2025-08-31-annual-report - 7th Dromore Craigavon Scout Group Scouting Ireland

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SCOUTING IRELAND GROUP COUNCIL (CHARITY TRUSTEES) ANNUAL REPORT CHARITY COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

Please read the notes at the end when filling in this form. When complete the form should be signed and scanned then uploaded up on to the CCNI website when completing your annual report.

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1.Charity Name as listed on the Charity Register	7th Dromore scouts craigavon Scouting Ireland
2. Financial year the report is for	2024/2025
3. CCNI Charity Registration Number	NIC

4. The address from which the Charity Operates (usually your Scout hall)	co. armagh bt65 5bl	10 Tullygally road craigavon
5. The names of all our Trustees at the date of this
report plus any who stepped down as a trustee during	Current Trustees
theyear	Joseph bunting
	Aaron bunting
	Teresa traynor
	Amy mccrickerd LISA BUNTING

	Trustees who stepped down
6. A summary description of the purposes of the charity *The aim of Scouting Ireland is to encourage the physical, intellectual, character, emotional,* *social and spiritual development of young people so that they may achieve their full potential* *and as responsible citizens, to improve society.*

The Charity’s purposes are: The advancement of education The advancement of citizenship or community develop ment *7. The name of any person, or body of persons, permitted by the trusts of the charity to appoint one or more new charity trustees and a description of

the method used to make such appointments *If there is any individual or organisation with the* *power to appoint charity trustees, such as another* *charity or a government department, provide their* *details, the relevant powers, and methods of* *appointment.*	N/A
*8. Include details of any funds held by the charity as a custodian trustee This is mandatory for charities preparing accruals accounts.	N/A

How is the Group doing financially?

Stable

11. How has the Group ensured members have not come to harm?

All volunteers receive training in Safeguarding, Programme (youth work) skills and adventure skills. There is oversight of all activity by the Group Leader and the Group Council. Parents are regularly communicated with. All activities are carefully planned and the appropriate equipment used.

How has your Group ensured that any private benefit to your volunteers has been incidental to the public benefit of your work?

Volunteers gain additional transferrable skills but this is incidental to the work that they do and are the skills that they require to undertake that work.

13. A statement that the Trustees have had regard to the CCNIs guidance on Public Benefit. We the Trustees of _7[th] Dromore scouts Scouting Ireland can confirm that in setting our objectives and planning for the year that we have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland’s guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities have helped to achieve the charity’s purposes and provide a benefit to the beneficiaries.

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14. This report was approved by the Trustees (Group
Council) on Date:
04/09/25
15. Signature of Trustees. (This should be signed by 2 Trustees approved by the Group Council)
Trustee 1: _Teresa Traynor Date:_04/09/25
Trustee 2: Amy McCrickerd Date: 04/09/25
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Enter the name of your Charity here as it is listed on the Charity Commission NI register. E.g. 29[th] Derry, Garvagh, Scouting Ireland
This would normally be the Scout Year i.e. 1[st] September to 31[st] August
Enter your Charity Commission NI Registration Number here. If you have forgotten it you can find it out online at HYPERLINK

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Enter the address that you gave CCNI for your Group. This should be the address of where you meet.
List the names of Trustees (Group Council Members) that held the position of trustee at the date this report was approved by your Group Council. Also list separately any Trustees that stepped down during the year.
This section is pre-filled in for you using an answer previously agreed with CCNI.
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In this section list the main activities carried out by your Group (Charity) in the last year. Items could include a summary of: The number/type of camps, hikes and outings; environmental projects; cross community work/projects; joint work/projects with other organisations, list efforts to recruit new members, adult and young people, etc. This work is carried out by how many volunteers in your Group.

List the achievements of the Group e.g. the number and type of badges awarded e.g. Special Interest or Adventure skills; the number of Chief Scout Awards; the number of An Gaisce or Duke of Edinburgh Awards; the number of Explorer Belts; any adult awards awarded during the year; have your or people in your Group won any awards as a result of the work the Group undertakes. Have you refurbished your Scout Hall or built a new one?

How have these activities helped young people? You could mention engagement, participation, team work and leadership skills, planning skills, a place to go, a sense of achievement and confidence, a sense of challenge, etc.?

Finally how do you ensure that you are open to all young people?

Tell CCNI how the Group is doing financially including all income and expenditure for the reporting year. This should be the same amounts as in your accounts. Tell them about any fundraising that you undertook or grants received. Also list any debts that the Group has and how the Trustees plan to get rid of them.
This section is pre-filled in for you using an answer previously agreed with CCNI.
This section is pre-filled in for you using an answer previously agreed with CCNI.
Enter the name of your Charity here as it is listed on the Charity Commission NI register and the date the report was approved by the Group Council.
Enter the date that this report was approved by the Group Council.
Two trustees must sign the form.
You can use another format for the report e.g. your own Groups annual report, but all questions listed here MUST be answered including those marked * that do not apply to SI Groups.