## SLEAFORD & DISTRICT **LIONS** CLUB 

Activities Account 2023/2024 

|Income|£|
|---|---|
|Racing Night|1,858.91|
|Car Rally|806.96|
|Xmas Sleigh|1,825.90|
|NKDCLottery|103.00|
|Easter Eggs|1,243.20|
|Anwick GardenCentre|850.00|
|SumupPayment|5.00|



|Excess of Exp/Income<br>Bal B/Fwd01/07/2023<br>Income to30/06/2024<br>Expenditureto 30/06/2024<br>Balat 30/06/2024<br>£|6,692.97<br>728.26<br>1,955.46<br>6,692.97|
|---|---|
||8,648.43<br>7.421.23|
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||7,421.23|




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

**From     1[st] July 2023     Period start date   To   30[th] June 2024   Period end date Charity name:                 SLEAFORD & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity registration number:           1183828** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the Charity include promoting<br>the principles of good citizenship, serving<br>the community in moral and welfare matters<br>and supporting and encouraging young<br>people and those in need by providing relief<br>and humanitarian aid.<br>The advancement of health by preventing<br>avoidable blindness and assisting disabled<br>people to lead independent lives or manage<br>health issues.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The Charity and its Members have given<br>both physical and financial support to local<br>disabled sports groups including disabled<br>sailing and Care Homes and arranged the<br>purchase of household items for individuals<br>in and around Sleaford who were in need.<br>This includes assistance to purchase a<br>mobility scooter and furniture. Financial<br>donations were also made to several local<br>Emergency Services and to local Air<br>Ambulance and Blood Bike Charities, as well<br>as UK appeals for Sightsavers and Brain<br>Tumour research.<br>Donations to joint appeals with other Lions<br>Clubs were made to build a school and to<br>international appeals through Lions<br>International for disaster relief in countries in<br>South America, Africa, the Philippines,<br>Japan and several US States|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity Commission in all of<br>the above cases.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|The Charity has benefited a number of<br>individuals and organisations both locally,<br>nationally and internationally with direct or<br>indirect help through the Lions<br>organisation.|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity account was in a good financial<br>position with income from 3 regular<br>fundraising events but this had almost<br>ceased by the end of June.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity does not have a policy of<br>holding reserves and uses its finances to<br>support appeals that the Trustees consider<br>to be worthy causes as and when they are<br>needed.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|No reserves held.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|No funds or accounts are in deficit.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|The Trustees intend to continue the Charity<br>as a going concern.|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|The Charity’s governing document is The<br>Club’s Constitution.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are volunteers from within the<br>Club who are then approved by the other<br>Members. Three posts, President,<br>Secretary and Treasurer are proposed,<br>seconded and elected|





**Reference and Administrative details** 

Charity name Sleaford & District Lions Club (CIO) Other name the charity uses The Charity uses no other names. Registered charity number 1183828 Charity’s principal address C/o 60B Rectory Road, Ruskington, Lincolnshire NG34 9AD 

**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year **|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Paul SHARPE|President|1/7/2023–30/6/2024||
||Adrian Robert COXHEAD|Secretary|1/7/2023–30/6/2024||
||John KIRK|Treasurer|1/7/2023–30/6/2024||
||Paul JeffreyBRYAN||1/7/2023–30/6/2024||
||RoyThomas WALE||1/7/2023–30/6/2024||



## **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**|<br>_M S Lawes_||
|---|---|---|
||<br>Michael Stephen LAWES||
||<br>Administrator||
||<br>20thNovember 2024||
||<br>20thNovember 2024||



