Light Project Peterborough

Analysis

Light Project Peterborough is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Light Project Peterborough reported income of £692k and spending of £755k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £610k to £692k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Light Project Peterborough sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Rowanville Limited (£692k), Furbd Ltd (£693k) and The Maurice and Hilda Laing Charitable Trust (£692k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 14% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £221k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.