## **LYTHAM ST ANNES LIONS CLUB (CIO)**
A member of the International Association of Lions Clubs
Registered No.1185052
## **ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023**
Lytham St Annes Lions Club was chartered on 10 May 1962 and is a member of Lions Clubs International, a worldwide service organisation. The club is registered with the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO number 1185052) in 2019.
The officers during the year were:
J Lashmar Chairperson D Eames Secretary R Franklin Treasurer
The officers are elected or appointed on an annual basis from the members of the Club.
## **OBJECTS**
The object of the Charity is to help, either financially or physically, those members or groups who, in the opinion of the trustees and members, are in need of assistance.
Financial support is also given to national and international charities in general, and Lions Clubs International charities in particular.
The Club operates on a completely voluntary basis, with no paid staff.
## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR**
The Club was pleased to able to organise and run the Annual Swimarathon following two years of Covid restrictions and had a successful year with a gross income of £19,079. The end of year balance of unrestricted funds is £3,420.
Notable donations were as follows:
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|Brian House Children’s Hospice|5,620|
|Children with Cancer Trust|5,500|
|LCIF (Turkish earthquake, Ukraine water project)|2,500|
|Homestart (Fylde)|1,000|
Activities with a net income of over £500 were:
Swimarathon £13,208
Management and Administration expenses amounted to £1,578 largely in relation to organisation and running of the annual Swimarathon.
## **BANKERS**
National Westminster Bank in St Annes on Sea are the Club’s bankers.
## **FUTURE**
It is anticipated that the Club will continue to work to its’ Objects and to serve both the local and wider communities.
On behalf of Lytham St Annes Lions Club (CIO)
John Lashmar President
March 2024
||||||||||||**Surplus**
**Defcit**
**-£138**
**£823**
**£2,675**
**£3,420**|**Surplus**
**Defcit**
**-£138**
**£823**
**£2,675**
**£3,420**|**Surplus**
**Defcit**
**-£138**
**£823**
**£2,675**
**£3,420**|
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||**LYTHAM ST ANNES LIONS CLUB- CIO**|||||||||||||
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||**STATEMENT OF CIO FINANCIAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE 2023**|||||||||||||
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||**INCOME**|||||||||||||
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||**SWIMARATHON ACCOUNT**|||||||||||||
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|||Sponsors & Swimmers|||£11,208|||||||||
|||Windmill|||£2,000|||||||||
|||Mayor's Charity|||||||-£500|||||
|||Brian House Hospice|||||||-£5,620|||||
|||Children wih Cancer Trust|||||||-£5,500|||||
|||Eileen Bailly Swim Club|||||||-£500|||||
|||Photographer|||||-£285|||||||
|||Medals & CerIfcates|||||-£395|||||||
|||Room Hire|||||-£75|||||||
|||Website Fee|||||-£158|||||||
|||Printer & soPware|||||-£115|||||||
|||Mayor's Charity Prize|||||-£28|||||||
|||Misc/ Admin / PrinIng|||||-£170|||||||
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||||Total||£13,208||-£1,226||-£12,120||||**-£138**|
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||**CLUB CHARITY ACCOUNT**|||||||||||||
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||**DonaFons**|||||||||||||
|||Windmill|||£5,500|||||||||
|||Christmas Street CollecIon|||£345|||||||||
|||Easy Fundraising|||£26|||||||||
||||Total||£5,871|||||||||
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||**EXPENDITURE**|||||||||||||
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|||LCI Appeals|||£2,558|||||||||
|||Home Start|||£1,000|||||||||
|||Trinity Hospice|||£250|||||||||
|||Busy Bees Nursery donaIon|||£354|||||||||
|||AdministraIon, insurance & Charter|||£352|||||||||
|||Royal BriIsh Legion|||£75|||||||||
|||Lytham Hall|||£240|||||||||
|||Lytham Juniors FC|||£220|||||||||
||||Total||£5,049|||||||||
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||**SURPLUS/DEFICIT**||||||||||||**£823**|
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||**OPENING BALANCES**|||Swimarathon acct||||||£1,298||||
|||||Charity acct||||||£1,377|||**£2,675**|
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||**CLOSING BALANCES**|||Swimarathon acct||||||£1,160||||
|||||Charity acct||||||£2,260|||**£3,420**|
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||**Directors**|||||||||||||
||||John Lashmar (President)|||||||||||
||||David Eames (Secretary)|||||||||||
||||Roger Franklin (Treasurer)|||||||||||
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