Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL 

Lighthouse Central is a Christian, ecumenical and evangelistic charity. Objects: To promote the Christian faith primarily in children and young people by initiating and supporting the organisation of non-residential Christian holiday clubs which are free of charge. To do this in conjunction with Christian churches in their locality through the work of all denominations wishing to participate.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 7 years

www.lighthousecentral.org

admin@lighthousecentral.org

01494578950

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£36£34£2n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/21£48£53£-4n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/20£72£65£6n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/19£52£59£-7n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/18£59£56£3£0£0£0n/a07
31/12/17£59£29£29£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 2 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Lighthouse Central
£500 30/04/2021
Holiday club to support children and families post Covid-19 pandemic. Lighthouse is a non-residential week long holiday club for children run by Christians from local churches working together, ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2016, number: 1169839
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE ENCOUNTER TRUST on 09/11/2022
Main office

Lighthouse Central
Bridge House
Station Approach
GREAT MISSENDEN
Buckinghamshire
HP16 9AZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH PRIMARILY IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY INITIATING AND SUPPORTING THE ORGANISATION OF NON-RESIDENTIAL CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY CLUBS, WHICH ARE FREE OF CHARGE WITH ALL COSTS MET FROM VOLUNTARY DONATIONS, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIP. TO DO THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN THEIR LOCALITY THROUGH THE WORK OF ALL DENOMINATIONS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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