LIGHT OF LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1201230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOL

Regular public worship; prayer; Bible study; preaching & teaching; baptism; celebration of Communion; evangelism & mission; teaching; encouraging, welcome & inclusion of all people; nurture & growth of Christian disciples; education & training for Christian & community service; giving & encouraging pastoral care; supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the UK and abroad.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:- 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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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Latest income

£68k

Latest spending

£54k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £41,305 at the end of the period, exceeding the stated policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £13,967 for the year and received an unqualified independent examination report with no material matters disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £41k)

“We believe it is correct and proper to hold in reserve a minimum of 3 months operational costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Register events

Received assets from another charity (09/01/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Mary Linstead
Gemma Pearce
Hannah Jane Farman
Rev Elizabeth Anastasia Stoner
Stephen Andrew Howard

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£68k	£54k
31/12/2024	£51k	£49k
31/12/2023	£61k	£31k

Common questions

Is LIGHT OF LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £41,305 at the end of the period, exceeding the stated policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £13,967 for the year and received an unqualified independent examination report with no material matters disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIGHT OF LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIGHT OF LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include BAPTIST BUILDING CIO.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BAPTIST BUILDING CIO	FY2025	£5k	refurbish their building