## **Trustees Annual Report 2024/25** 

Llantwit Major and Cowbridge Lions Club (CIO) was registered as a charity by the Charity Commission on 12th November 2019. 

LM&C Lions are part of Lions International, a leading world organisation committed to helping local communities and the wider community in times of crisis, their mission statement is to be a global leader in both community and humanitarian services. LM&C Lions plays an active part in upholding the principles of being an effectual member of Lions International in not only helping to raise funds for worthwhile causes but to give time and aid to others when needed. 

Currently, there are four (3) Trustees: 

## **President** : Liz Evans **Secretary** : John Wordley **Treasurer** : David Williams 

This past year the following bequests have been made totalling nearly £5,000 to organisations/individuals’ examples being: 


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Lions Clubs International  Ty Hafan  Bridgend Samaritans<br>Foundation<br>Llantwit Major 10k Run  Stroke Group  Cowbridge Monday Club<br>South Wales Anxiety &  St Athan Need to Feed  Llanilltyd Fawr in Flower<br>Depression Group<br>Alzheimer Appeal  Lions disabled games  Poppy Appeal<br>Dementia Café  Marie Curie  Salvation Army<br>Noah's Ark Children’s  Barnardo's  Woody's Lodge<br>Hospital<br>Llantwit Major Dementia  Lions Ukraine appeal  Llantwit Major Music<br>Mats  Festival<br>St Athan clothes bank  Lions Earthquake<br>Appeal<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




We continue to support the Cowbridge Gateway Monday club through the year by providing transport for members to attend club meetings and arranging Monday Club events. 

We facilitate the Vale Stroke Support Group which holds monthly meetings specifically for anyone who has had a stroke or is affected by someone who has had a stroke. This is an informal get together for people to chat to others often with first-hand knowledge of all aspects of coping with Strokes 

The Llantwit Major and Cowbridge Lions club has enjoyed a varied social calendar this year 

We arrange activities throughout the year to support our community and raise funds for our charitable work 

LM&C Lions hold funds in three (3) separate bank accounts, the Charity Account, Activity Account, and the Admin Account. 

**Liz Evans President - Llantwit Major & Cowbridge Lions – 19[th] June 2025** 



## **Llantwit Major and Cowbridge Lions Club (CIO)** 

## **Registered Charity No. 1186291** 

## **Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 30 June 2025** 

Llantwit Major and Cowbridge Lions Club (CIO) are registered as a charity by the Charity Commission on 12 November 2019 

Llantwit Major and Cowbridge Lions Club was formed by the merger of Llantwit Major and Cowbridge Lions Club and its associated charitable trust Llantwit Major and Cowbridge Lions Club Charitable Trust Fund (Registered Charity No. 1148806 



## **Charity Account Income & Expenditure Summary 2024/25** 


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Income Expenditure<br>Miscellaneous Income  £5,154.61 Miscellaneous Expenditure  £0.00<br>Donations Made  £5,167.05<br>Total £5,154.61 Total £5,167.05<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


**Balance sheet - Charity Account** 


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Opening Balance  £3,646.74 Total Expenditure  £5,167.05<br>Total Income  £5,154.61 Closing Balance  £3,634.30<br>£8,801.35 £8,801.35<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Closing Balance represented by:-** 

|Petty Cash|£0.00|
|---|---|
|Balance at bank|£3,634.30|
|Total|£3,634.30|





## **Charity Acc. Miscellaneous Income 2024/25** 


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Date  Description  Amount<br>Jul-24 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>08.07.24  Lions Lotto Profits  £1,122.50<br>12.07.24   Donation (Door bell) +£5  £22.99<br>22.07.24  Gift Aid  £558.15<br>23.07.24  LM Post Office Collection Box  £22.86<br>26.07.24  Tony Lewis Collection Box  £20.66<br>31.07.24  Beach Café Collection Box  £32.51<br>Aug-24 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>12.08.24  Crawshay Drive Collection Box  £23.58<br>19.08.24  Lions Health Day Collection Box  £50.29<br>Sep-24 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>10.09.24  Bargain Booze Collection Box  £18.00<br>25.09.24   Donation  £50.00<br>26.09.24  Crawshay Drive Collection Box  £8.08<br>Oct-24 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>07.10.24  WHSmith Cowbridge Collection Box  £5.43<br>08.10.24  Lions Collection Box at Book Sale  £39.50<br>15.10.24  Beach Café Collection Box  £33.56<br>Nov-24 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>Dec-24 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>13.12.24  Bargain Booze Collection Box  £17.19<br>27.12.24  Crawshay Drive Collection Box  £18.32<br>27.12.24   Donation  £15.00<br>27.12.24   Donation  £15.00<br>Jan-25 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>08.01.25  Lions Lotto Profits  £1,140.00<br>20.01.25   Donation  £10.00<br>22.01.25  Beach Café Collection Box  £47.23<br>Feb-25 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>03.02.25   Donation  £50.00<br>13.02.25  WHSmith Cowbridge Collection Box  £16.34<br>24.02.25  CMWB Profits  £400.00<br>Mar-25 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>04.03.25  Rhoose Quiz night Raffle  £125.00<br>24.03.25   donations  £30.00<br>25.03.25  Crawshay Drive Collection Box  £26.71<br>25.03.25  Bargain Booze Collection Box  £12.39<br>31.03.25  LM Post Office Collection Box  £19.92<br>Apr-25 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>02.04.25  Tractor Boys Donation  £500.00<br>03.04.25  Beach Café Collection Box  £27.45<br>29.04.25  Book Sale Collection Box  £51.50<br>May-25 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>19.05.25  Crawshay Drive Collection Box  £29.47<br>20.05.25  LMRFC Collection Box  £36.71<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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20.05.25   Donation  £27.50<br>30.05.25  Nordic Walking Donation  £40.20<br>Jun-25 Personal Donations   £35.00<br>05.06.25  Beach Café Collection Box  £30.50<br>26.06.25  WHSmith Cowbridge Collection Box  £20.41<br>26.06.25   Chemist Cowbridge  £19.66<br>Total £5,154.61<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




