EAST GRINSTEAD & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)

Registered charity 1179721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST GRINSTEAD LIONS CLUB, LIONS CLUB OF EAST GRINSTEAD

East Grinstead and District Lions Club (CIO) operates in the East Grinstead and surrounding areas in Sussex, Surrey and Kent, raising funds though activities by organising local events such as our May fair, Donkey Derby, Swim Night and selling secondhand books at the local Railway stations. These funds are then used to mainly provide grants for the benefit of those in need in the local community.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would suggest the accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 or that the accounts did not accord with those records. The examiner reported no other concerns requiring attention for a proper understanding of the accounts.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — East Grinstead Lions (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (30/06/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas Gibsonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Brendan John Joyce
• Ian David Forbes · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL LESLIE BARTY
• Rex John Whittaker
• SHARAN JACQUELINE BILLINGS
• Sean McDonnell
• Tony Harvey

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

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