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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05218144 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1110619














Report of the Trustees and

Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

for


THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025












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Report of the Trustees  

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Report of the Independent Auditors  

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Statement of Financial Activities  

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Balance Sheet  

12




Cash Flow Statement  

13




Notes to the Cash Flow Statement  

14




Notes to the Financial Statements  

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THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05218144)


Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025




The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).


OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The advancement of the Christian religion.


THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05218144)


Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Furthering the Objectives

The charity requires that all bone fide members must be born again Christians, who publicly and openly profess to have consciously and willingly accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour of their lives.

The charity shall be maintained and operated by means of contributions from members, private individuals, organisations or associations who share the objectives and aspirations of the charity and from revenues derived from its assets or business. All donations and contributions are non-refundable and shall be disbursed as the trustees see fit.

A member may be dismissed or excluded at any time if it is in the interest of the charity. On the dismissal or exclusion of a member, the latter cannot make claims to any of the charity's assets, possessions or funds no matter the extent or amount of donations and contributions ever made to the charity.

The charity requires that all members believe that all activities of their lives must be guided and directed aright by the Word of God, which is the Bible.

Every member of the charity shall be free to leave the charity at any time.

All Leaders of any kind or occupying whatsoever position shall have a higher requirement and responsibility and must fulfil the following five (5) rules for leadership within the charity. They must: -

1. Be unambiguous bona fide born again Christians;
2. Be filled with the Holy Ghost and speak in Tongues;
3. Demonstrate a character above reproach;
4. Believe in and adhere to the Founding Ideals, viz. the Vision, Doctrines, Principles, Philosophy, Practices, Standards, and Spirit of the Ministry of the charity, and
5. Have unflinching loyalty to the charity.

The charity aims to achieve its objective of preaching the Word of God through regular Sunday church meetings as well as two mid-week services.

There are special one-off programmes such as conventions where visiting ministers are invited to preach and minister the Word of God. Members are also trained to live morally upright lives and be good examples in the communities in which they live.

The charity serves to provide a means through which people can seek God and lead lives based on sound Christian doctrine.

The main church has a choir that spreads the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Gospel concerts and singing during regular Church services.

Pastoral care coordinators continue to offer one-on-one support and counselling to members and non-members of the church. These range from marriage counselling to dealing with bereavement, finding life partners, issues of abandonment and abuse, depression, illnesses, old age, debt, children, spiritual guidance and prayer. The tele-pastoring team also provide immediate confidential prayer support to both members and non-members. This makes a huge difference in the lives of many of the most vulnerable members.


THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05218144)


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for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The Youth group continues to bring the life changing message of Jesus Christ to the young people in the various councils. 'Wacenters', which is a coined word for WhatsApp groups, which has continued to thrive.

The Remember The Poor ministry continues praying for the homeless in groups throughout the week.

The Prison Ministry makes weekly visits to prisons for preaching and fellowship.

STRATEGIC REPORT

Principal funding sources

The charity is maintained and operated by means of contributions from members, private individuals, organisations or associations that share the objectives and aspirations of the charity and from revenues derived from its assets or business. All donations and contributions are non-refundable and shall be disbursed as the trustees see fit.

Investment policy and objectives

The trustees are of the opinion that the performance of the charity from a financial standpoint is in line with their expectations and plans for the charity.

The trustees are pleased with the performance of the investment properties during the year under review.

The charity does not currently analyse its funds into different classes or categories. All the funds are maintained in a single general fund.

Future plans

The trustees plan to grow the membership from its present level and will continue to focus on refining and developing existing operations to the highest possible standards.


Regarding the financial position of the charity, the trustees are pleased both at the balance sheet date and at the date of the trustees' report. The outlook for the continued operations of the charity remains good.


The Trustees confirm that in their opinion: -


Adequate assets are available to fulfil the obligations of the charity, having regard to any likely delays or shortfalls in realising assets into cash.


No commitments or guarantees have been undertaken, other than those disclosed in the accounts.


