THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
12501647 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 July 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 August 2022

End date: 31 July 2023

THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Directors' report period ended 31 July 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 July 2023

Principal activities of the company

The Lighthouse Learning Project runs an activity club for home educated children.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023

Beth James
Ben James


The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 August 2022 to 1 October 2022

Michelle Laine


The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 October 2022 to 31 July 2023

Naomi Glass


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
4 April 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Beth James
Status: Director

THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

2023 2022


£

£
Turnover: 28,225 27,705
Gross profit(or loss): 28,225 27,705
Administrative expenses: ( 33,025 ) ( 26,428 )
Operating profit(or loss): (4,800) 1,277
Profit(or loss) before tax: (4,800) 1,277
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (4,800) 1,277

THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet

As at 31 July 2023

Notes 2023 2022


£

£
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: 6,128 10,499
Total current assets: 6,128 10,499
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 3 ( 2,901 ) ( 2,472 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 3,227 8,027
Total assets less current liabilities: 3,227 8,027
Total net assets (liabilities): 3,227 8,027
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 3,227 8,027
Total members' funds: 3,227 8,027

The notes form part of these financial statements

THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 July 2023 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 4 April 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Beth James
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

  • 2. Employees

    2023 2022
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

3. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2023 2022
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 2,901 2,472
Total 2,901 2,472

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

THE LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company Number: 12501647 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 July 2023

Company activities and impact

The Lighthouse Learning Project runs an activity club for home educated children two days a week, with three facilitators overseeing the project. The club has been running from a forest garden in Cardigan.During the financial year the Lighthouse Learning Project has benefited the community in the following ways:- 14 children from 13 families from the counties of Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire have benefited from the provisionof a wide variety of arts, crafts and sporting activities otherwise hard to access within a home education setting.- Stimulating and interesting part time work was provided for three facilitators as part of the project. The Lighthouse Learning Project provides relevant training to the facilitators (eg first aid, conflict management,) which increases their skills, both when working at the club and in the wider community.- Additional occasional paid work was provided for a range of local people, who have the opportunity to offer workshops andsessions at the club.- With the support of the facilitators the children have created a sense of community within the group. They benefit from a sense of belonging which increases wellbeing.- Using tools such as sociocracy and non-violent communication, the children are learning to make collective decisions about what they want to do at the club, manage budgets, organise activities and resolve disputes with care for one another. These skills will serve them well as they move into adulthood, and benefit the communities that they live and work in.- Families benefited by being a part of a network of support, which has been especially valuable during the challenges that successive lockdowns and covid restrictions have brought.The directors are recording the process of running the activity club and are creating a series of policies and related documents. This enables the effective running of the project and provides a valuable resource to share with the local community. One open day has been held, as well as several meetings and communications with interested parties. This benefits the local community as we are able to share our work with other families and groups who want to set up similar projects, saving them time and effort and enabling the benefits to reach more families.

Consultation with stakeholders

The stakeholders are the families involved with the activity club and the facilitators working for the project.The facilitators meet regularly with the directors to discuss both the day to day running of the project and how it meets the overallaims of the company. There is a minimum of one face to face meeting every six weeks that the project is running, plus additionalmeetings and communication via electronic means as necessary.The children involved in the activity club have a daily meeting. They can also speak with facilitators at any time about ideas orconcerns. This information is acted on by facilitators or fed back to the directors at staff meetings and action is taken as necessarye.g. organising workshopsFamilies receive a weekly email updating them on activities at the club. They are offered the opportunity to raise questions andconcerns with facilitators, which are discussed with directors and action taken as necessary.

Directors' remuneration

The total amount paid or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £5,319.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
4 April 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Beth James
Status: Director