2023-06-30-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1st July 2022 30th June 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Otley Lions Club CIO

Other names charity is known by Otley Lions Club Registered charity number (if any) 1178597 Charity's principal address Otley Lions Bookshop 5 Mercury Row Otley Postcode LS21 3HE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Stephen Bellerby	Club President		OtleyLions Club CIO
	Alan Kirkham	Club Secretary		OtleyLions Club CIO
	Gerald Crowther	Club Treasurer		OtleyLions Club CIO

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
	N/a

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
None
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trustee How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by the members of Otley Lions Club Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Otley Lions Club CIO operates independently under the advice and guidance of Lions Club International (LCI). More information on LCI is available at https:/lionsclubs.org/en

• policies and procedures The club is governed by its constitution which is available at the link below: adopted for the induction and training of trustees; https://www.otleylions.com/club-constitution

• 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

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The clubs objectives and activities are: The advancement of citizenship by;

• promoting the principles of good citizenship

• – encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the 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 members

• encouraging service-minded people to serve their community without personal reward and encouraging the promotion of high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public

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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 interest of social welfare for recreation and opther 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 health issues Promoting for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment Promoting community participation in healthy recreation Throughout the year, the Trustees have paid regard to the Charity Summary of the main Commission's guidance on public benefit in dealing with the objectives activities undertaken for the and activities of the club. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within The club relies on the surpluses made on fundraising events and on this section the statutory occasional donations from members of the public to provide the funds declaration that trustees have with which to carry out its objectives. All administrative expenses of the had regard to the guidance club are met from subscriptions paid by its members. There has been no issued by the Charity change in these policies during the year. The work of the CIO is carried Commission on public out entirely by volunteers. From time to time, as appropriate, the Club will benefit) work closely with other local and national agencies, with other Lions Clubs, and with Lions Clubs International to achieve its objectives.

During the year ending 30 June 2023, Otley Lions Club completed a variety of activities within the Otley district involving diverse groups such as disadvantaged families, disabled persons, the local Food Bank, elderly people and the encouragement of young persons.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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The club's grant making policy is available on page three at the link below:

https://www.otleylions.com/grant-applications

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

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main Financial support has been provided to assist with the set up of a girl's achievements of the charity junior rugby team, purchase an oven and bedding for a local family, during the year support Lions Club International's appeals following the Pakistan flooding and Turkey/Syria earthquake, buy food for the Food Bank, give financial support to a local autistic group, hospice and animal charity. Fundraising activities: – operation of the Otley Lions bookshop on Tuesday to Saturdays – collections outside Waitrose in Otley on 23[rd] and 24[th] December

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Club does not have a policy on the minimum or maximum level of reserves maintained but generally aims to retain sufficient funds to be able to respond with an immediate contribution to appropriate local or international needs that are in accordance with the Club's constitution and grant making policy.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

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;

The Club has five principal sources for raising funds:

• The second hand bookshop on Mercury Row, Otley

• – Stalls at such local events as Otley Carnival, Otley Show, Otley Victorian Fair and the Christmas Lights switch on.

• Christmas activities including collections at Waitrose and providing Santa to local schools and childrens' groups as requested

• Membership subscriptions

• – Public donations

• 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) Alan Kirkham Full name(s) Stephen Bellerby Gerald Crowther

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Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Treasurer - GC Secretary - AK President - SB

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Charity Name No (if any) Otley Lions Club CIO 1178597

Receipts and payments accounts

07/01/22 06/30/23 To

For the period from

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Section A Receipts and payments

to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Fundraisingactivities 16,339 Donations 2,373 Members subscriptions 654 Club raffles and fines 76 - - - - 19,442 - - Sub total - Total receipts 19,442 A3 Payments Grants 14,197 Admin costs 3,402 Fundraisingcosts - Cashpayments - Club events - Rent 4,800 - - - Sub total 22,399 - - Sub total - Total payments 22,399 Net of receipts/(payments) -2,957 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end -2,957 Unrestricted funds Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 16,339 2,373 654 76 - - - - 19,442 - - - 19,442 14,197 3,402 - - - 4,800 - - - 22,399 - - - 22,399 -2,957 - - -2,957	Last year to the nearest £
		-	16,339	19,322
		-	2,373	2,372
		-	654	859
		-	76	45
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		-	19,442	22,598
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		-	19,442	22,598
		-	14,197	16,994
		-	3,402	6,381
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		-	4,800	4,800
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		-	22,399	28,459
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		-	22,399	28,459
	-	-	-2,957	-5,861
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	-	-	-2,957	-5,861

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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