Trustees, Annual Report For the period Fr￿ (*art ¢J8tel lo erKJ date Seclion A Reference alld adfflin15tralion tjetails Cffiarity name 3rd Ongaf kouts Group Reglstered Charlty number16f any) HQ rty￿tr•t￿ numb¢r CharitV5 prlnclpal addrtss The Scout Hut Love Lane ar Narnes of th• ¢h•rlly truste9s*l￿ mantye the thanty Tru￿# Offlc•111 *nyl D•t•• •¢t•d rf nol lor t*hol• ymr Cub Sèdion T•4m Memt*r roup Le&) Volunleer rustee reasurerl Usa Fullerton Laura Oa eter Portman Ruth TrJ•J J•nu• Seclioii B Ottcrlpiion ol lh¢ th•rWs Type ot8overnlni document The Group's govemirvJ docJment5 are those of the The Scoul Asswalion They constst ol o Royal Charter. which in I￿rn gives #￿hori1Y to the By• LM ol Assou8bon and Th• Policy. Org8nisabon Rules of The Scfjul AssOc48t￿n. The Group is 8 trua estatAtshed uThJer its rules %thich are common to all Sc4ulS. Trustee sde¢t6on metws The Trnaees are 8wx*inied In acu*rd8fi￿ wilh the Polw, OrganisotioTr 8rttJ Rules of The ScKJut Assoryalion. Additiortal gover￿n0 issues The Gmup 6 managed by Ihe Group Trustee Board. the mernLEr5 of ¥￿ich a￿ Ihe'CharTty TTustees' of the Scout Group aft *Jucabonal Charity. A5 charily trustees Ihey 8re rEsP￿ltIe lor c¢)mFAyiry *ith ltyislstion aw4ic4tAe lo chaiibes Thffj Ind￿leS the wtstration. keepTha woper 8r#J ma*J'ivJ rnlums to the Ch8thy CommlssloTr as apprO￿at9. The Tn&g8 Board of thè Chair, Tr•agJr•r and 2 Tnjstees aThJ meets every I￿1Th aThJ the AGM. mernt￿ ol It* Tnjslee Bo•rd cA)mMo BehvJ a Scouts Tru5t•• l**mir¥J ¥￿h1n thè first 8 Ol￿r￿l¥j tho 8oanJ. This Group Twslee Board exi*S10 m4ke wre the ch4itty is welkm•n8wl. risks 8558ss￿l and mrtVJ8l•J. t￿i￿￿1￿JS and equil￿)eth a￿ in gothj 0￿er, arnj everyone foll￿￿￿1￿9￿ requir¢merrt5 aTrJ the oryani58tion'5 pJlicie5 aTr rules. Their surwrt help5 olher voluThteer5 run hvJhqu¥lfty and ￿fe Fwrnmrnos that gi¥•s poF4• ￿lIS for lif•. Risk and Int•m*l Control The group *8s in ￿te swems ol inleffl81 cL)rnfots that Afe de￿nth￿ to wovbJe rg850n8tAe assurar￿ against rn4lenal fnismonwmeth ¢y Ioss, Ihese IncI￿Je 2 sYJnAlortes for all P8ym8nts and 8 oJmwehensiv• in8urnne• io •rtsure Ih81 Insura￿ nsk$ org o)veTrJ. Seclioii C Objectives and tsclivilies T￿ Purp¢*￿ of sco￿1￿9 ScouliThJ exisis 10 actively engage and suppjrt young peO￿e in their personal develormenl. efflFTh•￿s th￿ lo m¥ke ¥ Fthiliv• ¢4ttri1XrtK￿ to sod¢ty. Th• V•lu•• rA Scouiing As Scouts QUKJed ty I1￿• v4lu•s". Ini•gthy. Wo *4th lrt¢yrfly'. WJ or• horwt, I1u*m￿rthY 8ThJ loy81. R•#w. We have seif.reswl •TrJ re5wcI lof othern. Carn. W• IXher$ 8Th1 lake c4rn olthe In we live. B•lknf . We exFINe our f8rth5. beliets attitLvJès. Co-op•f•iion- We make 8 wswve dlllerence: ￿ c4)lloperale wrfh others and moke ftiend& Th• Scout M•thod Scoulirq takes tAace your¥J peopl¢. In pWrtne￿thp wNh adums. work ityJether bas￿ on the values of ScothiNJ and.. - enjoy whol tW a￿ dolrvJ ar*J hove fun - 18Xe part in athvities ind¢xw$ out¢Joors - leam by doi . Sho￿ in ¥Alituo1 r*fi•o . Iske reSpon￿NitY 8nd make (kn)i( - uTrJert8ke new aTrJ chaiserwaiT¥J aL#ivit - make afid Itve by their Promise. Public benefit 5tstement The Group meets the Charity Cornrnission's publi£ benefft criteria urKler ix)th the advan£ement of edutsuon and the adwancement of ritizen5hip or￿mmunity development headlngs. Section D Achievemeiiis aiid performance Surnmary irf the main athbevements of the charlty durin8 the year The group's w￿berShIp nufflbe￿ are such thal have full group5 %¥ith a wartlisi. Pthe see the rvp)rts fmm •ach se¢tw)n a￿e￿a&j at the erKI ol this rerKM1. Some h¥Jh1￿M$ ol 8cliviti.es th* our Beavets. Cubs aThJ sco￿$ have teen W with Sl••pmrs and camp8 the Cvbs ar*J SrA)Uts h8ve erbjoyed sever81 overnvJhl events. helpN'NJ them bjikj 1r¥Jeper¥jer￿ aThJ SIfe$￿then ieamwty skil¢s.Community inTMlv••n•ni- all sections took pon in local athvities sucth as iffler rAth'r￿, watwirKJ and rn4intainino IrKal FA?nter5 aTrJ partopatin In Ihe Noverntw RememLYanc8 Par*Je Scouts. C¢)mmunlty Gard•n Proprt- is a fantastic hathy￿n inrtsative *there So)ulS learn&J abMI sJxainat¥'llty %￿l￿e qiviTra back lo the hxal Arn4. These eXper1er￿e$ hdp our young members develop valuable lilt skills and foster a slrorq ser45e ol reSP)n￿￿lIty and comrnunity splrlt A O*Th•nkYou to all our leaders and ¥olunteers. Your dedication and cornmitment are at the heart of everfhiry we do You help shape p05ity¥e experience5 and Ilfelon8 mernofie5 for our younB people. Sectloii E R•Mrm Polb¢y The Group's pollcy r•y•r¥M Lq to I￿ld suffldonl resource to COnlinu• lh• ch41itat4• Activrtwa of lh• f)roup should Income aTrJ furth81￿Tra aLlivrti85 fall Short. The Gmu Tru*ee Board c(JngdefS th•t the oroup shoukj hold 4 Sum equivaknx to 18 months CIXS, £ek. Fundralsing •ffo ¥thtl8 luThJraisr¥J has 4 litile qulètorthls ￿ardu0 io other commiimefils. we a￿ very graleful for Ihe supwrf have reetNed A low SLKc*sslul evon¢s incI￿j+j the HA wy PoMer- Iherned ￿ee￿ver for Cutss 8nd the SwlrvJ P14nl Sale. 2024126 r•sulta The￿ has tsen An inc¥ease kn ￿jr￿l￿ngs thls year lapaely due to a very generou5 legacy receiv￿. We wll honouriTra the donor in the new txJibJino wtten It comtAeted The sedions have 811 t*en full aThJ Ihwh C￿n$￿jer8￿e effort by the l¢ader5 arbj volunleer5 * lull wc#Jrarnme ol aLlivities ha5 been run *lth Sul￿en1 surylus to pay lor the ￿e[head9 ith arn c￿rta$mIlY incnasiw. Investment Policy The Group's Ino)me aTrJ ExpBTrJrture ￿ very small as consequence does nol have SLrffifJent fvn¢Js to invest in lorvJer-lerm inve51merts 4$ *ock5 aThJ shares. The Group h95 lh¢￿1￿ •JoFrt￿ a Ir￿ I￿k strategy to the Investmerrt of ts fufvts. All lun¢Js are hehj in cash ugng only mainarnJm trAnks or twiklir¥J sttièties. Plans for future period5 Idetsi15 014nv significant acti¥itie5 planned t04thie¥* theml We are proud ol the progress we have made. but we are alway5 lory1k1￿lo￿ more adult T￿lunteerS toioln our team. 11 vou w¢xJld liketo in¥ol¥ed- whether regularfy or otcasionally. we'd love to hear from you. Your SLSPPOrt make a real Ithfferen￿. We ￿50£onl1n￿eto raisefuThh for ourongolng B6R Bulld Proiectlor a surtrt hut, every¢¢M￿lbUl10ft helps us move Closer to our goals. Section G The trustees declare that they •pWO￿ th¢tmstees' rep¢wl at* In￿ on bth•W ofthe tharws trustees Slqnaturels) Full rtamel%l cy rLfvfLL Poslllon lry 5e¢retary. Chalrl QLP45 Footnote.. We are awarethat the annual report has been submitted after the Chadty Comm1551on de¥dllnè whlch Is an oversl8ht as we have exceeded the £25.oc¥J threshold to submlt accounts andthe Trustees. annual rewt tortheflf5tllm•. Independent examln*s report to the trustees of 3rd Ongar Scouts I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts on the 3rd On8ar Scouts for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responslbilitles and basls of report As the charlty trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Art'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commsion under section 14515llbl of the Art. Independent examlner'5 statement I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention In connectlon wlth the examlnation giving me cause to belleve that in any materlal respect: l. accoutlng records were not kept in respert of the Trust as requlred by seclon 130 ofthe Art. or 2. the accounts do not accord wlth those records. I have not concerns and have come across no other matter5 in connertion 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. Sl8ned'. Name.. Jn 1￿ fyLL) rJL Relevant professional quallfication or membershlp of professional bodles Ilf any): S,x>C l.rvt Address.. C A i rt12a tsfjI1311025 ststements of Assets and Uabllltle5 4$ Jt 31st March 2025 Fw* Fw 9•irl￿ Cormvthny •4(4 31.946 31.946 33.156 P•tiytshGrwp Jij 77 L[￿1 In(uir¢d 33.156 Totsl JkJM St(¥* HL* CO￿rote11raV lela1st￿￿ I kl•iaisi¢Ye2 lotalStor•3 Ch ## Our Beavers In the last year we have seen some of our Beavers move on in their Scout journey and join Cubs. While we will miss them, we know they will have so much fun and the Cubs will be lucky to have them. We have also welcomed new Beavers who are wholeheartedly embracing Beavers and we know they will con�nue to make us proud as they work together on new challenges. We would like to thank our older Beavers for making them welcome ## Our Adventures us their talents and work on areas where they are less confident. Some of our Beavers are quietly crea�ve, others prefer more boisterous ac�vi�es and a chance to hare around and let off some steam. All we ask is that they give things a go and are suppor�ve of each other. Some highlights have included: - Using our old rubbish to create something new and useful - Den building with old sheets inside and s�cks in the woods - A night walk - Using orienteering skills to track down Easter treats at Skreens Park - Making Mothers’ Day gi�s at the Po�y Pain�ng Studio and Fathers’ Day gi�s at the Scout Hut - Learning Emergency First Aid with one of our lovely parents - Challenging ourselves at the Nuclear Races ## Our Community One of our aims is to introduce our Beavers to the wider community and see where we can work together locally with other people in the area. We have had some wonderful opportuni�es to learn and have fun. We would like to thank in par�cular: - The Rev. Hazel who has been so welcoming and accommoda�ng in our local church and introduced us to other church groups in the area as well as nurturing our musical talents - PC Warren Shepherd who taught us all about how we can stay safe and how the Police can help us (and allowed a pack of Beavers to crawl all over his car with the sirens blaring - The Air Ambulance team at North Weald who told us all about the incredible work they do and worked so hard to answer all our ques�ons - Adam the Bee Man who taught us all about Bees - environment around us - The Loughton Astronomical Society who taught us about the wider Universe ## Our Future Our wonderful Red Kite is leaving us at the end of this term, we are so grateful for all her hard work. Unfortunately without a replacement Assistant Leader we cannot con�nue in September, if anyone thinks they can assist us, please get in touch. ONGAR JUNE25 cubs 'Monday night is the best night of around the home to name but a few. Cubs is always action packed 2nd the leaders Lisa Portman and Lisa Fullerton pride themselves on ensuring that every week is different, that new skills are learned and that fun, adventure and friendship can flourish. We could do with one more adult on the team to allow us to do more things. If you are interested we would love to hear from you! The Harry Potter themed sleepover at Zinc was a success that gave the Cubs the confidence to then camp for two nights in Hertfordshire with Cubs from all over the district. They took part in a range of activities from circus skills, climbing and rifle shooting, to team building games, archery and pedal cars. The pack were amazing on camp and everyone commented on how polite and well- behaved they were. As we reflect upon the past year we feel proud of the huge amount of experiences the Cubs have had. From tending to the community garden and watering the Ongar in Bloom flowers, learning about our local town, crafting, rounders, outdoor games, camp fires, pétanque to hiking, climbing, abseiling, crate stacking, making pancakes, playing badminton, learning about other countries as well as skills to We are a really young pack with lots of new faces but already these Cubs have made such fantastic memories and we are seeing them grow in confidence, in their leadership skills and in their self-belief. We are proud of them all! A massive thank you to our young leaders Matthew and Ben for the commitment, dedication and energy they bring to Cubs. They are a real asset! Thank you to all the parents who have helped us too. Plans for the future.., We still have kayaking and strawberry picking before we finish for tIE term ana goi g forwara we would love the Cubs to earn as many badges as possible and for those who are most ambitious we would like them to achieve their Chief Scout Silver Award. Most recently Hugh Grice achieved this award before moving on to Scouts and we congratulate him for that. We look forward to helping our Cubs grow into community minded, adventurous and well-rounded young people and will continue to provide an exciting and fulfilling Cub programme. Scouts recap 202412025 Scouts started the new term with an overnight camp at Thrifvood. Akela kindly invited us to join cubs and provided breakfast and lunch for us. with Scouts cooking their own evening meal over the camp fire. Activities included a vertical assault course, paddle boarding and the zip line. Scouts also put their pen knife training to good use to create a camp gadget and our older members were pleased to help the Cubs with with their raft building challenge. This term has also seen a visit from PC Shepherd. who talked about his role, answered the Scouts many questions and set them a number ot fascinatingforensic challenges. Work towards the local knowledge badge saw the Scouts locating various amenities on a town map before writing route cards from the Scout hut to lead other teams to v8rious locations around the town. These skills were again put to use when we hosted the Kingsmoor Scout group for our'chippy Hike. in late October. We h8ve also enjoyed an evening exploring the Thriftwood 'cave bus.. Scouts donned hard hats and crawled their way through the maze of dark tunnels and passageways. Their support of one another during this challenging adventure was great to witness. To complete the first half term, we had a visit trom Leah from Hurricane Explorers in North Weald, whoworked withthescoutsto helpthem gain theirinternational badge and also a speciallydesigned'miles to Moot, badge which celebratesthe Explorers upcoming trip to Portugal. Work on the memorial garden has continued with a fantastic turnout from across the 3rd Ongarscouting community at the end of September. We are verygrateful tojames Stack (Highways UK) and Folia for donations of plants. and also to all the parents who have given up their time to work alongside the Scouts on this area. The Scout section has continued to go from strength to strength, and the addition of six fantastic new Scouts moving up from Cubs means we now have double the number of members of a year ago. We finished the autumn term with two energetic evenings. Early in December, Scouts met at North Weald Village Hall to join Energize Kickboxing for a taster session, greatly enjoyed by Scouts and leaders! Huge thanks to everyone there for inviting us along. This was followed by our Christmas outing to Quasar in Harlow for an evening of laser tag. Our focus since January has been on preparation for the annual Royal Forest Brass Monkey event at Thriftwood. Scouts work in teams of 3 - 5 to build their own shelters for sleeping, make camp gadgets and cook their own meals over a campfire. These skills are all scored by a team of assessors with points also awarded for a series of quizzes and challenges on areas such as map skills, knots and morse code. The event took place during the first weekend in February. Firelighting was a real challenge in the damp conditions and overnight temperatures dropped to -3°C. Despite this, five of our Scouts succeeded in spending the night under the shelter they had made from just tarpaulin, rope and wood found on site. This was the first time any of our current Scouts had participated in the whole event, and the 'Five Guys' team of Matthew, Ben, Logan, Hayden and Teddy did incredibly well, placing 10th out of 37 teams. It was wonderful to see how well all our teams worked together on the day; they were a real credit to 3rd Ongar Scout Group. Great effort from 3rd Ongar at Brass Monkey ... Huge thanks to @[��[1] }-,David Hambidge��,] for coming over in the morning to support our Scouts and Oscar for his tremendous efforts to keep everyone's fire alight throughout the day with near impossible conditions. The results are in and we will be sharing them on Wednesday ... all our teams have done incredibly well Scouts had a fantastic weekend at Skreens Park taking part in the County Backpack Camp. Bases were sited across the countryside from Writtle to Fyfield. with challenges to complete at each location. For the first time this year. we were able to put forward a team in the'novice, category, without the assistance of leaders. They did an amazing job Coming 5th out of 43 teams from across Essex. All teams were exhausted by the end of the weekend. and there were certainly a few blisters, but everyone had really dug deep to keep going and we were incredibly proud of their achievements. ¢;Ii;'S I As well as a problem solving and puzzle night working towards the Skills Challenge badge. we also had an amazing visit to the new Air Ambulance station at North Weald. The Scouts were incredibly lucky to meet one of the pilots and a Doctor from the team, who answered their many questions. Huge thanks to everyone for making us so welcome. {Il• I'iiii We rounded off the spring term with a visit to North Weald Golf Range, where professional coach Max gave us a hour of tuition with some great games and competitions as well. Again. thankyou to everyone there for a great evening. Our two oldest Scouts. Ben and Matthew. have moved on. They have been superb members of the group and will be hugely missed for their leadership, the example they have set and their support of the younger Scouts. We look forward to hearing all about their adventures at Explorers! To begin the Summer term the Scouts have had another evening working on the community garden. helping to water and try keep the weeds at bay. We then had an eveningoftye dye, wherethe Scouts allhad the opportunityto get creative designingtheir own platelcutlery bag for camp. The results were amazing. An ever popular games night was then had. we played rounders. football rounders and the famous chair game. all outside as we were blessed with lovelyweather. The Scouts were then put to the test with an orienteering evening, they were challenged to find certain local locations using maps and route cards they had made. We then met with our friends at Kingsmoor Scouts group as they had invited us to hike with them. We met North Weald and walked a circular route, our eldest Scouts walkingwithout an 8dult using maps and route cards to navigate. Aftera slight adjustment, everyone made it back to base. In order to try complete the Skills Challenge Badge the Scouts had an evening le8rning about diet and keeping healthy. This included sharing facts about the dangers of drugs. alcohol and smoking, and playing some healthy food related games finishing off with some smoothie making. Not sure if all of the Scouts enjoyed the resultsl To continue work in the community. the Scouts litter picked locallyaround the Love Lane area, and they managed to collect a few bags worth of rubbish. well done Scouts. They also watered the communitygarden again and the planters in the high street. The Scouts are looking forward to their summer camp next weekend, which we have an evening planned with camp preparation. This should be a lovely weekend. filled full of fun activities. Theywill have the opportunityto cook their own food over a camp fire. To finish off the summer term we are meeting with Kingsmoor Scout Group and then we have a cookout planned for our last session. The meeting with Kingsmoor is for an evening of rifles and angels. some of our older Scouts have had the opportunity go to previously but the younger ones will enjoy this outing. We then plan to invite Scouts families to a campfire cookout to end this years activities.