CHICHESTER LIONS CLUB CIO CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1189674 ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD l%1 July 20?4 - 30th JUNE 20?5 A HalSOn Tr¢asurer
CHICHF,STER LIONS CLUB CIO LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Mr P Wilson Mrs S Boucher Mr A Harrison Mr T Edwards Mrs C Hall Mr M Moore Mr V Foole President Secrelary (appoinled 117125) Treasurer Secreta Mrs S Boucher Chari Number 1189674 Princi al Olfe Th¢. C'harity has no principal or registered Olce. The address for correspondence is the address ofthe Secretary: CIO S Boucher 3. Tramway Close, Chichester. P019 8GN BAnker4 'Ilwesl Bank, 5 Easi St. Chichester, PO19 1 FIH nde endent Exmmine Mrs Sarah Peckham. 48 Stone Lane. Worthing BN13 2BQ
CHICHESTER LIONS CLUB CIO INDEX Page Trustees Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report Summary Receipls and Payments Account Statement of assets and liabilities Notes 10 the accounls Fixed Assets
CHICHESTER LIONS CLUB CIO CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTF.RF.D NO 1189674 TRUSTF.F.S ANINIIAL RF.PORT Ist.ILILY 2024 T().IOlh JilNE 2025 The trustees present their report and accounts for the period ended 30 June 2025. The countS have been prepared in accordanc¢ with the accounting policies set out in nole I lo the accounts and comply with the Constitution of the Charity and applicable law. l. Stru ture overnance and mana ement The Charity was eslablished on I si July 2020 as a Charitable Incorporaled Organisation (CIO) reg?islered with the Charity Commission. The CIO was preLeded by a charilable trust, I'he Chichebter Lions C lub C haritable Trust eslablished on the l July 1996. The assets and liabilities of thc Chariiable Trust were Iransfcrred to Ihe C10 and the trust was closvd. The tru5tec% who served during th¢ year were: Mr'l. Edwardtr* Mrs C 14all Mrs J Tid). Mr M Mc)orL Mr P Wilson Died 91112025 Ex offjcio ¢rustee5: Mr V Poote - Pre8idLni of Chichester Lions Club Mrs L Squires - Secretary of c'hiLhester I,ion.s club- resigned 30 June 2025 Mr A 14arrison 'rreasurer of C hichester l.ions L lub Appointment and recruilment of irustees: Ex OtfiLio Iruslees. cc)nsisling ol. Ihe Presidenl, Secretary and Treasurer of the Chichester Lions Club are el¢Lted lo their respeciive positions annually by the members ot. Chichester Lions C'lub. The reinaining trustees are elected annually by the members of Ihe Chichester Lions Club. All trustees give of their time freely and no trustee rLmuneration was puid in the year. Trustees are not paid expenses in rcliilion lo thLir role a&+ trustees, although expLnditure paid by trustees on behalf ofthL' CIO may bc reolaiined. There are no related party transaLlions. 2. Risk mana ement The trusleLs have considered Ihe major risks to which the charity is exposed and have reviewed those risks and established systems and procedures to manage those risks. 3. Ob'eLtiv¢s and activities lor the ublic b¢nefit The Charitable purposes of the trust fall into the following general categories.. the prevention or relief of povert)" Ihe advancement of health or the saving of lives. PAGE I
the advancement of citizenship or community development; the advancement of environmental protection or improvemenl; the relief of Ihose in need. by reason of youth. ag¢. ill-health. dksability, financial hardshlp or other disadvantage. The CIO achieves these purposes through the following activities: The trusi fund receives income from activilies perfomied by the Lion5 Club of Chichester throughoul the year and applies that incom¢ for the benefit of any needy person or group of people or for the benefit of any other organisation estsblished for charilable purposes. ThL CIO undertakes extensive work in the field of sight conservation, The spectacle recycling projecl raises funds which are applied to fund work ihroughoui Ihe world to asstst people who suffer from impaired sighi and for sight related ¢harilies. The projecl also provides recycled spe¢lacl¢s for use by hospitals and ¢harities working with ne¢d>' pe(Ipl¢ in IhL dLveloping world. The trustees confirn] that they have refeed io the guidance contained in the Charity Commission'5 general gjuidance on public benefit w'hen rL'vi¢wingT the 'frust's aims and objectives and in plning fuiure actli'ille and setting Ihe gJrant making, policy for the year. 4. Grant makin olic All b7fiinls made are entirely at the discretion of the trustees and the members of Chich¢ster Lions Club. Sub-commiltees comprising members of'ihe Chichester Lions Club meet monthly lo con%ider all requests tor b?rants. F.ach r¢que81 is reviewed and sessed by Ihe sub-commillce and rLcommendalions for &?ranls are pres¢nted to a full meetinb? of rnLmber>i of L'hi¥hester Lions C'lub and the I'rust¢¢s. The general poliLy applied to grants is that the niajority of funds gener<iled from local fundraising activitie5 are applied for the benefit of people livingv wiihin the C hichester ar¢a and 10 provide assislance li) ¢harili¢s which work tor IhL' benetit of peoplL' living in the ChicheslLr area. A proportion of funds from local fundraising will be donated io appeals received ihrough the Lions Organisation tor Regional, Ndlional and Internalional projects. Funds generated by tli¢ Specta¢l¢ recycling project ar¢ reserved ¥PLcifically for sight related charilable projects. whiLh may be lo1. national or intLmalional. Grants made wer¢ £42.695 in the period (2024 - £50,064). 5. Financial review Local fundraising events generated funds of £4,248 (2024 - £4.939) nel of direct costq of fundraising activities. Grants were made from th¢ general welfare fund tolalling £6.595 (2024 - £8,675). The Spectacle recycling projecl generated funds of £36,811 (2024 - £35,974), part of .hich was used to fund the exp¢nse5 of the project of £3,732. Grants to sight related charities and projects totail¢d £36,100 (2024 - £41,389). PACE 2
Lions clubs throughoui the UK who send spectacles to Chich¢ster are encouraged to apply for funding for sighi relaied projects and the Trustees approved grants totalling £500 to these projects. In total. eXndItUre exc¢ed¢d income. resulting in a reduclion in funds of £7.234 in the period resulting in reserves of £29.358 at the end of ih¢ period. 6. Reserves lic Unrestricted funds are considered lo be availablL. for gr15 which meet the objectives of the Charity, atler takinb) inlo accounl provision for e.xpenditure commitments. 7. Plans for the future The Trustees do not anlicipate any significant changes to the policies governing ihe making of grants. Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: Dated.. 26 3 12&92 Mr A Ilarriso .1 rLasurer
Inde endent Examiner's Re ort to the Trustees of The Chichester Lions Club CIO I report to ihe tNstees on my examination of the accounts of the Chichester Lions Club CIO for the period ended 30 June 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity Iruslees of the Charity. you are responsible for ihe preparalion of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the L harilies Aci 2011 {'thc Acl.). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by ihe Charity Commission under section 145(5){b} of the Act. Independent examlner's stat¢ment I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination givtng me cause to believe ihat in any material respecl.. l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and hav¢ come across no other mallers in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawi in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: /e Nwne: Mrs Sarah Peckham 48 Sione LanL'. Worthing BN13 2BQ PAGE 4
CHICHE8TER LIONS CLUBCIO ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR EP4DING 30JUNE2035 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Nthes 2024 nrestri¢i¢d tu r¢strittcd fund5 Totsl IncomE frThn ¥haritshle xtiviiiey l#¢om¢ fr(xn be[S 42,23J 2,321 42.235 2.321 42.264 2.388 44,555 44.555 44.652 Ini¢resi rtrf¢iv¢d 462 462 45.017 J79 45.231 RAIs1118 luna5 Memtrts'hip du¢g SUp)rt and Bovemin¢e 4.908 1.650 2.998 6.417 1.720 2.630 1.650 2.998 of 8tnemini fvnds 10.843 F.xrKndiiur¢ khirirDbk i¢ilviti¢s Tth•l Lhariiabl¢ arlJvill¥S 1.034 1.034 42.695 42.695 JU.(KA 41.661 Tolal rtto•r¢u ¢xpe•ded 60.W7 P4tl 14rrt•x IDttreMtl f••di 2(M) -1.034 -7.234 -lJ.676 l)penin8 tbndy 3J,558 1.034 36.592 J2,26K lo$in¥ lunds Restricicd fu Ilnn&irKd fyndy STATEMENTOF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Noteg 2025 r¢styi¢wd tlwd$ 2024 Tcstrirkd fijnd Totyl tlnl8nL¢ wilh Nan¥HI Bjnk C45h 29.358 29.338 30.296 353 AJi¥ niil•ed for Ibe C'brtty' at trnitttt, ¥Al#tlo 6.450 6.450 0.950 A55th5
CHICHESTER LIONS CLUB CIO Notes to the Accounts For the period ended 30 June 2025 Accoun¢in Policies 1.1 Basis of Preparation The financial slaiemen15 have been prepared in accordance wilh the receipts and paym¢nts accounting method and comply with the charity's constitution. the Charities Aci 1993 and ihe Statement of Recommended Practic¢'. Accounting and Reporting by Charities published in 2005 and ihe Charities Act 2011. 1.2 In¢oming Resources Donalions. l¢gacie5 and other fornis of voluntary income are recognised as incoming resources when received. 1.3 Resources expended Costs of fundraisinbl activities and chariiable grants are accounted for when expenditure is incurred. 1.4 Tangible fixed assets and depreei81ion The cost of asset4 purchased is stated in the Sunimary of Ass¢ls and I,i(Ibilili¢s at cost less deprecialion. Depreliation is provided at rales calculated to 11¢ ofl. thL LOSt less residual value of eaLh asset over its cxpectL.d useful life. 1.5 Aeeumulated Funds ReservLs are allocatLd to various funds according to the souwe of Ihe funds and intended allocation. Vehicle Fund - £2,031 This fund is retained to provide for maintenance and ullimate replacement of the vehicle which is used primarily for transport of equipmeni for fundraising and spectacle recycling. Welfare Fund - £4,997 Thi5 fund rcceivls the proceeds of local fundraisingT activities and is available tor grants tu lo¥al charilablc causes and in r¢spon% lo appuals trom Lions Int¢rnalional for international projeLts. Sight Fund - £20,549 This fund receives money generdted from speclacle recycltng and is held io meei Ihe costs of the spectacle recyLling activity and any surplus funds are available for gprants to local. nalii)nal and intemational charitable causes associated with the prevention ()r treatment of conditionb leading to sighi impainnent, or assistance lo those 5UtYeringy sight impairnient. Members fund - £1,781 This fund is raised from members. subscriptions and social aclivilies. The fund 15 Used to pay administration costs and membership dues to Lions Clubs International PAGE 6
CHICHESTER LIONS CLUB CIO ACCOUNTS FOR THE YF.AR ENDING 30 JUNE 2(125 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2. Income from charftable actlvltles SfjBht Total w•ll•re lynd 2024 $1ghl fund 2026 2024 2024 713 3.968 743 713 3.968 743 123 S.157 1.012 123 5.157 1,012 Fundrwsing advpb•8 Gift don$tnN 424 235 91 35,9 ,264 Resth#td fund8 Unra$tnGttd n05 5,424 28,e11 42.236 5,175 35,974 41.148 3. Income from memb•r• •ub•¢rlptlon• and •oclal •v•nts 20 1.520 2024 2.049 13S Memberghip Jubwptioni Gift aid on m•mb•rnhw Oth¥ Incom6ffCrtn Swol •vents our(dtI 42 4. Inv••tm•nt Incom• 462 579 5 Exp•ndlturo on ril•lng fund• o¢• w•llar• lund 2026 81ghl ProlKt w•W•rn lund Slght Prol•¢t Toil 2020 Tot•1 2024 1.178 1.178 3.732 1,351 1.3S1 5.138 J.732 5.138 6. MomrnhIP du 2026 2024 7. Support and governance co•ts 2024 533 307 1,328 460 415 1,554 140 409 Compul•i 4rrfJ ¥ts Motor Wah8 exp¢n8 ¢)th8r •Jmlnl•tr•Oon exp8nw• 8. Expendlturn on Charftsble octlvlll LcKal tsr• Swht nd Pwc Totyl 118re Sigfvt Prohx Totsl Grts to l(Kl Youkn spon8ornhip Message In 8 bLlle Donobffi•to ght 8,741 350 J,741 350 8,821 1,802 252 6,fj21 1,802 252 41.389 36.100 36.100 595 75 1.034 41.e*1 1.198 7.477 1.198 41,389 48.866 Unrtisiritsj 5.561 38.1LY)
WoWar• fund $lght Projg M•mb•r• V•hk fund• fund Slght M•mb•rn V•hlGIw Pmjoot lun 9. Analyils by fund IrA>tr from L8dia¥• Intrjmè from Ini8rn81 r8c4¥ed ExndiN8 r8i¥ry ndS Membership ond strjol Mnti Expendilufe on £wdi8ty• SUFPOrt coots Int•thJnd ts8n8fers 5,424 36.811 6,291 35,974 2.321 462 -1,176 579 -1,351 .3.732 ,136 4.595 -36.100 -8,875 41,309 420 420 -1,554 291 .1.263 3,294 2,031 -1.728 -5.109 25.658 .549 374 87 -2,016 -12,906 38.564 658 Futhy BIF Fynd bd8rx8 CF 1,496 1,694 4.246 5,946 10. Trust••• Non•oltho ICK •ny them) iny rnrnumrnkn ¢y durtryJ 11. Employ• 12. Tax•tlon Th• ehidty l• •x•mpt frryn i*x•UM i¢• Inwm l• lorchArtt4t40 pu. P808 8
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