Lions Club of Exeter (CIO)
Annual Report for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024
Summary of Purposes
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Promoting the principles of good citizenship;
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Encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community;
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Encouraging service-minded people to serve their community without personal reward;
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Promoting the Voluntary Sector for the public benefit;
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The relief of poverty and the relief of those in need in particular by providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief;
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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.
Review of Actvites and Achievements
Below is a list of the main activities undertaken by Lions Club of Exeter in 2023 to 2024. Reference is made against activities that are reflected in the accompanying accounts. The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
Newspaper Recycling
Members collect newspapers from a number of sources and transport it to a Local Authority recycling centre where it is weighed and credit given according to the weight. The funds raised from this activity is then given to local good causes.
Message in a Bottle
Exeter Lions Club have been providing the Message in a Bottle Service in the Exeter area for many years. The purpose of the Lions Message in a Bottle scheme is a simple idea designed to encourage people to keep their personal and medical details on a standard form and in a common location, the fridge - to place a small plastic bottle in fridges of the infirm and elderly and particularly those living on their own so that emergency services can easily find the bottle which contains contact details plus information about their health issues and medication.
Food Bank
Exeter Lions Club supports the Exeter Food bank on a regular basis by providing funds to purchase essential items which the public haven’t donated.
Welfare Support
Exeter Lions Club has supported a number of local charities, such as Westbank Community Care, that provide essential services to those most in need. In particular we have helped elderly people suffering with dementia, through lunch clubs etc. In October we provided two needy families with a week away at Hendra Holiday Park in Cornwall.
Car Park Marshalling for various charity events
Exeter Lions Club members act as Car Park Marshalls at various charity events, such as the Children’s Hospice South West Rainbow Run, and on a regular basis for the Exeter Foundation a charity set up by Exeter Chiefs Rugby Football Club to raise funds on match days which is then divided between local charities.
Ukraine
Exeter Lions has continued to support the Lions Club of Callington and other local organisations to raise funds for those affected by the conflict in Ukraine by raffling Easter Baskets and through other activities.
Disaster Relief
Exeter Lions donated £1,500 to Lions Clubs International to support their world-wide disaster relief programme.
Lions Club of Exeter (CIO) Receipts and Payments Account 1st July 2023 to 30 June 2024
All funds are Unrestricted and to nearest £
| Receipts | £ |
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| Easter Hampers | 1,395 |
| Exeter Foundaton (Rugby parking) | 6,542 |
| Exeter City Coucil (Newspaper recycling) | 395 |
| LIDL - defbrillator donaton | 999 |
| Christmas Collectons, including Gif Aid | 722 |
| Choir Concert | 709 |
| Other fundraising | 188 |
| Sundry donatons | 165 |
| Pinhoe BC - half cost of defbrillator | 695 |
| Admin items: | |
| Membership subs | 612 |
| Charter Night income | 742 |
| Other fundraising | 119 |
| Total receipts | 13,283 |
Asset and investment sales
Payments
| Payments | |
|---|---|
| Donatons: | |
| Ukraine Appeals | 335 |
| Lions Clubs Internatonal 105SW District projects | 500 |
| Lions Clubs Internatonal Disaster Relief | 1,500 |
| Exeter Leukaemia Fund | 3,000 |
| Children's Hospice South West | 3,115 |
| Hendra Holidays (Welfare) | 1,262 |
| Crediton Lions - half rugby parking | 3,271 |
| MacMillan Cancer | 200 |
| Defbrillator for Pinhoe Baptst Church | 1,390 |
| Defbrillator for Clyst Honiton | 1,300 |
| Topsham Town Fayre | 251 |
| Other | 140 |
| Expenses and Purchases: | |
| Data Protecton fee | 35 |
| Easter basket costs | 324 |
| Choir Concert - hall hire and cost of refreshments | 124 |
| Hendra Holiday mileage | 117 |
| Other fundraising expenses | 251 |
| Admin payments: | |
| Lions Clubs Int'l membership dues & insurance | 879 |
| Charter Night expenses | 610 |
| Other | 123 |
| Total payments | 18,727 |
| Asset and investment acquisitons | |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilites at 30 Jun 2023 | |
| Cash Funds (all Unrestricted): | |
| Held at Lloyds Bank at 30 Jun 2023 | 6,879 |
| 6,879 | |
| Assets retained for the charity's own use | |
| Club regalia,chains of ofce etc. | 297 |
| Gazebo (purchased 2015) | 657 |
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| Other fund raising equipment | 675 |
| Chinese Dragon costume | 405 |
| Collectng tns | 90 |
| 2,124 |
Liabilities