Severn Dean Lions Club (CIO) (Registered Charity No: 1178015) The Club High Street Newnham GL14 1BS
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Severn Dean Lions Club (CIO)
Trustees Report and Accounts Year Ended: 30th June 2024
Charity Number: 1178015
Trustees
Vikki Reid: President Anny Reid: Vice President Dave Reid Immediate Past President Gill Kendrick Secretary Brian Willows Treasurer
REGISTERED ADDRESS
The Club High Street Newnham on Severn Gloucestershire GL14 1BS
Charity Number: 1178015
Report of the Trustees for the Year ended 30th June 2024
The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial statement for the year ended 30[th ] June 2024. The Financial Statement has been prepared in accordance with the Constitution of Severn Dean Lions Club (CIO) dated 19 April 2018 and the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Structure, Governance & Management
Severn Dean Lions Club (CIO) has been a registered Charity since April 2018. The Club is a member of Lions Clubs International
The Club is managed in accordance with its Constitution and Grant Making Policy. The Club has five Trustee positions that are elected as Officers on an annual basis. The Club holds a monthly business meeting of all members and Trustees
The monthly meeting considers received requests for Welfare/Support funding Grants, Volunteering activities, Lions Clubs National and International matters, planned fund raising activities and Social activities.
Summary of all 2023/2024 Activities.
The Charity has four core fund raising activities:
The Annual “Wild Boar Chase” Mountain Bike Event held each September The Annual Bonfire and Fireworks display event held each November The Annual “MacMillan” Coffee morning event held each September/October
An Annual Coffee Morning held in the Spring. Small sums are realised each year via the use of online donation sites such as “Easyfundraising” and “Forest Lottery”
The success of these events has allowed the Club Funds available to be in a healthy state at the end of the Year and looking forward to the new Lions Financial year in 2024-2025.
The Club has recruited 1 new member during this year. The Club provided volunteer support to 53 groups or individuals
Expenditure, Grants and Assistance
The 2023/24 summary accounts provide details of the Expenditure, Grants and Payments made throughout the year. The Total expenditure is £47,478.
Grants in support of local good causes, clubs, international disasters and welfare support have been made throughout the year to the amount of £16,728.
Local Good Causes supported:
The Dilke Hospital at Christmas Forest Foodbank Mitcheldean Young Poets and Story Tellers Annual Competition Great Oaks Hospice Gloucester Street Vets Kids Cancer Charity Worrall Hill Sports Hall Daily Fruit for Hearts of the Forest School Sensory Garden for Hearts of the Forest School Guides Forest Drop In Friends of Forest High School Cinderford Town Council Memorial Bench Wyedean Wellbeing Folk Art Group Hedgehog Rescue Newnahm Primary School - Library Project The Club – Stairlift batteries
National & International Causes supported
MacMillan Cancer Support Lions 105 Birmingham LCIF Ukraine Appeal
Local Welfare Cases Supported
CCP Gloucestershire: Carpets, White goods and Mattresses Gloucestershire Child Support Food Vouchers at Christmas Barnado’s Clients FoDDC Clients
The working balance held at year end is: £14,900 This includes the Bonfire & Fireworks Account Future reserve of £9,226 and a Club Administrative Account balance of £4056. Charitable Cash Funds going forward stand at £5,674.
This report has been approved by Trustees on 21[st] March 2025
Vikki Reid Club President 2024-2025
Attachments:
Club Accounts for the Lions FY 2023-2024
Charity Commission Form CC16A - Summary of Receipts and Accounts Independent Scrutineer’s Report and Assessment
| Charity Name | No (if any) | CC16a | |||||||
| Severn Dean Lions Club (CIO) | 1178015 | ||||||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||||||
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Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||||
| 1Jul 23 | 30 Jun 24 | ||||||||
| Section A Receipts and | payments | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Donations | 4,961 | - | - | 4,961 | 1,229 | ||||
| Wild Boar Chase | 5,000 | - | - | 5,000 | 6,000 | ||||
| Fireworks Event | 25,530 | - | 25,530 | 28,503 | |||||
| Fireworks Share to SDLC | 7,000 | 7,000 | |||||||
| Subscriptions | 1,095 | - | - | 1,095 | 1,050 | ||||
| Administration | 1,831 | - | - | 1,831 | 1,207 | ||||
| Other(inc Gift Aid) | 541 | - | - | 541 | 862 | ||||
| 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 20,428 | 25,530 | - | 45,959 | 38,851 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | 0 |
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| Total receipts | 20,428 | 25,530 | - | 45,959 | 38,851 | ||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Grants | 16,728 | - | - | 16,728 | 15,165 | ||||
| Insurances | 44 | - | - | 44 | 86 | ||||
| Fireworks Display | 8,600 | - | 8,600 | 8,600 | |||||
| Fireworks First Aid | 665 | - | 665 | 665 | |||||
| Fireworks Barriers/Toilets | 930 | - | 930 | 1,926 | |||||
| Fireworks Other | 1,051 | 1,051 | 1,485 | ||||||
| Fireworks Insurance | 1,721 | 1,721 | - | ||||||
| Share of Fireworks Receipts to Forest Lions | 7,000 | - | 7,000 | 7,500 | |||||
| Share of Fireworks Receipts to CharityAcct | 7,000 | 7,000 | |||||||
| CharityAdministration | 672 | - | - | 672 | 119 | ||||
| Club Administration | 2,768 | - | - | 2,768 | 2,217 | ||||
| Other | 300 | - | - | 300 | 103 | ||||
| Sub total | 20,511 |
26,967 | - | 47,478 | 37,866 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Sub total | 0 |
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| Totalpayments | 20,511 | 26,967 | - | 47,478 | 37,866 | ||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | -83 | - 1,436 | - | - 1,519 | 985 | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | 7,370 | 10,662 | - | 18,032 | 17,045 | ||||
| Cash funds thisyear end | 7,287 |
9,226 | - | 16,513 | 18,030 | ||||
| Section B Statement of | assets and | li | abilities at t | h | e end of the | period | |||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Cash at Bank | 7,287 | 9,226 | - | |||||
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| Total cash funds | 7,287 | 9,226 | - | ||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature |
Print Name | Date of approval | ||||||
| Vikki Reid | 01/04/25 | ||||||||
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs re- port on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trust•esl members of SEVERN DEAN LIONS CLUB ICIOI On accounts for the year ended 30 JUNE 2024 charity no Irf any) 1378015 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examinats.on ofthe acctsunt5 ofthe above char- ity 1.the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and ba- As the charity tfustees of the TnJst, you are responsible for the preparation of sis ot report the accounts in accordance wth the requiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 lllhe Act°i_ I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out un- der section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent exam- inerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matter5 have come lo my attention (other than that disclosed below") in connection with the examlnalion which gives me cause to believe that in, any material re- spect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the 8Gcounling recoTds I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which atiention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounls to be reached. Please delele the words in the brackels if they do not apply. Signed- Dats: Name: Relevant profvssional qualificationlsl or body lif IER October 201
Giv8 h8re brfef details of any Items that the exam- iner wishes to disclose. IER October 201