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2.0 Structure, governance and management
Governing documents
l. Lancaster and Morecambe Lions Club (CIO) Constitution and By-Laws
(14 July 2020)
2. The International Association Df Lions Clubs, Constitution and By-Laws
(14July 2019)
Trustee selection method
Trustees are elected annually by members of the charity. All Trustees are required to be a
member of the charity. All Trustees stand down at the end of the financial period but may
put themselves forward for re-election. There is no limit on how many years a Trustee may
serve.
3.0 Objectives and Activities
Charity's objectives
The Objectives of the Club are such purpose5 as are exclusively charitable in England &
Ojales, including in particular:
The relief of poverty and the relief of those in need in particular by providing humanitarian
aid and disaster relief.
Encouraging service-minded people to serve their community without personal reward.
Encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral
welfare of the community.
Supporting youth to develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to
participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
Charity's activities
The charity's primary activity is to raise money from the public and return the money back to
the public by making grants to worthy causes. The club operates mainly in the local
Lancaster and Morecambe area but also supports wider humanitarian aid and disaster relief
across the world thi-ough Lions Club International Fund LCIF.
AIE monies raised from the public are returned to the public. All members of the charity give
their services for free and all of the clubs administration costs are patd for by the charity
members.
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In addition to giving out grants the charity operate a Food Club, assisting local people in food
poverty. The Food Club operates from St James Church Hall Heysham every Thursday.
The charity also operates a dementia club with the aim of providing advice and support to
dementia carers. The dementia club operates from Morecambe library every Wednesday.
Charity Trustee's Statement
In carrying out their duties, the Trustees of the charity have had regard to the guidance
issued by the commissioii on public benefit.
4.0 Achievements and Performance
The club raised a total of £3,641 direct from the public and received a further £1,955 from
donations and grants to fund its charitable activities.
The club gave out grants totalling £2,006 direct to local people in need, and £700 to
international disaster zones via Lions Club International.
The Food Club continued to operate throughout the period. The food club meets once a
week and supplies food to the needy. The food club supplies food to approximately 200
people each week.
The Dementia Drop-in club operated every Wednesday providing support and advice for the
carers and families of those living with dementia.
Once a week we fed the homeless in Morecambe.,
We donated food vouchers to Lancaster Homeless Action.
We supplied food for families in need through Social Services,
Through the Lions International disaster fund we made donations totalling £700 providing
relief to people around the world affected by natural disas]ter such as earthquakes, floods,
and wild fi'res.
We provide Christmas presents for the young people in Barnardo's.
We ran a Big Coffee Morning for Macmillan.
Collected and donated stamps to RNIB.
Collected and donated plastic tOP5 for recycling to a group in Morecambe.
Supplied various care homes with twiddle muffs for the elderly.
Provided Christmas gifts and cards for the elderly in local care homes.
We supplied various household items for local people in need.
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5.0 Financial revlew
The Trustee's are satisfied the cash funds carried forward at the year end are sufficient for
Lancaster and Morecambe Lions Club (CIO) to continue carrying out its objectives.
Lancaster and Morecambe Lions Club (CIO) have no financial reserve funds and no reserves
policy in place.
Lancaster and Morecambe Lions Club (CIO) have no funds which are in deficit.
6.0 Funds held as custodian on behalf of others
Lancaster and Morecambe Lions Club (CIO) do not hold any funds as custodian on behalf of
others.
7.0 Declaration
The Trustees declare that they have approved the contents of this annual report and the
accompanying accounts.
Signed on behalf of the charities Trustees
Name and Position
ure
Date
Ivan Huff President
Robert Hobbs Treasurer
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Lancaster and Morecambe Lions club (CIO)
1189252
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
from
01￿u1-23
To
3D￿un-24
Section A Receipts and payments
Admin
to tho n•ar•st £
Activity
to th• n•ar•st £
Totsl funds
to the neare•t £
Last yoar
to th• n•arost £
to the nearest £
Receipts
Llons Club Membershlp fees
Club raffles & Tail Twister fines
Club Social activities
Donations & Grants received
Funds raised from the public
Food club membershi
fees
Refund on sho
rates
Gift Aid claim
Bank Interest
743
164
1,475
55
743
164
1,475
2,010
3,641
8,065
91
2,019
4,300
4,022
6,066
72
328
1.955
3,641
8.065
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
2,436
13,661
16.098
17,596
Pa
ments
Li{￿S International Dues & fees
dministration expenses
lub Social activlties
Shop rates
Fundrasin
expenses
rants given within UK
rants glven vla Lions Intematlonal
ood dub operating costs
974
35
1.374
974
35
1,374
1214
106
1,958
72
82
3,669
400
8,606
190
2,006
700
8,655
2,006
700
8,655
11.551
Sub totsl Payment
2,383
13,934
Net of receipts/(payments)
Transfers between funds
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year en
53
2.110
2,163
1,490
1,311
9,633
10,944
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Cash Funds
Bank account 1
Admin
Bank account 2
Activi
Food Club Cash Float
1,319
11,680
250
13,250
1,344
9,388
250
10,982
Total Cash Funds
Outstandlng Deblts
Unbanked Che
ues Admin Fund
Unbanked Cheque Activity Fund
Food Club operatin
costs June Activity Fund
Unbanked cash Admin Fund
Unbanked cash Actlvi
Fund
100
780
823
45
636
Outstandlng Credlts
834
ADJUSTED FUNDS Carrfed forward
10,944
Note 1. Lancaster & Morecambe Lions Club (CIO) has no other monetary assets
Note 2. Lancaster & Morecambe Lions Club (CIO) has rK> investment assets
Note 3. Lancaster & Morecambe Llons Club (CIO) has no ass8ts retained for their own use
Note 4. Lancaster & Morecambe Llons Club (CIO) has no outstsnding Liabilities
Signed by on behaff of all the trustees
Name & Positlon
ature
Date of
approval
Ivan Huff President
Robert Hobbs Treasurer