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Trustees, Annual Report For the period From (start datel to end date Section A Rofereiicc ancl admiiiistr)lion det211s Charity name 8th Gllllngham rnorn Scout Grou Other namè8 the ¢harty is known by Règistered charity nLmter Irf any) Charity's principal address 6 Medlaf Grovè Ham stead ham Kent Post¢ctyJ Names of th• charity trustees who manage tharity Trugtso Name offi￿ (If•ny) Oat•¥ a¢tgd M not for whole yg4r Mr Rob Gill Mr Paul Cousin5 Mrs Ro Brown Mr David Dryzen Mrs S Iwa Gill r Aex Brown Mr Daniel Philli Kls Nikki Moms Mrwa nes rin GSL / Scout Leader Chair Secrgta Treasurer GSL I Cub Leader AGSL I ACSL 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 I LT700001

Sectioii A Names and athJres5e$ of 8dwsers (Opts￿ wrform"cn txrteroLwW 85 btrst ￿￿tiCe) of advisor Name Address Seciion B Structure. goi'ern3ncÈ aF)(I n131ia9enienl Doscripkn ofts tharivs INsts Associ￿. They cutsist of a Royal Charter, ¥thich in tum gives auhyity to the Bye L3w5 ofthe AsswatK)n 8nd The Pdicy, Organtsalts)n and Ruks ofThe Scwt As¥Kth"on. (e.9. trustdaed. ¢￿ts￿￿Tr) Gr(w a trust estsblisl)ed under its nJKt$ wh￿h are o)mmon I S(urts. The T￿￿te& are apw"nt&J ￿ actsrdance wrth the Poly, Org8nisatth and Rules of The sO￿l Asswi￿. l¢.g. wirt8tt ty. eknthd tyl You may ch¢￿￿e to indLth addkn.onal Informal￿1. vh rdevant abwt érACc4 . members of whith a￿ Ihe 'Charity Trust￿. of tr SCO￿ Group is an educational chanty. As chwity thJste•s they are fLY con¥tyi"rrfJ with islation Wicable to thanllès. This irtludes the registratwm, keew'ng prow ￿nts and Ma￿ng retyms to the Chanty Ccffimissi¢)n as apiyopriate. Pol¢cies and Y￿edUl8$ adcyted fcr. a) tho induction and training of trustees.. bl trts8tee' con3ider81th of maTrJr nsks and the systems and prctedwes to manage them The Crmi1￿ consists of thrae indeFThlent representatives, Char. Treasu￿ and SwJry toJether with thè Group LWJ Vol￿Tr GrowP Tfvakeo knca @. This SGouLL•r in meeb"ryJ ￿ resFonsibilrts of Ihe aFpointments and ts resfmywble tr. The mainterwice of Group pxoperty." raising of fvThJs and Ihe adminisbatth of Group finance.. The insuran¢ of persons. SMDFwty eqiwwiier Group pu￿￿ occash￿s." A55i3bn9 in Ihe fecrurtrnent ol and olher adult suppji Apw"th"r#J ary sub Wmirftees that may bp requwed". Apw"ntirg Group Adminislrat￿s and Adwsors olher than th058 ho are elected. 2 LrnLKJOI

