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THE LIGHT FUND COMPANY

Registered charity 1145596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Light Fund is a fund-raising body set up by members of the UK Licensing industry to raise funds for specific charitable projects aimed at men, women and children.

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Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£138k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,647 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing from £6,638 to £4,891. The trustees note that administrative expenditure is minimal and that all trustees provide their services free of charge. The charity's reserves policy is to donate as much as possible annually, leaving only a prudent balance for contingencies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: prudent balance to cover contingencies (held: £5k)
“our policy is to donate as much as possible at the end of each calendar year to good causes, leaving a prudent balance to cover contingencies before fund-raising recommences the following year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — THE LIGHT FUND (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kenya · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£126k£138k
31/01/2024£152k£171k
31/01/2023£392k£385k
31/01/2022£101k£86k
31/01/2021£107k£106k

Common questions

Is THE LIGHT FUND COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,647 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing from £6,638 to £4,891. The trustees note that administrative expenditure is minimal and that all trustees provide their services free of charge. The charity's reserves policy is to donate as much as possible annually, leaving only a prudent balance for contingencies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 ROSELINE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE VARDY FOUNDATION1£615k
CRODA FOUNDATION1£399k
THE HARRISON FOUNDATION1£228k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation1£173k
Point North Community Foundation1£157k
THE HARRY AND JANICE BANKS FOUNDATION1£20k
CEO SLEEPOUT1£18k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LIGHT FUND COMPANY£126k—0unclear—no doubt
LIGHT LONDON FY2025£987k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILD LIGHT LIMITED FY2025£2.7m——below—no doubt
LIGHTEN EDUCATION NETWORK FY2025£33.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE INSTITUTION OF LIGHTING PROFESSIONALS FY2025£994k—1above—no doubt
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD CIO FY2024£538k—0above—no doubt

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