**HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation** Trustee Report and Financial Statements for the year end 30 June 2024 **HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation** |**CONTENTS**|**page**| |---|---| |Reference & Administration|3 - 4| |Trustee Report|5 - 6| |Independent Examiner Report|7| |Statement of Financial Activities|8| |Balance Sheet|8| |Notes to the Accounts|9| 2 **HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation** ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** **Status:** Registered CIO Association Document March 2021. **Charity No.** 1193888 **Trustees:** Re-appointed July 2022 Marilyn Robson President Susan Jackson Secretary (Hart Lions Club) Linda Picton Treasurer Alison Barker Trustee Helen Bellamy Secretary (Trustees) Jane Jones Trustee **Correspondent:** Linda Picton **Registered Address:** 1 Silverdale Fleet Hampshire GU52 7TT ## **Objects of the Charity:** Such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Wales – in particular but not restricted to - Advancement of citizenship - Providing a forum for open discussion - Encouraging service-minded people to serve their community/promoting volunteering - Supporting young people - Associating with local authorities - Relief of poverty - Humanitarian and disaster relief (Prevention of Avoidable Blindness) - Assistance to people with disabilities - Conservation protection - Healthy recreation **Investment powers:** Any investments authorised by law for the investment of trust funds. **Bankers:** Barclays Bank NatWest 255 Fleet Road 31 – 37 Victoria Road Fleet GU51 3BN Farnborough GU14 7NR **Independent Examiner:** Howard Rosen Blackberry Cottage Cleves Lane Upton Grey Hants RG25 2RG 3 **HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation** ## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT** Hart Lions Club was chartered by Lions Clubs International in 1993 and has been actively serving the local community since that date. Hart Lions Club also operated a separate Registered Charitable Trust No. 1035726. In March 2021 Hart Lions Club registered with Charity Commission (Reg. No. 1193888) as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. A formal 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 Lions Club (CIO). ## **Trustees:** Appointments effective 1[st] July each year are agreed by Members of Hart Lions Club (CIO) at the Annual General Meeting. Elected Officers, President, Secretary and Treasurer shall also serve as Trustees for the year. Up to 9 additional Trustees may be appointed at the Annual General Meeting. Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity enabling them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the requirements of Charity Law and regulations and the provisions of the Governing Document. Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Charity. 4 **HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation** ## **TRUSTEE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING June 2024** The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Beneficiaries are members of the public both within England and Wales and Internationally through Lions Clubs International Foundation and other recognised partner charities. The Grant Making Policy adopted by the Trustees outlines procedures for awarding grants and other charitable expenditure. Annual subscriptions paid by each member of Hart Lions Club are used for administration running costs of the Charity. No Trustee received any remuneration, payments or benefits from the Charity, apart from reimbursement of recognised expenses incurred on behalf of the Charity. ## **Change of Bankers:** A new bank account was opened with NatWest Bank. All assets and liabilities were transferred from Barclays Bank Accounts to NatWest 28[th] May 2024 ## **Risk Management:** Trustees will regularly review operational and financial risks faced by the Charity to ensure that manpower and funding levels are sustainable. ## **Reserves:** Trustees have agreed to maintain an annual unrestricted reserve of £3,000 to provide sufficient resources for the continuance of the charity in the event of adverse conditions. ## **Taxation:** The charity is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is currently exempt from taxation on income and gains where they are applied for Charitable Purposes. The charity is not currently registered with HMRC to receive Gift Aid. 5 **HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation** ## **Main Activities** Fundraising is not itself a charitable object, it is how the charity raises the funds necessary to make grants; encouraging people generally to volunteer their time to staff events; to gain project management