LIGHTYEAR FOUNDATION LTD

Charity number: 1150231
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance education in science amongst schoolchildren and adults in the UK, including by: - breaking down barriers to help disabled children and young adults participate in STEM - organising events which promote an interest in science - investigating and using new technology to communicate scientific knowledge and understanding

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £230,327
Total expenditure: £127,190

People

7 Trustee(s)

17 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 December 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LIGHTYEAR FOUNDATION (Working name)
Company number:
08151118 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Maria Camila Devis-Rozental DProf Trustee 27 January 2023
None on record
Dr Josie Rawes Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Clive Gilbert Trustee 07 September 2022
None on record
Kirshen Govender Trustee 07 September 2022
None on record
Lucy Jane Williams Trustee 14 April 2021
None on record
Peter James John Roberts Trustee 14 April 2021
None on record
Dr Camilla Sih Mai Pang Trustee 16 September 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £95.42k £105.09k £107.73k £158.62k £230.33k
Total expenditure £88.59k £83.04k £91.45k £71.74k £127.19k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £11.53k 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 2024 16 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 16 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 19 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 15 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 15 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 18 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 18 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 24 March 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 INCORPORATED 20/07/2012

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AMONGST SCHOOLCHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE UK AND ABROAD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING BY: -HELPING ESTABLISH SCIENCE-ORIENTED PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLS IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS -ORGANISING EVENTS WHICH PROMOTE AN INTEREST IN SCIENCE -INVESTIGATING AND USING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO COMMUNICATE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Contact information

Address:
12 Anson Drive
YORK
YO10 4LH
Phone:
07545899729
Email:
Info@lightyearfoundation.org
Website:

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