Lightforce International

Analysis

Lightforce International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 company (Companies House number 03123629). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lightforce International reported income of £360k and spending of £335k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £214k to £360k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lightforce International sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Park Lane Centre (£359k), Belz Communities (£360k) and The Beis Nadvorne Charitable Trust (£359k).