Loddon Valley Lions CIO Registered Charity Number: 1174565 Accounts for year 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2024 Accounts prepared by Lion Colin Willoughby, Treasurer 2023-2024 Summa of Accounts The accounts for Loddon Valley Lions CIO. together with the Independent Examiner's report are shown on the next four pages. The first pag8 shows the Independent Examiner's r8POrt. No material matters were identified in the accounts. There are three separate accounts, the results for each are shown over the following three pages. These relate to a Charity Account, an Operational Account and an Administrative Account. The accountlng period runs from 1 st July 2023 to 30th June 2024. The Charity Account shows all the charity payments that were made by Loddon Valley Lions during th8 year. In th8 year the Club made donations worth more than the funds received but still retsins a healthy positive balance In the account for the coming year. The Operational Account is the account used to hold funds that finance the fundraising activities of the Club. The profit from these fundraising events is then transferred into th8 Charity Account for disbursement in support of charitable causes approved by the Club members. A deduction of 50h is made from the profits from each event and retained in the Operational Account. This money is used to maintain Club equipment used for the fundralslng events. The Administration Account is US8d to pay the running costs of the Club and for supporting the Club infrastructure. It is financed by annual subscriptions paid by the Club m8mb8rs. augm8nted by income from EasyFundraising, an onlin8 procurement portal that donates a percentage of any business generated thrDugh Its portal to the Club. 10 memb8rs of the Club have signed up to this portal so far. As part of the worldwide Lions organisation. Loddon Valley Lions pays membership dues to contribute towards the running costs of the District, Multiple District and International elements of the Lions organisation. We also pay for membership to use the social club where we hold our Club meetings. The Club ralses funds by running a number of events throughout the year, two of which are annual events and from which we raise the bulk of our income. The first of thes8 events is the Santa Christmas Float. which is run for about 19 days In December each year, during which wa visit most parts of the Loddon Valley area to collect donations. W8 also hold a static collection at a local supermarket on Christmas Ev8. The second major annual 8V8nt is th8 Tadley Treacl8 Fair, which is a small country faiT that Loddon Valley Lions has been running for more than 30 years. Thes8 two events rais8 most of our income, although there ar8 also a f8w smaller events including a golf competition, Easter Egg raffle and a few quiz nights that help trx)Ister Club funds. In this year we decided to run our first Prostate testing event for men in our local area, which proved to b8 a huge success and was over-subscribed. More than 20 men were identified to b8 at Increased risk and were advised to seek further mayical treatment. The demand for this event was such that we plan to run these events annually if demand remains high and our funds allow. The Charity Account for this year shows that more than £17,000 was raised, with an overall total of over £20,000 being donated to charitable causes. Most charitable donations go to our local communlty, SUPPOrting youth actlvitles and the welfare of local people. A total of £1,500 was sent to ￿onS Clubs International Foundation (LCIFI to support Lions work in areas where war or natural disasters have impacted the local populations. on Colin Willoughby Treasurer Loddon Valley Lions CIO 11 th December 2024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Soctlon A Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•ts R•port Report to the trusteesl members of Loddon Valley Lions CIO On accounts for Ihe year ended 30" June 2024 Charlty no Ilf any) 1174565 S•t out on pages l ￿pOrt io the trusiees on my examinalion of the accounis of the above chanty (-the Tru51-) lor the year ended 30 106 12024 Responsiblllties and As the chanty Irustees of the Trust, you 8Te responstble for the preparation basis of report of the accounls in accordance wllh the requiremenls of the Charilies Acl 2011 {"the Act"). I report In respect of rny examination ol the Trust'5 accounts camed out under sedion 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in carrying Out my examination, I have followed Ihe applicable Difeclions given by Ihe Charity Commission under seciion 145(5)(b) of Ihe Aci. I have compleied my examinaiion I confirm Ihat no material matters have corne lo My alleniion w--) In connection wilh Ihe examination which gives me cause lo believe thai in. any material respecl. accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of Ihe Act or Ihe accounts do not accord Wlih the accounling reccrds Independent oxaminer's statsmont I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examination io which aitenlion should be drawn in order to enable proper understandin9 01 Ihe accounts lo be reached Please deleie ihe words In Ihe bfackeis Il Ihey do not apply. Signed: Date: 10112124 Name: Christopher While Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body 111 any): ACMA Address= Mandy Cottage Carters Hill, Billingbear. Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 5RT IER Octob•r 2018 (J o o o o o ￿ u 8 8 8 gt 8 8 8 8 8 % 8 (D z z