RETFORD LIONS CLUB (CIO)
We serve our local community and the wider regional, national and international community by running fundraising events throughout the year in order to raise money to help clubs, charities, organisations and individuals who need or seek our help. Our members also provide 'hands on' assistance as and when we are able to do so.
Objects
SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR:THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP BY;PROMOTING THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP;ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE CIVIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND MORAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY;PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE OPEN DISCUSSION OF ALL MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST; PROVIDED THAT PARTISAN POLITICS AND SECTARIAN RELIGION SHALL NOT BE DEBATED BY MEMBERS;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;SUPPORTING YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;PROMOTING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES;PROMOTING VOLUNTEERING;THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID AND DISASTER RELIEF;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;PROMOTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND/ORPROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the 2023-24 financial year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £22,719.65. The trustees report indicates steady membership and successful fundraising activities, including golf days and duck races, which supported community grants and health projects.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 30
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 30
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 28
Trustees
- Philip Henry Moultchair
- Bruce Barnett
- CYRIL GRAHAM VENABLES
- James Trebor Arthur Napier
- John Stewart Collins
- Margaret Campbell
- Paul William Bayfield-Knight
- Shirley Mary Scott
- Stanley Alan Foster
- Stuart Mark Ashworth
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £31k | £27k |
| 30/06/2024 | £38k | £42k |
| 30/06/2023 | £27k | £28k |
| 30/06/2022 | £33k | £29k |
| 30/06/2021 | £18k | £17k |
Common questions
Is RETFORD LIONS CLUB (CIO) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the 2023-24 financial year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £22,719.65. The trustees report indicates steady membership and successful fundraising activities, including golf days and duck races, which supported community grants and health projects. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE SHANTA FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| THE SHANLY FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- SOUTHWELL AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)
- GUILDFORD LIONS CLUB (CIO)
- NEWBURY LIONS CLUB (CIO)
- HEREFORD LIONS CLUB (CIO)
- WATFORD LIONS CLUB (CIO)
- ENFIELD LIONS CLUB (CIO)
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RETFORD LIONS CLUB (CIO) | £31k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTHWELL AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO) | £32k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GUILDFORD LIONS CLUB (CIO) | £148k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEWBURY LIONS CLUB (CIO) | £59k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HEREFORD LIONS CLUB (CIO) | £63k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WATFORD LIONS CLUB (CIO) | £43k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |