01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 August 1978
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01368325
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £7,734,135
- Latest expenditure
- £7,946,708
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: LIGHTHOUSE, 21 KINGLAND ROAD, POOLE, BH15 1UG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lighthousepoole.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Lighthouse offers a wide range of theatrical, cinematic, visual arts and musical events in order to appeal to a broad range of people. It provides facilities for amateur artists to develop their skills and presents workshops and theatrical productions to involve young people in the arts in order to encourage a culture in which different age ranges play a complementary part.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,734,135
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,946,708
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,106,633
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,476,734
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,361,269
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,534,553
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,446,092
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,673,752
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,606,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,566,247
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 23 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,734,135
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,946,708
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £742,021
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,106,633
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,476,734
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £736,410
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,361,269
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,534,553
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £779,510
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,446,092
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,673,752
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £785,994
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 14 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,606,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,566,247
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,987,568
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 27
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 23 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1154447
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 947301
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5406097
- Income Investments
- 25168
- Income Other
- 201122
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7734135
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,477,244
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,469,464
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7946708
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1300821
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 291587
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5073260
- Assets Own Use
- 5073260
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,404,537
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,282,334
- Assets Current Investment
- 254347
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,195,463
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2282334
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,562,342
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1043084
- Funds Restricted
- 4152379
- Funds Total
- 5195463
- Count Employees
- 148
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 152281
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 916862
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5977310
- Income Investments
- 47180
- Income Other
- 13000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7106633
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,254,467
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,222,267
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7476734
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1044274
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 221601
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £298,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5035963
- Assets Own Use
- 5035963
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,586,597
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,749,224
- Assets Current Investment
- 505517
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,873,336
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1749224
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,133,157
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1835835
- Funds Restricted
- 4037501
- Funds Total
- 5873336
- Count Employees
- 133
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 892458
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 834711
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4610879
- Income Investments
- 23221
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6361269
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,118,537
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,416,016
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6534553
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 998313
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 346645
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £538,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5058676
- Assets Own Use
- 5058676
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,289,617
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,104,856
- Assets Current Investment
- 287149
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,243,437
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2104856
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,201,129
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2061483
- Funds Restricted
- 4181954
- Funds Total
- 6243437
- Count Employees
- 124
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 41516
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 758331
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4644013
- Income Investments
- 2232
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5446092
- Income Legacies
- 5008
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £980,412
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,693,340
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5673752
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 868748
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 309043
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £560,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5168118
- Assets Own Use
- 5168118
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,887,078
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,638,475
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,416,721
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1638475
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,251,881
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2036512
- Funds Restricted
- 4380209
- Funds Total
- 6416721
- Count Employees
- 122
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 14 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2152094
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 535762
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2918287
- Income Investments
- 151
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5606294
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £733,242
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,833,005
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5566247
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 906943
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 913645
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £605,511
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5115782
- Assets Own Use
- 5115782
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,818,829
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,290,230
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,644,381
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2290230
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,151,717
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1559331
- Funds Restricted
- 5085050
- Funds Total
- 6644381
- Count Employees
- 54
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Poole
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- POOLE ARTS TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1978-08-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/05/1978AS AMENDED ON 08/11/1978AS AMENDED ON 04/04/1996AS AMENDED ON 19/11/2002AS AMENDED ON 07/09/2004AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09/11/2012
- Charitable Objects
- TO PRESENT A RICH AND WELL BALANCED ARTISTIC PROGRAMME TO HELP DEVELOP THE TASTES, EXPECTATIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PRIMARILY FOR RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO POOLE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS AND TO PROVIDE AUDIENCES WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING, PARTICIPATING AND EXPERIENCING A WIDE VARIETY OF COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED (IN PRACTICE POOLE)
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 93982
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- LIGHTHOUSE POOLES CENTRE FOR THE ARTS
- Charity Name Id
- 93978
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- LIGHTHOUSE
- Charity Name Id
- 93999
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- POOLE'S CENTRE FOR THE ARTS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling