The Five Lamps Organisation

Analysis

The Five Lamps Organisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in December 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02441319). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Five Lamps Organisation reported income of £6.3m and spending of £3.2m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £6.3m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Five Lamps Organisation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womankind Worldwide (£6.2m), Homeless Oxfordshire Limited (£6.3m) and Deeper Christian Life Ministry (£6.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 15%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.