01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 31 March 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08977922
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £869,164
- Latest expenditure
- £882,120
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Love Squared Ltd, c/o Linden Accountants Ltd, Scrapstore House, 21 Sevier Street, BRISTOL, BS2 9LB
Website recorded by the regulator: https://lovesquared.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Charity relieves the needs of children and young people with social, emotional and mental healthneeds and/or special educational needs, and their families, by providing or assisting in the provision ofsupport services designed to improve mental health, reduce social isolation and improve educationaloutcomes.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £869,164
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £882,120
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £819,260
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £875,896
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £795,624
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £687,249
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £869,164
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £882,120
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 639348
- 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
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £819,260
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £875,896
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 596879
- 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
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £795,624
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £687,249
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 9
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 768448
- 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
- 27
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 53946
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 815089
- Income Investments
- 129
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 869164
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £882,120
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 882120
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £144,542
- Assets Total Fixed
- 21588
- Assets Own Use
- 21588
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £175,877
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £52,023
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £145,442
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 30869
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 21154
- Assets Cash
- £119,692
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 144542
- Funds Restricted
- 900
- Funds Total
- 145442
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 28398
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 789786
- Income Investments
- 75
- Income Other
- 1001
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 819260
- Income Legacies
- 2500
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £875,896
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 875896
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 107168
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11031
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 4150
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £151,059
- Assets Total Fixed
- 28645
- Assets Own Use
- 28645
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £204,962
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £75,208
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £158,399
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 44982
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30226
- Assets Cash
- £138,389
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 151059
- Funds Restricted
- 7340
- Funds Total
- 158399
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 25927
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 768497
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 1200
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 795624
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £687,249
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 687249
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 61458
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11433
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1230
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £209,008
- Assets Total Fixed
- 30732
- Assets Own Use
- 30732
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £287,615
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £103,312
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £215,035
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 47020
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 56292
- Assets Cash
- £237,819
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 209008
- Funds Restricted
- 6027
- Funds Total
- 215035
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Ealing
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Merton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Love Squared
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-03-31T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- Love Squared
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-04-21T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5127213
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1184669
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE LEADING LIGHTS TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 APR 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 MAY 2016NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 APR 2017NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 DEC 2021AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05 JAN 2022 as amended on 09 Feb 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND WELLBEING SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH, REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 653578
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- LEADING LIGHTS EDUCATION AND WELLBEING COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- Charity Name Id
- 653579
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- LEADING LIGHTS EDUCATION AND WELLBEING
- Charity Name Id
- 653577
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- LEADING LIGHTS TUITION LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures