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Receipts|ilelksham
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Receipts|ilelksham
Lions (CIO)
Receipts|ilelksham
Lions (CIO)
Receipts|and payments|and payments|1191977
accounts|1191977
accounts||CC16a| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||For|the period
from|||1-Jul-22|To||30-Jun-23||| |'||||||||||||||| |-||||||||||||||| |~||~|.|~|~.|||||||||| ||||||Unrestricted
funds||||Restricted
funds|Admin Account||Total|funds|Last year| ||||||to the nearest|||to the nearest 8||to the nearest 6||to the nearest 6||to the nearest 6| |A1 Receipts||||||||||||||| |Members'
Subscriptions|||||||||||1,274||1,274|1,064| |Gift Aid on Members'
Subscriptions||||||||||||||| |Members'
Raffles and Donations|||||||||||304||304|308| |Melksham
Town Council Grant|||||||||||709||709|| |General
Events|||||||1,870||||||1,870|2,267| |Christmas
Events|||||||3,341||||||3,341|3,420| |Gift Aid on Christmas
Events|||||||836||||||836|859| |Easter Hampers|||||||2,386||||||2,386|1,607| |Sponsorship/Donations|||||||1,974||||||1,974|2,839| |Sub total(Gross income for
AR)|||||||10,407||||2,287||12,694|12,364| |A2 Asset and investment||sales,||||||||||||| |(see table).||||||||||||||| ||Sub||total|||||||||||| |Total||receipts|||||10,407||||2,287||12,694|12,364| |A3 Payments||||||||||||||| |LCI/MD and District Dues|||||||||||1,234||1,234|616| |General
Running
Expenses|||||||||||231||231|576| |New Gazebo and Accessories|||||||||||709||709|| |General
Events Costs|||||||1,250||||||1,250|515| |Christmas
Events Costs|||||||312||||||312|198| |Easter Hamper Costs|||||||625||||||625|| |Donations to Individuals/Groups|||||||10,516||||||10,516|6,405| ||Sub||total||||12,703||||2,174||14,877|8,651| |A4 Asset and investment||||||||||||||| |purchases,
(see table)||||||||||||||| ||Sub||total|||||||||||| |Total payments|||||||12,703||||2,174||14,877|8,651| |Net ofreceiptsl(payments)|||||||2,296||||113||2,183|3,713| |A5 Transfers
between funds||||||||||||||| |AS Cash funds last year||end|||||8,336||||1,104||9,440|| |Cash funds this|year||end||||6,040||||1,217||7,257|3,713| ||~||a||~|||~|~|~|~|~
~|~|~|~||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||||Unrestricted|Restricted||||Admin| |||Categories|||||||Dctalls|||funds||funds|||Account| |||||||||||||to nearest E|to nearest E||||to nearest E| |B1Cash||funds|||||||Barclays Bank|||5,974|||||1,106| ||||||||||Cash|||66|||||| |||||||||||Total|cash funds|6,040|||||1,217| ||||||||||(agree balances|with receipts and payments|||||||| ||||||||||||account(s))||||||| |||||||||||||Unrestricted|Restricted|||Endowment|| |||||||||||||funds||funds|||funds| ||||||||||Details|||to nearest E|to nearest E||||to nearest E| |B2Other||monetary||||assets|||||||||||| ||||||||||Details|||Fund to which
asset helen s|Cost (optional)|||Current value
o tional|| |B3Investment||||assets|||||||||||||| ||||||||||Detaiis|||Fund to which
asset helen s|Cost (optional)|||Current value
o tional|| |B4Assets retained||||||for|the||Gazebo|||Admin
AIC|||||| |charity's||own||use|||||Santa's Sleigh|||Admin
A/C|||||| |||||||||||||Fund to which|Amount due||||When due| ||||||||||Details|||liabili
relates||o tional|||o tional| |B5Liabilities|||||||||||||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees
behalf of all the trustees|||||||on||Signature|||Print Name|||||Date of
a proval| |||||||||||||I~i p|Cj+SLA, C(||I|f|I /s/2$| |||||||||||||5v(=
uo '»/ 8 u||(Z W||)'l. g|| |CCXX|F(|2 accounts|||(S|S)||||||||||08/03/2024|| ## ## ## ## ||||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary|ofthe purposes|of|Para 1.17|The objects of the club are such purposes as|| |the charity|as set out in its|||are|exclusively
charitable
in
England
and| |governing|document|||Wales,
including
in
particular,
the|| |||||advancement
ofcitizenship
by:|| |||||~|Promoting
the
principles
of
good| ||||||citizenship.| |||||~|Encouraging
members
to take an active| ||||||interest
in the civic, cultural,
social and| ||||||moral welfare of the community.| |||||~|Providing
a
forum
for
the
open| ||||||discussion
of
all
matters
of
public| ||||||interest;
provided
that
partisan
politics| ||||||and
sectarian
religion
