2025-06-30-accounts - Tring Lions Club (C Io)

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period 011072024 Pgrlod Start dato To 3010612026 Perfod end dats Charlty name: Trlng Llon8 Club CIO Charlty reg58tratlon number:1181199 Objectlve8 and Actlvltle8 SORP r•l•r•nc* P•ra1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out In Its governing document To raÉBe funds from the public by voluntary donations in order lo make grants and donations to Lc¢al, National and Intern8tion81 charities, ¢harf(able projects or other good ¢au8es The club operates on the ba818 that any admini8lratlon expen8e8 are borne by the members them8elve8, 80 that 1000h of the nount raised from the public by fundraislng {after deducting any fundraising expen8esl18 donated to the good cause8 the Club chcMe8 to 8UPPOrt. To carry out a volunteering in th810¢81 communty for the benefrt of those in need of all age8 without fear or favour. and irrespectlve of race. religion, gènder or Bexual odentotion. Club members carry QLrt this 8ervice al no cost to the end user Tring Lions Club wa8 orlglnally formed In 1972 and became a Charitable Incorporatod Organlsallon In Decemb8r 2018. Throughout Ihl8 accounting period the Club has had a member8hlp of 14 Indivldual8. Tring Llons Club CIO ¢arried out fundraising a¢livilies during Ihg year to raise funds from the publi¢. In Gonjunclion with 89veral olheT Ln3 Clubs In the area. we operated a second-hand BoJk8hop In the Marlow8'8 shopplng centre In Hemel H¢mp$loid. Durlng this aGGounling year this was onco again the main 8oui¢o of income. Income from the Bookshop was £12566 for this aUntIng period, compared wrth £13154 for the recedin ear. All Trustee¥ of Tring LionB CIO are aware of and have seen the guidance Issued by the Charty Commission, relating lo procedures that shoukl be followed regarding good govemance of a chantab Incorporated Orygnisalion. Summary ofthe main activities in relatlon to those purposes for the publlc benefrt, in partlcular, the aclivitl88, projects or services identified In the accounts. P8rn1.179 1.19 statement confirmin9 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefrt Parn1.18

Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optional) You ma hoose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP ler PAA 1.38 Pollcy on gr8nt making P•rn 1.38 Policy on 80clal Investment Including program related Investment Pwa 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achlevements and Performance SORP r•f•r•nc During thi$ a¢wunling perlod the Club ral8ed £3589 through fundraising, and another £12588 wa8 ra18ed through the Llong Bookshop from the 8818 of donated second-hand Books. DVD$ CD, 8nd LP'S el¢. Followng the granting of CIO $latU8 in December 2018 Tnng Lions Club CIO Is nLN able lo make a Gift Aid claim after the end of the tax ye8r on membershlp 8ub8cnptions, and 8130 on cash donation8 under the Gwi Ald Small Donatlons Scheme {GASDSI. The amount claimed relatlng lo Gfft Aid from H M Revonue & Customs th18 accounting period amounted lo £738. Tring Lions Club CIO also made 39 8eparate donations during the accounting pgri¢xl lo Ic¢al. nallonal. and inlomatlonal charitles a8 well ag to kJcal good causes. The total amount don8led thk8 year came lo £18741. Examples of our donatlons are". £50QO to Hector8 House Charity £1500 to Herts yjn9 Homeless £1000 spon8or8hlp of th6 Community Minlbus £1000 to Lion8 Club Inlernalional Foundallon {Diga8ter Emergency Fund) £100010 Scanappeal £5 lo Dacorum Emergen¢y Nwht Shelier IDENS) £50010 Tring Running Club £50010 Ukralne Stoves Project We also expanded our work wrth local School$ during this accounting period providing grants for extra<urricular aclivilie¥ and prc4ects. Also providing some financial support towards the cost of School resldenlial trt Summary ofth8 maln achlevemènts of the charity. Identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the clrcumstances of its beneficlarles and any wlder benefit8 to 80clety 88 a whole. P•rn 1.20

Examples of our donations for 8cPth18 this year are a8 follows., £500 to Brtdgewsler School £500 to Grove Road Prfmary School £500 to Long Marslon Primary S¢hool £500 to Potten End Primary School £500 to Wesffield Primary School & Nur8ery. We al80 colloct•J 4721 pair8 of 8PgCtacb8 from mgmbers of th8 publlc for ryeling. This is done using collecting bins in lo1 opticians. Members colknl them regularly 8nd these are then sent to another Llon8 Club for ¢he¢king and shipping abroad to les¥ developed Countries for use ty the people there. 119 Used hearing aids wern also collected by Club membgrs for refurbishment and recycling. Flnally, the members of the Club caried out 2307 hour8 of service lo the local communty during thi8 accounllng peritsd, includlng volunt••ring at th8 Lions Bookshop and wmpleting 537 $¢parate serv Activille8. Addltlonal Inforniallon (optlonall You ma ch008e lo Include further statements where relevant about.. Achievements against objectives set P•r• 1.41 Perfomi8nc8 of fundrai$ing activities against ofy'octive8 set P•r• 1,41 Investment performance agalnst obl8Ctives Para 1.41 other

