THE GRAVITYLIGHT FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1158539
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH: 1. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE, CLEAN AND LOW COST OFF-GRID DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY 2. CREATING SCALABLE, SUSTAINABLE BENEFIT ON HOUSEHOLDS RELIANT ON KEROSENE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS VIA FUTURE TRADING SUBSIDIARY 3. CONTRIBUTING TO DEVELOPING ECONOMIES THROUGH CREATING LOCAL ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2021

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £26,674

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Camden
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 September 2014: CIO registration
  • 05 August 2022: Removed (Removed by application)
  • 05 August 2022: Funds transferred to 1115960 SOLAR AID
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2017 30/06/2018 30/06/2019 30/06/2020 30/06/2021
Total gross income £227.83k £71.31k £12 £0 £0
Total expenditure £421.85k £52.26k £44.63k £4.27k £26.67k
Income from government contracts £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2022 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 Not submitted
Annual return 30 June 2021 21 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 21 April 2022 On Time
Annual return 30 June 2020 29 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 29 April 2021 On Time
Annual return 30 June 2019 28 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2019 28 April 2020 On Time

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Association Registered 12 Sep 2014

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP CAUSED BY A LACK OF ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE LOW ENERGY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WHICH IS POWERED BY OFF GRID RENEWABLE ENERGY. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING LOW ENERGY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WHICH IS POWERED BY OFF GRID, RENEWABLE ENERGY. THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED IN PLACE OF THE EXISTING FOSSIL FUEL ALTERNATIVES.