LIGHT FOR LIFE SEFTON LTD

Registered charity 1163280 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£505k
Latest spending
£422k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £82,688 for the year, resulting in total funds of £213,405. Unrestricted reserves stood at £188,169, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet expected commitments and exceeds their stated policy target of approximately £110,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' operational expenditure (approximately £110,000) (held: £188k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain funds at a level which equates to three months’ operational expenditure, and the trustees consider that this now amounts to approximately £110,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£505k
Total spending
£422k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£213k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£505k£422k
31/03/2024£394k£421k
31/03/2023£408k£410k
31/03/2022£363k£337k
31/03/2021£351k£334k

Common questions

Is LIGHT FOR LIFE SEFTON LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £82,688 for the year, resulting in total funds of £213,405. Unrestricted reserves stood at £188,169, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet expected commitments and exceeds their stated policy target of approximately £110,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIGHT FOR LIFE SEFTON LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIGHT FOR LIFE SEFTON LTD as a grant recipient include SEFTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SEFTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICEFY2025£10k
SEFTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICEFY2022£4kLiving Well Sefton / Community Development
SEFTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICEFY2023£3kLiving Well Sefton / Health and Wellbeing
SEFTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICEFY2024£1kCommunity Development

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2024£320kHealth & Wellbeing Services
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2021£50kStreet Seen Choices
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2018£10kStreet Seen