
## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** 

**From: 1[st] July 2024 Period start date 31[st] June 2025 Period end date** 

**To:** 

## **Charity name: Minehead and District Lion’s Club** 

## **Charity registration number: 1178104** 

## **Company number:** 

## **Objectives and activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**Trustees apply funds at their discretion, making**<br>**donations where they believe it will make a**<br>**difference.As far as possible supporting local**<br>**causes. We can only make donations in**<br>**furtherance of our charitable objectives.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Attending local events with a stall selling second**<br>**hand items, clothes jigsaws etc. And running a**<br>**tombola.**<br>**Collections at supermarkets during the year.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**Yes**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 



Other 

## **Achievements and performance** 

||Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**A total of £3700 was raised during this**<br>**accounting period.We donated over**<br>**£1000 to various local causes including**<br>**Young carers, help with purchasing a**<br>**specialist wheelchair, and donations to**<br>**Lion’s clubs in Poland /Ukraine.**||
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## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other 



## **Financial review** 

|**Financial review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**A larger than normal reserve was maintained this**<br>**year, as there were ongoing projects that the Club**<br>**had committed to support, but had not yet donated**<br>**any funds.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£2000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Our charity is struggling with**<br>**recruitment,**<br>**Ill health amongst members has been a**<br>**concern during this period.**|
|Other|||



## **Structure, governance and management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document:<br>for example,trust deed,<br>memorandum and articles of<br>association etc|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**|
|How is the charity|Para 1.25|**CIO**|





|constituted?<br>for example limited company,<br>unincorporated association,<br>CIO|||
|---|---|---|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**President, Secretary, Treasurer, by**<br>**reason of office.**<br>**Others elected by club members.**|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**We are an individual Lion’s club working**<br>**within our local area, but are part of**<br>**Lion’s Clubs International.**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||





## **Reference and administrative details** 

|Charity name|**Minehead and District Lion’s Club (CIO)**|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|**1178104**|
|Charity’s principal address|**8, Hopcott Terrace, Minehead, Somereset TA24 6DW**|



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Names of the charity**|**trustees who manage**|**the charity**||
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|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to**<br>**appoint trustee (ifany)**|
||Veronica Whittle|Secretary||Club Members|
||Dee Semmens|President||Club Members|
||Jane Cooper|Treasurer||Club Members|
||Peter Kuruber|Vice President||Club Members|
||Iris Betts|||Club Members|
||Barbara Austin<br>-Davies|||Club Members|
||Brian Whittle|||Club Members|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** 

## **Signedon behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (for example Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Jane Helen Cooper||
||Treasurer||
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||20.03.2026||





Sheet1 

## **MINEHEAD AND DISTRICT LION'S CLUB (CIO) ACCOUNTS FOR PERIOD 1ST JULY 2024 TO 25TH OCTOBER 2024** 

## **FUNDRAISING   ACCOUNT** 

## **INCOME** 

|FUNDRAISING||758|
|---|---|---|
|SUM UP||1|
|ACTIVITIES||0|
|OTHER||165|
|**SUBTOTAL**||924|
|BALANCE AT 1.7.24||<br>721|
|**TOTAL**||1645|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|FUNDRAISING||60|
|**TOTAL**||1585|
|TRANSFER FROM CHARITY ACCOUNT|||
|||629|
|**TOTAL**|C/F/TO NEW CHARITY ACCOUNT||



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Sheet2 

## **MINEHEAD AND DISTRICT LION'S CLUB(CIO)** 

## **ACCOUNTS FOR PERIOD  1ST JULY 2024 -25TH OCTOBER 2024** 

## **CHARITY ACCOUNT** 

|**INCOME**|40|
|---|---|
|BALANCE AT 1.7.24|939|
|SUB TOTAL|979|
|**EXPENDITURE**|350|
|TOTAL|629|
|TRANSFER FROM|1584|
|FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT||
|TOTAL C/F TO NEW|2213|
|CHARITY ACCOUNT||
|NOTE: CHARITY AND FUNDRAISING ACCOUNTS||
|MERGED INTO NEW CHARITY ACCOUNT||
|ON CHANGING BANKS IN OCTOBER 2024||



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Sheet3 

## **MINEHEAD AND DISTRICT LION'S CLUB (CIO) ACCOUNTS FOR PERIOD  1ST JULY 2024 – 25TH OCTOBER 2024** 

## **ADMINISTRATION** 

## **INCOME** 

|SUBSCRIPTIONS|511|
|---|---|
|POLO SHIRTS|371|
|OTHER|75|
|SUB TOTAL                                                        957||
|**BALANCE AT 1.7.24**|371|
|**TOTAL**|1328|
|**EXPENDITURE**||
|DIST. MD. & INTERNATIONAL DUES|602|
|POLO SHIRTS|371|
|OTHER|350|
|**TOTAL**|1323|
|BALANCE AT 26TH OCTOBER 2024|5|



