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

**From 01/07/2022 Period start date   To 30/06/2023    Period end date Charity name:  CONINGSBY & TATTERSHALL LIONS CLUB** 

**Charity registration number:  1183298** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

|**Objectives and Activities**||
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|Summary of the purposes of the<br>charity as set out in its governing<br>document|The objects of the Club are such purposes as are<br>exclusively charitable in England & Wales; including<br>encouraging service-minded people to serve their<br>community without personal reward; supporting<br>youth to develop their skills, capacities and<br>capabilities; promoting the Voluntary Sector for the<br>public benefit; the relief of poverty and the relief of<br>those in need; promoting for the benefit of the public<br>the conservation, protection and improvement of the<br>physical and natural environment.|
|Summary of the main activities in<br>relation to those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|The Club maintains a Local Nature Reserve with the<br>active assistance of several  volunteers; a weekly<br>youth club, for the age group 12-18 years and runs a<br>Community venue which includes regular Coffee &<br>Chat mornings for Senior Citizens. Welfare grants<br>are provided, in confidence, for those in need.<br>Members continue to deliver Prescriptions for those<br>unable to leave home. The Club also provides food<br>and household items for Families who are known to<br>be in financial distress. The Club organised, and<br>funded, a free Fun Day for Children.|
|Statement confirming whether the<br>trustees have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit|The Club’ s aim is to always provide benefit for the<br>Community. Entry costs at fundraising events are<br>kept low in order to enable and encourage<br>participation; other activities are run on a non-profit<br>basis. Members have now been able to reintroduce<br>all of our regular activities; the Club continues to help<br>the Community wherever possible.|





## **Additional information** 

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|Policy on grant making|The Club has a Grant making Policy;  Trustees apply<br>funds at their discretion, making grants where they<br>believe that their contribution will make a real<br>difference.|
|Policy on social investment including<br>program related investment|The Club runs a free Youth club for 12-18 year-olds;<br>it maintains a Local Nature Reserve, open to the<br>Public; it also runs a Community venue. The Club<br>provides funding for Community Welfare needs.|
|Contribution made by volunteers|The Club has 33 adult members and 17 youth<br>members, all of whom, together with family<br>members, help at various activities. Several other<br>volunteers help to maintain the Local Nature<br>Reserve.|
|Other|Members who regularly come into contact with<br>young or vulnerable people are DBS checked.|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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||Summary of the main achievements<br>of the charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s work has<br>made to the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider benefits<br>to society as a whole.|The Local Nature Reserve maintained for Public<br>access.<br>A Community venue run under a non-profit basis.<br>A Youth Club that encourages volunteering and<br>community service.<br>Escorting Santa’s Sleigh around the housing estates<br>during December.<br>Providing funds to the local schools to enable full<br>participation in extra-curriculum activities by all<br>pupils.<br>Providing funds, in confidence, for needy individuals<br>and families.<br>Providing a daily prescription delivery service for<br>those unable to leave their home.<br>Providing food for Families in need.<br>Members volunteer to help at the local Hospital.<br>Providing affordable family events to encourage<br>socialising and improve moral.||



## **Additional information** 

|Achievements against objectives set|The Club plans a range of activities, including free,<br>non-profit and low cost events.<br>Members maintain a flexible approach to needs and<br>continue to help the Community on a purely<br>voluntary basis.|
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|Performance of fundraising activities<br>against objectives set|Fundraising activities have now returned to Pre-<br>Covid levels.|
|Investment performance against<br>objectives|The Club does not invest its funds, these are used to<br>support the Community.|
|Other|The Club has prepared for all its regular activities for<br>the next financial year.|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**||
|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s financial<br>position at the end of the period|The Club remains sound financially; it was able to<br>restart all activities previously cancelled due to<br>Covid-19 and continues to receive small public<br>donations which supplements own funds, enabling<br>all necessary charitable expense.|
|Statement explaining the policy for<br>holding reserves stating why they are<br>held|Most funds are dispersed annually; sufficient funds<br>are retained to cover one years known fixed<br>expenses.|
|Amount of reserves held|£5000|



## **Additional information** 

|The charity’s principal sources of<br>funds (including any fundraising)|The principal source of funds is fundraising events<br>however, additionally this year, a small local<br>business grant and some public donations were<br>received.|
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|Investment policy and objectives<br>including any social investment<br>policy adopted|Funds are used to support the community. The<br>primary aim of the Club is to support and improve<br>facilities available to the community.|
|A description of the principal risks<br>facing the charity|The principle risk is that people would no longer<br>volunteer to give their time for no personal benefit.|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s trusts:||
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|Type of governing document|Constitution, adopted 8thMay 2019|
|How is the charity constituted?|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods including<br>details of any constitutional<br>provisions e.g. election to post or<br>name of any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more trustees|There are 4 ex-officio Trustees; Club President,<br>Immediate Past President, Secretary and Treasurer.<br>There are 5 other Trustees voted in by Club<br>members. All Trustees serve a one-year term but<br>can be reselected.|



## **Additional information** 

|Policies and procedures adopted for<br>the induction and training of trustees|Trustees are issued with documented guidance<br>about their role and responsibilities. Verbal<br>explanations are provided when appropriate.|
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|The charity’s organisational structure<br>and any wider network with which the<br>charity works|The Charity is a democratic Club of volunteers<br>organised by elected Club Officers. The Club is a<br>member of a democratic world-wide association of<br>similar Clubs.|
|Relationship with any related parties|The Club maintains a good relationship with local<br>government and other charitable groups|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|CONINGSBY & TATTERSHALL LIONS CLUB|
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|Registered charity number|1183298|
|Charity’s principal address|65 High Street<br>Tattershall<br>Lincoln<br>LN4 4NN|
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||**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**||
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||||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**||
|||1|Peter Green|President||ex-officio||
|||2|Lynn Pitcock|Secretary||ex-officio||
|||3|Michael Phillips|Treasurer||ex-officio||
|||4|Geoff Herberts|Past President||ex-officio||
|||5|Brian Haskett|||Club Members||
|||6|WallyGoldspink|||Club Members||
|||7|Anne Simons|||Club Members||
|||8|Mick Bryant|||Club Members||
|||9|TonyGibbons|||Club Members||



## **Declarations** 

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

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

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
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||Peter Green|Michael Phillips|
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||Chair|Treasurer|
||10/07/2023||
||10/07/2023||





||**Charity Name**<br> <br>**CONINGSBY & TATTERSHALL LIONS CLUB**|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**CONINGSBY & TATTERSHALL LIONS CLUB**|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**CONINGSBY & TATTERSHALL LIONS CLUB**|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**CONINGSBY & TATTERSHALL LIONS CLUB**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>01/07/22|**To**|||
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|**Section A Receipts and**|**payments**|||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Fundraisingactivities|**16,897**<br>**4,899**<br>**2,719**<br>**891**<br>**25,406**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|**16,897**<br>**4,899**<br>**-**<br>**2,719**<br>**-**<br>**891**<br>**25,406**|**10,673**|
|Members Social activities|||**-**||**3,585**|
|CommunityService activities|||**-**||**650**|
|Lions Den rent|||**-**||**1,733**|
|Covid-19grants|||**-**||**2,667**|
|Grants & Donations|||**-**||**3,122**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|||**-**||**22,430**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|||||
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
||||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_                 25,406**<br>**A3 Payments**||||**25,406**||
||**25,406**|**-**|**-**||**22,430**|
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|<br>Membership subscriptions|**2,392**<br>**7,063**<br>**2,021**<br>**7,633**<br>**487**<br>**13,902**<br> **33,498**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|**2,392**<br>**7,063**<br>**2,021**<br>**-**<br>**7,633**<br>**487**<br>**13,902**<br>**33,498**|**2,256**|
|Fundraising activities|||**-**||**1,496**|
|Members Social activities|||**-**||**1,437**|
|Community Service activities|||**-**||**1,602**|
|Lions Den maintenance & Utilities|||**-**||**8,330**|
|Pingle LNR maintenance|||**-**||**510**|
|Charitable & Welfare donations|||**-**||**10,703**|
|**_Sub total_ **|||**-**||**26,334**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**|||||
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
||||**-**|||
|**_Sub total_ **|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_                 33,498**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ -                 8,092**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**44,580**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                 36,488**||||||
||**33,498**|**-**|**-**|**33,498**|**26,334**|
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||**-                 8,092**<br>**-**<br>**44,580**<br> **36,488**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|**-                 8,092**<br>**-**<br>**44,580**<br>**36,488**|**-               3,904**|
||||**-**||**-**|
||||**-**||**48,484**|
||||**-**||**44,580**|





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf<br>of all the trustees|**Details**<br>Lloyds Bank account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>|**to nearest £**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**to nearest £**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**36,488**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|
|||**36,488**|**-**|
|||OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**||
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|||**-**|**-**|
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|||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**||
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|||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**||
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|||**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**||
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|||P GREEN||
|||C M PHILLIPS||





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiners report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Charity no or any) 1183298
Set on pag•s CC16a Sections A,B
Responslbilities and basls ot report
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