## **BARTON UPON HUMBER LIONS** ## TRUSTEES REPORT (Lions Year starting 1[st] July 2024) This Trustees Report isproduced to fulfil the Charities Commission requirements for reporting for a ‘Small Non-Company Charity’ with the annual income below £500,000 and assets of less than £3.2million ## **CHARITYS NAME** Barton upon Humber Lions CIO ## **REGISTRATION NUMBER** 1185709 ## **REGISTERED ADDRESS** Barton Corn Exchange 8 Market Place BARTON-UPON-HUMBER DN18 5DA ## **TRUSTEES 2023 -2024** Keith Gatland (President) Chris Hume (Secretary) David Broddley (Treasurer) Ann Hume (online banking) Philip Bradley ## **RECRUITMENT OF TRUSTEES** The current serving Trustees are elected to serve on an annual basis. A new board of Trustees is selected from volunteers whose names are put forward to the members of the club for approval to be voted in as Trustees at an Annual General Meeting (AGM). The new trustees commence their duties on the 1[st] July of that year. Any change to the trustees is registered with the Charities Commission. The Board of Trustees is limited to between 3 and 12 members only. The President, Secretary and Treasurer are automatically appointed Trustees after being elected to their positions at the club’s AGM. ## **Objectves and Actvites** Lions clubs enable service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward. Clubs endeavour to improve health and well-being, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian services and grants that impact lives globally, and encourage peace and international understanding. ## **Objectives** The Objects of the Club are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Wales, including in particularthe 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 - encouraging the promotion of high ethical standards in commerce, 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 individuals; - promoting the Voluntary Sector for the public benefit by associating with local authorities in a common effort to advance 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 poverty and the relief of those in need in particular by providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief; - the advancement of health 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 andpromoting community participation in healthy recreation. The clubsnormal activities involve holding fund raising events, attending, and supporting events in the town and local area with the purpose of raising funds for the club’s ‘Charity’ account, support others within the local, national and international community and to promote the Lions ethos. ## **ACTIVITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS, PERORMANCE AND PUBLIC BENEFIT** In the year 1[st] July 2024 to 10[th] April 2025 - Trauma Lions (Soft toys in the form of a Lion) Delivered to Scunthorpe hospital Disney Ward. - Platform improvements at the Barton railwaystationthrough the Station Adoption Scheme - Sapling Planting to offset carbon footprint of the beer festival - Firework Night - Picnic in the Park - Trip to Brigg Garden centre - Santa’s Sleigh - Lions on the Line (Railway Trip) - Club members have held meetings on the predominantly the 2[nd] Mondays of the month The club held a successful Beer Festival in June 2024. This was our biggest fundraising event of the year. The firework display is an event provided for the town people to allow a safe and inexpensive way to participate in the tradition and it is not seen as a profit making event. Due to lower membership numbers our Santa’s Sleigh event was completed in partnership with another local charity group. Due to low membership available resource has been significantly reduced. Partnership working with other local charity and volunteer groups has enabled us to continue our main activities. However, a long term effect is that we have mothballed our catering unit. High insurance costs also had an impact in making this decision. We have worked with Barton Rotary Club, Barrow Meridian Rotary Club, Ropewalk Volunteers, Friends of the Barton Line and local businesses in sharing support and staffing of events and activities. ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE – YEAR ENDING 10 thApril 2024** Barton upon Humber Lions accounts were audited on 30[th] September 2024 by Wrights, Certified Chartered Accountants and are available for viewing on the Charity Commission website. These accounts are for the year 1[st] July 2023 to 10[th] April 2024 Barton Lions are very grateful for donations made by the Town towards our public firework display (£2K). Wren Kitchens very generously provided sponsorship funding for our beer festival (£2K). Our club is financially sound. ## **Donatons** In the year 1[st] July 2024 to 10[th] April 2025the following donations have been made from our charity funding. The list is not exhaustiveand is given to illustrate the nature of our local and national support. ## **Health and Welfare** Childhood cancer Local Christmas Dinner Project Marie Curie Cancer Support Foodbank and local families in need ## **Lions Clubs Internatonal Appeal Funds and Lions signature actvity support** None ## **Local clubs, societes and Schools** Schools Mike Hart Award Performance in the Park Allotment Society Barton Junior Football Memorial Award ## **Local Hospices and charites** Air Ambulance Brain Tumour Charity Lindsey Lodge Hospice Andy’s Hospice. ## **Membership** Membership at the start of the Lions Year (July 2024) was 11 (1 at large). On 10[th] April 2025 Membership stood at 8. We are trying to source new members in the coming months. ## **END OF REPORT** Unaudited Fina￿¢￿81 Statements for the Year Ended io June ?024 Barton Lions Club CharÉTh AccouRt Barton Lions Club Cham ..Ic¢ount Conienis of the Financial Siaiemen for the Year Ended JO June ?0?4 Page General Intorn)ation Acco￿Alants, Report Derailed Prtsfii and Loss Acc(Trunts Balance Sheet Tanoible Fixed Assets Schedule Banon Licffis Club Chatit% .A£count General Informarion for the l-ear Ellded -. -0 june ?0?4 PROPRIETOR: D Broddlej. ADDRESS: 8 Birch Gardens Barton on Humber onh Lincolnshire DN18 iLD ACCOUNTA.ITS: Chartered Certified Accounthnts 1?9 Bcierlej Road Hessle East Yorkshire Htili 9AN Financial Sthtements for the I'eat Ended JO June ?0?4 Accollntsnis. Re nio Banon Lions Club Chatil . Accounl In accordance ￿lih instructions given to U5 we have prepared ￿lthOUt ￿ing out an alldil the annexed financial ststements froTn inforni￿lOn and explanations supplied to us b), Barto￿ Lions Club CharÉly Accouni. Wri8his Chartered Certified Accountants 1?9 Beverley Road Hessle East Yorkshire HU139AN 3 O¢tober 20?4 Barton Lions Club ChartTh".4ccount Lion5 ch&rth" lotter%" tkiailed Profit and Loss Account fr*r the Year Endcd JO June ?094 30.6.?3 Lottery receipts 1,669 Bartoll Lions Club ChariTh. .4¢count Profit OA social eients Detailed PtofiT and Loss Account f r the lear Endtd JO June ?0?4 30.6.23 Income Chri5tma5 Coll￿110n Beer festival Bonfire 1,57) 4.707 3.376 1,80i 175 9.656 4.161 Other income Oih¢r Income 4.i07 1,617 5,778 NET PROFIT li.96i 5.778 Barto￿ l.ions Club Charir% _accounr Balance Sheet JO June )0?4 FIXED ASSETS Plant and ￿￿chinery 192 CLRRF.NT ASSETS Other debtors Bank account 5.79) 5,609 35,5i7 CURRENT LIABILITIES Accwed expenses 769 769 NET ASSETS 34.960 FINANCED BY CAPITAL ACCOUNT Brought foN'ard Add Net profit i4,960 48.980 4.73) 48,980 Less Net loss 14.0?0 39,695 i9.69) Banon Lion5 Club C￿[¢￿ .4ccouni ble Fixed .45sets Schedule io June 7074 Plani and machinery At l July ?O*- and JO June 20?4 l j,91? DEPRECIATIOY Ai l Julv ?O?- Charge for )"ear 15.720 48 At JO June ?0?4 15.768 NET BOOK VALUE At JO June 20?4 144 Ai -.0 Sune ?023 19? P￿e6 Unaudited Financial Smements for the Year Ended JO JuThe ?0?4 for Ban n Lion5 Club Barton Cl Contents olihe FinancTdl Staiements for the Year Ended JO June '0?4 Paoe GeDeral Infomiation Accountants, Report Detailed Profrt and Lms Accounfs Balance Sheei Balion Li