**Charity Acc. Miscellaneous Expenditure 2024/25** 


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Date  Folio No  Description  Cash  Bank<br>Totals £0.00 £0.00<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Donations Made 2024/25** 


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Date  Folio No  Description  Cash  Bank<br>04.07.24  TFR  Stroke Group Expenses  £50.00<br>24.07.24  FPO  LCI Youth and N. Sea Lions  £323.00<br>FPO  St Athan Clothes Bank  £331.15<br>FPO  Stroke Group Meeting Room  £30.00<br>FPI  Stroke Group Insurance  £201.53<br>FPO  S.Wales Anxiety & Depression Group  £140.00<br>FPO  Stroke Group Meeting Room  £30.00<br>TFR  Stroke Group Expenses  £14.02<br>FPO  Stroke Group Meeting Room  £30.00<br>468  Bob Cook Games Greenlinks bus  £156.39<br>469  Barnardo's Evening Greenlinks bus  £35.00<br>472  L.M. Dementia Café  £150.00<br>470  Cowbridge RBL Poppy Appeal  £100.00<br>473  Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital  £150.00<br>474  Salvation Army  £250.00<br>475  Bridgend Samaritans  £200.00<br>467  Ty Hafan Raffle tickets/Raffle  £200.00<br>477  Barnardo's Cowbridge  £100.00<br>FPO  Lions Int Ukraine stoves Donation  £125.00<br>FPO  Stroke Group Xmas meal  £279.10<br>FPO  Llantwit Major RBL Poppy Appeal  £100.00<br>FPO  Stroke Group Meeting Room  £30.00<br>FPO  Stroke Group Meeting Room  £30.00<br>478  Woody's Lodge  £50.00<br>FPO  L.M.Chamber Music Festival  £200.00<br>FPO  LCIF  £200.00<br>FPO  St Athan Need to Feed  £200.00<br>FPO  Llanilltyd Fawr in Flower  £250.00<br>FPO  Alzheimer Donation  £150.00<br>476  Cowbridge Monday Club  £100.00<br>FPO  Stroke Group Meeting Room  £30.00<br>FPO  L.M.Dementia Mats  £240.00<br>FPO  Stroke Group Meeting Room  £30.00<br>FPO  Stroke Group Expenses  £42.15<br>FPO  LCIF Earthquake Donation  £100.00<br>FPO  Stroke Group Meeting Room  £30.00<br>FPO  LM 10k run  £100.00<br>FPO  Stroke Group Expenses  £47.32<br>TFR  Stroke Group Expenses  £81.04<br>FPO  Stroke Group meal Alison Wonderland  £261.35<br>Totals £0.00 £5,167.05<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Activity Account Income & Expenditure Summary 2024/25** 


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Income  Expenditure<br>Events  £262.80 Events  £0.00<br>Charter Night  £0.00 Charter Night  £0.00<br>Miscellaneous Income  £4,922.86 Miscellaneous Expenditure  £5,305.32<br>Total  £3,968.82 Total  £5,305.32<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



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Balance sheet - Activity Account<br>Opening Balance  £2,518.98 Total Expenditure  £5,305.32<br>Total Income  £4,922.86 Closing Balance  £2,136.52<br>£7,441.84 £7,441.84<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Closing Balance represented by:-** 


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Petty Cash  £100.00<br>Balance at bank  £2,036.52<br>Total  £2,136.52<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Activity Acc. Miscellaneous Income 202425** 


