Banbury Lions Club (CIO) Registered Charity 1191007
- Trustees Report 2021 2022
## Trustees
Philip Hassell John Washburn Ian Wilson Graham Raven Tim Zollmann
Registered at 23 Cheney Gardens, Middleton Cheney, Nr Banbury OX17 2ST
## Club Structure and purposes
Banbury Lions Club (CIO) are part of Lions Clubs International Multiple District 105 which covers the UK & Ireland and were founded in 1968 receiving their Lions Charter in 1969.
As a Lions Club one of our purposes is to "serve local communities" and Lions principles to which the clubs must adhere include "acting to benefit the public interest". Administrative costs at local, national and international level are covered by a modest annual membership fee, which means that monies raised by fundraising are spent supporting good causes (mainly registered charities, but also including some charitable grants to individuals and organisations).
## Trustees and Club Activities
Club Trustees are recruited when Lion members are voted to the post of President, Secretary and Treasurer. They are invited to complete the trustee application forms.
The trustees are independent and make their own decisions, but as a Lions charity they will take into account national appeals and guidance as part of their decision making.
Examples of activities undertaken by this club in the past include:
- **Advancement of citizenship:**
- Encouraging people to volunteer (e.g. providing volunteer and leadership opportunities; marshalling at local community events);
- **Promoting the Voluntary Sector for the public benefit by associating with local authorities in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare, etc:**
Making grants to charities and supporting them in their charitable activities by liaising with other bodies and volunteers (e.g. liaising and working with the ambulance service, fire service, police, local council and Age Concern in relation to the "Message in a Bottle" and "Message in a Wallet" schemes; running social events such as Race Nights or Christmas Party for Leonard Cheshire Home, Guardian Court, Banbury Evergreens and other groups.
- **Promoting volunteering:** recruiting new Lion members to support volunteering; encouraging members of the wider community to volunteer to support Lions events and those of other charities; running events for elderly/disabled people who might otherwise be socially isolated; providing volunteering opportunities and leadership experiences for young people by encouraging younger people (e.g. from local schools) to get involved with fundraising activities – although fundraising is not itself a charitable object, it is how the charity raises the funds necessary to make grants; encouraging people generally to volunteer their time to events, and/or provide social activities for elderly people who might otherwise be at risk of social isolation; providing grants to help fund voluntary projects overseas (e.g. a young person taking a gap year to teach English or help build a school); recruiting new members to support volunteering; organising fundraising events (e.g. a Horse Ride) and encouraging nonLions to volunteer their time.
- **Relief of poverty and relief of those in need…:**
- Responding to local and Lions District appeals for funding to support those in need.
- **Advancement of health:**
- Message in a Bottle and Message in a Wallet already mentioned;
- participating in the Lions Recycle Spectacles for Sight Scheme;
- Participating in the Dentaid Scheme in supplying surplus dental equipment;
- Providing grants to Katharine House hospice;
- Supporting local disabled groups who assist people with disabilities to live independent lives.
- **Environment:** grant funding e.g. Centenary project with "Redlands Garden”.
- **Community involvement:** acting as stewards and supporting local events such as Town Santa’s Grotto and organising the Banbury Teddy Bears Picnic.
## - 2021 2022 Activities
Due to the Covid pandemic opportunities to fund raise were limited but we managed to obtain some grants for local community use and fulfilled requests for some donations for local and Lions Clubs International requests from the grants and existing charity account.
**BANBURY LIONS CLUB (CIO)** Registered Charity 1191007
Formation Meeting - September 1968 Charter Presentation - January 1969
## **District 105A**
## Accounts
## Annual report
From 1[st] July 2021 to 30[th] June 2022
Dated 4[th] July 2022
Lion Treasurer Phil Hassell ..……… _P Hassell_
..… Lion President John Couppleditch _J Couppleditch_ ..……… Lion Secretary Tim Zollmann _T Zollmann_
BANBURY LIONS CLUB – **CLUB ACCOUNT** From 1[st] July 2021 to 30[th] June 2022
## FUNDS STATEMENT
|Balance in Club Account 1stJuly 2021|**£1,028.37**|
|---|---|
|Income from 1stJuly 2021 to 30thJune 2022|**£2,549.75**|
|Expenditure from 1stJuly 2021 to 30thJune 2022|**£2,482.66**|
|Excess of Income over Expenditure|**£67.09**|
|Balance in Club Account 30thJune 2022*|**£1180.46***|
*Note: includes £100 kept as cash float by Club Treasurer. Bank Account shows £1080.46.
