## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 04 2024 **To** 31 3 2025 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 300521 1[st] Woodley Scout Group **Charity's principal address** 20 SOUTH LAKE CRESCENT WOODLEY READING **Postcode RG5 3QW** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
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year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Tarah Thumwood Chair From 06/09/24 Group Lead Volunteer
2 Louise Lloyd Treasurer From 06/09/24 Group Scout Council
Lynda Evans Group Lead Whole year District Commissioner
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Keri Benham- From 06/09/24 Group Scout Council
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5 Ian Nelson From 06/09/24 Group Scout Council
6 Matthew Milam From 06/09/24 Group Scout Council
7 Richard Baker From 06/09/24 Group Scout Council
Cheryl Wynn- From 06/09/24 Group Scout Council
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9 Robert Jones From 06/09/24 Group Scout Council
10 Ian Garner From 06/09/24 Group Scout Council
11 Amanda Franklin Whole year Group Scout Council
12 Wendy Boonaert Up to 05/09/24 Group Scout Council
13 Edward Wingrove Chair Up to 05/09/24 Group Lead Volunteer
14 Roger Jones Treasurer Up to 05/09/24 Group Scout Council
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Declaration of Trust 3[rd] May 1971 Type of governing document The Scout Group’s governing documents are those of the Scout (eg. trust deed, constitution) 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. The Scout Group is a trust established under the Scout Association rules How the charity is constituted which are common to all Scouts. (eg. trust, association, company) The Group Lead Volunteers be appointment of the Scout Association’s Trustee selection methods District Commission, the Unit Leaders by appointment by the Scout Lead (eg. appointed by, elected by) Volunteers and the Trustees by election of the Scout Group Council. ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network 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 Objectives and activities** March **2012** **TAR** 2 The objectives of the group are as a unit of the Scout Association. The aim of the Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual **Summary of the objects of the** potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their **charity set out in its** local, national and international communities. **governing document** The method of achieving the aim of the Association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership. The Group meets the Charity Commission’s public benefits criteria under both the advancement of education and the advancement of citizenship or community development headings. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance The last year has been very productive for the Group. **Summary of the main** The Beavers are increasing in numbers thanks to the second Colony. **achievements of the charity** They run very interesting and diverse activities thanks to the dedicated **during the year** Leaders and parent helpers. Lots of smiling faces and noise. The Cubs Packs are thriving due to the hard-working leaders who have been under pressure to provide a varied and challenging program with so few uniformed leaders. The Scout Section has had an amazing year with a very active and exciting program of interesting and active activities. The energy of the Leaders is to be applauded as week after week they challenge and guide members to learn new skills. We need more people to take up the challenge and join the very active team that we are here at 1st Woodley. It is fun, it will stretch you at times and it will repay you many times over when you see the young people thrive, grow and achieve. I am aware that we have the support of most parents on a weekly basis as parent helpers. With out that help we could not run the varied and active programs. I would like to thank all of the Leaders and Trustee Board Members without whom the Group would not function. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** The Scout Group has no particular policy on reserves but aims to hold **Brief statement of the** sufficient funds to provide suitable case flow during the year and to meet **charity’s policy on reserves** reasonable contingencies. The Group Trustees consider that a sum equivalent to 4 months running costs, ~£8,000 would be sufficient to cover this objective. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Louise Lloyd **Full name(s)** Louise Lloyd **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc)** **Date** 18/12/2025 March **2012** **TAR** 6 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the p•rSod Section A Receipts and payments Unrnstrict•d funds fvnd• funds Tot•1 lundi L•* y• A1 R•c•l SUbscnptK￿s Camp fB¢É F￿ndrn￿ GrfIA R￿t 9.70D 10,452 12.473 14547 12,47J 14$47 4561 •J7 345 Dwallcn¥ Bank Inw•s1 Gra 187 &500 llk8s Income AR) •n •• tabl•l. nv•• Sub total Tot•1 r•c•lpts Dl8tnffl CWIAI 1105• 4Jl 11210 12,IXI 431 VaNd85 ral eqLlpm•nt AdminiitrAD( 1.325 4414 471 Sub total A4 A•••t and In¥Mkngnt Sub toi*l $3,746 $3,746 Net ofr¢celpts/(p•ym•nts) AS Tr•n•f•r• be￿￿n fund• A8 Cash fund• last y••r •nd Cash lunds thls y••rend 42,067 J4.107 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr•#tric lund• R•stri￿￿O fvnds Endowmènt fund• Catego Details tonb•r•bt E to Tr￿T•￿ B1 Cash funds 128 10370 Total eash funds 34.807 Endowm•nt fvndi fund• funds Curr•ntv41 lon B3 lThve8tm•nt aM•t• B4 A•••t• r•tsln•d for th• charlty'• own u Fund i•*thl 85 Llabllltl S￿nId by or ￿0t￿lIt￿$ b•haWof Ihe tru8te8S SwJft•tur• Prtnt Name teol roval Loolse LLQ" IG 12125 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** 1st Woodley Scout Group **On accounts for the year** March 31st 2025 **Charity no** 300521 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/03/2025** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Date:** 16/12/2025 **Signed:** N. Swanson **Name:** Nakita Swanson 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 49 Trevelyan, Bracknell, RG12 8YD ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 2 **October 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 3 **October 2018** **IER**