01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 December 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03270679
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,515,231
- Latest expenditure
- £1,595,035
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Canopi, 82 Tanner Street, London, SE1 3GN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.pilotlight.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Pilotlight manages teams of senior business people to coach charities through the process of building measureably more sustainable efficient organisations.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,515,231
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,595,035
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,708,797
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,705,129
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,490,246
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,684,656
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,371,697
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,548,661
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,235,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,356,161
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,515,231
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,595,035
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1061
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,708,797
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,705,129
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1259
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 8 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,490,246
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,684,656
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1059
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,371,697
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,548,661
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1018
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,235,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,356,161
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 750
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 146177
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1322514
- Income Investments
- 46540
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1515231
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £71,488
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,523,547
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1595035
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 374756
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12245
- Gain Loss Investment
- 17167
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £740,928
- Assets Total Fixed
- 129910
- Assets Own Use
- 77647
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 52263
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,687,162
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,076,144
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £740,928
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 799506
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 276638
- Assets Cash
- £1,493,284
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 740928
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 740928
- Count Employees
- 22
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 185215
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2570
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1464301
- Income Investments
- 56711
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1708797
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £35,989
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,669,140
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1705129
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6550
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 404937
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34369
- Gain Loss Investment
- 15529
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £803,565
- Assets Total Fixed
- 163083
- Assets Own Use
- 81605
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 81478
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,348,027
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £707,545
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £803,565
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 502246
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 205299
- Assets Cash
- £1,083,861
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 803565
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 803565
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 8 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 255585
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1222503
- Income Investments
- 12158
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1490246
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £41,951
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,642,705
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1684656
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1635855
- Expenditure Governance
- 6850
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 386869
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39777
- Gain Loss Investment
- 16720
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £784,368
- Assets Total Fixed
- 214688
- Assets Own Use
- 112391
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 102297
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,670,933
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,101,253
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £784,368
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 559187
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 542066
- Assets Cash
- £1,475,625
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 784368
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 784368
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 171110
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1198639
- Income Investments
- 1948
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1371697
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £74,711
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,473,950
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1548661
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1468550
- Expenditure Governance
- 5400
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 403862
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37519
- Gain Loss Investment
- 7894
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £962,058
- Assets Total Fixed
- 375948
- Assets Own Use
- 135142
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 240806
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,085,618
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,499,508
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £962,058
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 620675
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 878833
- Assets Cash
- £1,918,570
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 955408
- Funds Restricted
- 6650
- Funds Total
- 962058
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 200456
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1034549
- Income Investments
- 343
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1235348
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £97,323
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,258,838
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1356161
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1253438
- Expenditure Governance
- 5400
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 386747
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18225
- Gain Loss Investment
- 9872
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,131,128
- Assets Total Fixed
- 378142
- Assets Own Use
- 131197
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 246945
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,646,199
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £893,213
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,131,128
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 691013
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 202200
- Assets Cash
- £1,512,115
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1131128
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1131128
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PILOTLIGHT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-12-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 OCTOBER 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 SEPTEMBER 2007.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 AUG 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS REGISTERED INSOFAR AS SUCH OBJECTS ARE CHARITABLE ARE:- 3.1 TO RELIEVE POVERTY; 3.2 TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ENDEAVOURING TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP, HOMELESSNESS, DISTRESS AND DEPRIVATION PARTICULARLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO FUND-RAISING; AND 3.3 TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; AND SUCH OBJECTS SHALL BE SEPARATE AND INDIVIDUAL AND NOT LIMITED BY REFERENCE TO EACH OTHER.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM AND AFRICA
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 297831
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PILOT LIGHT
- Charity Name Id
- 297842
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PILOTLIGHT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management