Overall Score: 19 based on 11 data points
Finance: 2
Governance: 9
Support: 8
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,
Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Supporters: +8

LIGHTYEAR FOUNDATION LTD 

To advance education in science amongst schoolchildren and adults in the UK, including by:- breaking down barriers to help disabled children and young adults participate in STEM- organising events which promote an interest in science- investigating and using new technology to communicate scientific knowledge and understanding
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 11 years

www.lightyearfoundation.org

Info@lightyearfoundation.org

07735593977

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£107,734£91,448£16,28616
31/12/21£105,088£83,043£22,045135
31/12/20£95,418£88,593£6,82565
31/12/19£54,698£30,947£23,75165
31/12/18£22,215£38,310£-16,09565
31/12/17£40,385£36,700£3,6850
31/12/16£65,489£57,365£8,1240
31/12/15£25,839£36,897£-11,0580
31/12/14£29,518£14,450£15,0680
31/12/13£25,509£17,883£7,6260
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No information about staff salaries has been filed, which means that no-one was paid more than £60,000 in the latest financial year
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 16 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
John Lyon's Charity£37,800
The Funding Network£22,741
Masonic Charitable Foundation£15,000
Quartet Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Masonic Charitable Foundation
£15,000 12/09/2023
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Crowdfunder
£4,822 31/10/2022
Covid response
Quartet Community Foundation
£5,000 06/01/2021
12
Environment themed science club taking social isolation amongst disabled teens whilst raising attainment in STEM.
John Lyon's Charity
£2,800 20/07/2020
12
Agents of Change Summer Club
The Funding Network
£14,750 18/06/2020
We break down barriers to get more disabled children into STEMM (Science Technology Engineering Maths Medicine) through: 1. Active learning 'Sensory Science' workshops 2. Role model programme, ....more
The EQ Foundation
£1,000 15/06/2020
Via The Funding Network, £1,000 LightYear
Woodward Charitable Trust
£500 15/11/2019
Towards the “work inspiration days” for young people with disabilities.
The Funding Network
£7,991 26/09/2019
To transform how science is accessed by disabled children, a worryingly underrepresented audience in STEMM. 'SENinSTEMM' brings together science organisations + visitor attractions to collaboratively ....more
Quartet Community Foundation
£5,000 28/06/2019
11
To enable young disabled people to explore and access careers in science, technology and engineering.
John Lyon's Charity
£35,000 14/06/2019
36
Transforming how STEM is taught to disabled children via active learning
Woodward Charitable Trust
£500 12/11/2018
Towards the Sensory Science workshops for disabled children.
The National Lottery Community Fund
£9,980 11/04/2017
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Haringey benefiting people in Bristol, Kingston-upon-Thames and Hackney. They will use the funding to provide sensory science workshops for children ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 27-71
  • CLIVE GILBERT
    Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Public Policy Professional
  • DR JOSIE RAWES (Chair)
    Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Teaching Associate At The University Of Bristol
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/12/2012, number: 1150231
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/07/2012, number: 08151118
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

12 Anson Drive
YORK
YO10 4LH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AMONGST SCHOOLCHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE UK AND ABROAD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING BY:-HELPING ESTABLISH SCIENCE-ORIENTED PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLS IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS-ORGANISING EVENTS WHICH PROMOTE AN INTEREST IN SCIENCE-INVESTIGATING AND USING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO COMMUNICATE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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