## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** # **From 1 July 2023 Period start date to 30 June 2024 Period end date** **Charity name: Stoke on Trent Lions Club CIO** ## **Charity registration number: 1192273** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Stoke on Trent Lions Club CIO serves
the local community as well as helping
people locally nationally and
internationally.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Local charitable donations £7851
International donations £1000
National charity donations £1155
Lions own charity donations £2052
Defibrillator project £1464
Shoes for kids £240| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Charity Commission guidelines have been
followed| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The welfare committee judges all
applications for help on their merits and
recommend to the club the level of grant.
Which is then subject to a majority vote by
club members| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|No funds are under investment only a
current bank account| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Help with fundraising activities and
decisions on welfare requests| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Providing funds for a defibrillator to be
placed in each of the 6 local towns in the
city and servicing them, some have been
used potentially saving a life,
Providing free vouchers for shoes for
families with low income
Providing free Message in a Bottle
emergency aid items to members of the
public so helping the emergency services
to help a person in distress.
Providing a free day out for disabled
children and their families at the local
Foxfield railway
Providing free Teddy Bears to children
when taken into hospital A&E.
Helping other local charities with their work
in the community
Running Tunstall Carnival free to the local
community to enjoy a free day of fun and
entertainment
Running the City Firework display in
Fenton Park for the benefit of the local
community| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Account at Barclays bank holds all the
charity funds totalling £36925| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|Money needs to be carried over from each
year to provide funds to put on major fund-
raisingevents like the Firework Display| |Number of reserves held|Para 1.22|None.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Adequate funds in the bank account and
each year’s fund-raising meets the level of
spend.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Money is raised by events like the
Fireworks display, Tunstall Carnival and
stalls at various local events.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|No funds are invested| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Failure of the main fundraising events will
require a change in strategy to revert to
more simple events which will ultimately
mean less money for good causes| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||None| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Major officers President Treasurer and
Secretary become trustees. The members
in each position are voted in annually.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Stoke on Trent Lions Club (CIO)| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1192273| |Charity’s principal address|32 Paris Avenue, Newcastle, Staffs, ST52RQ| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Barbara Martin|President||Stoke on Trent Lions Club| ||Katherine Johnson|Secretary||Stoke on Trent Lions Club| ||William Hodgkinson|Treasurer||Stoke on Trent Lions Club| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||William John Hodgkinson|| ||
Treasurer|| ||4 Feb. 25|| ||4 Feb. 25|| Stoke on Trent Llons Ouboo 5wnmary Accounts Year endlry 30 Jur* 2024 Income EvpÈndiiure B81￿ce ImlnlstratSon 5ubscriptlons Charter nl8ht raffle5 and Ilnes tk)naiions sr Mdist due5 In due5 M15celènèous Presldent bursary D15t gov gift 1360.00 ?fj81.00 27I) rA) 2n.0(> 1360.OCI 2527.67 .9118 .10 -77841 771191 275 7.3 iuoo Sub Total 4J42.0 -.413.6J tharfty Caid Collectlo Tornbolaat Fwton ￿ht5 8rass band Concert 80s Ni8hl Flrework$2023 Fliwworks2024 deposlt Etrurale5tlval 24 Prost5tecancer testing2024 Tunstall carnioval 24 Tunsatll carnival Z023 Tun5tall IIRht y*iich on 38.50 226.00 38.50 226.00 43.00 877.00 18359.77 400.00 177.70 450.00 .144.00 1245.10 -12.17 20274.90 43.00 877.00 44561.49 16202.72 900.00 l77.70 450.00 L44.00 29411.20 4186.30 144.76 156.93 Subtotal 50662.75 30387.85 Other Income Donarionsto¢lub SubtotJl Wdlareactivitle5 Local charltydonatlons LCIF donatlons 7851.21 -7851.22 204249 -2052.19 N*ional chariiydonations Insurance MIA8and MIAW Shoesfof kid5 Oeftbillators WalLYworld ind Foxfleld -149.00 240.00 14(54.00 -24D.110 1464.00 -311rJ i)0 Subtotal 144B8.16 -14488.16 otherexpendlture Operatln6 expenses Mlscdoneou5 2fy8 12XU.12 -?ts8 110 Subtotal ZoneFund Raffles Room hirerefund Zonechallw8ecoterin8 Transfer to Uttoxetter Lllons 44.00 100.ov 44.110 If)11.00 .l(>1.22 -24? 88 -26Q.10 242.8% Subtotal 144.00 Exces%ln¢omÈovereMpendlture fj6264.46 5141S.54 4848.62 Bat*¢* theel Balances Opening balance5 Balance at Barclays bank Exce55 Income over expendlture Cla51n8 balance 4848.62 36925.19 tcurrent a55ets A55ets 8alance at Barclays bank 36925.19 Prepared bv W H%xl8Wnson Treaswèr Atsditted by C R plant Independeni examlner Accepted by K Jthnson Pfesldent CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Secllon A Independenl Exarnlner's Report Roport lo th? tru8tees Stoke on Trent Uons Club CIO On accounts lor th8 yéar ended 30 June 2024 Charlty no (11 any) 1192273 Sel oul on pagos I r8POrt to the Iruslee5 on my examination of Ihg 8ccounts ol Ihe above chanty I'the Trust") for the year ended 3010612024 As Ihe chadlys Irustees, you are responslble lor the preparatlon of Ihe accoun15 In accordance with the requlrem8nts of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). Rosponslbllltles and basls of report I report In respecl of my examinalion of the Trust's accounls carned out under secllon 145 01 the 2011 Act and In carrylng oul rny examinallon, I have followed all the applicable Direclions glven by the Chanty Commlssion under seclion 145151{bl of the Acl, Independent examlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come lo my allenllon in conneclion with th8 exarninallon which gives me C8L*se lo believe Ihal in, any m8tenal respect.. the accounling records were not kept In attordance with secllon 130 of the Chadlies Ad., or the accounls dld nol accord wilh the accouniing records., or the accounts dld nol comply wllh the appllcab1e requirements concernlng the fom and conlenl ol accounls sel out In Ihe Charllles {A¢coun15 and Report51 Regulallons 2IX)8 other Ih8n any requlremenl thBI the accounts givg 8 'lrue and l£irf view which IB not 8 maller consldered as part ol an Independeni examinaiion. I have no concems and have come across no other mallers in connecllon with Ihe examlnallon lo which allenllon should b6 drawn In thls report In order lo enabl8 a proper unders18nding of the accounts lo be rèachad. Ple8se d81ele Ihe words in lh6 br8ckels if Ihey do nol apply. Slgnad: Date: Namo: Mr C R Plant Relevant profes8lonal quallflcatlon{s) or body (11 any): Addre88: 10 Eleanor View, Newc8811e under Lyme, Slaffordsttire IER Oct 2018