LIGHT INTO EUROPE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 February 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02787814
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £86,863
Latest expenditure: £86,504
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 112 CONNAUGHT AVENUE, FRINTON ON SEA, ESSEX, CO13 9AA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

LIGHT INTO EUROPE IS A BRITISH CHARITY FOUNDED IN 1986. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEAF AND BLIND COMMUNITIES IN ROMANIA. OUR VISION IS TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP THE SENSORIAL IMPAIRED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE EXPECTATIONS AND TO BECOME ACTIVE AND ACCEPTED MEMBERS OF THE ROMANIAN SOCIETY.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £86,863
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,504

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,740
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,814

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,659
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,326

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £39,349
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,493

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 6 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 6 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £33,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,574

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £86,863
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,504
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £39,349
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,493
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,080
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 6 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £33,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,574
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £6,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Romania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LIGHT INTO EUROPE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-02-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 FEBRUARY 1993
Charitable Objects: (1) TO RELIEVE PERSONS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE RESIDENT OR TEMPORARILY LOCATED IN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SUCH AS ALBANIA, BULGARIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, POLAND BUT IN PARTICULAR CITIZENS OF ROMANIA WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES (2) TO ADVANCE AND FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES THROUGHOUT EASTERN EUROPE (3) TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THROUGHOUT EASTERN EUROPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY MEANS OF BIBLE CLASSES, PRAYER AND OTHERWISE
Area Of Benefit: EASTERN EUROPE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures