2023-08-31-annual-report

SCOUTING IRELAND GROUP COUNCIL (CHARITY TRUSTEES) ANNUAL REPORT CHARITY COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND Please rLad the notes at thL' end whcn fillinx in thi4 form. Whcn comi)IL'te thL' f(Trrm %hould bL fii2ned and scanned then uploaded up on to thL CCNI WLbsite Ivhcn completing your annual report. l.Charity Lyamc as listed on the Charity Rcgiiiter 291h B¢ifasl (CarrydutD Scoul Group Scouting Ireland 2. An othcr names thL' chari is known b 3. Financial year thc report 1% for 20 to 31-Au Isl Scp 2022 10 31st Aug 2023 4. CCLII Charity RL'gi¥tratii)n Numbcr NIC IQ6004 S. ThL' addrcii4 from which thc Charity OpLrates (u4ually yi)ur Sci)ut hall) Iliis 3hoiild be ihe addr￿S tha¢ Ihe chariiy iised when yL)gi.slLJring iinle.%.s it h(Li changed. Thc Scoul I Iall 8 Kncckbrackcn Drivc Saintficld Road Bclfast BT8 81.ix 6. The namL'S of all our Truiiteth at the date thi5 report was approved plus any who stepped down as a trustLL' during* thL' year CurrLnt TruibtLes )iLr .Xqr I￿￿1[111 ,VILNulty .Mr .M iLI)'ILI Ui)riLI)oir(I Mr C.'oliii Ci)I'rig7<11) Mr .MiLliilLI Slil'lll Truytees who stepped down Maria AnT]slrong (dcmiltcd May 2023)

1. A summary dc4crii)tion of the i)uri)oses of the charity The aim of,ScoMting Jreland i.s lo encourage the physical. intellectual, characler, emotional, social and spiritual dapelopment ofyounxpeople so that thry pnoy achieve iheirfullpolential and as responsible citizens, ¢0 improve society. The Churity's purpojets are.. llie advancemenl o]'education IliL advanclmeni c)f L'ilizLn.ship (jr Lommuniiy developmen£ ' 8. The name of any person, or body of persons, permitted by the trusts of the charity to app(Trint one or morc ncw charity trustecii and a dcscription of the method used to make such appointments i/ ilii'ri• 1.1 iiiii. iiiilii'irfliiiil lil. iii'&wuiii.i¢ili(iii >iiitli ili(, Ipi)IvLir lip Iiiii)iiiiit c'liiirinl Irii.slii(•.s, .siiLli 11.% (iii(iiliLir .li(Iriti' iir li AF{pi'i.'riinii'iit ilL'iiiirliiiciiil, Pi iii'iilc. tli(ir N/A

2. Include details of any funds held by the charity as custo(lian trustee N/A

3. Charity's Main Activities and Achievements behveen I Septembcr 2022 and 31 August 2023. GrDup PartiLulars: 58 adults and 107 youths were rcgistercd as members of 291b Belfast (ca￿duM Scoul Group. Thc youth member break down was a8 follows: Onc Beaver Scout Section wilh 16 Beaver Scouts; Two Cub Scout Sections with 39 Cubs Scouts. Onc Scout Scction with 29 Scouts. Onc Vcnlur¢ Scoul Seclion with 23 V¢nturc Scouts. Five Rovcr Scouts. All Seclions dclivcrcd a progyramme ofa¢tivities ccnl¢r¢d upon thc ouldoors and Inindful of age- approprialc opportunitic% for the Youth Mcmbcr8 lo dcsign and dcliver Ihcir own evenls wcll as dcvclopinbi Ic(Idcrship skills. Aclivilic5 conccnlr(Itcd on c(Impin&, pionCcrin￿ backwoods survival Lind hillwalking skills: achicveinent, personal devclopmenl and contribulion lo Ihc team by the Youih Mcmbers wcre ￿COgnis¢d in the award of badgcs. Thc highlight of thc ycar was the Group Camp in Ardnavally Scout Ccntrc in April, which was a fdnl(IStic succcss at bringing all slrunds of ihe Group togclhcr to both challcngc and dcvclop our youth mcinbcrs. Bcavers Scouts. Section The Beavcrs Scouts Icarnl and practiccd a wi(k rangc of scouling skills, for examplc, building (papcr) bridgc activiti¢s, a catapult cxcrcisc using pop-%ticks & cl&8tics, and crcatingF basic pionccring slructurcs {A-framc, tripod ¥tructurcs, ctc) wilh bamboo %ticks. Thcy inadc cxccllcnl attcmpts at ovcrhand, figurc-of-ClgFht, rccl& basic hitch knols, and Iherc was an inlroduction lo pionecrin&' cquipmcnt and ienninology, Thc Beavers Ihoroughly cnjoycd thc Christmas pantomimc at Ihc Walerfronl Ilall as part of the widcr Scout Group. They took part in a Beaver ovcmighi camp in Ardnavally Swut Centre, working through a rang¢ of aclivilics Ihat th¢ older Scouts had designed and set up. Cub Scouts Thc c.ubs Icarnt and utilised a rangc of skills over the year, for examplc, using Square, Norwegian and Tourniquet lashings to build a giant Chair. Cubs workcd on Air Skills badgcs making papcr airplancs, and Firsl Aid tcchniques as well as lots of backwoods cooking. They also had lots of fun making pancakes on PancakL Tuesday) pfdcticing map reading. The youth mcmbcrs look part in a nighltimc hike in Belvoir Forest, and a Mourncs hikc through Tollymorc Forcst and up Lukc's Mounlain, making improvisLd stretchcrs and building shcltcrs en routc. Thcy finishcd the ycar with a weekend camp in Crawfordsburn Scout Ccntre. Scouts Section

