Company number: 09483949 Charity number: 1174466 Comrnunitv Lighthouse Foundation (A company limited by guarantee) Trustees, report and financial stat¢ment$ for the year ended 31 Mareh 2024 COMM.,NITY Lighthouse Foundation 8ERVE I EDUCATE I IN8PIIE
Community Lighthouse Foundation
Contents
| Page | |
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| Legal and administrative information | 1 |
| Directors/Trustees' report | 2 - 10 |
| Accountants' report | 11 |
| Statement of financial activities | 12 |
| Balance sheet | 13 - 14 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 15 - 17 |
Community Lighthouse Foundation
Legal and administrative information
Status
Community Lighthouse Foundation is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.
| Directors | Shaukat Malik | Chairman |
|---|---|---|
| Qassim Anwar | ||
| Lubna Malik | ||
| Company number | 09483949 | |
| Charity number | 1174466 | |
| Registered office | 9 Cooper Street | |
| Nelson | ||
| Lancashire | ||
| BB9 7XW | ||
| Accountants | Nasser & Company | |
| 108 Scotland Road | ||
| Nelson | ||
| Lancashire | ||
| BB9 7XJ | ||
| Business address | 9 Cooper Street | |
| Nelson | ||
| Lancashire | ||
| BB9 7XW | ||
| Bankers | HSBC | |
| 12 Manchester Road | ||
| Burnley | ||
| Lancashire | ||
| BB11 1JH |
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Charitable objects
The objects of the Company are to carry on activities which benefit the community and in particular (without limitation) to:
1) To advance in life and help young people in Lancashire and Greater Manchester through: (a) The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life; (b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. 2) The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in Pakistan and the UK. 3) To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Lancashire and Greater Manchester and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.
4) The promotion of religious harmony for the benefit of the public in Lancashire and Greater Manchester by: (a) educating the public in different religious beliefs including an awareness of their distinctive features and their common ground to promote good relations between persons of different faiths; (b) promoting knowledge and mutual understanding and respect of the beliefs and practices of different religious faiths.
Organisational structure
A board of trustees of 6 members who meet on a monthly basis to conduct the business of the project and delegates day to day activities to the Chairman. The Organisational structure consists of Chairman and a vice chairman.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Review of activities and achievements
CLF International Welfare | CLF Youth Development | CLF In The Community
CLF International Welfare
Food Aid and Welfare projects have been operating internationally since 2006, assisting in the provision of food to the disadvantaged and less fortunate in Pakistan, Palestine, Lebanon, Africa, Yemen & other regions in dire need of urgent help. Over time, this work has expanded to include Food Aid programs across the annual calendar.
Every initiative, from gathering in-kind donations to distributing desperately needed goods, is carried out voluntarily. There are already several separate programs that assist widows, orphaned children, and low-income families who are having difficulty meeting their necessities.
These include:
Ramadan Food Aid
Food Aid is given to families that are having difficulty meeting their basic needs each year throughout the month of Ramadan, in conjunction with local celebrations and special events. Volunteers buy food in bulk and package it for distribution just before the start of the fasting month. Lentils, vegetables, flour, rice, cooking oil, sugar, and other necessities needed for a medium-sized family to survive the entire month of Ramadan are included in Ramadan Food Aid Packs. Families that are worried about where their next meal is coming from should rest easy knowing this. This alleviates the worry and concern of families anxious of where their next meal is coming from. As part of this initiative, former Food Aid beneficiaries who have seen improvements in their social and financial circumstances volunteer to better the lives of others in their community and to continue to express gratitude for the support received by Community Lighthouse Foundation.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Communal Breaking Bread/ Weekly Open Home Program - ‘Breaking Bread Together’:
This program, hosted at Rumi House weekly seeks to bring together and build long term relationships within the community. The aim is to‘ Break Bread’ Together by sharing a meal with each other and fostering a sense of community and familiarity. Weekly meals are rotated throughout the group thus ensuring that every participant receives an opportunity to participate.
