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$tGode
SN12 6UY
Name8 of the char5ty trustees who manage thè charity
Trustee name
0ftSc• Ilf ¥ny
President
T￿asUrer
Secretary
Dats• Act•d If not forwholg
•ar
Nam• of peTBon lor body) ontltl•d
olnt tru8ts•
Ifan
Simon Whlte
Philip Gaskell
Carol Turner
1310612025- 3010612025
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of tho trustees for the ¢harity, If any? (for example, any Custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted If not for whole
Èar
Susan Vvhybom
0110712024 - 1310612025
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inft)mialion)
e of adviser
Name
Addr•$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 $etout in its
governing documont
Promoting the principles of good citizenship.
EnGouraging members to take an active interest in the Civic, cultura,
social and moral welfare of the communty.
Providln
a forum lor the o
_n Qiscussion ol all matters of ublic
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interest,. provided that pwtisan politics and sectarian religion shall not
be debated by members.
Encouraging seNice-minded people lo serve their communty without
personal reward and encouraging the promoti)n of high ethical
standards in commerce. industry. wofessions, public works and
private endeavours.
Supwrting youlh to develop their skilts. capaGrties and Capabilities to
enable them io part￿1pate in S￿Iety as mature and responsible
indtviduals.
Promoting the volunlary sector for the publi¢ beneffl by associating
with l¢xal authorities in a common effort to advance education and
provide facilities in the interests of sockql welfare for reCreat￿n or
other leisure time occupation to improve the conditions of life of
people in k)¢al, national and intemational communitie$.
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.
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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 AMI￿lanCe
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
Sup￿1 for I￿al 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.
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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 De￿rnber 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
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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$¢nF￿￿8
GrfIAhy on NtembeTS' &bs¢npkn￿s
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
4￿02
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 D￿r¢t￿e5
G&nef•l Runnitw Expens6s
Gon8iÉ1 Evert Cojts
ChftSb￿a￿ Event Costs
Ea5t¢rHawrCo*s
501hAnNvw Eventscosts
Do[￿tiOnS ￿ IndthJLk*& Ii>(wps
1￿19
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,$40
14683
57
1.10
11.540
CCXX R1 {SSI
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrlcted
furM15
legori&s
Restrf¢te
fund5
Adrnin
Account
to￿•&r￿st£
£￿115
to
Bl Cash funds
1S.970
1N77
132
Total cash funds
14,074
1,609
Unr95trtct•d R￿tricted
funds
Endtsbvm8nt
funt18
t>etsSls
to
Detalls
¢urmfit￿1u•
83 Invo•tm•nt a￿•t*
Detal
Co•t
CurThntv•lu•
84 Ai••ts r•t•ln•d lor th•
charfty'$ own u••
D8tal
Amwnl du•
Wh•n d
85 Llabllltle8
&gnaJ by C
t*h8Wof al the Ilust
s￿natU
Print Nam•
Dsle of
val
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PHILIP GASKELL
SIMON WHITE
CCXX R2 a[XX￿Thts (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 Ca￿led 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 ￿0￿ntIng 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