## ## ## ## |||||||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary|ofthe purposes ofthe|||||Para 1.17|Tofoster a spirit ofunderstanding
among the peoples ofthe world, whilst| |charity as|set||out in its governing||||promoting the principles ofgood citizenship. Totake an actIve interest
in| |document|||||||the social and moral welfare afthe peoples
in our cornrnunity.
Toencourage| ||||||||service-minded
people toserve their community
whilst promoting
high| ||||||||ethical standards
in public work and personal errdeavours.| |Summary ofthe main activities in
relation tothose purposes forthe||||||Para 1.17and
1.19|The Club provides a wide range ofsupport activities to its community,
assisting people ofall ages. Atthe same time the Club provides flnandal| |public benefit,|||in particular, the||||support to a range ofUon's projects in the UKand abroad, as well as| |activities,|projects orservices||||||responding to a number ofhumanitarian
crises worldwide.| |identWed|in the accounts.||||||| |Statement||confirming
whether the|||||Alithe Club decisions to assist focal peopie and organisations
are considered| |trustees have|||had regard tothe||||within the guidance
laid down bythe Charities Commission
through the| |guidance|issued|||by the Charity|||Club Community
Services Committee. The Trustees are required to ratify all| |Commission||on||public benefit|||spending
decisions taken bythe membership
during Club meetings.
our
ublic benefits statement
issummarised
below.| |Additional|||information||)optional}||| |You ma||choose to incjude further statements|||||where relevant about:| |||||||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant||||making||Para 1.38|The number ofapplications
that can be supported
is, ofnecessity, limited to| ||||||||the amount offunds available for distribution
in any one year. The Trustees| ||||||||have determined
that the priorities forfunding
will be:| ||||||||-subject
to other
elements
of the
Trustees
grant-making
policy,
no| ||||||||restrictions
are imposed
on the purpose for which
a grant
may be made;| ||||||||thus applications for support towards capital projects, other projects orcore| ||||||||costs are considered;| ||||||||- as there
are approx. 800 Uons
Clubs
in the
UK, applications
from| ||||||||Billingshurst
area and surrounding
districts
are generally
given a priority,| ||||||||with those in Uons District 105SE(the counties of Surrey, Kent and Sussex)| ||||||||also
being
considered.
Trustees
also
consider
international
funding| ||||||||requests referred tothem and bythe Lions international
organisation;| ||||||||-candidates
for support
and/or
grants
are
all considered
on their
own| ||||||||merits,
following
investigation
by the
'Community
Services Committee'.| ||||||||However,
given that most ofthe available
funds are raised within the local| ||||||||community,
those candidates that are local are given special consideration.| ||||||||Using the former as a guiding
principle the following are examples ofareas| ||||||||adopted forsupport:| ||||||||Local charities - youth groups, groups
working
with the elderly,
residential| ||||||||and nursing homes, individual
appeals;| ||||||||Youth
and
children's
o
nisations - sport
related
groups
or individuals,| ||||||||scouting
and
guiding,
youth
club
activities,
young
people
undertaking| ||||||||overseas assignments;| ||||||||Commun
fadlities - relief of hardshi
for individuals
and families,
villa e| |||||||||hall projects, community
group initiatives.| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||The above priorities
in this policy will be reviewed
every year (ormore often| |||||||||ifdeemed appropriate
by the Trustees), and may be changed
in accordance| |||||||||with the Trustees' view of the most effective application
ofavailable funds| |||||||||at any point in time.| |||||||||Exdusions| |||||||||The Trustees will not normally approve the use offunds for medical research| |||||||||ofinternational,
national or locally based charities; orfor purposes for which| |||||||||government
has a statutory
responsibility to provide.| |Policy on social investment||||induding|||Para 1.38|Activities Programmes| |program|related investment|||||||As well as providing grants to deserving causes within
Billingshurst
and the| |{Public Beneflts Statement||||)||||surrounding
villages the Billingshurst
and District Uons club undertakes
a
number ofcommunity
services projects every year.
~Exum
lus cfsuch urulscts iududu,| |||||||||Forthe elderly: We run monthly
bingo sessions in a local home for residents| |||||||||and elderly from the wider community.| |||||||||We help support
many luncheon
clubs inthe local villages and distribute| |||||||||Christmas
hampers tothe needy.| |||||||||Forthe young: We work closely with all eleven local pre-schools
and ten| |||||||||primary schools and their assodated
PTAs, providing
reading books forthe| |||||||||children, other items required to improve the children' s' learning and| |||||||||manual
labour for such work as decorating
and gardening
when required.| |||||||||Within the community:
As a member cfBillingshurst
Community| |||||||||Partnership,
we work with many other local community
organisations,
such| |||||||||asthe sports dub, Rotary, British Legion and the Scouts and Guides, to help| |||||||||manage and run annual events such asthe Lantern Parade, the Billingshurst| |||||||||Show, firewor night and the Remembrance
Day parade.| |||||||||Our second-hand
bookshop provides a service tothe community
enjoyed by| |||||||||thousands oflocals as well as collecting spectacles, which are graded and| |||||||||sent to developing
countries.| |Contribution||made byvolunteers||||||Volunteers
contribute toour objectives by assisting
in our second hand| ||||||||Para 1.38|bookshop, during our annual carol collections and at other fund raising
events.| |Other||||||||The Club changed status toa Charitable
Incorporated
Organisation
(CIO), in
accordance with approved
Uons Club International
procedures,
effective 1"| |||||||||July 2020.| |Achievements|||and||Performance|||| ||||||||SORP reference|| |Summary|of|the main achievements||||of|Para 120|Current membership -24. Many ofour members fall into one ofthe COVID| |the charity, identifying|||the difference|||||vulnerability
categories.
