AMELIA'S LIGHT

Charity number: 1216132
Recently registered

Charity overview

This charity has been recently registered - it does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity supports families of seriously ill children in the UK by providing financial help for costs such as travel and temporary accommodation during long hospital stays. It also offers emotional support and signposts families to relevant charities, support groups and specialist services.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 December 2025: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ashleigh French Chair 10 February 2026
None on record
Ashley Gary Johnson Trustee 29 July 2025
None on record
Jade McCullough Trustee 29 July 2025
None on record

Financial history

This charity was registered recently. It does not have to provide information until 10 months after its first financial period.

Accounts and annual returns

This is a newly registered charity - accounts and annual return not required yet. The charity does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends.

Governing document

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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Dec 2025

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO ALLEVIATE THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP SUFFERED BY THE FAMILIES OF SICK CHILDREN IN THE UK, WHERE THE CHILD’S ILLNESS REQUIRES THEM TO REMAIN IN HOSPITAL FOR LONGER THAN 5 DAYS OR A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE FROM THEIR HOME FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL GRANTS TO HELP COVER COSTS RESULTING FROM THE CHILDREN’S ILLNESS SUCH AS TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL AND/OR THE COST OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION NEAR THE HOSPITAL. (2) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AMONGST PARENTS AND FAMILIES OF SUCH CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND REFERRING TO CHARITIES, SUPPORT GROUPS AND SERVICES FOR LONG TERM OR SPECIALIST HELP.

Contact information

Address:
9 Cam Way
WITHAM
Essex
CM8 1TZ
Phone:
+448085310404
Email:
info@ameliaslight.charity
Website:

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