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|INCOME||
|£45 Subs paid - 18 in July and 17 in January
Not including 3 x Members Subs paid early June 2021
One member paid early for July 2022|£1,485.00|
|Allowable transfer from Charity Account - Includes Public liability insurance and
district contribution to youth fund and legal expenses|July £142.85
Jan £38.00|
|Meeting fines and raffles including Lions club cash donations|£140.85|
|Profit from Social events
Games evening £20, Bowls Evening £45, Aunt Sally £82.95, Handover £183.95|£293.70|
|Donation from Cropredy Surgery for help with Vaccination Clinics|£75.00|
|Banbury Town Council Grant for Tables and Seating|£374.35|
|**TOTAL INCOME**|**£2,549.75**|
|EXPENDITURE||
|District, Multi-District and International Dues|£1,541.77|
|Website hosting|£72.00|
|ICO Registration|£35.00|
|Chain of office bar and engraving|£14.65|
|Tables and Seating (As Banbury Town Council Grant above)|£380.94|
|Roll up Banner and Feather Flag (Grant already received in 2020)|£329.00|
|Zettle Card Reader|£34.80|
|Meeting Room Costs for two months|£32.00|
|Additional Costs – Flowers, Remembrance Day Wreath etc…|£42.50|
|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|**£2,482.66**|
## BANBURY LIONS CLUB – **CHARITY ACCOUNT** From 1[st] July 2021 to 30[th] June 2022
## FUNDS STATEMENT
|FUNDS STATEMENT|FUNDS STATEMENT|FUNDS STATEMENT|FUNDS STATEMENT||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Balance in CharityAccount 1stJuly2021||||**£5,439.80**|
|Income from 1stJuly2021 - 30thJune 2022 – Fundraisingand Donations IN||||**£2,069.50**|
|Expenditure from 1stJuly2021 - 30thJune 2022 - Expenses and Donations OUT||||**£2,383.97**|
|Excess of Expenditure over Income||||**£314.47**|
|Balance in CharityAccount 30thJune 2022||||**£5,125.33**|
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INCOME-FUNDRAISING includes following;|||||
|20 Aug2021|PlayDayBucket Collection|||£1.00|
|6 Sept 2021|Middleton CheneyCommunityFair Bucket Collection|||£12.00|
|8 Mar 2022|Marie Curie Collection at Morrisons1|||£250.53|
|16 June 2022|Middleton CheneyFete Bucket Collection|||£13.12|
|**TOTAL FUNDRAISING INCOME**||||**£276.65**|
|INCOME-DONATIONS|||||
|9 Sept 2021|Donation from RotarySportive Event|||£250.00|
|December|Donations from members in lieu of Christmas Cards|||£80.00|
|21 Mar 2022|Donation from BanburyCross Round Table Christmas Float|||£693.23|
|13 May2022|Donation from funeral of Lion Fred Nicholls|||£769.62|
|**TOTAL DONATIONS INCOME**||||**£1,792.85**|
|CHARITY-EXPENSES|||||
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|Allowable transfer to Club Account - Includes Public liability insurance and district
contribution to youth fund and legal expenses–July and January.||||£180.85|
|Defibrillator expenses – Replacementpads, batteryetc…||||£239.60|
|3 Aug2021|PlayDayExpenses|||£67.99|
|**TOTAL FUNDRAISING EXPENSES**||||**£488.44**|
|DONATIONS MADE|||||
|19 July2021|Let’s PlayProject|||£50.00|
|31 Aug 2021|LCIF Haiti Appeal|||£250.00|
|9 Sept 2021|Elmore Community Donation–Helping with a house move.|||£195.00|
|20 Dec 2021|Leonard Cheshire Home–Christmas Presents|||£250.00|
|7 Jan 2022|Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA)|||£200.00|
|9 Mar 2022|1Marie Curie from Collection above|||£250.53|
|30 Mar 2022|Mica Lee–Tanzania Hospital Volunteer as agreed 2021|||£200.00|
|4 Apr 2022|LCIF Ukraine Appeal|||£500.00|
|**TOTAL DONATIONS MADE**||||**£1,895.53**|
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