by Ella & Young Leader Adrian; You may chooso to include further statemerrts, where relevant. aboLrt= Cub Leaders Llsa. Mark, Ronan and Ananjan; policy on grantmaking.. policy progr2mm8 related SGout LeaderyJ Richard, Jordan and Oscar investment". Sea Scout Leaders Alvin and Natasha assisted by James, Laura and Asa as well as Sea Scout Young Leaders Alec and Nathaniel. The hours they volunteer to give the children brilliant experiences and liftrlong lessons which enrich their lives is unbelievable and we are truly gratefvl to them. contribution made by volunteers. We would lastly like to let you know about some of the vital work carried out behind the scenes by the Board of Trustees in the running of the Group: Treasurer Jason Sutton, ensur85 our accounts are in order, mana eg
our budget and deals with payments and funds received. He is a Sea Scoui parent. Secretsry Tiffany Forshaw, arranges our Trustee meetings and takes the Minutes. She is a Beaver parent. IT specialist Kevin Deadman, runs our webstte, emails and creates our Newsletters along with his wrfe Sara. They are Beaver parents. SGOUt Leader RiGhard Taylor, who is also Leader Representstive. Richard communicates on behalf of all the other Leaders at the Board of Trustee meelings. He is the Quarterniaster and looked after our minibus and he also ran the Christmas Tree fundraiser this year. Parent Volunteer MalGolm Paine. organises our annual Regatta fundraiser event which includes the catering and stake boats over two Vleekends. He is a Sea ScoLrt parent. Property Cowordlnator lan Abbott. takes care of our property as they require maintenance. He is a Scout parent. Membership Co-ordinator Vicki Randall. Organises the waiting lists and linking as the children move through the Sections. She is also our DBS check coordinator arKI rnanages thè annual census. Chairman We are currently without a Chair and looking to recrutt one as soon as possible. If anyone is interested, please do not hesitate to contact us for more infomation on a ve rewardin role.
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Our Group is currently without a Group Volunteer Leader {GVL) at present and therefore the Board of Trustees has provided the following Review of Scouting in the Group. We see all the badges sewn onto the ehildren'8 top$ whieh look fantaÈtie representing all their achievements throughout their time with us and thank you to parents for all the sewing unless your child sews on their We have said a big thank you to Jordan. our Scout Leader. who is stepping down after 10 years. We are extremely grateful for all the time Jordon has committed to the Group, and we wish him well with his relocation to Wales. Sectlon Activities The Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Sea Scouts have undertaken a vast range of activities this last year including just some of Ihe following.. Beaverg Katakanoeing on the Thamesl Wildlife walk around Reading Universty Acts'vtties at Paddicks Patch from obstade courses to Campfires Visits to the Eadey Fire Station, the Look Out Discovery Centre and Ten Pin Bowling Activities at Radstock from building bug hotels to a hard of hearing awareness session Loddon District Christmas party Cu Scouts Back to basics Scouting skills such as fire safety, shelter building, backwoods cooking, pioneering and first aid which culminated in the survival skills weekend camp putting all these skills into aGtion working in patrols Expedition skills suth as correct bag packing, Trangia cooking, map Skills. night hikes. radio communication and GPSIGeoca¢hing skills which Gulminated in the Breakfast chase night hike district event and will work towards the upcoming expedrtion camp Teamleader and teamwork skills being improved through problem solvin9 cvenin95, wide games, cookin9 nights, teambuilding chalknges and patrol competitions Adventurousl extemal activities induding paddlaboarding, laser quest. bowling and on camp shooting, high ropes, zip wires and much morel Sea Scouts Sailing at Dinton Pastures Imde gamesl Cooknngl Nht Hikel Breakfast Chase Gamp Competition Marble run challengel Chip Shop Hike Candlemakingl Making bottle rockets Summer Campl Christmas party
