01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 19 January 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £806,441
- Latest expenditure
- £666,964
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Office 4, Ram Mill, Gordon Street, Chadderton, Oldham
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.light.uk.com/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Producing quality Christian music and educational resources. Live music bands, printed materials, the internet and multi-media are all used to communicate Christianity to young people in ways that are relevant to today?s youth culture and perspectives
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
- 19 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £806,441
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £666,964
- 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
- 20 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £611,834
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £654,127
- Fin Period Start Date
- 19 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £199,140
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £148,608
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
- 19 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £806,441
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £666,964
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- 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
- 20 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £611,834
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £654,127
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 19 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £199,140
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £148,608
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- 15
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
- 19 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 691943
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 17243
- Income Charitable Activities
- 97041
- Income Investments
- 214
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 806441
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £78,246
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £588,718
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 666964
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2329
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2329
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2245
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £102,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3450
- Assets Own Use
- 3450
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £178,045
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £33,780
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £147,715
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 33780
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £119,629
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 105516
- Funds Restricted
- 42199
- Funds Total
- 147715
- Count Employees
- 7
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 20 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 484233
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 15420
- Income Charitable Activities
- 111566
- Income Investments
- 615
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 611834
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £79,643
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £574,484
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 654127
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2072
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2072
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3078
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4638
- Assets Own Use
- 4638
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £26,572
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £22,971
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,239
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 22971
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £10,604
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8239
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 8239
- Count Employees
- 7
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LIGHT
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-09-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5032334
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1149675
- Assoc Charity Name
- LIGHT
- Charity Name
- LIGHT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-01-19T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Jan 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND2) TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF MUSIC AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED) TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN GROUPS AND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures