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CHRIST THE LIGHT CHURCH

Registered charity 1126616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is a Christian church that has weekly Sunday services, where there is corporate worship, preaching and fellowship. The church creates opportunities for those wanting to enquire about the Christian faith to find out more, facilitates weekly meetings in homes where friendships are strengthened and growth in the Christian faith is nurtured, and works regularly with other churches.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£70k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £10,275, reversing previous deficits. Free reserves stand at approximately two months of projected expenditure, which the trustees consider to be at the average level stipulated by their reserves policy. The overall financial position continues to be monitored by the trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month's operational costs minimum, generally averaging two to three months (held: £19k)
“The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds held by the charity should be a minimum of one month's operational costs, with the funds generally averaging at two to three months of operational costs.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: N N Day-Lewis received a salary of £26,400 and pension contributions of £605.
“During the year a salary of E26,400 (2023: €28,910) was paid to N N Day-Lewis, a trustee of the charitable company. Pension contributions were also made of €605 (2023: E681) for N N Day-Lewis” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Salary and pension paid to trustee N N Day-Lewis
“During the year a salary of E26,400 (2023: €28,910) was paid to N N Day-Lewis, a trustee of the charitable company. Pension contributions were also made of €605 (2023: E681) for N N Day-Lewis” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£79k£70k
31/12/2024£64k£53k
31/12/2023£52k£54k
31/12/2022£50k£51k
31/12/2021£49k£54k

Common questions

Is CHRIST THE LIGHT CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £10,275, reversing previous deficits. Free reserves stand at approximately two months of projected expenditure, which the trustees consider to be at the average level stipulated by their reserves policy. The overall financial position continues to be monitored by the trustees. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.