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Light Church (Stoke)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178620Stoke-On-TrentDisability
Income£149k2025-12-31
Spending£124ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause72nd pctDisability
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Light Church (Stoke) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. 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, Light Church (Stoke) reported income of £149k and spending of £124k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £85k to £149k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Light Church (Stoke) sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Employment Support and Retraining Agency Ltd (£149k), Forest of Hearts (£149k) and The Lincolnshire County Scout Council (£149k).

Income and spending

£0£37k£75k£112k£150k2021 Income: £84,6302021 Spending: £76,79220212022 Income: £100,0072022 Spending: £88,31620222023 Income: £130,0212023 Spending: £149,67020232024 Income: £133,7032024 Spending: £113,45420242025 Income: £149,0012025 Spending: £124,3012025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Light Church is a lively, family-friendly church in Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent. We love God, we love people and we love our community and city. You are very welcome to visit us, we meet on Sunday mornings at 10:30am and have loads of activities and groups meeting throughout the week.

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