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Annual Report 2025 Scouts Thurrock

Thurrock District Scout Council

Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

Year End 31st December 2025

Annual General Meeting

Thursday 11th June 2026

Key Information............................................................................................................ 4 Trustees’ Annual Reports............................................................................ 5 District Lead Volunteers Squirrel Scouts Beaver Scouts Cub Scouts Scouts Explorer Scouts Scout Network Cherrywood Condovers Alf Lowne Scout Centre Gang Show Scout Shops Health and Safety Learning Statement of Accounts..................................................................................... 21 Independent Examiner’s Report........................................................ 46

District President David Gregory

Registered Charity Number 279853

Key Information

District Vice-Presidents David Butcher Diana Cole Peter Lowne Audrey Wheatley

The Scout Association Number 11729

Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)

		Name of person (or body) entitled to
District Trustees	Offce (if any)	appoint trustee (if any)
Iain Rider	Chair	Thurrock District Scout Council
Steve Morgan(To 12th June 2025)	Treasurer (To 12th June 2025)	Thurrock District Scout Council
Laura Kennard	Treasurer (From 26th February 2025)	Thurrock District Scout Council
John Daines(From 12th June 2025)		Thurrock District Scout Council
Glenn Ford		Thurrock District Scout Council
Graham Monk(From 12th June 2025)		Thurrock District Scout Council
Brian Phillips		Thurrock District Scout Council
Lyn Rider(From 26th June 2025)		Thurrock District Scout Council
Sue Rogers(To 24th June 2025)		Thurrock District Scout Council
Ian Scott(To 31st October 2025)		Essex Scouts Lead Volunteer
Lynn Taylor(To 12th June 2025)		Thurrock District Scout Council
Jaimie Trumper		Thurrock Scouts Lead Volunteer
Colin Ward(From 12th June 2025)		Thurrock District Scout Council
David Ward		Thurrock District Scout Council
Tim Webb(From 12th June 2025)		Thurrock District Scout Council

Administrative Address 117 Southend Road Grays Essex RM17 5NP

Bankers

Lloyds Bank plc 34 High Street Grays Essex RM17 6LX

Property Custodian The Scout Association Trust Corporation Gilwell Park London E4 7QW

Online

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Structure, Governance and Management

Type of governing document

The District’s governing documents are those of the Scout Association. They consist of a Royal Charter, which in turn gives authority to the Bye Laws of the Association and The Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association.

How the charity is constituted

The District is a trust established under its rules which are common to all Districts.

Trustee selection methods

The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association.

Objectives, activities, achievements and future plans

Summary of the objectives of the charity

The objectives of the District are as a unit of the Scout Association.

The Scout Association’s objectives are as follows:

The Purpose of Scouting

Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

The Values of Scouting

As Scouts we are guided by these values:

Integrity - We act with integrity; we are honest, trustworthy and loyal. Respect - We have self-respect and respect for others.

Care - We support others and take care of the world in which we live. Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes.

Co-operation - We make a positive difference; we cooperate with others and make friends.

The Scout Method

Scouting takes place when young people, in partnership with adults, work together based on the values of Scouting and:

enjoy what they are doing and have fun
take part in activities indoors and outdoors
learn by doing
share in spiritual reflection
take responsibility and make choices
undertake new and challenging activities
make and live by their Promise

Summary of the main activities, achievements and future plans

These are set out in the following pages.

Public Benefit Statement

The District meet the Charity Commission’s public benefit criteria under both the advancement of education and the advancement of citizenship or community development headings.

Financial Review (including Reserves Policy)

The accounts for the Financial Year ending 31 December 2025 are shown on pages 22 to 45 of this document.

The Statement of Financial Activities on Page 22 incorporate the income and expenditure for the District (General) Fund and the designated funds of the two Campsites (including their Development Funds), Explorer Scouts, Gang Show and Playscheme. Page 23 shows the summary Balance Sheet.

The individual accounts for the General and Discretionary Funds are shown within pages 33 to 45. Page 46 shows the Independent Examiner’s report.

Overall receipts in 2025 totalled £181,681, while payments totalled £175,715. The net receipts of £5,966 resulted in an increase to District Fund balances from £363,588 to £369,555. The year-end Fund balance of £369,555 comprises depreciated capital assets of £85,791 and net current assets of £283,764.

The balance in the General Fund as of 31 December 2025 totalled £171,204. The District has a policy to retain a Reserve of £30,000 in order to cover one year running costs (circa £10k) and the running costs of the largest group in the District (circa £20k). The Trustees will continue to review the level of the General Fund and the Reserve on an annual basis. Balances are also held by other parts of the District in designated funds, but these are being retained to meet variations in running costs and planned developments, particularly at the two Campsites.

Declaration

The charity’s Accounts were approved by the Trustees at their meeting on 14th May 2026 and the Summary Annual Report was approved by an electronic vote.

The final combined report was signed on their behalf by:

Iain Rider Chair

Laura Kennard Trustee

District Lead Volunteer

Ian Scott

Growth Champions

I received a post card and award from Gilwell early in 2025 acknowledging that our District was a growth champion, as we had grown in 2024, which is a testament to each and every volunteer continuing to provide valued Scouting day to day whilst also getting to grips with transformation.

Learning Compliance

The new safety learning deadline was a significant and very public test of our collective response to the coroner’s findings on the Great Orme inquest. On the 24th May, 169 volunteers were still to complete the new safety learning by the 18th July deadline. At the time of the deadline there were only six suspensions and of those only three volunteers had their membership cancelled.

I was pleased to be able to report this to the District Board of Trustees and also that I had received an email from HQ on the 8th September congratulating the District for all volunteers being compliant with their safety and safeguarding learning.

Awards and Recognition

Sixty-one volunteers were nominated for Good Service Awards in 2025, and I am delighted that fifty-eight were successful. Nominating an individual for an award is straightforward via the membership system.

For a number of the higher award nominations additional information was requested by the National Awards Advisory Group. I would like to thank all of the individuals that when asked provided additional detail about the volunteer.

I made a conscious decision to present as many of the awards that I could, rather than delegate, as it is truly humbling to uncover the breadth and depth of what our volunteers do for Scouting and the wider community.

My personal thanks and congratulations to each recipient for all that they do.

When an individual does not meet all the necessary criteria for a Good Service award then they can be considered for a Commendation Award. These are no less deserved and are actually rarer and feel more personal.

Forty-six volunteers received long service awards from five to fifty years, totalling 900 years of service (and an average of twenty years of service) to Scouting. I am sure you will agree they are amazing numbers.

Governance

Governance is the remit of the District Board of Trustees (BoT) so I will only say it from my perspective. The Lead Volunteer’s role as Trustee is to be the interface between the other Trustees and the operationally focused elements of the District. It was a deliberate decision to dedicate time and energy to this aspect of the role by working with the BoT to develop processes for identifying risks and issues and how to bring them to the BoT, to allow meaningful discussions to be had and a consensus to be achieved.

This allowed a decision to be made about maintenance at Condovers and for the first time in a long time, for the Alf Lowne Scout Centre to be compliant with electrical safety standards, amongst others. I hope that this pragmatic approach to seeking out the questions that need to be asked and then working collaboratively to find the best answer given our resources continues.

As many of you know, this was driven by my desire to reduce the tension within and between “The District” – which again I have been vocal about having no real meaning as we are all part of The District – it is not just the Lead Volunteer or others with roles at the District level.

As I reflect on my time as Lead Volunteer I am minded of my first report and the observation: “that whilst one should take the role of DLV seriously you are only the current custodian of the District, be realistic in what can be achieved and angle-right 7 remember Scouting is a hobby…”.

District Lead Volunteers

Emma Dell and Iain Rider

It turned out the length of my custodianship was shorter than I may have envisaged but I now have the opportunity to focus on my other hobbies.

As my association with Thurrock Scouts comes to an end after nearly thirty-five years it was fitting that one of my last official duties was attending

As we begin our journey as Joint District Lead Volunteers for Thurrock, we would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Ian for everything he has done as the custodian of Thurrock Scouts. His leadership, dedication, and commitment have shaped the District we are now proud to serve. As he handed the baton to us, he did so with generosity, patience, and genuine care for ensuring a smooth and effective transition.

We would also like to formally acknowledge the support he provided throughout the handover period. Stepping into this role together has been both exciting and challenging, and Ian’s willingness to share his knowledge, experience, and perspective has been invaluable. His openness during this time has allowed us to step into the role with confidence and clarity.

The final three months of 2025 have been a period of learning, listening, and building relationships. Much of our time has been spent getting to know the systems and processes that underpin the District, understanding the ongoing work across Groups and Sections, and meeting the volunteers who make Scouting in Thurrock possible. These early conversations have reinforced just how dedicated, passionate, and resilient our volunteer community is. It has been encouraging to see the pride people take in their roles and the commitment they show to providing high-quality Scouting for young people.

the AGM of the Group with which I first held an adult appointment: Aveley. I would like to thank Paula Newton and the rest of the volunteers at Aveley for their thank you gift and hamper.

Finally I would like to wish you all the best for your future Scouting.

We have also taken time to understand the current priorities and challenges within the District. This has included reviewing ongoing projects, looking at areas where support is most needed, and beginning to shape how we will work together as a leadership team. Our focus has been on continuity—ensuring that the good work already underway continues uninterrupted—while also identifying opportunities to strengthen communication, collaboration, and volunteer support as we move into 2026.

During this period, Iain has also continued in his role as Chair of the District Board of Trustees. Balancing both responsibilities has required considerable effort, and we would like to recognise the commitment he has shown in ensuring continuity, stability, and good governance while we settle into our new roles. His dual perspective has been particularly helpful in bridging operational and governance considerations during this transition.

Although our time in post during 2025 was brief, it has given us a strong foundation for the year ahead. We are grateful for the warm welcome we have received and for the openness of volunteers across the District who have taken the time to share their experiences, ideas, and concerns with us. We look forward to building on this early work and supporting Thurrock Scouts as we continue our shared journey into 2026.

Squirrel Scouts

Jo Salter

Squirrels Team Lead

Beaver Scouts

Jo Salter

Beavers Team Lead

2025 saw us become a joint Beaver and Squirrel team. This was an exciting opportunity to look at new events for the younger members of the Scouting movement. We also began working with new teams within the Squirrel age range as well as some that crossover from Beavers. When we became a joint team there were five Squirrel Drey’s but during the year we saw 1st Corringham open a sixth Squirrel Drey! Well done to Gemma and her team.

It has been very heartwarming to present Squirrels with their Chief Scout Acorn awards. As the year progressed more were presented and the Squirrels showed a lot of excitement when they were presented with their awards. To be able to say we are very proud of their achievements is a privilege and I look forward to presenting more. The Squirrels would not be able to achieve this award without the hard work and time put in by the Drey volunteers, and the families supporting them. Thank you to you all.

Within 2025 we were able to run three successful District events, the first being a Teddy Bears Picnic at Cherrywood Campsite. We began with our picnic, which was followed by biscuit decorating and painting. Outside we enjoyed teddy bear games, a teddy bear hunt throughout the wooded area and not forgetting our teddy’s enjoying a ride on our aerial runway, thank you to Pete for keeping them all safe!! Thank you to Angela, Kay, Jenny, Louise and Sue for your assistance in planning and running the Teddy Bears Picnic.

It has been a pleasure to visit the Colonies throughout 2025 and see the variety of programmes being provided by our adult team members. The variety keeps the Beavers engaged and allows them to continue to gain their many activity badges, as well as the six challenge badges. One aspect the Beavers have to achieve is to attend a sleepover and the variety of themes offered by our colonies is amazing, all of which remain very popular with the young people. As a team we are honoured to be able

In the autumn we came together for a campfire, which again was well attended, and the Squirrels joined in with singing some traditional and not so traditional songs. I think we all enjoyed the action songs!! Thank you to the Cherrywood team for setting up the fire, thank you again to Pete for keeping us all safe! Thank you to Angela for leading on the singing.

Our Christmas celebration took place at East Tilbury Library and we wore our Christmas pyjamas. The Squirrels followed a Christmas trail around the library which earned them stickers on completing. We all enjoyed hot chocolate and biscuits, followed by Christmas crafts and closed with a Christmas story read by Claire. I would like to thank Claire from 7th Grays Squirrel Drey and her team at the library for leading on the event and thank you to Angela for making the very lovely hot chocolate. All the Squirrels enjoyed the event.

Thank you to all the volunteers that provide the Squirrels with a varied and enjoyable programme which allows them to develop, and ensures that they achieve their activity badges and challenge badges leading to the Chief Scout’s Acorn Award.

Thank you to the District Team of Angela, Kay, Jenny and Louise, and I look forward to working with you all in 2026 and putting together more District events for the Squirrels to enjoy. We look forward to presenting more Acorn Awards in the coming year.

to present Beavers with their Chief Scout’s Bronze Awards and again this year we have presented over 50. To say we are proud of this is an understatement and it is testament to the volunteers and families who are supporting these young people, so a big well done to all involved.

This year our Annual District Sleepover was held at Condovers campsite, and the theme was Space. All Beavers that attended completed angle-right various bases, including space craft, 9

Cub Scouts

Steve Cootes and Sarah Watts

Cubs Team Leads

space food tasting, rocket launching and walking in space. We then enjoyed a space disco followed by a traditional campfire. Sunday morning included a camp wide game and water fight, supported by our young leaders.

Throughout the year we continued our Rainbow challenge and this involved three elements: making a rocket which was judged at the sleepover, an afternoon of quizzing at East Tilbury Scout HQ which the Beavers did very well, and finally we had an afternoon of challenges at Belhus Park HQ which included a variety of challenges that the Beavers had to come up with solutions to complete. To say the Malteser and After Eight mint challenges were the most popular for both Beavers and Leaders would be an understatement.

During the summer, many Beavers visited Playsheme and enjoyed a day of activities and craft. Belhus adult volunteers also ran their spooky night, which is always enjoyed by those that attend.

For our Christmas event, we followed a festive trail through Grays Park to the Alf Lowne Scout Centre, where

This was another great year for Cub Scouts. Lots of District activities had been planned throughout the year and all were well attended. There was also lots of Silver Awards presented to the Cubs, showing how hard they have worked, what they have achieved and how well the Cub section is doing.

Games Day 2025 was on Saturday 1st February. 12 teams entered and it was a very successful afternoon, with the cubs having lots of fun. The Cubs had a variety of games including Connect Four, Gassy Gus and a cubs Play Your Cards Right.

Cub Quiz was held on Saturday 29th March at East Tilbury Scout Hall. It saw 11 teams enter. The Cubs had their knowledge tested as they had ten rounds of questions to answer. The Cubs showed really good team

we warmed up with a hot chocolate and biscuits. After that we played Christmas games before a visit from Father Christmas! To continue our celebrations we attended the Cub Christmas Carol Service, which was lovely and thank you to the Cub team for the invite.

All of the above cannot be achieved without the hard work of all the adults within the Beaver teams throughout Thurrock District, and would like to thank you all for all the time and hard work that you put in, it does not go unnoticed.

I would also like to thank the support teams that help us put together the District events, they could not go ahead without your help, including SLH support team, Condovers teams and OATS.

Finally I would like to thank Angela, Kay, Jenny and Louise, you make an excellent District Team. Your hard work, time and support is invaluable when planning and running the District Events so a huge thank you to you all. I look forward to working with you all in 2026.

work where they all contributed to answering questions in their own team.

March also saw the Cubs Rifle Shooting Final. John Daines and his team had been visiting Cub Packs, giving the Cubs the opportunity for their two best shooters to enter the final. This was held in the Alf Lowne Centre in Grays and the standard of shooting was very high.

Renewal of Promise was in April and this was another good turn out of Cubs as most of the Packs attended. This was held at Hathaway Academy, like previous years. The cubs enjoyed the parade to King George’s Playing Field, Blackshots showing Thurrock who we are.

2025 was the year for Mega Camp, which is held every four years. This year was the weekend of the 6th - 8th June. It was held at Screens Park Chelmsford. Mega Camp was very good fun for the Cubs. The chosen theme was dinosaurs. A wide range of activities were run in designated zones throughout the weekend. The Cubs enjoyed the mix and got to try new things. Mega Camp also had a planned penny fair for Saturday but this was cancelled due to the bad weather. This did not stop the Camp’s spirit and success, however.

September 19th -21st was the weekend for District Cub Camp. OATS had volunteered to run the camp and it was brilliant but a very busy weekend. Cub Camp was well attended and was enjoyed by all. OATS had planned lots of activities.

The Cubs had a new wide game for Friday called Paparazzi and all enjoyed hunting the Leaders in their hats to gain their points. On the Saturday OATS had planned a escape from Condovers hike. This was something the Cubs had not done for some time and had a variety of things to look after on route. These were particularly interesting as they included items such as an egg. Whilst on the hike the Cubs also had a scavenger hunt to complete. This was well received. Saturday evening completed with Crystal Maze games across the field and a campfire. Cub Camp closed at 12pm on the Sunday after some mini pioneering bases.

The Cubs annual Water Activities Day was held over two days in October, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th. Unlike previous years it was not held at Docklands Scout Project. Instead a fun water day was planned at Stubbers Adventure Centre in Upminster.

activity for the cubs to experience; paddle boarding. It was a great day and was well attended with 16 Packs from the District taking part over the two days.