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Date  Description  Amount<br>Jul-24 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £560.00<br>Aug-24 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £265.00<br>Sep-24 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £135.00<br>Oct-24 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £179.02<br>Nov-24 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £202.50<br>01.11.24  Xmas bash tickets  £50.00<br>25.11.24  Xmas bash tickets  £62.50<br>Dec-24 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £222.50<br>Jan-25 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £310.00<br>Feb-25 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £270.00<br>Mar-25 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £185.00<br>Apr-25 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £260.00<br>Apr-25 Charter Dinner Tickets  £186.00<br>May-25 Lions Lotto Ticket Sales  £167.50<br>May-25 Charter Dinner Tickets  £651.00<br> Jun-25   Charter Dinner Tickets  £728.00<br> Jun-25  Lions Lotto Ticket Sales    £226.04<br>Total £4,660.06<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Activity Acc. Miscellaneous Expenditure 2024/25** 


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Date  Folio No  Description  Cash  Bank<br>08.07.24  TFR  Lions Lotto Profits to Charity Account  £1,122.50<br>04.07.24  FPO  Chain name bars  £113.10<br>04.07.24  FPO  June Lotto Prize  £50.00<br>12.07.24  TFR  Doorbell donation  £17.99<br>02.08.24  FPO  July Lotto Prize   £50.00<br>03.09.24  FPO  August Lotto Prize   £50.00<br>07.10.24  FPO  Sept Lotto Prize   £50.00<br>28.10.24  FPO  Lunches for Autumn Forum  £45.00<br>31.10.24  FPO  Oct Lotto Prize   £50.00<br>19.11.24  FPO  Tombola set  £338.05<br>02.12.24  FPO  Nov Lotto Prize  £50.00<br>09.12.24  FPO  Town Hall Deposits Dec and Feb  £20.00<br>23.12.24  FPO  Xmas Bash Ticket Refunds  £62.50<br>23.12.24  FPO  Dec Lotto Prize   £100.00<br>23.12.24  FPO  Dec Lotto Prize   £50.00<br>08.01.25  TFR  Lions Lotto Profits to Charity Account  £1,140.00<br>04.02.25  FPO  Jan Lotto Prize  £50.00<br>05.03.25  FPO  Feb Lotto Prize  £50.00<br>17.03.25  PAY  Service Charge Ref 449664750  £5.16<br>14.04.25  PAY  Service Charge Ref452077794  £4.75<br>22.04.25  FPO  Deposit Heronston Charter Dinner  £250.00<br>28.04.25  FPO  New Member Kit Postage  £1.95<br>06.05.25  FPO  Mar Lotto Prize  £50.00<br>06.05.25  FPO  Apr Lotto Prize  £50.00<br>13.05.25  PAY  Service Charges Ref 45456908  £5.40<br>23.05.25  417 Lotto Registration  £20.00<br>27.05.25  FPO  Charter Dinner Heronston  £1,424.00<br>30.05.25  FPO  May Lotto Prize  £50.00<br> 04.06.25  FPO  Wick Fete Entry Fee              £30.00<br> 16.06.25  Pay  Service Charges Ref 456944999                £4.92<br>Totals £0.00 £5,305.32<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




**Admin Acc Summary** 

**2024/25** 


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Income Expenditure<br>Membership  £1,045.00 Miscellaneous Exp  £3,043.86<br>Raffles  £467.00<br>Miscellaneous Income  £1,880.50<br>£0.00<br>Totals  £3,392.50 Totals  £3,043.86<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



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Balance Sheet - Admin Account<br>Opening Balance  £708.62 Expenditure  £3,043.86<br>Total Income  £3,392.50 Closing Balance  £1,057.26<br>Total £4,101.12 Total £4,101.12<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


|Closing balance represented<br>by||
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|Petty Cash|£0.00|
|Bank Account|£1,057.26|
|**Total Funds**|**£1,057.26**|





**2024/25** 

**Admin Acc. Miscellaneous Income** 


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Date  Event  Income<br>12.07.24  HMRC Gift Aid  £558.15<br>24.09.24  Lion  £46.20<br>All Jan 25 Ticket money for CMWB  £128.00<br>04.02.25  Ticket money for CMWB  £64.00<br>10.02.25  Bar CMWB  £10.00<br>11.02.25  Ticket money for CMWB  £419.00<br>11.02.25  Bar and Raffle CMWB  £418.00<br>12.02.25  Bar CMWB  £25.35<br>12.02.25   CMWB profit  £56.75<br>12.02.25  Ticket money for CMWB  £64.00<br>10.03.25  Lion  £41.05<br>23.06.25   Subs for July   £25.00<br>25.06.25   Subs for July  £25.00<br>Total £1,880.50<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Admin Acc. Miscellaneous Expenditure 2024/25** 


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Amount<br>Item<br>Cash Bank<br>District  and International dues  £840.00<br>Transfer to Lions Lotto Act. Acc  £10.00<br>Transfer Gift Aid to Charity Account  £558.15<br>District  and International dues  £804.39<br>CMWB Expenses  £41.98<br>CMWB Expenses  £54.30<br>CMWB Expenses  £143.14<br>CMWB Expenses  £69.65<br> CMWB Expenses to Lions Lotto  £75.00<br>CMWB Expenses  £47.25<br>Transfer CMWB profits to Charity Account  £400.00<br>Totals £0.00  £3,043.86<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


