Little Lights

Analysis

Little Lights is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Little Lights reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £15k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Little Lights sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sikh Your Mind (£15k), Oxted and District 'link' Association (£15k) and Stoddart Samaritan Fund (£15k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.