Scctioii Sliuclurt (Jover113ncc and m?iiagomei)I ICOlItIl)Liedl Rlsk and Intsrnal Control ISp¢¢lmen 11 Group 6MeeYtr￿ has tdentsfied Ihg major risks to which they belleve the GroLtp is exposad, these have been r￿￿￿ed and systems have baen Èstablished to mthgate agains them. The main areas of concmn that hav• been identifi811 are.. Damage to Ihg I￿lI￿1ng, property and equipment The Group would uest the use of buildings, propety and equiweni from neighbouftng organisats.ons suth as Ihe church, cornmtjntty centre and other Scout Grosjps. Similar reaprocal arrangèments exsst with these organisations. The Group has sufvent buildings 8n¢J contents Insurance in place to rnitigal• against permanent I￿$s. Injury to leadèrs, helpers, supporters and mernber5. The Gro¢Jp through the capitation fees contributes to th6 Scout As50ciab"ons national ac¢i¢Jent insurance policy. Risk AsSessm￿ts a undertaken bèth all activths. Reduwj inco￿￿ from fvnd raising. The Grwp is [￿'Man1Y ftliant upon incorne from $ubscriptions and fundraising. The gyoup ¢Joes hold a resorvè to ensure the eonb"nuity ol actIv￿.e$ should there be a major ￿ductIon in income. The Cornmitteè could raise the volue of subscripl'ons to ine￿aSe the incom¢ to the group on an onth going basis, either temporarily Or pemianently. Reduction or loss of lea¢Yers. The group is totalty reliant upon volunteers to njn and adn)inister ihe a¢tivibes of the group. 11 there wa$ a rertucts.on in the number of leaders to an unacceptable level in a particular seth.on or the group as a whole then thèf• would h¥v8 to be a contr8etion. consolidat￿n N dosure ol a section. In the worst ¢as¢ scenario the corn￿￿te dosute ol the Gwp. Redudion OT10ss ol members. The GTOUP provKles actNths for all young people aged 6 to 18. 11 there was 8 reduction in rnembership in 8 pArbcul8¥ seth.on or the group as %thole then ther& would have to be a contraction, consolidati¢m or ¢losur& of a section. In Ihè worst C8s• scenario comFAete dOSu￿ ofthè Group. Rl8k and Intsmai eentrol Ispeclmon The group has in place systems of hJt•m eofttrots thal ar designed to provid& reasonable as¥urance against mwial mismanagèment or loss. these indude 2 signatrjrios for all payments and a ¢omprehensive insuTarv policies to ensure that insurable ri5k$ affj covered. 3 LT700001

Section C Summary oflhe objects ofthè chaity set out in rts govemtng [)￿Ment of y(wrvJ ￿￿p1S in ¥clMMig thw'r lull physul. 4rrtÈllecaual, sorial and w'rittjal as N)dMthJas, as responsible ulvLens and as ￿nt￿S of tsir k)cal nabonJ and intemabonJ communthes. an enpyabk and attr￿￿ scbwne of progressNe training, based the PrOm￿e aTrJ L•T aThJ 9￿d￿j by adum l&•Jersh'p. Summary ofts main 8CIN￿e$ in TeL7t￿ toltwe (Wts . We hold weekw¥J SCOJt￿ C&> ¢anys, ￿u$ Beav sleepM)ver5 . We hold week bng Summ¥ Canys forthe S(¥xJts arwj Cub5 {sornets'mes a p.nt camp) . We continue to GrLw campfires to r/e cohe5 meeb.ngs to add intwest . Whorever pOs￿1)le w• atte￿ 8fid camps held at Disln'¢t and County . Leaders rnaintsin and expand and by ttenth'r¥ vaious tr•rbirMJ events Additsonal detsils oflhe obitcbves aThJ ac9m1￿$ loplKyMI informati￿ encourapy as pracficel You may choos• to indude fvrther slatemerts, where reth8n( atNyJt ' pothcy on grarrt ma￿. ' contribution mad¥ by ￿Unte￿5. Public be￿fil $tatemMt The Gr￿p meets Ihe Charity Commission's publ￿ tenèfit crlteria uThJer iKJlh the lvancement of education and the adv8ncemÈnt of Scciioii C) Achievome,'Its ai)(I perforniaiico Sumrnary olthe main achEvwnerrts of the charity dwing Ihe year from ts Wegubrw￿k1Y SquiTh*. geav•rs, Cubs and Sc(Mrts meeling5 and the usual ScThty 4ctMbes that tw ent¥il. the 4 LT70COJI

