Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Poriod end date
2024
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Chartty name
Gulldford Llons Club CIO
Other names charlty Is known by
The Llons Club of Gulldford
Reglstered eharlty number (If any)
1175962
Charlty's principal address
clo 4, Chevlot Drive
Fleet
Hants
Postcodo
GU612TF
Nam•s of the charlty trustees who manage tho charlty
t•¥ *¢t•d il not ft•r whol•
Tru•ts• n•m•
olfi￿ (rf•nyl
Name of person lor body) •nOtl•il
oin¢ tru*t••
ifan
Brlan Watts
Androw Henwood
Graham Towlor
Davo Brownjohn
Davld Kltchlng
Bary Jut8um
Geoffrey Sheldon
Paul Spoonor
Presldent
Secretary
Troasuror
Trust00
Guildft)rd Llons Club
Gulldford Llons Club
Gulldford Llons Club
Gulldford Llons Club
Gulldford Llons Club
Gulldford Llons Club
Gulldford Llons Club
Gulldford Llons Club
Trusts•
Trustee
Truste•
Trustee
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charlty, If any. (for example, any custodlan trustees)
Name
Datss acted If not for whole
ear
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March 2012

Narn￿ and address￿ of advisers (Optional infom)atlon)
of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chlof •xoCUtlve or namm of s•nlor stsff m•mb•rs Ioptlonal Infomiatlon)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ernent
Descrlpuon of the charlty's trusts
Constltullon datsd 28th November 2017
Type of govemlng document
How tho chartty Is constltutod
Charftable Incorporated Organlsatlon
Trustse selecllon methods
All Trusts•$ are appolnt•d by vlrtu• of th•ir office in Guildford Llons
Club CIO, as elected annu•lty by the members of the Club in
accordance wlth the temis of the Club's Constltutlon and 8y-Laws.
Addftlonal governance Issues Ioptlonal Infomiatlon)
The Club was prevlousty governed as a Charlty Trust Fund (Regn.
No. 1083404) and converted to a CIO, whlch bocamo oporatlonal 1"
July 2018. Assets from the prnvious charlty were transferred to the
CIO as atthat dats.
You may choo8e to Include
•ddftlonal Infomiatlon. wh•r•
r&￿van{ about:
pollcles and procedure8
adoptsd for tho induction
and training of trustee8;
the charlty's organlsatlonal
•tructur• and any wld•r
notwork wfth whlch tho
harity works;
• r•latlonshlp wlth any rnlatsd
partles;
trustees. Gonsid•ratlon of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Th• Club Is an autonomous tKxly wlthln Llons Clubs Intsmallonal
and any us• of the Club funds is approvod by a slmplo majority of
•tt•nd•es at Club mootlngs and ratlfl•d by a quorum of TrustO0S.
The Club onsured that all actlvllles arn correcty managed and rl•k
a53e55ments are completed for all major events. The Treasurer
revlows tho flnanclal rlsk assessment of each ovont and roport8
accordingly to the Trustees. A contlngency sum Is held In reserve to
mlnlmlso any rf•k to the Club from fundralslng actlvltl•s.
Offlcer5' and Trustees, tralnlng Is provkled •t Llons Clubs
Intomasonal SpAng Forum. ￿ining days and by onlin• tultion.
Section C
ectives and activities
The Club Is established to carry out any charitable purpose for the
benefft of any Indlvldual or group of people, or for other
organisations established for charitable purposos.
Summary ofthe objects ofth•
charlty set out In Its
governlng document
TAR
March 2012

In 2023r2024 th• rnliance on fvnds g•n•ratsd by th• major
fundrdlslng events of the club became more apparenL Fortunately
In the year under review a highty successful Fireworks Fiesta event
provided the Club with substantial funds to enable itto support
many needy pernons •ith•r dlrecty or through other charftable
Beskle the fireworks event other 51gnlficant fund5 were generated
by events Ilke Musk Sn the Park, a Golf Day and vaiious ChrislmaB
collections.
Summary ofthe maln
actlvlties undertaken for the
public bengfft In relation to
these objects (InGlude wlthln
thls seGtlon the statutory
dgGlaratlon that trustses hav•
had regard to the guldanco
issued by tho Charity
Commls8lon on publl
benefft)
In deciding on these fundraising acljvltles and on how to use the
resultant funds expended the Truste•s had rngard for the guidance
ISSU￿ by the Charlty Comml88lon on tho nocosslty for th998
actlvltl•s to b• for the publlc b•nefiL
The not Inslgnlficant l•vel of funds ral￿d through those fundrablng
•v•nts which woro woll supportod wlth sponsorshlp onablod the
Club to mako worthwhllo donatlons to Oakleaf. Slght for Surroy,
Jigsaw School and local Food banks.
In the past year the Club has also commltted substantlal resourcès
into thè #valuation of the individual requests for financial support
whlch ar• r•gulorfy rocelved.
Addltlonal dotalls of obJ8ct5vu •nd actlviti•s (Optional infomiation)
All Club m•mbors and voluntoers gly• th•lr tlme completsty fre• of
charge.
M•mb•rs ir• ￿lmItI•d to clalm tranS￿rt mlleage costs
£0.46p
per mlle whilst using personal transport on Club fundralslng or
chartl•bl• actlvltl••.
You may choose to indude
further statements, where
relevant, about:
Mwnb•rs donatlons to Ihe Club and M0mber￿nty rnfflos cover
adn1lii￿￿a10y¥ runnlng thg Glub.
Th• Club has no paid employees, and no salary or fees have been
paid directty out of Club funds to any Trust00 or to •ry ￿rnOn
known to be Gonnected t*thh any of them.
policy on orantmaking:
policy programme rdated
investment,.
contribution made by
volunteers.
Thus 1001A of all public donatlons recefved by the Club aro used for
charitable causes togoth•r wlth proffts generatod by Club
fvndralslng events.
TAR
March 2012

Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary oftho maln
achievèmènts of the Charlty
durlng tho year
Th• Club was able to organlse a number of fundraising events
durlng the year whlch included a Fireworks Fiesta, Golf Day, Muslc
in the Park, Classic Cars Display and Raft Race. Along side these
major events other social events and Christmas collectlons together
with donatlons reeelvod boosted the funds ralsed to £46,719
following deduction of all costs associated with the events.
Utlllslng brought forward funds tho actual spend of Wolfarn during
the yearwas £62,713, The maln beneficiaries belng Oakl•af. Food
Banks, Jlgsaw School, Sight for Surray and Guildford Action.
In addltlon to the abov•, numerous Indlvlduals recelved flnanclal
support following a careful assessment of their need. Also we were
able to 5UPPOrt five local schools wlth fundlng for a pupll
asslstsnce programme.
The Club also supports programme$ organl$ed by Llons Clubs
Internatlonal and localty promotes the Message In a Bottl• schome
along wlth oryanlsed recycllng of unwanted spectacles.
We also contlnue to provlde a paty for senlor cluzens whlch ontalls
coll•cting them from varlous homes In the Borough provldlng them
wlth a tea and entsrtalnment and rthmlng them to th•lr
accommodatlon.
Gulldford Llons Club arn ploasgd to have been ablo to a8818t
Gulldford Borough Councll by provldlng volunteer stewards forthfr
significant memorial and c•lebratory events held in the town.
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March 2012

Section E
Financial review
In recent years the cost of staging major fundraising events has
goneralty rfson conslderably and In partkular insuranGe prèmlums
for essentlal cov•r. Tho Trustses aro mindful of the Tisks assoclatod
wlth these events and have In the last three years inGreasgd the
Club's conllngency rosorv• from £13,500 to £32,000. An annual
r•vlow Into th• r•qUIr￿ l•v•l of thls r•s•N• Is und•rtakon.
Bri•f statement of th•
charltys pollcy on r•s•rves
Dotalls of any fvnd• matsrlalty
In defl¢ft
None
Furthor flnancl•l r•vl•w d•talls (Opoonal Inforni•tlon)
You may choose to include
addltlonal Inf0m￿tIon, whern
rolevant about:
tho charlty's prfnclpal
$ourcg5 of funds
(Includlng any
lundralslng);
how expendlturn ha8
8UPPOrted tho koy
obJoGtlves of the tharlty;
Investm•nt poll¢y and
oblo¢tlveg Ineludlng any
•thlcal Inv•stm•nt pollcy
adoplad.
Th• 8lgnlfi￿nI and honce rfsk a•¥oclatod wlth major
fundrnislng evènts now moan that ¢ory￿rats sponsorshlp Is almost
necesslty to allevlats thè rl8k and provldo cashfiow supporL
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The tru$toes declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
31gnod on behall of tho charty's Iru8to0s
Slgnatur•(s
Full name(s)
Posltlon (•g S•cr•tary, Chalr,
Otc)
Grahwn Towhr
Treasurer
Dat•
TAR
March 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
GuihafcKd Lions Club CIO
Receipts aThJ Payrr￿nts accounts
CC16a
For the penod
1slJ
2023
To
30th June 2024
Section A Receipt5 dnd pa
ments
UnrestrlGted
funds
R¢¥tri¢t•d Endowm•nt
lunds
funds
¢0 the near•* lo the n•ar•¥t to th• n•arn8t
Total lund•
Last year
toti
n*arn81 £
neare* £
A1 Rocel
Income from ev•nts
Donallons Inc. Glft Ald
Bank Interest
Club Admln
630
630
ub total
mss Income for
AR)
164,280
1M280
A2 A•s•t and Imiestment
••108. (1￿ t4bl•l.
ub tot•1
164,280
A3Pa
merrt•
Cost of everrts
Welfire s
nd
Club Admln
96,439
62.713
9.520
96.439
82,713
9,520
Sub total
168,672
A4 Assot and Inv•#tment
urch1￿$, Iseo table)
Sub tot•1
Totaipayments
168,672
168.672
Net of rncelpts/(p•ymentsJ
A6 Tranif•rs botwwn funds
A6 Cash fvnds last yoar ènd
Cash funds this yèar end
14,392
,39
82,767
68.375
82.767
68.375
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S¢¢tion B Statement of assets and liabilitiès at the end ol the period
Unr••trlci•d
lund$
to n•ar•8t £
21.074
Endowmgnt
fvnd¥
to n•arnst e
tund•
to n•Nmt£
81 Ca•h fund•
Current A¢¢ounts
47.JOO
88.374
•nd p•ym••)ts *c¢ount<¥)I
Endovffl￿nt
lund•
fund•
D¥t•l
Fthidth
B3 Inv••lm•nt ••Mts
FuThl l9tbiw£h
Gurr•ffl Y•lll•
D•t•l
84 A688ts rotslnod lor th•
charlty'8 own u
B6 U•blllll••
Swad by or tr￿*8￿ on
bahattolal th•
Dats ol
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