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2025-09-30-accounts

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, annual report (including Directors, report) for the period From: 111912024 To: 301912025 Charity namo: Uvlng Light Church LoughtM>rough Charlty registralion numb•r: 1209983 Objectives and actlvftles Summary of th8 purposes of the charfty as set out in its goveming document Para 1.17 To the advancement of the Chrlstlan falth In accordan￿ wfth Qhe Basls of Falth prlmarfty but not oxcluslvely wlthln Loughborough and It• surroundlng n•lghbourhood. for th benefit of the publk through pr•achlng and fdlow•hlp. Summary of the main aclivities in r8lation to those purpose5 for the public b8n6fit, in particular. Iho activitlas, projects or Services Identified in the a￿￿unts. Para 1.17w 1.19 1. Weekly Sunday S•rvk• and bulldlng splrttual Llfe. Tralnlngs worn provlded for th• wor¥hlp wrvk• 18ad•r•. 2. Educatlon and Tralnlng: Eslabllshod a chlldren's ¢hur¢h wlth a $tabl• number ol partlclpatlng chlldr•n. Conducted Alpha cours0 to h•lp bgll•v•rs tak• root In th• truth. Tr•ln•d small group l•ad•rs 3. P8storal and Carn Mlnlstry: In th• r•port F￿0￿, w• organlz•d cell grou￿ I fellowshlp gatherlngs. Our gathertngs bn)ught forth actlvftlos such as blble studl•s. ¢ommunkatlon, sharlng In falth, prayer meetlngs, etc, alrnlng to glv• pastoral support and promote splrllual health. 4. Evangollsllc and Outr•ath Mlnlstry A MldAutumn Festlval event 12019120251 In May 2025, the church held a ¢ommunlty ￿r¥I¢? event to collect cond-hand clothlng and donated the Items to the Ralnbow Charlty Shop In the name of the church. In May 2025, we organlzed a brlofing and spoaklng pracll ￿s1On6 to help HKers to achleve B1 level En Ilsh.

"Lumlnarfes" ￿ 5 training sesslons were hold in S8pt•mb8r 2025 to enhance comrnunlcatlon skllls for teenager5. Hong Kong Ladles Is an opem group. provld•s support for Hong Kong women Ilvlng In the UK, and regularly hosts varlous events and atherln s each month. When revlewlng our alms and objoctlves and In plannlng actlvltles and settlng polldos ft•r th• year ahead. the trusts•$ c<>nflrni th￿ they hav• had r•gard to the guldance Issued by the Charlty Commlsslon on ublk ban8fft Statement ￿nf1Mling whether the trusle8s have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Pwa 1.18 Achievements and perfornianco 1. W••kty Sunday Servlco and bulldlng ¥plrltual Ltt? Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the differenc£ the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. PWJ 1.20 Our church has h•ld our wwkly Sunday worshlp. wfth an av•rnge att•ndanc• of approxlmately ftya•lx p•opl•, Tv•V baptlwns r*•r• held on S•M•mbor 22, 2024, and August 31, 2025. Thro• people Jolned th• baptl$ms and b•¢am• our Church members. A foundlng worshlp servlce was held on S•ptembor 29, 2024, and Its flrst annlversary colobrallon was hgld on S•ptomb•r 28. 2025. Tralnlrys wer• provldod for tho worshlp Serv1￿ loadw¥ to Improve tho quallty of worshlp. 2. Educatlon and Tralnlng E$tabllsh•d a chlldren's church wlth a stabl• number of partlclpaung chlldren, averaglng about fiftwn lo Iwonty attande8s. Conductsd Alpha cournè to hèlp bollevers take root In th• truth. Tralned small group leaders. wlth 8 partlclpants. 3. Pastoral and Care Mlnlsty: In tho report perlod, wo have 3 cell groups and 2 fellowshlp groups. wlth a total of appn>xlmat•ly 5040 partklpants.

  1. Evangellstlc and Outreach Mlnlstry A MldAulumn Festlval event was held, wlth approxlmately 200 partklpants. The event Included fiv• booths p•rformaTr￿ by four grou￿. To holp HKers to achlev• B1 levol Engllsh, a brlofing and three speaklng practlc• sesslons w•re held In May 2025, wlth 18 students enrolled and 35 attendoes. Ten volunts•r Instructors asslst•d. "Lumlnarfos" vAth S tralnlng so•slon8 were held In S•ptember 2025 to enhanc• cMimunlcatlon skllls for t••nagers, wlth Ilv• teenagern partklpatlng and actlvely engaglng In th• tralnlng. Hong K*YW Ladlos Is an own group. provld•s support for Hong Kong wom•n Ilvlng In th• Ull and regularly hosts varlous events and gatharlngs wlth an avera e attendance of 12-16 le. Flnanclal revlew Review of the chariVs financial position at the ond of the penod Pw8 1.21 Our church recelved £23,928 In Income wlth • total expendlture of £13,772. K•y costs Included venu• rort spoak•r faes, •qulpmonl and artlvlty •xpèns•s. Th• surplu$ of the p•rlod tog•lh•r wlth Iho rvJ•rves d £4,444 when th• church opornted as a small charlty before 11 September. 2024, w• closod the year wlth rnserv•s of £14 094. Our church hold$ reservo5 for futurn •mployrn•nt to fa¢llliate furth•r dov•lopment of th• Mrvlc•s. Of Statement explainiro the policy for holding re8eNes stating why they are held Pafa 122 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Pora 1.22 Para 1.22 Parn124 None Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity contlnuir¥J as a goiNJ concern Pw8 123 Addftlonal Inlomiatlon (optlonal) You ma chcrf)S8 to include further statements re18vant abouL' Our fundlng comes from donatk>n$ from church members, worshippers, and members of the ublk who share our Pard 1.47

