GATES OF LIGHT LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 12 November 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09208388
Financial period: 1 February 2025 – 31 January 2026
Latest income: £13,503
Latest expenditure: £191
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 31 St. Bernards Road, SOLIHULL, B92 7AX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.gatesoflight.co (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To relieve the needs of orphans aged between 2 and 16 years in the Middle East in general and Egypt inparticular, through providing grants and support to organisations who are taking care of them andsupplying them with accommodation, care & education.At the moment we are supporting a charity in Alexandria who are managing an orphanage.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £191

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: 1 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £13,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,654

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: 11 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £173

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: 3 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,858
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,507

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: 18 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £14,922
Total Gross Expenditure: £115

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £191
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £13,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,654
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £173
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,858
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,507
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £14,922
Total Gross Expenditure: £115
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: No
Count Volunteers: 2

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Egypt
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GATES OF LIGHT LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-11-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 SEP 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/11/2015
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ORPHANS AGED BETWEEN 2 AND 16 YEARS IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN GENERAL AND EGYPT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH PROVIDING GRANTS AND SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE TAKING CARE OF THEM AND SUPPLYING THEM WITH ACCOMMODATION, CARE AND EDUCATION.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 561734
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GATES OF LIGHT

Charity Name Id: 561735
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GOL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures