Rotherham LIONS CLUB (Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1185027) RECEIPT AND PAYMENT ACCOUNTS For the 12-month period ending 30 April 2024 Rotherham Lions Club Charitable Incor orated Or anisation Reference and administrative details of the chari its trustees and advisers TRUSTEES President Mr Darren Barnfield Secretary Mr. Peter Machin Treasurer Mrs Amanda Pringle Trustees Mr Cyril Goodridge Mrs Amanda Pringle Mr Clive Jones Mr Peter Machin Mrs Kirsty Barnfield Charity registered number 1185027 Bank Barclays Bank Uk PLC Rotherham Branch Address of Principle Office 18 CLAYPIT LANE RAWMARSH ROTHERHAM S62 5HF Independent examiner Diane Foster Trustees, Re The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of Rotherham Lions Club Charitable Incorporated Organisation (the Charity) for the 12- month period ending 30 April 2021. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the Charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Charity's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued in March 2015. Structure Governance and Mana ement Rotherham Lions Club Charty registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in 2019. The Club Charter was transferred to the new CIO The Constitution stipulates that the minimum number of trustees shall be three and the maximum twelve. The President, Secretary and Treasurer are all mandatory trustees. Any member taking up those posts must be trustee. The process for the appointment of trustees is stipulated in the Constitution. A 'Trustees' meeting is held when required, and in any case every months. This meeting manages the governan￿ of the club as set out under the Charitable Incorporated Organisation Constitution. The Charity's insurance requirements are covered under Lions Clubs Intemational Multiple District 105 insurance arrangements. We Serve Mission Ststement To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage pea￿ and promote international understanding through Lions clubs. Vision Statement To be the global leader in communty and humanitarian servi￿. Objects The Objects of the CIO are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Wales, including in particular= the advancement of citizenship by.. promoting the principles of good citizenship., encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community., providing a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest., provided that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by members., encouraging service-minded people to serve their community without personal reward and encouraging the promotion of high ethical standards in commer￿, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours., supporting youth to develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individ uals., promoting the Voluntary Sector for the public benefit by associating with local authorities in a common effort lo advan￿ education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation to improve the conditions of life of people in local, national and international communities., promoting volunteering., the relief of povety and the relief of those in need in particular by providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief., the advancement of hea￿h or the saving of lives by preventing avoidable blindness, assisting disabled people to lead independent lives or helping to prevent or manage health issues., promoting for the benefit of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment- andlor promotin9 community participation in healthy recreation. The trustees confirm they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on publiG benefit 'Charities and Public Benefit,. This year the CIO have continued to provide public benefit, and we will explain how this has been achieved in this report. All the administration expenses of the CIO are dealt with through the 'Administration Account, the balance of which does not include any money raised from members of the public. The trustees can confim that the CIO does not have any outstanding liabilities or debts. The CIO has a grant making policy, all applications are considered by the trustees at their meetings. The trustees then make recommendations which are considered by all the members of the CIO. The procedure for this process is outlined within the constitution. Donations In this 12-month period the club has had income of £3000.00 There was limited major fundraising income due to Covid 19 and the knock on effects The CIO have supported local causes to the sum of £6007.35 During the year the CIO also helped local welfare cases in a variety of ways , keep 2 defib machines updated with new pads, give money to local food banks, local Toy Appeal for Christmas presents, Donation to a local Community Group to purchase Xmas Presents, selection boxes to children's ward Rotherham Hospital The CIO continue to try and recruit new members,. however, this yearfs initiative was put hold due to the Covid restrictions. Membershi Membership of the CIO at the end of April 2022 was 12 active members. Members meet once per month and take part in the social and fundraising activities of the CIO. Signed (Trustee) Date . .10th June 2024... CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Rotherham LIONS CLUB (CIO) On accounts forthe year ended 30 April 2024 Charity no {if any) 1185027 Set out on pages 9-11 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the TrusV'I for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trusr, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Art 20111"the ACY'I. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Direttions gtven by the Charty Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examiner's ststsment I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention lother than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respert= accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 ot the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be ￿aChed. Pleose delete the words in the bruckets if they do not opply. Signed: Date: ioth June 2024 Name: Mrs Diane Foster Relevant professional qualificationls) or body lif any): Addre5S- 35 Kempwell Drive Rawmarsh S62 7QT Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern Isee CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts- directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details af any items that the examiner Wlshes to di5¢10se. Yearly Accounts for Lions aub of Rotherham April 2023- April 2024 CHARITY OPENING BALANCE IN OUT £7009.75 Rotherham Show Tombo13 Stall 1500.00 Replacement Pads for Defib 28.60 80.00 74.40 132.00 Netherlands Dog Charity 325.45 2 x Garage Rent RMBC Rotherham Show 500.00 Vouchers for Donations 60.00 Santa Static Sleigh 1500.00 Garage keys Disabled Games Donation 150.00 Donation to Rotherham Hospital Children ward 75.00 Charles Pantry Food Bank 600.00 Sweets for Santa 51eigh 30.00 80.00 Monles to NEW 2 Shop for Welfare Cases 3000.00 TOTAL 3000.00 6007.35 CLOSING BALANCE £4002.40 io Yearly Accounts for Lions Club of Rotherham 2023- 2024 Admin OPENING BALANCE £1520.57 IN OUT Sub5 600.00 INTERNATIONAL DUES 394.95 MD & DisfRICTDUES 492.25 LFcense Small Lotterie5 20.00 SundriesAdmin 20.00 Flowers Diane Walton 20.00 TOTAL CLOSING BALANCE £1173.37