LIGHTHOUSE - ELY

Charity number: 1070700
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

ADVANCE OF CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH: CHURCH SERVICES GENERAL SUPPORT AND RELIEF WORK BOTH IN THE UK AND ABROAD. YOUTH, ELDERLY AND CHILDREN SUPPORT RELIEF OF THE HOMELESS THE POOR AND THE NEEDY HELP TO SICK, THE AGED AND OTHERS IN NEED. PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR HELPING LOCAL PEOPLE IN EAST CAMBS

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £251,815
Total expenditure: £321,628

People

4 Trustee(s)

60 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.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 July 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • LIGHTHOUSE (Working name)
  • LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN BOOKS AND MUSIC (Working name)
  • LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTS (Working name)
  • THE GARAGE (Working name)
  • RIVER OF LIFE (Previous name)
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 handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
GILES ANTONY CORNELL Chair
CHRIST FOR THE WORLD
Received: On time
LUVELY
Received: On time
Joseph Solomon Trustee 04 August 2024
None on record
Elizabeth Hunt Trustee 04 August 2024
None on record
Amina Oguguo Trustee 01 April 2020
LUVELY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £251.29k £288.92k £238.81k £275.04k £251.82k
Total expenditure £202.12k £265.47k £283.75k £290.83k £321.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.50k £16.05k £5.00k 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 2025 19 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 19 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 3 NOVEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED 24 FEBRUARY 2008.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND TO CONTINUE THE EXISTING AND GROWING WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND AS A CHURCH IN ELY CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PLACE OR PLACES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ABROAD AS SHALL BE DECIDED UPON BY PROCLAIMING AND FURTHERING THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE UNCOMPROMISED WORD OF GOD ("THE GOSPEL") CONSISTENCY WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH ("THE DOCTRINES") SET FORTH IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO.

Area of benefit

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

ELY CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Contact information

Address:
The Lighthouse Church
13 Lynn Road
ELY
CB7 4EG
Phone:
01353 662228
Email:
info@lighthouse-ely.org
Website:

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