Lightwaves Community Trust

Analysis

Lightwaves Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08227390). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Lightwaves Community Trust reported income of £318k and spending of £284k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £346k to £318k (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lightwaves Community Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Dementia Council (£318k), The Evergreen Care Trust (£318k) and Amud Hachesed Trust (£318k).