The Lighthouse Family Church

Analysis

The Lighthouse Family Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Lighthouse Family Church reported income of £225k and spending of £187k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £226k to £225k (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Lighthouse Family Church 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connect Stars (£225k), The Generation Trust (£226k) and Liberty Tea Rooms and Community Hub (£225k).