Lighthouse Educational Society

Analysis

Lighthouse Educational Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lighthouse Educational Society reported income of £722k and spending of £465k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £328k to £722k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lighthouse Educational Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daisy and Rainbow Childcare (Totnes) (£720k), The Salters' Institute of Industrial Chemistry (£723k) and Bnos Beis Yaakov Primary School Limited (£720k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%, charitable activities 2.0% and trading 2.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £824k would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.