REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF LONG STRATTON LIONS CLUB CIO
Registration Number1183178
for the period 1 JULY 2020 – 30 JUNE 2021
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties.
The public benefit of the Charity is the support and enablement of children, young people, the elderly and those with disabilities, and all mankind, and this is achieved principally by the award and monitoring of grants.
Long Stratton Lions Club (CIO) is an independent local charity operating under the umbrella of Lions Clubs International in District 105CE, which comprises Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, through which it serves the wider community, for instance through the LCI Foundation disaster fund to which we contributed £200 this year. However, almost all the money we raise goes to local good causes.
The year was unfortunately overshadowed by the Covid 19 pandemic. Our main source of fund-raising, running a charity car park on F.A. home matches in Norwich, our nearest city, was cut off for us as there were no football matches, at least, not with spectators. Usually this raises around £4k p.a. However, we did manage a successful collection at Christmas outside the Co-op, which is always very supportive of community initiatives. We also had the luck to win £200 in a bonus prize draw following our Litter Pick with SN Council. Although our accounts appear to show income is almost equal to expenditure, this is because grants totalling £1,400 which were made to the Long Stratton Scout Group in the previous financial year, with regard to the International Jubilee, were returned to us when the Jubilee had to be cancelled. In fact we donated considerably more than we raised, using our reserves
We are a small club of 9 members and continued to work in our local community where we could. Sadly, we were unable to take our local Care Home on their Annual Outing but made up for it a bit by sponsoring an in-house party. We also supported an initiative to supply hot meals to the needy through Netherton House, took Christmas presents for the women and children in the Women’s Shelter known to us and knitted blankets for the premature baby unit at the N&N Hospital. We had promised a self-help group help with their room rent but, of course, that had to be postponed. We also continued to provide toiletry bags for the children’s ward at the N&N hospital for emergency admissions.
TRUSTEES:
Roy Woodhouse (Chair) John Clough Bonnie Wade Robert Pickard
Public Address: 18 Alexander Close Long Stratton Norwich NR15 2RJ
LONG STRATTON LIONS CLUB (CIO) – ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1 2020 JUNE 30 2021
CHARITY ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 2021
| INCOME | ||
|---|---|---|
| CO-OP COLLECTION | 381.92 |
|
| LITTER PICK | 220.00 | |
| RETURN OF DONATION | 1400.00 | |
| (Scout jamboree cancelled) | ||
| 2001.92 |
| 2001.92 | ||
|---|---|---|
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| WELFARE | ||
| HAVEN PROJECT | 68.48 | |
| HOSPITAL PACKS | 207.12 | |
| DEPWADE COURT | 100.00 | |
| HARKER HOUSE (Christmas) | 150.00 | |
| HARKER HOUSE (in lieu summer trip) | 200.00 | |
| DAY CENTRE | 150.00 | |
| NETHERTON HOUSE FOOD APPEAL | 200.00 | |
| OTHER DONATIONS: | ||
| PRISCILLA BACON LODGE (Sexty nominated charity) 100.00 | ||
| DONATIONS TO LIONS CHARITIES | ||
| MD YOUTH PROGRAMME | 50.00 | |
| LCIF | 300.00 | |
| DG LADY APPEAL | 50.00 | |
| Additional to DGL | 50.00 | |
| BETHLEHEM APPEAL | 50.00 | |
| SOUTHEND LIFEBOAT APPEAL | 50.00 | |
| OTHER | ||
| INSURANCE | 44.35 | |
| LITTER PICK (Club share to Admin A/C | 20.00 | |
| 1789.95 |
INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE 211.97
ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 2021
INCOME
SUBSCRIPTIONS 240.00 TAIL TWISTER 13.50 LITTER PICK (Club share) 20.00 DONATIONS 30.00 303.50 EXPENDITURE SUBSCRIPTIONS 602.92 PRESIDENT’S COLLAR BAR 23.00 625.92 EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME 322.42
BALANCE SHEET FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 2021
ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT
OPENING BALANCE 574.97 CLOSING BALANCE 252.55 EXPENDITURE/INCOME 322.42
CHARITY ACCOUNT
OPENING BALANCE 4195.17 CLOSING BALANCE 4407.14 INCOME / EXPENDITURE 211.97
ASSETS CHARITY FUND
| Walkie-talkie radio purchased 2014 for 30.00 | 9.00 |
|---|---|
| 6 money aprons | 2.00 |
| 4 hi-viz jackets | 3.00 |
| Artificial Christmas Tree (2017) | 12.00 |
| Written down to £0: 2 Lions Costumes purchased 1997, 2 magnetic | |
| panels (1992), 12 reflective tabards (some missing, 2003), some bunting (2000) |