SAFFRON WALDEN LIONS CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST FUND

Registered charity 1100311 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIONS CLUB OF SAFFRON WALDEN - CHARITY ACCOUNT

Organising fund raising events such Race Nights, Michaelmas Fayre, Easter Egg Raffles, Fun Train Rides, and a Loan Scheme for Medical Appliances such as Wheel Chairs, Commodes, Walking Frames etc. The proceeds from which are donated to National and Local Charities such as:- Teenage Cancer Trust, Essex Air Amulance, Helen Rollason Cancer Charity, Lions International Appeals and others.

Objects

FOR ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES WHETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF PEOPLE OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY OTHER ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £11,107.82 for the year, with total expenditure of £38,444.74 exceeding total income of £27,336.92. The trustees confirmed that there are no forthcoming events that would put finances at risk, and the club holds substantial reserves in bank accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: about £20k (held: £33k)
“It was agreed that we should aim to reduce this to a total of about £20k over the next year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£27k£38k
30/06/2024£23k£11k
30/06/2023£16k£7k
30/06/2022£18k£4k
30/06/2021£2k£6k

Common questions

Is SAFFRON WALDEN LIONS CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £11,107.82 for the year, with total expenditure of £38,444.74 exceeding total income of £27,336.92. The trustees confirmed that there are no forthcoming events that would put finances at risk, and the club holds substantial reserves in bank accounts.