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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01.07.2020 Period start date To 30.06.2021 Period end date
Charity name: Stafford Lions Club (CIO)
Charity registration number: 1181780
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Purposes are exclusively charitable by encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
The Lion's Motto is "We Serve" and Stafford Lions CIO do this through service in the community and financial support to those in need. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | All Trustees have received the information pack issued by the Charity Commission. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | All the members consider requests for funding that meet the overall purposes of the club. A quorate number of members allocate donations based on a majority decision. Stafford Lions Club generally support the five pillars of International Lions service: Diabetes Vision Environment Hunger Childhood Cancer |
| Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
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| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | All club members are volunteers. On occasion the club is helped by friends of Lions and family of members. Subscriptions are paid by members into the administration account which covers all administration and insurance costs. |
| Other | N/A |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | |||
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Our Charitable Activities In Lionistic Year 2020-2021 Donations: During 2020/2021 our activities have been limited by the Covid 19 Pandemic but Stafford Lions Club has financially supported Stafford Women’s Aid by donating10 complete sets of bedding costing £240. We also supported the Youth Trust Appeal £100, sponsored a Stafford Rangers player £180, the Royal British Legion £50, Buddy Bags £200 and also provided E45 cream for staff at Stafford County Hospital £99.50 (+£100 from Asda). Further donations were made to the ‘Make Some Noise’ charity £200, St. Paul’s Church Youth projects £200 and £200 for ‘A Child of Mine’ charity. We are also a’ dementia friendly’ organisation. In Addition to this we supported small number of care leavers. Internationally we donated £150 to the Lebanon Appeal and additionally donated £250 to Lions Clubs International Disaster Fund. Service Projects: Ongoing projects include recycling spectacles and hearing aids. We supply ‘Message in a Bottle’ equipment, ‘Plugsters’ for arthritis sufferers, and ‘Aspods’to carry dispersible aspirin. |
In January 2021 we began supporting the Stafford North End Community Vaccination Centre and between January 2021 and June 2021 we provided 1765 hours of voluntary service enabling more than 28.000 vaccinations. Members marshal cars in the car park whilst other members volunteer inside the building welcoming, documenting and directing the public who attend for their covid vaccinations and will also help with the influenza vaccine program in the autumn. We also organise a few litter pick sessions within our area. Fundraising: Our normal fundraising in November and December was totally disrupted by the Corona Epidemic. Normally fundraising mainly takes place in November and the festive season when we do bucket collections accompanied by Santa Elves and a Lion in supermarkets and shopping areas in Stafford and Penkridge. We also raise money through delivering a local directory on a monthly basis. Food: We hold annual food collections in January and July. The food was distributed to a local Foodbank.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Stafford Lions have been nominated for the "Club Excellence Award" which is awarded by Lions Clubs International. |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Other | N/A |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Welfare Account £1148.31 Administration £4097.26 Edgar Fund £1584.58 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Any remaining capital is carried over from one Lionistic year to the next. The Lionistic year ends on June 30th. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | none |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | It is our intention to donate all money that we have raised over a period of time. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | None |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Stafford Lions Club relies primarily on the benevolence of public donations. Our major fund-raising events are prior to Christmas with supermarket bucket collections and charity events. |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Due to COVID-19 the Club is currently finding sources for fund raising very difficult. |
| Other | N/A |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Stafford Lions Club (CIO) Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO - ASSOCIATION |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | According to the Lions Clubs CIO Constitution the club President and Treasurer are de facto Trustees. All other Trustees are elected by the members |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | Stafford Lions (CIO) are an associate member of Lions Clubs International. UK Lions (105MD) are organised into 8 Districts and Stafford is in District 105CN |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | As above |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Stafford Lions Club (CIO) |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1181780 |
| Charity’s principal address | 9 Bonney Drive RUGELEY Staffs WS15 2FY |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Ken ADAMS | Club Treasurer | |||
| Glenda CHARD | ||||
| Rose COWLEY | Club President | |||
| Roger GAY | ||||
| David LEWIS | ||||
| Geoff MacKENZIE | ||||
| Ed RULE | Club Secretary | |||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name none
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
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| none | ||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets none held in this capacity Name and objects of the none charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for none safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| none | ||
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) D. I. Lewis Full name(s) David Ian LEWIS Position (eg Secretary, Club President Chair, etc) Date January 2022
| Stafford Lions | Stafford Lions | C Club (CIO) |
C Club (CIO) |
balance | sheet | June | 30th 2021 | |
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| 2020-21 | 2019-20 | |||||||
| ADMIN ACCOUNT | ||||||||
| Opening balance | 1148.31 | 853.83 | ||||||
| Income | 1359.50 | 1998.17 | ||||||
| Expenditure | 1622.02 | 1703.69 | ||||||
| Income over expenditure | -262.52 | 294.48 | ||||||
| Closing balance | 885.79 | 1148.31 | ||||||
| WELFARE ACCOUNT | ||||||||
| Opening balance | 4097.26 | 5092.13 | ||||||
| Income | 3074.48 | 4967.22 | ||||||
| Expenditure | 2875.99 | 5962.09 | ||||||
| Income over expenditure | 198.49 | -994.87 | ||||||
| Closing balance | 4295.75 | 4097.26 | ||||||
| EDGAR ACCOUNT | ||||||||
| Opening balance | 1584.58 | 2025.05 | ||||||
| Income | 50.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Expenditure | 712.80 | 440.47 | ||||||
| Income over expenditure | -662.80 | -440.47 | ||||||
| Closing balance | 921.78 | 1584.58 | ||||||