Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +9

LIGHTHOUSE FURNITURE PROJECT LIMITED 

Furniture, appliances and household goods re-use organisation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 17 years
(19 years as a company)

www.lighthousefurniture.org

peter@lighthousefurniture.org

01277222050

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/01/23£915£987£-72£12£112£1101.32725
31/01/22£775£794£-19£11£184£1822.72520
31/01/21£690£691£-2£11£203£2003.52365
31/01/20£660£661£-1£12£204£1693.12285
31/01/19£658£680£-22£8£206£2063.62440
31/01/18£822£846£-24£9£227£2173.1190
31/01/17£921£974£-53£9£252£2473240
31/01/16£872£824£48£9£305£2834.1220
31/01/15£948£882£66£200£256£2363.2210
31/01/14£930£887£43£180£190£1902.6260
31/01/13£568£644£-77£83£148£1482.8170
31/01/12£491£520£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£455£450£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£425£412£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£340£354£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08*£408£289£119£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 74%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 1.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 27 employees
  • 25 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barking And Dagenham, Essex, Havering, Redbridge, Southend-on-sea,

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£126,500
Essex Community Foundation£75,000
DCMS£15,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Lighthouse Furniture Project Cost of Living
£116,500 17/08/2023
Funding will be used to continue offering refurbished white goods for free or at low cost to those unable to afford basic items. The project will support short term running costs and the future ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Furniture Project
£5,000 02/02/2023
to help meet the utility bills and van costs of a furniture recycling project across Basildon, Chelmsford, Brentwood, Romford, and Stanford-le-hope
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Furniture Project
£5,000 08/12/2022
to support the running of an organisation providing reused furniture and white goods to those in need during the winter period in Brentwood
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Furniture Project
£15,000 25/08/2022
to support the costs of new premises for a furniture recycling project
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Furniture Project
£15,000 22/04/2021
to continue support for those in need by the provision of furniture and domestic appliances, also helping with the distribution of food in Brentwood, Basildon and adjoining areas during the COVID19 ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£15,000 28/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Furniture Project
£15,000 24/09/2020
to continue support for those in need by the provision of food, furniture and domestic appliances in Brentwood, Basildon and adjoining areas during the COVID19 crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Furniture Project
£15,000 23/04/2020
to provide resources to support the response hubs in the Brentwood district during the COVID19 crisis
Essex Community Foundation - New collection and delivery vehicle
£5,000 08/11/2019
5
Towards the cost of a new collection and delivery van for a Brentwood based furniture re-use project serving much of South Essex
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Furniture Project
£15,000 09/10/2019
purchase of a van for a charity which works with people who have experienced homelessness in Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - New delivery vehicle
£10,000 06/06/2019
12
The organisation provides recycled furniture and white goods, obtained from the community, to people on low incomes and with housing needs, and also provides training and support for the volunteers ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Essential furniture help - ELF top up
£4,490 04/12/2018
11
To subsidise the provision of essential furniture items for those in crisis across Chelmsford and South West Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Providing a new van for Ilford Re-use Centre
£10,000 13/12/2017
12
This project will purchase a new van that will improve the delivery of its furniture restoration and recycling service, which supports people who are experiencing the effects of social and economic ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Lighthouse Furniture Project Limited
£15,000 16/12/2015
12
providing practical support, particularly to those who are homeless, including reusing furniture and household goods. The grant will fund a structured programme of support to help long term ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Providing a new van for Epping
£10,000 03/12/2014
12
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-76
  • JAMES GELL Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Accountant
  • MICHAEL BRIGGS (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired College Principal
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2007, number: 1120398
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/10/2004, number: 05249004
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR08: 114 days late,
Main office

UNIT 27
TALLON ROAD
HUTTON
BRENTWOOD
ESSEX

Objectives

3.1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, PARTICULARLY OF HOMELESS PERSONS AND THOSE IN THE OTHER ASPECTS OF HOUSING CRISIS THROUGH PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT, REGARDLESS OF FAITH, GENDER, AGE, RACE, LIFESTYLE, DISABILITY OR MARITAL STATUS, PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTH ESSEX AREA;3.2) ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HOMELESS PEOPLE AND OTHERS IN HOUSING CRISIS; AND3.3) TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE PROMOTION OF RECYCLING AND RE-USE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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