01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038844
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 26
- Postcode
- SE1 3GN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(i) to relieve poverty. (ii) to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of charitable institutions endeavouring to relieve poverty, hardship, homelessness, distress and deprivation particularly in the United Kingdom and Africa by providing advice, information and resources particularly in relation to fund-raising. and (iii) 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.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 26 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,708,797 | £1,705,129 | 26 | 4 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,490,246 | £1,684,656 | 26 | 2 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,371,697 | £1,540,767 | 26 | 27 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,235,348 | £1,346,289 | 26 | 29 July 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Canopi, 82 Tanner Street, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.pilotlight.org.uk/about
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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