Section D Achievements and performance Remembrance Da and New Rev'd at St Peters Chureh The Group was proud to have the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Sea Scouts representing the Group at this special Remembrance Day Service as they do each year at St. Pelers Church. We would also like to say thank you to Alison Swaddle and Richard Taylor, of our Leaders along with Michael Paine, a Trustee, for attending the Service of InstitLrtion. Induction and Installation of The Rev'd Kate Wakeman- Tots3ood at St Peters Church in January. Fundraisin In December, we ran a Christmas fundraiser at Dobbies in Hare Hatch where Cubs and Scouts enjoyed netting Christmas Trees and carrying them to customers. cars. We also ran a guess the weight of the Christmas cake CoMltI0n which was very popular. Thank you to Scout Leader Richard Taylor for organising, and all those Cubs, Scouts and parents who volunteered. Thank you to Vicki Randall's husband Chartes for baking another amazing Christmas cakel We raised nearty £4,0001I A great Sucss. In June, we ran our Regatta fundraiser event held over two days on th8 River Thames. where our older Cubs and Scouts manned the Stake Boats at the start line of the Rovring. At the other end of the rowing course, we provided Catering to the event, cooking and serving bacon rolls. burgers. teas. coffees, cold drinks and snacks - all prepared and sepled by our team of adu volunleers (parents. Leaders and friends of 84" Reading). Thank you to all the volunteers who made this event happen, includiThJ Sea Scout Leader Alvin who ran the Stake Boats. A special thanks to 17-year-old Dan1 Tapp. a former Scout, who worked on the till full time for both days. A huge thank you to Sea Scout parent Malcolm Paine for organising the event and raising circa £4,000 for our group. Another great successl We will need new volunteers to run this again next year- so please volunteer with the funl Summer Cam 2024 In July, we had our Summer Camp at Femy Crofts which was enjoyed by all. Our thanks to Scout Leader Richard Taylor and Cub Leader Lisa Methvan for organising the tsrnp which included 48 children. 12 Leaders and five parent helpers. We are now looking forward to Summer Camp 20251 Finch Road Rofurbl8hment Over the last year: we have seen the farrtastic refurbishment of our Finch Road site. We would like to give a special mention to lan Abbott, a Trustee and Scout parent. who has wt hours of hard work into making this happen. Thank you. ui menu Minibus This year we gavo notiG¢ to the leland Sailing Club as we no longer required the storage for our boats which were in a poor stale and not sèaworthy. We saved one boat, Uncle Napoleon, which is now being stored at our Finch Road stle as a future project for our Sea ScoLrts. We have also said goodbye to our Minibus which had sadly come to the end of rts lrfe. We will continue without one for the time being and assess the need for one over the coming year. Section E Financial review
Brief Statement of thè Charity's policy on reserves We aim to have a quarter of a yearfs outgoings held in res8rve. In addition, w8 make spectfic reserves for larger items, e.g. minibus, 5- yearly intemational WINGS camp, property paIrS and equipment. Dotails of any funds matèrially in deficit None Furthor financial review delall$ (Optional Infomiatlon) You may choose to include additional infomation, where relevant about-. the charity's principal Sources of funds {including any fundraising)- how expenditure has supported the key objectP488 of the chanty., investment policy and objectives including any elhical investment policy adopted. We levy a membership subscription for each child member of the Group, and we charge for adventurou5 activities such as camps. The Scout Group aims to run two fundraising activities during the year, during the year 23124 the group was SU*s$[ running it's Christmas Tree fund raising event giving section memb8rs the opportunty to raise funds for the group. and tis Reading Regatta events in which the Scouts perfomi stsrt line stake boat activty and Parents run the food catering. Grft Aid was redaimed during the year on Sub$criptions paid by the membership. Our expenditure is on maintaining the assets of the charity {buildings, minibus, and camping equipment)., our fees du8 to the Scout Association, Berkshire Scout County and Loddon Scout DistriGt,' and on activities and hall hi.
Section F Other optional information None
Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report abovo. Signed on behaff of the charty's trustees Signaturnlsl Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair, etc Jason Sutton rfftany Forshaw Group Treasurer Group Secretary Date 2711112025 10
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