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Friends of the Golden Lion

Annual Report 2023

Registered Charity Number 1174816

Friends of the Golden Lion - Annual Report 2023

Introduction

Friends of the Golden Lion are a group of volunteers and professionals working towards restoring and reopening the Golden Lion, a 16th Century timber-frame building located in Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham.

Friends of the Golden Lion is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 25[th] September 2017 with charity registration number 1174816. The governing document is our constitution based closely on the Charity Commission ‘Foundation’ Model Constitution.

The registered address is: 15 Cornerstone, Woodbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham. B13 8EN.

This report covers the 12-month period from 1 Jan to 31 December 2023.

Charity Objects

The objectives of the charity are:

To advance heritage for the public by preserving and protecting the history, architecture and construction of the 16th century building known as The Golden Lion, situated in Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham.
To advance the education of the public by preserving and promoting the history of The Golden Lion and encouraging historical research and interest in matters connected to the preservation of the building.
To work together with the local authority, charitable and not-for-profit organisations to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the public, without distinction of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, nationality, race, religion, sexual identity and orientation or political or other opinions.

Trustees

The charity has three trustees: Jonathan Smith (chair), Mark Tolley (treasurer) and Louisa Horth. There were no additions or resignations during the year. Trustees are recruited and appointed in line with the guidance in our constitution.

Public Benefit

In planning our activities, the Trustees have given due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

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No activity

Due to a combination of Brexit followed by the Covid-19 pandemic Friends of the Golden Lion undertook no activity in 2023. There was no fundraising, no spending, no committee meetings and no volunteer events.

Financial Statement

ncial Statement
Receipts and Payments Account	Total Funds
	£
Gross Income
Fundraising events	0
Donations	0
Total Gross Income	0
Payments
Website fees	0
Venue hire	0
Bank charges	0
Total Payments	0
Cash funds at 1 January 2023	265
Net change from above	0
Cash funds at 31 December 2023	265

Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have approved the report above.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees of Friends of the Golden Lion:

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Jonathan Smith, Chair

16 June 2024

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Friends of the Golden Lion 11774816 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 1 January 2023 To 31 December 2023 from

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Fundraisingevents	-	-	-	-	-
Donations	-	-	-	-	-
Other income	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	-	-	-	-	-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
	-				-
*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Website fees	-	-	-	-	-
Venue hire	-	-	-	-	-
Bank charges	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
**Sub total **	-	-	-	-	-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	265				-
	265				-

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Treasurer's Account *Total cash funds* Details Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 265 - - - - - 265 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name LOUISA HORTH JONATHAN SMITH	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			-
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			Current value (optional)
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			Current value (optional)
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			When due (optional)





			Date of approval 16/06/2024 16/06/2024