Lions’ Club of Dorchester & District
Registered Charity Number 1178508
Annual Report 1[st] July 2024 to 30[th] June 2025
The following officers of the Club served throughout the year and ex officio as Trustees:
Sara Bester, President; Elise Gatehouse, Treasurer; Peter See, Secretary; Anita Harries, Community Services Officer.
Officers elected to serve until 30[th] June 2026 and ex officio as Trustees: Ellis Ford, President; Elise Gatehouse, Treasurer; Peter See, Secretary; Anita Harries, Community Services Officer.
Membership remained steady at 15 active members.
Activities saw SummerFest expand and new venues added to Santa on Tour.
Our contribution to the community in the form of small grants to individuals and to small local charities was £3,353. We continued to recognise the achievements of local schoolchildren who contributed to the community with the school awards and maintained two signature projects, Message in a Bottle and SpecTrek.
The Trustees reviewed the activities and accounts against the Club’s objectives and were satisfied that we continued to deliver the target community benefits.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Peter See Secretary
8[th] October 2025
| LIONS CLUB OF DORCHESTER&DISTRICT (Charity No CCOUNTSFORTHEYEAR ENDED30thJUNE 2025 |
.'1178508) | |||
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| ADMIN. | 2024 | |||
| CHARITY | ISTRATION | TOTAL | rOTAL | |
| RECEIPTS ANDPAYMENTSACCOUNT | ACCOUNT | ACCOUNT | FUNDS | FUNDS |
| RECEIPTS | ||||
| CakeStall | 136 | |||
| Santa on Tour Easter eggs/raffle Easyfundraising Golf day Summerfest & FunRun One-off raisedcharityfunds (Note1) Donations(Note 2) Other income(Note 3) Socialactivities Monies bankedonbehalfof HardyHalf2025 Lions subscriptions |
2,171 80 1,600 489 200 601 2,154 104 |
319 10 10 1,530 |
601 2,154 1M 2,171 80 1,919 499 10 200 1,530 |
1,535 3,963 1,516 474 1,785 1,313 115 1,420 |
| TOTAL RECEIPTSFORTHE YEAR | 7,399 | 1,869 | 9,268 | 12,257 |
| PAYMENTS | ||||
| Grantspaidout | 3,096 | 3,096 | 7.258 100 |
|
| SponsorshiP Paidout Cost of Fundraisingevents School awards Summerfest expenses SantaonTourexPenses Easter eggs Social activities(Note 4) H Qand internationalmembership and insurance Monies transferredto HardyHalfAccount Other expenditure(Note5) |
200 420 257 1,316 46 689 |
90 't,357 315 |
257 1,316 46 689 90 1,357 200 735 |
3,470 250 515 532 1,315 406 |
| TOTAL PAYMENTSFORTHE YEAR | 6,024 | 1,762 | 7,786 | 13,886 |
| NET RECEIPTS(PAYMENTS) CASHFUNDSATLAST YEAREND |
't,375 3,214 |
107 716 |
1,482 3,930 |
(1,629) 5,559 |
| CASHFUNDSATTHIS YEAREND | _-__1899- | 823 | 5.412 | 3,930 |
| Totalfundsheld: Lloyds current(Charity) account 00165406 Lloyds current(Admin.) account 01280063 |
4,589 823 5.412 |
3,214 716 3,930 |