LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH SIDMOUTH

Registered charity 1201103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lighthouse Church Sidmouth meet for Sunday morning services in a local school at the heart of our community. We welcome visitors and make specific provision for children.We hold monthly prayer meetings focused on intercession for individual personal needs, local community issues, national and global concerns.Regular attendees meet mid-week in small groups for fellowship, prayer and support.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ISTHE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE COUNTY OF DEVON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, CONDUCTING RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND PASTORAL CARE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated entirely with volunteers and achieved an accounting surplus of £31,306 for the year ended 31st December 2024. Per the trustees' report, the charity does not currently operate a reserves policy, though it notes that risks are low due to the volunteer-only staffing model. The charity holds unrestricted cash assets of £66,718.81 and has no defined-benefit pension schemes or trading subsidiaries.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Heike Wolfechair
• Howard Maidman
• Simon Dicken Bates
• Stephen Monk

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions