12th St John’s Scout Group Trustees 2023/2024

The Trustee Board is a team of volunteers who work together, as charity Trustees, to make sure the Scouts is run safely and legally. At the heart of their role is a focus on strategy, performance and assurance.

The Group Trustee Board plays a vital role in the running of our Group, making decisions and carrying our administrative tasks supporting the our section volunteers to ensure that the best quality scouting can be delivered to young people giving young people skills for life.

Ex-oficio members

Group Chair – James Lowell

Group Treasurer – Steve Wynne

Group Lead Volunteer – Jonathan Pollatos (Acting)

Section Leaders (opted in) – Ginny Wishart, Jonathan Pollatos

The District Commissioner (Nick Burgess) and the District Chair (Ian Wadey) have the right of attendance at meetings of the Trustees.

Elected Committee Members

Parent Representatives – Markus Anderssen, Hana Holden

Ralph Fund Trustee – Vacant 


Our independent examiner of accounts is Tom Palmer.

We adopt the model constitution from The Scout Association Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) as our constitution.

Did you know? Our official governing body is the Scout Council which consists of all adult members of the Group, parents and carers, all patrol leaders, Explorers, the District Commissioner and the District Chair.