Registered charity (CIO) · Burntwood
Light for Children
Light for Children is a registered charity (number 1120680) based in Burntwood, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £22k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £22k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 4 more
- Where
- Romania
- Website
- www.lightforchildren.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£22k£25k
- 2024£20k£24k
- 2023£22k£26k
Earlier years
- 2022£22k£20k
- 2021£20k£22k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, RESIDENT IN OR CITIZENS OF ROMANIA, BY OFFERING SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Brian John Buckley since 2018
- David Alan Barnsley
- Maggie Nevill
- Mary Aplin since 2013
- Michael John Emery
- Patricia Louise Mcelroy since 2018
- Christopher Charles Howe since 2020
- Maureen Anne Howe since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Brian John Buckley since 2018
- Mary Aplin since 2013
- Patricia Louise Mcelroy since 2018
- Christopher Charles Howe since 2020
- Maureen Anne Howe since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Brian John Buckley since 2018
- David Alan Barnsley
- Maggie Nevill
- Mary Aplin since 2013
- Michael John Emery
- Patricia Louise Mcelroy since 2018
- Christopher Charles Howe since 2020
- Maureen Anne Howe since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1120680
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 27 JAN 2026
- Contact on the register
- 01543673568
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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