## Banbury Lions Club (CIO)
Registered Charity 1191007 Trustees Report 2024-2025
## Trustees
Graham Raven – Past President Philip Hassell – Club Treasurer Tim Zollmann – Club Secretary John Washburn Ian Wilson
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 our 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) and funding local projects.
## 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 consider 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 fundraising and 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 run local projects; 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 an overseas project); recruiting new members to support volunteering; organising fundraising events and encouraging non-Lions 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:** Local litter picking or construction of the Redlands raised garden.
- **Community involvement:** acting as stewards and supporting local events such as the Banbury Town Santa’s Grotto and organising the Banbury Teddy Bears Picnic.
## 2024-2025 Activities
The Club continues to recover from the impact of the Covid epidemic although we continue to fulfil requests from local and Lions Clubs International especially the MD105 Brain Tumour Research Appeal which were paid from the charity account.
In November 2024 we organised a children’s party for BBC Children in Need but due to low ticket sales we decided to cut losses and cancelled paying any refunds and expenses from our club account.
Due to low revenue income, we offered and carried out Race Nights to help funding for students attending overseas development trips.
We helped with our commitments to maintain local Public Access Defibrillators and supply Message in a Bottles as well as annual support to fund a local rider at Riding for the Disabled Association Warwickshire, and requests from local Charities - Friends of Redlands, Homestart, Aspire Oxfordshire and Harry’s Pals.
**BANBURY LIONS CLUB (CIO)** Registered Charity 1191007
Formation Meeting - September 1968 Charter Presentation - January 1969
## **District 105A**
## Accounts
## Annual report
From 1[st] July 2024
## to 30[th] June 2025
Dated 1[st] December 2025
Lion Treasurer Phil Hassell ..……… _P Hassell_ …....….. Lion President Rita Kimberger _R Kimberger_ ..……… Lion Secretary Tim Zollmann _T Zollmann_
BANBURY LIONS CLUB – **CLUB ACCOUNT** From 1[st] July 2024 to 30[th] June 2025
## FUNDS STATEMENT
|FUNDS STATEMENT||
|---|---|
|Balance in Club Account 1stJuly 2024|**£1,226.03**|
|Income from 1stJuly 2024 to 30thJune 2025|**£3,680.68**|
|Expenditure from 1stJuly 2024 to 30thJune 2025|**£3,774.89**|
|Excess of**Expenditure over Income**|**£94.21**|
|Balance in Club Account 30thJune 2025*|**£1,131.82***|
*Note: includes £100 kept as cash float by Club Treasurer. Bank Account shows £1,031.82.
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|INCOME|||
|2024/25 Subs paid @ £35 per member per half year.
14 members x £35 in July/August/October = £490
15 members x £35 in December/January/March = £525||£1,015.00|
|Aug and Jan|Allowable transfer from Charity Account re MD Subs|£345.50|
|Annual|Meeting fines and raffles including cash donations to club|£212.38|
|8thJul 24|Brain Tumour Research Donation - transfer to Charity Account below|£35.00|
|Jul and Aug|Member payments for Handover|£630.00|
|Aug and Sep|Mystery Walk Lunch Social - payments|£389.00|
|Oct and May|Profit from Quiz and Bingo Socials|£59.00|
|14thMay 25|Donation from MC WI re talk by Helen for Club Funds|£50.00|
|10thJun 25|Donations and income from Middleton Cheney Fete|£130.80|
|Nov and Dec|Member payments for Christmas Party|£814.00|
|**TOTAL CLUB ACCOUNT INCOME**||**£3,680.68**|
|EXPENDITURE|||
|Jul 24 & Jan 25|District, Multi-District and International Dues|£1,561.71|
|31stJul 24|Website hosting 24/25|£72.00|
|1stAug 24|Transfer to Charity Account of Brain Tumour Research Donation|£35.00|
|13thAug 24|Payment for Handover to Broughton Castle|£675.00|
|Aug and Sep|Payment for Mystery Walk to Whateley Hall Hotel includes 1 refund|£384.00|
|11thSep 24|LCI Invoice Martin Fiennes|£41.84|
|18thNov 24|Wreath payment for Remembrance Day|£27.50|
|22ndNov 24|Pudsey refunds|£5.00|
|18thDec 24|Payment for Christmas Party to Tadmarton Heath GC|£754.00|
|19thFeb 25|New member kit postage|£1.95|
|17thApril 25|ICO Registration 24/25|£47.00|
|3rdJun 25|Gazebo paid to Lion Richard Walford|£75.00|
|9thJun 25|Website hosting 25/26|£74.89|
|25thJun 25|Payment for Handover 2025 - cheque not cleared|£20.00|
|**TOTAL CLUB ACCOUNT EXPENDITURE**||**£3,774.89**|
## **CHARITY AND PROJECTS ACCOUNTS**
## Seperation of Charity Funds and Charitable Projects
Due to the receipt of Grants for both the ‘Message in a Bottle’ and ‘Defibrillator’ Projects in November 2024 and later, the dormant Events Account was resurrected to be used as the Projects Account to keep these funds separate from the normal Charity funds. Both are used for our Charitable purposes and so combine to give our Total Charitable income and expenditure. Refer to both below.
