RNAIIO 41 L/isToG The Lions Club of Tavistock Reports & Accounts Financial Year Ending 3010612025 Contents Legal & AdMInatIVe all5 Trustees Report Independent Examiners Report Receipts & Payments Statement set & Liabihty Statement Notes to the Accounts Created usirvJ ExpensePIus
Legal & Administrative Details The Lions Club of Tavistoc* Chaiity Name.. Charity Number. Charity Address.. 1193186 10 Monksmead TAVISTOCK PL19 8ER TrLths'. Alan Wroath Christopher Ctrthrf8s Northey Grtham Foster Graham Nell VhlALLEY Richard Paul Jones Stopfth Hugh GRUMMirr Ind•perKlant Exarnlner: Bor• Bookkoepkng 7 Trlnlty Clos• Bere Alston Yefverton Dev PL20 78D
Trustoes Report Objects of tho charlty The objects of the club are such purposes as we exduslvely charitsble in ErylarKI & Wales, induding in parttcular.. 1. promoting the principles of good ¢itlzenship'. 2. coUragIng members to la(e an active interesl in the civic, cultural. soclal and moral welfare of the community., 3. prowding a forum for the open discussi of all mattW5 of public interest: provided thal partFsan polttics and 8ectarian refigion shall nol be debated by members., 4. encouraglrYJ servlc•wminded people to sefft th8ir communty wrthout p8r8onal reward and en¢ouragiTrJ the promotion of high ethical standards in commerce. Industry. Profeon3, public works and PfiV8te endeavours., supporting youth to devèlop thdr skiFI8. capIlle5 and capabiliti08 to enable to p•rtIClP8te in Boclety a$ mature and re$pon$iblo Sndividu&s'. prornotlng the voluntary Se for the publlc benefft ty associating wmh local authorlOe$ In a common effort to advance th1ucation and provmle laolrties in the interests of social welfare for r•cr8ation or other leisure time occupation to improv• th8 nditionS of of pgople in local, natlonal arKI International communrties- promoting volunt•wry', the rellef of poverty and tha rdiol of Ilb)se in neod In parar by provldlng humanltarfan ald •nd disaster rellet, tho adVanmInt of fftalth or tho Savtr of lives by preventlNJ avoidable bllndn888, assistlng dlsabled people to load Indep1 lives or helplng to prevwrt or manage health issues., promotlng for the benefft of the publlc the ConserOn protectlon and improvement of the phYCe1 and natural envlronment.. arKllor promobng communty partiapation in recr•8tion. The charity makes grants predomlnanty to local Chanlies and Good Cauges. contribute to ons Clubs Intemational Ft)undatKJn which provldes relief for thovj affected by disoitèr and 8UPPOrted efforts to take humanitarian ald to Ukraine. The Club doe¥ not make inveStrs. Volunteers make an important contribution to our lager events through the Frierth of Tav1$tk Lions 8ummary of tha charlty'• maln actfvitkn and •chlovements To further the atthE objecis wslon, the thar7 m•in xtivities arKI achielMents were as follows: The main acaivitles of the Club are corn wilh.. Enhanciw our lttal Communty by seNce through our own activib88 and Supporting th08e Nn by Lrther organisalions ral8lng money for good causes and charfties through Cam¥val Week, a Fireworks Dlsplay for the benefit of the Communty. events leading up to Christmas. BBQS and other activities throughout the year.
