LIGHTHOUSE EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1107551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANATOLIA SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS, LES

Lighthouse aims to encourage the social integration of the youth between primary school to university within the society they live in, improve their educational performance; help them gain valuable skills and qualifications that will appeal to employers. In achievement of this objective, Lighthouse will act indiscriminately, encouraging and welcoming people and youth from any and every background,

Objects

(I) FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES.(II) TO GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE YOUTH IN TH UK WITH A VIEW OF SUPPORTING THEIR EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. (III) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ENCOURAGEMENT, SUPPORT, TRAINING AND ADVICE.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £722,225 and total funds increased to £824,125, reflecting a strong and sustainable financial position. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £256,342 and has been exempt from audit under respective legislation. The trustees report that the organization is expanding with a new branch planned for 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lighthouse Educational Society (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~21.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bilal Ozturk
• Erdal Dincer
• Gulhan Karali Balci

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGDOM LIGHT CENTRE.

• KINGDOM LIGHT CENTRE income £375k
• MOHEBBAN AL - MAHDI YOUTH FOUNDATION income £430k
• LIGHTHOUSE FUTURES TRUST income £1.8m
• LIGHTHOUSE FURNITURE PROJECT LIMITED income £740k
• COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION & LYNCX income £236k
• CHAI INSTITUTE income £283k

Side by side with its peers

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