**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 1st April 2023 31 March 2024 **From To** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

The Friends of Leasowe Lighthouse CIO 

**Other names charity is known by** 

1158719 **Charity's principal address** Leasowe Lighthouse Lingham Lane, Moreton Common Wirral **Postcode CH46 4TA** ~~ee~~ 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1158719 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Janet Belton|Chair||Board Of Trustees|
|Kenneth Harper|Trustee||Board Of Trustees|
|John Robert Steel|Trustee||Board Of Trustees|
|Vilja Jane Gatrell|Trustee||Board Of Trustees|
|Stephen<br>Cumberlidge|Trustee||Board Of Trustees|
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**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 



**Type of adviser** 

**Name** 

**Address** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document 

Constitution 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

How the charity is constituted 

Association 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Trustee selection methods 

Appointed by Trustee Board 

(eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A HISTORIC BUILDING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF THE WIRRAL AND SURROUNDING AREA. 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 



**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

Section D                      Achievements and performance 



## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

The Lighthouse continued with public open days providing educational **Summary of the main** heritage tours to visitors during during 2023 and into early 2024. **achievements of the charity** Support from the public remained steady. **during the year** 

## **Section E                    Financial review** 



To maintain a basic reserve to allow all operating costs to be supported despite variations in visitor numbers and use for events during the year. 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

**Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**|J.Belton|S.Cumberlidge|
|---|---|---|
||Janet Belton|Stephen Cumberlidge|
||<br> <br>Chair|Trustee|
||28/1/2025||
||28/1/2025||





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