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2022-12-31-accounts

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

FOR

LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL

Registered charity in England & Wales with registration no: 1169839

LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2022

Page
Report of the Trustees 3 to 8
Section 1: Structure, Governance &
Management
Section 2: Objectives & Activities
Section 3: Achievements & Performance
Section 4: Financial Review
Section 5: Declaration
Independent Examiner's Report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 12

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LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 December 2022

The trustees present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1169839

Registered address:

Lighthouse Central Bridge House Station Approach Great Missenden HP16 9AZ

Trustees:

Graeme Slocombe - Chair Kent Anderson – resigned 17.10.22 (end of second term) Jane Knight – resigned 17.10.22 (end of term) Ben Sharp David Knights

Director:

Patricia Reading

Patron:

Gary Grant

Independent examiner:

Mr Paul Nye Sandford House Lucas Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP13 6QG

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Section 1: Structure, Governance & Management

Governing document

Lighthouse Central is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by its Constitution dated 19 October 2016. The members of the CIO are its trustees and membership cannot be transferred to anyone else. Therefore, only the trustees of the CIO are able to vote on any matter relating to the CIO. The CIO is also governed by its Bye Laws dated 21 October 2016. The Bye-Laws can be changed, but only by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the trustees.

Appointment of trustees

As set out in the Constitution, trustees are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. The chair of trustees is nominated by the trustees of the CIO and may at any point revoke such appointment. When considering the appointment of trustees, the board has regard to the requirement for any specialist skills needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

Trustee induction

Having mostly had personal contact with a local Lighthouse, new trustees are often well aware of our objectives and the work we undertake. As such, the induction of new trustees is minimal. New trustees receive a copy of the current version of the Constitution and Bye Laws, a copy of the most recent Trustees’ Annual Report and statement of accounts, and the Charity Commission’s ‘Charity Trustee Welcome Pack’ and ‘The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do (CC3)’ guide. All of the Trustees are also required to complete the NSPCC on line training course for charity trustees.

Organisation

The board of trustees, which can have up to eight members, administers the CIO, with responsibilities for different areas. The Director reports to the Chair of Trustees, Volunteers with management responsibilities report to the Director. The board meets at least three times a year, in accordance with the Bye Laws.

All trustees, and members of committees, give their time voluntarily and received no benefits from the charity.

Key management remuneration

Key management staff received renumeration of £22,652 during the year. The salary was decided by the trustees and will be reviewed annually and benchmarked against national rates for Youth and Community workers.

Section 2: Objective & Activities

Lighthouse Central has been set up to:

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Significant activities

During the last 12 months we have:

Public benefit

In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance ‘Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)’.

Lighthouse Central facilitates the provision of free children’s holiday clubs which are open to all irrespective of beliefs. They provide a great week of fun activities and teaching and strengthen relationships in the community with several churches working together.

Section 3: Achievements & Performance

Lighthouse Central supported 10 local Lighthouse charities to each run a week-long holiday club in July/August 2022. Two sites had been unable to run in 2021 due to the pandemic but came back in 2022 with great success. Three Lighthouses were unable to run this year due to (1) unavailability of usual venue; (2) two pregnancies in the leadership team and (3) three Trustees leaving due to new jobs.

One new Lighthouse started in Loudwater, an area to the east of High Wycombe

The services provided included:

These 10 Lighthouses were able to reach over 2000 children and involved over 1200 volunteer helpers from teenagers to retirees.

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Chairman’s Report for 2022

Lighthouse is a non-residential week long holiday club for children run by Christians from local churches working together, bringing churches and communities together around young people. In 2022 we had over 2000 children across 10 sites, supported by over 1200 volunteers.

Lighthouse Central brings together everything that churches need to run a Lighthouse, delivering administrative support, content and leadership. We are passionate about seeing children from all walks of life and abilities, those with faith and without, encountering God in a fun-filled week with teaching, sport, craft, performing arts and music.

Each one of the established Lighthouses is an independent charity who raise their own funds and make all their own local arrangements.

Our model shows financial self-sustainability for the central charity once there are around 50 Lighthouses using our package and until then, we are reliant on financial donations from both existing and new supporters. To this end we are putting effort into expanding our ‘Friends of Lighthouse’ initiative and continuing to make applications to funding organisations.

Our expectation for 2022 was a return to ‘a normal Lighthouse year, however continued lockdowns and an overall increase on calls for volunteer activity in churches to support their communities meant we had reduced numbers attending. We were delighted that a new Lighthouse opened at Loudwater with just over 180 children attending and over 100 volunteers. Mansfield and Princes Risborough returned strongly after two years of not running. All the Lighthouses had fantastic feedback from the communities they serve and are planning to be back in bigger numbers in 2023.

There have been a number of personnel changes across the Lighthouses but the relationships with new Trustees and Management Teams continues to be strong and we are excited to be working with potential new Lighthouses for 2023.

We finished the year with our Trustees and Director dressed as Santa, complete with beard, running a 5k fun run in Marlow. The sponsorship raised will help secure financial security through 2023.

My sincere thanks to the work the Director and the Trustees have done in 2022, and thanks also to all the volunteers that worked so hard to ensure that live Lighthouses took place in a difficult environment.

Section 4: Financial Review

Financial position

The annual subscriptions from the 10 Lighthouses that ran this year covered the day to day administration costs of Lighthouse Central together with approximately 13% of the costs of the director.

A greater proportion of income came from subscriptions from Lighthouses rather than donations creating a more sustainable funding model going forward. Generous donations from individuals, charitable trusts, and some Lighthouses themselves have enabled us to continue to fund a full time director. This role is essential to grow the numbers of Lighthouses with the aim that in the long term, the increased subscriptions will enable the charity to be self-sustaining.

This year was challenging with three of the Lighthouses unable to operate as detailed above and the residual effect of Covid 19 meant lower numbers of volunteers and children than anticipated so subscriptions were lower than anticipated.

In 2022 we will introduce a membership fee for all Lighthouses, whether they run or not, to reduce the burden of

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cost on those Lighthouses that do run.

Principal funding sources

The principal funding source for the CIO are donations from the beneficiaries of the CIO. Donations from individuals and trusts have also been sources of funding.

Reserves policy

None of the £10,087 reserves are restricted as to their use. The trustees regularly review the reserves of the charity which are held to meet the ongoing salary costs of the director together with running costs incurred prior to receiving subscriptions from the Lighthouses. The trustees consider that reserves should cover 4 months running and salary costs in normal circumstances.

Going concern

In 2023 we will continue to develop a network of “Friends of Lighthouse” to raise further funding from individuals as well as continuing to work with Christian organisations and trusts.

The fundraising company we worked with in 2021 are continuing to support us with additional grant applications.

We plan to hold a fundraising lunch hosted by our patron in the Autumn of 2023.

The trustees have a reasonable expectation that fundraising efforts together with the current reserves will enable Lighthouse Central to continue in operational existence for at least one year from the date of approval of the accounts.

Funds in deficit

There are currently no funds in deficit.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The time line of a church or group of individuals expressing an interest in starting a new Lighthouse and it actually starting is generally two years. Initial growth in the first few years is therefore uncertain and at a slow pace. The trustees have therefore deliberately not committed to significant overheads such as premises to minimise costs. Indeed Lighthouse Central relies heavily on the work of volunteers and services generously donated by Peters Research Ltd such as IT skills and administrative time as well as office space and computer hardware and software.

Section 5: Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved this trustees’ report.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:

Full name: Mr Graeme Slocombe Position: Chair of Trustees Date: 17 July 2023

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LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

for the year ended 31 December 2022

2022 2021
Total Funds Total Funds
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Notes
Donations 7,438 28,886
Gift Aid on donations 1,825 689
Job Retention Scheme Government Grants 0 7,991
Charitable activities
Sale of merchandise and volunteers' t-shirts to Lighthouses 0 2,862
Membership subscriptions and service costs from Lighthouses 15,040 6,627
Fundraising Income 14,087 1,329
Investment Income 56 1
Total 38,446 48,385
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Staff 29,824 36,350
Travel and subsidence, course attendance 2,876 1,837
Purchase of merchandise and volunteers' t-shirts 0 2,698
Fundraising expenses 0 5,940
Annual conference 150 0
Teaching material development & delivery 0 4,483
Computer costs 470 566
Charity donation 682
Insurance 315 0
Banking Fees 81 0
Total 33,716 52,556
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
4,729 (4171)
Net movement in funds
4,729 (4171)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds bought forward 27,500 31,671
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 32,229 27,500

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LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL

BALANCE SHEET At 31 December 2022

Notes
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand
Debtors
5
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
6
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Unrestricted Funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 2022
2021
Total Funds
Total Funds
£
£
30,036
28,098
3,060
557
(866)
(1,155)
32,229
27,500
32,229
27,500
32,229
27,500
32,229
27,500

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 17 July 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:

G Slocombe - Chair of Trustees

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LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The charity has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland':

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. There were no donations received during the year which were restricted in their use.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charity has made contributions to a pension scheme totalling £914 during the year to 31 December 2022.

(2021: £876)

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2. INVESTMENT INCOME

Deposit account interest 2022 2021
£
£
56
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3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There was no trustees' remuneration or other benefits in the year ended 31 December 2022. (2021: nil)

Trustees' expenses

During the year to 31 December 2022 no Trustee expenses were reimbursed. (2021: £NIL)

4. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
DEBTORS
Gift Aid receivable from HMRC
LH Subscriptions owed
Donations owed
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Tax, national insurance and pension
Director’s expenses- travel & subsistence
Money owed to Lighthouses		 2022
2021
1
1
2022
2021
£
£
1,309
557
1,122
0
629
0
3,060
557
2022
2021
£
£
578
811
113
344
175
0
866
1,155

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

5. DEBTORS

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7. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Donations totalling £785 were received from trustees or close relatives of trustees of the charity. (2021: £2,452)

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