Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period stsrt dale Period end date From 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Melksham Lions Club CIO Other name8 charlty is known by - Reglstered charlty number (If any) 1191977 Charity'• principal addr958 28. Lime Avenue Melksham Wiltshire Po$tGode SN12 6UY Name8 of the char5ty trustees who manage thè charity Trustee name 0ftSc• Ilf ¥ny President TasUrer Secretary Dats• Act•d If not forwholg •ar Nam• of peTBon lor body) ontltl•d olnt tru8ts• Ifan Simon Whlte Philip Gaskell Carol Turner 1310612025- 3010612025 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of tho trustees for the ¢harity, If any? (for example, any Custodian trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole Èar Susan Vvhybom 0110712024 - 1310612025 TAR March 2012
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inft)mialion) e of adviser Name Addr•$s Name of chlef executive or namos of Senior staff members Ioptional infomiation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of tho chavlty's trusts Melksham Lions Club CIO Constitution adopted on 8" January 2021 Type of goveming document How the charity is constituted st, as$0 mpi Charitable In¢orporated Organisation Trustee selection methcKIs Trustees are selected as per Section 14 of the Melksham Lions Club Constitution dated 8, January 2021. Trustees are elected annually by the Club Members, with the term of office running for one year from 1" July. New trustees maybe appointed at any time during the year, with the temi of office runnin until 301h June. Addltional govarnanca i88U•8 (Optional infomiatlon) You may choosolo include additional information, where retevanl, about.. T)y, policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Iruslees., the charity's organisalional structure and any wider network with which the thority 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 The objects of the dub are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England and Wales. including in particular, the advancement of citizenship ty.. Summary of the obJè¢ts of the charity $etout in its governing documont Promoting the principles of good citizenship. EnGouraging members to take an active interest in the Civic, cultura, social and moral welfare of the communty. Providln a forum lor the o _n Qiscussion ol all matters of ublic March 2012 TAR
interest,. provided that pwtisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by members. Encouraging seNice-minded people lo serve their communty without personal reward and encouraging the promoti)n of high ethical standards in commerce. industry. wofessions, public works and private endeavours. Supwrting youlh to develop their skilts. capaGrties and Capabilities to enable them io part1pate in SIety as mature and responsible indtviduals. Promoting the volunlary sector for the publi¢ beneffl by associating with l¢xal authorities in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of sockql welfare for reCreatn or other leisure time occupation to improve the conditions of life of people in k)¢al, national and intemational communitie$. Promote volunteering. The relief of wvety and the relièf of those In need in partkular by providing humanrtarian aid and disaster relief. The advancement of health or the saving of Irves by preventing avoidable blindness. assisting disabled peop lo ad independent lives or helping to prevent or manage heatth issues. Promoting for Ihe benefft of the publ the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural envlronment. Promoling communty participation in healthy recreation. Addhlonal dotslls of obJ•ctivo8 and activities (Optional Inlonnation) You may ¢hoo80 to Include further slalemenls, where relevant, al)out.' policy on grantmaking- policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012
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Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year Christmas Float - Conlinues to be a major Sour of revenue, shchving a 50A increase from last year. Main beneficiaries of this i¥ty were: Melksham Food Bank Julia's House Brain Tumour Research Wiltshire Mind Melksham Christmas Lights Easter Hampers - Income this year was swJntfEcantty higher this year, both from swnsorship and the number of hampers sold. Beneficiaries from this activty were". Wiltshire & Balh Atr Ambullqnce Free Wheelers IBlc(*J Bikes} 50 Anniversary Celebrations - we held events in the year commemorating our 50 year of charter. These were a Picnic in the Park and Charter Dinner Dan. All prcwds from thv&e Iwo events were donated to.. Wiltshire & Bath Air AMIlanCe Free Wheelers Julia's House Wiltshire Mind Bobby Van Other Events l Donallons Recelved - Again a significant increase from last year. mainty due to invofvement with activities in a local hostelry. Income from these &tivf(ies were used to fund our more non-specrfic ttems that include= Support for thal individuals SupFth for local youth sports dubs Lions disaster relief fund Sup1 for Ial welfare projects Support for Free Wheelers - we have set ourselves a target for the end of 2025126 to raise sufficient funds to purchase a new motorcycle for the local Free eelerS charity. We are currently at 60% of target. AR March 2012
