HOUSE OF LIGHT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 7 December 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £838,186
Latest expenditure: £718,494
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 51 Myton Street, Hull, HU1 2PU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

House of Light is a perinatal mental health Charity offering support and counselling to parents' pre-conception to post birth who are struggling with mental health difficulties following pregnancy, birth and in cases of loss, miscarriage, termination and stillbirth. We do this via one to one counselling, group and one to one peer support, telephone and email support.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £838,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £718,494

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £699,631
Total Gross Expenditure: £538,224

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £365,016
Total Gross Expenditure: £313,279

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £274,618
Total Gross Expenditure: £252,140

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £355,909
Total Gross Expenditure: £233,424

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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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £838,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £718,494
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 40000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £699,631
Total Gross Expenditure: £538,224
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 652053
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 17

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £365,016
Total Gross Expenditure: £313,279
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 350811
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
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: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £274,618
Total Gross Expenditure: £252,140
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 266437
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
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: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £355,909
Total Gross Expenditure: £233,424
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 335544
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
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 Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 832679
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5507
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 838186
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £689,684
Expenditure Other: 28810
Expenditure Total: 718494
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 24236
Expenditure Depreciation: 3405
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £588,738
Assets Total Fixed: 8073
Assets Own Use: 8073
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £587,541
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,876
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £588,738
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6876
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £555,645
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 588738
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 588738
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1443
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 694053
Income Investments: 4135
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 699631
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £534,997
Expenditure Other: 3227
Expenditure Total: 538224
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3634
Expenditure Support Costs: 3894
Expenditure Depreciation: 3227
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 3227
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £240,000
Assets Total Fixed: 10604
Assets Own Use: 10604
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £506,284
Assets Total Liabilities: £47,842
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £469,046
Creditors One Year Total Current: 47842
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £486,395
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 240000
Funds Restricted: 229046
Funds Total: 469046
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kingston Upon Hull City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HOUSE OF LIGHT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-12-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 JANUARY 2007 AS AMENDED NOVEMBER 2007 as amended on 23 Mar 2021
Charitable Objects: THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE DIRECTED TO ALLEVIATING THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM POSTNATAL DEPRESSION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH (BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL) BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING AND THE ADVANCEMENT IN EDUCATION IN MATTERS RELATING TO POSTNATAL DEPRESSION AND ITS EFFECTS IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, HULL AND EAST RIDING.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 492120
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HOUSE OF LIGHT POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Care Quality Commission

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures