LIFE CHURCH LANCASHIRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 January 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07435582
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £521,148
Latest expenditure: £493,445
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: LIFE CHURCH, 30 SYCAMORE AVENUE, BURNLEY, BB12 6QP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Church and community activities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £521,148
Total Gross Expenditure: £493,445

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: 23 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £421,778
Total Gross Expenditure: £388,012

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: 8 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £393,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,854

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: 12 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £373,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £301,707

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: 12 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £266,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £256,523

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £521,148
Total Gross Expenditure: £493,445
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 23 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £421,778
Total Gross Expenditure: £388,012
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: 50

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: 8 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £393,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,854
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,500
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 12 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £373,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £301,707
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: 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: 150

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: 12 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £266,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £256,523
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 80

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 357729
Income Other Trading Activities: 134303
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2099
Income Other: 27017
Income Total Income And Endowments: 521148
Income Legacies: 2710
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £400
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £493,045
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 493445
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 900
Expenditure Support Costs: 900
Expenditure Depreciation: 28767
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -28767
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £93,349
Assets Total Fixed: 1947491
Assets Own Use: 1947491
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £114,755
Assets Total Liabilities: £665,888
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,396,358
Creditors One Year Total Current: 26966
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 638922
Assets Cash: £111,980
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1396358
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1396358
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LIFE CHURCH LANCASHIRE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-02-28T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 1051821
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1051821
Assoc Charity Name: LIFE CHURCH BURNLEY

Charity Name: LIFE CHURCH LANCASHIRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-01-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 NOVEMBER 2010
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ("THE OBJECTS"): 1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;2) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures