Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
01
Jul 2023 To
30
Jun
2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity nam
Denby Dale District Lions Club (Clo}
Other names charity is known b
NIA
Registered charity number (if any
1179388
Charity's principal addres
3 TOP ROAD
OWER CUMBERWORTH
UDDERSFIELD
ostcode
D8 8PE
Names of the charity trustses who manage the charity
Dats¥ a¢tsd if not for who
ear
Trusteg nam•
Office lif any}
Name of p8rson lor boty) entitled
int trustst
ifan
Denby Dale District Lions Club
Denby Dale District Lions Club
Denby Dale District Lions Club
Denby Dale District Lions Club
Denby Dale District Lion5 Club
Denby Dale Distr"ct Lions Club
Denby Dale Distrtt Lions Club
Neil Milne
Secretary
President
Andrew Robin Atkins
Paul Rusby
Anthony Haddrell
Matyn John Siddle
Vincent Paul Hayes
David John Absolon
Vu PreS￿ent
Treasurer
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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Mafch 2025

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Namo
Dates acted rf not for whole
ear
Names and addresses of advisers {Optional inforniation)
of advlser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniation)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Type of goveming document
CIO Association Constitution
How the Gharity is constituted
Trust
Trustee selection methods
Elected by Club Iliembership
Addltional governance issues (Optional inforniation)
You may choose to include
additional information. where
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the indudion and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
relationship wrth any related
parties..
trustees, consideration of
rnajor risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
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March 2025

Section C
ectives and activities
The Objecls of the Club are such purposes as are exclusively charitable
in England & Wales, including in particular..
the advancement of crf(izenship by..
promoting the principles of good citizenship.,
o encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic,
ultural, So￿81 and moral welfare of the community,
providing a forum for the open discussion af all matters of public
interest- provided that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall
not be debated by members..
o encouraging service-minded people to serve their community
without personal reward and encouraging the promotion of high
ethical standards in commer￿, industry, professions, public works
and private endeavours.
o SUPPOrting youlh 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
wilh 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 lrfe of
people in local, national and intemational communities.,
promoting volunteenng.,
o the relief of poverty and the relief of those in need in particular by
providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.,
the advan￿Ment of heamh or the saving of lives by preventing
avoidable blindness. assisting disabled people lo lead independent
lives or helping to prevent or manage heatth issues.,
o promoting for the benefrt of the public the conservation protection
and improvement of the physical and natural environment., andlor
promoting communty participation in healthy recreation.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
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March 2025

In compiling this summary of the main activities undertaken for the public
benefit in relation to these objeL#s the Trustees of the Denby Dale District
Lions Club have taken regard to the guidance issued by the Chartty
Commission..
Club Business Meets'ngs were held monthly throughout the period with all
Members invited. Trustees Meetings were held bi-monthly for Club
Tnjstees only. All meetings were held in person.
Fundraising activities engaging wrth our local community were held as
usual wrth our main contributs'ons ¢oming from..
Summary of the main
activitles undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (in¢lude within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on publlc
benèfit)
the Scarecrow Trail around Denby Dale, an outd{￿r event held in the
summer and enjoyed by families from around the district and beyond
who follow the trail and judge the scarecrows wthich local households
and businesses display in line with a chosen theme for that year
the annual tour of the villages with Santa and his sleigh bringing
smiles for children (and aduttsl) of all ages_ Other Santa events
induded school visits, care home vists and Christmas Fairs.
and March saw another successful Denby Da￿ District Lions Beer
Festival. the first having been held over thirty years ago
also during the summer months we took our very popular coconut
shy to various school summer fairs. agricultural sh¢)ws and the like
In addition to these major events the Club also saw an increase in
income from the use of ts Club volunteers and equipment at events
hosted by other community organisations. mainly barbecues, large
tents and bars for beer festivals. fairs and fundraising events.
Additional details of objectivès and activities Ioptional infomHtion)
You may choose to include
further statements, wher8
relevant, aboLrt:
The Trustees apply funds at their discretion and with the support of the
membership of the dub via a voting prorAure which is set out in its
Grant Making Procedure d¢)cument. Grants are made where the Club
believes that their contribution will make a real difference. We only make
grants in furtherance of our charitable obJ"ects.
policy on grantmaking-.
policy programme related
inveslment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
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March 2025

