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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Bradford-on-Avon Lions Club (CIO)
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1195385
Charity's principal address 2A Springfield Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire Postcode BA15 1BB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year | Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Bob Farrimond | President | |||
| Mark Rawson | Treasurer | |||
| Keith Yates | Secretary | |||
| Phil Courage | ||||
| Richard Bloom | ||||
| Mike Sullivan | ||||
| Peter Wragg Lynne O’Pray |
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CIO Association Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Volunteer vetting and voting (election) Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Club Policies: You may choose to include The Club has written policies covering additional information, where The policy topics are: - relevant, about: Safeguarding policies and procedures Grant making TAR 1
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adopted for the induction and Disability and accessibility training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
The objects of the club are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Wales, including in particular:
- The advancement of citizenship.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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Promoting the voluntary sector for the public benefit by associating with local authorities in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation to improve the conditions of life of people in local, national and international communities.
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Promoting volunteering.
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The relief of poverty and the relief of those in need in particular by providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
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The advancement of health or the saving of lives by preventing avoidable blindness, assisting disabled people to lead independent lives or helping to prevent or manage health issues.
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Promoting for the benefit of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment. 7. Promoting community participation in healthy recreation.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
1. Advancement of citizenship :
By encouraging people to volunteer (e.g. providing youth volunteer opportunities by involving local cadet force in helping with Santa Float collections and their involvement helping organise and run stalls and activities for our annual fun day; by supporting and sponsoring local schools; by encouraging and rewarding young people in the community through our ‘Outstanding Young Person’ award.
2. Promoting the Voluntary Sector for the public benefit by associating with local authorities in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare, etc :
By making grants to charities and supporting them in their charitable activities eg Wateraid by liaising with other bodies and volunteers (e.g. liaising and working with the ambulance service, fire service and police in relation to the "Message in a Bottle" scheme; by working with the Local Town Council to help decorate our town at Christmas time by the donation of a lit decorated Christmas tree.
3. Promoting volunteering:
By recruiting new Lion members and ‘Friends’ to support volunteering; encouraging members of the wider community to volunteer to support Lions events; by providing volunteering opportunities and leadership experiences for young people through our involvement with the local cadet force;
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4. Relief of poverty and relief of those in need:
By providing funds to help to reduce poverty eg Christmas food vouchers for needy families
5. Advancement of Health
By promoting and implementing the ‘Message in a Bottle’ scheme; participating in the Lions Recycle Spectacles for Sight’ scheme; collecting hearing aids for re-use; donating to Lions Sight Savers; donating to WaterAid, and Brain Tumour Charity; donate to Carers Support Wiltshire; donating to local children’s hospice.
6. Promoting for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment
Giving donation to local school to develop wildlife pond Sponsoring a large ‘Planter’ in the centre of the town for residents and visitors to enjoy;
7. Promoting Community Participation in Healthy Recreation
Inclusion of children’s sports in our annual Fun Day.
Annual community event The Fun Run’s, including a 2K Run, Walk, Toddle or Push to encourage participation from families with young children or those with disabilities. Annual Easter egg trail for under 12s
Section D Achievements and performance
Our membership stands at 20 members Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Bradford-on-Avon Lions Club CIO continues to improve the community in which we live and the lives of individuals within that community in the ways shown above.
In addition we support the humanitarian work of Lions Club international –in particular by donating to disaster funds in different parts of the world through Lions Clubs. We also support national appeals –eg Royal British Legion poppy appeal, Wateraid, etc
To enable this to happen, the club runs a number of Fund-Raising events –in particular the Santa Run for 10 nights before Christmas, our Fun Day and Giant Car Boot Sale - –the largest annual event in Bradford-on-Avon, the Fun Run attracting approx. 200 runners – including those with disabilities and very young children, and our Art & Craft Show.
Our Club makes life better for our community by organising town events, supporting young people and using any money raised to improve the lives of it’s citizens.
Section E Financial review
The club has an ‘Activities’ account into which all proceeds from Brief statement of the charity’s events are paid. This is our reserve fund in which we maintain policy on reserves sufficient funds to be able to cover the predicted expenses of any planned events – the amount kept back to be decided by the trustees allowing surplus funds to be transferred to our Charities Account.
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Details of any funds materially None in deficit
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Keith Yates -Secretary Full name(s) Robert Farrimond -President Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 20-03-2024
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Bradford on Avon Lions
No (if any)
Receipts and payments accounts
7/1/2022
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For the period from
To
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds
Total funds Last year
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||||
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| Income from Activities | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Art and Craft | 698 | - | - | 698 | - | ||||||||
| CCCC 23 | 75 | - | - | 75 | - | ||||||||
| Float | 3,885 | - | - | 3,885 | - | ||||||||
| Comedy | 809 | - | - | 809 | - | ||||||||
| Fun Day | 7,826 | - | - | 7,826 | - | ||||||||
| Fun Run | 1,222 | 1,222 | |||||||||||
| Gift Aid | 950 | 950 | |||||||||||
| Other | 2,533 | - | - | 2,533 | - | ||||||||
| Income from Admin | |||||||||||||
| Subscriptions | 1,610 | 1,610 | |||||||||||
| Other | 3,327 | 3,327 | |||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 22,935 |
- | - | 22,936 | - | ||||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||||||
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| - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
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| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| **Total receipts ** | 22,935 | - | - | Cross Add Error | - |
A3 Payments
| Payments from Activities | Payments from Activities | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
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| Comedy | 764 | - | - | 764 | - | |||||||
| Fun Day | 3,950 | - | - | 3,950 | - | |||||||
| Garage Rental | 858 | - | - | 858 | - | |||||||
| Float | 482 | - | - | 482 | - | |||||||
| Transfer to Charity | a/c | 7,284 | - | - | 7,284 | - | ||||||
| Other | 2,824 | - | - | 2,824 | - | |||||||
| Pay,emts from Admin account | ||||||||||||
| Fees | 1,765 | 1,765 | ||||||||||
| Charter Party | 1,968 | 1,968 | ||||||||||
| Xmas Party | 614 | 614 | ||||||||||
| Other | 664 | - | - | 664 | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| **Sub total ** | 21,173 | - | - | 21,173 | - | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment | ||||||||||||
| purchases, (see table) | ||||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| **Total payments ** | 21,173 | - | - | 21,173 | - | |||||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 1,763 | - | - | 1,763 | - | |||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| A6 Cash funds | last year end | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | 1,763 | - | - | 1,763 | - |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details Activities Account Admin Account Charities Account Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ Unrestricted funds |
to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| 6964# | # | - | - | ||
| 916 | - | - | |||
| 3,503 | - | - | |||
| 11,383 | - | - | |||
| Agreement Error to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Print Name
Date of approval