LIGHTHOUSE - SUPPORTING WOMEN THROUGH STORMY TIMES

Registered charity 1135433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIGHTHOUSE

Support for single mother families who have experienced domestic abuse and family breakup:Essentials and Food Parcels: Providing basic necessities to those in need.Mental Health Support: Helping women and their children develop resilience, healing, and relationship skills.Peer Support: Reducing isolation and building a supportive community.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£231k
Latest spending
£246k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £18,886, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £15,012 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £102,557 to £87,545.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating expenditure (held: £19k)
“The charity aims to retain reserves equivalent to three to six months of operating expenditure.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£231k£246k
31/12/2023£362k£327k
31/12/2022£200k£178k
31/12/2021£85k£64k
31/12/2020£44k£21k

Common questions

Is LIGHTHOUSE - SUPPORTING WOMEN THROUGH STORMY TIMES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £18,886, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £15,012 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £102,557 to £87,545. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIGHTHOUSE - SUPPORTING WOMEN THROUGH STORMY TIMES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIGHTHOUSE - SUPPORTING WOMEN THROUGH STORMY TIMES as a grant recipient include ROSA FUND, THE JESSICA MATHERS TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROSA FUNDFY2023£28kRise Fund
ROSA FUNDFY2022£19kWomen Thrive Fund
ROSA FUNDFY2024£13kRise Fund
THE JESSICA MATHERS TRUSTFY2023£1kOther life challenges

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England06/03/2026£14kWOW - Working Out Women
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2025£20kSunday of Smiles No Stress
Hackney Council15/10/2025£20kGrant to Lighthouse
London Borough of Hackney15/10/2025£20kGrant to Lighthouse
City Bridge Foundation24/03/2025£185kGrant to Lighthouse
UK government25/10/2024£14kALB-Sport England-BounceBack: Sports for Strength and Safety
Sport England25/10/2024£14kBounceBack: Sports for Strength and Safety
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2024£6kSchool Holiday Food will not End!
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2023£10kRewarming Cold Hearts
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£3kJoin us in the farmhouse!
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2021£10kFeel and Heal
UK government03/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2018£10kSupportive Getaway
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2012£10kSummer Sunshine Playscheme
The National Lottery Community Fund11/09/2009£10kLighthouse Getaway

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LIGHTHOUSE - SUPPORTING WOMEN THROUGH STORMY TIMES£231k—0unclear—no doubt
LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED FY2025£720k——unclear—no doubt
LIGHTHOUSE HOMES FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY CHURCH FY2025£225k£20,9450unclear—no doubt
THE HULL LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
LIGHTHOUSE (WEST YORKSHIRE) FY2024£164k——unclear—no doubt

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