HOUSE OF LIGHT TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 512619 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The charity provides homes in the community, where people with learning disabilities, which may include mild physical impairment, are encouraged and assisted to live full lives. They reside in a large house, accommodating eight adults, or in two smaller ones, housing 4 people and 3 people respectively. All participate in the running of the homes and their lives. The staff assist as appropriate.
Objects
TO RELIEVE, ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND ADVANCE RELIGION AMONG THE MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)
Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: Disability · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)
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In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.
Policies the charity declares
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- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
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.
- THOMAS, Kathryn Mary — director, appointed 10/05/2026on trustee list
- MILLEA, John Joseph — director, appointed 24/09/2012not on trustee list
- CHARNLEY, Christopher John — director, appointed 22/07/2002on trustee list
- MACREDIE, Stuart — director, appointed 27/03/2000on trustee list
- MILLEA, John Joseph — secretary, appointed 01/02/2018
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: House Of Light Trust Limited — Registered, 3 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 15/01/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN CHARNLEY
- Kathryn Thomas
- STUART MACREDIE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Rotherham
Income and spending