THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL BIRMINGHAM

Registered charity 1169300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion Christian faith

Causes: Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1000k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £599,500 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,766,523. The trustees report that free reserves stood at £1,052,750, which is materially above their stated target range of £249,900 to £499,800. The auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (approximately £249,900 to £499,800) (held: £1.1m)
“The trustees consider that it would be prudent to maintain free reserves that are available to meet future demands on the charity's resources between three and six months of expenditure, which equates to approximately between £249,900 and £499,800 to meet the charitable activities of the Church.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moracle Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £820k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1000k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£1.6m£1000k
30/09/2024£1.6m£1.2m
30/09/2023£1.6m£1.6m
30/09/2022£1.5m£764k
30/09/2021£1.3m£1.0m

Common questions

Is THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL BIRMINGHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £599,500 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,766,523. The trustees report that free reserves stood at £1,052,750, which is materially above their stated target range of £249,900 to £499,800. The auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moracle Limited.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL MILTON KEYNES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL BIRMINGHAM£1.6m—0above—no doubt
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL MILTON KEYNES FY2025£342k—0above—no doubt
HEALING JESUS CAMPAIGN LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL FY2025£2.2m—0unclear0.0%no doubt
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL FY2025£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (ALL NATIONS) FY2025£567k——unclear—no doubt
FIRST LOVE CHURCH FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt

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