## **Leicester Lions Club CIO**
## **Trustees' Report and Accounts**
30th June 2026
Registered charity no. 1185411
## **Leicester Lions Club CIO**
Registered number: 1185411
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
for the year ended 30 June 2026
## **CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES**
Leicester Lions Club was formed in 1952 as an unincorporated society,
On 20th September 2019 it registered with the Charity Commission and converted to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
It is a member of Lions Clubs International whose objectives are:
**To create** and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world;
**To promote** the principles of good government and good citizenship;
**To take** an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community;
**To unite** the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding;
**To provide** a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.
**To encourage** service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours.
## **ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR**
The trustees and members meet approximately twelve times a year to arrange fund raising events, manage projects and make grants from the club's funds.
During the year the Club raised £4,852 for charitable purposes and made charitable donations of £6,562.
The policy of the Trustees is not to accumulate reserves but to maintain sufficient cash to meet the immediate requirements of the Club.
## **TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS**
The trust deed allows for a maximum of twelve trustees who are elected to serve for a tem of three years. The trustees who have served during the year are:
Ray Newman (retires 2028) Peter Aspden (retires 2026) John Cox Secretary (retires 2026) Robin Dent Treasurer (retires 2026) Ted Carr (retires 2028) Christopher Deavin (retires 2027) Peter Rose (retires 2027) Steve Bird (retires 2027) Michael Jones (retires 2027)
Signed on behalf of the trustees
J Cox Secretary
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## **INCOME and EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
|Opening bank balances:
Administration account
Charities account
**Receipts**
_Administration:_
Subscriptions
Meals
Charter lunch
_Charity activities:_
Fund raising
Donations
President's Party
_Other income_
Bank interest|**_2026_**
_£_
117.16
9,519.47
9,636.63
1,161.00
2,500.00
550.00
4,211.00
2,430.00
1,141.94
-
3,571.94
148.37|for the year ended 30 June 2026
**_2025_**
_£_
**Payments**
52.38
_Administration:_
11,237.71
MD & International subscriptions
11,290.09
Meals & room hire
Administration costs
Charter Lunch
1,130.00
3,160.00
957.00
_Charity administration (insurance)_
5,247.00
_Charity donations:_
600.00
Intercare
-
Ellesmere College/Ashby Statutes
Sightsavers
600.00
GB Deaf Football
Homestart
Message in a bottle
221.76
Charter speaker charity
Multi District projects
Leicester Childrens Holiday Home
LCIF appeals
LOROS
Headway|**_2026_**
_£_
1,157.59
2,500.00
60.00
550.00
4,267.59
128.00
600.00
320.00
500.00
400.00
-
120.00
-
84.00
-
250.00
2,380.00
500.00|**_2025_**
_£_
1,144.27
3,055.00
61.95
921.00|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||5,182.22
98.00
600.00
275.00
250.00
-
250.00
233.00
75.00
134.00
500.00
125.00
-
-|
Signed on behalf of the trustees:
|17,567.94|Closing bank balances:
Administration account
Charities account
17,358.85
R Dent - Treasurer|5,154.00
60.57
7,957.78
8,018.35
17,567.94|2,442.00|
|---|---|---|---|
||||117.16
9,519.47|
||||9,636.63|
|||||
||||17,358.85|
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
at 30 June 2026
## **1. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES**
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## _Basis of accounting_
The financial statements have been prepared using the Receipts and Payments basis.
## _Fund accounting_
The Club allocates its cash between an Administration Fund and a Charitable Fund.
The Administration Fund comprises members' subscriptions and amounts paid by members for social activities,
Expenses relating to social activities and all administrative expenses are charged to this account.
The Charitable Fund comprises all donations and monies raised for charitable purposes less the direct costs relating to such activities.
The Charitable Fund is never charged with administrative expenses or costs relating to social activities.
## **3 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 30 JUNE 2026**
The only assets of the Club at 30 June 2026 were the bank balances disclosed on page 3 of the accounts
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