## **Charity Name: THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (TEIGN ESTUARY)** ## **Charity Number: 1205858** Financial year end: 31 December 2024 ## Ref: AR24-REM-7b – 1205858 – B Trustees: Vikki Neal, Bev Stockley, Linda Pickering, Lynn Renouf, Phyllis Golborne (Linda Pickering stepped down after her commitment time) Trustees pray about who should be asked onto the board and invite those who are suitable. Each new trustee serves for 3 years which can be renewed. The initial trustees committed to serve for 1, 2 or 3 years. Leadership Team: Terry Neal, Linda Pickering, Bev Briercliff, Peter Twigg, Lynn Renouf, Charlie Stockley The charity’s main objectives for the year were to advance the Christian faith in Teignmouth and its surrounds through the provision of times of worship, raising awareness and understanding of Christian beliefs and practices. Carrying out Christian services on Sundays and other activities during the week. Carrying out missionary and outreach work. There are no paid staff, and all positions, roles and participants are volunteers who had been DBS checked. Regular training sessions are participated in including First Aid and Safeguarding. The leadership team meet monthly and hold a wider leadership team gathering twice a year. There are church information giving times for those who regularly attend. A weekly ENews is sent electronically, and TLC has a website and Facebook page. The trustees meet quarterly. "The trust has a leadership team that is responsible for the running of the trust while the trustees ensure that all statutory requirements for the trust are met," The Lighthouse Church has held regular Christian worship gatherings, activities and outreach events. This includes Alpha/ The Bible Course, home groups, prayer events, outreach Sundays, lunches and church meetings. Members of the church also support those in need through charitable giving and provide help to those requiring additional assistance. TLC works with young people and families directly through Bright Stars, RockKidz, with church members working with the Youth Hub provision and Lego Cafe. TLC does not own a building but rents space at the Teignmouth Hub as and when needed. There is a regular agreement for office space, Sunday gatherings and weekly activities. TLC has a Benevolent fund to provide resources to those in need. Gifts of money are also given regularly to local, national and international charities. Trustees report 2023-2024 October 2025 ## **THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (TEIGN ESTUARY)** ## FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDING 31[st] DECEMBER 2024 The Lighthouse Church was started in March 2024 and has no previous accounts, at present all funds are unrestricted ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT from 01/03/2024 – 31/12/2024: -** **Receipts £** Receipts from donors Planned giving 31,179.00 Collections 715.80 31,894.80 Receipts from Church activities (see note a) 480.00 Voluntary receipts (see note b) 70.42 32,446.11 **Payments** Building rentals 5,483.50 Church Activities (see note c) 6,507.74 11,991.24 **Excess of receipts over payments** 20,454.87 Held in current account 20,454.87 **Receipts and payments analysis: -** a) Toddler Group 480.00 b) General donation 15.42 Charitable giving 55.00 c) Church Activities - payments: - Running costs 4,038.88 Charitable giving : - 1,825.00 Teignmouth Mutual Aid -food bank Choices Pregnancy Centre – Teignmouth Teignmouth Hub – youth outreach Sea of Life Mission - Kenya New Life Home trust – Kenya Mercy Ships Bethseda Children’s Trust – India Church Benevolent Fund 300.00 Outreach 343.86 ## **Notes: -** As a new charity, The Lighthouse Church is in the process of developing its financial policy, registering with the HMRC for gift aid payments and making decisions regarding opening a savings account but these are not in place yet. We have limited assets (sound equipment £1500) and liabilities as we do not own a building. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended Charity no (rf any) 12(558 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Twst, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examinalion, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5}{b) of the Act_ I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wtth the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attenlion should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delefe the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): Address: IER October 2018