## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 07 2024 30 06 2025 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Blandford & District Lions CIO **Other names charity is known by** Blandford Lions **Registered charity number (if any)** 1175355 **Charity's principal address** 4 Salisbury Road Blandford Forum **Postcode DT11 7QH** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** April **2026** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| N/A ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Officers are elected by Club Members for one year; Trustees are chosen Trustee selection methods and elected by Club Members. (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** The charity is a Member of the wider International Association of Lions You **may choose** to include Clubs. additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The Objects of the Club are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Wales, including in particular: the advancement of citizenship by: promoting the principles of good citizenship; April **2026** **TAR** 2 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 promoting community participation in healthy recreation. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** Award of various grants to local, national and international organisations **public benefit in relation to** who support those individuals and causes outlined by the charitable **these objects (include within** objectives. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** Blandford Foodbank (Nourish) - £500 **achievements of the charity** Marie Curie - £514 **during the year** ## **Section E Financial review** April **2026** **TAR** 3 **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** There are no specific reserves as the Charity operates on limited funds. Any money retained by the Charity is used for future grant awards where requests are considered to be worthy and in line with the grant policy. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** All accounts have a positive balance. ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; Fundraising comes through a variety of activities and events including race nights, quizzes, Easter Egg sales, attendance at local fetes and shows and the holding of local craft fairs. We also receive occasional personal donations from supporters. This year the Clubs ‘100 Club’ ceased operation with all remaining funds being transferred to the club, to be used for club activity and charitable causes as per the charity objectives. - 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** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Ian Corben **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc) Date** 29/04/2026 April **2026** **TAR** 4 ## **BLANDFORD & DISTRICT LIONS CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS 2024-2025** ## **Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025** |||**Notes**| |---|---|---| |Opening Balance at 1 July 2024|£ 5,344.34|**_includes Petty Cash of £100 as at 30 June 2024_**| |Plus Surplus 2024-25|£ 343.05|| |Closing Balance at 30 June||| |2025|£ 5,687.39|| |**Source of Funds**||| |Combined Lions Account|£ 5,587.39|| |100 Club Accounts|£ -|**_Closed and transferred in-year_**| |Petty Cash (Activities)|£ 100.00|**_as at 30 June 2025_**| ||**£ 5,687.39**|| ## **BLANDFORD & DISTRICT LIONS CONSOLIDATED INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT 2024-2025** |**Income:**|| |---|---| |Fundraising Events|£ 1,887.13| |Donations Received|£ 3,373.52| |Gross Interest|£ 26.08| |Members' Subscriptions|£ 780.00| |100 Club - Subscriptions|£ 390.00| ||**Total: £ 6,456.73**| |**Expenditure:**|| |Donations to Charities, etc.|£ 4,287.40| |Operating Expenses|£ 205.02| |Bank Charges|£ 95.40| |Dues to LCI/MD105/District 105 SC|£ 1,250.86| |100 Club - Prizes Claimed|£ 275.00| ||**Total: £ 6,113.68**| **Surplus for Year:** **£ 343.05** April **2026** **TAR** 5