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home >> charity search >> mersea island lions club (cio)
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

MERSEA ISLAND LIONS CLUB (CIO)

Fund raising charity granting financial and manpower aid when asked and agreed by the club.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
30/06/23*£50£61£-10n/a
30/06/22£23£21£3n/a
30/06/21£14£15£-1n/a
30/06/20*£24£26£-2n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.merseaislandlionsclub.com

roy@merseaislandlionsclub.com

01206385822

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Mersea Island Lions Club (CIO)
£6,200 18/08/2022
to help meet the cost of purchasing a bus for elderly members living on Mersea Island

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BRIDGET ANNE SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • COLIN ANTHONY KIMBLE Appointed: 2019
  • JONATHAN GEORGE GARWOOD Appointed: 2019
  • KEITH ANDREW BIRD Appointed: 2019
  • LESLIE REGINALD SNOW Appointed: 2021
  • ROY CHAMBERLAIN Appointed: 2019
  • SANDRA ANN BIRD Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2019, number: 1183602
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR23: 3 days late, AR20: 13 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MERSEA ISLAND LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND on 30/05/2022
Main office

19 Akhurst Court
Melrose Road
West Mersea
Colchester
CO5 8JB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB ARE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND & WALES, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP BY:1.1 PROMOTING THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP;1.2 ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE CIVIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND MORAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY;1.3 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;1.4 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;1.5 SUPPORTING YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;2) 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;3) PROMOTING VOLUNTEERING;4) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID AND DISASTER RELIEF;5) 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;6) PROMOTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND/OR7) PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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