Severn Dean Lions Club (CIO) (Registered Charity No: 1178015) The Club High Street Newnham GL14 1BS info@severndeanlions.com
Severn Dean Lions Club (CIO)
Trustees Report and Accounts Year Ended: 30th June 2025 Charity Number: 1178015
Trustees
Hugh Gray- Wallis Anny Reid Vikki Reid Brian Willows Dave Reid
President Vice President Secretary/ Immediate Past President Treasurer Without Portfolio
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 2025
The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial statement for the year ended 30th June 2025. 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 2024/2025 Activities.
The Charity has five 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 held each September An Annual Coffee Morning held in the Spring.
The Annual Santa Sleigh and Santa Grotto held in conjunction with Church Christmas Fair. Small sums are realised each year via the use of online donation sites such as “Easyfundraising”
The success of these events has allowed the available Club Funds to be in a healthy state at the end of the Year and looking forward to the new Lions Financial year in 2025-2026.
The Club has recruited 1 new member during this year. The Club provided volunteer support to over 50 groups or individuals
Expenditure, Grants and Assistance
The 2024/25 summary accounts provide details of the Expenditure, Grants and Payments made throughout the year. The Total expenditure is £44,998.
Grants in support of local good causes, clubs, international disasters and welfare support have been made throughout the year to the amount of £12,435.
Local Good Causes supported:
Forest Community Hospital Forest Foodbank Mitcheldean Young Poets and Story Tellers Annual Competition Great Oaks Hospice St Whites Primary School – Pupil to attend summer camp Gloucester Street Vets Daily Fruit for Hearts of the Forest School Cinderford Under 8’s Football Team The Grange Minsterworth Free School Foundation - Harvey Centre Lydbrook Primary School Imjin Memorial at Cyril Hart Arboretum Margaret Rose Bursary Fund for Community Choir Forest of Dean Buddy Club
National & International Causes supported
MacMillan Cancer Support Lions LCIF Ukraine Appeal Lions LCIF Mayanmar Appeal
Local Welfare Cases Supported
CCP Gloucestershire: Carpets, White goods, shed, beds and Mattresses Gloucestershire Child Support Food Vouchers at Christmas FoDDC Clients – White goods
The working balance held at year end is: £15,551 This includes the Bonfire & Fireworks Account Future reserve of £10,000 and a Club Administrative Account balance of £35. Charitable Cash Funds going forward stand at £5,516
This report has been approved by Trustees on 4th April 2026
Hugh Gray-Wallis Club President 2025-2026
Attachments:
Club Accounts for the Lions FY 2024-2025 Charity Commission Form CC16A - Summary of Receipts and Accounts Independent Scrutineer’s Report and Assessment
Charity Name SEVERN DEAN LIONS CLUB (CIO) No 1178015
| Receipts and payments accounts Period start date To Period end date 01/07/24 30/06/25 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts For the period from Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
Receipts and payments accounts Period start date To Period end date 01/07/24 30/06/25 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts For the period from Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
Receipts and payments accounts Period start date To Period end date 01/07/24 30/06/25 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts For the period from Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
Receipts and payments accounts Period start date To Period end date 01/07/24 30/06/25 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts For the period from Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
Receipts and payments accounts Period start date To Period end date 01/07/24 30/06/25 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts For the period from Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
Receipts and payments accounts Period start date To Period end date 01/07/24 30/06/25 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts For the period from Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
Receipts and payments accounts Period start date To Period end date 01/07/24 30/06/25 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts For the period from Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
Receipts and payments accounts Period start date To Period end date 01/07/24 30/06/25 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts For the period from Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
CC16a Last year to the nearest £ |
CC16a Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 2,519 | - | - | 2,519 | 4,961 | ||||
| Wild Boar Chase Fireworks Event Fireworks Share to SDLC Subscriptions Administration Other (inc Gift Aid) Sub total Total receipts A3 Payments Grants Insurances Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
4,000 7,189 800 779 264 - 15,550 - - - 15,550 12,435 105 |
- 29,693 - - - - - 29,693 - - - 29,693 - - |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
4,000 29,693 7,189 800 779 264 - 45,243 - - - 45,243 12,435 105 |
5,000 25,530 7,000 1,175 1,831 541 - 46,038 - - 46,038 18,015 44 |
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| Fireworks Display Fireworks First Aid Fireworks Light tower & Toilets Fireworks Insurance Fireworks Other |
9,500 7,189 7,189 2,082 1,331 |
- - - |
9,500 7,189 7,189 2,082 1,331 |
8,600 665 930 1,051 - |
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| Share of Fireworks Receipts to Forest | 930 | - | 930 | 7,000 | |||||
| Share of Fireworks Receipts to SDL | 698 | 698 | 7,000 | ||||||
| CharityAdministration | 1,325 | - | 1,325 | 672 | |||||
| Club Administration | 2,214 | - | 2,214 | 2,768 | |||||
| Sub total | 16,079 |
28,919 | - | 44,998 | 46,745 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||
| 0 | - | - | - | ||||||
| 0 | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | 0 |
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| Totalpayments | 16,079 | 28,919 | - | 44,998 | 46,745 | ||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | -529 |
774 | - | 245 | - 707 | ||||
A5 Transfers between funds |
0 |
- | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 6,080 | 9,226 | - | 15,306 | 17,045 | ||||
| Cash funds this year end | 5,551 |
10,000 | - | 15,551 | 16,338 | ||||
| Section B Statement of assets and Categories Details |
liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| B1 Cash funds | Cash at Bank | 5,551 | 10,000 | - | |||||
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| Total cash funds | Total cash funds | Total cash funds | 5,551 | 10,000 | - | |
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OK | OK | OK | |||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalfofallthe trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of SEVERN DEAN LIONS CLUB (CIO)
On accounts for the year 30 JUNE 2025 Charity no 1178015 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/06/2025 .
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of basis of report the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under 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 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent
examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date: 14[th] March 2026
Name: Michael Peter Smith
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October 2018
IER
Relevant professional MAAT qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: The White House, High St, Newnham-on-Severn. Gloucestershire. GL14 1BW
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
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October 2018
IER
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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October 2018
IER