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Registered charity (CIO) · Withernsea

The Withernsea Lighthouse CIO

The Withernsea Lighthouse CIO is a registered charity (number 1178912) based in Withernsea, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Dr Brian Wells since 2018. Latest income £58k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as The Withernsea Lighthouse Museum (Charity Commission)

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £58k (2024)
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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
East Riding Of Yorkshire
Website
www.withernsealighthouse.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£58k£69k
  • 2023£57k£60k
  • 2022£62k£60k
Earlier years
  • 2021£70k£63k
  • 2020£27k£39k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2021: Government contracts 3%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE FURTHERANCE AND PURSUANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES, PROVIDING HISTORICAL EDUCATION TO LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS TO WITHERNSEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH EXHIBITIONS WITHIN THE MUSEUM AND TOURS OF THE WITHERNSEA LIGHTHOUSE. THE CIO COLLECTS RECORDS AND MEMORABILIA TO PRESERVE LOCAL AND MARITIME HISTORY OF THE AREA.

Grants received

2 grants · £6,500 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

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.

12 trustees on the board

5.1y median 6y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (12)

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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 12Education/training 12General Charitable Purposes 12

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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£58k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
Qualified
Auditor's opinioniAuditor's opinionThe accounts_qualified flag on the latest filed annual return is True - the auditor qualified their opinion. A register flag, shown as filed.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1178912
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Jun 2018
Contact on the register
01964614834 · info@withernsealighthouse.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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