NORTHERN LIGHTS

Charity number: 702462
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity provides relief for children with life limiting illnesses principally in the North West of England and is mainly acheived by providing holidays of a lifetime for seriously ill children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £25,774
Total expenditure: £50,148

People

9 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Cumbria
  • Flintshire
  • Knowsley
  • Lancashire
  • Liverpool City
  • Manchester City
  • Sefton
  • St Helens

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 February 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KAREN JONES Chair
None on record
Hayley Jayne Foster Trustee 01 January 2018
None on record
CARLOYN JOHNSON Trustee 27 April 2015
None on record
REBECCA JONES Trustee 27 April 2015
None on record
HELEN JOHNSON Trustee 27 April 2015
None on record
JAMES CHAPMAN Trustee 27 April 2015
None on record
BRIAN JONES Trustee
None on record
VICTORIA CHAPMAN Trustee
Radiotherapy UK
Received: On time
WENDY REILLY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £63.37k £10.36k £11.64k £19.05k £25.77k
Total expenditure £81.20k £1.31k £1.00k £17.27k £50.15k
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 March 2024 06 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 February 2022 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 March 2021 47 days late 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 JANUARY 1990 AS AMENDED ON 15 APRIL 1994 AND 17TH MAY 2002

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR SERIOUSLY AND TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND

Area of benefit

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

THE NORTH OF ENGLAND

Contact information

Address:
MA SAID
CHURCH LANE
NESTON
CH64 9UT
Phone:
01513362515
Email:
info@northernlightscharity.org.uk
Website:

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