Guiding Light Foundation
Analysis
Guiding Light Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Guiding Light Foundation reported income of £65k and spending of £64k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £62k to £65k (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Guiding Light Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% 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 The Brendish Family Foundation (£64k), The Swansea Bay Foundation (£65k) and The C L Loyd Charitable Trust (£64k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the Trustees see fit from time to time in particular but not limiting to advancing the welfare of young people for the public benefit by making grants and awards to charities which support the same.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Brendish Family Foundation | Hampshire | £64k |
| The Swansea Bay Foundation | Swansea | £65k |
| The C L Loyd Charitable Trust | Wantage | £64k |
| The Give for Good Russell Family Charitable Trust | Bristol | £65k |