ThE HNAIICIALStATEMEllfS
Y••r End•d 30¥WI 21125

INDEX
Ch•lr and Trustees r•port
Independ•nt E¥amlners Rewt
Bal*n¢• Sh••t
Notes to the Fth•ndal Statem
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Ughthou•o Chwch Telford-TN•tee• R•ort
1. lrfroductlon
Llghthou$e Church contlnues to shine 88 o be8con olhope andfaith In our communlty.
dedicated to Spreadlng the messaie of Jesu8 Chrlst. supportingindividuais and tsmikn"e8. and
engaging in meanln8lul I￿￿e8ch initiat￿. core rnission18 to LwoJ•w• •nd Lo
People. Teftecting our commllment tofaith. 8eNice. and compassion. Thi8 report provide8 an
overview of our activitse8. achievem¢nW Ionancial stewaidship. and fvtur• 8splrations ov81 the
pastyear.
2. ObJ•ctfv•¥ •nd AGthItS•*
The mi88lon of Uohthouse Church rem8lns to glorffy God ty m8klng dl8clple8. fo8tering a
l¢ornlng communlty. and provldlng practicaland Splrftual $upport to tho80 in need.
Throughout th8yoar, haw purnuod thas• obi•cttr4e8thr￿th.
WMkLywty8hlp 8eThlGes •nd t••chlng gesBlon&
Sm8118roup•. pray•r mo•tlnq8. and dlxlpl￿hlp progr•m
Communltyoutreach, Inciudlngthe Communlty Oroc•ry. 8er¥ing th• ¢ommunlty
oIK•tl•y. In p8rtner8hlpwlthThe Me88ag•Tru•t.
The launch of UgMhou•e Coffe• Shop. • weicornlng communlty8pJce open to oll,
s•nAni as • hub for connecllon. conver8atlon. and car&
Uihthou•e Tot•. 8 weekly Frlday S￿*•n pr¢y41dln8 & w•mi. nurturlng an¥lronmont for
youngchlldr•n •nd th￿1 hmllSe8.
Support for fam111•8 •nd young peopl4 indudingtojtsring initiattvo&
Coll8bor8tlon with local chwltles and #¢rvko pr(Y4lder•.
We have 22 1)ommunJtytabl•4 •croMT•llord. g•therings mvgtln8 prlmarlly acr0¥8
Tellord and Shrop8hlre 08 We Giyitlnue to expend our reach Into newnelghbtyJrhood8.
Achlav•m•nts and hrfamwn¢•
Overthe p•stswr. ughth￿se Churth h•¥ seen grtrwth Jnd lry8ct In 88vernlkty are08:
Attendance hA$ i•malnod 8tron& Y411h an Increase in engagement in small groups and
dlscSpLeshlp program8.
Expansion of our community initiatr￿. including proTr•idinRfo￿I support and practical
ald to lamllie8 in need through th• Cornmunlty Gvoceryln Ketiey.
Succe88lul taun¢h ofthe LIEhth¢ww Coff•• Shop. creJtlng8 *YlcDmln& OGcesslble
Space forthe wider communitygnd StreWonlngreiatlon8hlps b8yDnd Sund•y
senrfce8.

