## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date 01 07 2023
Period end date
30 06 2024
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1178270
Lincoln Lions (CIO)
**Charity's principal address** 8 Wedgewood Close
Lincoln **Postcode LN6 3LS**
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||Jean Bowden|Secretary|||
||John Leggett|President|01/07/23-03/10/23||
||John Saynor|Past President|||
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
CIO Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed/Elected by Position in Club Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR: THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP BY; PROMOTING THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP; **Summary of the objects of the** ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE **charity set out in its** CIVIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND MORAL WELFARE OF THE **governing document** COMMUNITY; PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE OPEN DISCUSSION OF ALL MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST; PROVIDED THAT PARTISAN POLITICS AND SECTARIAN RELIGION SHALL NOT BE DEBATED BY
March **2012**
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MEMBERS; ENCOURAGING SERVICE-MINDED PEOPLE TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY WITHOUT PERSONAL REWARD AND ENCOURAGING THE PROMOTION OF HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS IN COMNMERCE, INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONS, PUBLIC WORKS AND PRIVATE ENDEAVOURS; SUPPORTING YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; PROMOTING 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; PROMOTING 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 HEALH ISSUES; PROMOTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ADN NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND/OR PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION.
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We continued to participate in the Lions District ROAR project (1 School took part) as well as the Schools Peace Poster competition.
We have continued with the Lions Message in a Bottle and Message in a Wallet Schemes. We have also continued with the collection of used glasses that can be sent off to Lions Headquarters in Birmingham for recycling for the 3[rd] world.
We helped out at the annual Lincolnshire Steam Rally (Car parking and Gate duty).
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
We were out with the sleigh at local supermarkets raising much needed funds. (The purchase of the Sum up machine helped in receiving donations as the general public still tend not to carry change these days).
We continue to rent out our ducks to other Charities.
We held a concert in Lincoln Cathedral raising money for a local cancer charity and the Military Wives Foundation.
An Easter Egg raffle was attempted again this year after a long break – Raising £200.
A request was received to help in the running of a Race night.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
As a small club we can’t get out and do much fundraising but we were **Summary of the main** still able to help our local communities in helping to deliver shopping & **achievements of the charity** Prescriptions, doing a Fish & Chip run and also transporting people to the **during the year** hospital via our Branch Club. We were also able to help in the delivery of meals to the elderly and vulnerable as well as helping out at the local foodbank.
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## **Section E Financial review**
No policy currently in place
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Paula Mellows **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Treasurer ]
**Date** 17/08/2024
March **2012**
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## **- Lincoln Lions Activities Account 2023 24**
|Balance B/f
Donations Received
Cathedral Concert
Duck Hire
Charter Raffle
Sleigh
Gift Aid Received
Race Night
Sale of Crochet Poppies
Steam Rally
Easter Egg Raffle
Sale of Cards
District use of our Sum up Machine
Charitable Donations (See attached)
MD & Dist Dues
Sleigh
Race Night
Cathedral Concert
Message in a Bottle & Wallets
Easter Egg Raffle
Lottery Licence
Peace Posters
Purchase of Sum up Machine
District use of our Sum up Machine
Uncashed Cheque (300523)
Bank Balance C/f|£3,677.64
£47.00
£6,666.33
£300.00
£238.00
£1,735.10
£571.01
£250.00
£64.00
£500.00
£200.00
£37.00
£650.92
£11,259.36
£250.00
£15,187.00|£4,620.00
£58.85
£156.00
£6.98
£4,610.00
£308.50
£23.50
£20.00
£28.00
£149.98
£650.92|
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|||£10,632.73|
|||£4,554.27|
|||£15,187.00|
## **- Charitable Donations 2023 24**
|District Youth Fund
MD Youth Fund
LCIF
Killi-Kids
Military Wives Choir Foundation
Salvation Army
Royal British Legion
Bromhead Medical Charity
LCIF
Eye Camps
Water Aid
Brain Tumour Research
Distrct Disaster Appeal
Lincoln Community Larda
Activity Alliance (EFDS)
Sekanani Girls School (WaSH)
DG Wife's Appeal
EDAN Lincs Domestic Abuse Service
Lincoln Community Grocery|£10.00
£60.00
£200.00
£100.00
£700.00
£250.00
£150.00
£750.00
£500.00
£250.00
£250.00
£100.00
£200.00
£250.00
£50.00
£50.00
£250.00
£250.00
£250.00|
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||£4,620.00|
## **- Lincoln Lions Admin Account 2023 24**
|Balance B/f
Members Subscriptions
Meeting Raffles
Meeting Tail Twister
Steam Rally
Charter
Doddington Hall Visit
Dues
Club Supplies
Expenses
Charter
Charter Visits
Welfare Expenses
ICO Fee
Zoom Licence
Doddington Hall Trip
Transfer to Charity Account
Bank Balance C/f|£877.32
£912.50
£60.00
£26.25
£1,000.00
£1,372.00
£75.00
£3,445.75
£4,323.07|£1,249.28
£7.95
£72.25
£1,604.97
£261.00
£41.79
£35.00
£299.76
£75.00|
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|||£3,647.00|
|||£0.00
£676.07|
|||£4,323.07|