Aylesbury Lions Club (CIO)
Annual Report Lions year 1[st] July 2022 – 30[th] June 2023
Since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has taken time for the club to build up their activities. We continue to submit articles in Aylesbury Town Matters.
The club President and Treasurer attended zone meetings where possible, both these officers are also District Officers where they attend meetings. All club members continued to collect spectacles from the 21 collection points throughout the Aylesbury/Thame area. The club recycled approximately 4000 spectacles during this Lion year. The club continued to receive a steady flow of requests for and hence distributed Message in a bottle and Message in a wallet to individuals and organisations requesting these items.
Organisations that benefitted from donations totalling approximately £1900 include Bucks Vision, Head2head Theatre, Chiltern MS Centre, Kids Cancer Charity and Florence Nightingale Hospice as well as smaller donations to deserving projects. The Santa Sleighs raised funds with the partners from Haddenham primary school Parent Teacher Association, Thame Youth, Bedgrove Scouts and Stone primary school Parent Teacher Association.
The following outline of the calendar of events reflects a mixture of service, welfare and fundraising opportunities with club members continually promoting the work of the local club as well as raising awareness about the wider role of the organisation globally.
August
Assisting Winslow Lions Club at the Bucks Show producing an income of £400.
September
Bric-a-brac stall in Aylesbury town market square selling donated items raising just over £130 with an opportunity to promote the Lions with leaflets and talking to club members tending the stall.
December
Two Santa Sleigh routes with door-to-door collection buckets for donations in Haddenham and 2 evenings in Stone with partners involving Lions volunteers raising over £803. Payment from Aylesbury Town Council for supplying chestnuts in the market square £250.
March
Article submitted to Berryfields Parish Council magazine about the work of the Lions and seeking more to join the Club.
Registered Charity No. 1181224. Charter, granted in 1978 8 North Close Tiddington Thame OXC92LT
Aylesbury Lions Club (CIO)
Easter
This year we tried Chocolate Hampers which whilst raised money, it was not as well received as we would have liked. Still produced £1162 for good causes.
May
Chiltern Hills Vintage Car Rally service activity selling tickets on the admission gate. The event organisers donated £250 to the club with grateful thanks for the support of the Lions volunteers.
July
Bedgrove Fun day was both a support for the local Resident association and a fundraising event by supplying teas and coffees plus cakes.
Haddenham Fete – 11.30-4.30pm involving 6 volunteers, with the usual small fundraising activities showed a small income of £126.
Signed Brian Dickety
President 2022/2023
Registered Charity No. 1181224. Charter, granted in 1978 8 North Close Tiddington Thame OXC92LT
Aylesbury Lions Club (CIO)
| Aylesbury Lions Club (CIO) | Aylesbury Lions Club (CIO) | ||||||
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| Registered Charity 1181224 | |||||||
| Annual Accounts Year Ending 30th June 2023 | |||||||
| Opening Balance | 2,144.33 £ |
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| Income | |||||||
| Bedgrove Fun day | 307.38 £ |
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| Car Boot Sale | 40.00 £ |
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| Donations Chestnuts | 63.84 £ |
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| Sleigh | 803.36 £ |
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| Jansel Square Collection | 20.00 £ |
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| Winslow CountyShow | 400.00 £ |
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| Easter Hampers | 1,162.15 £ |
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| AylesburyTown Council Chestnuts donation | 250.00 £ |
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| Chiltern Hill RallyDonation | 250.00 £ |
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| Tail twister | 85.47 £ |
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| Haddenham Fete | 126.00 £ |
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| MembershipSubscriptions | 1,093.50 £ |
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| Total income | 4,601.70 £ |
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| 6,746.03 £ |
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| Expenditure | |||||||
| Donations | |||||||
| RBL Poppyappeal | 87.50 £ |
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| Head2head Theatre | 200.00 £ |
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| LCI 105a DYC | 100.00 £ |
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| AylesburyTC Mayors appeal | 31.92 £ |
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| Bedgrove Scouts Sleigh donation | 83.00 £ |
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| Haddenham Infant school PTA | 123.00 £ |
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| Thame Youth Sleigh Donation | 141.00 £ |
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| Lions MIAB Ltd | 85.00 £ |
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| Bucks Vision | 200.00 £ |
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| Florence Nightingale Hospice Donation | 422.75 £ |
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| Chiltern MS Centre | 250.00 £ |
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| Kids Cancer Charity | 200.00 £ |
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| 1,924.17 £ |
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| Subscriptions | |||||||
| Lions Clubs International | 566.22 £ |
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| LCI District/MD Subscription | 695.35 £ |
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| 1,261.57 £ |
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| Fundraising Expenses | |||||||
| Bedgrove Expenses | 134.43 £ |
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| Lions MD Sleigh Insurance | 112.00 £ |
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| Chestnuts | 100.00 £ |
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| Easter Hamper baskets | 316.65 £ |
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| Haddenham Fete Inc Float | 47.05 £ |
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| 710.13 £ |
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| Administrative Expenses | |||||||
| The Grange School Printing | 50.40 £ |
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| ICO renewal | 35.00 £ |
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| LotteryLicence | 40.00 £ |
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| Zone Expenses | 50.00 £ |
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| Keycuttingstore | 16.00 £ |
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| 191.40 £ |
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| Total Expenditure | 4,087.27 £ |
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| Balance Carried forward | 2,658.76 £ |
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| Treasurer | |||||||
| Signed | |||||||
| Dated 25th July2023 | |||||||
| I have examined the accounts and supporting papers of AylesburyLions Club CIO,CharityNo 1181224,for theyear ended 30 June 2023. | |||||||
| I confirm no material matters have come to myattention and believe the accounts are a true and fair statement. | |||||||
| R G Benson | |||||||
| Dated 25/07/2023 | |||||||
Registered Charity No. 1181224. Charter, granted in 1978 8 North Close Tiddington Thame OXC92LT