Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED

To provide safe and supportive refuge accommodation; to develop innovative community services that deliver effective interventions and preventative programmes; and delivering emotional and therapeutic support to women and children who are experiencing, or at risk from, domestic abuse or violence. To raise awareness of domestic abuse and violence.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely female?

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£825£871£-46£4£1,199£75510.4289
31/03/22£743£758£-15£1£1,246£79912.6229
31/03/21£770£745£25£0£1,261£80212.92910
31/03/20£751£749£2£3£1,236£78512.61930
31/03/19£922£948£-26£4£1,233£7749.82325
31/03/18£1,270£1,188£82£5£1,259£7847.9440
31/03/17£1,172£1,134£38£5£1,177£6777.2460
31/03/16£1,090£1,100£-10£8£1,075£5626.1430
31/03/15£906£906£0£17£1,085£5447.2260
31/03/14£856£827£28£19£1,085£5197.5230
31/03/13£844£897£-53£25£1,057£4706.3290
31/03/12£745£834£-90£45£1,110£5277.6270
31/03/11£589£691£-101£21£838£4587.9190
31/03/10£628£647£-19£15£939£5259.7170
31/03/09£642£629£13£14£958£52110170
31/03/08£575£619£-43£10£945£4849.4170
31/03/07£554£607£-52£16£988£4929.7170
31/03/06£541£550£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£535£487£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£513£451£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 37%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 63%
Reserves/Spending: 10.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 27 years

www.lighthousewa.org.uk

admin@lighthousewa.org.uk

01473220770

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£185,403
National Lottery Community Fund£59,681
Suffolk Community Foundation£42,643
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Lighthouse Women's Aid
£119,760 05/06/2023
36
This grant provides core costs support to children and young people aged 0-18 who have either been directly affected by, or have witnessed family members being affected by, domestic abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Capacity
£59,681 18/03/2022
The organisation will use funding to cover two salaries a contracted bid writer/grants fundraiser and a training development co-ordinator who will work to promote their training service in order to generate further income. This organisation has ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Lighthouse Womens Aid
£2,000 30/06/2021
Towards employing a Community Worker to provide outreach support for those affected by domestic abuse.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Lighthouse Womens Aid
£700 20/06/2021
Towards employing a Community Worker to provide outreach support for those affected by domestic abuse.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Lighthouse Womens Aid
£750 15/06/2021
Towards employing a Community Worker to provide outreach support for those affected by domestic abuse.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Website update
£1,000 15/06/2021
Supporting essential updates to the Lighthouse Women's' Aid website.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk's Hardship Fund - R4.
£3,000 15/04/2021
1
Suffolk's Hardship Fund - R4.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Summer Play scheme Community Staffing
£5,000 05/03/2021
4
Towards the Summer Play Scheme for vulnerable children.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Hardship Fund - R3 (Families
£2,000 11/02/2021
To support those fleeing domestic abuse with hardship funding.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk's Hardship Fund
£3,500 16/12/2020
2
To support those in need because of the Covid pandemic.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Lighthouse Women's Aid
£65,643 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will provide support for children and young people affected by domestic violence and living in a refuge, isolated due to Covid-19. Support will result in improved family relationships,security and social interactions.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk's Hardship Fund
£5,000 27/08/2020
1
To support the women in the refuge with emergency support during Covid pandemic.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core running costs during Coronavirus
£5,000 12/06/2020
3
To support the re-opening of the Women's Centre. Covid 19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Women's Aid
£4,600 09/06/2020
12
To support the refuge and the children within. Covid 19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Coronavirus communications and accessibility.
£2,593 13/05/2020
3
Enabling the organisation to continue to provide support and advice to women and their families who are victims of domestic abuse during the Covid 19 lock down.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Support for Covid 19
£4,500 05/05/2020
5
To support core running costs of the refuge. Covid 19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Building sustainability through Volunteer Engagement
£3,000 18/03/2020
11
Towards the salary of the Volunteer Coordinator at Lighthouse Women's Aid.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lighthouse Women's Aid Women's Centre
£295,674 01/02/2019
36
Lighthouse Women's Aid Women's Centre
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£10,000 01/01/2019
To improve beneficiaries confidence and self esteem. To help beneficiaries into housing where needed. To help keep the core running costs of the organisation down with the use of volunteers.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Building Sustainability through Volunteer Engagement
£10,000 11/12/2018
11
To recruit a Volunteer Coordinator to help build sustainability through volunteer engagement.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lighthouse Women's Community Centre
£416,626 14/11/2014
36
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Women's Aid
£27,000 24/02/2012
the salary of the Support Worker (Children and Families)
National Lottery Community Fund - Lighthouse Community Women's Centre
£300,000 07/07/2011
48
This new project will further develop a range of services to women and children in Ipswich aimed at improving their work and life skills, confidence, social networks and mental health. Though the project is open to all, it is particularly targeted ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-79
  • CATHERINE BRIGHT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: General Manager
  • CYNTHIA GLINOS Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Admin Assistant
  • JUDITH ROSE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired University Manager
  • NINA LIVERMORE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Person
  • REBECCA MARTIN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Finance Manager
  • SARAH HARVEY (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • SANDRA GAGE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: County Councillor
  • ZOE DIANE WOODS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/04/1998, number: 1069296
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/03/1998, number: 03532428
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

238 Felixstowe Road
IPSWICH
IP3 9AD

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO SUPPORT ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE AT RISK OF SUFFERING FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE OR VIOLENCE. THE CHARITY WILL DO THIS BY PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING PREVENTATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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