LIGHT INTO EUROPE

Charity number: 1017626
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

LIGHT INTO EUROPE IS A BRITISH CHARITY FOUNDED IN 1986. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEAF AND BLIND COMMUNITIES IN ROMANIA. OUR VISION IS TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP THE SENSORIAL IMPAIRED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE EXPECTATIONS AND TO BECOME ACTIVE AND ACCEPTED MEMBERS OF THE ROMANIAN SOCIETY.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £86,863
Total expenditure: £86,504

People

4 Trustee(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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Romania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 February 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stan Platt OBE Chair 08 February 1993
None on record
Sean Ronald Pendry Dilley Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record
ALEXANDER WILLIAM PLATT Trustee 01 December 2011
None on record
MARK EDWARD PLATT Trustee 01 November 2010
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £33.71k £39.35k £2.66k £3.74k £86.86k
Total expenditure £27.57k £36.49k £31.33k £33.81k £86.50k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £6.80k £4.08k 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 28 February 2025 10 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 10 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2024 26 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 Not required
Annual return 28 February 2023 13 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 Not required
Annual return 28 February 2022 22 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 22 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 06 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 06 December 2021 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 FEBRUARY 1993

Charitable objects

(1) TO RELIEVE PERSONS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE RESIDENT OR TEMPORARILY LOCATED IN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SUCH AS ALBANIA, BULGARIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, POLAND BUT IN PARTICULAR CITIZENS OF ROMANIA WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES (2) TO ADVANCE AND FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES THROUGHOUT EASTERN EUROPE (3) TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THROUGHOUT EASTERN EUROPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY MEANS OF BIBLE CLASSES, PRAYER AND OTHERWISE

Area of benefit

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

EASTERN EUROPE

Contact information

Address:
112 CONNAUGHT AVENUE
FRINTON ON SEA
ESSEX
CO13 9AA
Phone:
07718946198
Email:
Contact@lightintoeurope.org
Website:

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