Section E Brief statement of the charity's policy on R•aerves Polley ontinue the dwniable ofthg group durin9 a period inoime and ftJrbJtai&ng activili8s ￿￿￿￿t￿lY fall short of thai r•quired. Th• Group ExttiJtNe Crynmrttee consK1ers this c.£3.5￿. qulr•m•rt Iho•• fund• aro •lso to b• thb•d forMolng hut uuanDry 8no eypiwn ary aesyW￿S D8tails ol Bny funds m8t•rilty in deficil lurevm8tances ptus steps to eliminat¢l Furth•r fmncaal d8tsils {optKxA inf0mw￿l You miy ¢hoo•• to indude additlonal inlormation, Whe￿ rekvant. gbr¥Jt th• charity'o priwpal sources offvnds lindudin9 any fvndr8isin91", Inv••tyMrt Polky (Sp•ckn•n 11 The Grwi's IrKomo Eypwthro is very small and as a ¢on8owert¢ have tyufknnt hjnds to invest In I￿9￿. term inv68trn8nts $Lth 88 StOLs w)d shares Grtyjp has therefw owed a ￿ risk strategy lo th8 InveS￿nI of ts ftmds. I bJnds are held ffl cash u&in9 onty main8ts8m bank6 or bullding sori¢lws LV The Sc¢Lrt A88OC4atKx)'s Short Tern Inv&&lmant • how exwTrJrturn has the k objectives ol the ¢h8rlty, Tr￿Skee e>xcJ ¢. bh￿nCeS Ihè ￿terest rate¥ raceNed lo erourg the grtyjp Lth'n8 maxmum value 8ThJ IlKc￿e lom Ns bankiNJ wr8ryments. 0¢¢asion￿ty 11¥9 may Invctye using On occounl that Jry w Ihe GfQUP Ex•cLbb¥e c(￿￿#11¥ the cash IIoAf . Invtrsbn•nt pc41cy and obiethos In￿tr￿ents. Tr G¢oup has thereth adLyièd a rfsk averse $tr8logy to the invtttment of tts ftKth. hjl lunds ar• held in ca uswvJ onty mnth8m bank6 w knJ￿dry wcieti￿. 5 Lfitx￿l

cciioii F Plans ILrture yiods ItJ¢tsils of any slgnfficant actiV￿•S planned to athk•ve Seclioii G Doc13raiion The trustees dedare that Ihey have aForoveO the trustees, re&kxt atTh Signed on t•haif of the d)wlty's tntstee5 b)gnattwel8) Ful nanrf8) Paul Cousins Ro eicmn Posibtyl1•9 S•cretary. Ch Chaimwi 6 LT70CWI

Scrutinoerfs Report to the Trustees of th• . GILLINGHAM (WGMOREI scol￿ GROUP I rep)rt on the accounts ofthe Group fc the year ended 31 Mw¢h 2Iy25. Rè•p•ctlv• r•spon¥lbllltl•• of Tn￿t￿¥ and ScruUn••r As the Group's tnJstee8 you are respOn¥￿e for the preparation of xc(yJrtt8: YOU C¢￿81der thal neither tho audit nor independent exomination requirements of Ihe Charities Act 1993 aOy. It 1$ my r8sponsibilty V•4thout carying t an audrt or independent examinats'on to 8uub"n• and lo rep[￿t to y￿. BMI8 ol Scrutln••f¥ St•t•mnt In accofdonce wilh the direclions G4¥en In ts Group's cimtitithn. I h8¥e 8cnthrised the r￿0[￿$ and the accounts sel out on pages 1 to 3 Scrutlnoerf• Stat•m•nt In my O￿nIOn the X¢QWbts wa In accothnce tMth thg Te¢4Yd$ VOd￿d to me fKI comply Tmlh th• conBtitulion. Slgned.. Nama: Simon McC￿n Addr•8S.' 10 C•mtty Road Kent. ME2 3HW Dats.. 31108r2025 LT700005

8th Gillingham (Wigmore) Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account -Jr siJr Ja Forth• y••r 1 APTII 2024 To 31 Maffh 2025 Receipts and payments 2024125 2024r25 2023134 Unr¢•trkt•d fund8 R•eelpts Oon•tlon•. l•ga¢lg• •ntl •lmll•r In¢4m• bership subWPI 24.241. as.S•4. -10.547.50 -9.W. N81 nmtrshlp retar iJ.69J.56 148ts.98 Yr¥Jih Pwrqm 4Th# kthwti•sIC¥ry 2J.432.75 7,IX7.91 GIft￿tr 6AI&J2 Othér ￿m￿al incon 1.9S1.81 43￿21 Olh•r kn¢>yr• VW 1.705.C4 Subttx•I 34,J83.91 16.873.J4 Grnnts mainW￿￿• Sub total o.fjo o.oo Fundrnb•ltvJ IswMI Dètsil 1 . O•t•ll 3 OAX ojjo Othwfunarniilw I1￿ A¥901 S*) Sub to 00 Inv••tm•nt Incorn• nk intwesi 740.8S Proporty Awl Inc4r 1S0.00 $￿t0 $1.799.92 X40•.70 AM•t and uf•s. •tc. Illlrth•l st.799.•2 X408.76 I LT700CQ2-Glllin8ham

8th Gillingham (Wigmore) Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account For thè y•ar l Aprll 2024 To 31 M•T¢h 2026 Receipts and payments 2024126 2024125 Rmtrlctgd VnN8trf¢t•d nd• 2023134 Unre•trl¢tsd fund• Paym•nts Charftabl• Payments Y¢xrth yogramme afyj acts￿t￿lE I Cortrfb￿￿)n ￿¢1MpCL￿tr 31.70194 14•Y&90 Adull ¥UPPryt Ir8iThng R•nt Wr ind Strw•rago 51J.•S J7&SD incity ond G#& l.W.01 1.6•J.08 In¥ur£ne 1M26.4S R•paks 8nd fterw+•l• 764.72 59•.47 Mai•rb•l• ryulpmonl 1037.39 prtniitvJ and Unrfcrma 1.03•.01 1.•12.74 AGM and Iwiige oypenb 192.82 873.76 OlhAi co51y dqiil 1 . Donaikns lo Ch•rity hwcosts aet•ll 2- Socurtty oA¥) 211.77 060.07 O1hwc￿11 d•t¥il 3. Hut Rabjld 964 1&129.61 0lhwc￿ls de¢•il 4. Miaedlxou8 365.9D Sub totsl 40.199.12 JJ.892.1• Fundral•lng •XPOWM•• D•t8111- Annual 0.00 0.00 Oot8112. PKJ HrL 0.00 O•tail 3- FkAI 0.00 0.00 1¢) 160 Totsl Gr￿9 Expendltur• 4•,199.•2 39.042.19 A•••t and In¥e•kn•n¢ pur¢MM•. •tc. Tt•l payments 49.199.82 39.042.19 Net ofrnc•lpts/(wymentsJ Ca•h lundB la•t y••r ond C•sh funds thls year end 2.800.10 4.833.43 46,678.94 49.279.04 51.312.37 46.679. 2 LT700002-Gillin8ham

8th Gillingham ￿igMore) Scout Group Receipts and Payments Account Forth# y••r 1 Awll 2024 To 31 Ihr¢h 2026 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2024125 2023124 C•th funds Bank CUFTBnt 8CWUrt 1.912.04 &85142 46,4IZ17 956.69 P¢ttyC•¥h 869.J3 46,6n.94 Oth•r mon•tsry a•••t• Tax d•im Inwrm 0.00 ln￿•￿￿•nt a•••l• Inwilm￿l woporty-dots Quoi•O Inv•stfflenl Cxhor Inwutrn•nt•. (knlwl Sub totsl Non rnonelary a￿¢t$ for eh•rlty• own B•e $loGk Ol￿r slcck Land and buil¢in 27J.QQtyOO 8.ow.00 thdes 2S,000 20.¢YJO. Oth•r Sub t￿1 Llablllll A￿aunt5 not yd p8¥1 OAQ Expen904 Ir￿Urred ir￿￿ Sthacthptions Trx yw F4d Lo8n- d•t411 Contlngont Ihbllltlm and fuDJrn obNydo Thg ¥bo¥• r•c•bpts and wymènts •¢¢ounl and •tat•m￿ olM••ts and Ilatsllltle• TH•rn prxov•d ty the Tnot•M •t th• AGM and •1gn•d on ih•lr b•half by int Name ul ¢ow"r Ch)Irman Tr•asur•r 3 LT700002-Gillin8ham