shall
not
be| ||||||debated
by members.| |||||~|Encouraging
service-minded
people
to| ||||||serve
their
community
without
personal| ||||||reward
and
encouraging
the
promotion| ||||||of high
ethical
standards
in commerce,| ||||||industry,
professions,
public
works
and| ||||||private endeavours.| |||||~|Supporting
youth
to develop
their
skills,| ||||||capacities
and
capabilities
to
enable| ||||||them to participate
in society as mature| ||||||and responsible
individuals.| |||||~|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
for| ||||||recreation
or
other
leisure
time| ||||||occupation
to improve
the conditions
of| ||||||life
of
people
in
local,
national
and| ||||||international
communities.| |||||~|Promote volunteering.| |||||~|The
relief
of poverty
and
the
relief
of| ||||||those
in need
in particular
by providing| ||||||humanitarian
aid and disaster relief.| |||||~|The advancement
of health or the saving| ||||||of
lives
by
preventing
avoidable| ||||||blindness,
assistin
disabled
people
to| |||||||lead
independent
lives|or
helping|to| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||prevent or manage
health|issues.|| |||||||~
Promoting
for the
benefit|of the
public|| |||||||the
conservation,
protection||and| |||||||improvement
of the physical
and
natural||| |||||||environment.||| |||||||~
Promoting
community
participation||in| |||||||healthy
recreation.||| |Summary
activities||ofthe main
in relation to those|||Para 1.17and
1.19|Melksh
am
Lions
fundraising
activities
throughout
the year include:||| |purposes||for ihe public||||~
Santa's
Sleigh
in
December
at||local| |benefit,|in particular,|||the||supermarkets
and around|the streets.|| |activities,||projects or||services||~
Easter
Hamper
Raffles
at
local
shops||| |identified||in the accounts.||||and businesses.||| |||||||~
Attendance
at local Fetes|and Fairs.|| |||||||~
Easter Trail.||| |||||||~
Obtaining
sponsorship|from|local| |||||||businesses.||| |||||||The major beneficiaries
include:||| |||||||~
Local schools —purchase|of books.|| |||||||~
Freewheelers.||| |||||||o
Wiltshire
Air Ambulance.||| |||||||~
Food
Bank
and
other|local
support|| |||||||charities.||| |||||||~
Support for local individuals|and families.|| |||||||~
Medical Research.||| |||||||~
Talking Newspapers.||| |||||||~
Youth S orts Clubs.||| |Statement|||confirming||Para 1.18|All
trustees
are
appraised
of||all| |whether|the trustees|||have||communications
from|the
Charity|| |had regard|||to the guidance|||Commission
and
any
matters
arising||| |issued|by|the Charity||||discussed
at our
bi-monthly|meetings.|The| |Commission|||on public|||club is governed
by its CIO Constitution||and| |benefit||||||by the Constitutions
and
By-Laws
of Lions||| |||||||Clubs
International.
The
club
relies||on| |||||||fundraising
events
and
local|donations|to| |||||||carry
out
its work.
All work|is carried|out| |||||||entirely
voluntarily,
and
any|administration|| |||||||expenses
are
funded
by
members'||| |||||||subscri
tions.||| ## |||||||SORP reference|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||~|Christmas
Float —This year the|||||income||| |||||||||from this activity was a little|||bit|down|||on| |||||||||the
previous
year,
mainly|||due|||to|the| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,||||||Para 1.20||inclement
weather
which caused 4 nights
to be cancelled.
The main
beneficiaries|||||||| |identifying||the difference|||the|||ofthis activity were:|||||||| |charity's|work||has made||to|||Melksham
Food Bank|||||||| |the circumstances||||of its||||Brain Tumour Research|||||||| |beneficiaries|||and|any wider||||Melksham
Free Dining|||||||| |benefits to society as a||||||||Books for Schools|||||||| |whole.||||||||Wiltshire
Mind|||||||| |||||||||Melksham
Christmas|Lights||||||| |||||||||Talking Newspapers|||||||| ||||||||~|Easter Hampers
—This|year showed||||||a| |||||||||significant
increase
on the||previous||||year.|| |||||||||The beneficiaries
ofthis activity were:|||||||| |||||||||Wiltshire
Air Ambulance|||||||| |||||||||Free Wheelers
(Blood||Bikes)|||||| ||||||||~|Other
Events/Oonations|||Received||||| |||||||||Again,
an appreciable
increase||||from the|||| |||||||||previous
year.
