## Accrington Lions CIO 

## Accounts for the year ending 30th June 2025 

## 1. Accrington Lions Club. 

## 1.1 Legal Status: 

The Club is governed by its constitution and is under the authority of The International Association of Lions 

Clubs, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA. The Charity Incorporated Organisation was registered on the 25th of September 2020 under registration number 1191479. The Trustees may invest any monies required to be invested in or upon the security of such stocks, funds, shares, securities, or other investments for the time being authorised by law for the investment of trust monies with power to the trustees to vary such investments for others of a like nature 

## 1.2 Charity Trust Fund: 

The prime function of the Charity Trust Fund has been to receive donations raised by the club and to distribute the income to various beneficiaries. Details of receipts, from contributions, fees and other sources, and payments are given in Appendix Al that accompanies this report. 

## 1,3 Administration/General Account: 

The prime function of the Administration Account is to collect member's dues and forward them to the respective recipients, they are being Lions Clubs International, Lions Clubs International MD105 and Lions Clubs International District 105CN. Details of receipts, from contributions, fees and other sources, and payments are given in Appendix A2 that accompanies this report. It is emphasised that this account is not supported by any funds raised from the public, all income raised by Lions Clubs by public contribution is, subject only to the costs of organising and administrating the event, used for charity work and charitable causes. 

## 2. Financial Statements: 

Financial statements covering all aspects of the financial operation of the Club accompany this Report: 

Appendices All Accounts for the year to 30th June 2025 

## 2.1 Accounting Policies: 

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting by Charities, 2005. 

## 3. Trustees - Accrington Lions Clubs (CIO). 

Charity Trust Fund Trustees for the year to 30th June 2025 were the following individuals: 

Lion Mary Frances Edmundson 

Lion Donna-Maria Lawrenson 

Lion Beverley Jane Wood 



Lion Richard Neil Gibson 

## 3.1 Correspondent for the Charitable Incorporated Organisation 

Lion Donna Lawrenson 

## 4 Whitaker Street, Accrington, BB5 5AJ 

## 3.2 Trustees Remuneration and expenses 

No remuneration, directly or indirectly out of the funds of charity, was paid or payable for the year to any trustee or any persons known to relate to any of them. 

## 3.3 Future Commitments and Contingent Liabilities 

The Trustees have made no commitment that would be funded from future income nor, at the balance sheet date, are there any contingent liabilities. 

Donna Lawrenson 

## Trustee 

For and Behalf of Accrington Lions Club CIO 

C/O 4 Whitaker Street Accrington BB5 5AJ 



## Accrington Lions (CIO) – Charity Number - 1191479 

## Receipts & Payments Account 

## **Financial Year End 30.06.2025** 

- Receipts: Charity Account                                                                                                  4 745.73 Club Account                                                                                                       1 321.00 **6 066.73** - Payments: Charity General Expenditure                                                                     9 690.27 Memberships Subscriptions Paid                                                              627.37 Charter & Handover Diner                                                                         1 085.00 Admin Costs                                                                                                        435.37 **11 838.01** Deficit/Surplus of Receipts over Payments in the Year Surplus brought forward from the previous Year **13 214.58** Surplus Carried forward **7 443.30** Represented by Funds held on Bank Account **7 443.30**