Section E Financial review Briof statement of the charity's pollcy on reservos The Truslees have a fesetves policy that takes into account the fluctuations of revenue during the year where the majority of income is generated in either Dernber or April. The financial risk of planning any events will be reviewed to ensure the reserves are not materialty affected. Details of any funds matsrfally in deficit None Further financial r8vi8w details (Optional information) You may choose to include addition81 infomiation, where relevant about- the eharity's principal sources of funds {including any fundraising)., how expenditurè has supported th8 key objectives of the ¢harity', inv&slment policy and objectives including any ethical invéstmenl policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Tho tru$toes declare that they hava approved the trustees, report above. 84gned on bghalf of the charity's trustee8 SwioiJ& vj . Slgnature{sl Full name($) Position log Socretary, Chair. etc) Simon Vvhite Philip askell President Treasurer Date 29th January 2026 TAR Ma¥¢h 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Il•kn Llons l¢lOI 1191gn Recei tsand ents accounts CC16a For period 0110712024 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restrictsd Admin Accouni T(rtal nd8 L•Jtyear A1 R8c8i M8Mb&rs' Sub$¢nF8 GrfIAhy on NtembeTS' &bs¢npkns 4embet5 Raffi8 * otyi0)9 Gener8lEvents Christmas Evèntg Gltjknd on Ch¢tha8 ts Easlor 5Llh AnnNew Events Chhei sp[¥1[n# 1,771 707 493 449 2.257 402 1,202 2.522 S,395 2,293 752 5.041 4752 &041 1.283 3,122 5A25 3,122 AR) 24392 97 A2 ss¢t and Inv 21907 2A85 26092 20,897 en LCITrAD and Dr¢te5 G&nef•l Runnitw Expens6s Gon8iÉ1 Evert Cojts ChftSba Event Costs Ea5t¢rHawrCos 501hAnNvw Eventscosts Do[tiOnS IndthJLk& Ii>(wps 119 1.519 1.718 975 314 326 3,362 tw7 Sub total 2.109 ,24 fl.614 A4 Assat and inv¢stm8nt Sub total 19,1)80 2.169 21249 16,614 Nèt of recèlpW(paym•nlsJ A5 Transfers baiween funds A6 Cash funds last yearend Cash funds this year •nd 3J ,447 14,2T 11,$40 14683 57 1.10 11.540 CCXX R1 {SSI 0112026
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted furM15 legori&s Restrf¢te fund5 Adrnin Account to•&rst£ £115 to Bl Cash funds 1S.970 1N77 132 Total cash funds 14,074 1,609 Unr95trtct•d Rtricted funds Endtsbvm8nt funt18 t>etsSls to Detalls ¢urmfit1u• 83 Invo•tm•nt a•t Detal Co•t CurThntv•lu• 84 Ai••ts r•t•ln•d lor th• charfty'$ own u•• D8tal Amwnl du• Wh•n d 85 Llabllltle8 &gnaJ by C th8Wof al the Ilust snatU Print Nam• Dsle of val (q PHILIP GASKELL SIMON WHITE CCXX R2 a[XXThts (SS) (YI0112026
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl membors of Melksham Lions Club ICIOI On accounts for thg year ended 30° June 2025 Charity no lif any) 119197 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts ()f Ihe above charrty I'lhe Trust") for the year ended 3010612025 Ro$ponsibilitios and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible ft)r Ihe preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance wtth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"Ihe Acl"}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trusf s accounts Caled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commisston under section 14515llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no matefial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounling records were not kept in a¢¢ordanc6 wrth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the 0ntIng records I have no conceins and have come across no other m8tters in connection with Ihe 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 brackets rfthey do not apply. Independent examinerfs statement Signed: Name: Joh Michael Crook Relevant professional qualifi¢ation{sl or body (rf any): Association of Accounting Technicians Address: 1. Oakwood Drive Melksham Wiltshire SN12 7NN Section B Disclosure on complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem {8ee CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018