GREEN LIGHT TRUST

Registered charity 1000977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREEN LIGHT PRODUCTIONS

Wellbeing/educational programmes in woodland and green spaces, helping disadvantaged adults and children refocus and rebuild their lives; engaging them in skills learning and self development: NEET, victims of crime, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, ex-forces, unemployed, disengaged from school, learning disabilities. Conservation of the environment. Train and deliver forest school.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £206,197 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a reduction of total reserves. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £316,707, representing 7 weeks of expenditure, which is below the stated policy target of 12 to 16 weeks. Despite the financial loss, the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2023) to "below" (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Green Light Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Big Give — “Green Light Trust has been accepted into the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2026. A great opportunity for us to fundraise and make every £1 go…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Jane Burtonchair
• Douglas Field
• Dr Jennifer Clare Mailley
• Laura Barlow · trustee of 1 other charity
• Laura Elizabeth Thomas
• Robert Nigel McCURDY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Katherine D'arcy

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GREEN CORRIDOR.

• THE GREEN CORRIDOR income £1.6m
• THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £586k
• TURNING THE RED LIGHTS GREEN income £1.1m
• GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD income £122k
• THE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE income £1.3m
• TRUST LINKS LIMITED income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.