Trustees Annual Report and Accounts Southwell and District Lions Club (CIO) th 30 June 2025 Charity number 1186703 Re istered Office l Arnold Avenue Southwell Nottinghamshire NG25 OBP Trustees Nick Cocks (Chair) Nicholas Parr (Treasurer) Peter Brooker Simon Dawkins Ian Gillings Ian Robinson Ian Wallis Structure Governance and Mana ement We became a CIO on 2 December 2019 having previously operated as a Charitable Trust. The Trustees are made up of volunteers and voted in annually, in line with our constitution, by all club members. Ob'ectives and Activities We serve our local community and the wider regional, national, and international community by running fund raising events throughout the year in order to raise money to help clubs, charities, organisations and individuals who need or seek our help. Our members also provide practical assistance as and when we are asked to do so. Public Benefit The charity trustees have fulfilled their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties. Achievements and Performance In the past year we have managed to retain our membership with a sad exception of one of our members passing away. Moreover, I am glad to be able to report that we have some prospective members currently interested in joining
the Club. We have increased our fund-raising activities with vigour and puOse. This is reflected in our fundraising income for the year of £31,606 compaTrd to £26,665 for the prior year. The Club has worked hard to ensure that we have continued to supp)rt the local and wider community in the most effective and efficient way )gIble. The Club has also made donations to international crisis where there is a defined need. This is reflected level of donations for the year which were £23.998 c£)mpared to £20.416 in the previous year. The Trustees and Club have worked with the local community and local organisations to worthy recipients in need of assistance, IK>th physical and financial. Indeed, the Club l)&8 been proactive in seeknng out charities that would benefit from our supporL for ekgmple Framework Nottingh a local charity who assist homeless persons and Beaumond House, a hospice in Newark Financial R¢Yi¢w The Trustees current reserves policy is to retain a sufficient balance of unrestricted fund5 in the Administration Account to enable it to meet its liabilities and ensure its continuity by providing a minimum balance at all times to cover the next estimated payment of member fees to Lions at District and InternOnal level and a reasonable level of working capital as deterniined by the Trustees. The Club has agreed that any gift aid received &8 a result of their monthly subscriptions should be transferre4J to the (kSIgnat fund to be used for charitable pUoses. The Balance on the Unrestricted Administrative Account at year end was £3,205 with both District and International member fees (£1600) being due at the start of the next financial year (July 2025). The balance of the Desited Funds Clwity fund at year end was £108. The Trustees current reserves policy in respect of the restricted funds held in the Charity Account is to Maill sufficient fidS only to enable the Club to meet any reasonable requests for donations and to retain a reasonable reserve to meet future opportunities for donations having regard to the timing and level of anticipated tUre reIpts whether in the current accounting year or otherwise. This reserve also benefited from a Gift Aid claim of £20(K). The balance on this fiu]d at year end was £10.736 with £4,700 being committed to projects hapni in the next Financial Year. The uncommitted working balance of the Restricted Fun¢l8 Charity at year end was £6,036. trJ Fli J PfA pAIALL4 S 1 ts4JIIL
