The Withernsea Lighthouse CIO

Analysis

The Withernsea Lighthouse CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Withernsea. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Withernsea Lighthouse CIO reported income of £65k and spending of £70k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £70k to £65k (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Withernsea Lighthouse CIO sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apple Pie Enterprises Ltd. (£65k), Longplayer Trust (£65k) and Westerham Hall Management Committee (1996) (£65k).

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.