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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution

How the charity is constituted GlO— Association Made!

Trustee selection methods Election by Club Members

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include acenena information, where Member Club of Lions Clubs International relevant, about:

• e policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• e the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• e relationship with any related parties:

• e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C

Objectives and activities

The Objects of the Club are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Wales

1. promoting the principles of good citizenship;

Summary of the objects of the 2. encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, : ae cultural, social and moral welfare of the community;

charity set out in its vo , ; . governing document 3. providing a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by members;

1. encouraging service-minded people to serve their community without personal reward and encouraging the promotion of high

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• ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours;

• 1. supporting youth to develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals;
• 1. promoting the Voluntary Sector for the public benefit by associating with local authorities in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation to improve the conditions of life of people in local, national and international communities;
• 1. promoting volunteering; 8. the relief of poverty and the relief of those in need, in particular by providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief
• 1. the advancement of health or the saving of lives by preventing avoidable blindness, assisting disabled people to lead independent lives or helping to prevent or manage health issues;
• 1. promoting for the benefit of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment; and/or promoting community participation in healthy recreation.

• Sunderland Lions Club provides grants to deserving causes within the Sunderland and district area, the Lions District and Multiple District and the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF).

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The club carries out a process of due diligence on each of the possible
beneficiaries. In the main donations should be for the benefit of people in
Summary of the main the Sunderland and district area, although this does not preclude
activities undertaken for the donations to Lions Club Multiple District sponsored appeals and
public benefit in relation to internationally through the Lions Clubs International Foundation (relief of
these objects (include within | Poverty, responding to disaster relief or helping people with disabilities)
this section the statutory thereby extending the public benefit overseas.
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance After due diligence, the club members vote on each donation
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Grantmaking- PrioritiesforSupport 7

• The number of applications that can be supported is, of necessity, limited to the amount of funds available for distribution in any one year. The Trustees have determined that the priorities for funding will be: e subject to other elements of the Trustees grant-making policy, no restrictions are imposed on the purpose for which a grant may be made; thus, applications for support towards capital projects, other projects or core costs are considered;

• e as there are numerous Lions Clubs in the UK, applications from the local 105N district are generally given a priority. Trustees also consider international funding requests referred to them by the Lions International organisation;

• You may choose to include e candidates for support and/or grants are all considered on their further statements, where own merits, following investigation by the Trustees. However, relevant, about: given that most of the available funds are raised within the local * li tmakina: community, those candidates that are local are given special -PONGy'SN Gleleianing, consideration. Using the former as a guiding principle the

• e policy programme related following are examples of areas areas adopted for support:

• e policy programme related following are examples of areas areas adopted for support: investment;

• • og Local charities - youth groups, community groups, groups working with contribution made by the elderly, residential and nursing homes volunteers.

• Youth and children’s organisations - sport related groups, scouting and guiding, youth club activities, young people undertaking overseas assignments

Community facilities — aid for disadvantaged, elderly, homeless individuals and families, village hall projects, Sunderland in Bloom initiatives and other community projects.

The above priorities in this policy will be reviewed every year when a budget is compiled (or more often if deemed appropriate by the Trustees), and may be changed in accordance with the Trustees’ view of the most effective application of available funds at any point in time.

Section D

Achievements and performance

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Section D Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Achievements and performance	Achievements and performance	Achievements and performance
Below isthetote ofcharitable awardsmade Yearended 30” June 2025:	made bytheClub in the Financial
Youth—LionsYouth Programme	£	72
First Responders -St John’s	£	220
Louie’s Trust	£	100
Happy Days Trip to Panto	£	510
Martin House Hospice	£	300
Mobility Trust re Scooter	£	500
Uganda Orphanage	£	200
Xmas Wish — St Aidan’s Guides	£	100
Hudson Road School	£	100
Keep Active	£	100
General — Southwick Food Bank -	£	250
Furniture for new residents	£	200
Connor Brown — Bleed Kits	£	1,020
Firefighters Charity	£	250
LCIF - Spanish Floods	£	200
Ukraine Stoves	£	250
	£4,372

Other than awards made to Lions Clubs’ programmes the remainder are made to support local charities, individuals and local branches of national organisations.

The Club has continued an increase in activities following the difficulties facing everyone in recent years affecting most charitable operations. Traditional forms of fund raising are being affected by the ever growing trend to use electronic means of payment. This means that looking at fresh ways to generate income is an essential part of managing the Club to survive and flourish.

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Section E

Financial review

• Brief statement of the Sufficient funds are held to enable the Charity to remain in good standing charity’s policy on reserves with Lions Clubs International and for it to undertake the main fundraising activities planned by the Charity before committing to any contractual arrangements. Members are all volunteers therefore no employment costs need to be considered.

• inDetailsdeficit of any funds materially Not applicable

Further financial review details (Optional information)

• Youadditionalwsmay chooseinformation,: to: includewhere The: annual Boxing. Day: Dip_in the North. Sea organised, ;in associationog relevant about: with Red Sky Foundation (another charity) and supported by Sunderland

• e ae City Council and many others, alongside Santa’s Sleigh and bucket the charity's principal _ collections at local retail parks provides the bulk of the Charities’ income. sources of funds (including any fundraising); This has enabled us to assist in many local projects (see D above) and

• e how expenditure has some further afield in support of LCIF in line with our objectives. supported the key objectives a of the charity: We are also building up our funds to enable us ;in part to set up PSA testing events in 2025-26

• e investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F

Other optional information

Section G

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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5}=| FORCHARITY ENGLANDCOMMISSION AND WALES|Sunderland Lions Club Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from 01/07/2024 30/06/2025

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A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table ee ee SubtotalE Net of receipts/(payments) Saas ee A5Transfersbetweenfunds |[Ss] -}{CT A6Cashfundslastyearend [|[77,079}][(2490),] | BO] Cash funds this year end eee |ee [eee

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Section B Statement	of assets and liabilities at	of assets and liabilities at	the end ofthe period	the end ofthe period
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
			to nearest£	to nearest £	to nearest £
	Totalcashfunds		16,737
	(agree balances with receipts	and payments
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			funds	funds	funds
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalfofall the trustees	. Signature		; PrintName	Name	Date of approval
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