Establishment of U8hthouMTots a¥ory Fridvy. offeringfamiiies V•ith yvung children
regular. supportive g8th•rln8 and Qxtsndingourreach to parents and care18 in the local
araa.
Continued yowth In communltytabi•• a¢ro••Toth¥nl. deepening our prtssencts in
local nelghbourhood8 and fostering disGlpl8shlp outslde ofthe Church bulldlng.
In¢rea8ed partbclpatbon in actNltle8 and M￿orshIp progTam8.
Strengthenini of our digtt81 presence. all(Mryngfor broader reoGh and engagement
through onllne seNce8 and resources.
We have seen over 200 people booom• foil(rAws ofJesu•. approxlmately50 baptl••d.
and 8lgnrfic8nt gru•Ah In numbers ￿n¢t moving irrtothe newspaco at the roar of the
bulldln&
Fln•n¢l•l
U8hthouae Church l• commthd to Ilnanclaltr•n8parency Jnd good •tow•rdshlp ol r•gourGe•.
The keyflnfjnGl•l hlthughtsfor theyear Include:
Incom• rnc•l¥td throu8h ttthM, olfw1n￿. and don8don8.
Eypondliuro M op•r8lonal co8ts. (Mrtre8ch pro8ram8. and community8UPPOrt.
R88pon8lble fln•n¢i•l m•n•g•m•nl en8urlng 8U8t8ln8blty and luturogrowth.
Totsl Incom• from M•y24to Aprll 2025wa• £320,022.•0. whlletut•l •xpvndftur•
durlngtho JJ•m• povlod WAB É221442.74.
Alullllnanclal 8tstsm•nt18 a¥￿1&bI8 upon r•qu•
Qvd•man¢e and L••d•rnhlp
The Truslee8. log8ther￿Ith the Cor8Te8m, have contlnued to oversee the church'8 ml881on.
Islon. énd operallons dlllg8nc8 and f8lthlulne88. The GpreTeJm have all been glven are88
ol re8ponslbllitylorthe vélder church and departments. Th18year. we have:
Strengthened grnnance 8twctures to •nsure ¢ompll8nc•wlth 81114918nd financlal
obU88tlon8.
Investsd In Le•dershlp development and pastornl wpport.
cOn￿nued to Bupport Ihe Y￿11th1n8 of ourt••m and %*lunt8•18.
Future Pian•
Looklnq ahead. Llghthouse Church18 commltted tr.
Expanding our disCi￿eshIp and 188d•rshiptsalningprogram&

Enhancing our communbty 8ngagwnent and 8UPPOrt Initiati￿S. buiLdir* on the succe8$
ofth• Lighthouse Coffee Shop. ￿ghthou8eTotS. Corn￿￿nty Grocery.
Continuingto gTowourcommunltytsbles acrossTelford and Shropshire. bringing
dl$clpl8shlp cioBerto vknero peopia U
Expiorlne n¢ww¥y810 reach and 89m our ¢murggJtlon and wldercommunlty.
Strengrhenlngp#rtnership¥ Ioc81 •nd globa( m1881on e1forts.
Rndlng a new bulldln8to house the gro¥vth.
7. Conclu•lon
Wa sI￿thankS lorGod'8 f8lthfvln•88 and thè generostyol our congr•88tlon and $upportW8.
The tgunch ofthe Lighthousa Coffee Shop. Lighthiw8e Tots. and the 8xpAnslon of our
Communty Grocerylnto Keti•y are a t88￿8￿tt0 tha creathhty aThl dedication of ourt•am And
voluntee¥8. We remain steadfa￿ In OUT mi88ion to be a U8ht in ow ¢ommwlty, brlnging h¢)po,
he8lln& and transform8tion InJesu$' narne.
&lpprovad by th• Trust
Slgned- R K•ul

