01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 25 August 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 09366208
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £522,711
- Latest expenditure
- £491,496
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: LIGHT FOR LIFE, 68 EASTBANK STREET, SOUTHPORT, MERSEYSIDE, PR8 1ES
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lightforlifesefton.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Housing AdviceBond SchemeFloating Support/NavigatorsRough Sleeper services and outreachYouth crime interventionsSpecialist Clinic and hospital In-reachFamily support/Turnaround
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £522,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £491,496
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £504,740
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £422,052
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £393,522
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £421,285
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £407,770
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £409,529
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £362,708
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £336,655
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £522,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £491,496
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 361645
- Income From Government Grants
- £60,000
- 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
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £504,740
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £422,052
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 249292
- Income From Government Grants
- £60,000
- 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
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £393,522
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £421,285
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 280
- Income From Government Grants
- £321,214
- 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
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £407,770
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £409,529
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 263383
- Income From Government Grants
- £60,000
- 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
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £362,708
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £336,655
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 308761
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9787
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 512924
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 522711
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,469
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £485,027
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 491496
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7054
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 68484
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1148
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 205
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £221,288
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2299
- Assets Own Use
- 2299
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 205
- Assets Other Assets
- £247,636
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,110
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £244,620
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5110
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £240,672
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 221288
- Funds Restricted
- 23332
- Funds Total
- 244620
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21992
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 482748
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 504740
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,434
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £349,698
- Expenditure Other
- 67920
- Expenditure Total
- 422052
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2970
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 67920
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1148
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -301
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £213,405
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3447
- Assets Own Use
- 3447
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -301
- Assets Other Assets
- £215,595
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,336
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £213,405
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5336
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £204,225
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 188169
- Funds Restricted
- 25236
- Funds Total
- 213405
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sefton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LIGHT FOR LIFE SEFTON LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-08-25T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- LIGHT FOR LIFE SEFTON LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-10-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1006397
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1006397
- Assoc Charity Name
- LIGHT FOR LIFE
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23 DEC 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17/08/2015
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGE OF 14 - 16 THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.2. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, OR SICKNESS AND TO RELIEVE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY ACROSS SEFTON AND MERSEYSIDE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN DANGER OF BECOMING HOMELESS BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND GUIDANCE REGARDING HOUSING OPTIONS AND SECURING A GOOD STANDARD OF ACCOMMODATION.3. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.THE ABOVE OBJECTS ARE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEX, POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINION AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures