Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Large volunteer base +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

LIGHTHOUSE - ELY

ADVANCE OF CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH: CHURCH SERVICES GENERAL SUPPORT AND RELIEF WORK BOTH IN THE UK AND ABROAD. YOUTH, ELDERLY AND CHILDREN SUPPORT RELIEF OF THE HOMELESS THE POOR AND THE NEEDY HELP TO SICK, THE AGED AND OTHERS IN NEED. PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR HELPING LOCAL PEOPLE IN EAST CAMBS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£239	£284	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£289	£265	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£251	£202	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£225	£209	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£196	£195	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£196	£179	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£165	£158	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£184	£174	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£202	£201	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£221	£217	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	*	£207	£210	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£208	£232	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	*	£273	£265	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£266	£269	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£238	£244	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£189	£193	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£189	£193	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£166	£142	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£154	£156	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£230	£237	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 26 years

www.lighthouse-ely.org

info@lighthouse-ely.org

01353 662228

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000	06/11/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	28/11/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500	23/11/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

AMINA OGUGUO Appointed: 2020

ELIZABETH HUNT Appointed: 2024

GILES ANTONY CORNELL (Chair)

JOSEPH OKOYE Appointed: 2015

JOSEPH SOLOMAN Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/07/1998, number: 1070700

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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; AR20: 1 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

The Lighthouse Church
13 Lynn Road
ELY
CB7 4EG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND TO CONTINUE THE EXISTING AND GROWING WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND AS A CHURCH IN ELY CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PLACE OR PLACES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ABROAD AS SHALL BE DECIDED UPON BY PROCLAIMING AND FURTHERING THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE UNCOMPROMISED WORD OF GOD (THE GOSPEL) CONSISTENCY WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH (THE DOCTRINES) SET FORTH IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ELY CAMBRIDGESHIRE

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