During the course of the year under review the trustees acquired the freehold of Lower Wortley Methodist Church; built in 1884 located near to New Farnley, Leeds, England.  The property was acquired because of its development potential.


Development works were ongoing at the end of the reporting period:  at the time of writing the development works have been completed and the building brought into use.


This landmark achievement is a significant advancement of the trustee's long term plans for the charity.  The new location will enable facilitation of the growth, expansion and diversification of the membership and will be an invaluable legacy for future generations.



THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05218144)


Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company, limited by guarantee 'The Lighthouse Chapel International'.


Organisational structure

The charity is managed and controlled by the trustees, who are also members of the Council of Management as described in the governing document. Currently all trustees are also directors of the company limited by guarantee.

Trustees meet at least four times a year to make management and policy decisions.

Related parties

The trustees are of the opinion that no related party transactions took place during the year under review.

Engagement with suppliers, customers and others

Using the original teachings of Jesus the charity seeks to enable relief from physical, mental and spiritual suffering.  Complete and balanced development of mind body and soul resulting from Christian Fellowship and communion will ensure that members and the wider community will continue to benefit from the positive impact of the charity in their lives for the years to come.


Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The trustees continue to work closely with the auditors and accountants to ensure that the charity is well run and managed. The trustees are pleased with the organisation and management of the charity.

The trustees are pleased with the management and control of the charity; the management team has been in place for the last 21 years.


Sound management has enabled the charity to advance the Christian Religion and engage in humanitarian work that continues to have myriad positive impacts on many lives.


The beneficial effects of the charitable activities are far reaching - beyond the membership and the wider community and into the world at large.


Tried and tested methods based on sound traditional values continue to bear fruit.


REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

05218144 (England and Wales)


Registered Charity number

1110619



THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05218144)


Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



Registered office

2A Carden Road

Nunhead

London

SE15 3UD


Trustees

J Baiden

E Ansa - Asamoah

A Rodman-Tay


Company Secretary

J Hyde


Senior Statutory Auditor

Muhammad Imran Ashraf


Auditors

Sigma Chartered Certified

Accountants &

Registered Auditors

Kelvin House

Kelvin Way

Crawley

West Sussex

R10 9WE


Accountant

Richard Samson Chartered Accountant

21 Coldharbour Lane

London

SE5 9NR


Accountant

Richard Samson Chartered Accountant

21 Coldharbour Lane

London

SE5 9NR


STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also the directors of The Lighthouse Chapel International for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).


THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05218144)


Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).

Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
-make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

-there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware; and
-the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS

The auditors, Muhammad Imran Ashraf, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.


Report of the trustees, incorporating a strategic report, approved by order of the board of trustees, as the company directors, on 27 May 2026 and signed on the board's behalf by:






J Baiden - Trustee


Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of

The Lighthouse Chapel International



Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Lighthouse Chapel International (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 August 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report.  We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.  We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.


Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.


Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.


Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.


Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.


Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.


In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.  We have nothing to report in this regard.


Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of

The Lighthouse Chapel International



Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

-

the information given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

-

the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.


Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

-

adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

-

the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

-

certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

-

we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.


Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.


In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.


Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of

The Lighthouse Chapel International



Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion.  Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.


The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:


We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the charity and

determined that the most significant are those that relate to:


- Companies Act 2006;

- Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice;

- Financial Reporting Standard 102;

- Data protection laws (including UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)), and

- Fundraising regulations for charities.


Based on the results of our risk assessment we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance

with such laws and regulations identified above.


We assessed the risks of material misstatement in respect of fraud by enquiry of:


- Management;

- Those charged with governance, and

- Others responsible for risk or compliance procedures.


A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.


Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of

The Lighthouse Chapel International



Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.





