## **CROSBY & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **Charity No 1189724** ## **Year ended 30th June 2024** ## **Trustees Annual Report** The Charity became active on 1[st] July 2023 and received a transfer in of funds totalling £25,075.97 in all, from Crosby & District Lions Club (£14,392.13) and their Charitable Trust (£10683.84), Charity No 1062107. This latter Charity is no longer active and will be wound up in due course. We are an independent Club, but are affiliated to the global service organisation, Lions International. The Trustees from 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2024 were: President Tom Tyson IP President David Winsland Vice President Alasdair Francis Secretary Dave Smyth Treasurer Graham Murphy Membership Chair John Hall Lion Tamer Joyce Norris Trustee Lynne Winsland The Charity operates as a small Club of approximately 20 members, from whom all Trustees and Officials are elected by Club members. Additional volunteers numbering between 20 and 30 are used for various events as required, A Business meeting is held monthly, when regular Club business is discussed and voted on, whilst meetings of the Trustees are held 10 times a year to discuss forward planning and to carry out the Trustees particular responsibilities. There are a number of fundraising activities carried out through the year, including 2 principal events. We tour Bootle in December with a Santa Float and also carry out static ‘Meet Father Christmas’ events at local supermarkets. In spring we run bedding plant and hanging basket sales and in autumn, winter pansy sales. There are also smaller fundraising events such as bookstalls and cuddly toy stalls. Our fundraising is intended to chiefly support the local Sefton area of Crosby and Bootle and the surrounding districts, Grants to individuals are usually identified through approaches from Social Services, Council Departments or other local bodies. We make grants to Charities and other appropriate bodies carrying out their activities in the area, after discussion and agreement by the Club. Where appropriate on occasions we may also make grants to national charities and through our associated International Charity, Lions Clubs International Foundation, to support international disasters and appeals. Additionally we perform a number of service activities. We maintain an area of garden including a raised bed in the centre of Crosby, with seasonally suitable plants. We operate a service collecting and recycling spectacles. We provide free ‘Message in a bottle’ facilities so that health information etc can be easily accessed by emergency workers. The Charity does not own any assets apart from equipment necessary to carry out our fundraising, and these are considered to have only nominal value. The Charity does not have any debts or liabilities. Graham Murphy Hon Treasurer 30[th] January 2025 ## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **OPENING BALANCES AS AT 01.07.2023** |**CLUB ACCOUNT**
0.00
**WELFARE ACCOUNT**
**CHARTER ACCOUNT**
0.00
**SOCIAL ACCOUNT**
0.00
**PRESIDENT'S ACCOUNT**
0.00
**BENEVOLENT ACCOUNT**
0.00
**TAILTWISTER ACCOUNT**
0.00
**PROJECTS ACCOUNT**
0.00
**CONTINGENCY ACCOUN**
0.00
**BOTTLE ACCOUNT**
0.00
**TOTALS**
0.00|0.00| |---|---| ||0.00| ## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **CLUB ACCOUNT** ## **INCOME** ## **EXPENDITURE** |**BALANCE Tfrd From**|5636.86||| |---|---|---|---| |**Crosby & District Lions Club**|||| |Membership Subscriptions|2154.00|Dues to District|178.50| |||Multiple District|688.80| |||International|725.27| |||Equipment, Cash & Legal Ins|18.40| |||Zoom Subs|128.80| |||I C O Registration Fee|35.00| |Members re Charter Visits|171.50|Charter Visits|258.00| |Bank Interest|68.62|Gold Bars (X3) for President's|91.95| |||Chain|| |||40th Anniversary Mugs|138.00| |||Gifts|68.78| |||Expenses/Hospitality|43.00| |||Bank Charges (HSBC)|5.00| 5651.48 **BALANCE C/F** TOTALS 8030.98 8030.98 ## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **CHARTER ACCOUNT** |**INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE**
**BALANCE Tfrd From**
718.66
West Lancashire Golf Club
**Crosby & District Lions Club**
Meal, & Guests Drinks
Membrs mthly recei
1131
Less refunds
209
922.00
Sundry Exps
Guest Tickets
1409.00
40th Anniversary Coasters
Raffle
251.50
Refund re 2022/23
61.00
not preented
**BALANCE C/F**
**TOTALS**
3362.16|2133.20
148.00
100.00
980.96| |---|---| ||3362.16| ## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **SOCIAL ACCOUNT** ## **INCOME** ## **EXPENDITURE** **BALANCE Tfrd From** 46.84 **Crosby & District Lions Club** No Activity on this account during the year **----- Start of picture text -----**
BALANCE C/F 46.84
TOTALS 46.84 46.84
Cash held by Social Chairman on 30thJune 2024 £21.60
See Account prepared - Appendix A)
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## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **PRESIDENT'S ACCOUNT** |**INCOME**||**EXPENDITURE**|| |---|---|---|---| |**BALANCE Tfrd From**|370.75||| |**Crosby & District Lions Club**|||| |From Tailtwister|171.27|Maghull Charter|88.50| |Monthly Draws|200.00|Soroptimist Charter|66.00| |||Liverpool Charter|90.00| |||Southport Charter|96.00| |||Douglas Valley Charter|90.00| |**TOTALS**|**BALANCE C/F**
742.02|311.52| |---|---|---| |||742.02| ## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **BENEVOLENT ACCOUNT** **INCOME EXPENDITURE BALANCE Tfrd From** 109.95 **Crosby & District Lions Club** Cards Gifts etc 25.00 **----- Start of picture text -----**
BALANCE C/F 84.95
TOTALS 109.95 109.95
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## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **TAILTWISTER ACCOUNT** |**INCOME**
**BALANCE Tfrd From**
171.27
**Crosby & District Lions Club**
Monthly Fines
177.43|**EXPENDITURE**
Transferred to President's Fun
171.27| |---|---| |**TOTALS**|**BALANCE C/F**
348.70|177.43| |---|---|---| |||348.70| ## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **PROJECTS ACCOUNT** ## **INCOME EXPENDITURE** |**BALANCE Tfrd From**|1122.94||| |---|---|---|---| |**Crosby & District Lions Club**|||| |Carol Float|5695.38|Expenses & Payts to Helpers|716.99| |+ Statics|||| |Plants & Hanging Baskets|7800.50|Expenses|5146.85| |Winter Pansies|1739.70|Expenses|996.20| |Sandalwood Barbeque Jun 23|562.00|Expenses|199.79| |Sandalwood Barbeque May 24|500.00|Expenses|215.50| |Bootle Light Switch-on|65.00|Event Equipment, Cash &|72.05| |||Legal Ins|| |Sale of old Grotto Prizes|50.00||| |Bank Interest|71.23|Storage Costs & Donations|450.00| |||Sefton Lottery Registration|20.00| |||Food Hygene Certificate|48.00| |||Training (X2)|| |||Sundry Exps|74.26| to Welfare 8500.00 1167.11 **BALANCE C/F** TOTALS 17606.75 17606.75 ## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT** ## **INCOME** ## **EXPENDITURE** **BALANCE Tfrd From** 5000.00 **Crosby & District Lions Club** No Activity on A/C **----- Start of picture text -----**
BALANCE C/F 5000.00
TOTALS 5000.00 5000.00
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## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **BOTTLE ACCOUNT** **INCOME EXPENDITURE BALANCE Tfrd From** 1214.86 **Crosby & District Lions Club** Payment for Supplies 55.80 **----- Start of picture text -----**
BALANCE C/F 1159.06
TOTALS 1214.86 1214.86
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## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **WELFARE ACCOUNT** |**INCOME**||**EXPENDITURE**|| |---|---|---|---| |**BALANCE Tfrd From**|10683.84||| |**Crosby & District Lions Club**|**Charitable Trust**||| |From Projects|8500.00||| |Screwfix Grant Award - Lunt|5000.00|MD Youth Appeal|80.00| |Meadows Sensory Garden|||| |Donations Memory Sue Spruc|90.00|Cancer Research- Mem|90.00| |||of Sue Spruce|| |||Fridge/Freezer-Lady in Thornt|159.00| |Gift Aided Donations|185.43||| |||Zoe's Place - Baby Hospice|500.00| |Non Gift Aided Donations|125.97|LCIF Natural Disasters App'l|300.00| |Zone Meeting T/twister|19.20|DG's Partner's Charity|269.20| |re Brain Tumour Research||Brain Tumour Research|| |||Charter Guest Speakers|250.00| |Moorside B C Quiz Prize|20.00|Charity - Keswick Mountain Rescue|| |Unpresented Cheque|200.00|Wild Tribe Heroes Book|400.00| |Written Back||10 Sets|| |||Planter Maintainence & Plants|611.20| |Bank Interest|118.55||| |||Bins for spectacles collection|72.63| |||Crosby Riding for the Disabled|250.00| |||Bed for Seaforth Resident|60.00| |||St Leonards Centre Bootle|750.00| |& Foodbank|| |---|---| |Easter Eggs for Foodbank|150.00| |R.B.L. Poppy Wreath|100.00| |Lion Heidi's Mt Kenya Climb|200.00| |Furniture - Waterloo Resident|120.00| |Child's Wheelchair|250.00| |Frnds of Alexandra &|200.00| |Coronation Parks|| |Lunt Meadow Defibrillator|1211.00| |Defibrillator Signs|74.00| |Family Wellbeing Centre|500.00| |Cambridge Rd|| |Sight Savers|100.00| |Furniture for Bootle Resident|130.00| |Air Fryer for Ford Man|183.95| |LCIF - Japan Earthquake Appe|200.00| |K I N D|500.00| |LCIF - Ukraine Portable Stoves|250.00| |Air Fryer-Waterloo Man|150.00| |Child Attacked by Dog|123.59| |Funeral Help|250.00| |Bootle Community by Nature|250.00| |Sefton Children's Trust|300.00| |Donations in acknowlegment|| |of Santa Volunteers|| |Sefton Baby Baskets|50.00| |**TOTALS**|Merseyside Dementia Friendly