Eid Gift Aid / Qurbani Food Aid
During the celebratory festival of Eid ul Fitr gift parcels are distributed to orphaned children, widows and the poor. These Eid Gift Aid parcels contain food, clothes and treats for families during the celebratory period. Community Lighthouse Foundation aims to alleviate the distress and dismay of those that are without family and are especially neglected during these communal events. In celebration of the completion of the Hajj ritual, those that are eligible to, make sacrifices and distribute this amongst family and relations. It is often during these moments that widows and orphans feel the absence of parents or breadwinners within the home. Community Lighthouse Foundation provides Qurbani Food Aid for families during this period catering for their needs during this festive celebration. Communal sacrifices are made and along with staple foods and gifts, meat is distributed to the needy to suffice for a full family.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Uganda Shoe Distribution For Orphans & Medical Treatment;
Not wearing shoes leaves children and adults in various parts of Africa—including Uganda —vulnerable to some debilitating diseases and infections. Although many people look primarily for performance, style, and comfort in our shoes, our footwear also serves important protective purposes. CLF charity have provided new shoes for hundreds of orphan children in parts of Africa and medical treatment for those suffering with Spina Biffida.
Palestine Baby Milk Distribution & Hot Meal Distribution:
Since the conflict in Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced into camps and shelters. Food insecurity has meant that essentials have not been available. Our volunteers have been working on the ground to supply essential items such as hot meals, baby milk & bread.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Palestine Clean Water Distribution:
It is reported that around 70% of the population in Gaza are drinking contaminated water leading to disease and illness. CLF worked to provide access to safe and clean drinking water to the displaced to make it easier for those who are having to travel many miles daily to collect this.
Lebanon Hot Meal Distribution:
The most recent explosions in Beirut, which has left thousands of people homeless and in need of aid, has made Lebanon's already dire situation worse as they are having to depend on volunteers and donations to cook and distribute meals to those in need. Our hot meal distribution is critical for giving people who might not have access to regular meals the nourishment they need by alleviating the strain on families that are suffering during these times.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Palestine Clean Water Distribution:
Throughout the year Community Lighthouse Foundation provides water pumps for families & villages struggling with basic amenities. These are installed within the locality, to provide clean and fresh drinking water to families that previously had to make lengthy, daily journeys to provide for their families. This is a special project that is particularly utilised by kind donors to provide water pumps in the memory of loved and dear ones. These water pumps are truly a lifeline for families on the edge of poverty and serve as a means to bring local families together to share resources provided by Community Lighthouse Foundation.
Storm Damage Roof & Extension Complettion in Pallisa, Uganda:
CLF is proud to have established a Community Training & Education Centre, a facility aimed at targeting the roots of poverty through acquisition of skills and educational achievement. We have already started to deliver sewing classes alongside open sessions for local women to begin to develop the Centre into a space, catering for the needs of the local people in need. We hope to continue with these classes and increase the facilities to transform the lives of those reliant on aid.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
CLF Youth Development
Youth Open Counselling:
Providing a space and access for young people to seek advice regarding personal issues, school, careers, or emotional support.
Mentoring Program:
Those participants or recipients of the Youth Open Counselling, or those who have taken advantage of the many other programs, voluntarily provide ongoing mentoring to the youth, giving them role models and a friend to support them through their development. They also receive training including in listening skills, Safeguarding and First Aid.
Workshops:
Confidence and skills workshops are provided to help young people with self-development, self-image and staying away from negative influences. These workshops include sessions on speaking skills, job interview techniques, career trajectories but also they seek to equip young participants with the skills and knowledge in countering radicalisation, the influence of drugs and the enticement of crime.
Group Activities:
Team building activities with mentors and volunteers include informal outings to the local cinema, community events and social occasions. This seeks to build a sense of community and develop social skills in a less formal environment and utilising different social interactions and scenarios, providing confidence and self-assurance to those often from troubled and neglected backgrounds.
