LIGHTFORCE INTERNATIONAL

Charity number: 1050871
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Humanitarian Aid and Development Projects

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £273,624
Total expenditure: £244,943

People

8 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Albania
  • India
  • Kenya
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 November 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03123629 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Chidumebi Cyprel Ijeh Trustee 16 October 2022
None on record
Sunny Bokinala Trustee 11 October 2022
None on record
Sonia Bell Trustee 11 October 2022
None on record
Franklin Jayaraj Trustee 11 October 2022
None on record
Anish Mathew Trustee 11 October 2022
None on record
ANDREW SHEARMAN Trustee
GLOBAL ADVENTURE MISSIONS LIMITED
Received: On time
Rachel Edwards Trustee
INTO THE COMMUNITY
Received: On time
GEORGE RONALD RIDLEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £369.49k £298.54k £214.01k £247.10k £273.62k
Total expenditure £357.94k £282.71k £216.66k £288.08k £244.94k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 31 December 2023 12 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 12 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 09 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 09 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 24 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 24 October 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 NOVEMBER 1995

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY DEPLOYING HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE RELIEF TO SUCH PERSONS

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
CHRISTIAN CENTRE
STRUDWICK DRIVE
OLDBROOK
MILTON KEYNES
MK6 2TG
Phone:
01908553070
Email:
grr@lightforce.org.uk
Website:

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