Lighthouse Community Church Carmarthen Bay

Analysis

Lighthouse Community Church Carmarthen Bay is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burry Port. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lighthouse Community Church Carmarthen Bay reported income of £26k and spending of £31k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £26k (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lighthouse Community Church Carmarthen Bay sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwater Village Hall (£26k), The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC) Province of Wales (£26k) and Castle Bromwich Christadelphian Ecclesia (£26k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.