# Guiding Light Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1183421 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1183421)
- Latest income: £64.5k; spending £64.4k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/guiding-light-foundation

To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the Trustees see fit from time to time in particular but not limiting to advancing the welfare of young people for the public benefit by making grants and awards to charities which support the same.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Guiding Light Foundation is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Guiding Light Foundation reported income of £64.5k and spending of £64.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Guiding Light Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Guiding Light Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Guiding Light Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Guiding Light Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Guiding Light Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Guiding Light Foundation?

In its latest reported year Guiding Light Foundation reported income of £64.5k and spending of £64.4k.


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- [How to apply for a grant as a partnership](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-apply-for-grant-as-partnership)
- [Do you need a safeguarding policy to apply for a grant?](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/safeguarding-policy-grant-application)
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