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Registered charity (CIO) · No. 1200951 · BlythiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Lighthouse Community Hub, Newsham

Income
£102k
▲ 129.6% on 2024
Expenditure
£100k
▲ 59129.2% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
7
3.3y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
20
▲ 8 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

Lighthouse Community Hub, Newsham's network

7 people3 organisationsi7 listed on the board. 3 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Lighthouse Community Hub, Newsham. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

7 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Wendy Kay AtkinsonChair2022
4 yrs
Kirsty GreenacreTrustee2023
3 yrs
Martin HoweTrustee2025
1 yr
Peter MaloneTrustee2023
3 yrs
Rev Ian FlintoftTrustee2022
4 yrs
Shahid SaleemTrustee2023
3 yrs
Warren TaylorTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

7 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Wendy Kay AtkinsonChair2022
4 yrs
Kirsty GreenacreTrustee2023
3 yrs
Martin HoweTrustee2025
1 yr
Peter MaloneTrustee2023
3 yrs
Rev Ian FlintoftTrustee2022
4 yrs
Shahid SaleemTrustee2023
3 yrs
Warren TaylorTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
3y
median 3y
Longest tenure
4y
since 2022
Over 6 years
0
of 7 on the board
Years in governance
6y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
5
of 7 on the board

7 trustees on the board

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

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

General Charitable Purposes 7The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 3Recreation 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Lighthouse Community Hub, Newsham. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

2 financial years held, 2024 to 2025, years ending 30 April.

Income and expenditure

2 years · years end 30 ApriliHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125k20252024£101.97k£94.72k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Lighthouse Community Hub, Newsham has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20242025
Totals
Total income£44.41k£101.97k
Total expenditure£168£99.51k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£3.50k£94.72k
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Lighthouse Community Hub, Newsham has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 2 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
30 April 202528 February 202626 February 202626 February 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 April 202428 February 202521 January 202521 January 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF NEWSHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE OR COMMUNITY HUB AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

What it does

  • General charitable purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
Throughout England
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Nov 2022 as filed
Register history
  • 9 November 2022Registered as a charitable incorporated organisation

Policies the charity says it has

  • Safeguarding policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
2022

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