The trustees of 1" Newtownards Guides are pleased to subrnittheir report and accounts forthe period 18tJan 2023 to 31" Dec 2023. Abstract ot unit perfomiance: 102- yearof the unlt 30 Weekly meetings with average of 15 Guides per meeting 3 outings. one sponsored walk and one nightwalk withjunior members and a night at Airtastic 1 weekend camp, including attending 8 North Down County patrol competition and winning second and third place. Four Guide Gold Awards (senior award). and many independent badges e8rned across all ages. One Guide attend the International Communty Experience One Young Leader travelled to Kipepeo Kenya to perform charity work. End of year balance £3618 Overthe year activities included: Attending Airtastic Bangor Celebratingttte Klngs Coronation Camp skills, bush craft and cooking outdoors Camping outdoors Baslc FirstAld Seasonal craft Food craft and cooking Evening hikes and sponsored hikes Team building activities Archery Christmas parents evening For many Guidesthis was the firstfull year of Guiding since the Covid pandemic. Including attending 8 camp. This came with its own challenges,. many of the older Guides had to be taught the basics of leadership and camp skill8 that normally theywould have developed duringtheir time within the unit. Many of the Guides had become codependent on siblings/ close friends. as this was their limited social interactions during Lockdownslbubbles. We tryingto ease the Guides into newgroups and patrols and open up their sociaLgroup by running Patrol badge
nights, and team building activities. Group work became a keyfocus of the year, as many Guides simply did not have to confidence to work with other Guides they w8re not cLose to. The unit have found it very difficult to get Guides to attend to any event outside of the unit meeting plac8. The u ittry and subsidise the cost of activities 8nd events outside of the meeting place to en urage parents to convince Guides to attend. We came together s eral tlmes throughout the year with the Brownies and Rainbows. We have found this works wel as it allows the younger girls to recognise the Leaders before moving up to the next age group. ver8l of the new Guides made thelr promlse into the unit. out on the nlght walk 8round Cairn Wood. We held 8 Christmas parents evening. where the Guides serviced tea coffee and mince pi S. and the parents could purchase craftthat their daughters had made. The junior members had ames and craft activitiesthey could partake in. 8nd the Rainbows had Santas grotto tovisit We attended a joint mp at Cr8wfordsburn Scout Centre with another local Guide unit from Friday 2"_Sund8y 4 . June 2024. One of our leaders org8nised the joint eventto obtain her Going Away Le8ders Ip-alLowing her to organise camps in the future. While at the camp we had two Patrols parti ipate atthe North Down County Ewingjohnston Compatition. This Involves cooking yo lunch on 8n open fire with no Leader 888i8tance, folL0vd byteam work activities such as puule solving. orienteering. first aid response and sports. Both Patrols performed exceedingly well and won second an(J third place. It]oom&" (£3837) Maiprity of income is from the Educatlon Authortygrant, and Guide Subscription and 8CtIvity fees from parents. We fundraised £82from the Lorne Walk, £53 of which wentto Girigulding Ulster. It is common pr8Ctise forthe Guide unitto donateto the Rainbow and Brownip units, howeverthis year we splitthe fundraising of the Christmas parents evenlng between theltwojunior units. Expandi. (£2434) The largest expenditur8 is the Giriguiding UK Subscription fees (£50 pp): followed by camp fees. It is standard practice forthe Guide unit to give a donation to Regent Street Presbyterian éi hurch for use of the church h8lls, however due to 8n online b8nking error this did not complete in December 2023 and fell into the foLlowing financialyear. Therefore 2024 account will showtwo donations to the church. All badges, food and activity equipment was paid for bythe unit: unit Guide scap4es were purchased. as there were none left for new members. The broken FirstAid box and out-of-date first aid equipment was aLso replaced. A donation was given to a Young Leader travelling to Kipepeo Kenya to perform charity work. WE had the local Archery group attend and teach the Guides archery; the unit donated £3 per head to the archeryteam for a very organised event enjoyed bythe Guides.
It must be noted that many members and trustees have donated equipmentto the unit as well astime each weekto organise and run the programme and paid annual leave from work- particularlyfor camping. 1" Newtown8rds Guide unit has a strict cLaim back policy. so aLI receipts are collected in and reimbursements given; however, we do received donations of second-hand equipment no longer required, such as folders. craft equipment. and pens etc. Post covid it was notgd thatthe EA grant received had almost tripled. While this may not be sustainable and could be reduced at anytime, it has benefited the unit to 811ow for a reserwed pot offunds to be held for emergency purchases of broken equipment. The increased funds have also allowed the unitforward p18n to 8ttend a larger 4 night camp in 2024. as the unit can subsidise the heavy gttendance fees to ensure that more Guides are not restricted by cost. Events that have been held overthe year hav8 been subsidised bythe unit in an attempt to increase numbers 8 nding. Overall, we maintain the unit. The EA allo UK subscription fees d numbers of Guides registered with the unit, and leaders and helpers of d the unitto malntaln Gulde subscription fees, even with an increase in Trustee annual repo written by Treasurer on behalf of all trustees and approved bytrustees. Signed: Amy Braniff 1" Newtownards Guide LeaderlTreasurer
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Cash Assets Ulster BankAccount: Pettycash: Total £3,272 £346 £3,618 FunctlonalAssets Tents". CampSng Equipment Unlt First Ai(JICrafU Total £2,000 £500 £500 £3,000 ivity equipment:
Notes to the Accounts No expenses were paid to anyof the Trustees duringthe year except to reimburse them for purchases made on behalf of the unit. All Giriguldlng members are insured underGirlguiding UK with their membarship subscription fees. Section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 permits 8 charity to prepare a receipts and payments account and a statement of 8ssetS and liabilities where gross income in the financialyear does not exceed £250.000. therefore receipts and payments accounts and a statement of 8S88ts and liabilities has been prepare(l and presented for the year ènded 31 $1 December 2023: this is consistont with previous years. Bankfees are paid every quarter, and fluctuate depending on the how often moneys is received or removed from the bank 8ccount. All Income, including grants and membership Income Is recorded when received. All Expenditure is recorded when paid. Valu8tlons have been provided for assets held for function81 use; where possiblethe brand new purchase pricelieplacement cost is given. If this is not readily available a second-hand purchase price is given. Independent examination performed on accounts and expenditure. No concerns were raised. Trustee annual report written byTreasurer on behalf of all trustees and approved bytrustees. Signed: Amy Braniff 1" Nevrtownards Guide Leader/ Treasurer