Muhammad Imran Ashraf (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Sigma Chartered Certified

Registered Auditors

Kelvin House

Kelvin Way

Crawley

West Sussex

R10 9WE


27 May 2026



Sigma Accountants Limited


THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Statement of Financial Activities

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



2025


2024


Unrestricted


Total


fund


funds


Notes

£   

£   


INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies

2

1,210,865


1,279,045



Investment income

3

100,364


91,424


Other income

-


5,504


Total

1,311,229


1,375,973



EXPENDITURE ON

Raising funds

4

1,168,798


1,102,694



Charitable activities

5

Pentecostal World Fellowship Gift

381


2,003


Anagkazo Bible and Ministry Training Centre

-


176,392


Volta and Northern Missions and Evangelistic

Campaigns

-


100,000


Revelation Church of Asia

20,891


-


Total

1,190,070


1,381,089



NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

121,159


(5,116

)



RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

4,423,717


4,428,833



TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

4,544,876


4,423,717



THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05218144)


Balance Sheet

31 August 2025



2025


2024


Unrestricted


Total


fund


funds


Notes

£   

£   


FIXED ASSETS


Tangible assets

11

2,349,424


1,957,723


Investment property

12

1,911,999


1,911,999


4,261,423


3,869,722



CURRENT ASSETS


Cash at bank

317,711


582,284



CREDITORS


Amounts falling due within one year

13

(34,258

)

(28,289

)


NET CURRENT ASSETS

283,453


553,995



TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT

LIABILITIES

4,544,876


4,423,717



NET ASSETS

4,544,876


4,423,717


FUNDS

14

Unrestricted funds

4,544,876


4,423,717


TOTAL FUNDS

4,544,876


4,423,717




The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 27 May 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:






J Baiden - Trustee


THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Cash Flow Statement

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



2025


2024


Notes

£   

£   



Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

1

220,038


77,059



Net cash provided by operating activities

220,038


77,059




Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of tangible fixed assets

(485,029

)

(14,300

)


Sale of tangible fixed assets

-


11,506



Interest received

418


474



Net cash used in investing activities

(484,611

)

(2,320

)



Change in cash and cash equivalents in

the reporting period

(264,573

)

74,739



Cash and cash equivalents at the

beginning of the reporting period

582,284


507,545



Cash and cash equivalents at the end of

the reporting period

317,711


582,284




THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Notes to the Cash Flow Statement

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



1.

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) TO NET CASH FLOW FROM

OPERATING ACTIVITIES


2025


2024

£   

£   



Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the

Statement of Financial Activities)

121,159


(5,116

)



Adjustments for:


Depreciation charges

93,328


93,120




Profit on disposal of fixed assets

-


(5,504

)



Interest received

(418

)

(474

)



Increase/(decrease) in creditors

5,969


(4,967

)



Net cash provided by operations

220,038


77,059





2.

ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS



At 1.9.24

Cash flow

At 31.8.25

£   

£   

£   



Net cash



Cash at bank

582,284


(264,573

)

317,711



582,284


(264,573

)

317,711




Total

582,284


(264,573

)

317,711




THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



1.

ACCOUNTING POLICIES



Basis of preparing the financial statements


The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.



Income


All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.



Expenditure


Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.



Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.



Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Depreciation is normally provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less
estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:

Fixtures, fittings and equipment - 25% Reducing balance

Freehold land and buildings - Depreciated over a useful life not exceeding 50 years


Investment property

Investment property is shown at fair value.


Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.


Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



1.

ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued



Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits


The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme.  Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.


2.

DONATIONS AND LEGACIES


2025


2024

£   

£   



Donations

1,210,865


1,279,045




3.

INVESTMENT INCOME


2025


2024

£   

£   



Rents received

99,946


90,950




Deposit account interest

418


474



100,364


91,424




4.

RAISING FUNDS



Raising donations and legacies


2025


2024

£   

£   



Support costs

1,168,798


1,102,694




5.

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS


Grant


funding of


activities


(see note


6)

£   



Pentecostal World Fellowship Gift

381




Revelation Church of Asia

20,891



21,272





THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



6.

GRANTS PAYABLE


2025


2024

£   

£   



Pentecostal World Fellowship Gift

381


2,003




Anagkazo Bible and Ministry Training Centre

-


176,392




Volta and Northern Missions and Evangelistic Campaigns

-


100,000




Revelation Church of Asia

20,891


-



21,272


278,395





7.

SUPPORT COSTS


Management


Finance


Totals

£   

£   

£   



Raising donations and legacies

1,168,444


354


1,168,798




8.

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)



Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):




2025


2024

£   

£   



Depreciation - owned assets

93,328


93,120




Surplus on disposal of fixed assets

-


(5,504

)



9.

TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS


There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2025 nor for the year ended 31 August 2024.



Trustees' expenses


There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 August 2025 nor for the year ended 31 August 2024.



THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



10.

STAFF COSTS


2025


2024

£   

£   



Wages and salaries

491,647


438,106




Other pension costs

6,889


7,154



498,536


445,260





The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:



2025


2024


Ministry

1


1




Administrative

5


5



6


6





The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:



2025


2024


£60,001 - £70,000

-


2




£80,001 - £90,000

1


-




£90,001 - £100,000

1


-




£100,000 - £110,000

-


1




£120,001 - £130,000

1


-



3


3





THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



11.

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS


Improvements


Fixtures



Freehold


to


Plant and


and



property


property


machinery


fittings


Totals

£   

£   

£   

£   

£   



COST


At 1 September 2024

1,461,895


641,842


492,898


76,920


2,673,555




Additions

428,000


-


57,029


-


485,029




At 31 August 2025

1,889,895


641,842


549,927


76,920


3,158,584




DEPRECIATION


At 1 September 2024

206,421


87,578


369,393


52,440


715,832




Charge for year

29,238


12,837


45,133


6,120


93,328




At 31 August 2025

235,659


100,415


414,526


58,560


809,160




NET BOOK VALUE


At 31 August 2025

1,654,236


541,427


135,401


18,360


2,349,424




At 31 August 2024

1,255,474


554,264


123,505


24,480


1,957,723




12.

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

£   



FAIR VALUE


At 1 September 2024


and 31 August 2025

1,911,999




NET BOOK VALUE


At 31 August 2025

1,911,999




At 31 August 2024

1,911,999





THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



13.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024


£   

£   



Social security and other taxes

16,433


12,789




Accrued expenses

17,825


15,500



34,258


28,289




14.

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS


Net




movement


At



At 1.9.24


in funds


31.8.25


£   

£   

£   



Unrestricted funds


General fund

4,423,717


121,159


4,544,876





TOTAL FUNDS

4,423,717


121,159


4,544,876





Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:



Incoming


Resources


Movement



resources


expended


in funds


£   

£   

£   



Unrestricted funds


General fund

1,311,229


(1,190,070

)

121,159





TOTAL FUNDS

1,311,229


(1,190,070

)

121,159






Comparatives for movement in funds



Net




movement


At



At 1.9.23


in funds


31.8.24


£   

£   

£   



Unrestricted funds


General fund

4,428,833


(5,116

)

4,423,717





TOTAL FUNDS

4,428,833


(5,116

)

4,423,717




THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



14.

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued



Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:



Incoming


Resources


Movement



resources


expended


in funds


£   

£   

£   



Unrestricted funds


General fund

1,375,973


(1,381,089

)

(5,116

)




TOTAL FUNDS

1,375,973


(1,381,089

)

(5,116

)




A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:



Net




movement


At



At 1.9.23


in funds


31.8.25


£   

£   

£   



Unrestricted funds


General fund

4,428,833


116,043


4,544,876





TOTAL FUNDS

4,428,833


116,043


4,544,876





A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:



Incoming


Resources


Movement



resources


expended


in funds


£   

£   

£   



Unrestricted funds


General fund

2,687,202


(2,571,159

)

116,043





TOTAL FUNDS

2,687,202


(2,571,159

)

116,043





THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL


Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025



15.

RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES



There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 August 2025.


16.

ANALYSIS OF FUNDS



                                                               £




Realised funds                                2,941,676



Revaluation reserve                             44,000


                                                      __________



Total funds                                     2,985,676