STREETLIGHT UK

Registered charity 1163428 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

StreetlightUK is a front line specialist charity working in England and Wales. We work with women and young people at risk of, or involved in the sex industry and those trafficked into the sex industry.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£456k
Latest spending
£449k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £429,110, with unrestricted reserves at £220,368. The charity reported a net expenditure of £7,889 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from the previous year. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (65% of income)
“Charitable activities 3 74,941 297,024 371,965” — page 11
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of average operating costs (held: £220k)
“The target minimum Operating Reserve Fund is equal to six months of average operating costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£527k
Total spending
£381k
Reserves (reported)
£244k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Cumbria · East Sussex · Kent · Lancashire · Medway · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£456k£449k
31/03/2025£527k£381k
31/03/2024£332k£306k
31/03/2023£311k£240k
31/03/2022£232k£207k

Common questions

Is STREETLIGHT UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £429,110, with unrestricted reserves at £220,368. The charity reported a net expenditure of £7,889 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from the previous year. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STREETLIGHT UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STREETLIGHT UK as a grant recipient include KENNETH COPELAND MINISTRIES, THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
KENNETH COPELAND MINISTRIESFY2024£42k
THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£36k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2023£10kMount Fund - Homelessness
KENNETH COPELAND MINISTRIESFY2023£10k
KENNETH COPELAND MINISTRIESFY2025£10k
KENNETH COPELAND MINISTRIESFY2022£10k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2024£5kMount Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority (GLA)10/03/2023£124kGrant to Streetlight UK
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2022£10kLondon Frontline Service
UK government01/10/2020£2kDCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding