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TRUSTEE ANNUAL REPORT FORM
Movilla Abbey Guides is registered as a group with Girlguiding Ulster. All Girlguiding Ulster Charities are governed by the Royal Charter and Bye-laws.
The purpose of the charity is to educate girls and young women to help them develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world.
Name of Charity as it appears on the register and other names it is known by
Movilla Abbey Guides
NI Charity Commission Registration Number
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The principle address of the Charity
Lorne, 30 Station Road, Craigavad, Co Down, BTI8 OBP
The names of all Charity Trustees on the date that the report was approved and all the individuals who served as Charity Trustees during the past 12 months. | Nikki Strain, Kellie Mc Namara, Kerri Cunningham, Kate Weir, Nikki Mayne |
The financial year that the report relates to.
1 September 2024 — 31* August 2025
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A summary of the Charity’s main activities to further its purpose for the public benefit and the main achievements in the year
Movilla Abbey Guides is a group of girls and young women aged 10-14yrs who meet 36 weeks a year on a Monday night from 7.30-9pm in the hails in Newtownards. There were 28 Guides when the unit finished for the summer on 16th June 2025 and 5 regular adult registered leaders and unit helpers.
The girls completed many badges and different activities in the hall to complete Challenge badges, Theme, Bronze, silver and 5 Gold Awards.
During the year we had trips to the pantomime, a residential weekend at Gosford Guide house, a Halloween sleepover at Lorne outdoor activity centre and a 7 days summer camp at Auchengillen Jamboree in Scotland. This year we also started planning our international trip for the summer 2026.
Girls learnt a range of new lifeskills and challenged themselves to try new things during the year with their volunteers. They completed a number of local community activities such as litter picking and helping collect items donated to 4 local charities along with raising money for the local hospital ICU in memory of one of our young leaders.
There was no harm flowing from the Movilla Abbey guides & Rangers programme and activities.
A statement that the Trustees have had regard to the Commission's Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance.
All the Trustees of Movilla Abbey Guides are aware of the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance.
A review of the Charity’s financial position at the end of the
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year.
Movilla Abbey Guides received 3 grants this year with 2 towards the residentials and summer jamboree AJ25 from the Leslie Sell Trust. There was a surplus of £6,226 for the year of guiding activities which leaves £16,319 in the bank account and £234.32 cash. The year end includes the deposits and initial payments towards the summer 2026 jamboree trip .This will allow the group to open again in September and fund activities next year to include planning for an international trip and 2 residential weekends away. The group has no assets.
Details of any fund 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.
One or more of the Charity Trustees must sign and date this report as a true account.
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