LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY TRUST

Charity number: 803069
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The trust provides counselling for those who are pregnant and worried, who have post abortion problems or distress about a miscarriage. Free pregnancy testing is available. The counselling is for men as well as women

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £25,956
Total expenditure: £36,967

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 April 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ASSURE (Working name)
  • LIGHTHOUSE CENTRE (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
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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
LORNA JEAN CHESNEY Chair 11 January 2016
PLESHEY TRUST OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PLESHEY MISSION TRUST
Received: On time
THE LINGWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY TRUST
Recently registered
KATHLEEN IRIS PLAYLE Trustee 27 January 2020
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY TRUST
Recently registered
PAUL WITHAMS Trustee 27 January 2020
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY TRUST
Recently registered
CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
TIMOTHY KEITH PLATTS Trustee 11 October 2018
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY TRUST
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £21.37k £50.40k £24.20k £33.08k £25.96k
Total expenditure £20.85k £37.75k £25.78k £40.18k £36.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.97k 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 September 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 30 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 26 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 26 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 27 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2020 05 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 05 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 23 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 Not Required
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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 31ST OCTOBER 1989

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND ELSEWHERE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS OF SICKNESS ARISING FROM PREGNANCY, ABORTION, PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE, THE BREAKDOWN OF FAMILY LIFE AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE SAID COUNTY ON MATTERS RELATING TO SUCH CONDITIONS.

Area of benefit

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

COUNTY OF ESSEX AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
32 WHARF ROAD
CHELMSFORD
ESSEX
CM2 6LU
Phone:
01245 494838
Email:
office@assure-chelmsford.org.uk
Website:

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