LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MD 105 APPEAL FUND

Registered charity 283799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WELFARE TRUST

To further the relief of poverty, hunger, distress and sickness through empowering Lions Clubs International Foundation. No defined area of benefit.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£389k
Latest spending
£389k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds restricted funds totaling £6,460.31, with no unrestricted reserves disclosed. The trustees report that the annual accounts were delayed due to difficulties accessing bank statements, though this issue has been resolved for future years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: Late filing admitted
“The accounts for this year have been delayed due to gaining access to the bank statements, this has been resolved for future years.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2023)

Total income
£562k
Total spending
£559k
Reserves (reported)
£4k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Kensington And Chelsea · Southwark · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£389k£389k
30/06/2024£362k£382k
30/06/2023£562k£559k
30/06/2022£757k£794k
30/06/2021£340k£292k

Common questions

Is LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MD 105 APPEAL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds restricted funds totaling £6,460.31, with no unrestricted reserves disclosed. The trustees report that the annual accounts were delayed due to difficulties accessing bank statements, though this issue has been resolved for future years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 105SC CHARITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MD 105 APPEAL FUND£389k—0unclear—no doubt
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 105SC CHARITY TRUST FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION FY2025£545k—0unclear—no doubt
LONIA LIMITED FY2025£3.1m—0above—no doubt
HELP IN NEED TODAY FY2025£558k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.