HIGHWORTH AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND

Registered charity 285690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To raise money for local, National and International Good Causes and Charities, and toprovide physical and financial assistance to those in need.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN AND WITHIN THE AREA FROM TIME TO TIME COMPRISING THE TERRITORIAL AREA OF CLUB AND/OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE BODIES TRUSTS ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED OR ABOUT TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH SHARES AND IN SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH SHARES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE CLUB IN ITS ABSOULUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND SELECT.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDON AND ELSEWHERE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £12,803 for the year, increasing total unrestricted reserves to £113,138. The trustees noted that maintaining membership is essential for the club to remain a viable entity, indicating a dependency on future recruitment for continuity. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a statutory audit.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Highworth & District Lions (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRIAN JOHN DONOVAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• MELANIE DAVENPORT
• Norman Mark Little
• lesley Joyce Donovan

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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