## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date 01/04/2023 To Period end date 31/03/2024** ## **Charity name:** ## **Charity registration number:** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Complementary therapies for patients**
**with long term conditions or cancers in**
**their own homes.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Funding awarded from The National**
**Lottery in order to run projects.**
**Which meant our services offered to**
**a wider audience.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**New volunteers have been taken on in**
**order to extend the service and maintain**
**the service.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Service was offered to a wider range of**
**patients, their families and friends. It**
**has made a vast difference to those we**
**are able to treat. All our patients have**
**responded with how they could not**
**manage without the service we**
**provide.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**We have achieved more than what we**
**initially planned at the start of the year,**
**meaning have been able to offer**
**services to more patients.**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**We now have fundraising volunteers**
**who concentrate on this area. We also**
**have volunteers who specialise in sales,**
**marketing and communications.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**There is still money in the bank to be**
**able to continue running the charity.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**There is £5,000 reserve funding in order**
**to keep the registered charity status.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£5,000.00**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Grants, fundraising activities,**
**sponsorships, regular donors, gifts in**
**wills, funeral donations.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**We have numerous businesses who**
**now adopted our charity for their CSR,**
**and regularly donate.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**As a result of the most recent**
**pandemic, we have made numerous**
**adaptions to the way we work to try and**
**minimalise interuptions if a future**
**pandemic was to happen. We have also**
**factored in the cost of living crisis.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Registered charity.**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**No change in trustees.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Attend regular networking groups in**
**order to grow, raise awareness and**
**fundraise for the charity.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Lighthouse Centre| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1148392| |Charity’s principal address|33 Burlington House
369 Wellingborough Road
Northampton
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0|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Gemma Dearsley|Non-Executive
Director||| ||Jayne Phillips|||| ||Martin Kearney|||| ||Susan Dearsley|||| ||Stephen Knight|||| ||Val Adaway|Ambassador||| ||Stephen Wright|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Gemma Victoria Dearsley **Full name(s)** Gemma Victoria Dearsley **Position (eg Secretary,** Non-Executive Director **Chair, etc) Date** 16/07/2025 |Charity Name: The lighthouse Centre|Charity Name: The lighthouse Centre|CharityNo|1148392|1148392|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||CompanyNo|||| |Annualaccountsforthe period|||||| |Period start date|**01/04/2023**|**To**|Period end
date|31/03/2024|| ## **Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)** |Guidance Note
S01
S02
S03
S04
S05
S06
S07
**Expenditure (Notes 6)**
**Expenditure on:**
S08
S09
S10
S11
S12
S13
Tax payable
S14
S15
Net gains/(losses) on
investments
S16
S17
**Extraordinary items**
S18
S19
S20
Other gains/(losses)
S21
S22
**_Reconciliation of_**
**_funds:_**
S23
S24
Raising funds
Separate material item of income
Other
Other
**Income and endowments from:**
Investments
**_Total funds carried forward_**
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure) after tax**
**before investment gains/(losses)**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
Other trading activities
Charitable activities
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the
charity’s own use
Charitable activities
Governance Costs
Total funds brought forward
**_Net movement in funds_**
**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**
**Net income/(expenditure) before tax for**
**the reporting period**
**_Total_**
**Recommended categories by activity**
Donations and legacies
**Income (Note 3)**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
F01
F02
F03|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
F01
F02
F03|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
F01
F02
F03|**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
F04
F05|**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
F04
F05| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||-|| ||29,497|||29,497|| |||||-|| |||||-|| |||||-|| |||56,922||56,922|| ||29,497|56,922|-|86,419|-| ||||||| ||1,801|||1,801|| ||25|49,715||49,740|| ||5,619|||5,619|| |||||-|| ||7,446|49,715|-|57,161|-| ||||||| ||22,052|7,207|-|29,259|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||22,052|7,207|-|29,259|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||22,052|7,207|-|29,259|-| ||-|-|-|-|| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||22,052|7,207|-|29,259|-| ||||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||22,052|7,207|-|29,259|-| 1148392 Charity Name: The LightHouse Charity No Centre Company No **Section B Balance sheet** |Guidance Note
**Fixed assets**
**Intangible assets**
**(Note 15)**
B01
**Tangible assets**
**(Note 14)**
B02
**Heritage assets**
**(Note 16)**
B03
**Investments**
**(Note 17)**
B04
**_Total fixed assets_**
B05
**Current assets**
**Stocks**
**(Note 18)**
B06
**Debtors**
**(Note 19)**
B07
**Investments**
**(Note 17.4)**
B08
**Cash at bank and in hand (Note 24)**
B09
**_Total current assets_**
B10
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year (Note 20)**
B11
**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**
B12
**_Total assets less current liabilities_**
B13
**Creditors: amounts falling due after**
**one year (Note 20)**
B14
**Provisions for liabilities**
B15
**_Total net assets or liabilities_**
B16
**Funds of the Charity**
**Endowment funds (Note 27)**
B17
**Restricted income funds (Note 27)**
B18
**Unrestricted funds**
B19
**Revaluation reserve**
B20
**Fair value reserve**
B21
**_Total funds_**
B22|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
F01|
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
F02|**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total this**
**year**
**£**
**£**
F03
F04|**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total this**
**year**
**£**
**£**
F03
F04|**Total last**
**year**
**£**
F05| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||64,134|5,006||69,140|| ||64,134|5,006|-|69,140|-| ||||||| ||1,263|-|-|1,263|-| ||||||| ||62,871|5,006|-|67,877|-| ||||||| ||62,871|5,006|**-**|67,877|-| ||||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| ||62,871|5,006|-|67,877|-| ||||||| ||-|||-|-| |||-||-|-| ||||-|-|-| |||||-|| ||||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| _**The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.**_ _**The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.**_ _**The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.**_ _**These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.**_ |Signed by one or two trustees/directors on behalf of all the
trustees/directors
Signature of director authenticating accounts being sent to
Companies House|Print Name|Date of
approval
dd/mm/yyyy| |---|---|---| ||Gemma Dearsley|15/07/2025| |||| |||| ||Signature|Date
dd/mm/yyyy| |||| |||**Print name**| CC17a (Excel) 16/07/2025 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A** **Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** The Lighthouse Centre **On accounts for the year** 31/03/2024 **Charity no** 1148392 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/03/2024** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent** **examiner's statement**[I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have ] come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed: Name:** Deepa Shah **Relevant professional** Accounting Technician **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**Oct 2018** 1 **IER** ## **Address:** 1 Whaddon Close Northampton NN4 9XS **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oct 2018** 2 **IER**