CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Seclion A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Forest of Dean Lions Club On accounts for the year ended 30tr June 2024 Charity no lif any) 1189930 Set out on pages 1vmrft*. 10 IDCldde Ihp niinibp.fs l)13ndilJ4inal $hee15 I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust"} for the yeaf ended 3010612024. Responsibililies and As the charity trustees of the Tnjst. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's acunt$ rArried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying OLrt my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 1451511bl of the Act I have completed my examiriation. I confirni that no material matters have come lo my attention (other than Ihat disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that In, any rnaterial respect." accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the br8ckets if they do not 8ppIy. Signed: Datg: c15 Name: Miss. Jenna Pfiug FMAAT AATQB Relevant professlonal qualification{sl or body lif any)- Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Techincians 283997 Address: Dean Accountancy Services Limited 15 High Street. Lydney. Glos GL15 5DP IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the exarniner needs lo highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examSnerwl$ho8 10 disclose. IER October 2018
Trustees, Annual Report for the period Peri(xl start date Period end date Yeai Year From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name FOREST OF DEAN LIONS CLUB (CIO) Other names charity is known by FOREST OF DEAN LIONS CLUB Registered charity number (if any) 1189930 Charity's principal address CIO THE JAYS. SUN GREEN ROAD, BREAM LYDNEY. GLOS Postcode GL15 6HX Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Datss acted if not forwhole ear Trustee name Office lif any) Name of person lor bodyl entitled oint trustee Ifan Geoffrey Davis Steven Davis Treasurer Stuart Love Secretary Alan Townley Roger Gardner Helen Gardner 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any. (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear TAR March 2012
Names and addresses of advisers Ioptional Infomiation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiatlon Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts CONSTITUTION Type of governing document tseec Trslitulior., How the charity is constituted c.i.o. Trustee selection methods ELECTED FROM MEMBERS OF THE FOREST OF DEAN LIONS CLUB. Additional governance issues (Optional Infomiation) Forest of Dean knons Club is part of Lions Clubs International. You may choose lo include additional information, where relevant, about-. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works.. relationship with any related parties- trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities Encourage service to the community. Support for Youth. Promote volunteering. Relief of poverty and the needy. Aid for humanitarian disaster relief. Preventing avoidable blindness, assisting the disabled. Promoting participation in recreation. Promoting protection of the environment. Encouraging members to take an interest in the civic. cultural. social and moral welfare of the community Summary ofthe objects of the charity set out in Fts governing document TAR arch 2012
The club ran a popular and sucSsful Gar boot sale Together with Sevem Dean Lions Club. Forest of Dean Lions ran two large fundraising events.. Lions Wild Boar Chase Mountain Bike Ride - promoting participation in recreation. This event is very popular wrth the riders - who enjoy a day of exercise. camaraderie, beauirful snery in our area. Lions SpeeGh House Fireworks - providing a high quality professional display to offer an altemative to the risky prartio of individuals releasing fireworks at home. Summary of the maln activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include wlthln this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) These events were run with the help of volunteers from local community organisations. induding youth organisations such as local Scouts and Guides. Volunteers from the community enable us to run these major events. Without the volunteers freely donating their lime and expertise we would have much less funds to draw on throughout the year. As well as providing grants to deserving causes within GL15 and GL16 post code areas and some international disasters, Foresl of Dean Lions Club undertakes a numter of community service projects. For example, a"Forest Champions" evenl was held to highlight and celebrate achievements of individuals and groups wilhin our community. Additional detsils of objectlves and activities (Optional infomiation) The following information.. public benefft statement grant making policy, support priorrties, infom)ation on principles, exdusions, grant application process. grant assessment process. conditions for awarded grants data protection measures monitoring and publicity expectations objectives of the Chartty You may choose to indude further statements, where relevant. about.. policy on grantmaking. policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. are all publicly available can all be found on the dub web site (under -AboLrt Us.) at.. https:Ilwww.forestlions.org.ukl TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance The Wild Boar Chase mountain bike ride. in September was well supported with well over 400 entries. The Humbug Chase- a section for accompanied junior nders aged 8-12 years , also had a good entry. Summary of the main achievements of the Gharity during the year The Speech House Fireworks" in November was ticket-only and was sold-out. The display was enjoyed by local families and children. Children of Primary School age and younger had free entry. Grants with a total value of £13.3K were made to local recipients including.. Great Westem Air Ambulan. Lydney Community Centre. English Bicknor Playing Field, Scar Bandstand Rising Stars, Marie Curie, Hope for Tomorrow. Newent Men's Shed. Coalway School Playground Stencils, Sevem Freewheelers (hospital deliveries by motorcycle) Kids Canr Charity The Victoria Centre, Lydney A grant of £5K to Sevem Dean Lions club. part of the prOedS of the Wild Boar Chase. Many smaller grants were made to local Guides, Scouts, Societies and individuals in need (mostly via umbrella organisationsl. The Forest Champions event was organised to recognise individuals in the area who have made contributions to the community. Awards categories were.. Young Achiever. Lrfetime Achievement, Local Hero. Contribution to Animal Welfare. Healthcare. Community Group and a Lions special recognition award. . jointly organised with Sevem Dean Lions Club. Bolh these events were well supported by volunteer helpers from the community. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review The reserves enable the charity to provide grants throughout the year. Carrying a reserve also allows the charity to provide larger grants from time to time. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit NONE Further financial review details (Optional infomiation) Forest of Dean Lions Club is a member of Lion5 Clubs Inlemational. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about.. the charity's principal SoUrS of funds {including any fundraising}'. how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity, investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. The major fundraising SoUrS are mentioned above. Section F Other optional infomiation Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature{s) Full name{s) Position leg Secretary, Chair, etc) GEOFFREY KEVIN DAVIS STUART LOVE HON. TREASURER. TRUSTEE HON SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Date Ii°'A /*12R25 TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES FOREST OF DEAN LIONS CLUB IC.I.O.I Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the peri¢)d from To 01107r2023 301(W2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to the nearest Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest£ to thè nea$t £ to the nearestt to the neare51 É A1 Recelpts SUBS Into ADMIN ACCOUNT Receipts ifjlo CHARITY ACCOUNT Receipts Into ENOURO ACCOUNT Receipts Into PAYPAL ACCOUNT 1,065 4,175 17.709 11,255 1.200 9,714 2,698 13,122 4,175 17,709 11.255 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 34,204 26,734 A2 Asset and Investment salès. Isee table). Sub total 34,204 26,734 A3 Payrnent5 General Grants from Ch¥nty A¢(y)uni MISG Debits from Charity AUnt LCI Dues from Charity Account Mis¢ Debiis from Admin Attount LCI Dues trDm Admin Grants trotn Ur0 Account Eveni COSLS from Endvro A¢wuni Debits from PayP31 Account CORRECTION 13,317 3.461 170 103 804 5.600 5,008 13.254 27 41.744 13,317 3.461 170 103 11,052 3d6 920 6.580 3,278 341 13.254 27 41,744 Sub total 23, A4 A85et and investment purchases, Isee table) Sub total 41,744 dl.744 23,343 Net of re¢eipts/fpayments) AS Transfers between fun(Is A6 C35h funds last year end Cash funds this year end 7,YO 3,391 27.833 20,293 27,833 20,293 3,391 CCXX R1 attoun15 ISSI 1610312025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricteij funds io neare$if Restricted funds io n•ar•st£ Endowment funds to nearest £ Laiegories Ueiails B1 Cash funds Total cash funds 20,293 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to neare5t£ Endowment fund5 to nearest £ Details n•ar•s1£ Fund to which 88S8t belon C05t loptiorwl} Curront ¥alu8 Details 83 Investment assets Fund to which ass•t belon Curront v)Iu8 Details C05t loptiorwl} B4 Assets retained for the Charity's own us Fund to which relates Amount When duo Details B5 Liabilitios Signed by one or trustees on behalf of all Ihe Irusiees SwJnature Print Name Date of roval GÉrfI-IIC-( DAKJ SILJAK7 Lrl/ 1613 2£ CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 16103r2025