Flnanclal Review Revtew of the charity's financial position at the end of the eriod Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they a held Para 1.21 Pim 1.22 Tring lions Club CIO does not hold larg8 reserves. Al the end of the accounting pèriod the amount of unrestricted funds held wa8 £8337. In addition lo this there was another £7903 of r8Stricted funds of whkh £4577 wa5 ring-fenced for Youth and Sch(>Jl projects. snolher £3000 for our sponsor8hip of the local minibus providing communty transport, and £326 for maintenance of the defibrillator installed by the Club in Tring HI h Street. Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Detalls of fund materlally In deficit ExplanaOn of any uncertainties al)out the harity continuing as a going concem P4r4 1.22 P8r8 1.22 Not Applic8ble Para 1.24 Not Appllcab Para 1.23 Not Applkab Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma Choose to include further 8tatement8 wh8r8 relevant about: The charfty's prlncipal sources of funds (includlng any fundral8lng) Parn 1.47 Investment policy and objectives Includlng any soclal Investment pollcy adopted P•rn 1.48 A descrlptlon of the prlncipal risks faclng the charty f.48 OtheT

Structure, Govemance and Management Description of charty's trusts.. Type of goveming document P•ra 1.26 Trust D68d How is the charty constituted? Para 1.26 Chartsbig Incorporated organi8aln ')raled Trustee selectlon methods including details of any conslitullonal provislons e.g. election to post or name of any person or body enlltled to appolnt one or more trustees Porn 1.25 Trustees are selected by majority voting of the members of Tring Lions Club CIO. Addltlonal Infombatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Pollcle8 and procedure8 adopted for the induction and tralnlng of trustee8 Par• 1.01 The charity's organlsatlonal Structure and any wid8r network wlth whlch the charlty work$ Pam 1.s1 Relallonshlp wlth any related parties P•ra 1.01 Other Reference and Admlnlstratlve details Charl name Other name the cha uses islered charit number Charity's prlnclpal address Trin Lions Club CIO Not A licable 1181199 8 Fox Close Wigginton Tring Herts HP23 6ED

Names of the charity trustees who managg th9 Charlty Dats• oet•d If nottorwholo ear Tnmtoe nBm• Offlc• Irf any) Name of pernon lor body) •ntltled Inttrustse Ifan Tring Lions Club CIO Tring Lions Club CIO Tring Lions Club CIO Trlng Lions Club CIO Tring Lions Club CIO Sandra Neil Penelope Tregillus Michael Adams Michael Claxton Peter Block President Secretary Treasurer Past PresEdent 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate trustee8- names of the directors at the date the re Dlr•¢tor nam• None ortwas8 roved Name of trustees holdlng tiue to propety belonging to the charlty Tru•to• nAm• D4t•• act•d11 not forwhol• oar None

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets Not Applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of thè charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arranoem8nt8 for safe cuslody and segregation of such assets from the charty's own assets Addltlonal Infomiatlon Ioptlonal) Name• and addm•e8 of advl88r8 {Optlonal Infomlatlon) Typo of Name Addre85 advl8er Name of chlef executlve or name8 of ¥enlor 8taff members Ioptlonal Infomiatlon) Exemptlons from di8cIo8ure Reason for non4isclosure of k8 r80nnel details Not Appllcable Other o tlonal Infomiatlon

Declarations The trustoes de¢larè that they havé appmved the tru8t••s' report above. sIgn on behall of the charlty's Slgnaturel81 Full namels) Posltlon leg Sècretary. Chalr, etc) Sandra F Michael Anthony Adams Club President Treasurer Date 3Tr1 February 2025

Tring Lions Club CIO Accounts to the 30th June 2025

2025 Expenses £ Bank Charges 0 Carol Concert Expenses 120 Defibrillator Expenses 62 Donations Made (As Below) 14250 Bridgewater School (The Haven) 500 Community Action Dacorum (Minibus Sponsorship) 1000 DENS (Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter) 500 Grove Road Primary School 500 Hectors House 5000 Herts Young Homeless 1500 LCIF Disaster Emergency Fund 1000 Long Marston Primary VA School 500 Potten End Primary School 500 Scanappeal 1000 Westfield Primary School & Nursery 500 Tring Running Club 500 Tring School (World Challenge) 750 Ukraine Stoves Project 500 Donations (Other) 4429 eBay Postage 276 Fundraising Exp's 215 Membership Dues 105/105A 642 Membership Dues International 469 Message in a Bottle 30 Misc Exp's 339 New Gazebo 0 Senior Citizens Evening 1294 Website Hosting 144 Expenses 2024/25 22270	2025 Expenses £ Bank Charges 0 Carol Concert Expenses 120 Defibrillator Expenses 62 Donations Made (As Below) 14250 Bridgewater School (The Haven) 500 Community Action Dacorum (Minibus Sponsorship) 1000 DENS (Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter) 500 Grove Road Primary School 500 Hectors House 5000 Herts Young Homeless 1500 LCIF Disaster Emergency Fund 1000 Long Marston Primary VA School 500 Potten End Primary School 500 Scanappeal 1000 Westfield Primary School & Nursery 500 Tring Running Club 500 Tring School (World Challenge) 750 Ukraine Stoves Project 500 Donations (Other) 4429 eBay Postage 276 Fundraising Exp's 215 Membership Dues 105/105A 642 Membership Dues International 469 Message in a Bottle 30 Misc Exp's 339 New Gazebo 0 Senior Citizens Evening 1294 Website Hosting 144 Expenses 2024/25 22270	2024 £ -80 404 214 12095 2929 0 109 621 526 543 317 771 1074 0 19523
*Balance Sheet as at 30/06/2025* Assets Cash at Bank (Designated Funds) (Restricted Funds) (Unrestricted Funds) Cash in Hand Debtors 1 Creditors 2 Note 1 Note 2 2025/26	7903.00 0.00 8277.34 60.00 0.00	0.00 16240.34
	75.00	16240.34 75.00
	Dues (£75)
		*16165.34*