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2025-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Calderdale Lighthouse Other names charity is known by N\A Registered charity number (if any)1184353 Charity's principal address Unit f Empire house Mulcture hall road Halifax Postcode Hx1 1sp

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)
Emma Poyser Buxton Trustees
Donna Williams
Diane Barker
Sarann Mahmood
Zoe HallidayWilson Chair
Elizabeth Keyes treasurer
Michael Williams Resigned mar 2026

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Section C Objectives and activities

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

The relief of poverty or financial hardship of families with children, throughout Calderdale and the surrounding areas, who are in need. By providing items including but not limited to children's clothing, toys, and baby equipment.

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)

Over the past year we have provided support for 4238 family members. 844 referrals were completed.

Over 1000 Christmas sacks or gift bags were sent. Between 5000 and 6000 gifts were wrapped. This is a huge undertaking by everyone involved. Everyone worked incredibly hard.

Our service continues to be an integral part of our community. We are very lucky to be supported by Morrisons (Keighley rd) Tesco (Sowerby bridge) and of course Dunelm.

We are still amazed at the level of kindness shown through donations, either stock or financial ones.

Our unit is more often than not full to bursting! We are very thankful to be in a position now that if we do not have the correct items to fulfil a referral, we are able to go and buy clothing or equipment.

The co-founders are now on reduced hours due to other family commitments. This is working well for all concerned.

Mum bags sent to hospital 141

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Teen packs sent to local schools 290

We at The Acorns wish to say a huge thank you for all the wonderful Christmas gifts you managed to arrange for everyone who was living in The Acorns.

You surpassed all our expectations, not only were there gifts for everyone but you named, wrapped and gift bag it all, making everything sparkle just that little bit more, Thank you.

I handed the children's gift bags to mums before Christmas; they were very grateful and happy. We gave the mums and single women their gift bags on Christmas eve, You would have loved the surprise and bewilderment ("What I have a gift too") it is a memory I will cherish; we made sure they knew who had donated the gifts.

Thank you for always supporting The Acorns not only at Christmas but throughout the year. I know it's a bit late, but I will say it anyway ..............Happy New Year

Julie Gavaghan

Children and Family Domestic Abuse Support Worker The Acorns

JAN2026

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Section D grants

GRANTS

Save the children Via BBA £2,187.00 Arnold Clark £500 Norfox £2500 Tesco £1000 FUNDRAISING EVENTS OR DONATIONS Local giving £14,212 Jigsaw festival £2250 Raj Golf Day £1050

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Section D grants

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

£7.500 this is approximately 6 months of our overhead costs This will be reviewed annually at our AGM.

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

We have been able to fulfil all referrals and other requests.

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) Diane Barker Full name(s) Diane Barker Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Co founder etc.)

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Calderdale Lighthouse

Charity number 1184353

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

Calderdale Lighthouse

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025

Contents Page
Trustees' report 2 to 4
Examiner's report 5
Receipts and payments account 6
Statement of assets and liabilities 7
Notes to the accounts 8 to 9

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

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Calderdale Lighthouse

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2025

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Zoe Halliday-Wilson Chair Elizabeth Keyes Treasurer Emma Poyser-Buxton Diane Barker Secretary Donna Williams Michael Williams Sarann Mahmood Charity number 1184353 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers Unit F Lloyds Bank Empire House Blackheath Branch 11 Mulcture Hall Road 4 Ariel House Halifax 2138 Coventry Road HX1 1SP Sheldon B26 3JW

Independent examiner

Katy Sargeant ACA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 9 October 2018 as amended on 3 July 2019.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.

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Calderdale Lighthouse

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2025

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

The relief of poverty or financial hardship of families with children throughout Calderdale and the surrounding areas who are in need by providing items including but not limited to children's clothing, toys and baby equipment.

The charity's main activities

We distribute preloved essential baby equipment, clothing, bedding, toiletries and toys to vulnerable and disadvantaged families throughout our community.

Midwives, health visitors, social workers, schools and many other statutory Services and professional agencies access our service. This ensures our help goes to those most in need.

Our service is free to use and non-judgmental. We accept the professional’s opinion that the family require the items requested.

Most of our stock is donated by the amazing general public. Local businesses and supermarkets also donate end of line or out of season stock to us.

With financial donations we receive, we also buy some new or preloved stock.

We always buy new mattresses for Moses baskets, cots and toddler beds. This is in line with government guidelines and sudden infant death syndrome.

As we very rarely get safety gates or fireguards donated we source funds or fundraise to buy these muchneeded items.

We donate items we don’t need or that are inappropriate for the season to local charity shops.

Blankets and towels that are not to our high standard are donated to RSPA for their animals.

Hardly anything goes into landfill. We always try to reuse, reduce and recycle.

Public benefit statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.

We are passionate about easing the effects of poverty on families. This is an integral part of our charity’s ethos. We are also incredibly proud that our service is 100% volunteer run.

Achievements and performance

We completed 997 referrals in 2025. This equates to over 4000 family members that were supported by our service.

In November we attended the “make a difference award” ceremony in Leeds where we were delighted to be shortlisted from over 200 nominations. It was very special to be recognised and celebrated in this way. We were thrilled to be highly commended by the panel of judges.

We moved to our new premises in April, these are much bigger to accommodate for more space for stock, as the need for our charity continues to rise.

We held many fundraising activities in 2025. Thankfully we are still very lucky to be supported by the fantastic general public, with both financial and goods donated, these items allow our charity to thrive and grow.

Financial review

The net receipts for the year were £19,483, including net receipts of £11,323 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £8,160 on restricted funds.

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Calderdale Lighthouse

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2025

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £35,851.

The charity is fully run by volunteers, and as such has very low running costs - the only committed costs being rent, utilities and telephone costs. On this basis, when the reserves policy was reviewed at the last AGM, trustees agreed that the minimum level of reserves being held should be £12k, which would cover approximately 12 month of rent and utilities.

The nature of the charity's work means that the demand for its assistance and services is unpredictable, and so the remainder of the balance of unrestricted funds, generated through the ongoing generosity of our donors, is available to be spent as and when required to respond to the needs of the charity's beneficiaries as they arise.

Approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….

Signed: ………………..…………. (Trustee)

Name: ……………..…..………….

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Calderdale Lighthouse

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Calderdale Lighthouse

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 9.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.

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: Katy Sargeant ACA

Date: …………………….

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

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Calderdale Lighthouse

Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2025

Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
Receipts
Grants and donations
(2)
27,969
Other income
50
Total receipts
28,019
Payments
Rent
-
Utilities
-
Telephone and broadband
805
Insurance
208
Independent examination
510
Stationery
-
In kind purchases
5,356
Equipment
3,637
Clothing items
1,303
Bedding
679
Nappies
-
Milk
-
Mattresses, cots and Moses baskets
190
Subscriptions
491
Other beneficiary resources
1,918
Christmas activities
1,053
Other expenses
546
Total payments
16,696
Net receipts / (payments)
11,323
Fund balances brought forward
24,528
Fund balances carried forward
(3)
35,851		 2025
Restricted
funds
£
21,000
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21,000
12,000
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498
105
237
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12,840
8,160
2,815
10,975		 2025
Total
funds
£
48,969
50
49,019
12,000
-
805
208
510
-
5,356
3,637
1,303
679
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-
688
596
2,155
1,053
546
29,536
19,483
27,343
46,826		 2024
Total
funds
£
41,980
585
42,565
14,212
538
621
208
378
457
5,492
5,737
1,199
1,315
299
48
276
606
1,689
1,455
805
35,335
7,230
20,113
27,343

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Calderdale Lighthouse

Statement of assets and liabilities

as at 31 December 2025
2025
Unrestricted
£
Cash funds
Cash at bank
35,851
Total cash funds
35,851
Debtors and prepayments
Prepayments
Liabilities
Accruals		 2025
Restricted
£
10,975
10,975		 2025
Total
£
46,826
46,826
2025
£
156
156
2025
£
510
510		 2024
Total
£
27,343
27,343

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….

Signed: ……………...………….…. (Trustee)

Name: ……………..…..………….

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Calderdale Lighthouse

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2025

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

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Calderdale Lighthouse

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 December 2025

2 Grants and donations
Morrisons PLC
Baby Bank Alliance
Groundwork UK
The National Lottery Community
Other donations
3 Restricted funds
Sir George Martin Trust
Semble Network
Calderdale Comm'ty Foundation
Groundwork UK
NLCF
Fund name
Sir George Martin Trust
Semble Network
Calderdale Comm'ty Foundation
Groundwork UK
NLCF		 2025
2025
2025
2024
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
funds
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
£
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-
-
2,000
-
-
-
1,200
-
1,000
1,000
-
Fund (NCLF)
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20,000
20,000
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27,969
-
27,969
38,780
27,969
21,000
48,969
41,980
Balance b/f
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers
Balance c/f
£
£
£
£
£
142
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105
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37
673
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237
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436
2,000
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2,000
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1,000
498
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502
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20,000
10,000
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10,000
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-
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2,815
21,000
12,840
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10,975
Purpose of restriction
Towards rent.
Towards the costs of computer equipment and resources.
For the purchase of teen packs and toiletries.
Originally towards the cost of a new van, however, permission was sought
from the funder to use the grant for the new premises instead (deposit and
rent).
Towards cots and moses baskets.

4 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.

Trustee remuneration and benefits

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

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Calderdale Lighthouse Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Calderdale Lighthouse I report lo the charity trustees on my examination of the ￿C￿nIS of the charityfor the year ended 31 December 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 9. Rèsponsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wf(h the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 llhe Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the chariivs accLJunts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying oul my examination I have folkjwed all ihe applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 1451511b) ol the A¢1. Independent examlnerfs statement I have Completed my &xaminats"on. I confim Ihal no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause lo believe that in any material respect.. 1 accounting records were not kepl in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act,. 2 the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concern$ and have come across no other matters in COnned￿n wth the examination to which allenlion should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the a¢￿Unts lo be reached. Signed.. Name.. Katy Sargeanl ACA Dale.. W•8t York8hlr• Communlty A¢¢ountsn¢y S•rYl¢e CIO Stringer House 34 Luplon Street Leeds LS10 2QW