LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED
Registered charity 1069296 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IPSWICH WOMEN'S AID, IPSWICH WOMEN'S AID LIMITED
To provide safe and supportive refuge accommodation; to develop innovative community services that deliver effective interventions and preventative programmes; and delivering emotional and therapeutic support to women and children who are experiencing, or at risk from, domestic abuse or violence. To raise awareness of domestic abuse and violence.
Causes: Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £90,319 for the year, reducing total funds from £1,098,620 to £1,008,301. The trustees confirm the charity is financially robust and prepared on a going concern basis, utilizing unrestricted reserves to meet a monetary shortfall caused by high demand and economic pressures. Unrestricted reserves of £1,002,002 remain significantly above the stated policy target of £202,603.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.0m)
“Lighthouse Women’s Aid have a policy to maintain unrestricted reserves equating to 3 months expenditure that in 2025 is £202,603.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management personnel remuneration
“The key management personnel of the Charity received remuneration amounting to £140,673 (2024: £139,838). There were no other related party transactions in either year.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lighthouse Women's Aid (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- SARAH HARVEYchair
- CATHERINE BRIGHT
- CYNTHIA GLINOS
- Emma Jane Mirams
- JUDITH ROSE
- Nina Livermore
- Rebecca Martin
- Sandra Ablitt
- Zoe Diane Woods
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £90,319 for the year, reducing total funds from £1,098,620 to £1,008,301. The trustees confirm the charity is financially robust and prepared on a going concern basis, utilizing unrestricted reserves to meet a monetary shortfall caused by high demand and economic pressures. Unrestricted reserves of £1,002,002 remain significantly above the stated policy target of £202,603. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, HOPESTEAD, THE BROOK TRUST, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION.
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