CCEW Charity Commission profile

LIGHTS FOR LEARNING

Registered charity 1103647 · organisation 4005915

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
7 May 2004
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05016029
Financial period
1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income
£375
Latest expenditure
£127
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 3 Latimer Gardens, Hullavington, Chippenham, WILTSHIRE, SN14 6HF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

supplies solar powered lighting to educational establishments in developing countries throughout the world to improve the education of people who do not have access to electricity, or cannot afford the service.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received
11 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£375
Total Gross Expenditure
£127
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received
21 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,230
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,362
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£120
Total Gross Expenditure
£79
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received
24 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£170
Total Gross Expenditure
£55
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received
18 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£291
Total Gross Expenditure
£141

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Zambia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wiltshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Zimbabwe
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LIGHTS FOR LEARNING
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2004-05-07T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 JANUARY 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 7 APRIL 2004.
Charitable Objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF SOLAR POWERED LIGHTING FOR THOSE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE THIRD WORLD IN ORDER TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE TO PROMOTE LEARNING AND ASSIST IN SELF-TEACHING.
Area Of Benefit
THE THIRD WORLD

08 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries