LIGHTHOUSE OUTREACH MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1123190 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES ESSEX INTERNATIONAL

Advance the Christian Faith in the United Kingdom and the the rest of the world, raising disciples for Christ, social and community outreach reaching out to the needy in our community (Essex), meeting spiritual, welfare, happiness and well-being needs of members and those in our immediate areas, as well as helping to relief poverty within our communities and beyond.

Objects

3.1) THE ADVANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WORLDWIDE3.2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY WORLDWIDE3.3) TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,740 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a negative unrestricted fund balance of £765. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities and believe assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. However, the financial review notes that finances are still recovering from the effects of the pandemic and rising living costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £-765)
“The position of the Board is to maintain sufficient unrestricted funds to cover operations and management running costs for a period of 6 months.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document explicitly states no payments were made to trustees or connected persons.
“No payments were made to trustees or any other persons connected with them during this financial period in their capacity as trustees. No material transaction took place between the Charity and a trustee or any person connected with them.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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: Thurrock

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£35k£37k
31/12/2023£31k£33k
31/12/2022£41k£38k
31/12/2021£33k£34k
31/12/2020£23k£29k

Common questions

Is LIGHTHOUSE OUTREACH MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,740 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a negative unrestricted fund balance of £765. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities and believe assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. However, the financial review notes that finances are still recovering from the effects of the pandemic and rising living costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2021£6kProviding Support for Young People's * Adult's Mental Health in BAME Group