## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From : 01/07/2024 Period start date To: 30/06/2025 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|“To empower volunteers to serve their
communites, meet humanitarian needs,
encourage peace and promote internatonal
understanding through Lions Clubs.”
The objects as set out in the charity’s
consttuton are:
• The advancement of citzenship,
• Promotng the voluntary sector for the public
beneft,
• Promotng volunteering,
• The relief of poverty and the relief of those in
need in partcular by providing humanitarian
aid and disaster relief,
• The advancement of health or the saving of
lives ,
• Promotng the conservaton, protectng and
improvement of the physical and natural
environment, and
• Promotng community partcipaton in
healthy recreaton.| |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|Fundraising by club members and donatons
from supporters enable the Club to
make donatons to a number of local
good causes and natonal charites with
local connectons,
- provide aid, both monetary and
physical, in individual cases of need.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have|Para 1.18|In conjuncton with the objectves of
Lions Club Internatonal the Trustees| had regard to the guidance have complied with their duty to issued by the Charity ‘Public Benefit’ as published in Commission on public guidance issued by the Charity benefit Commission. Also, the trustees work with reference to the Charity Commission trustee guidance document ‘The Essential Trustee - What You Need To Know’ and monitor Charity Commission Trustees newsletters. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|- The Club aims to make grants and donatons
where it is thought they will make an
appreciable diference.
- The Club will consider internatonal and
natonal funding requests received via the
Lions Clubs Internatonal Foundaton.
- The Club will not normally support
applicatons from large natonal charites
except where they meet a partcular need in
Stoke on Trent or surroundingareas.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The Club does not make any investments,
except for purchases of items which are
necessary for their fundraising actvites, and
which are writen of in full in the year of
purchase.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All Stoke on Trent Lions Club members are
volunteers – albeit paying an annual
subscripton. They are assisted at
tmes by non-subscripton paying
friends and relatves, again entrely on
a voluntarybasis.| |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|All monies raised are distributed to
causes selected in accordance with the
Grant Making Policy and/or used to pay
for supplies and equipment and fees
necessary for fund raising actvites.
Donatons made in 2024/2025 to
charites and other organisatons
totalled £24119
These include:local charites £16224
eg help with distressed families , Grocot
centre, local foodbank , local youth and
theatre groups
.
Natonal charites £3185
Lion’s related charites £2913
Local defbrillators £639
Stoke Lions own projects Shoes for kids £150,
Message in a botle £200 childrens day out
£413| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|There isa one account – which includes charity
and administraton in separate sectons. At the
end of the Lions year
2024-2025 the balances were
Charity £37844
Administraton £1305| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Policy on reserves - The Club
distributes funds prudently and in
accordance with its Grant Making
Policy, as and when they are available.
The only designated funds held are for a future
PS A(Prostate Specifc Antgen) testng and
a reserve to cover the Firework display monies
in case of a last minute cancellaton.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Whilst the club’s actvites require no fxed
levels of funds it is considered prudent to
designate £17,000 in the event of a failure with
the Firework Display and £10,000 for future
Prostate Cancer testng.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |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|| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CONSTITUTION (Adopted 11 November 2020)| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Chartered under the jurisdicton of the
Internatonal Associaton of Lions Clubs
