CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report forthe period
From
01.07.2024 Period stsrt date To
30.06.2025 Period end date
Charity name: Billingshurst & District Lions Club ICIO)
Charity reglstration number: 1186207
Objectlves and Activities
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Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its 8overni
document
P•r• 1.17
Ttrloster • spirlt ol undtrst•fidifjg •n*n8 the peoples of tht wortd, whllst
promotln8 the prlndples ol good ¢rtSttnshlp. To take an •ctlve Interest In
the sod•l •nd moral I￿11•re tsf the peo￿*5 5r% our cornmunlty. To tn¢¥ur•
s•rvlcfrn4nded people to serve thelr communltywhllst prornotlw hlih
ethKèl st￿d•rd5 In pu￿+cw0rk and
e￿n01 endeavours.
The Clvb provkles awlde range of support ￿t5￿￿e$ to It5 comrnunlty,
a55iStlng people of all ¥es. At the sorne tlme the aub PrO￿de$fInanCIal
support to a rnn8e of Uon's projects In the UK and abro+J. as wdl as
rnspondlr4 to i numb•rof hum•filt1￿* ¢r(5•5 worldwld•.
Summary of the main artlvities In
reladon to Ihose purposes lor the
public benefit, in particular, the
activitie5, project5 or services
identified in the account&
Statement confirming whether the
trustees havè had rè8ard 10 the
guidance Issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit
rn 1.17 1r¥J
119
P•rn 1.18
All the aub dedslonsto osslst loc￿ people and oryanlsatlons are consldered
wlthln the 8uhlènc¢ lald dowTr bythe Ch•rltles Commlsslon throu8h the
aub Communlty Servkes Commlttee. The Twstees •re requlfed to ratlfy •ll
spendlw deC5￿on$t0ken by the membefshlp durfng aub rne•tln
Our
bl&¢ benefits st•t¢n*nt Is summ•riMd below.
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SORP ref•rerK•
Policy on grant making
P•rn 1.38
The Thumber ol app1ka￿OnS that can ￿ supported Is, of necessky. Ilrnlted to
the amwntof ftsnds avallabte for dlstrfbutlon IA •ny on• y••r. Th• Trustees
have deterrnlned that the forfiwKllw wlll be..
-sublect to othèr dements of the TnJ5tees 1rant-rna￿n8 pollry, no
restrKtlon5 ère imwsedoTr the purpose forwhlch 4 8rant may be rnade,, thus
•ppIKation5 for yjpporttowardscapltsl project% other prole¢ts or¢ore costs
e con51dered;
4$ theft •rt •ppro¥. Ctubs in the UK. appllcatlon5 from
Ilirp4$hu￿ arta aThd 5urroundln4d¢stdcts arepnerally8l¥en a prforfty, wtth
those in knon5 Distrkt 10SSE (the wuntles of Surrey, Kent and Sussex) also
bein& COn￿dered. Trustees aso COn￿der internation•1 fundln8 rtqu¢sts
referred to them and bythe Loons lThtem•tion•l ory•nisation,'
-eandldatesfor wprort •fidlor8r•nts ire Ill con￿dered on the{rr￿n merft5.
followin8 investytion by the 'Comrnunity Sery1￿5 Cornrnittee.. However,
8fven th•t MO￿ of iht av•l•ble fuThd5 are r￿Sed wlthin the local communkv.
th¢)se candidates that are local are given speck11 consld¢ratlon. Usln8 the
f•rmtr•s •&uhlinR principle the follow*Tr8afe exarnples of area5 èjopted for
support..
ocal cha
- youth 8roup% groups wtsrkinR wlth the elderfy, resld•nUal
and nursln8 hoffes irtdlwdual appèals,.
Youth and child
an4Sation5
Swrt rel•ted group5 Qr individuols,
5￿Ul1n8 and RuidinL Youth dub activf(ies young peO￿e undertaking

Commun
relief of hardshlp for Indi￿du￿5 and farnllSes. village
hall proiert% comrnunity group initiative
Th* ab￿e pri011t￿5 in this p￿iLY will be le￿eWed every yearlor more often
il deemed appropriate by theTrusteesl, and may be tha￿ed in accordance
with the Tn1stte￿ vlew of the most effectls* application of available funds
at any pthfit in tlrre.
TheTrusteeswtll not nomi•lly •PPfosethe use of fund5tor Medic￿ research
ol intematlon4. nationèl or locally based charities: or for purposesforwhlch
ovemn*nt ha5 a st￿￿ory respon*bility to Pro￿d￿.