Unfortunatety, due to bad weather DickaNan evtIng was cancelled. Oespite ttrrfs, it has been a vwy SCeSSfUl year of lundraising. Over £22,000 was donated to charitses and good causes, irKkKling support for Ukrair. The yearfs fvndralng indLMled: The Trees of Light that enabled us to donate £2.250 to each of four deservlng charities. An excellent fireworks display (44.CX)O) An enjoyable rnmival. <4.OC) The run-up to Christmas was exceptionally busy with Santa making visits to prlmary schools, buck8t collèctions. Christmas POSL Chrk8tmas cards and calendar, hampers for deservirvj families and many other activities Th• CIL) raised money for hUmlta118n aid for th8 Ukraine ard dL* mwnbers took aid to Poland for onward transportatK¥) to Ukraine. The Club supports Ot1r organi8alions with ts'r events, for exarnp by rjosing road$ $uth as on Remembrance Sunday, car parking, a park and ride scheme for Goose Falr, providlng barbecues, tents or manpower for concerts or marshalling. Th Club value51ts relationships vthh all its partners and espe¢ialty the Tavlgtock T¢ywn counul and BID. Tho Club has an environmental project maintainiTrJ a traffic Island at Iho entrnnce to the Town ich al80 promotes Tavl8tock Lions. The Club 18 in good health., and Ihi8 year supported the ¢allon of a Llons branch club (Sattash-Tamar). Thi8 ha3 temporarlly gIVe us 20 members, whlle the Lions Intemational agree to create a new IndeperNJent club in 2025. This has also artlfidally boo8t•J our overall flnancial po$itlon thls year. VItn the Sama$Tarnar tKanch is regist6red wth the Charty Comml$$ion a8 a 88parnta CIO, their funds will be transferred to them. Safeguardln91s Importarrt to the dub and a programme of DBS chacks ha8 been completed In pl8nnirrfJ the 8clivie8, the tru&ee8 have applied the guidance public benefft i88ued ty th• Chartty Commi$810n. Flnanclal Revlew We tran110n¢d to a commercial packay for tr•¢kirwJ our finws (ExpengePlus) mid Ilnanclal year (MarchlAprll 2024). AII trms years receiplB and transactions aro now maintained ele(knnlcally, and ExpensePlus uses Open Banklng to dlreth connect to our bank accounts. This has ellminated time consuming manual dats entry, and improved our processes. Transoning from paper and spreadsheets to an integrated online system was not without its th811on908, but ri haB made management of donors and Gift Aid 8Anpl8r 8nd more accurate. Our furKls havè been boo8ted this year as we sponsored the creatK>n of a rthv Llons branch {Saltash-Tamar) in May. Thls has temporarily brought in 20 rnembers and additional incorne designated for the use of the Saltash-Tamar branch. Vth8n this branch Is lormalty recognised as charty in fts own rlght and has its own bank accounl (expected by DecMnbar 2025), the balance of the Saltash-Tamar funds will be tran8f8rred over, rostoring OLf flnaneial baLances to 8 more usual level. Support of the branch dub flnances would have been much more cplIcated viithout ExpensePIus. A "Suspense Ac£ounf fund was temporarity created to track membership subs that were paid early (in the wrong financial yoarl from the new incoming Saltash-Tamar branch members. This fvnd VAII be closed out next financi81 year when the Saltash-Tamar branch becomes autonomous. The Charity is dependent on fvTrJrassiThJ. Our currart finonrial P)Sition is sound, huwew. the Trustees recognise that as expenses rlse subslartially. the challenge is to maintain and increase
income so that donations are as generous as possib Funds In Dgficit None RoMrve• Pollcy The Charity does not to maintsin substantial resep40s and alms to glve out grants and donations in line with its fundraising. However. a reser¥e is retair*d $p8¢fflcally to cover the vagaries of income from the Fireworks Display whith 1$ our most expensive event of the year. Additionally, we hava bolstered our equipment replacement fund to cover the maintenance or replacwnent of damaged arKI wom out equipMrt le.g. BBQ grills. due for replac8rnent nexE financi year) 81gnaturn Thls report wa8 approved by Ihe trustees. ar¥J Is sign1 on ttwir behaw by: Sonaiu O&ie i?