Section D
Achievements and performance
Among others, we were able to award grant funding as follows:
- A donation to the Denby Dale Christmas Tree and Christmas Lights
Fund
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
- A donation to YPAT (Young Persons Activity Trustl which is an
acllvity Cen￿ for childr•n wlth special needs
- A donatlon to the Lions Club International Disaster Fund for
humanitarian relief following natural disasters around the world
- A grant to a local Venture Scout towards a Scouting and
volunteering trip to Canada
- A donation to the Forget Me Not Children's Hospice
- the purchase of a Poppy Wrthith for a local Remembrance Day
ceremony
- A donation to the PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Resolution Foundation towards the trealment Costs for a local
forces veteran
- Donatlons to the Pennlne East Guide Assoclation for two Glrl Guidas
lowards their volunteering trip to Nepal
- A donation to the Forget me Not Chbldren's Hospice
- A donatlon to Wakefield Hospice
- A donation to Barnsley Hospital Charity Star appeal
(Dementia Care)
- A donation to Kirkwood Hospice
- A donation to Barnsley Hospice
- A donation to a local disadvantaged young person for a four
week adventure and voluntsering trip to Uganda wlth the
charity Play Action International
- the purchase of 6 more sets of Wild Tribe Heroes school
books on environmental issues and cllmate change for
distribution to local First Schools
- A donation to the charity Cash for Kids who support children
affected by poverty. illness or neglecL
- A donation to the Lions District Activity Alliance partnership
who support people with disabilities to lead active lives via
sport
- A payment to London Hearts for 2 new defibrillators for our
community and which were match funded by Government
Grant
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March 2025

Section D
Achievements and performance
- A food donation to the local food bank for Food Hampers
- A donation to Shelley Cricket Club for replacement a8tr0-turf
- A donation to the Dale Club for the Denby Ravers (a local
Bingo and Social Club for tha elderly)
- A donation to the Denby Dale Pie Hall for use of the Hall for
our Beer Festival
Other notable activities this year included:
the deployment of brightly-coloured wheelie bins in various
locations wrthin our community to encourage donations to the
local food bank (The Panlry). These were regularty emptied to
deliver supplies to the facility which was supporting over fifty
families and counting in our area who are in dire need.
delivering to all primary schools within our district a set of
environmental books. ￿"Med at this age-range the books raise
awareness of the threats posed to the natural wodd by pollution
and global wamiing. A total of 16 sets of books haj been
delivered by the year end.
our Club continues to participate in the Lions Club International
project 'Recycle for Sight, which encourages the collection and
recycling of spedacles and hearing aids for use in third world
countries We have a well established facility at the local GP
Surgery.
Our Club continues to support the Lions Club Intemational projed
'Message in a Bottle. which involves the dislribution of a small
capsule wrth a fom inside to households where individuals can
store essential infomiation relating to any medical conditions or
medication that would be useful lo the emergency services who
are aware of and support the initiats've.
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March 2025

Section E
Financial review
dub ¢>th￿s $ut4tantia equipment as a Santa's Sleigh, Large
arn rnainlai)•J within the Aclivit*s Ac¢>)urrt to ensure s￿h •guipment
n be m&ntsined replaced as required to enwre the ¢J)nlinuity of
ch•rlty's polky on rM•rv••
D•l•lls of any fundB mal•r&•lty
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relev*)t al)¢xrt:
the cham￿9 prwxip
sourc08 of funds (wKludinq
any fundraising).,
how expendrture has
Running a Co(￿th Shy &)dlor B8Q at 8c*KKA fairs, country ￿.￿4 and
of the c*arty,
investment p)licy arKI
ots'ecbves induding any
ethical investmerf PC
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaratioii
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Slgnaturn(s
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGL4NO AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts
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