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Southampton Lighthouse International Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1184599SouthamptonReligion
Income£218k2025-03-31
Spending£139ksame year
Spent / received76%5-year average
Size in its cause81st pctReligion
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Southampton Lighthouse International Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in July 2019, 7 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, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Southampton Lighthouse International Church reported income of £218k and spending of £139k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £153k to £218k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Southampton Lighthouse International Church sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Mellor (£218k), Salisbury Methodist Church (£218k) and The Methodist Church South West Wales Circuit (£217k).

Income and spending

£0£54k£109k£163k£218k2021 Income: £152,8262021 Spending: £113,21520212022 Income: £172,3352022 Spending: £105,15720222023 Income: £153,6442023 Spending: £130,11620232024 Income: £161,1042024 Spending: £164,23620242025 Income: £217,5352025 Spending: £138,5452025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The objects of the CIO are to 1) Advance the Christian faith for the public benefit, particularly amongst the international community in Southampton.2) To maintain a church for the advancement of the Christian religion in Southampton.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of MellorStockport£218k
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The Methodist Church South West Wales CircuitDyfed£217k
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