Light Up Black and African Heritage Calderdale

Analysis

Light Up Black and African Heritage Calderdale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in July 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Light Up Black and African Heritage Calderdale reported income of £42k and spending of £48k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from November 2023 to November 2025, income fell from £72k to £42k (-42%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Light Up Black and African Heritage Calderdale sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Day Homes and Hope (£42k), The Community Hub Little Paxton Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£42k) and Rotary Club of Easthampstead Trust Fund CIO (£42k).