Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01.07.2021 Period start date To 30.06.2022 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. |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| 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 2021-2022 During 2021/2022 our activities have been limited by the Covid 19 Pandemic but a £5,000 donation from Cornwells Chemists to reward our voluntary efforts at their vaccination centre has boosted our Welfare Fund. Stafford Lions Club has financially supported the following: £200 to St. Paul’s Youth Club. 8 Balls for All’ £100 to purchase 4 balls. District Youth Appeal £149.50. £250 for LCIF Disaster Fund. Donation for CRADLE £100. (Charity for parents who have lost premature babies). Donation for Support Dogs £100. £659 raised for Sebb a three-year-old suffering from Christianson Syndrome. Sponsored a Stafford Rangers player £250. 21 Shopping bags of food donated to Social Services for care leavers. 21 Shopping bags donated to Women’s Aid Stafford. Toiletries for care leavers. Bought a compact kitchen table and chair set for a care leaver.£500 to support treatment for an armed services veteran. Cooker for care leaver plus a variety of household items donated by members. £500 donation towards treatment for forces veteran. £1200 for local food bank. £1200 for Salvation Army. £125 pledged towards a defibrillator for Amerton Farm. £400 for partially-sighted children to visit Drayton Farm. £200 for Women’s Aid for room refurbishments. £1000 to LCIF Disaster Appeal for the Ukraine and finally £100 for ‘Millie’s Smiles’. Service Projects: Ongoing projects include recyclingspectacles |
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 contributed 1,835.25 hours of voluntary service enabling thousands of 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 went ‘gleaning’ for pumpkins which we gave to the ‘Fairshare’ Charity. Fundraising: Our normal fundraising mainly takes place in November and the festive season when we do bucket collections accompanied by Santa’s 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 | |
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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 |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of theperiod |
Para 1.21 | Welfare Account £7507.51 Administration £1314.94 Edgar Fund £807.88 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhytheyare 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 aperiod 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 |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: |
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| 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. |
| 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 found sources for fund raising difficult, however we were given a large contribution by a local chemist that runs a vaccination centre. |
| 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 | None |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | Stafford Lions Club(CIO) |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | Nil |
| Registered charitynumber | 1181780 |
| Charity’s principal address | C/O 3 Meadow Close Gnosall STAFFORD ST20 0LT |
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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| Digby GOULD | Club Treasurer | |||
| Glenda CHARD | ||||
| Rose COWLEY | Club Secretary | |||
| Roger GAY | ||||
| David LEWIS | President | |||
| Geoff MACKENZIE | Vice President | |||
| Ed RULE | ||||
– 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 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) | ||
| None |
None
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
N/A
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 2023
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period (ie 30th June 22):
Income for the year: £14,593.26 Expenditure for the year: £11091.25 End-of-year balances: Welfare: £7507.51 Administration: £1314.94 Edgar Fund: £807.88 Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves:
Any remaining capital is carried over from one Lionistic year to the next. The Lionistic year ends on June 30th. Amount of reserves held: None Reasons for holding zero reserves:
It is our intention to donate all money that we have raised over a period of time. Details of fund materially in deficit: N/A Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern: None The charity's principal sources of funds:
Stafford Lions Club relies primarily on the benevolence of public donations. Our major fund-raising events are prior to Christmas with supermarket bucket collections, charity events and tombola stalls. Investment policy and objectives: N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity:
Donations are likely to reduce as members of the public are forced to tighten their belts during the food and fuel price increases.