Poliry on sodal In*stment Includfjnl
program related in¥estment
Parn 1.38
As well a5 pro*idinR&rnntsto dese￿nI causes wtthln 81111n8shurst and the
Surro$Jr￿ln￿ wll¥8es the 8illinFhu￿t3nd Distrfct Llons club undertakes a
nvrnberof comunltyseNces piolects e¥ery ye•r.
xom
le5 of such projects Indude.
I put￿le B•n•lMs si•i•m•nt I
We help 5UPPOrt many luTrcheon clubs In the local ￿lI￿e5 ano d15tr1bute
Christrna5 harnpe￿ to the needv.
For th• v(bUW: Wt work closely wlth local prtrschools prfm•ry schools and
their asso¢l4ted PTAS providln8 r••dlnq book5 tor the chlldren, other items
requlred to Smpr*>ve the ¢hI￿ren'¥ l••mlni iftd mmuil l•boui forsu¢h
work •$ detoratini an¢J Kardenlnl when requlred.
wiihln th• As è rr*mber of 81111n8shurs1 Communlty
PIrt￿rshlp. we work w*th many othef loc* comrnunlty orqanlsatlon4 such
as the 5(￿rtS￿￿b. British Leglon and the scouts and Guld¢s, to help maTraqe
•nd events wch os the 8illlnFhur5t Show. ffmvork nl8ht, car
boot 511es aTrd the Remembrn￿• Day par•J¢.
Our secOnd-h￿d t)ookshop fem41ns our prlnclp•l sourte of fvnd r•lslng •nd
also pro¥td•s • s•Thl¢• to the tommunltyenloyed bythousands of local&
We also cOl￿rt used spect•d￿. whlth •r• qr•ded and sem to developln8
¢ovntrt•&
volUnt•ers￿ldbul* to ourobl•rtlw5 tsy ￿ls¢[nI In our Mcond h•nd
bookshop, our innu•l t•rol colletfjon5 at otherfund r•lslni and
¢ommunlty event
Contrlbutlon mad• by vduntMr%
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oih•r
Achlevements and Performance
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5umrn•ry of the maln •chIe￿mentS01
the ¢hirlty, Identlfy5ni the dlfference
the charlV5 work has mide to the
cIrcumstan￿$ of rts benefl¢larfts Ind
any wlder beneflts to socl•ty •$
whole.
P•rn 1.20
Current rnen*er5hlp- 32, we are pleased to have recrulted 2 new mernbers
th15year. Our face to fKe ad*Atles IA our bookshop, ¢ornmunlty S¢￿CeS,
schods •nd projects COM￿ttee$ ￿n￿nu• to prosper. Our •nnu•l Chrlstm
Carols ¢ollection Ind Charity Gdf day alain raised nearfy £75tX) betw*•n
the
Tot4 funds rnl*d duriwthe ￿T. •pproL £SlCtt), enabled usto make
don*￿•￿$ durl*itht y••r. •fter *wn5es ol approx. £18,5LX). Donatlon
requests decllned ty approx. £9,COJ although we contlnue to support:
loul prtr prim•ryxhtyolS1 yo￿h clubs yputh prol•¢ts £45CKI
8lllln8shurst local comrnunity £14.CDJ Indudln8 Chrtstmas
hampers £2(Q) gJssex SERV £X(Q•nd L6onsVllon camer
£icr
Qur prfn¢tp•I t￿eft$e is InCur￿d on ourboo￿Op, we have ne8¥￿•ted
renewl for è lurther6 year tenn with effect Irom October 2024
Our bxal community *ibity induded 5UPPOrt for 8llllng5huT5t Effle￿entY
ACt￿n Team IBEAn. &llinqshurst Community Partnership project5, the
Billin85hur5tSportsand Recreation Assoootion and the Parish Council
Walking NatI￿ty

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Achievements a8ainX oblertlb*s set
Para 1 41
Perfornvnce offundral4r4 •rt[￿t
P•r• 1 41
Investrnent performance aylnst
oblertlves
P4rn 1.41
Othèr
Flnanclal Revlew
R•vl¢w of the ¢h•rWsfln•n¢l
posklon at the end of the perfod
Pw¥121
The accountssh¢rw a wryAuslorth• • resuk olftw•r r•qutsts for
•55$stan￿ belni recdbyd. W* hkn* foc4Js%•d on lo¢il communlty •nd
rrylonal cuttlfi8 back on donatloThs outslde our Sussex re8lon. Asa
rn¥ult we hold • he4thy ￿Ve1 of lund) to rp*et tha￿11￿¢ requestsand
fvtsbre txper4•s ￿ thty •dse •prfl the posltlon Is rhwnltored rnonthty vlè
f•8ul•r flA•rKl•l r•port% Expnsesof £24CO) Includ¢d •pprox. £17rm r•nt
•nd utiirtl•s for Our s•¢ond h•nd boolshop toyth*r wlth other ey4Jen5es
In¢utr•d in puttln¢on our m•ior
ststement expLilnln8 the pollcy lor
holdlni reserves statlnl why they art
held
P•rn 1.22
The Club's Snb*strT*nt pollry15 to retan dl funds In £xh wkh rtput•bl•
banks. We hold a res•r¥e It 9) d*5 nolce wlth the Ald
Foundatlon.
