**Cheltenham Lions Club** Charitable incorporated organisation Registered Charity No 1185162 A member of the International Association of Lions Clubs ## **Report and Financial Statements** **Year ended 30 June 2025** **Cheltenham Lions Club** Charitable incorporated organisation Registered Charity No 1185162 ## **Legal and administrative information** ## **Trustees** Charity Trustees are the principal officers of the club: David Storey, President Ron White, Past President Mike Barnett, Vice President Mike Clark, Secretary, Alex Bryce, Treasurer David Green, and Michael Sheppard. ## **Independent Examiner** Tim Lawrence General Manager, Financial Services KGM Motors UK Limited ## **Bankers** Lloyds Bank, 130 High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1EW www.cheltenhamlions.org.uk **Cheltenham Lions Club** Charitable incorporated organisation Registered Charity No 1185162 ## **Charity Trustees Annual Report for the Financial Year ended 30 June 2025** ## **Status** Our club was chartered in 1960, incorporated a charitable trust fund with registered with the Charity Commission under number 1119298 in May 2007 and converted to a charitable incorporated organisation in January 2020, registered with the Charity Commission under the number 1185162. Cheltenham Lions Club was also known as Lions Club of Cheltenham. At an ordinary general meeting held in the Victory Club in February 2020 it changed its name and converted to a charitable incorporated organisation continuing to be recognised by the Charity Commissioners under a new charity registration number. Assets of £14889 including £659 restricted cash at bank and an 11-year-old caravan, plus £1758 of members’ cash were handed to the new CIO. ## **Objects** United to give free time to help the less fortunate. Money raised is spent largely for people in Cheltenham. No money is deducted for Club administration. All administration expenses are paid by club members. The members live by agreed club objects and code of ethics. ## **Reserves policy** The revenue reserves, shown as funds on the balance sheet, consist mainly of cash held at bank. These are equivalent to expenditure for more than a full year and are therefore considered to be more than satisfactory. ## **Risk management** The charity trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, particularly those relating to its operations and finances, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the exposure to those risks. ## **Independent Examiner** Tim Lawrence General Manager, Financial Services, KGM Motors UK Limited www.cheltenhamlions.org.uk Cheltenham Lions Club Charitable incorporated organisation Registered Charity No 1185162 Cheltenham Lions Club Chantable incorporated organisalion Registered Ch8rity No 1185162 Independent Examlner's Report to Cheltenham Lions Club I report on the financial statements of the Cheltenham Lions Club for the year ended 30 lune 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the b31ance sheet and rhe related note5. These Financial Statetnent5 have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effect2ve April 2008), under the historical c05t convention and the accounting policies set out therein. Respectlve responslblllties of trustees and ex8rniner As the charity's trusteesyou are responsible for the preparation of the accounts., you consider that the audit requirement of section 43[2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Actl as amended by S.28 of the Charities Act 2006 does not apply. It 15 my responsibility to examine accounts under Sertion 43 of the Act, as amended, to follow procedure5 5pecifJed in the General directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 4317llbl of the Act, whether parricular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examiner'5 Teport My examination was carrted out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Cotnmissioners. An examination includes a review olrhe accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wirh those records. It also incllldes consideration of any unusual item5 or disc105ures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Indepen(tent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter ha5 come to my attention.. 111 which give5 ￿e reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting record5 in accordance with section 41 of the Acr,. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements ofthe Act have no¢ been met.. or [2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signature date Tim Lawrence Www.Chettenh3ml￿ll8.Qrg.uk **Cheltenham Lions Club** Charitable incorporated organisation Registered Charity No 1185162 ## **The Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet for the year ended 30 June 2025** |**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**End’mnt**|**June 2025**|June2024| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Administration funds
Events
Donations
Sundries
GiftAid and bank interest||1058
0
0
0
0|0
0
0
0
0|**1058**
**25545**
**1334**
**0**
**51**|868
10317
8111
0
362| ||0||||| ||25545||||| ||1334
0||||| ||51||||| ||||||| |**Total receipts**|**£26930**|**£1058**|**0**|**£27988**|£19658| ||||||| ||||||| |**Payments**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**End’mnt**|**June 2025**|June2024| |Depot rent
MIAB
Used specs recycling
Caravan expenses
Defibrillator
Events
Grants
Sundries|600
384
42
4795
162
7346
3979
390|0
0
0
0
0
2878
0
1321|0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|**600**
**384**
**42**
**4795**
**162**
**10224**
**3979**
**1677**|600
60
83
5945
162
5071
2210
1677| |**Total payments**|**£17698**|**£4199**|**0**|**£21897**|£15808| ||||||| ||||||| |**Net Difference**|**£9232**|**-£3141**|**0**|**£6091**|£3850| |Total funds
at 30 June 2024|£19892|£5045|0||£24937| |**Total funds**
**at 30 June 2025**|**£29124**|**£1904**|**0**|**£31028**|| www.cheltenhamlions.org.uk Cheltenham Lions Club Charitable incorporated organisation Registered Charity No 1185162 Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025 Cash funds 30 lune 2025 30 lune 2024 Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Unrestricted Restricted Creditors falling due within l year 29124 22822 310Z8 24937 Total cash fvnds No other monetary assets, Investment assets. assets retained for the charlty's own use. or Ilabllltles. Declaration The Statement of Financial Activities for the year and the Balance Sheet as at 30 lune 2025 are as approved by the trustees. Sign ture date Trustee authorised to sign on behalf of all trustees Full name Alexander Bryce Address 48 Century Court Montpellier Grove Cheltenham GL50 2XR www.chellenhamlions.org.uk