## **Trustee Annual Report**
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|**Name of Charity**|**1st Cookstown Scout Group**|
||**103985**
**1st April 2023**
**31st March 2024**|
|**Charity Registration**
**Number**|**103985**|
|**Year Start Date**|**1st April 2023**|
|**Year End Date**|**31st March 2024**|
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|**The Purpose of your**
**Charity**|_All Scouts NI Charities are governed by the Royal Charter and_
_Bye-laws._
_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._|
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|**The principal address of**
**the Charity**|71-73 Loy Street
Cookstown
BT80 8AE|
|**The names of all the**
**Charity Trustees**|Margaret Hamilton
Janet Thompson
Colin Rea
Andrew Rea
Sandra Black
Sarah Thompson|
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|**The financial year the**
**report relates to**|**Year start date 1st April 2023**
**Year end date 31st March 2024**|
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|**A summary of the**
**Charity’s main activities**
**and achievements in the**
**year**|_These are the main activities undertaken by this Charity to further_
_its charitable purposes for the public benefit of its beneficiaries._
_All Sections of the Group have remained active:_
_Squirrels (4-6), Beavers (6-8), Cubs (8-10), Scouts (10-14)._
_Section meetings take place weekly during term-time, following_
_a structured programme of age-related games and activities, to_
_engage and support young people in their personal development,_
_empowering them to make a positive contribution to society._
_During the year 1st April 2023-31st March 2024 All sections took_
_part in the annual youth service and they also made up_
_shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child._
_The Squirrel section enjoyed playing games, did artwork and_
_crafts, went to the Leisure Centre and worked towards their_
_badges. They completed the All About Adventure Challenge_
_Award, the Exciting Experiments Activity Badge and the Gold_
_Wild activity badge. In addition, they completed the Get Creative_
_Badge and undertook the All About Me Challenge Award. They_
_joined with Beavers for a visit from a pantomime and had a_
_Christmas party._
The Beavers enjoyed a varied programme as they played games,
made a variety of crafts, learnt new skills, and complete several
Challenge and Activity badges. Throughout the year, we enjoyed
visits to Cookstown Leisure Centre for Ten pin Bowling and we
joined Beavers from around Northern Ireland for trips to
Crawfordsburn Scout Centre in May and Armagh Planetarium in
October. At Beaver Rally Day at Crawfordsburn, we went on a
global adventure travelling around the world in a day. We had a
great day taking part in different activities as we ‘visited’ different
continents and we had a noisy time playing African drums.
_It was a busy year in the Cub Scout calendar. They enjoyed a_
_camp at The Jungle where they took part in activities such as_
_The High Ropes Course and Teambuilding games which helped_
_them to develop different skills and leadership qualities._
_At their weekly meetings they engaged in activities to allow_
_them to complete badge work. They also went to the Leisure_
_Centre to complete the Swimming badge. At the end of the year_
_several of the Cub Scouts had completed the Chief Scout Silver_
_Award._|
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|**A statement that the**
**Trustees have had with**
**regard to the**
**Commission’s Public**
**Benefit requirement**
**statutory guidance**|_“All Trustees named above are aware of the Commission’s Public_
_Benefit Requirement and Statutory Guidance”._
_“There was no harm flowing from the Charities purposes and_
_there was no private benefit”._|
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||**A review of the**
**Charity’s financial**
**position at the end of**
**the year**|**Cash in the bank: £ 4280.84**
**Balance as at year end: £4280.84**|
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|**Details of any funds held**
**by the Charity that was**
**materially in deficit at the**
**end of the year and steps**
**taken by the Charity**
**Trustees to eliminate the**
**deficit**||
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|**One or more of the**
**Charity Trustees must**
**sign and date this box.**|**Signature:**
**Date: 18/10/2024**|
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