Southwell and District Lion5 Club ICIOI Finaneial Statements for the l'ear Ended 30th June 2lJ25 Receipts And Paymettts Attounts Unrestricted funds Administration Designated funds ChArity Restricted fud5 Ch%ritv TOTAL 2025 Unrestricted funds AdmLlllStrAtion Designated funds Charity Re5tri¢ted funds Charity TOTAL 2024 RECEiwrs SubscriptlOll5 Charter Dinner income Donaiions Fund rdising Cjift Aid reL(Ivered Miscellantous Total Reeeipts 4,272 1,260 4.272 1,260 432 28.129 3.a45 324 37,462 4,548 2.5 lu 4.548 2.510 605 22.980 3.080 672 34.395 432 28.129 2,aOO 605 22,980 2.00 1.045 1,08 3?4 5,856 672 7.73U 1,045 3CI,561 1.080 25.585 PAYMENTS F)onation Cost5 of fundraising Disirici alIlIatIon tees IniLrnaiional atliliaiion tLL chter Dinner expenditUTe F.quipment Clotliing Ei'ents Sundry Independent EX1tICin 379 1.000 22,619 9,865 23.998 9,865 1.823 7()4 1,250 18.462 4.528 20.416 4.528 .658 ,178 2,280 137 1,823 1.658 1,715 243 2,280 137 243 176 61 200 176 280 198 200 55 214 186 7.090 280 198 200 55 214 186 31,330 'ood hi'gitne training Advertising Total p*yment5 263 6.022 263 39.506 1.000 32.484 1,250 22,990 Net receiptsllpaynjentsl -166 45 1,923 -2,044 640 170 2.595 3.065 Transfer behveen funds -64 64 -62 62 Ca8h al b•ik ond iii hond al 1st Jul}. 3,435 63 12,487 15.985 2,857 233 9.830 12.920 Cash al bank and in halld 3Vth Jut)e 3.205 108 IU.628 13.941 3.435 63 1?.487 15.985
Southwell and District Lion5 Club ICIOI Finaneial Statements for the l'ear Ended 30th June 2lJ25 St*ttment of Assets Liabilities Unrestricted funds Administration Designated funds Charity Restrieted funds Charity TOTAL 2025 Lnrestrieted funds Administration Designated funds Charity Restrieted funds Charity TOTAL 2024 Cash Fund5 Rank current accouiit (Admin) Bank current account IC.haritvl 3,20) 3,205 l U.736 13,941 3.435 3,435 12.550 108 108 10.628 10,628 63 63 17.487 12,487 3,205 3,435 Note5 The tinancial staiements have ktn prepared using the Receipis and Pavments basis. As%els retained fi)r tyharit! us¢ are Santa'% sl¢igh, and J nurnbtr lif item4 of ¢qiiipin¢nt u%ed lo suptx)rl fund.rJising. Much of this is low Tralue and accordiiiglv expenditure is full) rItten off in the year iii iwliich it is incurr¢d. Gitl Aid RLcovcr¥d Designated Restritttd funds funds TOTAL 2025 DesigthfLted Restritttd funds fu]Jds TOTAL 2024 GASDS on Cliristillas tloat Gifi aid 011 5ubscripiions 1.4.22 to 31.3.23 Gitl aid on Subcripiions 2.000 2,IM)O ?.000 2.IX)O 1.045 1,045 1.045 3,045 1080 1,080 1.080 3,080 2,0(10 2,000 Trustees ha¢ decided lo transfer gift aid on subscriptions to a designated charitv account, 14'hiLh will IhLn bL USLd for chariiablL donaiions.
Sfiuthwell and District LioDS Cluh IC.101 innti41 Si#ieth¢Thts the Ye4r F.ttd¢d Joth JU¢ 2025 Unrestriettd DosigDated Rtstrieted Funds 'd$ Charity ChRrity to 30.6.25 to 30.6.25 l.-nrestrieted Funds Admini5trAtion Design&ted Restriettd AdmiDi5tratio t(b 30.6.25 C barity Charity to 30.6.24 to30.6.24 M.6.24 I'h4rithblt Donatio 3,102 29 2.180.00 1.500 00 1,10000 500 00 1250.00 Ma¢millan Fralliework Trent Dementia Services Halam Sih(x)I SouthiNell Leisuie Centre IJK Vision Camer Rabi Ra%iis Brinclil'le Ladies Hockey Brighter future throu Sports I.oiv¢s Wong S¢hool SouthiNell tiuides SouthiNell Cricket Club Kids Cancer Charit Miiisler School PTA Children8 Air Ainbiilance Souihw¢ll Womens InS1ituL¢ Sam's workplace D ot"E lJkraine.Stoi'es C'hilJren% R¢reaeMent C¢rtlr¢ SIBhi SaN'er5 Water Aid Souihwell Firs1 R¢sry)rtd¢rs tiunlhorpe Priniari. Schwl Blain TUOll[ ReseJr¢h Ruih Hw- li¢lanJ Guide Camp PASIC MIND -iliJn Smith. l¢¢lanJ Guide Camp C Riley IGelalld (tuide Canip Motor Neurone Di£ea%e Ma¢k l)i¢kinson- Shei¢L r)iiing Fuiieral donation re Roger Eastty Soulhiiell 5cou15 -oivdham Pri*on 100. 2,000.00 1000.LK) 5U.O 1.000 00 I,uoo 00 i.000.00 750 00 670.00 640 00 51500 500.00 500 00 500 00 500.00 500 00 500 00 500.00 400 00 350 00 370.00 300 00 300 00 2iO.00 2.%0 00 250 00 2iO.00 2.%0 00 250 00 250.00 2.%0 00 JOO 00 700 00 300.00 350 00 250.ou 250.00 216.00 200 00 17000 750.ou ROAR 510.00 Rainb0I4T Hospice T(x)ls for Afriia RoNal British Legion Nott% and Liiicoln Air Ambulance Farllsfield c0mnIty Spaces Marie Curie The Poppy appeal fvnvmrd to ntxt page 10400 104.00 10000 100 00 100.00 -%0 00 15000 2500 379.00 1000.011 22619.44 704.0 5710.08