The Charity's prinapal sources of fund5 (induding any fuThJraising) church's vision-sproadlng th• gospel of Jesus ChrlsL We don't have any Inve81ment or Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Paa 1.46 A descrlptlon of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other Structure, governance and management Descrlption of charity's trusts,. All trus1•￿ and pr•acher• are volunt••rn. W• al80 wanl to thank all hurch rn•mb•rs and prfjach￿ for th•lr hard work In supportlng Church actlvltl•• arKI for tho tlme and onergy thoy dodlcats to malntalnln church mlnl$t CIO - ASSOCIATION Reglstor•d 11 Sep 2024 Type of goveming document: for example, Pwa 1.25 How is the charity cxlnstituted? Pwa 1.25 CIO - ASSOCIATION R•gl•t•r•d 11 S•p 2024 Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to P05t or name of any p8rson or body entitied to appoint one or more trustees Parn 125 Bl yearly electlon In our Annual G•naral Meetlng. All candldates are our church membern and n(xnlnated In th trust meetlngs through an erMlorsem•nl process. Reference and administrative details Cha name Other name the charit use5 Registered charity number Chanty's principal address hl Church Lo hboro h NIA 1209983 CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD PARK ROAD LOUGHBOR(XIGH LE112HJ

Names of the charity trusteos who manage the charity Olft¢• (If any) of pwson lor body) enlltled Chun Ming Yuen Chin Wai Wong Chi Wai Rainbow Ngai Pui Chor Wong Lai F8n Tsang Dlk Chee Lai SirKe 08 January 2024 Since 22 February 2026 Since 08 January 2024 Since 08 January 2024 Since 08 January 2024 From 08 January 2024 - 22 February 2026 From 08 January 2024 - 22 Feixuary 2026 Chung Yln Tong Declaratlons Tho company ha• taken advantag• of th• Small ¢¢Mnpanl••' •x•mpllon In pr•parfng th• rnport abov•. Th• truste•8 d•claro that they hav• •pwov•d th• trustae•' r•port (Includlng dlr•¢tors' report) abov•. Slgnod on b•half of th• charlty's trusteesldlr•ctorn Slgnature(s) Full nam•ls) Posltlon (for exampl• Secrètary, Chalr, otc) iaiy Date IW.b. Iv"

Charity Name No (if any)
Living Light Church Loughborough 1209983
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
Period start date
For the period
from
11/9/2024
Period end date
To
30/9/2025
Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
23,926
2
-
-
23,928
-
-
-
23,928
3,385
1,571
-
4,130
621
-
2,000
16
-
118
333
206
12,380
1,063
329
1,392
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total funds
to the nearest £
23,926
2
-
-
23,928
-
-
-
23,928
3,385
1,571
-
4,130
621
-
2,000
16
-
118
333
206
12,380
1,063
329
-
1,392
13,772
10,156
Last year
to the nearest £
Donations 23,926 8,098
Interest on Deposit Account 2 -
Donations for other charities - 284
Gift aid - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
23,928 8,382
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
**Sub total ** - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
8,382
SundayService Expenses 3,385 1,518
Ministryexpenses 1,571 27
Salary - -
Rent 4,130 1,425
Furniture & Equipment 621 401
Bank charges - -
Donation to other Charities 2,000 784
Printing& stationery 16 6
Cleaning - -
Insurance 118 112
Communications & I.T. 333 156
Miscellaneous expenses 206 15
**Sub total ** 12,380 4,444
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)

Audiovisual Equipment
1,063
Laptopcomputer 329
**Sub total ** 1,392 -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
13,772 - - 13,772 4,444
10,156
-
3,938
14,094
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,156 - - 10,156 3,938
- - - - -
3,938 - - 3,938 -
14,094 - - 14,094 3,938

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

2026/4/17

1

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank Current Account
Bank Deposit Account
Details
1 Begrubger 16-channel Digital Mixer
HK Audio Polar 10 column PA system
17" HP laptop
Details
Details
Signature
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
6,092
-
8,002
-
-
-
14,094
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted Fund
-
Unrestricted Fund
-
Unrestricted Fund
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
Print Name
PUI CHOR WONG
CHI WAI RAINBOW NGAI
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
22/2/2026
22/2/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

2026/4/17

2