Hnanclal Statements for the perlod
l May 2024 to 30 April 2025
Independent Examiners Re￿rt to thetrnst¢¢5 of Ll8hthou5e Churth Telford Charltyfor
the year ended 30 Aprll 2025.
Thls report on the financlal statèrnents forthe year ended 30 Aprll 2025 set out on
the followtn8 page5 Is in respert of an examlnation carried out in accordan￿ with the
5145 ofthe Chafftie5 Act 2011 (the Act).
R•5PDn51blllllos and b•th 01r•p￿t
As the charlwstrustees￿U are respDn￿b1e forth• preparatlon of thefinandal statement5: and
conslderthat the audlt requlrement of $144121 of the Char￿leS Ati 2011 lthe Act) doe5 not apply and
that an Independent examlnatlon Is needed. ft Is our respon51bllty to eKamlnethe ?￿ounts under
s145 of the Ac( state on the basfjs of protedure$ 4Jedfied In the General ￿rectIOnS ifven by the
Charltlès Q>mm1551onws ￿der s14515llbl the A¢ and st•te *thetherp•rtlcular matters ha¥e come
to our attentlon.
Our examlnat5on was carrled out In attordance wth the General Dlrectlons under 5145lSllbl of the
Act. That examlnauon Includes a revlew 01acco￿lI￿ methods kept ty tht trusttts and •
comparlson of the a¢¢ounts presented wlth these récords. It a150 Includes conslderatlon of anv
unu5uoI ttems or dtsclosures In th* atcounts, and 5eekln8 explan•Wons from you as tfustses
conceTnln6 any such mattern The procedures ￿￿ertaken do rtot pro￿de all the evfjdence that would
be requlred In an aud￿, and consequently no oplnlon Is Oven as to whetherthe occounts present
'true and lalr and the rem Is Imlted tothgse m•tters set In the 5t4tement below.
In connectlon wlth our examinatlon. no matter has come to ow attentlon:
iii
whlch IO¥es us r¢35onable cause to bellvle that In any materlal respec¢ the
requlrements..
to k•ep aCcO￿lY1 re¢Nth kn acu¥rthKe wlth $130 ofthe *rt' and
to prepare accounts whlch •ccord wth tht actountltlq records and
to comwy wlth the acco￿￿1￿ requbrements ofthe Att and r¢8ulatlons
ha¥è rhjt been met, or
to whlth, In our oplnlon, attentlon should be dr•m enaW* a woper
understandln8 of the accwnts to be reathed.
8ydway art￿ctr.
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Ll8hthouse Chur¢h Telfonl
ststement of Flt)andal Artl¥ltles
For The Year Ended 30 Awll 2025
Vnrestrltted De*nated Restrfcted Totsl
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
Inwmlw resour
Donatlons and le8acies
Charitable activities
Other tradlng actlvitlts
Investment income
2(al
21bl
21cl
21dl
279.835
25.611
92.233
372,068
25,611
Total hK•m•
305.446
92.233
397.679
Ralslng funds
Charltable acllvltles
314)
31bl
105.492
113,301
105,492
75,228
3.650
Totsl Exp•ndltyr•
218.793
3,650
180.720
Incr••s•llO•ttus¢) In v•lue of
InbYslm•nt
Nrt lnwmellEMpendl￿r•j
86.653
88.583
216.959
TO1￿ fvnds broutht IoThArd
163,132
163,132
Tr•nslers
Tol•l funds unl•d 1orw•rd
249.785
88.583
380,091

Ughthouse Chur¢h Telford
Balance Sheet
For The Year Ended 30Aprfl 2025
FIMed Ass
Tanglble assets for use by the Charlty
Investment
51b)
Current Amets
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
260.723
338.369
Credltors: amounts fallln8 due
thln one year
Net Current Assets
338,369
Totsl Msets less current Il•blllll•s
338.369
Credltors: amounts fallln8 due
after one year
338,369
Fundi althe dwrlty
Unrestrtcted Funds
Desl8nated Funds
Restrlcted Funds
249.786
338.369
Approved bythe Trustees on
and siqned thelr behatf
Slgned
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Llghthouse Chuyth Telford
Notes to the actounts
For The Year Ended 30 Aprfl 2025
l Accountlni polldes
Thè financial statements have betn prepared in accordance with the Charitles.. Statement of
Recommended Praciice ISORPI appllcable to tharitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance
with the Flnandal Reporting Stsndard ap￿Kable In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021
issued Ortober 2019, the Financial Reportlng Standard applicable In the UK and Republlc
of Ireland IFRS1021 the Charities SORP IFRS 1021.
The financlal statements been prepared on a goin8 COn￿M basls under the hlstorkal
Cost conventSon modlfied to Indude certaln Items at falrvalue.
Fvnth
Unr•rtrfrt•d lunds are avallable to spend on attmtles that fvrther any of the pltrposes
th• ch•r
DeslD•tod funds are unrestrlrted fvnds ofthe charty*thlth the trustees hwe declded at thelr
dlcretlon to set aslde to us• lor • purpose.
R•strfct•d thnds are donatlons whlth the donor has specrfled are to be used solelyfor partlduar areas
of the Trust's work or for spedftc projects belnu undertaken by the Trust.
Ineom•
Income Is reco8nW ￿en the Charlty ha5 enlltlement to the fvnds. any condltlons attathed
to the Items of Income have been met, It Is probable that the Incorne wlll be recelved and the
amo¢Jnt Can be measured rellably.
Interest On funds held on deposit is induded when recelvable and the amount can be
measured rellably by the Charlty: thls Is norn￿11¥ upon notificatlon of the interest pald or payable
by the bank.
Grants and donatlons are accounted for when ￿k1 o¥er. or awarded. Ifthat award creates a
blndlng or ¢onstnJctive obligat5on on the Charity.
Amounts received speciftcalfy for prolerts a￿ dealt wfth as restrked fvnds. All other expendlture
Is ienerally recognised when It bs Incurred and is accounted for gross.
Flxed assets
Equiprnent is capmallsed W It can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £LCKIO. They
are valued at cost.

Uththou5e chU￿h Telfwd
Notes to the a¢¢ounts contlnued
For The Year Ended 30 WI 2025
l knlpls of In¢omln8 resour
2025
Funds
Funds
{•) DoThJtl¢Ms and le8ades
Bulldln8 prolert
Glft AJd
Grants
Donations
92.233
91233
202.189
202,189
279.835
91233
372.068
Ib) Income from actMtI•s
Coffee Lounge
M1551on Kenya
U8hthouse Tots
1,754
23,717
140
25,611
1,754
23,717
140
25,611
(¢) Oth4rtr•dl￿ •cilthl
Sales of goods
ldl Income from In¥•stm•nts
o￿t account Interest
Totsl Incom•
305.446
92.233
397.679

UBhthouse Churth Telford
Note5 lo the accounts contlnued
ForThe Year Ernled 30 WI 2025
3. Analysls of resources expended
Funds
Funds
Tot•1
lal Cost ¢)f r•151ngfvnds
Purchases
Events
Mlsslon Kenrd
Mlnlstry Glfts
21.054
25,045
24,787
105.492
21,054
25,045
24,787
105,492
Ib) Charftable •ctl¥ftl•s
Rent, lates and water
Insurance
Ll8ht & heat
General expenses
Ll8hthouse Tots. Klds & Youths
41418
3.738
20,535
42,418
3.738
20,535
8.537
8,537
75,228
75.228
Other
Substtlptlons
Telephone & Internet
Repalrs & Mairrtenance
Bank charges
151
1.187
151
1,187
378
10.625
378
10,625
Salarl
Wa8es

ilghthouse Church Telford
Note5 to the accounts contlnued
For The Year Ended 30 Awil 2025
Funds
Fund5
Supwt Costs
Postage and Statlonery
AdvertlslnB
Sound
Sundry expenses
Hosp¢tality & Hostln8
aeanlng
356
7,237
1,128
356
7.237
1,128
10.749
978
20.448
10.749
978
20,448
Fln•nc•
Flxtures & fittings depreclatlon
Motor Vehlcles depreclatlon
G0¥•rn4nc•
Accountsncv
Legal fees
3.650
3,650
10.650
10,650
Tol•l th•11t￿e •rt1¥411•s
113,301
3.650 116.951
io

U8hthouse thurth Tdf¢)rd
Notes to the ac¢ounts continued
ForThe Year Ended 30 Aprfl 2025
(a) Slaff Costs
Wages and salarles
Penslon costs
No payments were made to Trustees.
li

LIBhthouse Church Telford
r4otes to the ac¢ounts continued
For The Year Ended 30 Aprll 2025
6. Debtors
Gift recoverable
7. Credltors: amounts t4111n8 due kn one v
2025
Inland Revenue
Accruals and credltors
8. Cr•dltors: h111￿ du• •ft•r on• y•
Credltors

Ulhihouse Church Tellord
Notes to the acrnunts conllnu•d
ForThe Year Ended 30 Aprll 2025
Balance as In¢(￿￿ry Ihtyol
atimay
resources Translers
Balance as
•t 30 Aprfl
2025
RestrlLted Funds
C•pltal Fwid
Bullding Project
92.233
3.6SO
88.583
92.233
88,583
Desllnknd fvnds
Unrejtrftted fvnds
General fvnd
163.133
305.446 218,793
249.786
Tot•1 F￿￿9
163,133
397,679
222,443
338,369

Ughthou5e Churth Telford
ststemeth of Fina￿131 Acllv
ForThe Year Ended 30 Aprfl 2025
10. SOFA Comparathrn5
No inforn)atlon Is available
Funds
Funds
nds
Fun¢ts
Voluntary income
Charltable actlvltles
Other trading actlvltles
Investment Income
21al
21bl
21cl
21dl
Totsl Incune
Res¢)uiry¥ •¥p•nded
Ralsln8 funds
Charltable actMtle5
314)
31bl
T*)tsl Éxpendltw•
IncreasellD•crew) In Vdue
In¥•slm•ht
N•t InuNnel(Expandltyr•)
Tot•1 fvnds broutht fonmrd
Trnnsfers
Totsl funds urrfed forw•rd
14