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CCEW Charity Commission profile

GREEN LIGHT TRUST

Registered charity 1000977 · organisation 1000977

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
19 November 1990
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02550866
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£2,650,095
Latest expenditure
£2,724,450
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: GREEN LIGHT TRUST, THE FOUNDRY, BURY ROAD, LAWSHALL, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP29 4PJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.greenlighttrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Wellbeing/educational programmes in woodland and green spaces, helping disadvantaged adults and children refocus and rebuild their lives; engaging them in skills learning and self development: NEET, victims of crime, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, ex-forces, unemployed, disengaged from school, learning disabilities. Conservation of the environment. Train and deliver forest school.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
9 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
9 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,650,095
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,724,450
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
4 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
4 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,482,950
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,689,147
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
10 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
10 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,805,277
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,546,057
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
5 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,787,586
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,831,737
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
15 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
15 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,500,684
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,340,744

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
9 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,650,095
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,724,450
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
652240
Income From Government Grants
£29,817
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
13
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
4 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,482,950
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,689,147
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
9
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
1078815
Income From Government Grants
£120,176
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
18
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
10 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,805,277
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,546,057
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
8
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
1072781
Income From Government Grants
£278,685
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
27
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
19 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,787,586
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,831,737
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Contracts
87705
Income From Government Grants
£38,035
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
15 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,500,684
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,340,744
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
88785
Income From Government Grants
£126,125
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
17

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
9 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
28357
Income Other Trading Activities
11000
Income Charitable Activities
2581781
Income Investments
20913
Income Other
8044
Income Total Income And Endowments
2650095
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£84,838
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,639,612
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2724450
Expenditure Investment Management
1746
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
23594
Expenditure Support Costs
184433
Expenditure Depreciation
6808
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£316,707
Assets Total Fixed
360319
Assets Own Use
360319
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£621,477
Assets Total Liabilities
£227,365
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£754,431
Creditors One Year Total Current
227365
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£449,709
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
322105
Funds Restricted
432326
Funds Total
754431
Count Employees
60
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
4 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
623349
Income Other Trading Activities
13300
Income Charitable Activities
1820320
Income Investments
25981
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2482950
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£64,171
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,624,976
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2689147
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17267
Expenditure Support Costs
104361
Expenditure Depreciation
50377
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£316,707
Assets Total Fixed
336647
Assets Own Use
336647
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£754,251
Assets Total Liabilities
£262,112
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£828,786
Creditors One Year Total Current
262112
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£647,538
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
316707
Funds Restricted
512079
Funds Total
828786
Count Employees
71
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
10 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
655224
Income Other Trading Activities
27680
Income Charitable Activities
2100841
Income Investments
21532
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2805277
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£50,088
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,495,969
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2546057
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15183
Expenditure Support Costs
93740
Expenditure Depreciation
16625
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£590,481
Assets Total Fixed
345182
Assets Own Use
345182
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£982,179
Assets Total Liabilities
£292,378
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,034,983
Creditors One Year Total Current
292378
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£761,931
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
590481
Funds Restricted
444502
Funds Total
1034983
Count Employees
61
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
19 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
555341
Income Other Trading Activities
19919
Income Charitable Activities
1209227
Income Investments
3099
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1787586
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£55,852
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,775,885
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1831737
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
76045
Expenditure Depreciation
13714
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£415,000
Assets Total Fixed
353455
Assets Own Use
353455
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£909,903
Assets Total Liabilities
£487,595
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£775,763
Creditors One Year Total Current
487595
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£718,658
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
457184
Funds Restricted
318579
Funds Total
775763
Count Employees
46
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
15 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
22258
Income Other Trading Activities
14551
Income Charitable Activities
1450339
Income Investments
165
Income Other
13371
Income Total Income And Endowments
1500684
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£46,376
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,294,368
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1340744
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13965
Expenditure Support Costs
50562
Expenditure Depreciation
7457
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£416,000
Assets Total Fixed
355524
Assets Own Use
355524
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£958,790
Assets Total Liabilities
£494,400
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£819,914
Creditors One Year Total Current
494400
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£881,852
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
459822
Funds Restricted
360092
Funds Total
819914
Count Employees
49
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Suffolk
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Norfolk
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GREEN LIGHT TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1990-11-19T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 OCTOBER 1990, CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 1 JUNE 1993 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22 JUNE 1997.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20/04/2015 as amended on 18 Oct 2022 as amended on 03 Oct 2022 as amended on 03 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects
3.1 The objects of the Charity (the “Objects”) are for the public benefit:-3.1.1 to protect, promote and improve peoples’ physical and mental health, working directly and in partnership with other organisations to ensure everyone can benefit from engaging with the natural world;3.1.2 to advance education in the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural and physical environment, particularly but not exclusively through training and practical participation;3.1.3 to advance education in world ecology and the natural environment and the effects on that environment of both natural and other activities and particularly those pursued by people; and3.1.4 to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural and physical environment, particularly but not exclusively through the creation, restoration and conservation of woodland, wetland, grassland, school and community gardens, parks and wild space.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
47563
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
GREEN LIGHT PRODUCTIONS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures