Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH HUB 

Provision of a peer support drop in and befriending service offering support, understanding, companionship and signposting, information and advocacy services in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£22,868£21,817£1,05135
31/03/22£24,484£25,894£-1,41035
31/03/21£34,243£13,532£20,71131
31/03/20£12,596£6,779£5,81725
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.thelighthousecmhh.org

info@thelighthousecmhh.org

07307618914

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 35 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£800 15/02/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Cumbria Community Foundation - The Lighthouse Community Mental Health Hub
£2,500 13/09/2019
The Lighthouse Community Mental Health Hub

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/06/2019, number: 1183893
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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Lighthouse Community Mental Hub
STRICKLANDGATE HOUSE
92 STRICKLANDGATE
KENDAL
LA9 4PU

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE RESIDING IN SOUTH LAKELAND WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH ISSUES IN PARTICULAR BY: A) THE PROVISION OF A DROP IN AND BEFRIENDING SERVICE OFFERING SUPPORT, UNDERSTANDING, COMPANIONSHIP AND SIGNPOSTING, INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES IN A SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL AND NON JUDGEMENTAL ENVIRONMENT. B) RAISING AWARENESS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF ISSUES RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH ACTIVITIES OR INFORMATION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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