THE LIGHTBEAM ACADEMY
Registered charity 1179496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide educational, health and sports development initiatives for the public benefit, serving the communities of Pendle and East Lancashire.To provide a well-being and spiritual centre for the public benefit, serving the communities of Pendle and East Lancashire.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £64,501 against a policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure, which appears to be below the stated policy target given the annual unrestricted expenditure of £154,591. The charity reported a net income increase of £241,076 and holds total net assets of £736,848, with the trustees confirming adequate resources for going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £65k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equate to approximately 3 months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — LightBeam Academy (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% 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: 7.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Faiza Akram · trustee of 1 other charity
- Javed Chaudhry
- Kamran Chaudhary
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE LIGHTBEAM ACADEMY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £64,501 against a policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure, which appears to be below the stated policy target given the annual unrestricted expenditure of £154,591. The charity reported a net income increase of £241,076 and holds total net assets of £736,848, with the trustees confirming adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE LIGHTBEAM ACADEMY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LIGHTBEAM ACADEMY as a grant recipient include JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT, THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY.
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