The Handicraft Competition was held on 15th November and was combined with the Cubs Challenge. For the Cubs Challenge, a pack entry of a hanging Christmas advent was required. These all looked very fitting with the theme of Christmas and all the Cubs worked hard in their meetings to complete them and bring them along.

Handicraft saw 14 of the Packs attending. The Cubs had to create a pack entry on their own version of a war memorial. This also supported the Remembrance Day held earlier in the month as it was 80 years since the end of WW2. The Cubs all worked extremely hard in their teams, all inputting into the finial piece of work ready for judging. The Alf Lowne Trophy was also presented at the end of the competition as this was the last event the Cubs could work towards winning before the new trophy year. We also held one of the Leaders Meetings at the end of the day.

On Monday 8th December, Thurrock Cubs and Beavers held their annual Carol Concert. The Carol Concert was held at St Peter and St Paul’s in Grays and was the first year Cubs had joined with Beavers for the service. The service was a success and was enjoyed by all sections. The Cubs and Beavers had the most fun singing their part and number in the song the Twelve Days of Christmas. The chosen charity for this year was The Sick Children’s Trust and the Cubs and Beavers raised a total of £136 for this charity.

We hope for another successful year for the Cub section in 2026.

The Cubs had four activities: sailing, kayaking, raft building and a new

Scouts

Michael Peacefull

Scouts Team Lead

Explorer Scouts

Tony Cosans

Explorers Team Lead

March 2025 – LV Challenge was once again a success with 160 Scouts and 56 walking leaders from the Scout Section in attendance. This event is also attended by Explorers, as well as Guides and Rangers. This was won by 2nd Stanford-Le-Hope Scout Troop. A big thank you to all the helpers for this event, especially District support teams and of course David Tapsell and Terry Mead.

May 2025 – Jamborama was a very successful event run by a team of District Scout Leaders across the whole District. The main arena was a Soapbox Chariot Challenge with different zones being bushcraft, craft lodge and problem-solving marquee. It’s a Knockout was for all, with 10 teams of 20 young people. There was also a campfire and a neon silent disco in the evenings. 16 troops attended with 32 teams and 184 young people, 21 Young Leaders and 53 leaders. Thanks to all leaders from across the whole District that help run this very popular event.

My thanks go to all the volunteers who continue to deliver regular meetings and activities for our Explorer Scouts. Your ongoing commitment is what enables our young people to access a varied and engaging programme. I would also like to recognise those who support and organise District events, giving Explorers the opportunity to come together and take part in shared experiences. In addition, my thanks go to everyone who has supported the organisation of international experiences this year, providing opportunities that broaden horizons and create lasting memories for our young people.

This year’s District programme has included a wide range of activities, from the Scout/Explorer Link Design a Board Game Challenge in February through to the Hike at the end of the year, alongside highlights such as the London-based LV Challenge, District Expeditions and the annual Playscheme at Condovers.

Despite these challenges, it has also been a significant year for top awards. We are delighted to celebrate the

November 2025 – This year the Night Hike started at Horndon on the Hill Scout Headquarters and took in the area around the Scout Hall. The format was changed this year with teams starting much earlier in the day during daylight and ending later the same night. Therefore, this did not require any overnight stay, nor breakfast in the morning. This year we had 10 Troops in attendance. A big thank you to OATS who covered the scoring, SCH that provided vehicle coverage and running a base, and to all the leaders that also covered bases on the evening. A big thank you for this also needs to go to the leaders that were out on the hike with their scouts too.

Chief Scout’s Gold Awards – 38 were presented

I would like to thank all the Scout Leaders in the District who have supported the team this year. A special shout out though must go to Terry Mead and Tony Skinner.

presentation of a King’s Scout Award to an Explorer Scout - marking the first time in the District that this has been achieved prior to the young person turning 18. In addition, a second Explorer Scout has completed all the requirements for the award before their 18th birthday and is currently awaiting formal approval. These achievements are a testament to the dedication of the young people and the leaders who support them.

Review and improvement of our equipment is an ongoing area of development although we are in a much better place than we have been previously and storage facilities are working out well. This is allowing us to make sure we have the best equipment to support both current provision and future growth.

We have, however, faced some challenges this year in securing consistent attendance at District events. On a number of occasions, events have had to be postponed or cancelled due to low uptake, including some that were initially suggested by the Explorers themselves. This is

Scout Network

Neil Ashurst

Network Team Lead

an area we will continue to reflect on, working with young people and leaders to better understand barriers to participation and ensure that future activities are both appealing and accessible.

Finally, my sincere thanks go to the District Explorer Scout Team for all of their help and support over the past

Phoenix Network has had a very successful year for 2025 and leading into 2026! Phoenix has attended Network Festival Camp (Coventry) and recently Network Gathering (North Wales), where they all had a great time. 8 members have also started their Gold Duke of Edinburgh, with a practice expedition last October, and their final expedition this July. Some other members have also recently achieved their King’s Scout Award, which is a great celebration for all!

Around 12-18 months ago, Phoenix adjoined with two other Essex Networks to attend both joint evenings and weekend events. Nemesis from Castle Point (Southend) and Hobgoblin from (Basildon), which collectively they have called themselves Noblinix! They have created both a joint flag and neckerchief comprising of the three colours of the Networks and often have both the flag and neckerchief when attending National events. Joining with these two other Networks has increased friendship and created a camaraderie to partake in evenings together, while also supporting each other in achieving awards!

The weekly attendance has been a mixture of mostly Phoenix members, but on occasion, some other Noblinix members have attended too. This has allowed a varied programme to take place and they’re continuing to enjoy

year. I am truly grateful to each and every one of you. A special thank you to Lynn – it is quite remarkable how often we find ourselves thinking along the same lines when it comes to our events and provision. I could not do this without your support, so thank you.

their adult youth. Phoenix, through links with the local Explorer Units, are pushing for more members to catch some of those that are turning 18. With these connections, it is looking to be a promising future going forward!

I’d like to finish with one final notion, as this will be my last Annual Report. After 22 years involved in Phoenix Network (6 years as a member & 16 years as an Advisor), I’ve finally made the decision to hang up my orange and black neckerchief. It’s been an epically awesome time in my life, something that I cherish greatly, and I truly hope the current members continue to create great memories themselves, forge varying friendships with those around them, and achieve everything that they want on their own Network journey! I would just like to thank all those members, both past and present, as well as the wider support of the Scouting family, for making this a very successful adventure in my life.

As I have learnt over all these years within Phoenix Network, I’ll leave one positive message to anyone else thinking of being a part of this truly amazing Scout Network family…… ”Happiness is only real, when shared!”

Cherrywood Andy Kemp and Tim Webb

Cherrywood Team Leads

Last year the site was in use from February to December with weekday evenings in the summer proving popular.

Overall we had:

170 nights from Thurrock Scouts
485 Thurrock Scouts day visitors
1,178 nights Non-Thurrock Scouts
434 Non-Thurrock Scouts day visitors
24 nights use of the Log Cabin

A total of 2,267 visitor days/nights, compared to 2,134 the previous year, with the site picking up on use by Scouting Groups from out of District. This is the second highest number of users for a year recorded for the site. In all there were 43 separate bookings for use of the site.

As in previous years, we received help from 2nd Stanford-le-Hope Scout Troop, who helped us with planting trees from our on-site tree nursery to replenish those that have had to be removed in our woods. They also helped with clearing the main camping field of stones and rocks, thus saving damage to our mowers.

As well as regular ongoing maintenance works including grass cutting and tree maintenance, we also completed a number of other projects. These included installing a timber knee rail fence along most of the length of the west ditch to improve safety. We also carried out maintenance work to two of the containers with external painting. This complimented the re-roofing of them that was carried out the previous year.

We also purchased a brush cutter to deal with scrub growth in the woods, thus opening more of the wooded area for site users. In addition, we also purchased a battery powered mower to cut the areas of grass that were inaccessible to the other mowers.

With the campsite having so many trees, we have had ongoing maintenance issues with them. We have discovered that many of the Ash trees are suffering from Ash die-back and this will require some to be felled and others to have limbs removed. We are currently looking into how we are going to have this work carried out as some of the work is beyond the capabilities of the site volunteers.

We also suffered a very large tree limb fall on the Log Cabin from an adjacent tree. The initial damage to the Log Cabin was minimal but the subsequent removal of the limb caused damage to the roof which we have managed to repair ourselves.

Towards the end of the year the Mar Dyke River at the bottom of the site suffered a major pollution incident and Anglian Water needed access to the river for the clean-up operation. The only access available to them was from the campsite and we allowed them access to the site and provided facilities for the clean-up operation which took over a week.

The Cherrywood Campsite Support Team continues to meet regularly on both a face-to-face and a virtual basis to plan and manage the running of the site. The site is maintained by a group of volunteers forming the ‘Wednesday Club’ who carry out maintenance work and projects – obviously on a Wednesday. We are always on the lookout for new members and anyone is very welcome to join us (on a Wednesday).

On a regular basis we have our Warden, Andy Kemp, and our regular helpers and Support Team members Brian Phillips, Lynn Taylor, Dave Gregory, Ian Brice, Laurence Key, Brian Stock, James Kemp and Tim Webb.

Condovers

Rob Manning and Colin Ward

Condovers Team Leads

2025 saw some changes to the way we operate at Condovers. We decided that as the previous name of Condovers Scout Activity Centre was a bit pretentious for what we can offer so we reverted back to Condovers Scout Campsite.

Following the move to a Teams based structure, the old committee changed into the Condovers Leadership Team with Colin Ward and Rob Manning as joint Team Leads. Rob is also nominally the Condovers Camp Warden. We’d like to thank Laurence Key for his leadership as Condovers Committee Chair for many years and also to Lewis Newton and Roy Thomas for their contribution to the committee.

Condovers again saw many young people using it for camps and activities. As usual, the major District events of Beaver Sleepover, Cub Camp and Jamborama took place here, along with the Explorers Cooking competition and of course the Playscheme. We also saw nonThurrock groups come along as well as the use of Condovers by the County International team.

A summary of the total nights camped, and the site used, is given below:

So we are very pleased that our oldest scout campsite in Thurrock is still well used, although we would love to see it used by more Groups during the summer. Come along, there is lots you can do apart from camp!

Of course we wouldn’t be able to keep the site in such good condition without the dedicated efforts of our two maintenance teams – The Brown Team, which meets on Tuesdays and the A Team which meets on Saturdays. Both teams would love to have more members, so if you fancy volunteering at Condovers, we’d love to have you.

During the year, the teams have:

• Kept the grass trim and neat, replaced a number of hand dryers in the toilets, painted buildings, cleared areas of vegetation, renovated the campfire circle and Rat Run, and finally cut up and removed the old, rusting container by Havers Lodge.

• Completed a review of Land Management.

• Developed a business proposal for the purchase of a tractor and associated equipment, and this was delivered in May. This has proved to be invaluable in keeping the grass trim and moving heavy objects.

• Nights by Thurrock Scouts - 1,567

• National Highways (NH)

• Non-Thurrock Nights - 322 (5 Groups - 3rd Harold Hill, Pitsea St. Michaels, 10/18th Dagenham and 20th Sutton Coldfield and County) Four of these camped at Condovers and had a thoroughly good time.

Thurrock Day/Evening visitors (includes the County selection events) - 1,906

• Non-Thurrock Day/Evening visitors

• Non-Thurrock events - 3 (Essex County Overseas Team Selection).

Day/Evening bookings - 48
Three marquees were hired out and returned safely and in good condition.

Development Control Order (DCO) for the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) was given the green light by the Secretary of State for Transport in March. We are now working with NH and their main contractor for north of the Thames (Balfour Beaty) to minimise any impact on Condovers.

• National Grid submitted their DCO for the Norwich to Tilbury transmission line upgrade in September. Condovers is unlikely to be impacted by this project during the DCO process so a watching eye is being kept rather than active involvement. If approved, then a close involvement will be required to ensure that the project doesn’t impact our use of Condovers.

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Alf Lowne Scout Centre

Graham Monk

Alf Lowne Centre Team Lead

Looking after Condovers is a team effort and we couldn’t do it without our leadership team, maintenance teams, Paula who runs the Tuck Shop, bringing in much needed revenue - as well as satisfying the sweet tooths of multitudes of young people, and of course Sally who does our administration.

We’d also like to say a big thank you to all the Groups who have supported us during the year. We look forward to many more visits from you in 2026 and beyond.

Thurrock is fortunate to have its own District Headquarters and, once its future was secured in 2024, a committee was formed to start a process of maintenance and update.

At the rear of the building, vegetation had become overgrown but it was difficult to access as the Council had erected fencing in the wrong place. After a period of negotiation, we were able to gain access to the area and the vegetation was all cleared. This will now need regular clearing to prevent it returning to its previous state.

It soon became clear that there were vegetation was all cleared. This will serious issues with all of the electrical now need regular clearing to prevent systems in the building and, following it returning to its previous state. a survey, the Trustee Board agreed that the whole building should be The building is used for meetings, rewired. Had this not happened, the Scout Shop, Learning, Explorer building would had to have been Scouts, District Events as well as closed. This work was successfully being booked out to the Nepalese completed with several upgrades, Community, Rainbows and a Kung Fu including a move to lighting operated Group. by sensors and emergency lighting.

The Committee is looking to develop a plan of maintenance to make it fit for the future.

Gang Show

Graham Monk

Gang Show Team Lead

After its successful return in 2024, Gang Show continued with a second show in the new streamlined format.

have abandoned. I consider this to be a mistake. It’s part of the heritage of Gang Shows. Once again our Explorer Scouts performed the final number before the finale with their clever rendition of the UV “Glow Stick Dance.”

The shortened format allowed more number before the finale with their Groups to attend the show during the clever rendition of the UV “Glow Stick week but it did reduce attendance on Dance.” Saturday, especially at the Matinee performance. A decision has been Costs continue to rise but we were made to discontinue Saturday able to maintain ticket prices with a performances and instead move to a strong control of costs and all of the Tuesday to Friday format. Committee worked hard to ensure a smooth production. All of the There were several new members of backstage crew are the ones that the cast, mainly younger members, provide the back up with such things and they were enthusiastic along with as wardrobe, props, music and the the continuing cast. Our performance whole stage crew.

There were several new members of backstage crew are the ones that the cast, mainly younger members, provide the back up with such things and they were enthusiastic along with as wardrobe, props, music and the the continuing cast. Our performance whole stage crew. team of Tricia Beckett, Dave Tapsell, Sharon Armfield and Tony Cosans We now move forwards to the 2026 put together a varied programme show with the new format and with a mixture of musical numbers, timings and seven additions to the comedy and our normal mix of Ralph cast. Reader material, which many shows

Scout Shops David Ward

Scout Shops Team Lead

Health and Safety

Brian Phillips

Health and Safety Team Lead

We continue to operate two shops within the District which operate at different times, thereby giving parents and leaders a greater choice of opening hours.

We continue to offer Scout Association uniform (Squirrel, Beaver, Cub, Scout, Explorers, and Network/ Adult) cheaper than the internet. Shopping in store has the added advantages that profit is retained within the District and uniforms can be tried on to make sure the size is right.

We continue to support leaders by providing items they need for running their sections and some items, such as flags and tentage, are sold at cost price to Scout Groups within our District.

During 2025, from profits raised in 2024, the Scout Shop was able to repay the £5,000 start up grant provided in early 2024. Residual profits from 2024 and 2025 have been used to finance the shop’s day to day funding needs. Some of the future profits from 2025 onwards will be used to directly reduce the District’s membership subscriptions.

The Health and Safety Team meets bi-monthly to cover health and safety issues within the District. The team aims to advise and inform both the Board of Trustees and Groups/ Sections of current Scouting health and safety issues and requirements. The team is made up of Brian Phillips, Tim Webb, Tim Gregory, Nick Webb, and Mark Harrison.

Badge sales are managed through Lesley Ward and the quickest and most efficient way to obtain badges is to email badge orders direct to Lesley using the email address shop@ thurrockscouts.org.uk . Orders placed by email are often delivered to the leader within a day or two of the order being placed. Whether the email is merely a list of badges or leaders wish to attach the OSM shopping list to the email is a personal choice for the leaders. All we need is a clear list of your requirements.

We continue to provide a click and collect service for leaders. Merely email your order to shop@ thurrockscouts.org.uk , telling us if you want the goods to be posted or collected at Grays or Stanford-leHope. We will do the rest.

We must give many thanks to the team of people who staff our two shops, week in, week out. They do an excellent job. Special thanks too for the managers Janis & Lesley/Dave for successfully leading and delivering the Scout Shop operation.

Group/District Unit/District Premises. This is reported anonymously to the Board of Trustees statistically and no individual Groups or Sections are identified.

The summaries given below are gathered from POR and The Safe Scouting Premises Audit Tool.

Returns

The District website provides useful links to health and safety information that is available from HQ, and the committee works towards ensuring they are up to date and relevant.

The team occasionally issue Bulletins. We issued 1 Bulletin in 2025 which was No. 16 Carbon Monoxide.

The team also puts out a yearly Health & Safety Questionnaire to all Groups, District Units and District Premises asking them for information on the status of health and safety in their

In all, 27 questionnaires were sent out to Groups, managers of property, Explorer Units and Network with 22 returned. Questionnaires were not received from 5 Groups/Sections.

