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Registered charity (CIO) · West Yorkshire

Light UP Black and African Heritage Calderdale

Light UP Black and African Heritage Calderdale is a registered charity (number 1199784) based in West Yorkshire, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Bilikisu Eleyinmi since 2019. Latest income £42k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £42k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Calderdale
Website
www.lightupbahc.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£42k£48k
  • 2024£76k£84k
  • 2023£72k£30k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 12% · Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

“TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN CALDERDALE, UK WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING:?(A) SUPPORT TO DEVELOP IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IN OTHER SKILLS AND SUBJECTS;?(B) SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITYANDTO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING IN CALDERDALE, UK AND THOSE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OVERSEAS IN AFRICAN AND SUB SAHARAN COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO LOCAL SERVICES, SIGNPOSTING SUPPORT SERVICE TO ORGANISATIONS THAT PROVIDE ADVICE ON WELFARE, BENEFITS, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT.”

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.

5 trustees on the board

7y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 5General Charitable Purposes 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • 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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 2 years.
2023
2024
incomespending£76k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1199784
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Jul 2022
Contact on the register
07550699459 · lightupbahc@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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