Income|||from|||these|| |||||||||activities are used to fund||our more non-|||||| |||||||||specific items that include:|||||||| |||||||||Support for local individuals|||||||| |||||||||Support for local youth||sports||clubs|||| |||||||||Lions disaster relief fund|||||||| |||||||||Support
for a
local||hostel|||for the||| |||||||||homeless|||||||| |Additional||information|||(optional)||||||||||| |You ma||choose||to include further statements|||where relevant
about||||||||| ||||||||Our|overall
income
in the year|||was|||about|| ||||||||R2k|higher than budgeted.|||||||| |Achievements|||against|||Para 1.41|||||||||| |objectives||set|||||||||||||| |Performance|||offundraising||||||||||||| |activities|against|||objectives||Para 1.41|||||||||| |set|||||||||||||||| |Investment||performance||||Para 1.41|||||||||| |against. objectives|||||||||||||||| |Other|||||||||||||||| ## |Review of|the charity's|the charity's|the charity's|the charity's||Para 1.21|The
club|The
club|remains|remains|remains|in||a||strong|strong||financial|financial| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |financial
position||at|the end||||position,||holding||some|||E3k more||||than||our| |ofthe period|||||||minimum||reserve|||level||at||the|end||of|the| ||||||||financial||ear.|||||||||||| |Statement|explaining|||the||Para 1.22|The Trustees|||have||a|reserves||||policy|||that| |policy for holding||reserves|||||takes|into||account|||the|||fluctuations||||of| |stating
why|they|are||held|||revenue|during|||the|year||where|||the||majority|| ||||||||of income||is|generated||||in|either|||December||| ||||||||or April.|The||financial|||risk|||of planning||||any| ||||||||events|will||be|reviewed|||||to|ensure|||the| ||||||||reserves|are not|||materiall||||affected.|||||| |Amount of|reserves||held|||Para 1.22|E7,257|||||||||||||| |Reasons for holding||||zero||Para 1.22|N/A|||||||||||||| |reserves||||||||||||||||||||| |Details of fund materially|||||in|Para 1.24|N/A|||||||||||||| |deficit||||||||||||||||||||| |Explanation|of any|||||Para 1.23|N/A|||||||||||||| |uncertainties
about the||||||||||||||||||||| |charity continuing||as||a going||||||||||||||||| |concern||||||||||||||||||||| ## |The charity's
principal|| |---|---| |sources offunds
(including|Para 1.47| |any fundraising)|| |Investment
policy and
objectives
including
any|Para 1.46| |social investment
policy|| |adopted|| |A description
ofthe principal|Para 1.46| |risks facing the charity|| |Other|| ## |Description
of charity's||None|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |trusts:|||||| |Type of governing
document|Para 1.25|Melksham
Lions
Club
CIO
adopted
on 8' Janua
2021|Constitution||| |How is the charity|Para 1.25|Charitable
Incorporated
Organisation|||| |constituted?|||||| |Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|Trustees
are selected
as per|Section||14 of| |including
details of any
constitutional
provisions e.g.||the Melksham
Lions Club Constitution
dated
8'"
January
2021. Trustees
are
elected|||| |election to post or name of
any person or body entitled||annually
by the Club Members,
of office running
for one year|with
from|the term
1" July.|| |to appoint one or more||New trustees
maybe
appointed|at|any|time| |trustees||during
the
year,
with
the
term
runnin
until 30'" June.||of|office| ## |Policies|and|procedures||| |---|---|---|---|---| |adopted|for the induction||and|| |training|oftrustees|||| |The charity's
structure
and||organisational
any wider||Para 1.51| |network|with|which the||| |charity works||||| |Relationship||with any related||Para 1.51| |parties||||| |Other||||| ## |Charity|name||Melksham|Lions Club CIO| |---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the charity uses|||Melksham|Lions| ||||Lions Club|of Melksham| |Re istered charit||number|1191977|| |Charity's|principal|address|22, Berryfield Park|| ||||Melksham|| ||||Wiltshire SN12 6ED|| ||Trustee name|Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot for whole
year|Dates acted ifnot for whole
year|Name ofperson (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Philip Gaskell|President/Treasurer|||| |2|Susan Whyborn|Secretary|||| |3|Jim Whyborn|Past President|||| |4|Simon White|Vice President|||| |5|Paul Carter||8'"|June 2023|| |6|Michelle Paisey||8|June 2023|| |7|||||| |8|||||| |9|||||| |10|||||| |11|||||| |12|||||| |13|||||| |14|||||| |15|||||| |16|||||| |17|||||| |18|||||| |19|||||| |20|||||| |Funds held as custodian|Funds held as custodian|Funds held as custodian|trustees|on behalf ofothers| |---|---|---|---|---| |Description
ofthe assets||N/A||| |held
in this capacity||||| |Name and objects ofthe||N/A||| |charity on whose behalf|the|||| |assets are held and how|this|||| |falls within the custodian||||| |charity's objects||||| |Details of arrangements|for|N/A||| |safe custody and||||| |segregation
ofsuch assets||||| |from the charity's
own assets||||| ## ## ## ##