Light Church

Charity Number: 519135
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A local caring programme to the isolated, infirmed or single parent, Toddler groups, youth, children and vulnerable adults clubs - working alongside other agencies in the town like the police, Youth & Community partnerships as well as schools. In Tanzania, we teach English to the Masai.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £206,978
Total expenditure: £145,862

People

4 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 August 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CORNERSTONE FREE METHODIST CHURCH (Working name)
  • KIRKHAM FREE METHODIST CHURCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Parkinson Trustee 17 November 2020
None on record
Elizabeth Louise Belshaw Trustee 16 November 2020
None on record
David John Awde Trustee 14 November 2020
None on record
Damian John Broughton MBE Trustee 28 October 2014
KINGDOM BUILDERS UK
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £126.54k £120.08k £250.32k £209.41k £206.98k
Total expenditure £124.61k £130.80k £191.02k £139.07k £145.86k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.00k 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 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 30 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 30 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 30 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

30 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 29 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 29 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 28 JANUARY 1987 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 9 MARCH 2000 as amended on 09 May 2017

Charitable objects

THE FURTHERANCE IN KIRKHAM OF THE RELIGIOUS AN OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, DISCIPLINES AND USAGES OF THAT CHURCH FOR THE TIME BEING AS SET FORTH IN THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

KIRKHAM

Contact information

Address:
30 ST. MICHAELS ROAD
KIRKHAM
PRESTON
PR4 2TQ
Phone:
07308 970 942
Email:
damian.broughton@danbro.co.uk
Website:

light.church