Whalley and District Lions Club CIO
Annual Report for the financial year ended 30[th] June 2023
Whalley and District Lions held various functions throughout the year to raise charitable funds. These were donated to worthy causes both in the local community, nationally and internationally.
A concert and auction raised £5,525 for the North West Air Ambulance charities and donations were made to charities, not for profit and community good causes from events organised by our Members. These included £200 for an Osmosis water kit for Ukraine, £150 to Marie Curie, £250 to Brain Tumour Research, £140 to Riding for the Disabled, £500 to Ribble Valley Food Bank and £150 for the restoration of the bell tower at the Parish Church of St Mary and AII Saints Whalley. Emergency welfare was also given to support local families in need.
A free coffee morning is held every month for residents of Whalley and the surrounding district at Whalley Methodist church and advice and support is available from Lion members if required.
Whalley and District Lions club has also worked in partnership with the Flood Action Group for several years. The Flood Account has income £0 and expenditure £224 in the year.
Our Members organised village clean ups, supported Whalley in Bloom, organised an afternoon tea and a Christmas lunch for our older residents, painted benches, attended Longridge Field Day and gleaned surplus fruit.
Collection bins were placed in supermarkets, doctor’s surgeries, church halls and opticians for donations of usable spectacles and empty blister packs.
The second annual Whalley Day was held at Whalley Abbey during Heritage weekend in September. The event is supported by the Abbey, local businesses and organisations with the aim of bringing together the local community for a day of games, craft stalls, competitions, entertainment and food. The event raised £1,224 which has been deposited in the Whalley Day charity account.
The Charity Account Income of £10,209 was raised through a concert, donations, book sales, Whalley Day, tabletop sales, an auction and raffles,
The Club Account Income of £4,483 comes from membership fees and a few events identified as non-charitable. The fees are used to pay membership subscriptions to Lions District/Multi District and Lions International.
Eileen Chadwick Trustee For and Behalf of Whalley and District Lions Club CIO
C/O Station House, Station Road, Whalley, Lancashire, BB7 9RT
Whalley and District Lions Club (CIO)
Receipts and Payments Account
Year Ended 30.06.2023
| Income :- Charity Account Club Account Flood Account Expenses Charity General Expenditure Flood Spending Membership Subs Charter Dinner Outside Social Events Lions Accessories Admin Costs (-Deficit)/Surplus of Receipts over Payments in the Year Surplus brought forward from Previous Year Surplus carried forward Represented By Funds Held / Reserves :- Charity Bank Balance CIO Bank Balance Old Account Flood Bank Balance |
£ 10209.36 4482.65 0.00 |
£ 14692.01 15555.42 |
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| 9526.39 223.92 1723.38 1629.09 0.00 0.00 2452.64 |
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| -863.41 10187.10 |
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| 9323.69 | ||
| £ 2752.98 3534.93 0.00 3035.78 |
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| 9323.69 |