Indopendant Examiners Report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Lk)ns Club of Tawstock (Ihe thativ) for the year ended 30106r2025. R•Jpon•lbllltlo• and Bas18 of Report As the trustees of the charity you are responsiblo for the proparation of the actounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charitw A 2011 ('the 2011 Ac), I report in respect of my examinats'on of the chariVs accounts carrd ¢xrt under $eotion 145 of tho 2011 Act and In carrying oui my examlnatlon I have follow all the typlicable Dlrecbons gNen by the Charity Commission WKler section 145(S)(b) of the 2011 ACL Independent Examln•rf• Stst•ment I have completed my exarnination. l conffimi that no material matter8 have come to my attenon In ¢onnection with the examination glving Me Cause to believe that in any material respect.. l. accounting records were not kept in accordance with Secti 130 of th• 2011 ACL. or 2. the ac¢ounts do not accoftl with the accounting records. I have no ¢oncems arKI have come across no other matter3 in rJ)nnectlon *Trth the examlnatlon to whlch attention should be drnwn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to bo reached. Ind•pondont Examlner's D•talls Nam•'. Addre¥s: Bere Bookke•ping 7 Trlnty Cloee Bere Algton Yelverton Devon PL20 78D Nan SwJnetwe Dale Xo 10
R8C8ipts & Paymonts Statement Ytsar 22.047 12.017 4.634 io. 10,890, Charh•tsbo Aclivilivs Ewni In¢¢h 28.232 20.232 81.308 nk Irrt•ro•t Atvrtl R•ntsi I4 oth•r 1S.fj)2 1$, 3.IC4 S•1• ol J.$7t 3.571 4.3•1 ' è•nk Ch•Tg•4 I EwAtC¢•o 451 2M', 19.4291 1•,4 22.275.. 2237$ 21.401 ,P1 2.079,. 8.$33' 8533 74YS' Iknyfn•ne• Cosly Qowrnn¢• CMI IXh•r Flxqd •t Puith••e• 240 24Q 4.647 Lo•ni A•p•bJ i Mon•1 Inv••t•d Fund In ,' Fund Tr4rth Out C••h Fund• Bfw 18.•13 11446, 35 009 35 089 -,8983 ' IVfiwtrdl UkThiM (Dwn•) rrln IC•Wtsdl EqprI ID*Jn I4.4. 14.453 S.726 716 78 2.3511
Asset & Liabillty Statement Cash Assets toul AcikitiMIUnruirtsJi 14,453 ,92J 227• 1,4V4 i equyrrfntlD•wn• 2.551 s.J l $p•rnlD•*nAl•dl 2WI 1201 IO•wJMt•d} 8u•wnw ILWnthQ}
)1', x)i, IDMbJnthd) othor Monetary A8sets Pr[ Yoar Investment Assets Nu¢•• R•str1(i•d 1Dti Y•• Pr¢p•rty Flxod Assets Nol•• Prh>r Y••r Lmd & 8Llhliwi Jtha PA FurnlJr• Llabllltles Uni•Blricl•d TDtai P•n)n PymM (•d H¥RC Ch*0
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Slgnaturn These accwnts h8ve been approved ty the tru818es. and are 8*Jned on their l)ehalf by". 1 J o MS Signature 27
Notes to the Accounts Accountlng Pollclo• The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement thal shows the charity's receipts and payments. a ststement that summarises the ¢harity'S assets and liabilitw and lated notes. The accountancy profession have detennined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accountsng stsrKlards present a 'true and fairf view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not {and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do rt present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair vivN of the charty's finanaal actibitbes arKI state of afv'TS. General funds are unrestricted lunds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustee8 In fvrtheran¢e of the general objeth'ves of the chanty. t)esignatthl fiJnd$ comprise unrestricted funds thal have been sel aside by the trustees for partIl#r purposes. Restric funds are donations which a to be used in accordance with SpeCrf restridions impoaed by donors" they Include donations received from appeals for spwfiG acts'vrtbes or projects. Transactlons to Related Partles Nono Movement of Fund8 6.123 $9.Ibs 14.415) 8923 5054 OD•lpn•lod Vkr4lDe IO••wJn•i•dl 716 6.102 1.192 10¢ 5.720 2371, 4.121 E9yIpwi 2.wl ID••w•tyJi r• ID••ndknJ} S¥¢Mh Tifflw ID••v4hdl 2A17 2201 J01 IO••n•Jl Ch•nw Cd•br•thn loy•vJtthJ