Lighthouse to the Nations
What it does
To advance Christian faith and to relieve need, hardship and sickness in accordance with the charities "Statement of beliefs".
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE "STATEMENT OF BELIEFS" APPEARING BELOW.I) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE ANNEXED HERETO AND IN PARTICULAR IN BRISTOL AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND.II) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID BRISTOL AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SAID BRISTOL AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.IV) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN 'THE SAID' BRISTOL AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Religious activities
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Bath and North East Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Bristol City
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Particular in Bristol and in Such Other Parts of the United Kingdom Or the World
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £13,500 and spent £10,423.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £13,500 | £10,423 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £12,000 | £18,003 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2023 | £11,000 | £3,848 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £17,250 | £2,062 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2021 | £0 | £1,803 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 22%, from £17,250 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £13,500 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 77% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Gideon Viljoen
- Joel Deon Viljoen
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 18 January 2026, 13 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 23 January 2025, 8 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 24 January 2024, 7 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 21 January 2023, 10 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 28 January 2022, 3 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1118915
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 April 2007
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 APRIL 2006
- Company number
- 05794291This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.lighthousetothenations.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.