Amount of re5erv•s hdd
P•rn 1.22
Olcurr•nt C•5h b•l*bC￿ we end•avour to hold ￿ffid1rt Ush In h•nd to
covef 6 rnorth's rent ￿•Se malntenance and other exFen5e5 of our seeond
hand boo¥Jhop, our miln fUndr￿SIn1 actltlty. We ￿rr•ntlY hold £IO.fKAI
forthls purpose.
NIA
No funds •rn In d•fl¢ft
Non•. We wll ronlinu• to M￿￿• ourfvNd5 donations In Iln•wlth our
fun&r•6&ty c•M￿lIty •d •ts•p•¢¢d rrful•rexpemdlturt.
Reasons lor holdln8 zero f¢ser¥es
Detalls of fvnd materf•lly In defidt
Eyl•natlon of any uncert•tnii•s •bout
the chafity continu4￿ •$ • ioln¢
concern
r• 1.22
P•r• 1.24
P•r• l.YJ
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The £hadtVs principal sour￿5 of filnds
P•r• 1.47
Ilndud5n8 anyfvndralsln61
Inv•stM•nt pelltyanl obj•ctib•s
irFcludlni any soci* investff*nt pc41ry
adopted
Par• 1.46
A dexriptlon of the prlnopd rbks
fKlw the thirfty
P•rn 1.48
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Descrlption of charws trusts..
Type of8o¥eminq document
P*• 1.25
Dt*d and constftvr￿Th drwn up In •C￿rdance 4¥1th the Uons Club
Internationa ILOI rTh)del Supp￿￿*￿ted by our l¢xal Club By Lws
The Club con¥trted to charl￿12 Incorwrated OfKani5atiDn l aol wlth
effect frnm l# 2020.
Tru#•es •r* el*¢ted •nnu•lly to poytions and additlonal Committee
Ch•irs form a Iroup ol Offit*rs %thost rd* Is to m•fi•ge the •llairs of the
aub within the TeThsofthe ConAitution. flnil decl￿¢￿$ on
eXpendItu￿ belni appro*d by thefive Trustees at aub Me￿1￿1¥
ner¥ty hdd monthly.
How Is the charlty Const￿￿ted?
Pw• 1.25
Trustee selectlon methods In¢ludir
detalls of •Th¥ ¢onstytut6on•l pro￿$10￿$
•.1. •lirtlon te P05t or narr* of any
person or body •n￿lled to appoint on•
or more trustees
Parn 1.25
Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal)
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Poll(￿$ and procedures adopted foi
P•rn 1.51
El•rted inbmees •1• requI￿d to the ryreed LO Trustee decl•rntlon.
the Inductlon and tralnlni ol trust•
efi¢our¥ed to re•J the relevant CC m•ted41 •ttend annual briefln
held In Sprin
eKh yt•r.
The charfty15 an indtk*ndèThtdubwtthln th• wKl•r n•tworkof Llons
Clubs In the British Isles l MD1051 th• Int•M•￿0n& n•twork of Llons
Int•m416on¥ (Lai.
Th• ch•rftVsor8•nls•tIon￿ stNctu
and inv wlder n•trwork wtth whkh the
chlflty works
P•r• 1.51
Relatlonshlp w￿h 4ny rel•ted p•rt6es
P•r• 1 51
Th• aubOwrteS￿thlTh th• IraMv￿rk￿l • r•ny tsf Llons aub pollcv
do¢um•its In¢ludlni.' Inwstrr*nt. Complalnts prO￿dure. Rlsk
Asse$y￿( Volunteerfn& vulnerab￿ persons safrfu•rdln8 IDB51.
