THE LIGHTBEAM ACADEMY

Charity number: 1179496
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide educational, health and sports development initiatives for the public benefit, serving the communities of Pendle and East Lancashire. To provide a well-being and spiritual centre for the public benefit, serving the communities of Pendle and East Lancashire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £348,502
Total expenditure: £228,500

Total income includes £21,145 from 4 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

18 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 August 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Javed Chaudhry Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
Kamran Chaudhary Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
Faiza Akram Trustee 20 July 2018
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Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £87.56k £227.83k £259.93k £313.27k £348.50k
Total expenditure £64.19k £96.80k £143.32k £219.78k £228.50k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £18.88k £24.52k £6.01k £13.65k £21.15k

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 July 2024 29 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 29 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 16 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 16 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 28 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 28 May 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 JUL 2018

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UK, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CENTRE FOR MUSLIMS.

Contact information

Address:
The Bestlight Community Hub
9 Market Square
NELSON
Lancashire
BB9 7LP
Phone:
01282914022
Email:
info@lightbeamacademy.org.uk
Website:

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