Charity Commission Report for Light For The Last Days in 2022.
Charity Commission Registration Number: 1099651. Address: 54 Bridge Lane, London, NW11 0EH. Trustees: Mr Paul Duffett, Mr James Vickery, Mr Stephen Beckingham. Director: Mr Antony Pearce.
Light for the Last Days was constituted as a charitable trust in April 2003 for the purpose of advancing the Christian faith.
During 2022 we continued to produce the magazine Light for the Last Days. 10,000 copies are printed four times a year and sent out to people on our mailing list. Copies are also distributed by those using them in evangelism or at public meetings. The magazine is also distributed online. We produce leaflets and booklets on the Bible and prophecy which are distributed through our members. During the year several thousand copies of our leaflets ‘SOS’ and ‘Hope for the Future’, ‘Global Warning’ have been distributed, as well as our booklet ‘10 signs of the Second Coming.’
Our website is www.lightforthelastdays.co.uk. This is visited by people from around the world and contains articles on Bible teaching and current issues and events. It also contains the magazine. We have also produced a regular Prophecy Update, ‘The Month in Prophecy’ which is recorded on the last Sunday of the month at The Bridge Christian Fellowship and distributed via our website and the Bridge website (www.bridgelane.org.uk) as well as on CDs. We regularly have over 1000 people visiting this site.
The magazine continues to be translated into French, German, Romanian and the Indian language, Malayalam. Ligia Luca translates into Romanian and distributes the magazine in Romania. She has also set up a Romanian website https://luminaultimelorzile.wordpress.com which is visited by Romanian speakers in many countries. Cornelia Kuruc translates the magazine into German and distributes it in Switzerland and Germany. She does this as a voluntary activity, funded by supporters on her mailing list. Stephane Jacquemain translates the magazine into French and we distribute it in France and other French speaking countries in Europe and Africa. Rev Pappy Daniel translates the magazine into the Indian language, Malayalam and distributes our material in India. We have supported the work of Danijel Vukovic in Serbia who has translated some our materials and distributed them there. In 2022 Danijel had our 10 Signs booklet translated into Russian and Ukrainian to be distributed to the large number of Russians and Ukrainians fleeing the war and now living in Serbia. We have funded translation and printing costs of this. We have also supplied materials and funds for help in the work of Frazer Nauliya in Malawi. We continue to produce our literature in Chinese and Spanish, translated by our worker Eric Martinez.
Eric Martinez has been working on expanding the work through use of the Internet and social media and seen a growing interest in this means of
getting our message out to a wider audience. We now have large numbers of people in contact with us via Facebook and the Internet, including many in India, Pakistan, and various African countries.
Financial support for the charity comes from free will gifts from those on our mailing list. A number of people give regularly to the work under our Gift Aid scheme. We have a healthy reserve fund which is adequate to cover all anticipated expenses during 2023. We will continue to use our resources to produce and distribute the magazine and leaflets which contain Christian news and views about current world events in the light of Bible prophecy and teaching on the meaning of the Bible. All of this is available to the general public.
LIGHT FOR THE LAST DA YS Finsnci81 Stglements for the )e4r ended 31 Decejnber 21122 Registered Ch*rity IlJ99651
Lighl for the IA5t Days Receipts P•yThents for the ye*r ended 31 Deternber 2022 2022 2021 Reteipts Gifts and subscriptions Legacy Books and audio Deposii inieresi Bridge Lane Fellowship (Sary contrÈbulion) 80.496 6.945 446 87,979 1.903 9.600 9,600 Total receipts 97.609 99,495 Payments Staff costs Translation and other costs Printing Postage Phone Offjce equipment Other office costs Oftice rent Stewardship fees Insurance Book5 and DVD'S Website and technical sUprt Professional fees Charitable giving Bank charges 45.557 13.134 26,733 10,685 45.729 11.402 20,464 18,956 439 1,719 4.060 5,200 862 552 1,003 551 750 ,357 370 1367 3.069 5,2(K) 695 531 555 791 750 2.307 185 Total payments 11 ?.559 114,014 Net receipts l (payments) 114.950) (14,519)
