LIGHTHOUSE - SUPPORTING WOMEN THROUGH STORMY TIMES

Charity Number: 1135433
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support for single mother families who have experienced domestic abuse and family breakup: Essentials and Food Parcels: Providing basic necessities to those in need. Mental Health Support: Helping women and their children develop resilience, healing, and relationship skills. Peer Support: Reducing isolation and building a supportive community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £361,693
Total expenditure: £326,620

Total income includes £27,230 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 April 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • LIGHTHOUSE (Working name)
  • LIGHTHOUSE - SUPPORTING WOMEN THROUGH STORMY TIMES (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HINDY SCHLESINGER Chair
None on record
Dr Lisa Kuruvatti Trustee 05 May 2025
None on record
Miriam Rothbart Trustee 13 May 2024
None on record
Yocheved Rechnitzer Trustee 13 May 2024
None on record
RIFKA REICH Trustee 13 May 2024
LET'S TAKE OFF LTD.
Received: On time
YOUTH ON THE MOVE (LONDON)
Received: On time
MOTHERS HAVEN
Recently registered
ITA CYMERMAN MBE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £1.88k £43.59k £85.16k £200.39k £361.69k
Total expenditure £8.03k £20.88k £64.49k £178.30k £326.62k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £1.50k N/A £25.00k £27.23k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 10 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 19 FEBRUARY 2009

Charitable objects

(I) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY (A) PROVIDING FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE; (B) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES. (II) TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF WOMEN UNDERGOING DOMESTIC HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT OF SUCH PERSONS. (III) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
42 Riverside Road
LONDON
N15 6DA
Phone:
02088001009
Email:
funding@lighthouseforwomen.com
Website:

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