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
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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
ne￿Ork 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
advanC￿￿ent 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 VolUnt￿r 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 N￿ht 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 CoM￿ltI0n 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 Suc￿ss.
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 Dan￿1 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
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84th Reading {1st Earley St Peter's) Scout Group
INCOME ANO EXPENDITURE Accoumr
FOR THE YEAR ENOED315t Marth 2024
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