Ligbt for the Last DAYS Stat¢rnellt of Assets 4d Liabilities 9131 December 21122 2022 2021 Cash balan¢es at l January 2022 Net receipis l {payments) Cash balance5 at 31 tkcember 2022 168.533 (14,9iOI 153,583 183,052 (14,519 168.533 Represented by: Bank current account Bank deposit accoltnt Petty cash 27.554 126.009 20 153.583 42,626 125,887 20 168,533
Light for the L#5t D8yS IndependeBt Examiner's Report to the TN$¢tts of Light for the tast D&y$ I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022. Re5pectiv¢ responsibilities of tru$tees and examiner The Charity's trustees are responsible for the preparaiiorh of the accounts. The Charity's trustees Lollsider that An audit is not required for this year uder sectton 144{2) of the Charities Act ?0 I l {the 2011 A¢tl and that an independent examination is needed. It is my resporisibility to: * examine ihe accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act follow the pro¢¢dures laid down in the general Di[110$ given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of ihe 2011 Aci • slate whether particular matters have come io my attention B8$is of independent examiner's report My examination was carrÈed olli In accordan¢e with the genernl Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination in¢ludes a review of the a¢wunting records kepi by the ¢harity and a c(Fmparison of the accounts pre5¢ttted wilh ihose records. It a150 includes consideraiion of any tjnusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trusw concerning any such IKatters. The procedures undertakcn do not provide all rhe evidence thai would be required in an audi¢ and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the ac¢ount5 present a'true and fair view. arhd the report is limited io ih05e matters set out in the nexi siatettJenL Itbdependtnt exg4miner'$ $tatemen¢ In connectitsn with my examinatton, no t[tter h&5 Con to my 8nention= 111 which gives m¢ reasonabl¢ caus¢ to believ¢ ihat in any tnaterial respeci the requirements- . to keep a¢counting re¢ord5 Ln a¢¢ordance with section IJO of the 2011 Act and ' io prepare a¢counts whi¢h accord with the accounting records and wmply with the accounting requirements of ihe 201 l A have not been met or {21 to which. in my opÉnton, alntion should be drawn in order to enable a pmper und¢rsranding of the a¢counts to be re&ched. Dated: 29 April 2023 Charles Cavenagh FCA 17 Chepstow Road London W7 2BG
IAEbi for the Last D•ys Indtpendent ExgmiDer's Report to iht Trnsfees of Light for the iAst Days I reprt on the accounts of the Tnjsi for the yearended 31 Decemb¢r 2022. Respetiivt responsibilities of tn15tees and eAxmintr Th¢ Charity'5 trustees aTe resrx)nsible for ih¢ prepardtion of the accounts. The Chariiy's irusiees consider that an audit is noi required for thi5 year under section 144(21 of the Charities Act 2011 {th¢ 2011 Acil and Ihai an independent examination 15 n¢¢d¢d_ It l5 tny responsibility to.. ' exarnine the accounts under seaion 145 of the 2011 A(a . follow the prttedures laid in the genetal Di¥tIOnS giv¢n by the Chatity Cominission under section 145{5Kbl of the 2011 Act • slate wh¢ther particular mtt*ts have lo my attention Ba$i5 of i&dependtttt examiner's report My exatnination wa5 Carried out in accordaTh with the general Directions given by the Charity ComTni55ion. An examinaiion includes a review of the accouniing r¢cord5 keo by the charity and a cotnparison of the accounts presenied wilh those record5. li also includes wn5ideralion of any unusual itetrLS or disclosures in the account5, and seeking ¢xplanauons frotn you as ITusiees wnc¢rning any Such mattcrs. The procedure5 undertaken do no¢ provide all ihe evidence ihai would be required In an atsdii and consequenily no opinion is given as to whether th¢ accounts pr¢s¢nL a'true and fair vieiv and th¢ repotl 15 limiied to ihose matters Sei oui in the next StsierL Independent examiner's Stattmtnt lrt ¢onrtedion wilh my ¢xatnination. no Mat has conr Thy attention-. 111 which gives me reasonabl¢ cause to believe ihai in any matr¥ial respect the requirements: . lo keep accounting records in accordance with seaion 130 of th¢ 2011 Act and . to prepare a¢eounts which aord with the accounting records and cornply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 A¢1 have noi tttn rrt¢l or {2) to which, in my opiniofi. att¢ntion should be drawm ID order to ellable a prw und¢rstsndin8 of the accounts to be reached. Dated.. 29 April 2023 Charles Cavcnagh FCA 17 Chepsiow Road London W72BG