We used a traffic light system to highlight areas which were of a concern to us and the Board of Trustees.

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Red Signal: - Alerts

Summary - This is a legal requirement for this to be carried out annually.

Fire Risk Assessment

Premises Risk Assessment

1 Group/Section did not give a date for their Fire Risk Assessment. Otherwise, the oldest date was January 2023, which is 3 years old.

Summary - Scouting HQ information states: Arrange to regularly review your assessment, particularly following any changes or incidents at the premises. Put it on the agenda for the Trustee Board and Volunteer team meetings. Revise the plan as necessary.

Fire Extinguisher Inspection

Of the 22 responses, 20 inspection dates are within the last 12 months, one is 1 year out of date and 1 is 5 years out of date.

Summary - Fire extinguishers should be serviced annually and inspected monthly, failure to do so may invalidate premises insurance.

Electrical Installation Condition Report

Electrical Installation Condition Reports should be carried out every 5 years. The oldest report is within the last 5 years. 2 Groups have not answered the question.

Summary - Is a valid certificate held by the Groups that have not answered the question?

PAT Testing

13 out of 22 Groups/Sections state they carry out PAT Testing of which 2022 was the oldest date for PAT Testing. 5 Groups/Sections answered that they do not carry out PAT Testing, 1 Group did not answer the question, 1 did not know and 1 answered not applicable.

Summary - Groups and Sections should carry out PAT Testing of their cables and appliances every 2 years.

1 Premises has a Premises RA which is over a year old.

Summary - Remind Groups / Sections that Premises Risk Assessments should be reviewed at least annually as per Safe Scouting Premises information.

Risk Assessments

Of the 22 Groups/Sections to respond, 6 have either answered “no” or “not applicable” to having a Risk Assessment for regular meeting nights for each of the Sections in their Group.

Of the 6 Groups/Sections that do not have a RA for regular meeting nights for each of the Sections in their Group. 2 of them have also answered “no” or “not applicable” to having a written RA of Section activities not covered either by a Premises RA or a Regular Meeting Night RA.

Summary - Groups/Units need to be reminded that RAs are a mandatory requirement in POR. It is a POR requirement that a Risk Assessment is undertaken for all Scouting activities and is included in ‘Getting Started’ training so all Leaders should be aware of this.

Amber Signal: - Caution

Asbestos

Of the 22 Groups/Units to respond, 1 premises is still to be surveyed. This question was first asked in 2022 at which time 12 premises were still to be surveyed.

1 premises who have had an Asbestos Survey do not have an Asbestos Management Plan and 1 premises who has had a survey does not make all users and contractors aware of location of Asbestos Containing Materials.

Gas Safety Inspection

2 gas safety inspections over 2 years old and 1 gas safety inspection over 1 years old.

Summary - This question was first asked in 2022 at which time 12 premises were still to be surveyed.

The final group that requires an Asbestos Survey advise it is to be arranged. All Groups who have had a survey should have an Asbestos Management Plan in place. All Groups should make all users and contractors aware of location of any Asbestos Containing Materials.

Accidents Reported in Accident Book

Accidents in the Accident Book have fallen from 73 in 2024 to 58 in 2025. 8 Groups/Sections advise they have had no accidents in their accident book for the last 12 months.

Summary - Remind all Groups/ Sections of their responsibilities to record all accidents correctly.

Green Signal: - On track

Does the Group/Section have a person responsible for Fire Safety?

19 out of 22 Groups/Sections who responded have someone responsible for Fire Safety.

Are regular fire drills carried out?

19 out of 22 Groups/Sections who responded carry out regular fire drills.

Are all leaders in your Group/Section given a Fire Safety Induction?

18 out of 22 Groups/Sections who responded give leaders a Fire Safety Induction.

Labelling of Asbestos Containing Materials

carried out advise they label their Asbestos Containing Materials.

HQ Reportable Accidents within the Last 12 months

Reportable accidents have fallen from a high of 9 in 2025.

Accident Books

Of the 22 Groups/Sections to respond, 21 have an accident book, 1 Group/ Section did not answer the question.

Accident Book Review Period

Of the 22 Groups/Sections to reply, 1 stated after each accident, 1 at the end of the event, 1 review weekly, 2 monthly, 13 quarterly, 1 bi-annually, and 2 unanswered and 1 NA.

Use of the HQ Near Miss Process

9 out of 22 to respond use the HQ near miss process of which 2 were reported.

Showers and Legionella Management Plans

The only showers are at the campsites, and they both have a legionnaires management plan.

Trailers and Tyre Ages

9 of the responders have a trailer. All trailers have tyres less than 10 years old.

I would like to thank Tim Webb, Tim Gregory, Nick Webb and Mark Harrison for their contributions to this team.

All premises that answered the survey and have had an Asbestos Survey

Learning

Gill Cobley

Learning Team Lead

Many congratulations to those who achieved a Wood Badge in 2025.

The Thurrock Learning Team have continued to provide many trainer/ facilitator hours of Virtual Training via Zoom to everyone in the County (and beyond). Additionally, the team have also provided the usual fun and informative face to face training on Residential Training Weekends at Thriftwood to enable more Wood Badges and Nights Away Permits to be achieved. None of these hours consider the additional time spent preparing and debriefing before and after delivering courses. Special thanks to all Trainers, Tutors and Facilitators for making this all possible.

Many thanks also to our First Aid team for continuing to provide you with many First Response opportunities.

With all this training comes validation, without which the learning undertaken for what are now referred to as Branching Out Modules is incomplete. It’s impossible to put a value in terms of ongoing hours spent by Learning Assessors with our learners. These are the ‘unseen’ hours that are often taken for granted but we know that none of this could happen without their ongoing support.

Thank you to you all for everything you do.

In addition to all this there are all the hours spent running and analysing Data Explorer reports to maintain Learning Compliance so we can stay on top of things as well as plan and administer all the courses. If anyone thinks training happens by magic - we know it doesn’t! ‘It’s only two hours a week’!

Following Transformation in Nov 24 there was a change regarding Wood Badges, in that they were no longer a mandatory requirement and sadly became optional. There is now only an opportunity to gain one Wood Badge in the future so you won’t receive additional ones for changing role or Section. This has been really good news from an administrative point of view.

I hope to see more Thurrock volunteers opt for a Wood Badge and make the most of the many training opportunities offered to assist adult leaders with providing a fun, safe and varied programme for all of our young people.

Thank you again for being a fantastic team! Every part you play is very much appreciated!

Good luck to everyone on your Scouting journey.

Statement of Accounts For the period 1st January to 31st December 2025

Statement of Financial Activities Consolidated Summary for the year ending 31st December 2025

All Funds are Unrestricted

General £ Designated £ Total Unrestricted £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total Unrestricted £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total Unrestricted £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total Unrestricted £ 2024 £
23,060	8,975	32,035	37,030
77,081	58,673	135,754	217,877
0	7,085	7,085	5,277
6,807	0	6,807	7,342
106,948	74,732	181,681	267,526

0	3,933	3,933	2,912
105,023	66,759	171,782	190,208
105,023	70,691	175,715	193,120

1,925	4,041	5,966	74,406
-21,503	21,503	0	0

(19,578)	25,544	5,966	74,406

190,782	172,807	363,588	289,182
171,204	198,350	369,555	363,588

Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2025

All Funds are Unrestricted

General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £
0	85,791	85,791	73,226
0	85,791	85,791	73,226

19,829	630	20,459	13,887
15,636	0	15,636	12,790
0	0	0	0
150,380	111,930	262,310	278,021
185,846	112,560	298,406	304,698

14,642	0	14,642	14,336
171,204	112,560	283,764	290,362
171,204	198,350	369,555	363,588
0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0
171,204	198,350	369,555	363,588

171,204	0	171,204	190,782

0	0	0	0
0	48,128	48,128	43,501
0	94,203	94,203	75,729
0	23,769	23,769	22,269
0	16,471	16,471	14,184
0	6,828	6,828	8,601
0	0	0	985
0	8,952	8,952	7,537
0	198,350	198,350	172,806

171,204	198,350	369,555	363,588

Notes to the Accounts

Note	Description	Page
1	Accounting Policies	25
2	Transfers between funds	25
3	Grants received	26
4	Camping Charges - Condovers and Cherrywood Campsites	26
5	Held by District on behalf of other Funds	26
6	Benevolence Fund	26
7	International Fund	26
8	Jack Petchey Award Scheme	26
9	Sums owed to District by Scout Groups	26
10	Debtors	26
11	Creditors	26
12	Tangible fxed assets and depreciation	27
13	Stocks	27
14	Operating Leases	27
15	Trustee Payments	27
16	Related Party Transactions	27
17	Contribution of Volunteers	27
18	Lease Commitment Note	27
19	Summary Analysis of Income and Expenditure by Fund	28
20	Detailed Analysis of Income and Expenditure by Fund	29
21	Analysis of Balance Sheet	30
22	Analysis of Fixed Assets	32
23	TDSC General Account - General Fund	33
24	TDSC General Account - Analysis of District Activities and Expenses	34
25	Cherrywood Campsite - Designated Fund	36
26	Cherrywood Development - Designated Fund	37
27	Condovers Campsite - Designated Fund	38
28	Condovers Development - Designated Fund	40
29	Explorers - Designated Fund	41
30	Gang Show and SAS - Designated Fund	42
31	Network - Designated Fund	44
32	Playscheme - Designated Fund	45

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ended 31st December 2025

1 Accounting Policies

1a Basis of preparation

Thurrock District Scout Council is a charity registered in England. The address of the charity is given in the charity information on page 4 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are detailed in the Report of the Trustees on pages 4 to 6.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the financial currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

1b Accounting period

The accounts cover all transactions in the period 1 January to 31 December 2025, whether in the SoFA or in the Balance Sheet with the exception of the Gang Show which, for reasons of consistency, only include the income and expenditure relating to the year of a single Show.

