| Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | |
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| From | Period start date To 1st July 2022 |
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| 30th June 2023 |
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| Section A | Reference and administration details |
Charity name Lions Club of New Milton (CIO) Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1177005 Charity's principal address 17 Kennard Road New Milton Hants Postcode BH25 5JR
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Steve Merrifield Secretary
2 James Conacher Treasurer
3 John Alcock
4 Nicholas Mussert
5 Jeanne Jackson
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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
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
CIO Association Consultation
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
Trust
How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Volunteer vetting and voting (election) Trustee selection methods
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(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Club Policies:
The club has written policies covering nine topics. In addition, the Grant making policy can be found on the Club website.
The topics are:
Finance Child Protection and Vulnerable Persons Risk Management Grant Making Complaints Volunteers Conflict of Interest Data Protection Fund Raising Standards
Section C Objectives and activities
The Objects of the Club are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Wales, including in particular:
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The advancement of citizenship by:
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1) promoting the principles of good citizenship;
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2) encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community;
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3) providing a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by members;
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4) encouraging service-minded people to serve their community without personal reward and encouraging the promotion of high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours;
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5) supporting youth to develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals;
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6) 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;
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7) promoting volunteering;
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8) the relief of poverty and the relief of those in need in particular by providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief;
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9) 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;
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10) promoting for the benefit of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment; and/or promoting community participation in healthy recreation.
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1. Citizenship: New Milton Lions Club have sponsored the Young Citizen of the Year awards and recognises the achievements and contributions to the local community of individuals and teams.
2. Promoting the Voluntary Sector: The development of relationships with the local council, agencies and charitable organisations has continued and the community service and fund raising activities has been maintained. This is aimed at encouraging participation with service events and enabling grants to local charities to help sustain the services provided.
3. Promoting volunteering: Recruitment of new members and volunteers has continued with new members being attracted.
4. Relief of Poverty: Grants were made to disadvantaged people. 5. Advancement of Health: The ‘Message in a bottle’ has continued.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the 5. Advancement of Health: The ‘Message in a bottle’ has public benefit in relation to continued. these objects (include within 6. Environment: The club participated in the local litter pick this section the statutory programme. 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)
Volunteers have helped marshal local events arranged by other charitable organisations as well as collections outside local supermarkets for national charities.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Main Fund raising events held during the year:
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Christmas Market
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Easter Extravaganza.
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Car Boot Sales
Post pandemic our activities are resuming and next year we should have a full agenda.
The following grants were made:
New Forest Mobility Services £300.00 Honeypot £216.05 NMTC – Christmas Tree Sponsorship £198.00 LCIF –Disaster Relief £250.00 LCIF – Earthquake Appeal £500.00 LCIF – Mississippi Appeal £250.00 Lions District – My Cancer My Choice £200.00 Milton Heritage – No1 New Milton £450.00 Milton Heritage – FISM £150.00 Poppy Appeal £300.00 New Milton Men’s Shed £450.00 NM Memorial Centre Roof Fund £250.00 NM Memorial Centre – Childrens Party £150.00 Children In Need £247.29 NCI Calshot Tower £100.00 Oakhaven Hospice £100.00 Parkinsons £250.00 New Forest for Ukraine £2,000.00 Marwell Zoo Trip £640.00 Student Grant – Kenya Trip £150.00 St Mary Magdalene Renovations £450.00 Round Table – Sleigh Repairs £200.00 Total £7,801.34
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section E Financial review
The club has a savings/contingency account that can be used as a Brief statement of the mitigation fund to cover events managed through the Welfare Account charity’s policy on reserves and has been established to cover unforeseen circumstances or emergencies.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) James Duncan Conacher Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 06th March 2024
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LKY4S CLU8 OF NEW MILTON iaoj ADMINISTHATXIN ACCOUNT Restricted ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR TO 30TH JUIIE 2023 Realstered Chwlty No. 1177(rf15 Members Dues Socials Dues & Jolnlng Fees Refund Skittle5 E¥enlng Gfft oon4tn Corporate Oothln8 HSBC Compensatn Tall TWier Weather & Minl Lottery 1885.IXI 241&69 1855.1)J 2880.PJ) 135.fAI 874.9) 275.97 334.46 361.0) 136.60 159.58 £ SAW.33 78.17 98.59 £6.559.43 Exp•ndttur• Dlstrict & Intèrfiatknnal 1kn5 Hando¥er & Charter (Xnner Skrttles Nlght Chfimmas Dlnner WebSe tmstrltt Conventk)n expenses Insurance LCI MD 2234.45 1670.20 OAX) •15 19&77 2091.11 2544.29 820.55 353.12 221.89 29.9) 44.25 Fl J Llcentes NFDC & ICO Poppy Appeal Corp)iate ClothlnWBa*s Sundrles Hyglenè Certffitatès 8ank Charges Tgtsl ExPdI¢• 55.IX) s5.7 I(.c 386.90 138.ljj 41.77 £ 6.826.78 44.01 £ S.240.68 SurplwlD•lldtforth•YMr 4 17L35 4 267. Balance WFwd 79 188L14 Balance C/Fwd 1442.44 1613.79 171.35 267.35 0r of Trustee5 Prepared J C Geerfjn8 FfA
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(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Lions Club of New Milton (CIO) On accounts for the year ended 30th June 2023 Charity no (If any) 1177005 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above Charitable Incorporated Organisation, for the year ended 3010612023 Responslblllties and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the CIO'S accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have examlnerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in ac¢ordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not Gomply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in ¢onnection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in Ihis report in order to enabFe a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: Name: John Christo ering Relevant professional qualifiGation(sl or body (if any): Fellow of Institute of Financial Accounts Address: 11, Glen Road, Fleet, Hampshire GU513QS