The facetoface activities ofour bookshop,| |the charity's work has made tothe
drcumstances
ofits beneficiaries
and
any wider benefit to society asa||||||||community
services and projects committees
have been severely curtailed
as a result, however we have continued to support our community
in
alternative
ways.| |whole.||||||||| |||||||||We are pleased, therefore that:| |||||||||Total funds raised during year, approx. -f33,600,still enabled usto make| |||||||||donations
duif ngthe year, after expenses, ofapprox. -f11,600.| |||||||||e
Local primary schools, youth clubs and youth projects -f2350
~
Billingshurst
local community f8300| |||||||||~
Billingshurst
elderly community f965| |||||||||Many ofthese donations supported
our local community
with COVID| |||||||||related issues, induding
hospital transport
and meals forthe isolated.| |Additional
information|(optional)|(optional)|| |---|---|---|---| |You ma
choose to indude||further statements|where relevant about:| |Achievements
against objectives|set|Para 1.41|| |Performance offundraising
activities|||| |against objectives set|||| |||Para 1.41|| |investment
performance
against|||| |objectives|||| ## |Review ofthe charity's financial|Review ofthe charity's financial|Review ofthe charity's financial||Para 121|Funds raised dedined from f36Ktof33kduring the period. We were|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |position at|the end ofthe period||||obliged todose our second hand bookshop forthe period ofCovid|| ||||||lockdown and have re-opened part time as at the date ofthis report.|We| ||||||received Business Support Grant support from Horsham
DCtotalling|K1,2SOO| ||||||during the period.|| ||||||We are still focusing on local community
donations
only forthe time|being,| ||||||induding
COVID related activities.|| |Statement|explaining the|policy|for|Para 1,22|The Club's investment
policy isto retain all funds in cash with reputable|| |holding reserves stating why they are|||||banks.|| |held||||||| |Amount of|reserves held|||Para 1.22|Ofcurrent cash balances, we endeavour to hold sufficient
in hand to|cover 6| ||||||month's
rent, lease maintenance
and other expenses ofour second hand|| ||||||bookshop, our main fundraising
activity. We currently
hold f10,000forthis|| ||||||u
ose, having rewegotiated
the terms ofour lease during the
ear.|| |Reasons for holding zero||reserves||Para 1.22|N/A|| |Details offund materially||in deficit||Para 124|No funds are in delicit|| |Explanation|ofany uncertainties||about|Para 123|None. We will remain cautious
in the short term during the period ofCovid|| |the charity|continuing as|a going|||uncertainty.|| |Additional
information|{optional)|{optional)|| |---|---|---|---| |You ma
choose to include further statements|||where relevant about:| |The charity's prindpal
sources|offunds|Para 1.47|| |(including
any fundraising)|||| |investment
policy and objectives|||| |including
any sodal investment|policy||| |adopted|||| |A description ofthe principal
risks||Para 1.46|| |facing the charity|||| |Other|||| ## |Description ofcharity's trusts:||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Type of governing
document||Para 1.25|Trust Deed and constitution
drawn
up in accordance with the Uons|Club| |I!r.'&:n deed, ruyal chaise! l|||International
(LCI)model|| |How isthe charity constituted' ?
;t.g uAlccQI po!'aied asia::.!auov,|CION|Para 125|The Club converted to Charitable
Incorporated
Organisation
( CIO) with
effect from 1"July 2020.The previous
Charitable Trust Fund was dissolved
with effect from 5~ January 2021|| |Trustee selection methods
induding||Para 125|Members are elected annually to key positions and form agroup of|| |details ofany constitutional
provisions|||Officers whose role isto manage the affairs ofthe Club within the Terms|| |e.g.election to post or name of|any||ofthe Constitution.
All final decisions on expenditure
being approved|by| |person or body entitled to appoint one|||the five Trustees at dub meetings, generally
held monthly.|| |or more trustees||||| |Additional
information|(optional)|||| |You ma
choose to include further statements|||where relevant about|| |Policies and procedures adopted|for|Para 1.51|Elected trustees are required to sign the agreed
LCITrustee declaration,|| |the induction
and training oftrustees|||encouraged to read the relevant
CCmaterial
and attend annual
briefings|| ||||held in Sprin
each year.|| |The charity's
organisational
structure|||The charity isan independent
club within the wider network ofUons|| |and any wider network with which the|||Clubs in thi. British Isles (MD105)and the international
network ofUons|| |charity works|||Clubs International
(LCI).|| |||Para 1.51||| |Relationship
with any related parties||||| |||Para 1.51||| ||||The Club operates within the framework ofa range ofUons Club policy|| |Other|||documents
induding:
Investment,
Complaints
procedure,
Risk|| ||||Assessment,
Volunteering,
Vulnerable
persons and safeguarding
(DBS),|| ||||General Data Protection
Regulations
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llabll
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na||When due|| |85Uabillties|||||||||||||| |Signed by one ortwo trustees on
behalf ofall the trustees||||||Signature|||Print Name|||Date of
a
roval|| ||||||||||Richard|Melcio|||| ||||||||||Andrew|Viall|||| ## ## ## ## ##