Happisburgh Lighthouse Trust

Analysis

Happisburgh Lighthouse Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in December 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Happisburgh Lighthouse Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £21k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Happisburgh Lighthouse Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustainable St Albans (£16k), The Friends of Castle Acre Church (£16k) and 58th Stoke-On-Trent and Newcastle (Caverswall) Scout Group (£16k).