Light for Life Sefton Ltd

Analysis

Light for Life Sefton Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09366208). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Light for Life Sefton Ltd reported income of £523k and spending of £491k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £363k to £523k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Light for Life Sefton Ltd sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Replacing Animal Research (£522k), Walsingham Care (£523k) and The7stars Foundation (£521k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £221k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.