Lighthouse Community Trust Manchester (LCT Manchester)

Analysis

Lighthouse Community Trust Manchester (LCT Manchester) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lighthouse Community Trust Manchester (LCT Manchester) reported income of £20k and spending of £17k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £20k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lighthouse Community Trust Manchester (LCT Manchester) sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Polish Ex-Combatants Association in Great Britain Trust Fund (£20k), Ickleton Relief in Need Charities (£20k) and The Days' Almhouse Charity (£20k).