2025-06-30-accounts - Thirsk And Northallerton Lions Club

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THIRSK AND NORTHALLERTON LIONS CLUB (Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1174511) RECEIPT AND PAYMENT ACCOUNTS For the 12-month period ending 30 JUNE 2025[.]

Thirsk and Northallerton Lions Club Charitable Incorporated Organisation Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisers

TRUSTEES

President and Chair

Mr David Wells

Secretary

Mr John Stanley Black

Treasurer

Mrs Margaret Wells

Trustees

Mr John Forrest Mr Denis Reeve Mr Phillip Craig

Charity registered number

1174511

Bank

Virgin Money Symington House 7-8 North Avenue Clydebank

Address of Principle Office

7 Darrowby Close, Thirsk YO7 1FJ

Independent examiner

Mrs Margaret Black

Trustees' Report

The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of Thirsk and Northallerton Lions Club Charitable Incorporated Organisation (the Charity) for the 12-month period ending 30 June 2025. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the Charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Charity’s governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” issued in March 2015.

Structure, Governance and Management

Thirsk and Northallerton Lions Club Charity registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on the 5[th] September 2017. The Club Charter was transferred to the new CIO from 1 April 2018.

The Constitution stipulates that the minimum number of trustees shall be three and the maximum twelve. The President, Secretary and Treasurer are all mandatory trustees. Any member taking up those posts must be a trustee. The process for the appointment of trustees is stipulated in the Constitution. A ‘Trustees’ meeting is held when required, and in any case every two months. This meeting manages the governance of the club as set out under the Charitable Incorporated Organisation Constitution.

The Charity’s insurance requirements are covered under Lions Clubs International Multiple District 105 insurance arrangements.

Mission Statement

To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs.

Vision Statement

To be the global leader in community and humanitarian service.

Objects

The Objects of the CIO are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Wales, including in particular:

the advancement of citizenship by:

promoting the principles of good citizenship;

encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community;
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;
encouraging service-minded people to serve their community without personal reward and encouraging the promotion of high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours;
supporting youth to develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals;
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;
promoting volunteering;
the relief of poverty and the relief of those in need in particular by providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief;
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;
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.

The trustees confirm they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit 'Charities and Public Benefit'. This year the CIO have continued to provide public benefit, and we will explain how this has been achieved in this report.

All the administration expenses of the CIO are dealt with through the ‘Administration Account’ the balance of which does not include any money raised from members of the public. The trustees can confirm that the CIO does not have any outstanding liabilities or debts.

The CIO has a grant making policy, all applications are considered by the trustees at their meetings. The trustees then make recommendations which are considered by all the members of the CIO. The procedure for this process is outlined within the constitution.

Donations

In this 12-month period the club had an income of £6,744.13

We continued to provide service activities including members of the club assisting with community activities supporting the vulnerable. The major donations this year were £1,000 towards the Friarage Hospital Eye appeal, and £300 towards Brompton Juniors football team and £300 towards Allerton junior Athletics club.

Our Santa Sleigh was successful again this year. We were supported by Barnes Explorer Scouts who again obtained a licence to cover some extra days in a second week and banked an additional £458.78.

The CIO donated £1,236.00 to Lions Clubs International Charities during this period, including £500 to the area of greatest need for Lions Clubs International Foundation Disaster General Fund.

The CIO have supported local causes to the sum of £3,811.26, including donating £545.18 towards providing support for vulnerable families.

During the year the CIO also helped to marshal the Knaresborough Lions on their bed race day.

The CIO continues to try and recruit new members however this is proving to be a challenge.

Membership

Membership of the CIO at the end of June 2025 was 8 active members. Members meet once per month and take part in the social and fundraising activities of the CIO.

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Date 23 July 2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees THIRSK AND NORTHALLERTON LIONS CLUB (CIO)

On accounts for the year 30 JUNE 2025 Charity no 1174511 ended (if any) Set out on pages 9 -11

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/06/2023

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

THIRSK AND NORTHALLERTON LIONS CLUB

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2023

RECEIPTS Santa Sleigh Gift Aid Online Income (Easyfundraising. Amazon Smile) Members Donations Car Boot Sales Easter Eggs Private Charitable Donations MaD Run Swainby Refreshments MaD Run Kiplin Northallerton Carnival Fee donated from auditor for audit of District Accounts Knaresborough Bed Races June 2022 and June 2023 Foodtasting Bingo Brain Tumour Research Lottery winnings Huby and Sutton Show Coxwold Defibrillator (rebate) Message in a Bottle (sold to Wetherby lionms) Sowerby Crime Prevention Stall donations Rebate from District N Dues 2nd half year TOTAL RECEIPTS	2022/2023 2,870.85 963.24 24.37 350.00 68.00 1,288.25 235.98 275.29 173.00 163.00 100.00 360.00 250.00 157.00 7.20 75.00 187.80 100.00 £7,648.98	2021/2022 3,438.94 1,107.20 42.65 310.00 66.72 669.00 440.00 175.01 100.00 8.52 40.00 £6,358.04

PAYMENTS Direct Charitable Payments Lions International LCI LCIF Area of Greatest Need LCI LCIF Disaster LCI LCIF Turkey and Syria Eartquake LCI LCIF Ukraine LCI Brian Tumour Research Lottery Lions International Blood Research (LIBRA) Martin House Hospice Sanctuary District project Medic Alert Message in a Bottle A Ball for All Multiple District Youth Fund District Youth Fund Donations Barnes Explorer Scouts Brompton Juniors u14 Football Club Defibrillator Coxwold Village	500.00 500.00 60.00 100.00 250.00 335.00 0.00 36.00 0.00 1,781.00 500.00	100.00 1,000.00 300.00 50.00 44.00 32.00 30.00 1,556.00 600.00 300.00

200.00 100.00 100.00 150.00 200.00 50.00 25.00 50.00 239.98 10.00 101.00 25.00 100.00 0.00	1,850.98	200.00 195.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 52.00 50.00 30.00 10.00	2,037.00
384.30 660.79 40.00 25.85 20.00 38.70 91.85 0.00 26.80 265.75 236.00 64.00 18.40 20.25		432.00 317.00 40.00 42.25 20.00 118.12 30.50 81.60 0.00 252.41 213.10 32.00 18.40 0.00
	£3,631.98		£3,593.00
	1,892.69		1,597.38

	£5,524.67		£5,190.38
	2,124.31		1.167.66

represented by the following assets and liabilities: Opening Bank Balance as at 1st July 2022 Petty Cash Net increase (decrease) in funds 1 Closing Bank Balance as at 30th June 2023 Petty Cash	6061.62 30.00	6,091.62 2,124.31 8,185.93 30.00	4,893.96 30.00	4,923.96 1,167.66 6,061.62 30.00

		£8,215.93		£6,091.62