REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2024 FOR SOUTHPORT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND Charlty Reglstratlon Numbor 512156
SOUTHPORT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2024 PAGE Charlty Informatlon Report of tho Tru8to08 Indepènd•nt Examlnor'• Report to the Trustèos Recelpt8 and Paymfrnts Account8 Stat•mont of A8sels and Llabllllle8
SOUTHPORT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2024 Trustees Mr D R Lindon Mr R Roukln JP Mr T W Cropper Mr A Gorse Cert PFS Mr J McNair Mr R R Brolh8rston8 Mr J E Hudsell Regl8torod Charlty Number 512156 Op•ratlng Addrès8 664 Liverpool Road Ainsdalo Soulhport Merseyslde PR8 3LT Independent Examlner Mr P Buck FCA. DChA Champion TLL Llmlted 7 - 9 Slalion Road Heskelh Bank Preslon PR4 6SN Bank•r8 Barclays Lord Slfeet Soulhport
THES THPORT LIONS CLUB CHARITY T REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES The Truslees presenl their reporl and accounts for Ihe year ended 30th Jun8 2024. ObJectlvo5 of the Chaylly The Charily is governed by ils conslllulion. being the slandard conslilutlon used by olher Llons Club organisalions chart6red by, and undar Ihts lurlsdiclion of Llons Clubs Inl&rnalional. The slogan of lh8 Llons Club18: Llborty. IntellenCe, and Our Nallon's Safety. and its mollo 1$: We Serve. Th8 purposes ol tho Club $h811 be: To cr6ale and f051or a spirit of understanding among Iho people of the world: - To promote the princlples of good government and good cllizenship; To lake an acllve Inleresl in the clvlc, cultural, soclal and moral welfare of th8 communlty; To unlle lh8 members in the bonds of friendship. good fellowship and mulual underslandlng: To provide a fowm for th8 open dlscussion of all mallers of publlc Interest; provlded. how8v8r, that partisan politics and Sectarian religion sh811 nol be debated by club members; To encourag& servlce-mlnded people to seNe Ihelr communlty wilhoul personal financlal reward. and lo encourage effici8ncy and promot8 hlgh olhlcal standards In commerce. Indu8try. profe$8lons. publlc work8 and prlvale 8ndeavour6. Tru8teo8 The Trustees named on page 1 form part ol a larger group of Officlals who are responslbla for Ihe day to day management of Iha Ch8rlly. on behalf of, and workln9 wllh, the M8mb8rs. New Tru8t66s can b8 appolnled by a resolullon of lh6 exlsllng Twslees. Trusteos may be removed lor good rAuse by Iwo Ihlrd9 Voto of the enllro rn8rnbershlp. Tralnlng and Inducllon Is provlded varbalty by exksilng Tru8leo8. Dot¥ll$ of actlvltlo8 and achlovamenls for the year A¢hlevemenls: The Lions Shop conlinues lo make a slzeabl8 conlrlbulion lo the Charltys funds A¢llvllles.' Core 8clivi118s In¢ludlng Santa's Grotto. Soulhport Flower Show. Alnsdal8 Show ¢onlinued to be successlul, followlng their full resumpllon and are In part iesposible for the Increase In donBllon8. Tolel donallons pald from the Welfare fund durlng the year ar8 shown In the recelpts and payments account. Publlc BgnofSt The Trustees h8ve consldered th8 Charlly Commls8lon guldanrn regardlng publlc benefit and are satisfied that tho a¢livllies of Ihe Charity. as descrlbed abov&. meet th6 n¢ce8sary crllerla.
THE SOUTHPORT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES - Contlnue Rlgk analysls The Trustees have idenlified, as requlred. Ihe major risks to which the Charity is exposed. Th8 Trustees consider Ih81 they have taken such acllon and put In place policies, procedures and conlrols whlch will miligate the idenlified risks and assist in mainlaining the future rinancial viabllily of Ihe Charity. Remuneratlon of Trustees During the year none of Ihe Trustees of the Charity received remuneralbn for Ihe provislon of Ihelr servlces lo Ihe Charity. Tran8actlons and Ilnanclal posltlon The resulls for Ihe year ended 301h Juno 2023 are shown on Ihe appended pages. Accounts have been prepared on a recelpls and panentS basls rather Ihan an accruals basls, as permltted under lh8 Charities Acl 2011 relating to smaller ¢h8ri1ies. statement of Trustees, responslbllllles The Trustees are requlred lo prepare Financial Slalemenls for each financlal year whlGh give a tru& and fair view of Ihe slate ol alfairs of Ihe Charity and of ils resulls for Ihal perlod. In preparlng those Financial Statemenls the Trustees are Toqulred to: a. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them Consislenlls", b. Make ludgem8nls and esllmates Ihal are rea50nabl8 and Prudenl: c. Prepare the Financlal Slalemenls on a going Concern basis unless it Is Inapproprlal8 to assume that the Charity wll conlinue In l)u8lne88. The Trustees aio responslble for keeplng proper accounllng records. whlch dlsclos8 wllh rea$onablg accura¢y and al any lirne, Ihe financial FM)silion ol the Chaiity- They aro also responsible for $818gua¥ding ihe assets ol the Charily and hence for taklng reasonable steps lor the prevenllon and delecllon ol Iraud and olher irregularities. Reserves Pollcy The Tfuslee$ alm lo mainlaln a level of reserves that would enable Ihe Charity lo conllnu8 8nd be financially viable lor a period of twelve monlhs, if income streams were lo dlmlnlsh; Thls equale8 lo approxlmately £40.000 10 £60.000 dependlng on Ihè level of donalions pald out. Unreslricled Cash Reserves al lh& year end of £90.219. The Trustees wlll conlinue lo monitor Ihe reseNes level. Investment Pollcy The Trustees are responslble for the Investment of any surplus funds of the Charity. As Such fundg may be requlred for Immedlale use, Ihe Trustees continue lo revlow varlous interest bearing, Instant access deposit accounts Sn whlch to place $u¢h monies. Thls reporl was appioved by the TTuslees on ... . and slgned on Its behalf by: Mr D R Llnden - Trusle Mr R Roukln - Trus ee
THE SOUTHPORT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO TRUSTEES I report to the Charily trustees on my examination of tho accounls of The Soulhport Lions Club Charlty Trust for the year ended 301h Jun8 2024. Respectlvè Responslbllltles of Truslees and Examlner As the Charitys Trustees, you are responsible for the preparalion of accounts in accordance vAth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act,). I reporl in r8specl of my examination of the Trust's accounls carrled out under secllon 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examinalion I have lollowed all applicable DireGlions given by the Charity the Acl. Independent Examlner'8 Slatement I have compleled my examlnallon. I confirm thal no material matters have come to my atlentlon in connectlon with the examlnatlon glving me cause to belleve that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in resp8Ct of the Trusl as required by section 130 of the Act., or the accounts do nol accord with Ihose records; or the accounts do not comply wilh the applicable requir8menls concerning the form and conlenl of accounts sel out in Ihe Charitl8s (Accounts and Reporls) Regulations 2008 olh8r Ihan any requirement that Ihe accounls give a true and fair view whlch is not a matter considered as part of an Independent examinallon. I confirm Ihat there are no other matters to whlch your attenllon should be drawn to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Date: .01.20 Mr P Buck FCA, DChA Champlon TLL Llmlted 7 - 9 S18tion Road Hesketh Bank Preston PR4 6SN
SOUTHPORT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2024 Unrestrlcted Funds Restrfcted Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Recel ts Donalions Shop Income Events Subscripllons and dues Bank interest 300 35.000 6.292 2,714 2.997 52,818 35.000 3,803 1.888 35.000 6.292 2,714 2.997 Total recelpt8 47,303 47,303 93,509 Pa ments Charitable Donations Meellngs and evenl8 Promollon and banner8 Councll tax Subscriptions Sundry costs Independenl examlnallon lee Payments for charlly van, rèlurblshmenl 81G. 49.803 8.450 2,375 306 1.485 1.693 660 4,880 49,803 6.450 2.375 306 1,485 1,693 660 4.880 53,557 5,147 1,473 1,445 1.436 680 Total payment8 67.651 63,718 Ngt of r8c•lpt8 and paym•nis (20,3481 120,348) 29,791 Cash fund8 last year end Transfers 110.567 110,567 80,776 Cash fundB th18 year end 90.219 90.219 110,567 ' The donaled proflts from Ihe trading company a¢lualty receSved In tho ye8r were £3S.IX)O.
SOVTHPORT LIONS CLUB CHAR TYTRUST STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND L OthJUNE 2024 AB LITIES Unrestrlcted Funds Rostrlcted Funds Total 2024 Tot41 2023 Cas Charity Irusl fund General accounl Wellare account 66.406 1.023 22.790 66,406 1.023 22.790 18.958 1,536 40,073 90.219 90.219 110,567 erm Owed by Subsidiary {Shopl for balancè of gill akled prollts Calering Traller 4,628 4.628 4.628 4,628 4.628 4.628 Shares In Ifadlng subsl(J18ry lal cosll 12,002 12,002 Accounlancy lees lo be bllled after year erKI Money owed lo subsldlary {Chadly shopl 690 000 690 fj80 Th888 ottoun18 are prèpared on a rgcglpls and paymgnls ba818 and 8s such Ihere18 no'8Bl8nce Shgor. Thgsè 8ccounl8 wer6 approved by Ihe TnJ8lees on .. 01125 . and 8lgned on Ih8lr bgh8lf by. MrDRLln en- Trustee Mr R Roukln- Trustee