The Gang Show SAS accounts were closed this year and merged into main Gang Show account.

1c Incoming resources

Income is accounted for on a receivable basis, other than income received in respect of expenditure which is deferred to the period when the activity or event takes place. Membership subscriptions collected on behalf of other parts of the Scout Movement are reported in the SoFA net of any amount paid out, as this element of the subscriptions are in effect held as agents before being dispersed.

1d Resources expended

Expenditure is included in the accounts on an accruals basis. VAT is not recoverable by the charity and is included with the expenditure to which it relates.

2 Transfers between Funds

In line with usual policy the surplus at Cherrywood Campsite of £4,626 was transferred to Cherrywood Development Fund at the year end. District purchased a tractor on behalf of Condovers and therefore a net transfer of £22,488 was transferred to Condovers. The Network account transferred their remaining balance of £985 to the District General Fund.

3 Government Grants and other major grants and donations received

Thurrock Explorers received a total of £2,489 donations which is made up of £500 from Wellcome Church, £380 from Jack Petchey Foundation, and £1,309 reclaim from Gift Aid.

Condovers Development Fund received grants totalling £1,500 from National Highways.

4 Camping Fees - Condovers and Cherrywood

These include the annual camping fees for Thurrock (paid at the same time as membership fees), which this year has been split 81% for Condovers and 19% for Cherrywood.

5 Held by District on behalf of Other Funds

The District holds cash on behalf of Cherrywood Development (£47,685) and Condovers Development (£23,769), both of which are Designated Funds within the Accounts.

6 Benevolence Fund

The District hold a Benevolence Fund to assist young people in Thurrock with a proportion of the cost of Scouting activities in the UK where they would otherwise miss out.

7 International Fund

The balance in this account is held towards future World Jamborees and International Activities. The District is acting as an agent for this money.

8 Jack Petchey Award Scheme

The District is a Member of the Jack Petchey Award Scheme and acts as agents for the monetary Awards.

9 Sums owed to District by Scout Groups

There are two outstanding loans, one of £10,000 which was advanced in 2021 to 1st Corringham Scout Group. This year an additional loan of £4,295 was loaned to Chadwell Scout Group.

10 Debtors

Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any discounts offered. Debtors include accrued income owed for the use of Alf Lowne Scout Centre and due to be paid in early 2026.

11 Creditors

Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any discounts due.

12 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset over its expected useful life, as detailed below:

Buildings - on a straight-line basis over a period of 20 years Equipment - on a straight-line basis over 8 years

13 Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell.

14 Operating Leases

Rentals payable and receivable under operating leases are charged to the SoFA on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

15 Trustee Payments

There were payments of £4,686 made to the Trustees of Thurrock Scout District Council. These payments were all reimbursement for expenses. No payments were made for services.

16 Related Party Transactions

There were no related party transactions declared for this reporting period.

Contribution of Volunteers

Volunteers play a vital role in delivering our services. During the year, over 600 volunteers contributed their time and skills across a range of activities. While it is not practicable to quantify the monetary value of this contribution, the trustees recognise and are grateful for the significant impact volunteers have on achieving the charity’s objectives.

18 Lease Commitment Note

On 31st December 2025, the charity was committed to a formal premises lease, which was renewed with Thurrock Council in 2024.

Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

Not later than one year Later than one and not later than fve years After fve years	31.12.25 £ 31.12.24 £ 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 0 0
	12,000 12,000

The financial statements for the period include lease payments recognised as an expense of £6,000.00.

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 19 - Summary Analysis of Income and Expenditure by Fund

Income £ Expenditure £ Net Income/ Expenditure £ Transfers Between Funds £ Net Movement in Funds £ Fund Balances Brought Forward from 2024 £ Fund Balances Carried Forward £	Income £ Expenditure £ Net Income/ Expenditure £ Transfers Between Funds £ Net Movement in Funds £ Fund Balances Brought Forward from 2024 £ Fund Balances Carried Forward £	Income £ Expenditure £ Net Income/ Expenditure £ Transfers Between Funds £ Net Movement in Funds £ Fund Balances Brought Forward from 2024 £ Fund Balances Carried Forward £	Income £ Expenditure £ Net Income/ Expenditure £ Transfers Between Funds £ Net Movement in Funds £ Fund Balances Brought Forward from 2024 £ Fund Balances Carried Forward £	Income £ Expenditure £ Net Income/ Expenditure £ Transfers Between Funds £ Net Movement in Funds £ Fund Balances Brought Forward from 2024 £ Fund Balances Carried Forward £	Income £ Expenditure £ Net Income/ Expenditure £ Transfers Between Funds £ Net Movement in Funds £ Fund Balances Brought Forward from 2024 £ Fund Balances Carried Forward £	Income £ Expenditure £ Net Income/ Expenditure £ Transfers Between Funds £ Net Movement in Funds £ Fund Balances Brought Forward from 2024 £ Fund Balances Carried Forward £
106,948	105,023	1,925	(21,503)	(19,578)	190,782	171,204

106,948	105,023	1,925	(21,503)	(19,578)	190,782	171,204

19,116	14,490	4,626	(4,626)	0	0	0
0	0	0	4,626	4,626	43,502	48,128
22,179	26,192	(4,013)	22,488	18,475	75,729	94,203
1,500	0	1,500	0	1,500	22,269	23,769
13,707	11,420	2,287	0	2,287	14,184	16,471
11,015	12,788	(1,773)	0	(1,773)	8,601	6,828
0	0	0	(985)	(985)	985	0
7,215	5,800	1,415	0	1,415	7,537	8,952

74,732	70,691	4,041	21,503	25,544	172,807	198,350

181,681	175,715	5,966	0	5,966	363,588	369,555

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 20 - Detailed Analysis of Income and Expenditure by Fund

Donations and Legacies £ Charitable activities £ Other trading activities £ Investment Income £ Total incoming resources £ Raising funds £ Charitable activities £ Total resources expended £	Donations and Legacies £ Charitable activities £ Other trading activities £ Investment Income £ Total incoming resources £ Raising funds £ Charitable activities £ Total resources expended £	Donations and Legacies £ Charitable activities £ Other trading activities £ Investment Income £ Total incoming resources £ Raising funds £ Charitable activities £ Total resources expended £	Donations and Legacies £ Charitable activities £ Other trading activities £ Investment Income £ Total incoming resources £ Raising funds £ Charitable activities £ Total resources expended £	Donations and Legacies £ Charitable activities £ Other trading activities £ Investment Income £ Total incoming resources £ Raising funds £ Charitable activities £ Total resources expended £	Donations and Legacies £ Charitable activities £ Other trading activities £ Investment Income £ Total incoming resources £ Raising funds £ Charitable activities £ Total resources expended £	Donations and Legacies £ Charitable activities £ Other trading activities £ Investment Income £ Total incoming resources £ Raising funds £ Charitable activities £ Total resources expended £	Donations and Legacies £ Charitable activities £ Other trading activities £ Investment Income £ Total incoming resources £ Raising funds £ Charitable activities £ Total resources expended £
23,060	77,081	0	6,807	106,948	0	105,023	105,023

23,060	77,081	0	6,807	106,948	0	105,023	105,023

0	19,116	0	0	19,116	0	14,490	14,490
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
732	19,899	1,547	0	22,179	0	26,192	26,192
0	1,500	0	0	1,500	0	0	0
6,254	6,998	455	0	13,707	0	11,420	11,420
111	10,279	625	0	11,015	26	12,762	12,788
1,878	880	4,457	0	7,215	3,906	1,894	5,800

