LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH CARMARTHEN BAY

Registered charity 1172124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH

The Church's activities include weekly religious worship services, prayer meetings, Bible study groups, Sunday activities for children, supporting the 'Christian Union' at a local school for staff and pupils to learn about the Christian faith. The Church also runs a 'Book and Information' stall at a car boot sale in Burry Port to spread the Word of God. The books are second hand/donated goods.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £5,200 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £34,587 to £29,387. Unrestricted reserves stood at £29,187, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £7,704 (equivalent to three months of expenditure). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• MALCOLM WILLIAMSchair
• Ivan Frank Stewart · trustee of 1 other charity
• Patricia Kelly
• William George Pettiford

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

Income and spending

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