Academy of Light

Analysis

Academy of Light is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Academy of Light reported income of £26k and spending of £28k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £26k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 2174%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Academy of Light sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% 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 Princes Risborough Scouts (£26k), 1st Market Bosworth Scout Group (£26k) and One Child Ghana (£26k).