The Lions Club of Tavistock
– Lions Club of Tavistock CIO Trustees Annual Report Year End 30th June 2023
The Lions Club of Tavistock started the financial year with organising the annual Tavistock Carnival Week which is a week of events culminating with the Carnival Procession. This was restarted after a two year hiatus when we were unable to have the carnival due to the Covid pandemic. This was a very successful week enabling us to donate over £3,700.00 to the various organisations which took part.
Our next major event was the annual Fireworks Display and despite a significant increase in the cost of the fireworks we were still able to make a large profit of £3,900.00.
The period up to Christmas was a very busy time with many events throughout November and December. The Trees of Light, which were again supported by Morris Bros covering all the operating costs, raised £12,000.00 which was distributed equally to four charities – Parkinson’s UK, St Luke’s Hospice, Plymouth and Cornwall Cancer Fund and Children’s Hospice South West.
We again sold Christmas Cards and ran a local Christmas card postal service which is much appreciated throughout the community. Our Barbeque was in full swing on Dickensian Evening together with our stall selling knitted toys and decorations, both making money for general charitable donations throughout the year.
We also did a bucket collection with Santa and his sleigh in attendance on the two weekends prior to Christmas and Santa and his sleigh again visited the primary schools in the area distributing over £1,000.00 worth of presents to the schools.
In January we started collecting aid for Ukraine – we had collection points around the town and organised several collection days in the local Tesco where people were able to purchase goods to donate. We were greatly supported in this venture by Sovereign Wines who gave us space in their warehouse to sort and pack the aid. A bucket collection was also arranged which raised funds to support the transportation of the aid to Warsaw before it was taken on to Ukraine. Together with members of Callington Lions, four of our members took part in three aid convoys to deliver the aid to Warsaw. The vans used
Web: www.tavistocklions.org.uk Telephone: (0345) 8334807 Registered Charity: 1193186
were generously loaned to us by Sovereign Wines and Fairway Furniture. All the costs have been met by additional fund raising and generous donations and have not therefore impacted on our normal charitable activities.
Overall for the year we were able to make financial donations to various charities and good causes amounting to £26,500.00
The club continues with many community service activities including maintaining a traffic island on one of the main roads leading into the town and organising road closures for the Remembrance Day and St George’s Day Parades as well as supporting other organisations with their own events.
The administration costs of the Club have been covered by the members’ annual subscriptions which also cover dues to Lions Clubs International and the UK multiple district. All social activities were covered by the members.
Lions Club of Tavistock Administration Account Profit & Loss Account For the ear ended 3(hh June 2023 Income Badges etc Charter Night Christmas Meal Clothing Goose Fair Members Subs Other Tailtwister TR2 Visit 24.00 3.649.63 274.00 30.00 2,000.LIO 2.397.04 loo.00 129.10 133.00 8,736.77 Expenses Bank Charges Charter Night Charter Visits District Dues Flowers, Gifts etc Goose Fair ICO Certificate Insurance International Dues Lions Supplies MD Dues Members Subs Other Stationery TR2 Visit 62.96 3.542.41 56.(Y) 276.00 28.00 750.00 35.00 44.25 1.273.03 79.09 1.017.75 35.00 119.90 48.14 133.(X) 7,500.53 Net (deficit)/surplus 1.236.24 Independent Examiner- Beverley Hughes FICB Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Date: 13 Ottober 2023
Lions Club of Tavistock Administration Account Balance Sheet As at 30th June 2023 Opening bank balance 1st July 2022 Administration Account 957.71 957.71 Net surplus / (deficit) 1.236.24 C105ing balance 30th June 2023 2.193.95 Re resented Closing bank balance 30th June 2023 Administration Account 2,193.95 2.193.95 Independent Examiner= Beverley Hughes FICB Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Date= 13 October 2023
Lsons Club of Tavistock ACtltse5Acc0utt Profft & L055 Accouryt For the ear ended 30th June 2023 Income 8ank Interest Ca¥nNal 2022 Carnfval 2023 Catering Christm3s Buckets Christmas Cards ChriFtrnas COllrt Christmas Post Dickensi2n Evening Donatio Fireworks Float Jubile Members Stjbs Park & RidÈ Peace Poster Sue Weh Knthng Transfer Trees of Light Uklaie Aid 37.14 10.077.19 954.35 3.074_24 1.213.41 1.837.78 61.94 1.059.51 2.022.65 133.05 9.228.06 2,375.70 147.20 35.(W) 969.95 l(K>. 369.10 50.LKJ 815.15 7.(0.27 41.621.69 ExpÈn5es Adverti5tng Bank Charge5 Carnival 2022 Carnival 2022 Donation Camwal 2023 Catering Ch3rtÉF Night Guests Christmas Cards Chri¢mas Concert Christmas Post Christmas Hampers Community Servi Dotkation Equipment Fireworks Float Lotteries Len Message in a 8otde Park & Ride Peace Poster Sleigh Stationery Store Rent Sundries Transfer Trees of Light UKTaine Aid 227.98 171.D8 2.742.25 3.720.00 1,386_61 1,494.34 288.00 L753.28 63.1 59.62 443.99 7.158.70 1.199.47 5,973.70 3.2fy). 20.00 364.90 969.95 208.25 45.(K) 51.90 975.fJ) 142.49 50.00 815.15 6.267.84 39.985.10 Net Ideficttl/wrpJus 1,636.59 Independefit Examlner." Beverley Hughes FICB Instttute ol Certtfied Boc*keeper5 Date: 13 Ottober 2023
Lions Club of Tavi5tock Artivities Account Balance Sheet As at 30th June 2023 Opening bank balances 1st July 2022 Activities Account Activities Reserve Reserve Fund 4.866.45 4.500. 9,367.45 Net surplus / Ideficitl 1.636.59 Closing balan 30th June 2023 11,004.04 Re resented b Closing bank balance$ 30th June 2023 Activities Account Activities Reserve Reserve Fund 5,503.04 5,500.00 11,004.04 Independent Examiner= Beverley Hughes FICB Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Date= 13 October 2023
Lions Club of Tavistock Chari Profit & Loss Account For the ear ended 30th June 2023 Account Income Charter Night Draw Collecting Tins Donation GiftAid Other Trees of Light 227.44 322.06 1.344.75 3,295.85 36.57 10,106.92 15,333.S9 Expenses Bank Charges Donations Other Santa Sleigh 186.20 14,495.00 36.57 1.142.87 15,860.64 Net Idefictt)Isurplu5 {527.05) Independent Examiner- Beverley Hughes FIC8 Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Date.. 13 Ortober 2023
Lions Club of Tavistock Chari Balance Sheet As at 3(Ith June 2023 Account Opening bank balances 1st Juty 2022 Charity Account Charity Savings 874.66 1.36 876.02 Net surplus / Ideficitl {527.051 Closing balance 30th June ZO23 348.97 Re resented b Closing bank balances 30th June 2023 Charity Account Charity Savings 347.61 1.36 348.97 Independent Examiner= Beverley Hughes FICB Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Date: 13 Ortober 2023
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Lions Club of Tavistock On accounts for the year ended 30 June 2023 Charity no {if any) 1193186 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended 3010612023. Responsibilltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention "l in connection wtth the examination vthich gNes me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no cOnmS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 1311012023 Name: Beverley Hughes Relevant professional qualification{s) or body lif any): Address: 7 Trinty Close, Bere Alston, Yelverton, Devon. PL20 7BD IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidants for examiners). Give here brief details of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018