SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1041216 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIGHTHOUSE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION, LIGHTHOUSE SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL

The charity provides childcare, education and training for young children aged 4-16. It caters for disabled children. It helps to alleviate poverty in deprived areas in Southwark and Greater London in general. It provides activities such as homework support, cooking, drama, water games, arts and sports.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS DURING TERM TIME AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£150k
Latest spending
£139k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,975 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £103,342. The organization maintains positive cash reserves and has no creditors or accrued expenses outstanding at the balance sheet date.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charges to Users (55% of income)
“Charges to Users 82,318”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Vivian Bell & Associates Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£150k£139k
31/03/2024£144k£141k
31/03/2023£134k£119k
31/03/2022£148k£130k
31/03/2021£130k£115k

Common questions

Is SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,975 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £103,342. The organization maintains positive cash reserves and has no creditors or accrued expenses outstanding at the balance sheet date. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Vivian Bell & Associates Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION1£185k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALIFYA EDUCATION LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL£150k—0unclear—no doubt
ALIFYA EDUCATION LTD FY2025£449k—0unclear—no doubt
The School House Wraparound Childcare FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025£692k—0unclear—no doubt
FUN 4 KIDZ FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES LTD FY2025£11.1m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.