Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -4

EAST GRINSTEAD & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)

East Grinstead and District Lions Club (CIO) operates in the East Grinstead and surrounding areas in Sussex, Surrey and Kent, raising funds though activities by organising local events such as our May fair, Donkey Derby, Swim Night and selling secondhand books at the local Railway stations. These funds are then used to mainly provide grants for the benefit of those in need in the local community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 4 years

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/22	*	£44,238	£44,046	£192	23
30/06/21		£15,150	£52,904	£-37,754	27
30/06/20		£123,727	£53,127	£70,600	21
30/06/19	*	£0	£0	£0	14

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.eastgrinsteadlions.org.uk

eganddlions@gmail.com

07800801890

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities

Where it operates

East Sussex, Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
23 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHONY PETER HARDISTY Appointed: 2021

BRIAN GEORGE RICHENS Appointed: 2018

BRENDAN JOHN JOYCE Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL LESLIE BARTY Appointed: 2018

SHARAN JACQUELINE BILLINGS (Chair) Appointed: 2018

IAN DAVID FORBES Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: LIONS INTERNATIONAL BLOOD RESEARCH APPEAL,

NICHOLAS GIBSON Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: CHEQUER MEAD ARTS AND COMMUNITY TRUST,

LYNN JEANETTE GRAYSMARK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeship: EAST GRINSTEAD MEMORIAL ESTATE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2018, number: 1179721

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR22: 13 days late, AR19: 47 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from EAST GRINSTEAD AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND on 30/06/2020

Main office

11 Barton Crescent
EAST GRINSTEAD
West Sussex
RH19 4NR

Objectives

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 HEALH 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.

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