experience; provide social activities for people who might otherwise be at risk of social isolation; providing grants to help fund voluntary projects such as local Scouts and Guides to take part in local community and international exchange opportunities. Fundraising activities including: Posh Tea & Fashion Show Refreshments at Model Railway Exhibition and Village Fete Light up a Life Tombola Stall at Christmas Festival Santa Float Advent Calendar (in conjunction with Lions Club of Fleet) Grants and donations including support to: Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Local Scouts and Guides ROAR project registration for local school Youth Award sponsorship and toiletries for Local Youth Centre Festive Hampers Lions Clubs International Foundation Disaster Relief WaterAid providing fresh water and sanitation Lions FunFest activity day for people with disabilities and their families Internationally through Lions Clubs A Gift for Living Approved by the Trustees on and signed on their behalf by Marilyn Robson President 2023 - 2024 6 HART LIONS CLUB (CIO Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charttable Incorporated Organisatlon INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HART LIONS CLUB ICIOI I report on the a¢￿Unts of Hart Lions Club (CIO) for the year ended 30 June 2024 The Trustees ￿n5￿j￿r that an audit is not required for this year lunder sectioTh 144 of the Charit￿$ Act 2011 (the Acti and thai. by its ￿nStitutIon, an independent examination 15 needed. 11 is rny responsibilty lo.. examine Ihe aGcouTrt5 Ivnder seCt￿n 145 of the Acti., to follow the procedures laKI down in the General Directions gwen by the Charty Comrni5sion (under section 14515llbl of the Acll". and to slate whether partscular matters have come to my attention. Bas18 of Inde￿ndent examlnofs report An examination include5 a wevi8w of the a¢coyriting records kept by the charity and a comp8ri50n of the accounts presented with those records. It also indudes consKleration of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the ae£ounls and seekin9 explanations from you as truslees concerning such matter5 The procedures undertaken do nol provKle all the evidfrn￿ that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express afi audit opinion on lh8 view given by the accounts Independenttxaminofs ststement In the COUTse of my exarninalion. no rnatter has ujme lo my attention.. whKh gives me ￿asOnable cause to believe that in any rnaterial ￿sPert the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that.. lal proper accounting records are kept lin accordance wth section 130 of the 2011 Acil,. and Ibl acttjunts are prepa￿d whi¢h agree wrth the accounting records and compty with the accounting requirement$ of the Act.. or 121 to ¥vlTich, In my opinion, attenbon shouky be Orawn In order to enable a proper understanding oi the accounts to be reached. E¥aminer5 Name." HOWARD ROSEN Qualification.. Bsc. MBA Company Director Signature.. Ha( Date= Adthss." BlackbÈrry House c￿Ve5 Lane Uplon G￿Y Hants RG25 2RG ## **HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 2023 – 2024** |**CIO**
Total Income
15150.60
Total Expenditure
3644.82
Surplus/Deficit
11505.78
From Last Year
350.00
Balance at Year End
**11855.78**
**BALANCE SHEET 2023 - 2024**
**Assets**
Cash at Bank
11505.78
Cash in Hand
350.00
Debtors
Creditors
Net Assets
**11855.78**||**FunFest**
8988.03
7846.99
1141.04
3587.99
**4729.03**
4053.17
2321.35
1645.49
**4729.03**|**TOTAL**
24138.63
11491.81
12646.82
3937.99
**16584.81**
15558.95
350.00
2321.35
-1645.49
**16584.81**|**2022-23**
**13792.89**
**2022-23**
**13792.89**|**2022-23**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||**13792.89**| ||||**16584.81**|**13792.89**|| ## **CHARITABLE GRANTS AND DONATIONS 2023 – 2024** |**Local Community**|**£**|**Lions International**|**£**| |---|---|---|---| |Fleet Phoenix (toiletries/award)|197.49|Unicef School in a Box|300.00| |Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal|60.00|LCIF Disaster Relief|500.00| |Lions Community Store|500.00|Youth Trust|90.00| |Lions FunFest|400.00|Special Olympics|300.00| |Phyllis Tuckwell|750.00|Wateraid|300.00| |Naomi House & Jacks Place|750.00|LIBRA|200.00| |Washing Machine|300.00|Dentaid|150.00| |Kids Cancer Charity|250.00|MedicAlert Foundation|100.00| |FunFest Quiz|1516.68|ROAR|170.00| |Guide Project|300.00|D G Partner|100.00| |Festive parcels|933.04||| |Dementia UK|695.00||| **6652.21** **2210.00** 8 **HART LIONS CLUB (CIO) Charity Reg. No. 1193888 A Charitable Incorporated Organisation** ## **Notes to the Accounts** ## **Note 1** Lions FunFest zone project funded by local clubs – a free of charge annual day of fun and activities for people with disabilities. 9