Lighthouse International Ministries

Analysis

Lighthouse International Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lighthouse International Ministries reported income of £136k and spending of £137k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £148k to £136k (-7.8%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lighthouse International Ministries sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forefront Community Church (£136k), The Kolel Limited (£136k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God (Rock of Redemption (Apata Irapada) Chadwell Heath) (£136k).