The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

Lighthouse Christian Books and Cafe

Registered charity 1063294 Registered since 1997

Operates: Devon, Somerset

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3.3y median 3y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Religious Activities 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£59k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.lighthousetiverton.org.uk
Emailoffice@Lighthousetiverton.org.uk
Phone01884255769
AddressLIGHTHOUSE, 13 Bampton Street, TIVERTON, EX16 6AA

Finances

£58,512 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£42,928£50,014
2021£48,159£59,529
2022£47,550£59,363
2023£54,601£59,193
2024£58,512£61,595

What it does

What

Religious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN PARTICULAR BY THE DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND OTHER CHRISTIAN GOODS AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 12 JUNE 1997 as amended on 09 Dec 2019

Trustees (5)

5trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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