8,975	58,673	7,085	0	74,732	3,933	66,759	70,691

32,035	135,754	7,085	6,807	181,681	3,933	171,782	175,715

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 21 - Analysis of Balance Sheet

FIXED ASSETS (NET OF DEPRECIATION)

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

Scout Shop Condovers Campsite 1st Corringham Loan Accrued Income Chadwell Loan District Condovers Hold Dinner and Dance Hold Network Hold Other Debtors Payments in Advance - All other

Total Stock

Debtors

Total Debtors

Cash

COIF Deposit CAF 60 Day Notice Deposit Instant Access District No 1 District No 2 Held by District on behalf of Designated Funds Cherrywood Petty Cash Condovers Account Explorers Account Gang Show and SAS Accounts Network Account Playscheme Account Scout Shop Bank & Cash Account Section Accounts - Cubs

Total Cash

Total Current Assets

General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £
0	85,791	85,791	73,226

19,829	0	19,829	13,671
0	630	630	216
19,829	630	20,459	13,887

10,000	0	10,000	10,000
0	0	0	1,990
4,295	0	4,295	0
0	0	0	0
500	0	500	200
0	0	0	600
841	0	841	0
0	0	0	0
15,636	0	15,636	12,790

113,854	0	113,854	109,188
50,535	0	50,535	50,396
35,666	0	35,666	65,165
9,464	0	9,464	5,124
783	0	783	2,424
(71,454)	71,454	0	0
0	443	443	68
0	7,783	7,783	2,287
0	16,471	16,471	14,184
0	6,828	6,828	8,601
0	0	0	985
0	8,952	8,952	7,537
10,836	0	11,532	10,836
1,226	0	0	1,226
150,380	111,930	262,310	278,021

185,846	112,560	298,406	304,698

General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £	General £ Designated £ Total £ 2024 £
2,589	0	2,589	2,589
0	0	0	0
4,399	0	4,399	4,399
7,374	0	7,374	6,833
180	0	180	0
0	0	0	515
100	0	100	0
0	0	0	0
14,642	0	14,642	14,336

171,204	112,560	283,764	290,362
171,204	198,350	369,555	363,588
0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0

171,204	198,350	369,555	363,588

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Creditors (within one year)

Total Creditors

Net current assets or liabilities Total assets less current liabilities

Creditors (falling due after more than one year) Provisions for liabilities

Total net assets or liabilities

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 22 - Analysis of Fixed Assets

Cost as at 1 beginning of the year £ Additions £ Cost at end of the year £ Depreciation at beginning of the year £ In Year Depreciation £ Accumulated Depreciation at end of the year £ Net book value at beginning of the year £ Net book value at the end of the year £	Cost as at 1 beginning of the year £ Additions £ Cost at end of the year £ Depreciation at beginning of the year £ In Year Depreciation £ Accumulated Depreciation at end of the year £ Net book value at beginning of the year £ Net book value at the end of the year £	Cost as at 1 beginning of the year £ Additions £ Cost at end of the year £ Depreciation at beginning of the year £ In Year Depreciation £ Accumulated Depreciation at end of the year £ Net book value at beginning of the year £ Net book value at the end of the year £	Cost as at 1 beginning of the year £ Additions £ Cost at end of the year £ Depreciation at beginning of the year £ In Year Depreciation £ Accumulated Depreciation at end of the year £ Net book value at beginning of the year £ Net book value at the end of the year £	Cost as at 1 beginning of the year £ Additions £ Cost at end of the year £ Depreciation at beginning of the year £ In Year Depreciation £ Accumulated Depreciation at end of the year £ Net book value at beginning of the year £ Net book value at the end of the year £	Cost as at 1 beginning of the year £ Additions £ Cost at end of the year £ Depreciation at beginning of the year £ In Year Depreciation £ Accumulated Depreciation at end of the year £ Net book value at beginning of the year £ Net book value at the end of the year £	Cost as at 1 beginning of the year £ Additions £ Cost at end of the year £ Depreciation at beginning of the year £ In Year Depreciation £ Accumulated Depreciation at end of the year £ Net book value at beginning of the year £ Net book value at the end of the year £	Cost as at 1 beginning of the year £ Additions £ Cost at end of the year £ Depreciation at beginning of the year £ In Year Depreciation £ Accumulated Depreciation at end of the year £ Net book value at beginning of the year £ Net book value at the end of the year £
10,337	0	10,337	10,337	0	10,337	0	0
15,848	0	15,848	10,698	792	11,490	5,151	4,358
126,406	0	126,406	58,331	6,320	64,651	68,076	61,755
0	22,488	22,488	0	2,811	2,811	0	19,677

152,591	22,488	175,079	79,365	9,924	89,289	73,226	85,791

Cherrywood

30,541	0	30,541	30,541	0	30,541	0	0
6,321	0	6,321	6,321	0	6,321	0	0
34,848	0	34,848	34,848	0	34,848	0	0
2,298	0	2,298	2,298	0	2,298	0	0
11,004	0	11,004	11,004	0	11,004	0	0

85,012	0	85,012	85,012	0	85,012	0	0

237,603	22,488	260,091	164,377	9,924	174,301	73,226	85,791

All major fixed assets owned by the District Scout Council are held within the two campsites. The values currently shown in the accounts are the net book values (after depreciation) of only some of these assets. There are eighteen building type assets not included in the balance sheet values. Two of these assets were fully depreciated before the current accounting format was adopted, two were fully donated buildings, two were purchased outright, eleven are storage shipping containers and cost less than £5,000 and were not considered for capitalisation and one a garage no longer in use. There are three site tractors purchased outright and not capitalised.

While the net book value of capitalised assets is £85,791, the current valuation for insurance purposes of all “capital type” assets is:

Buildings	£1,292,206
Major Equipment	£4,500
Total	£1,296,706

Depreciation is charged to the accounts to write off the value of the capitalised assets at both Condovers and Cherrywood campsites. These assets are being depreciated over 20 years. The assets at Cherrywood are now fully depreciated.

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 23 - TDSC General Account - General Fund

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies Membership Subscriptions Received Less: Paid 1c Donations Charitable activities District Events & Activities Section Activites (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts) ALSC Income Scout Shop Income Other District Income 3 Investment Income Bank Interest Total Income EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities District Events & Activities Section Activities (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts) ALSC Expenses Scout Shop Expenses Other District Expenses Total Expenditure Net income / (expenditure) Fund Transfers 2 Net Movement in Funds Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December	2025 £ 74,788 (52,148)	2024 £ 73,580 (45,674)
	22,640 420 7,160 17,211 4,910 42,754 5,047 6,807	27,906 265 28,445 14,682 10,910 42,011 39,761 7,342
	106,948	171,322
	8,271 17,485 28,908 41,780 8,580	28,439 14,776 10,790 36,473 10,086
	105,023	100,564
	1,925 (21,503)	70,758 4,305
	(19,578) 190,782	75,063 115,719
	171,204	190,782

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025 Note 24 - TDSC General Account - Analysis of District Transactions

Income £ 660 0 0 0 6,457 0 0 0 0 0 0 43	Expenditure £ 331 131 0 0 6,261 0 0 0 354 0 1,195 0	Net £ 329 (131) 0 0 196 0 0 0 (354) 0 (1,195) 43
7,160	8,271	(1,112)
2,495 9,936 4,780 0	2,214 9,539 5,541 191	281 397 (761) (191)
17,211	17,485	(274)
0 0 0 0 0 4,910 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 696 0 1,067 0 0 927 0 2,392 18,644 182 4,500 500	0 (696) 0 (1,067) 0 4,910 (927) 0 (2,392) (18,644) (182) (4,500) (500)
4,910	28,908	(23,998)
42,754	41,780	974

Analysis of Other District Transactions Administration Awards & Badges Bank Charges Clothing/Uniforms Donations Equipment Sales Grants Insurance Interest Meetings Membership Fees Training Other Total Other Total District Income and Expenditure on General Account (before Fund Transfers)	Notes 3	Income £ 0 0 0 0 420 0 5,000 0 6,807 0 22,640 0 47	Expenditure £ 2,039 1,951 115 28 136 0 0 2,007 0 183 0 185 1,935	Net £ (2,039) (1,951) (115) (28) 284 0 5,000 (2,007) 6,807 (183) 22,640 (185) (1,888)
		34,914	8,580	26,335
		106,948	105,023	1,925

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 25 - Cherrywood Campsite - Designated Fund

