Chairman’s Report:
I would like to divide my report into Four sections namely Treasurers, Fund Raising, Services and Membership.
AGM - TREASURER'S REPORT 01 JULY 2023 - 30 JUNE 2024
Structure of Accounts
Truro Lions Club operates with 4 accts. We have 3 day to day working accts at Nat West bank: these are, Administration, Charity, and Fund Raising accts. A 4th acct being the COIF Charities Deposit Fund acct held with CCLA (Investment Management): this latter being effectively our savings acct, currently earning circa £30.00 per month interest.
Examination of accounts
At the end of the Audit period the accts were examined by Mr Rob Barrington and signed off as in good order and a true record of transactions. A copy of the accts and his report is held in e-copy format, available for Members if required. A copy has been sent to Treasurer MD105SW.
As part of the Trustees Annual Report the Charity Commission require their audit document, CC16 to be completed. This document, with expert assistance from Mr Barrington has now been completed and again signed off. A copy of CC16 has been submitted.
Income and Expenditure Notes
Income - Over the period Club earned over £21, 000. The sources being Giant Easter Eggs, Crystal Golf, Cuddly Lions, Xmas hampers, Book sales, public donations and a transfer from the COIF account. All these added substantially to the Charity fund enabling Club to allocate almost £22,000 to a multitude of good causes.
Expenditure - Thanks to the efforts of all Club members and the generosity of the public we were able to make considerable donations to worthy causes, both local and international in support of LCIF.
Beneficiaries included: Motor Neuro Disease £7.4K; Penhaligon’s Friends £5K and our Christmas Annual Grants £4.2K. Other smaller G&A donations added up to over £6K. benefiting a real diversity of deserving cause for such as our Friendship bench and the Hendra Holiday for a deserving family from the Refuge.
Summary and the Year ahead
We started the new fiscal year (01 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) with all 3 working accts holding good opening balances and a healthy, if somewhat reduced, reserve (COIF) to call upon.
The new year will present many new challenges.
Our proven income raising events, including Giant Eggs, The Crystal, and Xmas Hampers, supported by the smaller ventures and a healthy reserve will enable Truro Lions to support our local community and, if called upon, to provide help further afield in support of LCIF.
AGM – FUNDRAISING REPORT 01 JULY 2023 – 30 JUNE 2024
Used Book sales - Held monthly on Lemon Quay between March and October
Crystal Golf Tournament - Our 32nd annual competition featuring fifty teams of 4 at Truro Golf Club in September 2023
Tombola - featuring soft toy Lions at various Regattas, fairs, and events during summer months. Stithians Agricultural Show - We man the two entry gates and the Members Tent at their show in July each year.
Christmas Hamper Raffle - held at The Pannier Market for three days a week in the run up to Christmas, together with a cash collection at Tesco.
Grand Easter Egg Raffle - again at The Pannier Market plus about 30 other venues around Truro in the run up to Easter.
At the Dinner Meeting in October we presented a cheque for £7,500 to the Motor Neurone Disease Association from the funds raised at Crystal Golf in September .
At Handover on the 30th of June we presented a cheque for £5,000 to Penhaligon’s Friends.
President Richard Moore's Chosen Charity.
AGM -SERVICES REPORT 01 JULY 2023 – 30 JUNE 2024
Truro Memory Cafe:- Throughout the year Truro Lions are the main volunteers for the cafe. 14 Lions on a rota basis volunteer for each meeting.
Perranwell Memory Cafe:- One Truro Lion regularly volunteers at this cafe.
Falmouth Tall Ships:- During the all ships event in Falmouth three Lions volunteered to assist the organisers.
Hendra Caravan Holiday:- From the 29th of September 2023 Truro Lions organised and paid for a needy family to attend a caravan holiday at Newquay. We found a family to attend a weeks holiday, paid for it and gave them spending money.
Children’s Hospice South West Moonlight Memory Walk:- On the 11th November 2023 about eight Truro Lions marshalled the walk at The Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Remembrance Day Parade:- This took place in Truro where our Lions President laid a wreath and attended a Cathedral Service
Children’s Hospice South West Santa Run:- On the 3rd December 2023 ten Truro Lions marshalled this event at The Eden Project.
Truro Volunteers Day:- On the 21st April 2024 at Lemon Quay Truro. Four Truro Lions attended this event to promote Lionism
Cornwall International Choral Festival:- This event is held at Truro Cathedral and once again 16 Truro Lions and partners attended where we sold tickets and programmes and assisted attendees including VIP’s to their seats.
Cancer Research UK Pretty Muddy Run:- Held at The Stithians Showground four Truro Lions helped marshal 1600 Runners through the course. Five races in total and about 5 hours spent marshalling. Cancer Research UK Race for Life:- Around Falmouth three Truro Lions helped marshal this event. Children’s Hospice South West Rainbow Run:- This event held at RAF St. Mawgan was supported by about 12 Truro Lions who acted as course marshals, car park attendants and other duties during the day. Again about 1600 runners.
Truro Lions Membership Report AGM 2023
Melvin Jones Fellowship Awards were presented to Lion Mike Kaliszczak.
LCI Long Service Chevrons: awarded to:
(20 years) Lion David Russell
(30 years) Lion John Comben (35 years) Lion Cornelius Hutchinson (40 years) Lion Bill Rudd (50 years) Lion Bob Moore (50 years) Lion Alan Chick
Privileged Membership remains at 5.
New Members: 1 - Lion Richard Lewis
Associate Member: 1 - Lion Lesley Clarke remains an associate of Truro and a Member of Attleborough Lions.
Resignation: None this year
Passing to Higher Service: Lion Ken Hart
Membership: currently stands at 27 Full Members.
Trustees
President Mike Kaliszczak (Officer 1 year) (1) Secretary Alan Chick (Officer 1 year) (2) Treasurer Liz Randall (Officer 1 year) (3) IPP Richard Moore (Officer 1 Year) (4) (voted at AGM) Richard Mitchell (Elected 2/3year) (5) John Comben (Elected 2/3 years) (6) Bill Rudd (Elected 1/3 years) (7) Julian Collinson (Elected 1/3years) (8) Geoff Kaye (1/3 years) (9)
Closing Remarks:
Chairman Lion Richard Moore then handed over to the current President Lion Mike Kallisczak Lion Mike gave a vote of thanks to all concerned in preparing for this Meeting
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I rep)rt to the trustecs on my of the accounts of Truro Lions Club for the year ended 30th June 2024. As thc charity trustees ofthe trust you are responsible for th¢ preparation of the accounts in accordantt with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act"). I report in respcci of my examination of the T'S accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in (wryin8 out my examination I havc followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Cornm10n und¢r s¢¢tion 145(5)(b) ol th¢ ACL I havc completed my examination. I contirni that no material matte[5 have come to my attention in connc¢Tion with ihc ¢xamination 8iving me cause to believe that in any tnaterial respect: i. accounting records were not kept in w of the Tnst as iequircd by se¢tion 130 of the Affj or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no collcetn5 and have come across no other matters in conneciion with the eKqmination to which attention should be drawn in this rcport in order to enable a proper undcrstanding of the accounts to be reached. R BringtOn Name. Roben Barrington Address."23, Treleaver Way, Tn0, Lornwall I'R13PS Dai¢: 25 July 2024