Loddon Valley Lions CIO
Registered Charity Number : 1174565
Accounts for year 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025
Accounts prepared by Lion Colin Willoughby, Treasurer 2024-2025
Summary 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 page shows the Independent Examiner’s report. 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 accounting period runs from 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025.
The Charity Account shows all the charity payments that were made by Loddon Valley Lions during the year. In the year the Club was able to significantly increase the funds in the Charity account, assisted by a £5,000 donation from the People’s Postcode Lottery. Donations of just under £20,000 were made in the year, with most donations going to our local community, supporting youth activities and the welfare of local people. A total of £800 was sent to Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) to support Lions work in areas where war or natural disasters have impacted the local populations. The Club is in a healthy position to continue the current level of donations to all such causes in 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 the Charity Account for disbursement in support of charitable causes approved by the Club members. A deduction of 5% 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 fundraising events.
The Administration Account is used to pay the running costs of the Club and for supporting the Club infrastructure. It is financed by annual subscriptions paid by the Club members, augmented by income from EasyFundraising, an online procurement portal that donates a percentage of any business generated through its portal to the Club. 10 members 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 raises 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 these events is the Santa Christmas Float, which is run for about 19 days in December each year, during which we visit most parts of the Loddon Valley area to collect donations. We also hold a static collection at a local supermarket on Christmas Eve.
The second major annual event is the Tadley Treacle Fair, which is a small country fair that Loddon Valley Lions has been running for more than 30 years.
These two events raise most of our income, although there are also a few smaller events including a golf competition, Easter Egg raffle and a few quiz nights that help bolster Club funds.
We ran another Prostate testing event for men in our local area this year, which proved to be a huge success and was again over-subscribed. More than 20 men were identified to be at increased risk and were advised to seek further medical treatment. The demand for this event was such that we plan to run this event again this coming year.
Lion Colin Willoughby
Treasurer Loddon Valley Lions CIO
29th September 2025
Loddon Valley Lions (CIO) Registered Charity No : 1174565
| CHARITY ACCOUNT 1st JULY 2024 TO 30th JUNE 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |
| Payments to support Welfare Programme | £5,065.00 | |
| Donations to Youth Activities | £5,837.00 | |
| Donations to support Local Community Organisations | £6,919.04 | |
| Donations to Charitable Organisations (UK) | £1,250.00 | |
| Donations to International Charities (LCI) | £800.00 | |
| Treacle Fair Proft | £8,913.67 | |
| Christmas Activities (2023 & 2024) | £22,281.72 | |
| Incorrect payment into Charity Account | £80.00 | |
| Postcode Lottery Donation | £5,000.00 | |
| FunFest Quiz Proft | £587.00 | |
| Accrual Release | £350.00 | |
| Totals | £37,212.39 | £19,871.04 |
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Table 1
Loddon Valley Lions (CIO)
Registered Charity No : 1174565
OPERATIONAL ACCOUNT 1st JULY 2024 TO 30th JUNE 2025
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |
|---|---|---|
| Truck Running Costs | £230.46 | £2,058.28 |
| Prostate Screening | £314.56 | £1,913.00 |
| Donations | £11,763.00 | |
| Golf Day | £1,983.00 | £858.47 |
| Christmas Activities | £14,571.26 | £3,670.12 |
| Easter Eggs | £1,045.87 | £440.00 |
| Treacle Fair | £18,637.82 | £13,283.49 |
| Equipment | £145.56 | |
| Additional Fundraising | £6,653.52 | |
| Clothing | £201.60 | |
| Incorrect Receipts | £1,087.00 | |
| FunFest | £1,087.00 | |
| Website | £90.00 | |
| ICO Fee | £40.00 | |
| Transfers from Operational to Charity | £36,195.39 | |
| Transfers from Operational to Admin | £500.00 | |
| TOTALS | £56,286.49 | £60,482.91 |
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Table 1
Loddon Valley Lions (CIO)
Registered Charity No : 1174565
ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT 1st July 2024 to 30th JUNE 2025
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dues (See Below) | £1,210.00 | £1,916.09 |
| Charter Lunch Deposit | £250.00 | |
| Easy Fundraising Income | £407.30 | |
| Shernorne St John Club Membership | £408.00 | |
| Donations | £50.00 | |
| Expenses | £71.80 | |
| Newbury Lions Fireworks | £250.00 | |
| Quiz Proft | £521.00 | |
| Presentation Cheques | £9.00 | |
| Easter Eggs (Wrong Account) | £50.00 | £50.00 |
| Xmas Cards Donation | £30.00 | |
| Transfer from Ops (Membership Fund) | £500.00 | |
| TOTALS | £3,018.30 | £2,704.89 |
DUES - This covers club memberships paid in, Multiple District & International Dues paid out, & Sherborne St John Club Membership fees
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectioii A Iiidopeiidont Exainlnor's Roporl Report to the trust•a8ldlractornl mombern of LD0OotrJ V*¥LLC-Y UOKSS c(0 On accounts for tho yoar endod 3DTkl raÉ IC)L£ Charlty no.: I l /trS65 Company no... Set out on pages I report to the charity irustees on my examlnatlon of the 8(uunts ol the Company lor the year ended Rosponslblllll•8 and ba819 of report As the charrty's trustees of the Company1who 8re 8180 the dlreclors ol Ihe company for the purposes of cornpany13w>, you are responsible for the pfeparaiion ol the accounts In accordance wilh lh8 r8quirements of the Companies Acl 2006 ("the 2006 Act"). Havlng sallsfied myseN that the accounts of the Company are not requlred to be audited for this year under P8rt 16 01 the 2006 Act and are eligibl8 for Independenl exarnlnaiion, I report In respect of my examlnalion of your charlty's accounts as carried out under sectlon 145 of Ihe Charftles Act 2011 ("the 2011 Act.). In carying out my examlnallon, I have followed the Dlreclions glven by Ihe Charlty Commls8lon (under secllon 145(5)(b) of Ihe 2011 Act. Independont oxamlnorfs statement rrhe companys gross Income 8xce8d8d £250,000 and l am qualified to undertake th8 examinalion by belng a qualified member of [insert name of 8ppllcable Ilsled body]J, Delete [ ]11 not appllcabl8. I have compleled my examlnatlon, I confimi th8t no rn8lerio1 matters have come to my atl8ntion (olh8r Ih8n ihai dlsdosed below ') whSch glve5 me cause lo believe that., ' accountlng records were nol kepl In accordance vllh sectlon 386 of the Companies Act 2006,, or • the accounts do not accord wlth such records; or lh8 accounls do not comply with re18vant aCuntIng requlremenls undef secllon 396 of the Companles Act 2006 Oiher than any requirement that Ihe accounts give a 'tru6 and falr. vl8w which Is nol a matter consldered as part of an independent examination: or .the accounts have nol been prepared In accordance wilh Ihe Char5lles SORP (FRS102). IER October 2018
I have no concerns and have com8 across no other matters In connecllon with the 8xarnination lo which attention should be dravm in Ihls report In order to enable a proper underslandlng of the accounts to be reached. . PI88S8 delete the words in t e brnckelsll they do nol 8ppty. Slgn•d: Dat•: Nam•: R•l•vant prohmlonal quallficatlon{s) or body (If any): AcA Addr•u: COI( fvG Soclion B Di%closiiro Only complete tf the examiner needs to highlight rnaterial matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examinatlon cf chanty accounts: directions and gUIdan for examiners). Glve here brfal dotslls ol any Items that the examln8r wlshes to dSsclo8•. IER October 2018