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies Donations Charitable activities Camping Fees 4 Grants 3 Insurance Claim Other Income Total Income EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities Administration Water Rates Insurance Gas Electricity Equipment Telephone & Broadband Alarm & Fire Systems Site, Maintenance & Equipment Rates Rent Waste Disposal Other Expenses Total Expenditure Net income / (expenditure) Fund Transfers 2 Net Movement in Funds Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December Funded by: Capital	2025 £ 0 18,884 232	2024 £ 20 17,901 0 0 125
	19,116	18,046
	369 873 3,293 655 1,067 3,315 858 522 2,851 140 40 506 0	456 732 2,939 294 1,560 0 617 684 11,430 137 20 700 50
	14,490	19,619
	4,626 (4,626)	(1,573) 1,573
	0 0	0 0
	0	0
	0	0

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 26 - Cherrywood Development - Designated Fund

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Other trading activities Fund Raising Total Income EXPENDITURE ON: None Total Expenditure Net income / (expenditure) Fund Transfers 2 Net Movement in Funds Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December Funded by: Cash held by District Cash held by Cherrywood	2025 £ 0	2024 £ 0
	0	0
	0	0
	0	0
	0 4,626	0 (1,573)
	4,626 43,502	(1,573) 45,075
	48,128	43,502
	47,685 443	43,434 68
	48,128	43,502

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 27 - Condovers Campsite - Designated Fund

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies Donations Charitable activities Camping Fees 4 Lodge Rents Electricity Gas Grants Marquee Activitiy Facilities Other Other Trading Activities Tuck Shop: Income Less: Opening Stock Less: Purchases Add: Closing Stock 13 Shop Surplus / (Defcit) Total Income EXPENDITURE ON: Raising Funds Events Charitable activities Administration Electricity Activity Equipment Alarm & Fire Gas Telephone & Broadband Insurance Rent & Rates Water Rates Site, Maintenance & Equipment Special Works Waste Disposal Depreciation 12 Other Total Expenditure	2025 £ 2024 £ 732 705 18,089 16,273 280 100 486 419 0 0 0 0 720 0 325 455 0 0
	3,460 3,241 (216) (296) (2,326) (1,648) 630 216
	1,547 1,513
	22,179 19,465
	0 0 356 349 2,345 2,748 82 29 571 348 849 113 618 553 4,844 4,508 412 295 1,183 1,504 4,022 5,237 0 676 988 946 9,924 7,113 0 11
	26,192 24,430

Notes Net income / (expenditure) Fund Transfers 2 Net Movement in Funds Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December Funded by: Capital Stock Cash held by District Cash held by Condovers	2025 £ 2024 £ (4,013) (4,965) 22,488 (1,324)
	18,475 (6,289) 75,729 82,018
	94,203 75,729
	93,573 73,226 630 216 0 0 0 2,287
	94,203 75,729

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 28 - Condovers Development - Designated Fund

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies Donations Charitable Activities Grants received 3 Other trading activities Fund Raising Total Income EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds Fund Raising Total Expenditure Net income / (expenditure) Fund Transfers 2 Net Movement in Funds Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December Funded by: Cash held by District 5	2025 £ 0 1,500 0	2024 £ 0 1,850 0
	1,500	1,850
	0	0
	0	0
	1,500 0	1,850 1,324
	1,500 22,269	3,174 19,095
	23,769	22,269
	23,769	22,269

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 29 - Explorers - Designated Fund

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies Membership Subscriptions Received Less: Paid 1c Donations 3 Charitable activities Camps and Activities Grants 3 Other trading activities Fundraising Total Income EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities Administration & Stationery Camps & Activities Equipment Rent & Insurance Necherchiefs & Badges Total Expenditure Net income / (expenditure) Fund Transfers Net Movement in Funds Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December	2025 £ 11,679 (7,914)	2024 £ 12,115 (7,918)
	3,765 2,489 6,998 0 455	4,197 1,732 20,893 2,675 0
	13,707	29,497
	702 9,409 86 720 503	193 25,016 2,032 1,582 419
	11,420	29,242
	2,287 0	255 0
	2,287 14,184	255 13,929
	16,471	14,184

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 30 - Gang Show & SAS - Designated Fund

2025 Show £ 0 0	Gang Show SAS 2025 £ 0 0	Total Gang Show 2025 £ 0 0	2024 Total £ 10 0
0 111 8,312 0 399 683 885 0 0 625	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 111 8,312 0 399 683 885 0 0 625	10 127 10,380 0 515 535 500 1,172 0 355
11,015		11,015	13,594
26 7,706 2,283 374 199 31 737 397 326 666 23	20	26 7,706 2,283 374 199 31 737 397 326 686 23	0 0 1,437 569 361 14 1,592 161 550 1,015 600 1,433 25
12,768	20	12,788	7,757

Notes Net income / (expenditure) 1b Fund Transfers Net Movement in Funds Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December	2025 Show £ Gang Show SAS 2025 £ Total Gang Show 2025 £ 2024 Total £ (1,753) (20) (1,773) 5,837 1,796 (1,796) 0
	42 (1,816) (1,773) 5,837 6,785 1,816 8,601 2,764
	6,828 0 6,828 8,601

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 31 - Network - Designated Fund

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies Membership Subsciptions Received Less: Paid Donations Charitable activities Activities Grants Clothing Other Total Income EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities Donations Activities Materials & Equipment Rent Clothing Sundry Total Expenditure Net income / (expenditure) Fund Transfers Net Movement in Funds Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December	2025 £ 0 0	2024 £ 270 0
	0 0 0 0 0 0	270 0 35 0 10 0
	0	315
	0 0 0 0 0 0	0 200 0 0 0 0
	0	200
	(985)	115 0
	(985) 985	115 870
	0	985

Note: Scout Networks transferred from Counties to Districts in 2017.

Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st December 2025

Note 32 - Playscheme - Designated Fund

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies Membership Subsciptions Received Less: Paid Donations Charitable activities Entertainment Other income Other trading activities Fund Raising (including Catering, Bar and BBQ) Total Income EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds Fund Raising (including Catering, Bar and BBQ) Charitable activities Entertainment Operational Donation Other Expenses Total Expenditure Net income / (expenditure) Fund Transfers Net Movement in Funds Balance at 1 January Balance at 31 December	2025 £ 0 0	2024 £ 0 0
	0 1,878 0 880 4,457	0 1,798 21 1,115 3,409
	7,215	6,343
	3,906 47 583 0 1,264	2,912 152 978 0 777
	5,800	4,819
	1,415 0	1,524 0
	1,415 7,537	1,524 6,013
	8,952	7,537

Independent Examiner’s Report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Thurrock District Scout Council for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on pages 22 to 45.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the Act.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Lynette Thompson (FCCA), Independent Examiner

Rowland Hall 44/54 Orsett Road Grays Essex RM17 5ED

Date: 27th May 2026

Produced by Andrew Gilbey for Thurrock District Scout Council Registered Charity (England and Wales): 279853

Thurrock District Scout Council

Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

Annual General Meeting

Contents

Key Information

Online

Structure, Governance and Management

Type of governing document

How the charity is constituted

Trustee selection methods

Objectives, activities, achievements and future plans

Summary of the objectives of the charity

The Purpose of Scouting

The Values of Scouting

The Scout Method

Summary of the main activities, achievements and future plans

Public Benefit Statement

Financial Review (including Reserves Policy)

Declaration

District Lead Volunteer

Ian Scott

Growth Champions

Learning Compliance

Awards and Recognition

Governance

District Lead Volunteers

Squirrel Scouts

Jo Salter

Beaver Scouts

Jo Salter

Cub Scouts

Steve Cootes and Sarah Watts

Scouts

Michael Peacefull

Explorer Scouts

Tony Cosans

Scout Network

Neil Ashurst

Cherrywood Andy Kemp and Tim Webb

Condovers

Rob Manning and Colin Ward

Alf Lowne Scout Centre

Graham Monk

Gang Show

Graham Monk

Scout Shops David Ward

Health and Safety

Brian Phillips

Returns

Red Signal: - Alerts

Fire Risk Assessment

Premises Risk Assessment

Fire Extinguisher Inspection

Electrical Installation Condition Report

PAT Testing

Risk Assessments

Amber Signal: - Caution

Asbestos

Gas Safety Inspection

Accidents Reported in Accident Book

Green Signal: - On track

Does the Group/Section have a person responsible for Fire Safety?

Are regular fire drills carried out?

Are all leaders in your Group/Section given a Fire Safety Induction?

Labelling of Asbestos Containing Materials

HQ Reportable Accidents within the Last 12 months

Accident Books

Accident Book Review Period

Use of the HQ Near Miss Process

Showers and Legionella Management Plans

Trailers and Tyre Ages

Learning

Gill Cobley

Statement of Accounts For the period 1st January to 31st December 2025

Statement of Financial Activities Consolidated Summary for the year ending 31st December 2025

All Funds are Unrestricted

Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2025

All Funds are Unrestricted

Notes to the Accounts