CALDERDALE LIGHTHOUSE

Registered charity 1184353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a 100% volunteer run Charity based in Halifax. We distribute equipment and other essential items to vulnerable and disadvantaged families throughout Calderdale and surrounding areas. The majority of our items are donated by the general public. Our service is free to use and accessed through a third party referral system.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN THROUGHOUT CALDERDALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN NEED BY PROVIDING ITEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, TOYS AND BABY EQUIPMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £35,851 at year end, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £12,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £12k (held: £36k)
“trustees agreed that the minimum level of reserves being held should be £12k, which would cover approximately 12 month of rent and utilities.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£49k£30k
31/12/2024£43k£35k
31/12/2023£28k£34k
31/12/2022£36k£27k
31/12/2021£17k£20k

Common questions

Is CALDERDALE LIGHTHOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £35,851 at year end, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £12,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CALDERDALE LIGHTHOUSE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CALDERDALE LIGHTHOUSE as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2022£29Grants from Foundation Funds

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2025£20kCore Costs
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£3kEconomy and Investment
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£3kEconomy and Investment