Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

    LIGHTHOUSE EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY 

    Lighthouse aims to encourage the social integration of the youth between primary school to university within the society they live in, improve their educational performance; help them gain valuable skills and qualifications that will appeal to employers. In achievement of this objective, Lighthouse will act indiscriminately, encouraging and welcoming people and youth from any and every background,
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    Established: 19 years

    www.lhedu.org.uk

    info@lhedu.org.uk

    02086801168

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    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£354£360£-6n/an/an/an/an/a24
    31/12/21£328£321£7n/an/an/an/an/a20
    31/12/20£280£280£0n/an/an/an/an/a15
    31/12/19£271£286£-14n/an/an/an/an/a20
    31/12/18£274£291£-16£0£0£0n/a020
    31/12/17£327£296£31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/16£372£374£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15*£286£288£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14*£309£346£-38£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13*£436£346£90£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£382£276£105£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11*£244£273£-29£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10*£557£265£292£51£347£34715.780
    31/12/09£182£169£12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£126£85£41£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/07£72£77£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/06£83£80£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05*£69£68£1£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Kent, Throughout London,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 24 volunteers

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£220,844
    DCMS£9,984
    Sport England£9,940
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Community Levelling up Project in Croydon
    £210,861 16/02/2023
    This funding will be used to improve mental health and employability for vulnerable and disadvantaged people of all ages in Croydon. The project will help rebuild community connections reduce ....more
    Sport England - Jubilee Fund – Sport for health
    £9,940 16/05/2022
    This project will arrange weekly sport activities of walking exercises, cycling and basketball to engage 72 refugee and disadvantaged children (12-18 years olds) within the community for 24 weeks.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Refugee and Disadvantaged Women Together
    £9,983 04/02/2022
    The funding will be used to provide English classes for women from ethnic minority backgrounds including refugees. The project aims to enable participants to integrate with the wider community and ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £9,984 04/09/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
    £16,250 04/12/2018
    Our aims to provide high quality and low cost education to primary and secondary school pupils in South London in our Tuition Centres. Across all our educational programmes, from Key Stage One all ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Summer Give 2018
    £7,938 15/06/2018
    Our Project will provide healthy food - a wide variety of fresh foods from the main food groups – fruit, vegetables, lean meats, dairy and carbohydrates. Children in poverty in the South ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2017
    £15,000 05/12/2017
    Our aims to provide high quality and low cost education to primary and secondary school pupils in South London in our Tuition Centres. Across all our educational programmes, from Key Stage One all ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Kid's Healthy Food for Life and Fun
    £9,000 19/05/2017
    Our Project will provide healthy food - a wide variety of fresh foods from the main food groups – fruit, vegetables, lean meats, dairy and carbohydrates. Children in poverty in the South ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2016
    £15,000 02/12/2016
    In this project, we aim to primarily train young educated 15+ boys and girls, to become mentors to those of a younger age group. A programme of 16-weeks training is to take place, following which, ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Kid's Healthy Food for Life and Fun
    £7,500 18/05/2016
    Our Project will provide healthy food - a wide variety of fresh foods from the main food groups – fruit, vegetables, lean meats, dairy and carbohydrates. Children in poverty in the South ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2015
    £18,500 18/12/2015
    In this project, we aim to primarily train young educated 15+ boys and girls, to become mentors to those of a younger age group. A programme of 16-weeks training is to take place, following which, ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2014
    £10,000 18/12/2014
    In this project, we aim to primarily train young educated 15+ boys and girls, to become mentors to those of a younger age group. A programme of 16-weeks training is to take place, following which, ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/01/2005, number: 1107551
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    18 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 167 days late, AR13: 120 days late, AR11: 50 days late, AR10: 177 days late, AR05: 197 days late,
    Main office

    The Eagle Community Centre
    52 Tamworth Road
    CROYDON
    CR0 1XW

    Objectives

    (I) FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES.(II) TO GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE YOUTH IN TH UK WITH A VIEW OF SUPPORTING THEIR EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. (III) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ENCOURAGEMENT, SUPPORT, TRAINING AND ADVICE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THE UNITED KINGDOM

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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