Purposes are exclusively charitable by encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01.07.2024 Period start date To 30.06.2025 Period end date
Charity name: STAFFORD LIONS CLUB CIO
Charity registration number: 1181780 11817801181780
Objectives and Activities
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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:
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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 |
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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
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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 | Our Charitable Activities In Lionistic Year 2024-2025: During 2024/2025 our activities have included marshalling at Conquer Cannock for the Roy Castle Charity 10k event, participating in running stalls at Sandon Village Fete, marshalling at Katherine House Hospice Memory Walk, fundraiser for CCPA, our murder mystery evening raised £1000, attended Gotta Sing concerts to raise money for PSA testing, visiting Lions Club in Rimbach Weschnitztal Germany. We have ongoing service projects: recycling spectacles and hearing aids, telephones and scrap metal, monthly stewarding at St Mary’s Church, loaning out of wheelchairs and other equipment, training of camera operatives for the vision screening camera, mentoring a school based Alpha Leos Club, hosting our annual carers party, 21 food bags donated to young carers via Families First, cleaning of the Lions shelter at the National Memorial Arboretum, Vision screening in Stafford Primary Schools for year reception children, PSA screening for 258 men Stafford Lions Club has financially supported the following:£100 monthly donation to a Stafford Food Bank, £240 sponsorship for a kit man at Stafford Rangers Football Club, £100 donation to Eye Cancer Trust, £400 donated to Stafford and District Stroke Club, £100 to Kids Cancer Charity, £500 to Lions Club International for Stoves for Ukraine, £450 for christmas gifts for teenagers at Staffordshire Women’s aid, £150 donation for Operation Comfort,£400 donation to |
Childhood Cancer Parents Allliance, £20 donation to LCIF flooding in Spain, £120 for Lions MD Youth Trust, £100 donation to Wildwood Community Centre, £6,000 to purchase a vision screening camera, £136 for the District Youth fund, £100 for aid work abroad, £250 for moving on packs for care leavers, £500 for Head and Neck cancer ward, £50 for christmas tree festival, £100 donation to new Boys Brigade We donated and sponsored a medical detection dog and also a dog through dogs for the blind. We have done ‘gleaning’ for pumpkins which we gave to the ‘Fairshare’ Charity. Fundraising: The majority of 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 by a local foodbank.
Additional information (optional)
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Other | - |
Fincial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of theperiod |
Para 1.21 | Welfare Account £10,312.10 Administration £2,324.55 Edgar Fund £88.26 |
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| 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 |
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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 | N/A |
| Other | N/A |
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed,royalcharter) |
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. |
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | Self-study. |
| 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 (Multi District 105) 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) |
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| Other name the charityuses | Nil |
| Registered charitynumber | 1181780 |
| Charity’s principal address | C/O 76 Porlock Avenue, Stafford, ST17 0HS |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee Name | Office | Dates acted if not whole year |
Name of person entitled to appoint trustee |
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| CarlyTrusler | President | ||
| Kathryn Podmore | Vice President | ||
| Kenneth Adams | Treasurer | ||
| Rose Cowley | 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 None |
Dates acted if not for wholeyear | |
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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)
Type of Name Address adviser None Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) 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) C Trusler
Full name (s) Carly Emma Trusler
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) President
Date 12/03/2026