LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD Int¢matiollai Association of Li0￿% Clu CtrorteTed 1973 Distri¢t 105SC F.n land TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AIYD ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30" JUNE 2024 Lions Club of Maidenhead CIO Registered No.. 1193483 LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 l. Lion$ Club of Maidenhead CIO (the CIO) Trustees= President Jognnyd Manisier Appoillted l July 2023 Brenda Butler Grahaffj Rogers Brian Tolkien Joy Tolkien Kenneth Elvin Secretarv Treasurer Activities Director Membership o￿lcer Me￿ber Trustee COrres￿ndent Mr5 Brenda Buller 6 Willow Drive MAIDENHEAD SL6 2JX 2. Business Meetings The Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 8pm at Desborough Bowling Club. 10 Green Lane. MAIDENHEAD. SL6 IXZ. Leg￿ Status The CIO was iegistered on 10 February 2021 under Charity Commission reference 1193483 and commenced operations from l Julv 2021. The CIO is governed by its own constitution and is also Chartered by, and under the jurisdiction of. the International Ass(Kiation of Lion Clubs, Oak Brook lllinois, USA. Chartered as the Lions Club of Maidenhead on 25 May 1973, identification number 019930. Lions Club of Maidenhead CIO Registered No: 1193483 Page12 Investnient Powers The Trustees may invest any moneys required to be invested in or upon the security of such StocK Funds, Shares. Secutities and other investments for the time being authorised by law for the investmeTJt of Trust moneys with powei to the Trustees to vary such investhlents for others of a like nature. References to the Club in subsequent paragraphs refer to the activities of the CIO. 4. Lions Club Objectives To create and foster a spirit of understanding amongst the people of the world. To piomote the principles of good government and good citizenship. To take an active interest in the civic. social and moral welfare o! the community. To unite the Clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding. To provide a forum for the open dI￿SsIon of all mattets of public interest. provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by Club members. To encourdge service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward and to encourage dficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industy, professions. public works and private endeavours. Trustees Report The Trustees present their annual Report and AcC￿nts for the year ended 30 June 2024. The object of the Club is to support geneTal Charitsble causes through its fund-raising activities and donations received. Trust moneys may, at the discretion of the Trnstees and with the agreement of the Club Members. be invested or dpnated to charitable cause5. To facilitate donations, a Community Services Committee (CSC) considers worthwhile welfare recipients and Tnakes recommendations to the Club and TTUStees. Some donations fall outside the CSC remit-i.e. donatioThs to LCtF appeals. to groups and chaiities or proposed by individual club members. Such donations are approved by the Club at business meetings. The Board of Directors that includes the TTUStees meet 4 times a yeai to discuss various club matters including any concerns relating to policy and perforniance of the Ttust in achieving its objectives. Lions Club of Matdenhead CIO Registered No.. 1193483 PagL 13 5. Review of Trust Activities The Duck Derby and Swimarathon We￿ held as norn]al. The Lions fun train was also operated at public feles. Vouchers and Hampers were gtven in lieu of Christmas parcels. An appeal to help relieve fuel poverty yielded donations of £3629 (including Gift Aid) and grdnts were made to applicants through Citizens Advice East Berks. The revenue earned from fund raising activities enabled substantial grants and awards to individuals, to local charities and groups and to Lions Club International appeaIs. Details are set out on pages 2 and 3 of the finance report. The total distributed was £46175. The Trust continued to distribute funds for Youtk Development from money received from the Estate of a local citizen. A Prostate Testing Event is to be held in the 24125 year together wÈth a Talent competition for Juniors which will benefit the Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Care Most of our events were sponsored by donations in the year from: Swimarathon Train Operations Louis Baylis Charitable Trust Lanz Group Shanly Foundation Shanly Foundation Louis Baylis Charitable Trust Shanly Foundation Duck Derby Prostate Testing Event Storage faeilFties 6. Finances The accounts for the CIO show income of £72518. and outgoings of £62545 resulting in a surplus of £W73 foT the yeaT. 7. Membership Full Members &s at l July 2023 New Members Members Lost As at l July 2024 26 30 8. Bankers Lloyds Bank Blackheath ￿ndoN CCLA Inveslment Management Angel Lane iA)ndon EC4 Lions Club of Maidenhead CIO Registered No.. 1193483 Page14 9. Responsibilities of the Trustees of Lions Club of Maidenhead CIO The Ttustees ￿ognise their responsAbilities for keeptng proper accounting records and preparing a financial statement each year. An independent examination of the accounts is required and this has been carried out bi". Mr Dermot Woolliscroft ACA. 10. Investment Policy The Trustees aim to distribute funds raised as quickly as possible to charitable causes but will invest those moneys not immediately required in a bat& deposit account to enable interest to acctue 11. Reserves Policy There are three restiicted funds. l) The Geoff Hill tnheritance Fund, which is being distributed to local youth in accordance with the executors, directions. The balance of this ￿nd is now £670 and it 15 likely to be exhausted in the current year. 2) The Wintei Warmth Fund, which has been ¢Teated by specifi¢ donations and is restricted to assisting applicants in dilriculty with heating costs. The balance of this fund is £2066. 3) The Equipment replacement fun(t whtch will be used to support renewal of the Lions Fun Train and other assets is now £10102. The ba]ance of unrestiicted reserves totsRling £62691 will support the continuing community and ¢harttable donations by the Club. The Club is committed to a Prostste Testing event at a total cosi of £185(M). Donations are being sought from local charities to support this event but the cost to the Club may be substantia] and reserves are retained to cover this. 12. Risk Review The Trustees have examined the operational risks that the Charity faces and no SI￿11fiCallt risks have been identified. 13. Approval. Annual Report of the CIO approved by the Trustees And signed on their behalf by Joanna Manisier esident an stee Lions Club of Maidenhead CIO Register￿ No.. 1193483 Page | CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independ•nt Examinevs Report Report to tru#È¢ LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO On aeeounts for the year IJUNE 2024 Charhy rto (rf anyl 1193483 Sot twt oh pages ,: I reFQrt to the tr￿SteeS on my exar1vr￿tsOn of actxxrts of the abovo ctsnty TrL￿} year 30 2024. Responslbilities and As ￿ charity trustees of the Twst. yw are re5FrfJnyt￿c fot ts preparation basis of rgport of Ihe 3CCOUtrts in with revoll￿ts of Charibes Act 2011 llhe Actl. I rep￿ in rÈsk*d (rf my examination of the Tnjst's accounts G]TTied cArt UT¥Jcr Sec￿ 145 of Ihe 2011 Ad 2rn1 fft rarryirwJ (xrt my cxamiftabon. I havo tolk)w*l the applicabic DirgXKyts given by ￿ Charity Commi55it)n UFYJÈr 5ectson 145151(bl of A Independent I have compkted my ex￿1r￿b0n. I confirm that no material Trotters have examinerfs statement to my attent￿ {olhe "} in cOn￿￿On with Ihe Art or I have Tr) corws and have c£Kne a¢xoss no otlw matteT5 in o)nnoction wth the exarninatity) ID whth attention shwld be in Ord￿ ro eoèble a proper undersiat￿Irvj of the acc(xmts to be re*bed . Ploase delete ibe *tYds in I*￿ brackd5 rftheydo not apply. Signed: m . Namè: j DERMOT w￿LL[ScR0FT Relevant prolessional .' Chartered Ac£4wntJnt . Retired qualification{s} or body ., c￿￿1er￿j Tax Advtw. RotirÉd ' (rfany}: WATERS EDGE TITHE BARN DRIVE MAIDENHEAD SL6 20F October 2018 LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAO CIO BALANCE SHEET at30 June 2024 2024 2024 Unrestrictul Restricted 2024 Total 2023 Total Fund Balances Balan￿ Brought forward Net Suwus (expenditure) in the year 15518 65556 9973 71490 -5934 12653 Funds at end of year 62691 12838 75529 65556 Restricted funds comprise: Geoff Hill inherttance fund nter wamth fund Equipment repla￿ment fund 670 10102 12838 BALANCE SHEET ASAT 30 JUNE 2024 Current Assets Lloyds bank cu￿ent account CCLA Cash in Hand Debtors & Prepayments Creditors TOTAL 26611 51341 100 11940 53898 loo 478 -3365 75529 65556 APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES 2024 ogers FCA asurer Page I UONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO AILED STATEMENT OF I￿oME & EXPENCITURE FOR PERK)D ENLXNG 30 June 2024 2023 Fundraising Ev￿$ Children's Fun Train SwlrllHrat￿n oL￿k Derby MaidenlEad W Taert 1167 3199 31XE 33*) 7112 51 -116 116 TOTAL 7434 47666 459SS FromAss•s Barl( Irtterest Other Recei05 [kn8t￿r￿ retrNed c￿1$1MaS parce nter Warmth Prostsle Testing Soual events Members (bnath)r6, raffles & quz 1426 3)13 31 140 2117 4740 612 3017 3979 61 71 3513 ST586 ChatritableexpEndkure IndpibJu?I DorAtW)DSto people aDdf4n¥ks in rnèd Oonations lo oll]¢[C￿T￿9aTr￿ GrtsUP5 Donations to chaTiiEs TM>trril8ted by S￿l￿ratho￿ errtrarts Cost offood. pa¢¥aging and dithtArtion of Cl¥6knYs For<￿&and¥O￿l￿ts Geoff Hill Awards to kal yo 8410 17428 1719", 3623 6511 1￿12 15449 3￿3 27$) 2947 920 158 Mgs5age In ￿ttle CoUe(*on aNI delwery OfdOr￿ted Careline T(*al Charitatle expubjilure 3316 61141 46175 other Expenditttre Infortnation Cc(nmisyow & Lottwy LKerrt I￿rar￿e Secretarial arKI memter5hy costs Hirè Websrte & ern&l 875 112 T