## _**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 ACt￿ltse5Acc0ut￿t
Profft & L055 Accouryt
For the
ear ended 30th June 2023
Income
8ank Interest
Ca¥nNal 2022
Carnfval 2023
Catering
Christm3s Buckets
Christmas Cards
ChriFtrnas COll￿rt
Christmas Post
Dickensi2n Evening
Donatio
Fireworks
Float
Jubile
Members Stjbs
Park & RidÈ
Peace Poster
Sue We￿h Knthng
Transfer
Trees of Light
Uklai￿e 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 L￿en
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 cOn￿mS 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