200.00
Radio
Gift for Living - MD Appeal
390.00
Uganda Orphanage
LCIF Eathquake Appeal
200.00
Blood Bikes - Hi-Viz Vests
300.00
Waterloo & Crosby Theatre Co
250.00
Washing Machine for Litherlan
200.00
Man
**BALANCE C/F**
14318.42
24942.99
24942.99|Merseyside Dementia Friendly
200.00
Radio
Gift for Living - MD Appeal
390.00
Uganda Orphanage
LCIF Eathquake Appeal
200.00
Blood Bikes - Hi-Viz Vests
300.00
Waterloo & Crosby Theatre Co
250.00
Washing Machine for Litherlan
200.00
Man
**BALANCE C/F**
14318.42
24942.99
24942.99| |---|---|---| |||24942.99| |Item included in Balance c/f but already committed:
LCIF Appeals
Lunt Meadows Sensory Garden
Total|£600
£5,000
£5,600| |---|---| ## **CROSBY AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **CLOSING BALANCES AS AT 30.06.2024** |**CLUB ACCOUNT**
5651.48
**WELFARE ACCOUNT**
**CHARTER ACCOUNT**
980.96
**SOCIAL ACCOUNT**
46.84
**PRESIDENT'S ACCOUNT**
311.52
**BENEVOLENT ACCOUNT**
84.95
**TAILTWISTER ACCOUNT**
177.43
**PROJECTS ACCOUNT**
1167.11
**CONTINGENCY ACCOUN**
5000.00
**BOTTLE ACCOUNT**
1159.06
**TOTALS**
14579.35|14318.42| |---|---| ||14318.42| Certified accurately prepared on the basis of the Club bank statements, books and records G G Murphy Treasurer Certified true and accurate in accordance with books, records and statements submitted Mark Sonne Independent Examiner **CROSBY & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)** ## **Social Account 2023/24** Petty Cash |||Income||||Expenses|Balance| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Cash Float B/Fwd|£75.00||||||£75.00| |**DATE - 2023**|**Venue**|**Income**|**Food Costs**|**Hire Charge**|**Refreshments/Event etc**|**Total expenses**|| |July||£0.00|£0.00|£0||£0.00|£75.00| |August|Ivan's|£130.00|£136.50|none|Barbeque|£136.50|£68.50| |September|Lunt Meadows|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|Nature Walk- Cancelled Flooded Paths|£0.00|£68.50| |October|Crossroads|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|Uno Evening-Cancelled-Insufcient numbers|£0.00|£68.50| |November|Fazackerley S C|Funding controlled by||organisers|Sue Spruce Tribute Night|£0.00|£68.50| |December|Crossroads|£150.00|£119.15|£20.00|Christmas Murder Mystery Night|£139.15|£79.35| |**2024**||||||£0.00|£79.35| |January|ASSF|Funding controlled by||organisers|Burns Night|£0.00|£79.35| |February||||||£0.00|£79.35| |March||||||£0.00|£79.35| |April|||See separate account||Charter Anniversary|£0.00|£79.35| |May||||||£0.00|£79.35| |June|Alasdair's|£0.00|£57.76|£0.00|Handover|£57.76|£21.60| |||||||£0.00|£21.60| |||||||£0.00|£21.60| ||Totals|£280.00|£313.41|£20.00|Total Exps 2023/24|£333.41|| |Brought|Fwd from 2022/23|£75.00|||||| **Carried Forward to 2024/25** **£21.60** £355.00 CROSBY & DISTIUCT LIONS CLUBS ("C. Inde endent Examiner's Re rt for the ear ended 30 June 2024 This report on th¢ accounts of the Club for the year ended 30 June which is set out in the Binder and Papers attacheiL is in respect of an exatnination carried out under secL 43 of the Charities Act 1993(The Act). Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and E￿MIner As officers of the Club you are reswnsible for the preparation of the accounts" you consider that the audit requirement of Sect. 43{2) of the Act does not apply. It is my responsibility to state on the basis of procedures in the General directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Sect.43(7)(b) of the Act. whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's Report My examination carried out in accordance with the Generdl directions given by the Charity Commissioner. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Club and a comparison of the accounts with those record& It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as directors/trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would require in an audiL and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examiner's Statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: l ) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements - to keep accounting records in accordance with sect. 41 of the ACL and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the act have not been met" or 2) To which in my Opinio￿ attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reache(L Marksonne......... . ............