Trustees, Annual Report for the period PerAo(I start date Period end dale Day Yellr ?(124 Yur 2025 01 D7 Frnm To Section A Reference and administration details Charity Dame Bradford-on-Avon Lions Club (CIO) Other names eharffity is known by Registered Charity number (if any) 1195385 Charity's prlncipal address 2A Springfield Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire Postcode BA15 1BB Names of the charlty trustees Tyho manage the ¢h8rity Dates acted If Dot for whole Nameof p¢rwn (Or body) entitled to Int trustee if a Trustee Dame Office (ff Itty) Mike Sullivan President Mark Rawson Treasurer Keith Yates Bob Farrimond Hilary Spence Phil Courage Lynn O'Pray Janie Salisbury Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the eharlty'5 trusts CIO Association Constitution Type of governing document ie& How the charity is constituted Tn￿t Tn￿tee selection methods Volunteer vetting and voting (election) TAR 2024 You may choose to include additional inforn]ation, where relevanL about: p()li¢ies and pro¢￿ureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees. the charity's organi5ational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; relationship with any related Darties: tn￿tees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Club Policies: The Club has written policies cov￿LThg The policy topics are: _ Safeguarding Grant making Disability and accessibility Section C Ob ectii'es and activities The objects of th¢ club are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in England & Wales, including in particular: J. Th¢ advancement of citizenship. 2. Promoting the voluntary sector for the public benefit by associating with local authorities in a conunon effort to advance education and provid¢ 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. 3. Promoting volunteering. 4. The Telief of povety and th¢ relief of those in need in particular by providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief. 5. The advancement of health or the saving of lives by preventing avoidable blindness, assisting disabled p￿pIe to lead independent lives or helping to prevent or manage health issues. 6. Promoting for the benefit of th¢ public the conservation protcction and improvement of the physical and natural environment. 7. Pmmotin conllnunit artici ation in health recreation. Summary of the obJeet$ of the charity set out ID its governlng document TAR Dec 2024 1. Advancement of citizonship.. By enrouraging people lo volunleer {e.g. providing youth volunteer opportunities by involving local cadet for￿ in helping with Santa Float 011￿110n$ and their involvement helping organise and run stslls and aclNilies for our annual fvn day-, by Supporting and sponsoring local schools: by encouraging and rewardirvJ young people in the Communty through our 'Outstsnding Young Person. award. 2. Promoting the Voluntary Soctor for th• publ1¢ ben￿t by assoclatlng with loGal authorltles In a common offort to advan¢0 •du¢atlon and provido faGilities In the Interests of social welfaro, elc= By making grants to charities and supporbng them in their charitable activities eg Waleraid by liaising with other bodies and volunteers le.g. liaising and working with the ambulance service, fire Service and police in relation to the 'Message In 8 Bottle. scheme,. by working with the Local Town Council to help decorate our town at Christmas lime by the donation of a lit decorated Christmas tree. Summary of the m¥din activities undertakeD for th¢ public benefit in relation to these objects (Inelude within thls section the statutory declaration that tn15tees hav¢ had regard to the guidance is$ued by the Charity Commlsslon OD public benefit) 3. Promoting volunteering: By recruiting new Lion members and 'Friends' to 5UPPOrt volunteering,. encouraging members of the wider community lo vdunleer to support Lions events.. by providing volunteering opportunf(ies and leadership experiences for young people through our involvement with the local Cadet force, Scout groups and Mighty Girts Rellaf of poverty and roll￿ of thoso In no￿. By providing funds to help to reduce poverty eg Christmas f(MxI vouchers for needy families 5. Advancemenl of Health By promotlng and implementing the 'Message in a Bollle, scheme: part￿ipatIng in the Lions Re¢ycle Spec￿les for Sight, scheme.. collecting hearing aids for re-use- donating lo Lions Sight Savers.. donating lo WaterAid, and Brain Tumur Charty. donate to Carers Support Wiltshire,. donating lo local children's hospice. 6. Promotlng for the b•nofit of the public the conservation, protection and improvemenl of th• nalvral •nvlronmenl Giving donation lo local $¢hools to develop wNironmental projects 7. Promotlng Communlly Partldpatlon in Healthy Recreation Inclusion of children's sports in our annual Fun Day. Annual Easter egg trail for under 12s nsorin local s rts rou to Ichas8 e ent and hel finance tours Section D Achievements and performance TAR Dec 2024 Section D Achievements and performance Our membership stands at 20 members Summary ofthe maiD a¢hlev¢ments of the eharAty during the year BradfOrd￿n-AV0n 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 intemalional -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 trity S¢iiita Run for 10 nights before fthtlstmas. our Fun Day and Giant Car Boot Sale-_the largest annual event In Bradford-on-Avon. , a new initiative called Crafts, Choirs, Crafts and Cakes encouraging music making and community involvement Our Club rnakes Ilfe better for our community by organislng town events. supporting young people and using any money raised to rove the lives of it's citizens. Section E Financial rcvlciv The club has an 'Activities and Charity, account into whtch all proceeds from events are paid. We maintain a reserve fund in which we maintain sufficient money to be able to cover the predicted expenses of any planned events. Brief $t*tement of the charity, policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficlt None Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have Ydpproved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustses Signature(s) Full nAme(s) Mike Sullivan -President Keith Yates -secretary Position (eg Seeretaryg Cbatr, etc) President Date 8-12-2025 TAR Dgc 2024 **Report to the members of:** Bradford-on-Avon Lions Club **On accounts for the year ended:** 30 June 2025 **Respective responsibilities of** The Treasurer as appointed by Bradford-on-Avon Lions **trustees and examiner** Club is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Club consider that full in depth audit is not required for this year and that a thorough independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts. confirm that the figures present a true and fair view of the position. to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. **Basis of independent examiner’s** My examination was carried out in accordance with general **statement** Directions given by the Bradford-on-Avon Lions Club and Accountancy bodies. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the club and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the treasurer concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Partners: Sam Gooding FMAAT FMATT FIAB Katy Gooding BSc FCA Company No: 09087439 Registered in England and Wales as ; Gooding Accounts Ltd Registered Office : Holloway House, Epsom Square, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 0XG ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with regular Accounting procedures. - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the necessary accounting requirements of the Bradford-on-Avon Lions Club. - have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 3. which would give rise to any concern in relation the full disclosure of all financial matters in relation to the Bradfordon-Avon Lions Club. **Signed: Date:** 22/04/2026 **Name:** Katy Gooding ## **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body:** **Address:** Gooding Accounts Ltd Holloway House, Epsom Square, Trowbridge Wiltshire BA14 0XG |**Charity Name**|**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---| |**Bradford-on-Avon Lions Club(CIO)**|**1195385**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**
**01/07/2024**
Period start date|Period end date
**To**
**30/06/2025**||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**1,575**
**7,271**
**4,112**
**2,122**
**2,391**
**2,985**
**2,045**
**3,171**
**158**
**635**
**-**

**26,464**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,464**
**-**
**11,728**
**1,014**
**-**
**5,609**
**392**
**-**
**-**
**2,726**
**2,773**
**272**
**435**
**-**
**24,950**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**24,950**
**1,514**
**-**
**14,493**
**16,007**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**1,575**
**7,271**
**4,112**
**2,122**
**2,391**
**2,985**
**-**
**-**
**2,045**
**3,171**
**158**
**635**
**-**
**26,464**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,464**
**-**
**11,728**
**1,014**
**-**
**5,609**
**392**
**-**
**-**
**2,726**
**2,773**
**272**
**435**
**-**
**24,950**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**24,950**
**1,514**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |**Income from activities Account**|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**| |Event income|**1,575**||||**13,323**| |Fun day|**7,271**||||**-**| |Santa Float|**4,112**||||**-**| |Car Boot receipts|**2,122**||||**1,513**| |HMRC(Gift Aid)|**2,391**||||**2,021**| |Other Activities Income|**2,985**||||**2,056**| ||||||**-**| |**Income from Admin Account**|||||**-**| |Subs|**2,045**||||**1,572**| |Charter Meals income|**3,171**||||**2,183**| |Raffle|**158**||||**1,707**| |Other Admin Income|**635**||||**-**| ||||||| |**Income Charity Account**|||||| |Donation|**-**||||**20**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**26,464**||||**24,395**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**||| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||||**-**||**24,395**| ||||||| |**Payment from Activities Account**|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**| |Charitable Donations|**11,728**||||**8,250**| |rent|**1,014**||||**945**| |Insurance & legal fees|**-**||||**587**| |Other Expenses|**5,609**||||**7,793**| |Lions Dues|**392**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**148**| |**Payments from Admin Account**|**-**||||| |Lions Dues|**2,726**||||**1,837**| |Charter Measl Expenses|**2,773**||||**1,777**| |Rent|**272**||||**-**| |Other Expenses|**435**||||**478**| |**Payment from Charity Account**
**_Sub total_ **|||||| ||**-**||||**247**| ||**24,950**||||**22,062**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**||| ||**-**||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||||**-**||**22,062**| ||||||| ||**1,514**||
**-**||**2,333**| ||**-**||**-**
**-**|**-**
**14,493**|**-**| ||**14,493**||||**12,160**| ||**16,007**||
**-**|**16,007**|**14,493**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 22/04/2026 1 **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**|Signature
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Activities Bank account
Administration bank account|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**14,194**
**-**
**1,813**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,007**
**-**
OK
OK
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||Date of
approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 22/04/2026 2