**Reg Charity 1185778** ## **Crediton and District Lions Club CIO** **July 2023 – June 2024 Accounts Report** ## **Charity Activities Account** Our largest income this year came from The Exeter Chiefs RC Foundation as a share of money raised through donations collecting at match car parks during the last season. We are grateful to Exeter Lions Club for sharing this opportunity and splitting the donation with us. Bucket collections at local supermarkets continue to be a lucrative source of income for the Club and give us opportunities to promote our causes and service activities in the community. Money raised through the Cow Pat Drop Draw was disappointing this year, but we must consider that many members are not comfortable visiting local pubs, where we know the tickets sell best. It is suggested we drop this event and plan a new one for next Autumn. Donations to charitable causes this year (see list) amount to £5014.90. Not included in these are costs associated with running Lions Youth projects in the community and MIAB distribution, as these have been included with charitable activities expenditure in the summary of accounts. It would be helpful to list these separately next year to show more clearly how funds are used to support our community service. ## **Club Administration Account** Members subscriptions were insufficient to cover International, MD and District dues this year. Paying rent each month for a meeting room was also depleting funds, despite income raised at meetings through refreshments, fines and a raffle (presented as part of miscellaneous income on the summary sheet). Actions to avoid overspend included moving to a free meeting venue in January and transferring legitimate insurance contributions, etc. from the Activities account. A rise in members’ subscriptions from July 2024 has been agreed. Income from the Charter Anniversary Dinner and members’ donations (also presented as miscellaneous income) has led to a healthy increase in this account at the end of year. **1 |** P a g e ## **Spectacle Recycling Account** Since December 2023, a t **h** ird account set up for the Club and previously unused, has been utilised by Zone **H** Clubs. This holds contributions to pay for the transportation of used spe **c** tacles collected in our area to a processing centre. To date, this arrangement is **w** orking effectively. Spreadsheets for each account and the final summary sheet attach **e** d have been prepared by the Club Trea **s** urer. We are grateful to Mike Besteen, a **n** independent retired bank manager who has checked them against bank stateme **n** ts for consistency and considers them an accurate representation of our finances for the year. Club President 25/03/2025 **2 |** P a g e ## **Charitable Donations Made** 200.00 Sandford Parish Council (Recreational Area) 64.00 MD Youth Fund 400.00 LCIF Disaster Fund 40.00 Crediton BSL Room Hire 30.00 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 385.00 Turning Tides member (independent living) 1000.00 Devon Freewheelers 500.00 Force Cancer Charity 50.00 LCI Joint Humanitarian Aid 100.00 Crediton Food Bank 50.00 Sandford Relief in Need 792.30 Turning Tides Tearooms Renovation Project 256.00 Stoves for Ukraine 160.00 Crediton Breastfeeding and Parenting Group 50.00 Mid Devon Scouts (Ned) 100.00 LCIF Taipei Disaster Appeal 500.00 Children's Hospice SW 135.60 Force Cancer Charity 102.00 MD Youth Band 50.00 Alison Balsdon Young Farmer Volunteer 50.00 Katie Grist Young Farmer Volunteer **5014.90 TOTAL DONATIONS** ## **Crediton Lions Youth Projects and MIAB** - 84.50 Peace Poster packs and prizes - 170.00 ROAR School registration - 111.30 MIAB bottles and boxes ## **£5380.70 Total** **3 |** P a g e xno 1511 )bJ ￿P￿c￿l ¢x>6> -4 00 O- P)P)rnn*VJntryrJvJrJrJ (h ¢Dfy ￿￿1¢0￿0￿¢0 88 %= S8th8 ObJ-4 OL• Tri