Love Light Romania Aid.
Registered Charity No 1117981
Trustee’s Report 2024.
There were no changes to trustees during 2023. However in 2025 Mr Rowe has stood down as a trustee.leaving us temporarily with only two trustees. A replacement trustee has been found and will be appointed in the near future. Robert Rowe’s resignation was due to an accusation of abuse made by an ex-resident in Romania against him and a number of others not connected to Love Light Romania. All protest their innocence. The matter is being investigated by the Police and the Social authorities.
The trustees continue to believe that due to the sums involved and the limited number of transactions made, neither an independent examination of the accounts nor an audit is required.
All records are available for inspection by interested parties.
Activities.
In 2024, at the Sanctuary, the home of young people suffering from HIV, the three young adults who are funded by Share, a separate UK charity, continue to live alongside fully integrated with the Love Light residents.
In Jacodu there has been continued progress made on all projects. The Education Centre continues to play an important part in the community, the agricultural project proceeds but without the involvement of the Roma community. It provides a substantial amount of the food for the Sanctuary.
The majority of fund-raising activities continue to be instigated by Love Light Romania utilising the Internet.
The winter clothes parcels that are primarily for the Roma community continue to be well-received.
Other matters.
Love Light Romania Aid now, and for the foreseeable future is operated solely and exclusively to support Love Light Romania in their work to alleviate poverty and the effects of sickness in Romania. As such all trustees give their time freely. There are no employees. We are committed to the principal that all monies donated go directly to the benefit of the children and young persons we seek to aid.
The Trustees.
Love Light Romania Aid.
Love Light Romania Aid Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31st December, 2024
| 31/12/2024 Income Donations and Legacies General and Sanctuary £12,603.37 Donations via CTT (Just Giving, Everyclick etc) £1,148.96 Jacodu Projects £1,715.00 Moti Employment fund £180.00 Summer shoes appeal £100.00 From Specific Donors Supporting Churches £5,200.00 For Education £12,037.91 For Back to School £1,635.00 For Jims House (Share) £27,585.00 Loan £5,000.00 £67,205.24 Gift Aid Claimed £9,442.50 Bank Interest Total Income £76,647.74 Expenditure Charitable Expenditure Support of work in Romania £78,250.00 Freight Costs incurred Management and Administration Bank Charges and costs of transfer £325.00 Total Expenditure £78,575.00 Surplus/(Deficit) for Year -£1,927.26 Cash Flow Statement Bank Balance at Start of Year £4,410.52 Building Society Balance at Start of Year £4,410.52 Net Income (Deficit) for Year -£1,927.26 Bank Balance at end of Year £2,483.26 Building Society Balance at end of Year £2,483.26 |
31/12/2023 £14,091.73 £1,243.00 £2,500.00 £180.00 £2,650.00 £4,981.75 £2,845.00 £27,000.00 £55,491.48 £5,540.19 £61,031.67 £57,200.00 £325.00 £57,525.00 £3,506.67 £903.85 £903.85 £3,506.67 £4,410.52 £4,410.52 |
31/12/2023 £14,091.73 £1,243.00 £2,500.00 £180.00 £2,650.00 £4,981.75 £2,845.00 £27,000.00 £55,491.48 £5,540.19 £61,031.67 £57,200.00 £325.00 £57,525.00 £3,506.67 £903.85 £903.85 £3,506.67 £4,410.52 £4,410.52 |
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| £61,031.67 | ||
| £57,200.00 £325.00 |
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| £57,525.00 | ||
| £3,506.67 | ||
| £903.85 | ||
| £903.85 | ||
| £3,506.67 £4,410.52 |
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| £4,410.52 |
Re: Love Light Romania Aid, Accounts for the year ending 31/12/24.
I have compiled the accounts of Love Light Romania Aid for the year ending 31/12/2024.
In doing so I have examined all transactions, checked Bank Statements, and where appropriate, checked receipt of money transfers with the recipient, being, in all cases except one to Love Light Romania.The one exception was for freight charges to Love Light Romania, in Romania
It should be noted that of the total income of £67205, £29889 (44%) is in payment to Love Light Romania for services rendered in Romania to another UK-based charity. Love Light Romania Aid is, in this instance, simply a convenient ‘letterbox[‘ to transfer funds from UK to Romania
The accounts reflect an accurate summation of the Charities affairs during the year and show that with the exception of the necessary Bank Charges, all monies donated go without deduction to Love Light Romania in Romania
Mr T Welti
Holly Tree House, The Green, Shepherdswell, Kent CT15 7LQ
07/10/25