01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 2 February 1990
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £16,946
- Latest expenditure
- £63,886
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: MA SAID, CHURCH LANE, NESTON, CH64 9UT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.northernlightscharity.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The charity provides relief for children with life limiting illnesses principally in the North West of England and is mainly acheived by providing holidays of a lifetime for seriously ill children.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £16,946
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £63,886
- 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
- 6 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,774
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £50,148
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,053
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,273
- 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
- 25 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £10,358
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,308
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £16,946
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £63,886
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 6 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,774
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £50,148
- 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
- Yes
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,053
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,273
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 25 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,000
- 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
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £10,358
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,308
- 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
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Manchester City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lancashire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Flintshire
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- St Helens
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sefton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Liverpool City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cumbria
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Knowsley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NORTHERN LIGHTS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1990-02-02T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 JANUARY 1990 AS AMENDED ON 15 APRIL 1994 AND 17TH MAY 2002
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR SERIOUSLY AND TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
- Area Of Benefit
- THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 22989
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON FUND
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures