LIGHT FROM AFRICA

Registered charity 1111273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIGHT FROM AFRICA LIMITED

Raise funds to support disadvantaged children in the Western Cape region of South Africa and provide financial support to facilitate disadvantaged children to experience therapy through art.

Objects

THE COMPANY'S OBJECT (THE OBJECTS) ARE AS FOLLOWS:3.1 TO RELIEVE THOSE CHILDREN IN NEED IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE) FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF LOSING PARENTS, OR BECOMING HOMELESS OR AS A RESULT OF SUCH CHILDREN, OR THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS CONTRACTING AIDS OR OTHER SERIOUS DISEASES OR ILL-HEALTH 3.2 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY RAISING AWARENESS OF AIDS AND/OR ANY OTHER SERIOUS DISEASE OR THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

Area of benefit: SOUTH AFRICA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £650 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds moving from a deficit of £962 to a deficit of £312. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy of holding no significant funds, noting that income reserves were in deficit. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were inaccurate or non-compliant.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTHONY RECORD · trustee of 1 other charity
• CAROL TURNER RECORD
• RT REVD CHRISTOPHER JOHN GREGOROWSKI

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

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