2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

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

Charity name: Light House Norwich

Charity registration number: 1195293

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To encourage people in their walk of faith through Bible-teaching and prayer
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	Weekly teaching, prayer and fellowship meetings during termtime Prayer ministry when requested by individuals Prayer groups for specific needs, esp the Persecuted Church, Israel & the Middle East
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have read and understood the Charity Commission’s guidance on the subject of public benefit

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	We are not a grant-making charity
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/a
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The trustees do most of work which was covered by a team of volunteers when we were a bigger organisation with our own premises; in addition a number of our regular supporters help in lots of ‘behind- the-scenes’ ways: hospitality, clearing

up, preparing the room where we meet; also leading worship. Other

Achievements and Performance

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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	In January 2023 we started meeting in a building attached to the church which our director attends. We have had more local support and have gradually built up a small but faithful fellowship whose members attend more or less every week plus a number who come less frequently. We have built up mutual trust, and our regular fellowship consider LHN meetings to be a ‘safe place’ to share together. For those who for a variety of reasons do not attend regular church, the relationships we have one with another are very important. However, we are not a ‘closed’ group and anyone is very welcome to come and taste what we offer; some stay and others don’t.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We didn’t have official objectives but our hope was that we would connect with people in an area where we already had contacts; and indeed, during the past year, a group has gradually gathered, made up of new contacts and old.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We don’t fundraise as such, though have in the past occasionally put out requests for funding for specific needs. We have been encouraged by the regular and generous giving of our supporters.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	n/a
Other		n/a

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Our outgoings have reduced significantly now that we are no longer maintaining a building; we pay our director a fee, contribute to the church fuel bill and still have public liability insurance.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Our only reserves are a small savings account which would barely cover a month’s outgoings.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£990
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	As above
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	As we lived within our means during this past year, we have no reason to suppose we can’t continue with things as they are for the foreseeable future.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	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	As before: partners’ regular giving; offerings from our meetings; sale of resources; Gift Aid claim (significantly down); occasional one-off gifts
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Obviously the world is a risky place at the moment – and we are all getting older. But we believe that the current instability increases people’s interest in seeking and finding out more about God, and this could increase our raison d’etre in this part of the world.
Other		n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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	The initiative and appointment of trustees comes from the director and existing trustees

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	We have been helped by the Charity Commission’s booklet on how to be a trustee
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Light House Norwich is part of Transforming Norwich, a group of local churches and ministries
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	Our director, Jill Gower, is also director of East Anglia Friends of Israel and secretary of Norwich Council of Christians and Jews.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Light House Norwich
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1195293

Charity’s principal address 50 St Mary’s Road, Framingham Earl, Norwich NR14 7SS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Gail Halley Acting Chair Whole year Jill Gower and all trustees
2 Roy Floyd Whole year ditto
3 Karen Floyd Whole year ditto
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– 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 held in this capacity	n/a
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	n/a
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	n/a

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)
Jill Gower, Director

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Gail Bennet Halley
	Acting Chair
	12 January 2025
	12 January 2025

LIGHT HOUSE NORWICH

Charitable Trust

Charity Number 1195293 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31[st ] March 2024

Period of accounts Start

date: 1st April 2023 End date: 31st March 2024

LIGHT HOUSE NORWICH

Contents of the Financial Statements For the Period Ended 31st March 2024

Profit and Loss Account Balance Sheet Additional notes Report

LIGHT HOUSE NORWICH

Income and Expenditure

For the Period Ended 31st March 2024

	2024	2023
	£	£
Income
Donations, Offerings & Misc Income	3,692	5,888
Partnership Giving	12,758	12,707
Sales of Resources	2,032	3,063
Gift Aid Claim	1,511	2,451
Building Income		216
Difference		269
Total	19,993	24,594
Less Expenditure
Director's / Team Members' Fees	14,685	21,454
Giving & Miscellaneous	1,511	900
Repayment of Loan	1,000
Resources		868
Equipment & Furniture
Insurance	138	556
IT Expenses	86	300
Printing & Stationery	433	64
Postage / Packing	77	279
Membership Fees		207
Travel Costs		21
Rent		2,344
Utilities / Housekeeping	100	2,281
Telephone & Broadband		421
Total	18,030	29,695
Excess / Loss for the year	1,963	(5,101)
Less Depreciation	23	26
	1,940	(5,127)

LIGHT HOUSE NORWICH

Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet
As at 31st March 2024 Fixed Assets — at cost Equipment Less Depreciation Total Fixed Assets Net current assets Current Account Savings Accou nt Less Current Liabilities Total Net Assets Represented by:- Brought forward Surplus (Deficit) in year Income from Call to Prayer Carried forward	2024 £ 233 23 210 4,263 966 0 5,439 1,857 1,940 1,642 5,439	2023 £ 259 26
		233 1,624 0 0 1,857 6984 (5,127) 0 1,857

LIGHT HOUSE NORWICH

Balance sheet statements

The foregoing account has been examined with the books and vouchers produced, and is certified to be in accordance therewith.

Signed Independent Examiner Date Signed Hon. Treasurer Date

The notes form part of these annual accounts