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. Intell￿enCe, 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 pa￿nentS 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