G•A•r* D•t• Prot•don A•8ulaUors (G￿RI
Oth•r
Reference and Admlnistrative details
Chari
name
Other name the chari
uses
istered charit
number
Charity's prinapal address
lll1ryhu￿ & Dlsirkl Llons aub ICIOI
1186207
clo.. Tre•yJrer. 39. Ddl Lam. 8llllr4thurt Wert Suss•x RH14 ￿£
Nam08 of the charlty trustees who manage the charity
Tru•t•• n
Offlce {11 •nyl
D•te• If rKrt for whol•
ye•r
Nam• of per•on lor body)
•ntttknd to appolnt tru•t••
IfAn
CK*mlnl¢ Roberts
Preydent
w.e.l. 01.07.25
Paul Roberts
Immedlate Past Presldent
Kevln RldRw•v
Vk• Pre4dent
w.e.f. 01.07.25
John Sh•w
5¢¢retsry
Andrewvlall
TreaSU￿r

orate trustees - names of the direciors at the date tr
Dlredor name
rt￿asa
roved
Not ap
licable
Name of tfustees hokJiTr3 title to property belongirvJ to the charity
Tru•t•è nam•
Not •ppIl￿ble
D•t•• #et￿ 11 not lorwhol•
Funds held as custodlan trustees on behalf of others
Dèscrlptlofi of th• ass•ts hdd In thls
capaclty
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Nome •nd obltrts of the charfty on
whose behaifthe assets ère hebd •rKI
how thlsfalls wlthln the custodlan
chaTltys oblects
O•t•lls of •rr•nym•nts for s•F•
cust¢Jdy and sryrei•tffjon ol such aS￿ts
frtsm th• ¢h•rfWs Ms•ts
Declaratlons
The trustees declare that they have approv•d tlx trustms. rnport al)ove.
Slgned on behalf of the charlty.
Slgnaturnls)
Full name{s)
Posltlon (eg Secretsry,
Chair. etcl
Dominic Roberts
Andrew Viall
President- 2025126
Treasurer- 2025126
Dats
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR FNGIAND ANO WALES
BIl*4s1￿1%¢& fMstrk* C￿b (CIO)
Recei
tsand
ments accounts
CC16a
F¢x the
To
01.07.2￿24
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrtstricted
lunds
Restricted
fund•
th• ***• *+*• r•¥••tf tr• lh• r*•rnBtÉ
En¢Jowment
fvnds
Total funds
L4st y•ai
A1 R•c•l
tski
33.049
J2,•31
Fund fAI¥
263
rkn•tionB
k In￿*￿
2JO
mss income
AR)
fj1,121
01.121
41,1J7
an
nv••
•n
ot,121
A3Pa
ment•
BOok¥￿*Xp•nwo
Fund rnl*ng •xp•nwd
Club •4ulpm•nt & ¥•rthB
La In$ur*nc• lo rI￿b¥s￿n￿
Sundry Iln¢. tr•v•ri
Ch4nty golldly
Oon•tioM. rornmun
17
13AB
117
314
2,024
22
31
13
Sthto
41A10
41A•O
46,021
A4 Ass•t and Inv￿tm•nt
S￿1 ¢0
41A10
41A10
48121
N•t Ofr•¢dp￿{p•Trlnwkn)
A5 Trangfers bet￿lTr lunds
A8 Cash funds l•st ￿#r ¢nd
Ca¥h fim(ts lths year end
9.711
•,711
69,589
89.689
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
Jnds
tone•rut£
Restricted
fiJnd8
ne¥￿t E
Endowment
funds
to nearest£
Categories
Dtslails
B1 Cash funds
47,r*J
Total cash
Endowrn•nt
funds
nds
+n•ar••t£
lund$
Detalls
Fund towl
Curr•nt v•lu•
Details
Curr•nt v*lu•
Detai15
co•tlopllon￿}
B4 A*Hts r•t•ln•d for th•
C￿rIty'S own u¥•
Details
85 Liabiliu
Sun*J by orw ¢Y c
Print Narn•
Date of
ON4
TS
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Billingshurst & Distrbct Lions Club (CIO)
On accounts for the year
ended
June 2025
Charity no
(If any)
1186207
Set out on pages
I report to th8 trustees on my examInat￿n of the accounts of the above
chanty (Yhe Trusf) for the year 301(￿2025.
Re$pon$ibilities and As Ihe charity trustees of the Trust, Y￿ are responsible for the preparation
basis of rnport of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charits'es Act
2011 {"the Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts G9fried out
urKler section 145 of the 2011 Aci and in carying out my examination. I
have foll0v￿1 the applicable Direth'ons given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515>(b) of the Act
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come lo my attention (other than that disdosed below ') in connection with
the examination vthich gives me cause to believe that in, any malerial
respect..
accounting records were not kept in a￿OrdanCe with section 130 of
the Act or
the ac(x)unts do not accord the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs Statement
I have no ¢￿¢0M$ arKI have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Please delele the words in t1￿ brackets if thay ￿ not apply.
Signed".
Date:
Name:
Robin Neville
Relevant professional
qualification(sl or body
lif any):
Address:
Felside, Chalk Road, Ifold. RH14 OUD
IER
October 2018