Trustees, Annual Report For the period From (start datel to end date Section A Rofereiicc ancl admiiiistr)lion det211s Charity name 8th Gllllngham rnorn Scout Grou Other namè8 the ¢harty is known by Règistered charity nLmter Irf any) Charity's principal address 6 Medlaf Grovè Ham stead ham Kent Post¢ctyJ Names of th• charity trustees who manage tharity Trugtso Name offi￿ (If•ny) Oat•¥ a¢tgd M not for whole yg4r Mr Rob Gill Mr Paul Cousin5 Mrs Ro Brown Mr David Dryzen Mrs S Iwa Gill r Aex Brown Mr Daniel Philli Kls Nikki Moms Mrwa nes rin GSL / Scout Leader Chair Secrgta Treasurer GSL I Cub Leader AGSL I ACSL 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 I LT700001

Sectioii A Names and athJres5e$ of 8dwsers (Opts￿ wrform"cn txrteroLwW 85 btrst ￿￿tiCe) of advisor Name Address Seciion B Structure. goi'ern3ncÈ aF)(I n131ia9enienl Doscripkn ofts tharivs INsts Associ￿. They cutsist of a Royal Charter, ¥thich in tum gives auhyity to the Bye L3w5 ofthe AsswatK)n 8nd The Pdicy, Organtsalts)n and Ruks ofThe Scwt As¥Kth"on. (e.9. trustdaed. ¢￿ts￿￿Tr) Gr(w a trust estsblisl)ed under its nJKt$ wh￿h are o)mmon I S(urts. The T￿￿te& are apw"nt&J ￿ actsrdance wrth the Poly, Org8nisatth and Rules of The sO￿l Asswi￿. l¢.g. wirt8tt ty. eknthd tyl You may ch¢￿￿e to indLth addkn.onal Informal￿1. vh rdevant abwt érACc4 . members of whith a￿ Ihe 'Charity Trust￿. of tr SCO￿ Group is an educational chanty. As chwity thJste•s they are fLY con¥tyi"rrfJ with islation Wicable to thanllès. This irtludes the registratwm, keew'ng prow ￿nts and Ma￿ng retyms to the Chanty Ccffimissi¢)n as apiyopriate. Pol¢cies and Y￿edUl8$ adcyted fcr. a) tho induction and training of trustees.. bl trts8tee' con3ider81th of maTrJr nsks and the systems and prctedwes to manage them The Crmi1￿ consists of thrae indeFThlent representatives, Char. Treasu￿ and SwJry toJether with thè Group LWJ Vol￿Tr GrowP Tfvakeo knca @. This SGouLL•r in meeb"ryJ ￿ resFonsibilrts of Ihe aFpointments and ts resfmywble tr. The mainterwice of Group pxoperty." raising of fvThJs and Ihe adminisbatth of Group finance.. The insuran¢ of persons. SMDFwty eqiwwiier Group pu￿￿ occash￿s." A55i3bn9 in Ihe fecrurtrnent ol and olher adult suppji Apw"th"r#J ary sub Wmirftees that may bp requwed". Apw"ntirg Group Adminislrat￿s and Adwsors olher than th058 ho are elected. 2 LrnLKJOI

