## **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 



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|LIONS CLUB OF DORCHESTER&DISTRICT (Charity No<br>CCOUNTSFORTHEYEAR ENDED30thJUNE 2025|.'1178508)||||
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||CHARITY|ISTRATION|TOTAL|rOTAL|
|RECEIPTS ANDPAYMENTSACCOUNT|ACCOUNT|ACCOUNT|FUNDS|FUNDS|
|RECEIPTS|||||
|CakeStall||||136|
|Santa on Tour<br>Easter eggs/raffle<br>Easyfundraising<br>Golf day<br>Summerfest & FunRun<br>One-off raisedcharityfunds (Note1)<br>Donations(Note 2)<br>Other income(Note 3)<br>Socialactivities<br>Monies bankedonbehalfof HardyHalf2025<br>Lions subscriptions|2,171<br>80<br>1,600<br>489<br>200<br>601<br>2,154<br>104|319<br>10<br>10<br>1,530|601<br>2,154<br>1M<br>2,171<br>80<br>1,919<br>499<br>10<br>200<br>1,530|1,535<br>3,963<br>1,516<br>474<br>1,785<br>1,313<br>115<br>1,420|
|TOTAL RECEIPTSFORTHE YEAR|7,399|1,869|9,268|12,257|
|PAYMENTS|||||
|Grantspaidout|3,096||3,096|7.258<br>100|
|SponsorshiP Paidout<br>Cost of Fundraisingevents<br>School awards<br>Summerfest expenses<br>SantaonTourexPenses<br>Easter eggs<br>Social activities(Note 4)<br>H Qand internationalmembership and insurance<br>Monies transferredto HardyHalfAccount<br>Other expenditure(Note5)|200<br>420<br>257<br>1,316<br>46<br>689|90<br>'t,357<br>315|257<br>1,316<br>46<br>689<br>90<br>1,357<br>200<br>735|3,470<br>250<br>515<br>532<br>1,315<br>406|
|TOTAL PAYMENTSFORTHE YEAR|6,024|1,762|7,786|13,886|
|NET RECEIPTS(PAYMENTS)<br>CASHFUNDSATLAST YEAREND|'t,375<br>3,214|107<br>716|1,482<br>3,930|(1,629)<br>5,559|
|CASHFUNDSATTHIS YEAREND|_-__1899-|823|5.412|3,930|
|Totalfundsheld:<br>Lloyds current(Charity) account 00165406<br>Lloyds current(Admin.) account 01280063|||4,589<br>823<br>5.412|3,214<br>716<br>3,930|



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