and registered with the Charity
Commission (England and Wales) as a
Charitable Incorporated Organizaton.| |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|Elected by the Membership| ## **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, Staffordshire, ST52RQ| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Barbara Martin|Vice treasurer||| ||Katherine Johnson|Secretary||| ||William Hodgkinson|Treasurer||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 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)** William John Hodgkinson **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 22 February 2024 Stoke Trert aub ao Summary Accounts Year ernll￿ 30 June 2025 Income Expendliuie Ba1￿ce Admlnlstrdtlon SubscrIptl￿5 Charter nl8ht raffles and f Ines Dlst Mdlst dues Int dues Mlscelaneous President bursary Transfers 1520.IXI 251400 4W54 1520.IJ) 7,81 4117.14 111?? 2$ -gc)5.117 2506.19 1140 102? 25 895 n7 387.?5 300 00 60,nO .300.UO 135.7.$ 606.lj 11.15.75 57214.29 Sub Total 4123.16 Charfty Fundraisinq C•rd Collectlon Tornbola ji Fenton L8hts Ofass band concert Trentham stall Firthvorks 2024 Fire•vorks 2025 deposlt Etruria festival 25 70.00 270.00 323.90 43.50 46111.00 70.00 270.00 23.90 16.52 23447.44 .iooo.00 150.50 4938.S6 5.19 29.35 350.00 28211.08 300.00 26.98 22663.56 iooo.00 150.50 8908.41 3478.50 59.35 450.00 59865.16 Pr05tste can¢w testlng 2024 Tunstill r•rnlval 24 School stall kate Tiunstall carniv412025 3969.85 3563.69 30.00 loo.00 J1654.08 Subiot•l Oiher Income l)onatlons to club 1142.41 Subtot•l 1142.41 Welfareactlvllies Loc•1 ch•rlty donatlons LCI donations N•tlon•l ch4rlty donatlons District ID5uranc• MIA8and MIAW Shoes for kids Denbrilators Foxfield LCIF 16?24 11 2.111.(10 71115.00 -10224.1 -2.31.1.111 -71115.0 2110.no 150.00 639.44 41.1 44 i $11,uo -O.IY.44 -41.1.44 Sublot•l 24119.49 -24119.49 Other expendlture Opaatln8 expense5 Miscol4neous Transfer travel expenses to admin Subtotal 2198.86 279.94 11.15.75 3614.55 -?1911.86 -279 Q4 1114 75 -3614.$ Emcess Income o¥er expendlture 66736.86 64$11.28 2225.58 Balance sheei Balances Operdn8 balance Balance at Barclays bank 36925.19 Excess income over expendlture aosin8 balance 2225.58 39150.77 Net Current assels Assets Balance at Bardays bank 39150.77 Prepared bv Jgmf W H(x18kbnS￿ Treasurer Auditted by C R Plant independent examiner Accepted by D Barwlck Presldent Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trust￿$ Stoke on Trent Llons Club CIO On accounts for tho year ended 30 June 2025 Charlty no Ilf any) 1192273 Sel oul on pag•B I r8port to the Iruslees on my examination of the accounts of the above ch8riiy {"tho Trust-l for ihe year ended 3010612024 As Ihe charity's tru51ees, you are Tespon51ble for the preparallon ol the accounis In accordance with the requlrements of the Chanlies Act 2011 I"Ihe Act-l. Rèsponslbllltl•s and basls of report I r8POrt in respect of my examination of Ihe Trusi's accounis cathed oui under s8cllon 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carying out my examlnalion, I have followed all Ihe applicable Direciions glven by Ihe Charity Comm15sion under section 145(5>(b) ol the AGI. Independent examlnerf8 statement I have compleled my ex8rnin811on. I confim Ih8t no m8t8n81 ffl8tters have come to my altenlion in conneclion with the examinallon whlch gives mg Cause to believe that in. any materi81 respecl: the 8ccounling records were nol kept In accordance wilh secllon 130 of the Chanlies Act., or tho accounis dld nol accord wlh the accounllng records., or Ihe accounls did nol comply with the appllcable roqulrements concemlng Ihe lomi and conlenl of a¢¢ounls sel out In Ihe ChaTIII8s (Accounls and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other Ih8n any requlremenl that the accounls give a 'lrue and lair, view which IB nol a matter considered as part of an Independent examinallon. I have no concerns and hBV8 come across no other mBllers In connecllon with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this reporl In order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounls lo b8 reached. Pl88se delele Ihe words In the br8ckefs il Ihey do nol 8ppIy. Slgned: Dale: Name: Mr C R Planl Relevant profe88lonal quallflcatJon(sl or body Ilf any): Addrn88: 10 Eleanor View, N8wca511e under Lyme. Sl8fford5hire IER Oct 2018