The Lions Club of St Austell Charity registration number: 1177541
Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ending 30th June 2025
The Trustees of The Lions Club of St Austell present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 30th June 2025 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, and the Charities SORP (FRS 102) Structure, Governance and Management.
The Lions Club of St Austell is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by its constitution adopted on the 25th November 2017. The constitution and byelaws make provision for the maximum and minimum number of trustees and identifying those members who by virtue of their office should also be a trustee. Trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
Objectives and Activities
The Lions Club of St Austell is part of Lions Clubs International which operates throughout the world and our objectives are exclusively charitable. We seek the advancement of citizenship by encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community. We encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal reward and advocate high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours.
We support youth to develop their skills, capacities, and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
We also promote 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.
We encourage 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. We uphold 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.
Achievements and Performance
During the reported period we were once again able to conduct our usual fundraising activities. We were able to accompany Santa through the residential areas of St Austell and surrounding districts much to the delight of residents, especially young children. Our Easter Egg raffle was a success once again and we participated in a number of car boot sales. In addition we were involved in a number of other fundraising activities.
Amongst those whom we have supported during this reporting period have included: -
Bugle Youth Club St Austell Music Festival LCIF Disaster Fund Poppy Appeal
MD Disaster Fund Spot Camera Aspire Academy St Austell Youth Band Brannel School Band of Brothers LCI/MD Annual Donations Tregarne Girls MD Youth trust
In addition to making grants to deserving causes within the St Austell area the club also supports Zone, District and Multiple District projects. We have donated to Lions Club International Foundation whose projects include Water Aid, Eye Camps and Street Children and disaster relief.
Financial Review
Now that the pandemic has passed we have had more scope to return to normal fundraising within our community but we have dispensed without summer duck races due to advancing age and reducing membership. We hope to encourage new members to join us and consider other methods of fundraising in the future.
Reference and Administrative details
Charity name: The Lions Club of St Austell Registered charity number 1177541 Charity’s principal address 65 Retallick Meadows, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 3BY Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity: - Gail Mathers James Mathers David Honey Eric Scorse Treasurer Jim Jiwa, Secretary
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature J. Mathers
Full name James Michael Finian Mathers
THE LIONS CLUB OF ST AUSTELL (CIO) Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025
| INCOME: Donatons Received Fundraising GifAid Refund Transfer GifAid Refund from Admin account Social Events Total EXPENSES: Charitable Donatons Data Protecton Insurance Vehicle Running Costs Social Events Licences Display Material Bank Charges Other Total Net movement in funds Funds brought forward Total funds carried forward FUNDRAISING Christmas Sleigh Store Collectons Easter Eggs Car Boot 100 Club |
769 5,726 2,153 275 102 |
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|---|---|---|
| 9,025 | ||
| 5,043 87 91 939 0 0 0 83 42 |
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| 6,285 | ||
| 2,740 7,093 |
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| 9,833 | ||
| 3,051 1,071 651 491 461 5,726 |
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| DONATIONS Bugle Youth Club St Austell Music Festival LCIF Disaster Fund Poppy Appeal MD Disaster Fund Spot Camera Aspire Academy St Austell Youth Band Brannel School Band of Brothers LCI/MD Annual Donations Tregarne Girls MD Youth trust |
£ 100 300 200 150 400 500 200 500 500 600 1,175 340 78 |
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| 5,043 |