Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 20

LIGHT PROJECT PETERBOROUGH

Enabling and equipping the church and community to heal the broken hearted, set free the oppressed and bring good news to the poor.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£551	£407	£144	£4	£545	£318	9.4	9	50
31/03/22	£590	£421	£168	£0	£401	£231	6.6	7	55
31/03/21	£610	£503	£108	£0	£233	£175	4.2	7	55
31/03/20	£202	£157	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
31/03/19	£128	£94	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	300
31/03/18	£61	£47	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£39	£36	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£69	£41	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 9.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 16.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 9 years

www.lightprojectpeterborough.org.uk

info@lightprojectpeterborough.org.uk

01733 560031

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Peterborough City,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

9 employees
50 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Service
£76,204	13/12/2023	to run the Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Service (HHPA) for 18 months - a training programme for people with lived experience of homelessness, to develop skills and knowledge to support others in ....more to run the Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Service (HHPA) for 18 months - a training programme for people with lived experience of homelessness, to develop skills and knowledge to support others in their journey out of homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - The Garden House
£449,834	30/09/2021	The funding will cover core salary costs to support the homeless and vulnerable in Peterborough including freeing up the CEO's time to be the voice for the vulnerable at high level discussions around ....more The funding will cover core salary costs to support the homeless and vulnerable in Peterborough including freeing up the CEO's time to be the voice for the vulnerable at high level discussions around projects for Towns and Levelling Up funding. This funding will offer stability to a rapidly growing key local organisation providing the capacity for consolidation and future planning during a period of ongoing high need for support for the homeless and an enforced move of premises.
National Lottery Community Fund - Light Project Peterborough - Interim core funding
£44,754	29/03/2021 6	The Light Project Peterborough provides support to homeless people across Peterborough. Funding for the group will go towards staff costs and enable them to continue offering their services.
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to Light Project Peterborough
£5,000	27/03/2020 11	to provide support at The Garden House shelter for 250 homeless people who are at increased risk but not receiving adequate information; hygiene and social distancing advice, medical expertise from a ....more to provide support at The Garden House shelter for 250 homeless people who are at increased risk but not receiving adequate information; hygiene and social distancing advice, medical expertise from a nurse and transport to hospital if required

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHONY STUART RUSSELL LIDGETT Appointed: 2023

PAUL LOGAN Appointed: 2020

SHEILA CONSTANCE BUCKNELL Appointed: 2016

CANON TIMOTHY MORRIS ALBAN JONES Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: THE PETERBOROUGH SCHOOL LIMITED, ANNUNCIATION TRUST, THE HASTINGS MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND, THE LITTLE GIDDING TRUST LIMITED, THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PETER, SAINT PAUL AND ST ANDREW IN PETERBOROUGH,

MARCIA ANN GREEN Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE FRIENDS OF LAUNDE,

MARK JACKSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH, CHURCHES TOGETHER IN CENTRAL PETERBOROUGH, PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2015, number: 1159764

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from PETERBOROUGH STREET PASTORS SCHEME on 15/06/2022

Main office

The Garden House
Gravel Walk
Minster Precincts
Peterborough
PE1 1YU

Objectives

THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH BY WAY OF PROVIDING FUNDS, GOODS AND SERVICES TO VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, SPECIFICALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE HOMELESS OR SOCIALLY ISOLATED, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND FACILITATION OF ACCOMMODATION, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE, AS WELL AS QUALITY SUPPORT, ALSO AVAILABLE VIA CHURCHES TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CHARITY.

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