HACKNEY LIGHTHOUSE CIO

Registered charity 1188625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of poverty in Hackney by providing services and access to support for individuals in need and signposting them to charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN HACKNEY AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF LONDON AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND ACCESS TO SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND SIGNPOSTING THEM TO OTHER CHARITIES OR ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £16,639, resulting in a significant decrease in unrestricted reserves from £16,729 to £90. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The charity relies heavily on grant income and donations, with total income of £108,146 against total expenditure of £124,785.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 07/11/2022, 7 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lighthouse (SAINT) (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).

• Church Revitalisation Trust — “Our work in this season is supported by the the Church Revitalisation Trust as part of the #LoveYourNeighbour campaign.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Alexander Gordonchair · trustee of 4 other charities
• Henry Lloyd- Hughes
• Jacqueline Driver · trustee of 2 other charities
• Zac Lloyd · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hackney · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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