BANBURY LIONS CLUB – **CHARITY ACCOUNT** From 1[st] July 2024 to 30[th] June 2025
## FUNDS STATEMENT
|Balance in Charity Account 1stJuly 2024|**£1,887.55**|
|---|---|
|Income from 1stJuly 2024 - 30thJune 2025 – Fundraising and Donations IN|**£1,662.16**|
|Expenditure from 1stJuly 2024 - 30thJune 2025 - Expenses and Donations OUT|**£2,077.39**|
|Excess of**Expenditure over Income**|**£415.23**|
|Balance in Charity Account 30thJune 2025|**£1,472.32**|
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CHARITY ACCOUNT INCOME-FUNDRAISING
includes following;|**…**
CHARITY ACCOUNT INCOME-FUNDRAISING
includes following;|**…**
CHARITY ACCOUNT INCOME-FUNDRAISING
includes following;||
|---|---|---|---|
|22ndJul 24|Brain Tumour Research – District 105A Fundraising||£22.00|
|2ndAug 24|Redlands Race Night||£86.00|
|12thSep 24|Brain Tumour Research – MD Golf Day Fundraising||£20.00|
|11thNov 24|Race Night Income for Jack and Alex Owen||£220.50|
|12thDec 24|Round Table Bodicote Float Collection||£928.27|
|13thMar 25|Race Night Income for Hannah and Eva||£239.00|
|**TOTAL CHARITY FUNDRAISING INCOME**|||**£1,515.77**|
|CHARITY ACCOUNT INCOME-DONATIONS||||
|Jul 24 & Aug 24|Brain Tumour Research - Tea Party donations||£70.00|
|16thDec 24|Brain Tumour Research – Member donation||£32.00|
|December 24|Christmas Card and PayPal donations – from Card Reader||£44.39|
|**TOTAL CHARITY DONATIONS INCOME**|||**£146.39**|
|CHARITY ACCOUNT EXPENSES||||
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|12thJul 24|Community Heartbeat Trust - Defibrillator Pads||£69.54|
|Aug and Jan|Allowable transfer to Club Account re MD Subs – Youth Fund / Ins||£345.50|
|14thOct 24|Community Heartbeat Trust - Defibrillator Pads||£81.54|
|**TOTAL CHARITY ACCOUNT EXPENSES**|||**£496.58**|
|CHARITY ACCOUNT DONATIONS MADE|CHARITY ACCOUNT DONATIONS MADE||
|---|---|---|
|30thAug 24|Friends of Redlands re: Race Night|£86.00|
|Jul and Aug|Lions MD Brain Tumour Research Fund|£82.00|
|11thNov 24|Donation to Jack and Alex Owen re: Race Night|£220.50|
|5thDec 24|Homestart|£100.00|
|16thDec 24|Lions MD Brain Tumour Research Fund|£32.00|
|9thJan 25|Aspire Oxfordshire|£150.00|
|10thJan 25|Riding for the Disabled Warwickshire re local rider.|£200.00|
|10thFeb 25|Harry’s Pals|£100.00|
|14thMar 25|Donation to Hannah and Eva re: Race Night|£239.00|
|23rdApr 25|Banbury Cross Round Table from Bodicote Float collection|£371.31|
|**TOTAL DONATIONS MADE**||**£1,580.81**|
## **TOTAL CHARITY ACCOUNT EXPENDITURE INCLUDING DONATIONS MADE: £2,077.39**
**…** BANBURY LIONS CLUB – **PROJECTS ACCOUNT** From 1[st] July 2024 to 30[th] June 2025
## FUNDS STATEMENT
|FUNDS STATEMENT||
|---|---|
|Balance in Projects Account 1stJuly 2024|**£0**|
|Income from 1stJuly 2024 - 30thJune 2025 – IN|**£1,099.00**|
|Expenditure from 1stJuly 2024 - 30thJune 2025 - OUT|**£76.74**|
|Excess of**Income over Expenditure**|**£1,022.26**|
|Balance in Projects Account 30thJune 2025|**£1,022.26**|
## PROJECTS ACCOUNT INCOME
|22ndNov 24|BodFest Donation for Message in a Bottle|£500.00|
|---|---|---|
|27thJan 25|Casino Night Donation for Defibrillators|£200.00|
|12thMar 25|Banbury Town Council Grant for Defibrillators|£399.00|
|**TOTAL PROJECTS ACCOUNT INCOME**||**£1,099.00**|
|PROJECTS ACCOUNT EXPENSES|||
|12thJul 25|Community Heartbeat Trust - Defibrillator Pads|£76.74|
|**TOTAL PROJECTS ACCOUNT EXPENSES**||**£76.74**|
||**TOTAL PROJECTS ACCOUNT EXPENSES**
**£76.74**|**TOTAL PROJECTS ACCOUNT EXPENSES**
**£76.74**|
|---|---|---|
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**TOTAL CHARITABLE INCOME AND EXPENSES– JULY 1ST 2024 TO 30TH JUNE 2025**||
|Balance in Charity Account on 1stJuly 2024 – Projects account not active.||**£1,887.55**|
|TOTAL Income to BOTH Charity and Projects Accounts||**£2,761.16**|
|TOTAL Expenditure AND Donations from BOTH Charity and Projects Accounts||**£2,154.13**|
|Excess of**Income over Expenditure**||**£607.03**|
|TOTAL Balance in BOTH Charity and Projects Accounts on 30thJune 2025||**£2,494.58**|