Lighthouse Charity Trust

Analysis

Lighthouse Charity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Lighthouse Charity Trust reported income of £32k and spending of £40k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £28k to £32k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lighthouse Charity Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Covenant Deliverance Ministries UK (£32k), Bermuda Community Association (£32k) and New Chapel Farm (£32k).