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

## **From 1/07/2023 Period start date   To   30/06/2024 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Haverhill Lions Club CIO** 

## **Charity registration number:  1183869** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To raise funds for the benefit of locally**<br>**based community projects plus some**<br>**funding for wider based organistaions.**|
|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|**Our main fund raising income is**<br>**generated from summer event BBQ’s ,**<br>**organising Quiz Nights throughout the**<br>**year and festive season activities**<br>**involving our xmas Santa’s sleigh.**<br>**We may also get donations from**<br>**volunteering services for others events.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**I can confirm all trustees have accessed**<br>**and studied the Charity Commissions**<br>**information on the Public Benefit**<br>**guidance.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**Our members are essentially the unpaid**<br>**volunteers that contribute their time and**<br>**effort in fundraising events.**|





Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|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<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Post covid the dynamics of the club have**<br>**changed due to less members and an**<br>**ageing membership. As a result we have**<br>**had to reappraise our fund raising**<br>**activities to reflect this.**<br>**However, the dedication to raising funds**<br>**for others needs is still foremost in our**<br>**approach but we have had to narrow our**<br>**targets this year.**<br>**In this year of change we have still**<br>**managed to both volunteer help and**<br>**financially contribute to the Cancer UK’s**<br>**annual event, Relay for Life.**<br>**We have also help fund a junior schools**<br>**Christmas activities where any funding**<br>**for activity is desperately needed.**<br>**Finally we made a sizeable contribution**<br>**to buy Bleed Control Kits for an**<br>**organisation trying to place these in**<br>**areas where there have been some tragic**<br>**stabbing events.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**During this year we have lost the use of**<br>**our long term free storage, so equipment**<br>**storage is now at a cost.**<br>**Despite this unexpected financial impact**<br>**combined with additional equipment**<br>**maintenance costs, fundraising has been**<br>**progressive and we have maintained a**<br>**healthy balance. After donations and**<br>**costs we were pleased to hold an**<br>**additional £1500 at year end over end of**<br>**year 22/23. This will allow us flexibility to**<br>**offer support to more recipients during**<br>**next year.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We do not hold separate reserves as**<br>**such, only the balance of our Barclays**<br>**Bank ‘Fund Raising’ account, from which**<br>**all donations are made.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Our Fund Raising balance at year end**<br>**was £4524**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**none**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**none**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Charter**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|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|**Original selection of Trustees was by**<br>**voluntary application. These were then**<br>**agreed upon by members votes.**<br>**Since induction in 2018/19 we have sadly**<br>**had two Trustees pass away.**<br>**However with five remaining trustees we**<br>**have not found it necessary to elect two**<br>**replacements.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|
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|You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**Lions Clubs International**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Haverhill Lions Club CIO|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1183869|
|Charity’s principal address|7 Shannon Close<br>Haverhill<br>Suffolk<br>CB9 0LT|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Leonard Russell|Secretary|Ongoing|HHLC|
||Grentham Rush|Treasurer|Ongoing|HHLC|
||Carol Cianciola|None|Ongoing|HHLC|
||PhillipCheesmur|None|Ongoing|HHLC|
||Michael Richards|None|Ongoing|HHLC|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **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** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

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

> **Signature(s)** GSRush _**LRussell**_ Leonard Russell **Full name(s)** Grentham S Rush 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer Secretary **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

22/04/2025 




**Charity Name No (if any) Haverhill Lions Club CIO 1183869** 

**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from 7/1/2023 6/30/2024** 

**CC16a** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**<br>Donations<br>**883**<br>Donations for Services<br>**550**<br>FundraisingEvents<br>**1,644**<br>Members Subscriptions<br>**700**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,777**<br>Twin Axle Trailer<br>**500**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                     500**<br>**Total receipts                   4,277**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Donations<br>**900**<br>Members Subscriptions<br>**1,013**<br>LCID Insurances<br>**123**<br>Annual  ICO Data Prot Fees<br>**35**<br>Wreaths<br>**55**<br>Unit Storage Rental costs<br>**433**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                   2,559**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                               -**<br>**Total payments                   2,559**<br>**Net of receipts/(payments)                   1,718**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**3,506**<br>**Cash funds this year end                   5,225**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**Sub total**(Gross income for AR)<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**883**<br>**550**<br>**1,644**<br>**700**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,777**<br>**500**<br>**-**<br>**500**<br>**4,277**<br>**900**<br>**1,013**<br>**123**<br>**35**<br>**55**<br>**433**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,559**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,559**<br>**1,718**<br>**-**<br>**3,506**<br>**5,225**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|||**-**|**883**|**926**|
|||**-**|**550**|**1,460**|
|||**-**|**1,644**|**1,179**|
|||**-**|**700**|**676**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
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|||**-**|**3,777**|**4,241**|
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|||**-**|**500**|**200**|
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|||**-**|**500**|**200**|
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|||**-**|**4,277**|**4,441**|
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|||**-**|**900**|**1,000**|
|||**-**|**1,013**|**988**|
|||**-**|**123**|**121**|
|||**-**|**35**|**50**|
|||**-**|**55**|**55**|
|||**-**|**433**|**97**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**2,559**|**2,311**|
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|||**-**|**2,559**|**2,311**|
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||**-**|**-**|**1,718**|**2,130**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**3,506**||
||**-**|**-**|**5,225**|**3,506**|





## **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<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>Fund Raising Account<br>Administration Account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Trailer with Xmas Sleigh<br>BBQ Equipment and Trailer<br>Market Stall and Canopies<br>Various Additional  Event Equipment<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>GSRush<br>**Total cash funds**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**4,524**<br>**-**<br>**701**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,225**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>Fundraising<br>**-**<br>Fundraising<br>**-**<br>Fundraising<br>**-**<br>Fundraising<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Grentham S Rush<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
||GSRush|Grentham S Rush|3/30/2025|
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