Community Sports Hall:
In continuing the excellent youth engagement and sports related activities, CLF has acquired an ex-furniture store premises and converted the upper floor into a multi-sport facility including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Budo and Archery. This new premises, named Rumi House and based on the outskirts of Nelson town centre, has created a stable base from which the charity activities flourish. Martial Arts are proven to mitigate anger issues and behavioral problems and these sports are used to give young people the opportunity to experience and develop themselves using sports they would normally not engage with due to accessibility, affordability or social restrictions such as transport, negative peer pressure and other influences. Due to the pandemic & social distancing restrictions, it has been even more important when restrictions were lifted that people were able to come together.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
CLF In The Community
Community engagement is vital to the work that Community Lighthouse Foundation undertakes. Interacting with families, young people, people of different faiths and none, community organisations and others is the sign of a healthy and vibrant community.
Community Lighthouse Foundation seeks to provide an environment for this to take place and encourages active participation from all sectors of the community.
It is with this ethos that the acquisition of an ex-furniture store premises and converting the upper floor into a multi-use facility has created a space in which families and young people can access the programmes delivered by CLF.
Projects that are delivered with this aim in mind vary and include:
Community Organisation Network:
CLF has built on its existing links in the community and received support for its ongoing projects from various organisation including:
Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service: Working closely with the BPRCVS, to receive support for our projects from other organisations including the NHS recognising the efforts of CLF in helping to reduce obesity, loneliness and struggles with mental health.
Weekly Meditation:
As a result of lockdown & social distancing restrictions, we were able to continue our weekly sessions by broadcasting online. Proven to help alleviate anxiety and depression, mediation is hosted for families to come together and participate in meditation in a relaxing environment. A communal meal is served to all attendees and a friendly welcoming atmosphere is fostered to encourage involvement.
Drum Therapy:
Using musical instruments particularly Drums, a space is provided for exploration of creativity and skills. Accompanied with sacred songs, Drum Therapy seeks to provide an environment in which young and old can express themselves in a positive and constructive manner.
Homeless Support/ Cost of Living Crisis:
Community Lighthouse Foundation has provided support for those seeking shelter and a roof over their head during the pandemic, working closely with the local homeless support shelters & those sleeping rough In the streets.
Interfaith Dialogue:
An essential part of a vibrant community is the working partnership between different sections of the residents and organisations actively working in the community.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors report) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Statement of directors responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the directors to prepare accounts for each financial year. Under that law, the directors have elected to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these accounts, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees recommend that Nasser & Company remain in office until further notice.
This report was approved by the trustees on 24 December 2024 and signed on its behalf by
Shaukat Malik
Director Chairman
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Reporting accountants' report to the trustees on the unaudited financial statements of Community Lighthouse Foundation.
We report on the financial statements of Community Lighthouse Foundation for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Respective responsibilities of the trustees and auditors
As described in the statement of trustees responsibilities the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, and they consider that the company is exempt from an audit. It is our responsibility to carry out procedures designed to enable us to report our opinion.
Basis of opinion
Our work was conducted in accordance with the Statement of Standards for Reporting Accountants, and so our procedures consisted of comparing the financial statements with the accounting records kept by the company, and making such limited enquiries of the officers of the company as we considered necessary for the purposes of this report. These procedures provide only the assurance expressed in our opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements:
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i the financial statements are in agreement with the accounting records kept by the company under the FRS 102 and Charities Act 2011.
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ii having regard only to, and on the basis of, the information in those accounting records:
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a those financial statements have been drawn up in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Act, so far as applicable to the company.
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b the company satisfied the requirements for the financial year in question.
Nasser & Company Community Accountants
108 Scotland Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7XJ
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Statement of financial activities
For the year ended 31 March 2024
| Restricted funds Notes £ Incoming resources Donations 2 98,879 Other incoming resources 3 16,597 Total incoming resources 115,476 Charitable expenditure Grants payable 4 ) (59,554 Cost of activities in furtherance of the charity's objects: 5 Project 1 ) (28,879 Support costs 6 ) (642 Management and administration 7 ) (699 Total charitable expenditure ) (89,774 Net movement in funds 25,702 Total funds brought forward 142,001 Total funds carried forward 167,703 |
2024 Total £ 98,879 16,597 115,476 ) (59,554 ) (28,879 ) (642 ) (699 ) (89,774 25,702 142,001 167,703 |
2023 Total £ 98,317 26,472 124,789 ) (51,624 ) (29,642 ) (587 ) (943 ) (82,796 41,993 100,008 142,001 |
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The notes on pages 15 to 17 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024
| Notes Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 8 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 9 Net assets Funds Restricted funds 10 |
2024 £ 191,676 191,676 ) (1,534 |
£ 190,142 190,142 ) (22,439 167,703 167,703 167,703 |
2023 £ 175,890 175,890 ) (1,500 |
£ 174,390 174,390 ) (32,389 142,001 142,001 142,001 |
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The notes on pages 15 to 17 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Balance sheet (continued)
Trustees' statements required by the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024
In approving these financial statements as trustees of the company we hereby confirm:
(a) that for the year stated above the company was entitled to the exemption conferred by section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 ;
(b) The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
(c) that we acknowledge our responsibilities for:
(1) ensuring that the company keeps proper accounting records which comply with the Companies Act 2006, and
(2) These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to Companies subject to small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities.
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 24 December 2024 and signed on its behalf by
Shaukat Malik Trustee / Director
The notes on pages 15 to 17 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
1. Accounting policies
1.1. Accounting convention
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
1.2. Compliance with accounting standards
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102. The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102) ) and the Charities Act 2011.
1.3. Resources expended
Resources expended are recognised in the year in which they are incurred.
Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management.
Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
2. Donations
| Restricted funds £ Donations 98,879 98,879 Other incoming resources Restricted funds £ Gift aid 16,597 16,597 |
2024 £ 98,879 98,879 2024 £ 16,597 16,597 |
2023 £ 98,317 |
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| 98,317 | ||
| 2023 £ 26,472 |
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| 26,472 |
3. Other incoming resources
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
| 4. Grants payable Overseas relief work 5. Costs of activities in furtherance of the objects of the charity project £ Community work & events 4,169 Insurance 327 Light and heat 1,099 Hall rent 5,105 Printing, postage and stationery 273 Computer costs 12,114 Travelling 1,258 Consultancy fees 3,000 Accountancy fees 1,534 28,879 6. Support costs Interest and charges 7. Management and administration Interest and charges |
2024 £ 59,554 59,554 2024 £ 4,169 327 1,099 5,105 273 12,114 1,258 3,000 1,534 28,879 2024 £ 642 642 2024 £ 699 699 |
2023 £ 51,624 |
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| 51,624 | ||
| 2023 £ 3,198 378 842 5,460 81 8,867 8,016 1,300 1,500 |
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| 29,642 | ||
| 2023 £ 587 |
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| 587 | ||
| 2023 £ 943 |
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| 943 |
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Community Lighthouse Foundation
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
8. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 8. | Creditors: amounts falling due | ||||||
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| within one year | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| Accruals | 1,534 | 1,500 | |||||
| 9. | Creditors: amounts falling due | ||||||
| after more than one year | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| Bank loan | 22,439 | 32,389 | |||||
| 10. | Restricted funds | 1 April 2023 | Incoming | Outgoing | 31 March | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Restricted Fund | 142,001 | 115,476 | (89,774 | ) | 167,703 | ||
| 142,001 | 115,476 | (89,774 | ) | 167,703 |
Purposes of restricted funds
These are funds that 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.
11. Company limited by guarantee
Community Lighthouse Foundation is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does not have a share capital.
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