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Light and Life Free Methodist Church Lancashire

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1197687PrestonReligion
Income£75k2023-12-31
Spending£60ksame year
Spent / received68%2-year average
Size in its cause56th pctReligion
Registered2022CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Light and Life Free Methodist Church Lancashire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Light and Life Free Methodist Church Lancashire reported income of £75k and spending of £60k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from £75k to £75k (-0.1%), an average of -0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Light and Life Free Methodist Church Lancashire sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ecclesia Church Limited (£75k), Barnet United Reformed Church & Ewen Hall Charities (£75k) and St Simon's Mission Hall and Coffee Tavern Trust (£75k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.

Income and spending

£0£19k£37k£56k£75k2022 Income: £74,9212022 Spending: £41,46520222023 Income: £74,8622023 Spending: £59,7532023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

THE MAIN OBJECTS OF L&L ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF REGULAR WORSHIP, PRAYER MEETINGS, BIBLE STUDY/CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP GROUPS, PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE, AND CARRYING OUT OUTREACH THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Ecclesia Church LimitedLondon£75k
Barnet United Reformed Church & Ewen Hall CharitiesBarnet£75k
St Simon's Mission Hall and Coffee Tavern TrustHampshire£75k
Culcheth Methodist ChurchWarrington£75k