The Scoui programmc consisted of pioneering and backwoods skills, with an emphasis on Icamwork dnd Icadership development within their Patrols, cspecially on hikes and camps. Thcy practiccd thcir culinary skills by cooking a range of tyPlC(il caTnp food (ind also h¢althy alternativcs. As with other years, Ihc Scouls prepared for and participated in ihL Colurnbanus Shield compctition. Thc prograinmc of the Coluinbanus Shield competition takcs placc during a weekend camp with only arnis-length supervision, when Ihe Scouls construci d traditional standing camp. creating all cainp gadgcls and cooking ovcr fircs wilhin an cight-pcrson patrol. Scouls also organized and took part in the County Mountain Pursuit Challenge. a weekend's hillwalking and wild camping in the Mourn¢ Mountains in June, open to all Scout Groups in the Down & Connor Scout County. Venture Scouts Throughout Ihc year Ihe V¢ntur¢s have complclcd a vdricty of outdoor activities, including orienteering, hikes (Cave Ilill, Mourne8, Black Mountain), overnight and weekend wild camps in thc Mourncs. Sevcral Vcnlures attended thc 29th B¢If￿( Panto in Ihc Watcrfront Cvcnt, and also th¢ County Vcnturc Ball. Thc majority of the VLnturc Scouts arc rcgistcrcd to complctc thc Dotl, Silver Award. Our prO￿amMe is d¥%ibmcd to allow ihL Vcnlurcs lo gain cxpcricncL in Ihc diffcrcnl aspccts of Ihc awurd, including map work, camp crnft and first aid as wcll as public scrvicc voluntccring. Indoor hall activitics ihis ycar have focuscd on dcvcloping Ih¢s¢ skills. Postamblc 2022 - 2023 was another succcssful ycar for the 29th Bclfast {CarrydufQ Scout Group. only madc possiblc by ihe dcdicalion of our volunlccrs to hclp ovcr l 00 young pcoplc ￿￿OW in confidencc and dcvclop lifc skills thal will surcly hclp ihem on Ihcir journey into adulihood.

1. How 14 the Group doing financially. A rcview of the charily's financial position at the end of the ycar: 29th Belfast Scout Ciroup f%[ nditiire .,Icci)unt l-ear ti) 31 ,lu InL()nw & utst 21)23 InL(Imi' Ini iiiiK Iri)ni IIK iiknL Ip ILL Ciili .'1 id 11 LJ %L..I..LEI ( l%iiil.% IL'¥L il Ld Fiink iiil¥fi41 ()IhLr I1￿11} . I Ix. ii(lilurL' I C}.4ikS L'nili)nii% b'id 5.411 1.4(1-, l)W -141 l iii ibiix Iii%ii r'inli niniiink, LÉ)%1* 14:

29th Belfast Scout Group Sl Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2023 l urrvnt tLILliPllI'nl & NlinibLI 7.574 9.924 C urrc'nl .%%4c'lti ().7()S Nl inibLl% L':i%h R4 sKri'L Siii)dr%. Ik.biiir C'urri'nl l.ixlililii' 1 g.IIH4 26.219 RLhlxinL'd S. urplus: SurplLl4 fL'141it)Ld al Ll)d ci l-141%1 !'k41r SiirplLl4 IL)r Ihi YL dr Rc.Ixinc'd Sy urplui 12. How has the Group ensured member4 have not c()me to harm. All ipolmnleers receive training in Agafeguardin£i Programme (youth work) sknlls and adipenture skills. There i.s overnRht ofall actiipity by Ihe Cin)up Leader and rhe C•roup Council. Parents. are regularly communicated willL All actiiiities are carefullyplanned and the appropriate equipment 13. How has your Group ensured that any private benefit to your volunteers has bccn incidental to the public blncfit of your work? Volunteen gain addiliondl tran.sferrable skills hut thi.s i.s incidental to the work that Ihey do and are the JkillJ ihat i re uire to undertake that work

1. A statement that the Trustees have had regard to the CCNls guidance on Public Benefit. We the Trnstees of 29th Belfast (C'arryduffl SL'out Group S'couting Jreland can confirm ¢hat in .setting our objeciives andplanningfor theyear that we haiie giien careful consideration lo Ihe C'harity Commis&ionfor Norlhern Jrland'.s guidance on public benefit to ensure thal the activities have helped to achieve the thdrity's purposes andproiyide a beneftt to the beneficiarie,
2. This report was approved by the Tru5tces (Gri)up Council) on 3Uth June 2024
3. Signature of Tru%tcey. I'hi 114ulIl l)1 4jilllt.l hi. 2 '1'1'114ltis iii)Iii-iii ifl l?1 Ilii. (-.Tl ihulb l-. iitiiii ill Trustee I: (NapiLr) Date: 10111712U24 Trustee 2: Date: ZaZ4