WOTTON UNDER EDGE LIONS CLUB(CIO)

Registered charity 1176954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIONS CLUB OF WOTTON UNDER EDGE

As well as providing grants to deserving causes within Wotton under Edge Area, District and Multiple District Lions Club, Wotton under Edge Lions Club undertakes a number of community service projects. Encouraging people to volunteer to support our community

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB ARE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND & WALES, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP BY:3.1.1.1 PROMOTING THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP;3.1.1.2 ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE CIVIC,CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND MORAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY;3.1.1.3 PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE OPEN DISCUSSION OF ALL MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST; PROVIDED THAT PARTISAN POLITICS AND SECTARIANRELIGION SHALL NOT BE DEBATED BY MEMBERS;3.1.1.4 ENCOURAGING SERVICE-MINDED PEOPLE TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY WITHOUT PERSONAL REWARD AND ENCOURAGING THE PROMOTION OF HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS IN COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONS, PUBLIC WORKS AND PRIVATE ENDEAVOURS;3.1.1.5 SUPPORTING YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATUREAND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;3.1.2 PROMOTING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCEEDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION TO IMPROVE THECONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES;3.1.3 PROMOTING VOLUNTEERING;3.1.4 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID AND DISASTER RELIEF;3.1.5 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;3.1.6 PROMOTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND/OR3.1.7 PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is considered good by the trustees. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with unrestricted cash funds increasing from £12,857 to £16,280. The trustees noted that strong finances allowed them to maintain community support and membership growth.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Jane Mason
• Christopher Edward Parker
• Geoffrey Richardson
• Ian Andrew Carr
• Ivor John Summers
• Rebecca Anne Topham
• Stephen Richard Vaslet · trustee of 1 other charity
• Verity Albert Small

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

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