Light Church

Registered charity 519135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNERSTONE FREE METHODIST CHURCH, KIRKHAM FREE METHODIST CHURCH

A local caring programme to the isolated, infirmed or single parent, Toddler groups, youth, children and vulnerable adults clubs - working alongside other agencies in the town like the police, Youth & Community partnerships as well as schools. In Tanzania, we teach English to the Masai.

Objects

THE FURTHERANCE IN KIRKHAM OF THE RELIGIOUS AN OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, DISCIPLINES AND USAGES OF THAT CHURCH FOR THE TIME BEING AS SET FORTH IN THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINES

Area of benefit: KIRKHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£178k

Latest spending

£157k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains £25,000 in its current account, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of covering three months of normal expenditure plus emergency supplements. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or the 2011 Act, and the trustees confirmed that an audit was not required.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Income is achieved through voluntary giving on a weekly and monthly basis by members and non-members alike.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £25k; policy: three months normal expenditure plus a supplement to cover for any emergency expenditure)

“We hold £25,000 in reserve in the current account.” — page 3

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Damian John Broughton MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
David John Awde
Elizabeth Louise Belshaw
James Parkinson

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£178k	£157k
31/08/2024	£313k	£143k
31/08/2023	£207k	£146k
31/08/2022	£209k	£139k
31/08/2021	£250k	£191k

Common questions

Is Light Church financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains £25,000 in its current account, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of covering three months of normal expenditure plus emergency supplements. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or the 2011 Act, and the trustees confirmed that an audit was not required. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAMILY CHURCH.

FAMILY CHURCH income £167k
THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY CHURCH income £225k
LIVING LIGHT CHRISTIAN CHURCH TAUNTON income £420k
LIGHT OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £302k
LIGHT income £612k
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (ALL NATIONS) income £567k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Light Church	£178k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
FAMILY CHURCH FY2025	£167k	—	0	below	—	noted
THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY CHURCH FY2025	£225k	£20,945	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIVING LIGHT CHRISTIAN CHURCH TAUNTON FY2025	£420k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIGHT OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£302k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIGHT FY2024	£612k	£100,001 - £110,000	2	below	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.