Scctioii Sliuclurt (Jover113ncc and m?iiagomei)I ICOlItIl)Liedl Rlsk and Intsrnal Control ISp¢¢lmen 11 Group 6MeeYtr￿ has tdentsfied Ihg major risks to which they belleve the GroLtp is exposad, these have been r￿￿￿ed and systems have baen Èstablished to mthgate agains them. The main areas of concmn that hav• been identifi811 are.. Damage to Ihg I￿lI￿1ng, property and equipment The Group would uest the use of buildings, propety and equiweni from neighbouftng organisats.ons suth as Ihe church, cornmtjntty centre and other Scout Grosjps. Similar reaprocal arrangèments exsst with these organisations. The Group has sufvent buildings 8n¢J contents Insurance in place to rnitigal• against permanent I￿$s. Injury to leadèrs, helpers, supporters and mernber5. The Gro¢Jp through the capitation fees contributes to th6 Scout As50ciab"ons national ac¢i¢Jent insurance policy. Risk AsSessm￿ts a undertaken bèth all activths. Reduwj inco￿￿ from fvnd raising. The Grwp is [￿'Man1Y ftliant upon incorne from $ubscriptions and fundraising. The gyoup ¢Joes hold a resorvè to ensure the eonb"nuity ol actIv￿.e$ should there be a major ￿ductIon in income. The Cornmitteè could raise the volue of subscripl'ons to ine￿aSe the incom¢ to the group on an onth going basis, either temporarily Or pemianently. Reduction or loss of lea¢Yers. The group is totalty reliant upon volunteers to njn and adn)inister ihe a¢tivibes of the group. 11 there wa$ a rertucts.on in the number of leaders to an unacceptable level in a particular seth.on or the group as a whole then thèf• would h¥v8 to be a contr8etion. consolidat￿n N dosure ol a section. In the worst ¢as¢ scenario the corn￿￿te dosute ol the Gwp. Redudion OT10ss ol members. The GTOUP provKles actNths for all young people aged 6 to 18. 11 there was 8 reduction in rnembership in 8 pArbcul8¥ seth.on or the group as %thole then ther& would have to be a contraction, consolidati¢m or ¢losur& of a section. In Ihè worst C8s• scenario comFAete dOSu￿ ofthè Group. Rl8k and Intsmai eentrol Ispeclmon The group has in place systems of hJt•m eofttrots thal ar designed to provid& reasonable as¥urance against mwial mismanagèment or loss. these indude 2 signatrjrios for all payments and a ¢omprehensive insuTarv policies to ensure that insurable ri5k$ affj covered. 3 LT700001

Section C Summary oflhe objects ofthè chaity set out in rts govemtng [)￿Ment of y(wrvJ ￿￿p1S in ¥clMMig thw'r lull physul. 4rrtÈllecaual, sorial and w'rittjal as N)dMthJas, as responsible ulvLens and as ￿nt￿S of tsir k)cal nabonJ and intemabonJ communthes. an enpyabk and attr￿￿ scbwne of progressNe training, based the PrOm￿e aTrJ L•T aThJ 9￿d￿j by adum l&•Jersh'p. Summary ofts main 8CIN￿e$ in TeL7t￿ toltwe (Wts . We hold weekw¥J SCOJt￿ C&> ¢anys, ￿u$ Beav sleepM)ver5 . We hold week bng Summ¥ Canys forthe S(¥xJts arwj Cub5 {sornets'mes a p.nt camp) . We continue to GrLw campfires to r/e cohe5 meeb.ngs to add intwest . Whorever pOs￿1)le w• atte￿ 8fid camps held at Disln'¢t and County . Leaders rnaintsin and expand and by ttenth'r¥ vaious tr•rbirMJ events Additsonal detsils oflhe obitcbves aThJ ac9m1￿$ loplKyMI informati￿ encourapy as pracficel You may choos• to indude fvrther slatemerts, where reth8n( atNyJt ' pothcy on grarrt ma￿. ' contribution mad¥ by ￿Unte￿5. Public be￿fil $tatemMt The Gr￿p meets Ihe Charity Commission's publ￿ tenèfit crlteria uThJer iKJlh the lvancement of education and the adv8ncemÈnt of Scciioii C) Achievome,'Its ai)(I perforniaiico Sumrnary olthe main achEvwnerrts of the charity dwing Ihe year from ts Wegubrw￿k1Y SquiTh*. geav•rs, Cubs and Sc(Mrts meeling5 and the usual ScThty 4ctMbes that tw ent¥il. the 4 LT70COJI

Section E Brief statement of the charity's policy on R•aerves Polley ontinue the dwniable ofthg group durin9 a period inoime and ftJrbJtai&ng activili8s ￿￿￿￿t￿lY fall short of thai r•quired. Th• Group ExttiJtNe Crynmrttee consK1ers this c.£3.5￿. qulr•m•rt Iho•• fund• aro •lso to b• thb•d forMolng hut uuanDry 8no eypiwn ary aesyW￿S D8tails ol Bny funds m8t•rilty in deficil lurevm8tances ptus steps to eliminat¢l Furth•r fmncaal d8tsils {optKxA inf0mw￿l You miy ¢hoo•• to indude additlonal inlormation, Whe￿ rekvant. gbr¥Jt th• charity'o priwpal sources offvnds lindudin9 any fvndr8isin91", Inv••tyMrt Polky (Sp•ckn•n 11 The Grwi's IrKomo Eypwthro is very small and as a ¢on8owert¢ have tyufknnt hjnds to invest In I￿9￿. term inv68trn8nts $Lth 88 StOLs w)d shares Grtyjp has therefw owed a ￿ risk strategy lo th8 InveS￿nI of ts ftmds. I bJnds are held ffl cash u&in9 onty main8ts8m bank6 or bullding sori¢lws LV The Sc¢Lrt A88OC4atKx)'s Short Tern Inv&&lmant • how exwTrJrturn has the k objectives ol the ¢h8rlty, Tr￿Skee e>xcJ ¢. bh￿nCeS Ihè ￿terest rate¥ raceNed lo erourg the grtyjp Lth'n8 maxmum value 8ThJ IlKc￿e lom Ns bankiNJ wr8ryments. 0¢¢asion￿ty 11¥9 may Invctye using On occounl that Jry w Ihe GfQUP Ex•cLbb¥e c(￿￿#11¥ the cash IIoAf . Invtrsbn•nt pc41cy and obiethos In￿tr￿ents. Tr G¢oup has thereth adLyièd a rfsk averse $tr8logy to the invtttment of tts ftKth. hjl lunds ar• held in ca uswvJ onty mnth8m bank6 w knJ￿dry wcieti￿. 5 Lfitx￿l

cciioii F Plans ILrture yiods ItJ¢tsils of any slgnfficant actiV￿•S planned to athk•ve Seclioii G Doc13raiion The trustees dedare that Ihey have aForoveO the trustees, re&kxt atTh Signed on t•haif of the d)wlty's tntstee5 b)gnattwel8) Ful nanrf8) Paul Cousins Ro eicmn Posibtyl1•9 S•cretary. Ch Chaimwi 6 LT70CWI

Scrutinoerfs Report to the Trustees of th• . GILLINGHAM (WGMOREI scol￿ GROUP I rep)rt on the accounts ofthe Group fc the year ended 31 Mw¢h 2Iy25. Rè•p•ctlv• r•spon¥lbllltl•• of Tn￿t￿¥ and ScruUn••r As the Group's tnJstee8 you are respOn¥￿e for the preparation of xc(yJrtt8: YOU C¢￿81der thal neither tho audit nor independent exomination requirements of Ihe Charities Act 1993 aOy. It 1$ my r8sponsibilty V•4thout carying t an audrt or independent examinats'on to 8uub"n• and lo rep[￿t to y￿. BMI8 ol Scrutln••f¥ St•t•mnt In accofdonce wilh the direclions G4¥en In ts Group's cimtitithn. I h8¥e 8cnthrised the r￿0[￿$ and the accounts sel out on pages 1 to 3 Scrutlnoerf• Stat•m•nt In my O￿nIOn the X¢QWbts wa In accothnce tMth thg Te¢4Yd$ VOd￿d to me fKI comply Tmlh th• conBtitulion. Slgned.. Nama: Simon McC￿n Addr•8S.' 10 C•mtty Road Kent. ME2 3HW Dats.. 31108r2025 LT700005