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2025-06-30-accounts

HEREFORD LIONS CLUB TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] JUNE 2025

CLUB OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES FOR THE 1[st] JULY 2024 TO 30[th] JUNE 2025

Trustee Nick Rider Trustee Chris Hughes Trustee Diana Stevens Trustee Terry Willaims Trustee Simon Swancott

The Hereford Lions Club meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Welsh Club, 1 Hinton Road, Hereford, to undertake business meetings.

LEGAL STATUS

The Charity Trust was created under a declaration of Trust dated 1[st] June 1994 and became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation under Registration Number 1180411, in October 2018.

BANKERS INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS HSBC R J Francis and Company 35 High Town Marshall Business Centre, Faraday Road Hereford Hereford

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES OF HEREFORD LIONS CLUB

The Trustees recognise their responsibilities for keeping proper records and preparing financial statements each year. The Trustees do not consider there is an audit requirement under Section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993. The appended accounts have been examined by an independent examiner, whose report is attached.

Annual report of the Club and Trustees approved 20[th] April 2026

Trustee Chris Hughes

On behalf of all trustees

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Hereford Lions Club CIO members of 30[th] June 2025 Charity CIO 118411 On accounts for the no (if year ended any) Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30[th] June 2025.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the basis of report preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters statement have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: Name: ANDREW HOUSTON Relevant professional FCA qualification(s) or Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales body (if any): Address: Marshall Business Centre Faraday Road Hereford HR4 2NS

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

HEREFORD LIONS CLUB

ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

R J FRANCIS AND CO. Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors Marshall Business Centre Faraday Road Hereford HR4 9NS

HEREFORD LIONS CLUB

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

2025
£
Income
Fund Raising
Golf 10,315.00
Car boots 13,662.42
Sleigh 1,332.79
Quiz 5,646.59
Grotto 4,485.97
Race Night 2,887.58
Bingo 4,689.55
Income from house 7,920.00
Donations and collections 4,783.97
Coffee Mornings 124.92
_
55,848.79
_
Charity donation re-imbursement 300.00
Club membership 1,660.61
Draw 254.00
Welsh club parking 238.38
Socials
2,512.05
_
4,965.04
_
Bank interest 1,985.74
_
62,799.57
_
Expenses
Fund Raising
Golf 4,901.67
Car boots 1,700.00
Sleigh 964.65
Quiz 346.24
Grotto 497.49
Race Night 1,167.29
Bingo 2,015.00
House expenses 580.81
Flowers 552.50
_
12,725.65
_
Admin and bank charges 5,323.34
Charity account donations 27,571.48
Membership fees 2,206.55
Draw 271.75
Socials 3,289.50
_
38,662.62
_
Store rental and expenses 2,780.00
Depreciation of fixed assets 90.31
_
Total expenditure 54,258.58
_
Excess of income over expenditure 8,540.99
_

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HEREFORD LIONS CLUB

BALANCE SHEET

30 JUNE 2025

2025
£
Fixed Assets
House 168,090.60
Regalia at valuation 1,000.00
Function equipment 903.06
Less: depreciation @ 10%
(90.31)
_
169,903.35
Current Assets
Charity Bank Account 37,975.63
High interest bond 64,751.94
_
102,727.57
_
272,630.92
_
Represented by: -
Opening balance @ 1 July 2024 264,089.93
Excess of income over expenditure 8,540.99
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Closing balance @ 30 June 2025 272,630.92
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