Lighthouse Education Service

Analysis

Lighthouse Education Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lighthouse Education Service reported income of £64k and spending of £66k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £46k to £64k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lighthouse Education Service sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brooks of Life Ministries International (£64k), The Romshed Charitable Trust (£64k) and Grace Incorporation Faith Trust (Gift) (£64k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.