HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitsble Incorporated Organisation Trustee Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023 HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation CONTENTS page Referen￿ & Administration Trustee Report Independent Examiner Report Statement of Financial Acttvities Balan￿ Sheet Notes to the Accounts HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitsble Incorporated Organisation REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Status: Registered CIO Aswkgtion Document March 2021. Charity No. 1193888 Trustees: Re-appointed Juty 2022 Susan J￿ksOn Helen Bellary Linda Pthn President Secretary Treasurer Alison Barker Jane Jones Marilyn Robson Trusiee Trustee Trust CorrespondenL' Registered Address: Linda Picton 1 Sifverdale Fleet Hampshire GU52 Trr Objects of the Charity: Such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Waks- in particular bjt not restricted to Advancement of crtEenship Providing a forum for open disctjssion Encouraging ServI￿-￿Inded people to sevrfe tsir communtylpromots.ng volunteering Supporting young people Associating with ILKXI authorttses Relief of poverty Humanitarian and disaster relief (Prevention of AvoKlable Blindness) Assistance to people wrth disabilities Conservalion protech.on Healthy recreation Investment powers: Any investments authorised by law for the investnEnt of trust fvnds. Bankers- Barclays Bank 255 Fl*t Road Fleet GU51 3BN Independent Examiner: Hthvard Rc6en Bla¢kbery Cottage Cleves Lane Upton Grey Honts RG25 2RG HART LIONS CLUB (CIO Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT Hart Lions Club was chartered by Lions Clubs Inlemational in 1993 and has been actively serving the local communty Sin￿ that date. Hart Lions Club also operated a separate Registered Charrtable Tfust No. 1035726. In March 2021 Hart Lh)ns Club registered Charity Commission (Reg. No. 11938881 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. A fo￿TraI agreement was made by the Trustees for assets and liabilities of Hart Lions Club and Hart Lions Club Charitable Trust to be transferred in total to Hart ￿onS Club ICIOI. Truslees: Appoinbnents effective 1* Juty each year are agreed by Membets of Hart Lions Club (CIO) at the Annual General Meeb"ng. Elected Officers. President. Secretary and Treasurer shall also serve as Trustees for the year. Up to 9 additional Trustees may be ap￿inted at the Annual General Meeb"ng. Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounb.ng records that disclose wrth reasonable accuracy at any ts.me the financial FX)sits"on of the Charity enabling them to ensure that the financial statements comply with Ihe requirements of Charity Law and regulats.ons and the provisions of the Goveming D(¢uffEnt. Trustees a￿ also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable step5 for the prevents.on and detecb.on of fraud and other irregularrbes. The Trustees are resFonsible for the n￿l￿tenan￿ and integrity of the Chatrty. HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation TRUSTEEANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING June 2023 The charity N*ets the definition of a public benefit enw under FRS102. Beneficiaries are member5 of the public both within England and Vvales and Interna￿nallY through Lions Clubs International Foundats"on and other iecc#Jnised parther charibes. The adopted Grant Making Policy outlines procedures for awarding grants and other charitable expendrture. Annual subscriptions paKJ by &qch memtEr of Hart Lions Club are uwl adminiStrat￿n running costs ofthe Charity. No Trustee received any remuneralion. payrnents or beneffts from the Charty. apart from reimbursement of recognised expenses incurred on behatf of the Charity. Risk Management: Trustees will regularly ieview operabonal and finanaal nsks faced ty the Ch￿lty to ensure that manFower and funding levels are sustainable. ReseNes: Trustees have agreed to maintain an annual unrestsictoj reserve of £3,OCKI to provide sufficient resources for the con*"nuance of the charity in the event of therse condtb"ons. Taxation: The charty is registered wlth the Charty CommKssion for EngLgnd and Wales and is cutrently exempt from taxation on income and gains where they ￿ applied for Charitabte Purposes. The charity is not currenty registered with HMRC to receive Gfft( A￿. HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation Main Activities Fundratsing is not itsew a charitable object, rt is howthe charty raises the funds necessary to make grants.. encouraging people generally to volunteer their ts.me to staff events., to gain project management experience" provide social acb"vth"es for people who mightotheThvise be at risk of social isolation," providing grants to help fvnd voluntary projects such as i￿1 Scouts and GU￿e5 to lake part in local communty and intemational exchange opportunth"es. Fundraising acb"vtties including.. Posh Tea & Fashion Show Refreshments at M(Mlel Raiw ExhibttKM) and Village Fele Light up a Life Tombola Stall at Christsmas Fesknval Santa Floal Grants and donats.ons includÉng support to: Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Local Scouts and Guides Festive Hampers Lion5 Clubs InternatK)nal Founda*on Disaster RelEf water￿"d providing fresh watei and santtab.on Lions FunFest aclivty day for people with disabilit￿S and their families Intemationalty tt7rough Lions Clubs A Gift for Living Approved by the Trustees on oA+". 202 and signed on their behaff by Susan Jackson PresKlent 2022 - 2023 HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Chatitable Incorporated Organlsatlon INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HART LIONS CLUB ICIOI I report on the accounts of Hart LM)n$ Cl￿> ICIOI IDr Ihe ￿ar 30 JU￿ 2023 The fegFtWE(J a5 a Chatrtable In¢orN￿ Trganis*H)n on 22r#l Marth 2021. The Club's trustees ￿)n$￿er that an a￿rt 6 not required for this lunder sethon 144 of the Charitws Act 2011 (the Act) and that. by ts constitution, an independent examinat￿ 15 needed It 15 rny te￿￿￿$&?11rtY to". examit the 3¢cwnts lurtht sedK)n 145 oftheArtI". to follow the procedures la￿ do￿ in the Ge￿ra1 DtreL*on5 gNeTr by the Ctharity Commission lunller section 1451Sllbl ol the Adl. atxl to stste wlEther part￿V￿r matter5 ha￿ ¢Jyne tc¢ my attention. Basss of independentexaminerfs report An examiftation Indudes a revEw of the accounting records kept by the tharity and a comparT50n of the ac¢ounts presented with those ￿cords. It aL80 Tnejudes (knnsKYÈraMn of any unusual rtems or disclosuTes in the accounts and seeking explariations fron yca a5 Yustees ￿l￿enIr.5 ststh rnat*r5. The pr¢￿I￿res undertaken do not pro￿de Èll the evIdeD.￿ that ￿ld be re.00 250.00 1(K).00 250.00 4fKJ. 1Cm.(M) 11XKI (X) 1(KTr.iJo 136.(N) LIBRA Derta ￿ed￿Al￿t FcK¥Klat￿n SWJM Savers Trust Brain Tunow Reseat ROAR My Carw My Clkxes A Grft for LrvwKJ 170. 200 (KJ 4(K).00 3762.00 3686.01 . Charrtatle Actmties fuTrYrak8ro Accow ¥￿ILl* Worfd Sgm Day, Fes￿ Par HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Oryanisation Notes to the Accounts Note1: Fundraising A¢count Expenditure Inter A￿Unt Transfers Administrabon Charity Account £13.102.16 £260.57 £6,852.17 Charitable Donation . £1.074.96 Fundraising Costs Garage Hire (equipment storage) £4.232.86 £681.60 "Charitsble Activities direct Fundraising include.. Festive Parcels, World Sight Day Note 2: Lions FunFest zone prop¢t funded by I￿al clubs- a free ofcharge annual day of fun and &tivities for wple with dFsabilrties.