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The Lighthouse Charity has published its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the charity’s key achievements in 2025.
The report includes details the role of the charity’s caseworkers and highlights the £2.7m of leveraged support gleaned from external sources, including funding from other charities and ensuring people are accessing their statutory benefits before the charity releases its own funds.
Demand for all of the charity’s services has grown, including a 42% increase in the number of calls seeking support from the charity’s critical incident team, which responds to serious incidents and fatalities both on and off site.
Sarah Bolton, CEO of the Lighthouse Charity, commented; “Our number one priority is the community we serve and these strategic decisions have allowed us to continue to deliver our vital support. We will maintain our focus on our core services whilst ensuring lean working practices and continuous process improvement.
“Our team are so proud of the meaningful impact our work delivers, but we can only do what we do with the continued support of our industry, so I would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who contributes to our cause and helps us change and save lives.”
2026 marks 70 years of the Lighthouse Charity delivering charitable support to the construction community.
