01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 June 1994
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02928829
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £2,693,664
- Latest expenditure
- £2,579,487
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Heritage School, 17-19 Brookside, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1JE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.childlight.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Child Light engages in a range of educational activities, including publishing, running conferences and operating schools.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,693,664
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,579,487
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,620,027
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,506,410
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,441,672
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,311,038
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,190,583
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,093,009
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,096,065
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,013,567
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,693,664
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,579,487
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,620,027
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,506,410
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 8 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,441,672
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,311,038
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,190,583
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,093,009
- 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
- No
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,096,065
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,013,567
- 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
- £12
- Income From Government Contracts
- 15796
- Income From Government Grants
- £32,615
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 32909
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9126
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2629637
- Income Investments
- 17647
- Income Other
- 4345
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2693664
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,780
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,573,707
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2579487
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1213
- Expenditure Governance
- 34521
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 889158
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 76141
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,405,649
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6568141
- Assets Own Use
- 6568141
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £720,368
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,882,860
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,405,649
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 295966
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5586894
- Assets Cash
- £588,493
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1372988
- Funds Restricted
- 32661
- Funds Total
- 1405649
- Count Employees
- 57
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 32880
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 8734
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2570570
- Income Investments
- 2249
- Income Other
- 5594
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2620027
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,483
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,500,927
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2506410
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 596
- Expenditure Governance
- 26222
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 820417
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 78309
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,291,472
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6638047
- Assets Own Use
- 6638047
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £820,203
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,166,778
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,291,472
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 463816
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5702962
- Assets Cash
- £719,343
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1266049
- Funds Restricted
- 25423
- Funds Total
- 1291472
- Count Employees
- 58
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 8 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 57125
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2383298
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 1249
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2441672
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,040
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,303,998
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2311038
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 887
- Expenditure Governance
- 9657
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 779394
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 131012
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,177,855
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6676254
- Assets Own Use
- 6676254
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £489,296
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,987,695
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,177,855
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 188837
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5798858
- Assets Cash
- £405,248
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1172337
- Funds Restricted
- 5518
- Funds Total
- 1177855
- Count Employees
- 58
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 15981
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2171863
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 2739
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2190583
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £350
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,092,659
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2093009
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 604
- Expenditure Governance
- 3814
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 699356
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 97087
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,047,221
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6746740
- Assets Own Use
- 6746740
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £326,361
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,025,880
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,047,221
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 135060
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5890820
- Assets Cash
- £259,889
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1013804
- Funds Restricted
- 33417
- Funds Total
- 1047221
- Count Employees
- 58
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 59155
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1988490
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 48420
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2096065
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,272
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,012,295
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2013567
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10293
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 659506
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 75621
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £949,647
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6819475
- Assets Own Use
- 6819475
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £247,311
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,117,139
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £949,647
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 137717
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5979422
- Assets Cash
- £208,444
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 924316
- Funds Restricted
- 25331
- Funds Total
- 949647
- Count Employees
- 58
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHILD LIGHT LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1994-06-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 MAY 1994 as amended on 13 Nov 2025 as amended on 03 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 2.1 The Objects of the Charity are for the public benefit either in the United Kingdom or overseas and specifically restricted to:2.1.1 The advancement of education whether secular or religious (including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the advancement of the educational principles formulated by Charlotte Mason); 2.1.2 The advancement of the Christian faith as set out in the Statement of Faith appearing in Schedule 2 to these Articles; 2.1.3 Generally the advancement of any educational, religious or other charitable object not inconsistent with the foregoing.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures