BRIDGNORTH LIONS CLUB TRUST FUND

Registered charity 517786 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OUR PRIME FUNCTION IS TO RAISE FUNDS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY HELP LOCALLY AND WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN NEED.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND WITHIN THE AREA FROM TIME TO TIME COMPRISING THE TERRITORIAL AREA OF THE CLUB THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND REPUBLIC OF EIRE OR ELSEWHERE AND/OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE BODIES, TRUSTS, ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS AFORESAID AND IN SUCH SHARES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE CLUB SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND SELECT.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECT

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 reported a deficit of £14,017.68 for the year ended 30 June 2025, reducing its total reserves from £52,918.13 to £38,900.45. The independent examiner confirmed that proper book-keeping records were maintained and expressed no areas of concern regarding the financial affairs.

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bridgnorth Lions Club (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Dudley Building Society — “Through this partnership, Dudley Building Society, makes an annual donation to The Bridgnorth Lions Club based on the overall balances held …” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Keith Hayward
• Matthew Mott

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

Operates in: Herefordshire · Shropshire · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).