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Sheet4 

## **MINEHEAD AND DISTRICT LION'S CLUB(CIO) ACCOUNTS  FROM 26TH OCTOBER 2024 – 30TH JUNE 2025** 

## **ADMINISTRATION** 

|**INCOME**||
|---|---|
|SUBSCRIPTIONS|621|
|SOCIAL|1416|
|OTHER|923|
|SUB TOTAL|2960|
|BALANCE AT 25.10.24|5|
|TOTAL|2965|
|**EXPENDITURE**||
|SOCIAL|1232|
|MD, D & INT DUES|<br>506|
|OTHER|351|
|TOTAL|2089|
|BALANCE AT 30.6.25|877|



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Sheet5 

## **MINEHEAD AND DISTRICT LION'S CLUB (CIO) ACCOUNTS FOR 26TH OCTOBER 2024 – 30TH JUNE 2025** 

## **CHARITY** 

## **INCOME** 

|SUM UP|163|
|---|---|
|DONATIONS|504|
|FUNDRAISING|2089|
|GIFT AID|25|
|SUB TOTAL|2781|
|BALANCE AT 26.10.24|2213|
|**TOTAL**|4994|
|**EXPENDITURE**|1753|
|**TOTAL**|3242|



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## **MINEHEAD AND DISTRICT LION'S CLUB (CIO)** 

**ANNUAL ACCOUNTS  PERIOD 1ST JULY 2024 – 25TH OCTOBER 2024** 

|**INCOME**<br>DONATIONS<br>FUNDRAISING<br>FUNDRAISING SURPLUS<br>TRANSFER<br>SUBSCRIPTIONS<br>GIFT AID<br>SOCIAL EVENTS<br>OTHER<br>TOTAL<br>**EXPENSES**<br>CHARITABLE DONATIONS<br>FUNDRAISING<br>FUNDRAISING SURPLUS<br>TRANSFER<br>LIONS DUES<br>SOCIAL EVENTS<br>OTHER<br>TOTAL<br>NET MOVEMENT<br>IN FUNDS<br>FUNDS B/F<br>TOTAL FUNDS C/F|**ADMINISTRATION**<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>511<br>0<br>0<br>446<br>957<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>602<br>0<br>721<br>1323<br>-366<br>371<br>5|**FUNDRAISING**<br><br>0<br><br>748<br><br>0<br>0<br><br>0<br><br>0<br><br>0<br><br>175<br><br>923<br><br>0<br><br>60<br><br><br>0<br><br>0<br><br>0<br><br>60<br><br>863<br><br>721<br><br>1584|**CHARITY**<br><br>40<br><br>0<br><br><br><br>0<br><br>0<br><br>0<br><br>0<br><br>40<br><br>350<br><br>0<br>0<br><br>0<br><br>0<br><br>0<br><br>350<br><br>-310<br><br>939<br><br>629|**LESS TRANSFERS**<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>|**TOTAL**<br>40<br>748<br>0<br>0<br>511<br>0<br>0<br>621<br>1920<br>350<br>60<br>0<br>0<br>602<br>0<br>721<br>1733<br>187<br>2031<br>2218|
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## Sheet7 

## **MINEHEAD AND DISTRICT LION'S CLUB (CIO) ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR PERIOD 26TH OCTOBER 2024 – 30TH JUNE 2025** 

|**ADMINISTRATION**<br>**INCOME**<br>DONATIONS<br>0<br>FUNDRAISING<br>0<br>SUBSCRIPTIONS<br>666<br>GIFT AID<br>0<br>SOCIAL EVENTS<br>1416<br>OTHER<br>923<br>**TOTAL**<br>3005<br>**EXPENSES**<br>CHARITABLE DONATIONS<br>0<br>FUNDRAISING<br>0<br>LIONS DUES<br>506<br>SOCIAL EVENTS<br>1232<br>OTHER<br>351<br>**TOTAL**<br>2089<br>**NET MOVEMENTS**<br>916<br>**IN FUNDS**<br>FUNDS B/F<br>5<br>**TOTAL FUNDS C/F**<br>921|**CHARITY**<br>504<br>2252<br>0<br>25<br>0<br>0<br>2781<br>916<br>838<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>1754<br>1027<br>2213<br>3240|**TOTAL**<br>504<br>2252<br>666<br>25<br>1416<br>923<br>5786<br>916<br>838<br>506<br>1232<br>351<br>3843<br>1943<br>2218<br>4161|
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