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**
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**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Donations|2,519||**-**||**-**|**2,519**||**4,961**|| |Wild Boar Chase
Fireworks Event
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**0**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**6,080**|||**9,226**|**-**||**15,306**||**17,045**| |**_Cash funds this year end_**|
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approval| 2 ## **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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - 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 1 **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). 2 **October 2018** **IER** ## **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 3 **October 2018** **IER**