## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 01 07 2024 30 06 2025 **To** 

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## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

Acle and Brundall Lions Club (CIO) 

**Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1181474 

**Charity's principal address** 116 Lackford Close 

Brundall Norwich **Postcode NR13 5NL** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Grant Dott|Treasurer|||
||GarryBowler|Vice President|||
||Martin Burrekoven-<br>Kalve||||
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

CIO Constitution 

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed/Elected by Position in Club Trustee selection methods 

(eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

Acle and Brundall Lions Club are part of Lions Clubs International and operate within the County of Norfolk (England), more specifically the area surrounding the villages of Acle and Brundall in the Broadland Council District of the County of Norfolk. 

Acle and Brundall Lions Club are within British Isles District 105CE, which includes Clubs in Norfolk, Essex, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Nottinghamshire. 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR: THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP BY; **Summary of the objects of the** PROMOTING THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP; **charity set out in its** ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE **governing document** CIVIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND MORAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY; PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE OPEN DISCUSSION OF ALL 

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MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST; PROVIDED THAT PARTISAN POLITICS AND SECTARIAN RELIGION SHALL NOT BE DEBATED BY MEMBERS; ENCOURAGING SERVICE-MINDED PEOPLE TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY WITHOUT PERSONAL REWARD AND ENCOURAGING THE PROMOTION OF HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS IN COMNMERCE, INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONS, PUBLIC WORKS AND PRIVATE ENDEAVOURS; SUPPORTING YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; PROMOTING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES; PROMOTING VOLUNTEERING; THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID AND DISASTER RELIEF; THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR THE SAVING OF LIVES BY PREVENTING AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS, ASSISTING DISABLED PEOPLE TO LEAD INDEPENDENT LIVES OR HELPING TO PREVENT OR MANAGE HEALTH ISSUES; PROMOTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ADN NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND/OR PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION. 

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The Club organises numerous events throughout the year in the Acle and Brundall area which not only help to raise funds but are specifically run for the benefit of the local community. 

Examples: 

- annual Summer Fun Day and also a Christmas Fair which are free entry for the public and where the Club invites other charities to raise monies for themselves 

- organising Garage Sales in several villages which are for the benefit of the local communities 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

- provision of a Christmas Tree and presents for the elderly residents of a care home in Brundall 

- running various other events for people to participate in and enjoy, while raising funds for local causes 

The trustees believe that members of Acle and Brundall Lions Club, in carrying out their duties, do so purely for the benefit of the local community. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

All our members give up their time to help raise money so we are able to help, wherever possible, those who are in a position of need. 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main** Money raised by the Club through a variety of events organised each year **achievements of the charity** is used for the benefit of the local community, whether that be an **during the year** individual, organisation or an institution serving a wider area which includes ours. Donations made to charities/causes between 1[st] Jul 2024 and 30[th] Jun 2025 include: £1,500 donation to RNLI. £500 donation to East Anglian Air Ambulance. £500 donation to a local school to help them buy books for a new school library. £500 donation to a local community hall to help them with refurbishment costs. £250 donations to two local scout groups. Provision of a Christmas tree for the local community. Donation for a local youngster who is progressing through national archery ranks and needs help with tournament and equipment costs. 

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**Section E                    Financial review** 

Funds are unrestricted and available for use as and when appropriate **Brief statement of the** and agreed by all members of the Club. Monthly updates are given to **charity’s policy on reserves** members on funds available, which will reflect any event activity at any given time. The Club ensures that there are always sufficient funds available before making donations. 

**Details of any funds materially** Not applicable **in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

All funds emanate from the various fund-raising activities undertaken by the Club. Some expenses are incurred in organising some events. 

Our financial year runs from 1[st] July to 30[th] June. 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 

**Full name(s)** Nick Keith Bowler 

**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[President ] **Date** 15 Oct 2025 

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## **Acle & Brundall Lions Club** 

## **Income & Expenditure Account for 2025 as at 30 June Charities** 

|**Income**<br>Interest<br>Donations<br>Brundall Garage Sale<br>Lingwood Garage Sale<br>Acle Garage Sale<br>Race nights<br>Fete 2024<br>Fete 2025<br>Quiz & Chips<br>Car Washes<br>Xmas Fair<br>Ram monthly quizzes<br>Jumble Sales<br>Easter events<br>Miscellaneous income<br>**Total income**<br>**Expenditure**<br>Donations<br>Robert Norburn<br>Snowy's Pre-School<br>Bugz UK<br>Michaela Jane Dance School<br>1st Lingwood & Strumpshaw Sea Scouts<br>1st Acle Scout Group<br>East Coast Truckers<br>Richard Bullen<br>Brundall Memorial Hall<br>Friends of Brundall Library Book<br>East Anglian Air Ambulance<br>NARS<br>RNLI<br>Evie's Owls<br>Brundall Garage Sale<br>Lingwood Garage Sale<br>Acle Garage Sale<br>Race nights<br>Fete 2024<br>Fete 2025<br>Quiz & Chips<br>Car Washes<br>Xmas Fair<br>Sundry expenses<br>Liability insurance transfer<br>Allowable events expenses transfer<br>**Total Expenditure**<br>**Net Income/(Expenditure) To Date**<br>Balance brought forward<br>**Balance carried forward**|**£**<br>56.48<br>195.00<br>335.00<br>312.00<br>686.00<br>1122.72<br>1646.00<br>80.00<br>588.00<br>401.00<br>1141.00<br>481.00<br>305.00<br>596.00<br>0.00|
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||**7945.20**|
||**£**<br>244.16<br>150.00<br>200.00<br>200.00<br>250.00<br>250.00<br>250.00<br>951.52<br>500.00<br>500.00<br>500.00<br>500.00<br>1500.00<br>100.00<br>110.00<br>0.00<br>85.00<br>110.86<br>80.80<br>364.36<br>183.16<br>54.00<br>373.50<br>0.00<br>192.00<br>250.00|
||**7899.36**|
||45.84<br>7161.02|
||**7206.86**|