Sfiuthwell and District LioDS Cluh IC.101 innti41 Si#ieth¢Thts the Ye4r F.ttd¢d Joth JU¢ 2025 Unrestriettd DosigDated Rtstrieted Funds 'd$ Charity ChRrity to 30.6.25 to 30.6.25 l.-nrestrieted Funds Admini5trAtion Design&ted Restriettd AdmiDi5tratio t(b 30.6.25 C barity Charity to 30.6.24 to30.6.24 M.6.24 I'h4rithblt Donatio brought forward from previous pagt 379.00 1000.011 22619.44 704.01 1251).IN) 5710.08 Ma8gi¢¥ Can¥¢r Soulhiiell 5kale Park Farllsfield SchLTh)I FSD R¢¥oluliort NottillaIn H(x)ds MHQ l i¢ at Hoine Neark and Sh¢rwix)d CVS Freddie Pvlak bpeed skater SouthiNell Prebeiid SchLN)I Homesiari N¢i4ark Sekenatni School Kenya SouthiNell SlInlnB Club Ilkrain¢ ¢v¢nis Raillbo" C'hildren5 Hospice C'hilJren's Hous¢ Morocco Earthquake Appeal Cardiomyopaih> Sight Nei4'ark Neark F.mmau4 Trusi Activit> Allianc£ LCIF appeal fOrTa1. Johtt F.asiiw(x)d Hospi¢¢ St MIGhae15 Sihool Minster Scliool JD -ions Me¥sAge In a Roiilt Westgate Cjroup Farllsfield Floii'ls Club Llkraille uniforms and events Message in a bottle Famsfi¢ld L Ti¢kei Club EdInSIOve Lioiis Club LC'IF appeal lor Brazil Sophie's Trike 1.015.68 .000 00 962 io 90n 00 800 00 -%oo.00 ion 00 5O0.CIU 700 00 500 00 5O0.CIU 700 00 370.00 -300.00 •.5n 00 250.00 250 00 25U.OU 250 00 ?.5n no 25U.OU 250 00 18noo 17096 15000 140 00 100.00 ionoo iou.ou 5000 45.98 Edwinsto%4E Lions 379.00 I.000.011 22,619.44 704.011 1,24).IN) 18.462.I7
Indep¢Ddent Examiner'8 Report tv tbt Tru¥lrts of Southwrll DiJÉrict Lion¥ Club (CIO) I Nx)rt on the accounts of the CIO for the year ¢nded 30 June 2025. Respective Responsibilities of TnLStecs and Examin¢r. The tnLStees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Ine5 consider that an audit is not required for this y¢ar under section 14412) of the Charities A¢t 2011 (the 2011 Act) and thRt an independent examination is needed. It is my resw)nsibility to: Examin¢ th¢ a¢Unts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act). To follow the pro¢¢dur¢s laid down in th¢ G¢nwal Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act). and To state whether particular matters bave come to attention. B&$b of Independent ExamiDer's report My examination was Carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Comn)ission. An examination includ¢s a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented witb those records. It also includes nsideration of any unusual it¢ms or disclosures in the accoun and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the ¢vid¢n¢¢ that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and the reEx)rt is litnited to those matters set oui in th¢ stat¢merAt below. Independent examiner's statement In ¢onn¢¢tiott Thith my ¢Xatsiinats0 no mattcr kn ¢orn¢ to Dly attcntion: . which givcs m¢ r¢&wnable cawe to believe that in any material resm of the requirements To keep accounting T¢¢ords in accordanc£ with section 130 of the 2011 Act. and To prepare accounts which acwrd with the accountÉng records and con)ply with the accounting requirernents of the 2011 Act have not been met. or 2. to whicb, in my Opinio attention should k drawi in order to enable a proper und¢tandIng of the accounts to be r¢a¢hed. Alison Slinger FCA 234 Norwood Gardens Southwell NottsNG25 ODS