2024-06-30-accounts

Description of the charify's trusts	Description of the charify's trusts
Type of governing document	C]O Constitution
How the charity is constituted	Trust
Trustee selection methods	The trust's affairs are overseen and managed by a group of 7 trustees, 3 of whom are ex- officio being the Club President, Secretary and Treasurer. The remaining four are also
	members of Horley Lions Club they being nominated and elected annually by members of
	Horley Lions Club
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where	The Horley Lions Club CIO commenced operation on lst July 2019, transferring the assets from Horley Lions Club Charitable Trust. This TAR covers the operating year 2023-2024.
relevant, about:	Horley Lions Club has been a member of the International Association of Lions
• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;	Clubs for more than 55 years. The members of the Club are volunteers who give their time unconditionally in support of charitable causes. Matters are discussed by the members of Horiey Lions Club in general meetings their recommendations are then voted on with the trustees present for approval or
• the charity's organisational	otherwise, subject to there being a quorate 3 trustees present. The Chairperson
structure and any wider	has a casting vote should the needs so dictate.
network with which the charity works; • relationship with any related	Subject always to there being a quorum, the trustees may exercise all its powers which include the management of the charity and the control of the Trust Fund. The trustees may delegate their authority to the Chairperson of the Welfare Committee should an urgent request be made, such being limited to a maximum
parties;	of £300 per case.
• trustees' consideration of	Being the conduit of the General Public's generosity the members of Horley Lions
major risks and the system and procedures to manage	Club work to ensure that all activities organised by the Club are managed correctly with due attention being applied to any potential financial risks.
them.

	Vvhilst it is the policy of the trustees to ensure that donations are given to
	organisations, individuals and charities in the local area, on ocoasions
	donations will be given in support of other Lions International projects
You may choose to include further statements, where	both national and international, which for the most part is routed through Lions Clubs lnternational Foundation (LCIF).
relevant, about:	All funds raised are held on deposit account with a major bank as it is the
• policy on grantmaking;	policy of the Club to quickly distribute funds raised to good causes and
• policy programme related	charities where the money can be spent to maximum advantage.
investment;	A reserve is maintained to cover the costs of an event washout and
• contribution made by	additionally to cater for unforeseen appeals.
volunteers.
	In addition, to provide funding to replace some of the club's key assets, a
	reserve fund was set up, to set aside funding for replacement of the
	club's van, BBQ equipment and marquees.

of the main achievements of the charity during the year Summary	Through the activities detailed above, the Club created a net income of £84,433 for the CIO with donations made exceeding £75715, such money being given to local charitable organisations and in some instances needy cases identified through contacts with Social Services.
	The donations ranged in amount. The largest donation provided was
	£8,222 to the St Catherines Hospice. During the year, a total of £1,000
	was donated to various international emergency appeals. A total of
	£6,000 was donated to the Lucy Rayner Foundation. Donations of more
	than £1,000 each were made to lfield Fayre Committee, Horley Town
	Football Club, Surrey Young Carers, I Choose Freedom and The
	Children's Trust.
	In the run up to Christmas more than 120 food parcels were distributed to
	local needy families. The total donation for these was around £2,730.
	A series of donations were made towards various charitable activities to
	support needy students, led by local schools, totalling £4,636.
	Through the WOW project, more than 200 families were assisted with the
	costs of domestic fuel bills, with a total of £33,250 being donated.
	The CIO holds 2 small contingency funds to provide cash-flow support for
Brief statement of the	its activities. These relate to cover for a washout event and to cover
charity's policy on reserves	future costs for replacement of club assets. At the end of the CIO year
	these totalled £20,650. To provide additional income for the CIO, these
	funds are held in an interest bearing account.
	Whilst this is a reserve, it is available at short notice if allocation was so

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